Palace Intrigue!!! The Female Lead Is a Palace Maid 宫斗！！！女主是宫女

1. 151 权 Power and Favor for the World: Princess Consort, Please Take the Throne 权宠天下，王妃请上位 Early Spring, Late Winter早春晚冬Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone says the Prime Minister's third daughter is a talentless, shameless idiot who chases after the Crown Prince like a lovesick fool. The Crown Prince doesn't like her, so she'll never marry. Oh, please. That's complete nonsense! She's lovesick? The first thing Xia Sizhu does after entering the palace is break off her engagement to the Crown Prince. She's useless? She can brew and make poisons better than anyone! They say no one will marry her? Then what's the famous God of War, Dongfang Ye 31Reads7.1Score1114d adds

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2. 152 我 I Traveled Back to the Tyrant’s Childhood and Knocked Over His Baby Bottle 我穿回暴君小时候打翻他奶瓶 Rice Candy米糖糖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed! ❗️ [The comic adaptation of the same name is now available] After Shen Kuo transmigrates into a book, she becomes a cannon-fodder consort in a tyrant's harem. The tyrant wants to kill her during the day, then turns soft and clingy at night, acting cute and begging for affection. Using the System's time machine, Shen Kuo travels to the past and sees a side of the vicious tyrant that no one else knows. She sings for the tyrant, cures his chronic headaches, and disguises herself as a man 617Reads9.3Score11414d adds

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   The first book tells the story of a palace maid who works for a tyrannical emperor. She can hear his inner thoughts and gradually rises through the ranks to become his head maid. Later, she loses her ability to hear his thoughts and becomes one of his women. I highly recommend the first and fourth books!!! [Added to bookshelf] Especially the first one! [Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf][I also highly recommend it]

3. 153 穿 After I Became a Tyrant, He Got Pregnant and Started Wooing Me 穿成暴君后他揣崽自我攻略了 Xi Xia Jun熹匣君Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted Both leads are faithful to each other / Male lead was born into his body / Female lead transmigrates / Soul swap Xu Qingqing transmigrates into the disgraced empress of Great Xia and swaps souls with the tyrant Xiao Xuanyan in the Cold Palace. Forget it. Being emperor is better than being a disgraced empress. To deal with the memorials, she makes the tyrant work for her, sleep with her, and even bear her children. How strange. Why is the tyrant so obedient? At first, facing Xu Qingqing, Xiao Xua 614Reads8.4Score—14d adds
4. 154 我 After the Tyrant and I Switched Souls, He Became Pregnant 我和暴君灵魂互换后他有喜了 Dai Cong岱聪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Medical space + one true pair + two strong leads + mutual flirting and doting] The miracle doctor Yan Yan is assassinated by her teammates and transmigrates to the Great Zhou, falling from the sky onto Feng Mingyuan as he soaks in a hot spring. When they wake up, they discover that their souls have switched bodies! The tyrant’s body suffers from a strange illness no one can cure? Leave it to me! One day, the tyrant is exposed in public: he’s pregnant! Me: ...Where did this pregnancy come from? 154Reads8.7Score—14d adds
5. 155 娘 The Empress Drives the Tyrant Mad by Reloading Her Save 娘娘靠读档逼疯暴君 Qie Mo且茉Ancient Romance317k WordsCompleted [The short drama The Bewitching Consort Captivates Hearts, and the Tyrant Loses Control is now available] Liu Zhiyuan transmigrates into a book. The bad news: the moment she arrives, the tyrant is about to beat her to death with clubs. The good news: she can reload and try again! And so begins the dog emperor’s miserable life. One second he’s bathing and getting dressed; the next, his clothes are gone. One second he’s just fallen asleep; the next, he’s stuffing his face. One second he’s finished 19.9kReads8.1Score3k14d adds
6. 156 小 The Little Palace Maid Is Truly Beautiful 小宫女她实在美丽 The Moon Loves Drinking月亮爱喝酒Ancient Romance647k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out and is expected to rise) [Heroine reborn + second male lead regrets everything + socially savvy heroine + sensitive, growing Crown Prince + slow-burn romance + everyday life + both leads have past relationships] In her previous life, after Liang Lvzhu entered the palace, Prince Qin took an instant liking to her and doted on her for years. It wasn't until he ascended the throne that she learned she'd been nothing more than someone else's substitute all along. After being 204Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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   These three books are all about palace maids! ① I transmigrated into a palace maid in the cold palace and accompanied an unfavored prince to escape! ② After being reborn, I will decide my own destiny and become a palace maid by the Crown Prince's side. ③ I transmigrated into a palace maid who tried to climb into the emperor's bedchamber, but I cut my losses in time. Relying on my ability to eavesdrop on the emperor's thoughts, I escaped time and time again.

7. 157 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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   These books all feature female protagonists who start as lowly palace maids or servants, but end up having a great time, and they're all quite well-written. [Learned something new][Learned something new]

8. 158 凶 The Ferocious Young Taoist Nun Tears Through the Capital, While Disabled Princes Come Bearing Blades 凶狠小道姑手撕全京城残王来递刀 Sugar Warmth糖暖Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue, household intrigue, medicine, feel-good revenge, and a strong female lead] Two lotus blossoms grow from one stem, one yin and one yang, never meeting. Tang Zhaozhao grew up in a Taoist temple on Mount Yunwu. When she was sixteen, she received a letter from home: her twin sister, whom she had never met, was dead. Without hesitation, Tang Zhaozhao came down from the mountain. She not only opened the coffin to examine the body, but also turned the whole capital upside down. “My fa 22.2kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds

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   The female protagonist engages in palace intrigue, battling against all the powerful figures.

9. 159 重 Reborn and Married to My Ex-Husband’s Older Brother, I’ll Send Him to the Crematorium 重生嫁给前夫他兄长，让他火葬场 Xiao's Baby魈的宝宝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Ex-Husband Begs for Her Back and Gets Crushed + Substitute Bride + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Feel-Good + Strong Heroine] The moment Shen Qingtan opens her eyes, she is reborn on her wedding day. In her previous life, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Zhao Jue, burned her alive so she would give up her place as his wife for her half-sister. She swore that if she ever got another life, she would make them pay in blood! This time, when her bridal sedan arrives, she takes the 24.5kReads9.3Score5.5k14d adds
10. 160 替 After Our Marriage by Proxy, the Ailing Young Lord Is So Furious He’s Bouncing with Energy 替嫁后病弱世子被气得活蹦乱跳 A Ladleful from the Weakwater River弱水一瓢Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating overnight, she woke up shoved into a bridal sedan, being sent to bring good fortune to a sickly man who had been poisoned with a rare toxin and was not expected to live long. Su Tang just wanted to make the best of her situation, but with so many people looking for trouble, she had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and protect her husband. Cure poison, crush scumbags, and take on the bizarre troublemakers! Her legitimate younger sister wanted to rekindle an old romance an 3.9kReads9.3Score81114d adds
11. 161 交 I Traded My Father and Brothers, So Why Are You Crying When I'm the Prince's Favorite? 交换父兄，我成王府团宠你哭什么 A Toast And A Tale把酒叙Ancient Romance781k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Wen Xingluo had poured her heart and soul into securing a bright future for her father and brothers. At last, just as her family reached the height of its power, her sister suddenly returned home and stole their affection, along with her marriage to the crown prince. Only when she was dying did Wen Xingluo learn that her father and brothers had always hated her for being calculating and manipulative. They loved only her sweet, gentle sister. When she opens her eyes again, W 88.5kReads8.4Score12.3k14d adds
12. 162 寿 Three Months Left to Live, Hurry and Take the Kids to Find Their Father 寿命还剩三月，火速带娃去找亲爹 Ye Yiyi叶亿亿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + feel-good revenge + adorable kids] The real daughter, mistakenly switched at birth with the Duke's Estate's child, has returned with twins, a boy and a girl. The powerful Prince Han declares that he'll acknowledge the children, but wants nothing to do with their mother. The scheming green-tea women and fake innocent white lotuses laugh themselves silly, but soon they have nothing to laugh about. Jiang Yunxi heals the sick and saves lives, and can read fortunes wi 13kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds
13. 163 锁 Locked in the Spring Night 锁春宵 Banana Pizza香蕉披萨Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + reborn + revenge on scum + sweet romance + mutually faithful] In her previous life, Su Qingyu had been married for three years without ever consummating the marriage. Then her cousin suddenly appeared before her with a child, and Su Qingyu finally learned that the man wasn't impotent. He just couldn't perform with her. Her cousin stripped off Su Qingyu's face, took her place as the legitimate daughter of the marquis's household, and became the matriarch of the S 32.8kReads9.3Score5.5k14d adds
14. 164 皇 The Prince Won't Hold Back 皇叔不经撩 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of Yue Xia's novel The Beloved 2: The Beloved Fierce Wife is now streaming on Hongguo, while The Beloved 1: The Unruly Imperial Uncle is currently a hit. In a bonus scene at the end of The Beloved 2, Chen Jinning, the peach-blossom general Song Xixixi, and Luo Jinshu, Chief Director of the Heavenly War Medical Bureau, meet up in a crossover. The Chief Director of the Heavenly War Medical Bureau transmigrates into the orphan Luo Jinshu of the Great Yan Dynasty. As soon 18.7kReads9.4Score2.3k14d adds
15. 165 真 The True Heiress Cut Ties, and the Marquis's Household Regretted It 真千金断绝关系后，侯府后悔莫及 Su Su Ming酥酥明Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + powerful allies + punishing scumbags] Lin Qinghe, the Maoshan Sect’s only true disciple and a prodigy trained to become a national preceptor, is a master physician who can divine the future and draw talismans. Yet she turns out to be the true daughter who was switched at birth and raised by the Marquis’s household. After returning to her family, Lin Qinghe is dutiful to her parents, cares for her younger sister, and supports the prince she loves. They fear her, yet depend on her. On 3.8kReads8.8Score95314d adds
16. 166 无 Infinite Save Slots: Imperial Physician Qiao Gossips Endlessly in the Harem 无限读档：乔太医在后宫不停吃瓜 A Fu阿阜Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted How is a low rating my problem when the content’s this good? Come on in! [Wild Imagination + Unconventional Palace Intrigue + Infinite Life Resets + Strong Heroine + A Touch of Mystery] Qiao Xi, a palace physician who only wanted to laze around in the imperial palace, hadn’t even had a chance to enjoy the latest gossip when disaster struck. She was killed for refusing to claim that the deranged Noble Consort was one month pregnant when she was actually three months along. No problem… Except, yea 861Reads7.4Score11214d adds

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    The female protagonist is a healer with the ability to rewind time.

17. 167 慧 From Maid to Consort: The Rise of Imperial Noble Consort Huixian 【从婢到妃】慧贤皇贵妃逆袭录 Shan Shan Shui Shui杉杉氺氺Ancient Romance497k WordsCompleted She is a lowly jade buried in the dust; he is the emperor who wields his brush high above the heavens. She uses tenderness as a blade, carving a path through the blood-soaked depths of a palace that devours its own. She helps him resolve a political crisis and devises a plan to ease the floods in Jiangnan; when he loses his legitimate son, she silently copies a hundred volumes of sutras for the dead. Hongli holds her bloodied, coughing body, his voice breaking as he cries: “Qingyuan, I promise 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist, Gao Qingyuan, starts as a palace maid with no special advantages. Every promotion she receives is earned through her own wisdom, strategy, and a bit of luck. It's not mindless wish-fulfillment; it's a genuine story of female growth and intellectual competition. The supporting characters also have their own backstories; no one is merely a plot device. The palace intrigue is intricately woven, and there are also elements of political maneuvering.

18. 168 国 The Imperial Academy’s Fallen Woman 国子监破鞋 Flying King1996飞大王1996Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing 136,543 people have already missed this book because of its title... One-of-a-kind pure heroine + nobody is innocent + romance and desire + the fate of the nation. Beauty fades, and with it, love. Golden fingers are just something people say to fool the gullible. She is a soul from another world, sharp-eyed and streetwise. In this decaying dynasty, she aims to amass a fortune beyond imagination and avoid the humiliation China suffered over the past century. 20Reads9.2Score16814d adds

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    The struggles within a corrupt dynasty reveal both the frantic backlash from those who have already benefited and the forces that seek novelty and change.

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