Past and Present Lives, Stunning Palace Intrigue 前世今生，绝美宫斗

1. 1 重 Reborn, the Emperor Personally Teaches His Consort the Art of Harem Warfare 重生后，陛下手把手教娘娘宫斗 Muzi Yingbao木子颖宝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Your Majesty, if there is another life, I hope never to have known you, and never to meet you again in any lifetime.” Yujing Chen detested her. Yet the last thing she did before dying was take the fatal sword strike for him. She said, “Your Majesty, could my life leave a vivid mark in your heart?” Perhaps Heaven believed his task was unfinished and granted him a new life. After being reborn... he discovered that she had once been bright and beautiful, too... [No System + No transmigration + Mal 6.5kReads8.4Score383Shelves

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   "Your Majesty, if there is an afterlife, I would like to never know you and never see you again." Yu Jingchen celebrated her, but the last thing she did during her lifetime was to set a fatal example for herself. She said: Your Majesty, can this concubine's life leave such a color in your heart? After rebirth... He discovered that she was once beautiful and moving... [No system + no time travel + male protagonist rebirth] Five-star recommendation🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Lightning protection: the male protagonist is unclean, but the male protagonist slowly falls in love with the female protagonist. The later stage is very sweet, and the female protagonist is not reborn.

2. 2 如 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Graceful as the Moon 如懿传：亭亭似月 Ye Shiwei叶诗薇Female-Channel Fanfiction658k WordsCompleted [Completed] In the palace, the consorts’ foremost task is to win the emperor’s favor. No matter their rank or how low their methods, all that matters is achieving their goal. Yanwan was once a maid in the Fourth Imperial Storehouse. Innocent and lively, with captivating beauty, all she wanted was to marry her childhood sweetheart, Ling Yunche. But her flower-like face made others wary of her, and she suffered three years of humiliation without anyone offering a helping hand. So she took matters 2.3kReads9.4Score233Shelves
3. 3 当 When Qianlong Transmigrates into Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 当乾隆穿进如懿传 Lucky Rich Orange福富橙子Female-Channel Fanfiction355k WordsCompleted [The low rating is because the story got review-bombed.] Also known as The Qing Dynasty Judge and The Emperor Is the Only Sane Person in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace. In a nutshell: Let a real Qing dynasty emperor teach Ruyi what rules and decorum mean. Qianlong was the emperor who ruled a feudal dynasty longer than any other. He achieved the Ten Great Campaigns, yet after his death he was written into Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace as the despicable Dragon Emperor. He was itching to write 1.4kReads8.7Score158Shelves
4. 4 桃 Peach Blossoms Topple the River and Mountains 桃花折江山 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance712k WordsCompleted The TV drama Peach Blossoms Reflecting on the Mountains and Rivers, starring Liu Xueyi and Meng Ziyi. Zhao has a beauty named Taohua. Her fate is full of hardship, and she is married off to Wei far away. All she wants is to stay alive and climb her way up. Wei has a handsome chancellor who is ruthless and sharp-tongued, sweet on the surface but treacherous within. He cares nothing for anyone's life, so long as he gets what he wants. Taohua thinks everyone loves beautiful things. Surely he can't 412Reads9.0Score114Shelves
5. 5 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 16.1kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
6. 6 侯 The Marquess's Wife Worked Herself to Death, Then Was Reborn and Chose to Do Nothing 侯门主母操劳而死，重生后摆烂了 Li Wu礼午Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 94.7kReads9.3Score12kShelves

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   (Tweet text) On the day she coughed up blood and died, Lin Yunwan heard her adopted son Qing Ge'er sneer: "Don't miss me at the Qionglin Banquet." When she opened her eyes again, she was back to the time when she was 23 years old and choosing an heir. Mrs. Lu smiled and pointed at Brother Qing: "This child is the most well-behaved." Lin Yunwan stroked her temples and chuckled: "He is indeed well-behaved. He will be so well-behaved that he will watch me cough up blood and die in the future." In the dead silence of the whole hall, she walked straight to the thin boy in the corner: "I choose him - at least this one will not kill me." She dealt with the husband who treated her coldly in the previous life, the mother-in-law who bullied her into having no children, and the blood-sucking tribesmen. He even faked his death to escape and surprised the world with his new identity. But she didn't expect that at the Peach Blossom Banquet, the powerful Prince Jing stopped her in public: "The night Madam burned the building to escape, did you know that what she destroyed was the secret pavilion that I had planned for ten years?" "The Mistress of the Hou Mansion died of overwork and was ruined after rebirth" is coming! Seeing how the reborn mistress tortured and slapped the scum in the face, the cold-faced prince chased her step by step: "I lack a mistress in the king's pavilion, why don't you, madam, pay the loss to me as well?" # # # #Housefightvengeance

7. 7 主 The Matriarch Worked Herself to Death, Then Was Reborn to Raise the Kids and Take It Easy 主母操劳而死，重生后养崽摆烂了 Watermelon Juice西瓜汁汁Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Both reborn + swapped lives + household matriarch + stepmother raising children + physician consort + powerful heroine and satisfying revenge + inner-family strife + adorable children] Shen Qinglan discovered that she and Shen Qingli had both been reborn! In her previous life, Shen Qinglan married into the Li family of Longxi and helped the second branch's eldest son rise to success, until he became a high-ranking official and she lived in splendor! Shen Qingli had only recently married into th 6kReads8.9Score999Shelves

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   [Adoration][Adoration][Admiration]

8. 8 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 62.8kReads9.5Score7.5kShelves

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   Palace fighting + non-shuangjie + sole favor in the later stage + time travel (the early stage is partial to palace fighting, the slow-warming male protagonist does not love anyone in the early stage, and the female protagonist is sober and green tea and can act in emotional dramas and develops step by step), the score is very high

9. 9 娇 The Sweetheart Deliberately Seduces the Cold Emperor, and He Falls for Her 娇娇蓄意勾引，清冷帝王沦陷了 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance651k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + push and pull + seduction and rising to power + falling deeper at every step + devotion to one woman in the later story Loving her and knowing it + a man in power bowing his head for love * The short drama is out now. Search for “The Sweetheart Deliberately Seduces Him, and the Cold Emperor Falls” on Fanqie or Hongguo to watch the full series. * Pei Tingyue transmigrated into a book. She became a disposable consort in The Palace in Power. In the original story, she was simple-m 37.6kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves

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   The first book tells the story of traveling through time and fighting in a palace.

10. 10 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 24.7kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
11. 11 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 319.1kReads9.6Score40.4kShelves

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    Women are not weak, romance

12. 12 破 The Broken Palace Walls 破宫墙 Xiaoman's Bowl小满的碗Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted [Alternate setting + both leads have no past romantic relationships] The capital had its “Five Tyrants,” with Princess Anle, Li Qingyao, at the top. Rumor had it that the princess was spoiled and arrogant, always carrying a long whip at her side. She was also doted on by the emperor and favored by the Noble Consort, making her the most cherished person in the Great Yan Dynasty. Yet this high-and-mighty princess died a tragic death in a conspiracy. What was most despairing was that the mastermind 1.3kReads8.9Score202Shelves

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    The heroine has an online IQ and is bent on revenge.

13. 13 闺 Murder in the Inner Quarters 闺中煞 Jian Ye简也Ancient Romance843k WordsCompleted The Jiang family's third branch had a daughter, radiant and resplendent. With a single essay on the strategies of statecraft, she stunned the entire land of Qibei. In her early years, she was forced to marry a widower, and her mother wept herself to an early grave. Later, she fell into the hands of a eunuch. Her father went to the capital again and again for her, only to meet a horrific end, torn apart by five horses. What does it mean for a family to be ruined? What does it mean for everyone t 505Reads8.7Score116Shelves
14. 14 她 After She Was Beaten to Death, Her Brothers Regretted Everything 她被乱棍打死后，哥哥们后悔了 Mu Mianmian慕绵绵Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Currently being published] [She chases him after the breakup + sweet romance + satisfying read] In her previous life, Jiang You'an was a cannon-fodder side character in a novel where the whole family doted on the heroine. Her entire family favored her younger sister, and she was beaten to death with clubs. After being reborn, she refuses to repeat her past mistakes, only to discover that her family regrets everything and begs for her forgiveness. Everyone wants to make amends? Hah, I’m not int 9.7kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves

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    In her previous life, she was a cannon fodder female supporting role. The whole family doted on her younger sister and treated her as a trivial matter, so much so that she was beaten to death with sticks. In this life, she no longer desires family affection and carefully planned to break off the relationship, but her brothers regretted it. Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world. She wanted to make a fortune and just live her own small life, but the powerful villain boss held her in the palm of her hand.

15. 15 宠 A Wink from the Favorite Concubine, and She Gets It All: Family Status and Rank! 宠妾勾勾手，家世位分样样有！ Kaji Yellow Peach咔叽黄桃Ancient Romance555k WordsCompleted A seductive, stunning, ambitious concubine with acting chops × the unruly, arrogant Prince Mu who always has her back and hands her the knife After a palace selection and an imperial edict, Cheng Rong went from being the daughter of a low-ranking eighth-grade official to the lowest-ranking concubine in Prince Mu’s estate, all thanks to her face. Everyone said that if she was going to be a concubine, she had to know her place, be cautious, and keep her head down. Cheng Rong pouted. “Is that so?” 7.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    Not bad, you can give it a try

16. 16 咸 I'm Done Trying! I'm Just Going to Lie Here, Crown Prince, You're on Your Own 咸鱼躺！没招了，太子我不伺候了 Don't Study, Drop Out不学退学Ancient Romance398k WordsCompleted (A heroine who just wants to stay alive x a deceptively sweet but actually very dark hero; happy ending; some wild, anything-goes writing; if anything doesn't make sense as you read, please be sure to read the last two chapters! You'll find the antidote there, hehe.) After dying, Zhao Mingzhu transmigrates into a book as the villainess. As the saying goes, there are countless novels, but every villainess meets the same fate. In the original story, Zhao Mingzhu was born into a noble family, bea 6.1kReads8.8Score795Shelves
17. 17 读 Mind Reading? The Consort Reborn, and His Majesty Loves Her Even More 读心？贵妃重生，陛下更爱了 Heng Jiujiu恒久九Ancient Romance289k WordsCompleted [Bewitchingly beautiful consort x mind-reading emperor, devoted couple, female supporting character transmigrates into a book, mind-reading] In her previous life, Yun Tingruan was called a bewitching consort, but in truth she was a complete pushover. When the empress dowager accused her of monopolizing the emperor’s attention, she immediately arranged for other consorts to attend him. When the court ministers accused her of meddling in government affairs, she didn’t even dare glance at a memoria 2.9kReads8.7Score381Shelves

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    The low score of this book does not mean that the writing is not good. It is a rebirth novel. The whole text is single-minded and there is nothing cruel about it. The male protagonist can read the voice of the female protagonist, and the female protagonist can read the voice of the time-traveling woman. Everything the villain does is under the control of the protagonist.

18. 18 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 251.4kReads9.4Score41.6kShelves

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    (Tweet text) The red sandalwood coffin lid suddenly opened, and Luo Ning returned from his previous life holding the white silk in his hands. In this life, she doesn't want the Houfu's reputation, she doesn't care about her old love, she just wants blood debt to be repaid with blood! "Go to Anxingfang." When the car curtain fell, her eyes froze, and she knocked directly on the private house of the Queen Mother's confidant, Eunuch Wei. The three-finger signal alerted the palace, but unexpectedly attracted the real master, Prince Regent Xiao Huaifeng, who came out from behind the screen wall while playing with a blood jade finger: "Girl, this is a dead game, it's better for me to hold the throne." He helped her tear apart her cousin's hypocrisy and snatch the crown of county magistrate from the thief's head. When her parents cried and asked why they didn't care about their family ties, Luo Ning swung his sword and cut off the brocade robe: "During the three years of recuperation, have you ever cared about me?" At the red plum banquet, the poisonous wine was pouring, and she stepped on her grandmother's crown and smiled lightly. Suddenly, outside the window, there was a muffled sound of ninety red sandalwood coffins falling to the ground - the regent's black armor guard stood quietly in the rain, like her sharpest blade. "My beloved concubine." Xiao Huaifeng's voice came mixed with the sound of rain, "If you want it, I will give it to you with my own hands." "Is the Hou Mansion ungrateful?" The Prince Regent Supports and Will Not Forgive" is coming! Watch how the reborn legitimate daughter seeks the skin of a tiger and nails the unfaithful person through the nine-layered coffin. ## Rebirth and revenge#shuangwen

19. 19 谁 Who Says a Favored Consort Has to Fight for Power? His Majesty Can't Spoil Me Enough 谁说宠妃要宫斗？陛下宠还来不及 Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉Ancient Romance420k WordsCompleted [Publication rights acquired] [Capricious, wicked, silly beauty vs. dark, obsessive-love maniac tyrant] [Palace intrigue, not a pure romance + doted on from the start + not a strong female lead + a lovesick, unstable woman and a deranged man drawn to each other] Yueli was the top courtesan at Chunfeng Pavilion. She didn't want to be sold to the demon-like general, so on the day she was to leave the brothel, she timidly tugged on the emperor's sleeve... She spent three years throwing her weight a 28.1kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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    The woman was originally sold to a brothel by her mother. When she got home, she was sold to a general who thought he was ugly. So that day, she chose a man who looked handsome and had an extraordinary temperament. From then on, she became a concubine that no one dared to mess with. Unfortunately, in less than three years, these splendors and wealth were no longer there. A palace coup caused them all to die at the hands of the traitor. After she was reborn, she decided to make your majesty a wise king and enjoy this world.

20. 20 甜 The Sweet Consort Reborn on Her Wedding Bed, and the Violent Heir Goes Wild for Her 甜妃重生在婚床，暴戾世子爱疯了 You Xiaoyou Already Exists悠小悠已存在Ancient Romance364k WordsCompleted (The rating was just posted, don't worry, it can go up) [One-on-one reborn romance + Both leads are pure in both lives + Stealing his brother's bride + Devoted love + Revenge + A little court intrigue] Jiang Yuan is deceived by her own family and mistakes the wrong man for her mother's murderer. She hates Song Yuchuan, who abducts her on her wedding day, and is determined to kill him. Poisoning, assassination, plotting against him... None of it works. Five years after her death, she still cannot 4.1kReads8.0Score525Shelves

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    Chasing ok

21. 21 灵 After Our Souls Switched: The Regent Is Killing His Way Through the Inner Residence 灵魂互换后：摄政王在后宅杀疯了 Clear Breeze Begonia清风海棠Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [1v1, Fun Romantic Comedy, HE, Wise and Cool-Headed Young Lady vs. Adorable God of War Prince, Both Chaste, Happy Ending] The people of the Jiang household notice that their young lady has been acting strangely lately. The young lady used to be quiet and gentle. Now she’s still quiet, but there’s a murderous aura about her. In the garden, her sweet-talking younger sister affectionately reaches to link arms with her. Ye Zhan dodges at once, her voice full of disdain. “If you want to talk, then ta 18.6kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves

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    👑 When machinations and sweet pets collide, the two strong souls exchange the ultimate cool story! The powerful regent × the cold and aloof general's daughter, exchanged souls and staged a battle to attack and defend the back house! The prince is killing everyone in the back house, beating the scumbag girl, torturing Bai Yueguang, and torturing the scumbag to the point of flying. The sweet pet CP has gone from being against the grain to running in both directions. The whole process is high-powered and has no lower limit! 🔥 Soul exchange × Machiavellian house fight × Two-way redemption • After the soul exchange, the regent turned into a weak general's legitimate daughter, from being oppressed to counterattacking and taking power • The prince killed everyone in the back house, and there were frequent scenes of taunting people: "I warn you, if you dare to provoke me again, I will let you taste the power of the regent!" • The sweet love line went from fighting each other to embracing each other, and the power line was shocking step by step, with constant reversals.

22. 22 主 The New Matriarch Enters the Household, and the Cold, Powerful Minister Falls Harder Every Day 主母新婚入府，清冷权臣日日沦陷 Ji Yun霁妘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On 123.3kReads9.4Score16.9kShelves

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    Very pretty!!

23. 23 长 Longing for You Beneath the Night Sky 长夜相思入星河 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [Reborn + mutually devoted sweet romance + revenge and household intrigue] Jiang Rong was deceived her entire life, and only learned the truth when she was on the verge of death. Returned to ten years earlier, she found herself fleeing an arranged marriage to elope. Jiang Rong gave the scoundrel a thorough beating, then turned around and went back to the prince’s manor to marry. The husband she had run from was Xie Lingxi, heir to the Northern Prince. In her previous life, he had protected he 41.2kReads9.5Score5.6kShelves
24. 24 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 165.2kReads9.5Score18.5kShelves
25. 25 疯 The Mad Emperor Steals Her: You Were the One Who Seduced Me First! 疯批帝王夺她，是你先勾朕的！ Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, delicate palace maid vs. cold, ruthless, obsessive emperor] [Palace intrigue, neither lead is chaste + powerful male lead, weak female lead, and he’s completely unhinged + possessive love + a long road to winning her back] Yue Ling was a vain little palace maid. Hoping to enjoy a life of luxury and wealth, she seduced the emperor and worked tirelessly to win his favor, but still met a tragic end. After being reborn, Yue Ling saw things clearly. Rather than tread on thin ice in the de 28.2kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
26. 26 娘 One Tear from the Empress, and She Acts Her Way to the Emperor's Throne 娘娘一滴泪，演到帝王送凤位 Little Peeled Egg剥壳的小蛋蛋Ancient Romance589k WordsCompleted [Story complete; easy to get around] Shen Qingfu transmigrated into a rebirth novel. The reborn heroine, Chu Can, had grown up with the crown prince, Ning Xuanli, as his childhood sweetheart. Given a second chance at life, she wanted no love, only power and riches. To become the most special person in the crown prince’s heart, she played hard to get. She had schemes, but no feelings. Shen Qingfu was nothing more than the most insignificant cannon fodder in the rebirth novel. Shen Qingfu gave a s 398Reads9.1Score—Shelves
27. 27 满 The Fully Maxed-Out Grudge-Bearing Actress Is on a Quick Transmigration Tour 满级怨气影后快穿中 Inkstone, Snow, Glazed Glass, Ashes砚雪璃烬Ancient Romance142k WordsOngoing [Healing Through Acting] + [Tragic Twists] + [Positive Energy] + [Revenge Fueled by Resentment] + [Tearing Apart Cliches] + [Defying the Script] Brilliant actress Jiang Yaoli meets her end in a car-crash plot meticulously orchestrated by her anti-fans. When she opens her eyes again, she’s bound to the “Grudge System.” The overwhelming hatred of countless doomed supporting heroines becomes her ticket through time. Her mission: live in their place, turn their tragedies around, and build the brilli 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is definitely exciting!!!

28. 28 咸 The Laid-Back Consort: Rising Step by Step 咸鱼娘娘：步步高升 Melancholy Cantaloupe忧伤的哈密瓜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + palace and household intrigue + childbirth + doted on exclusively later] Jiang Wan transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking palace consort of an emperor with no children. To protect the people around her, she has no choice but to compete for a little favor. Who knew she’d end up giving the emperor a chubby baby boy! Emperor: “She’s the birth mother of my only son. Of course I have to protect her.” Who knew that all that protection would turn into affection? As Jiang Wan ris 31.9kReads8.9Score3kShelves

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    Jiang Wan, who traveled through time and became a child, counterattacked by giving birth to a son, and won the emperor's exclusive favor in the later period. It's so sweet! 😍

29. 29 祸 The Nation-Wrecking Enchantress: The Imperial Preceptor's Fatal Obsession 祸国妖姬：国师大人的致命宠妻 Love Deepens Over a Cup of Wine杯酒情浓Ancient Romance277k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Wanyue was the impoverished Eighth Princess, held back by her birth mother’s status as a dancing girl and bullied mercilessly in the palace. When she was eight, the aloof, immortal-like Imperial Preceptor came to her aid, teaching her both letters and martial arts and helping her support her eldest brother. She gave everything she had, only to be met with a blade after her eldest brother ascended the throne, all because the Imperial Preceptor called her “a calamity who w 242Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 谋 Scheming for Love 谋入相思 Ye Qing也卿Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted She is the seventh young lady of the Baili family, gentle and virtuous, talented and clever. Beneath her sweet, pure appearance, she stirs up a storm in the imperial capital. Who set the gates of the underworld before those vermilion doors, dragging them both into a struggle to overthrow imperial power? In the winding corridor, every inch is steeped in longing. Ten years have passed, and ten years of memories remain. He said, “Baili Qingwu, you are both a blessing and a curse.” 1kReads8.1Score122Shelves

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    The characters are three-dimensional and the heroine is awesome

31. 31 不 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常 Four Crescent Moons四弯月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla 69.8kReads9.4Score10kShelves

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    The female protagonist is a very enterprising female CEO in modern times. She accidentally traveled through ancient times, conquered the male protagonist, and lived the life of a queen mother. After dying of natural causes and returning to modern times, the male protagonist also returned to modern times to renew their relationship. [The masterpiece of bird food]

32. 32 却 Yet You Betrayed the Spring's Grace 却负春恩 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available. Search for Ascending to the Clouds on any platform to buy] [Original titles: Ascending to the Clouds / Loathing the Vermilion Walls] [High-IQ Palace Intrigue + Pure-Hatred Heroine + No Disposable Characters] [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger] [The blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please go read the story] How do you become an emperor’s favorite concubine? A prestigious family? A good education? A gentle, respectful, modest, and accommodating nature? Unfor 26.1kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
33. 33 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 59.6kReads9.7Score8.8kShelves

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    This is an anti-conventional palace-fighting novel, written in a relaxed style that is difficult to explain. The heroine Jiang Yingliu entered the palace at the age of fourteen. She was named "Jiao Jiao Er" because she looked exactly like the emperor Bai Yueguang. After realizing the emperor's coldness, she chose to pretend to be stupid to protect herself. Concubine Wen's embroidery, Concubine Xian's account book, etc. Show the coexistence of helplessness and tenacity of the women in the harem, and the sense of sadism is full of stamina.

34. 34 东 The Eastern Palace's Beauty: This Favorite Consort Is Mine! 东宫姝色：这宠妃我当定了！ Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted [The heroine is doted on from the very beginning. The story focuses on sweet romance, not scheming palace intrigue. The hero adores the heroine and is even a little lovesick. If that's not your thing, please move along, and don't leave a bad review over it. The heroine rises from a junior consort to a favored consort, Crown Princess, and Empress. The hero is a crown prince at first and becomes emperor later.] Su Niannian has landed in a male-lead-centric novel! Her new identity is Su Ling, the 35.8kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
35. 35 嫡 After the Young Lady Reached the Modern World, Her Six Brothers Fought to Spoil Her 嫡女到现代后，被六个哥哥抢着宠 Qiu Xiaojing秋小憬Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted [Ancient-era woman in the modern day + max-level expert + adored by all + face-slapping feel-good story + two powerful leads] Yin Xiaoqi was the legitimate daughter of a Duke’s household and the future wife of a God of War. She died on her wedding day, only to wake up in the twenty-first century as an orphan with the same name, married to a man in a vegetative state as his ceremonial bride. Everyone thinks she is a weak, easy target. Little do they know she excels at music, chess, calligraphy, a 3.3kReads9.1Score456Shelves

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    The male and female protagonists both travel through time,

36. 36 引 Bringing the Phoenix Home 引凤归 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 110.8kReads9.5Score15.8kShelves

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    I don't really like intrigue, but they are two books worth reading.

37. 37 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 17kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves
38. 38 穿 The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + household and palace intrigue + no golden finger + devoted love later on] Zhang Xinian transmigrated into the body of a concubine in Prince Jing’s household. Above her was the princess consort, backed by powerful connections and ruthless in her methods. Beside her was a brainless side consort with overwhelming fighting prowess. Below her, a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman were locked in fierce competition. Zhang Xinian trembled with fear. She had no golden finger and did 105.4kReads9.4Score11.9kShelves
39. 39 演 I Played the Emperor My Whole Life, and After Being Reborn, He Still Wants the Crown Prince 演了皇上一辈子，重生他还要太子 One Little Sweet Fish一口小甜鱼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original title: Only After His Death Did He Learn That the Empress Did Not Want to Be Buried With Him [The heroine transmigrates, the hero is reborn] As he lay dying, Emperor Tianhe looked back on his eventful life. He had risen from humble beginnings to become the founding emperor, and the world praised his achievements. In his fading consciousness, he saw his virtuous empress, his beautiful consorts, and his weeping children. He felt that his life had been complete. But after he died, his soul 29.4kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
40. 40 病 The Sickly Princess Is Reborn, and the Tyrannical Regent Dotes on Her 病娇摄政王盛宠，娇娇公主重生了 Clouds Flying Through the Sky云天飞雾Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [Adapted into the short drama Golden Bell's Mistake: Love's Bonds] [Mutual firsts + doting romance + both reborn + palace and household intrigue] [Stunning, sweet-natured fifth princess × sinister, obsessive regent] In her previous life, her country fell and her family was destroyed. Then the sinister, obsessive regent kept her by his side for two whole years. Reborn ten years in the past, she is once again the fifth princess, born to wealth and honor, while he is merely a lowly hostage, beneath 13.3kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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    [🔥After rebirth, I licked my old enemy like crazy? As a result, he was reborn earlier than me?! ] 💀In her previous life, her country was ruined and her family was destroyed. She was imprisoned by the Yin Regent for two years. Before she died, she learned that this madman had slaughtered all her enemies for her and even buried her! 🔄Reborn ten years ago, Chu Qianqian looked at the humble proton who was trampled under her feet. She served a Man-Han banquet all night and apologized: "It was my sister before." "Now, I will take you to eat and drink!" 🐺But she found that there was a crazy soul hidden under the skin of the proton. She called her sister on the surface but fed her worms behind her back: "Princess, poisoning each other is true love, right?" 🔥The most amazing thing is—— When she was crying and about to run away, the young man suddenly pinched her waist and growled with red eyes: "Do you know how many years I have been waiting for you?" "Escape again... I will use the world as a cage for you!" ## #: Jealous myself# # adolescence: What should I do if my wife is afraid of me? Urgent! # 💘Super high energy sweet pet cool article! See how the blackened proton forces himself to become a love brain!

41. 41 四 My Siheyuan Has an Enormous Space 四合院，我的空间超级大 Twenty Years Dumping Concrete on Construction Sites工地打灰二十年Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Li Qinghe accidentally transmigrates into a television drama world set in 1955. In this composite world, where many period dramas have been brought together, Li Qinghe uses a video game cheat and works hard alongside his family to build a better life. Moving into a siheyuan, watching the drama, enjoying the gossip: a laid-back slice of life. No angst, no angst, no angst. If that's not your thing, don't come in! 76.2kReads8.3Score3.9kShelves

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    A novel with dependence, I can't help myself from enjoying it, remembering the pain and thinking about the sweetness😁

42. 42 四 Siheyuan: Wang Dapeng the Jester's Happy Life 四合院，乐子人王大鹏的快乐人生 Number One Water Fish水鱼一号Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted A hilarious, low-conflict period piece set in a Beijing courtyard, with a scheming protagonist, a professional troublemaker, and a real scoundrel's way of doing things. Wang Dapeng transmigrates into a courtyard full of villains, where he goes head-to-head with the residents and discovers that his reputation is taking a hit. His motto is: if you can't adapt to your surroundings, make them adapt to you. If you get soaked, don't let your opponents have umbrellas. So Wang Dapeng decides to make sur 52.9kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
43. 43 人 Life in a Siheyuan: Happier Than an Immortal 人在四合院，快乐似神仙 Four Sparse, Five Classics四疏五经Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Feel-good harem novel] [Fast-paced] [No high moral standards] [Does not interfere with the course of history] Chen Yang suddenly acquired a System that repaid every advantage taken from him a thousandfold. From then on, he had more supplies than he could ever use or eat. The neighbors thought they could take advantage of him for free? No! There’s no such thing as a free deal! Jia Zhangshi steals relief grain? Straight to labor camp! Yi Zhonghai bullies me? I’ll ruin his reputation and have him 24.9kReads7.5Score2.2kShelves
44. 44 四 Siheyuan: How Did You Go from Being a Fitter to a Research Superstar? 四合院：你个钳工咋成科研大佬了 Looking at Chang'an Through the Mist雾里看长安Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsOngoing [Siheyuan + moderate hostility + scheming protagonist + slice of life + patriotic science and technology + changing history] Li Jianguo transmigrated by accident to the 1950s and became an inconspicuous resident in the world of the Siheyuan. The courtyard's schemers wanted to leave my family without an heir and take everything. I taught them a lesson instead. The Jia family wanted my house, so I served Jia Zhangshi a three-part recipe for despair. My brothers and I are of one heart, but I make s 4.7kReads7.9Score202Shelves
45. 45 四 Siheyuan: Everyone in the Courtyard Is an Eunuch, but I Live a Happy Life 四合院：全院太监，我的幸福生活 Ye Xiaoqing夜晓清Male-Channel Fanfiction309k WordsCompleted Jia Jun transmigrates into the role of the Jia family’s third uncle, a rural butcher in the 1950s, just as Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu are about to get married. Jia Dongxu brings him a gift and invites him to the city for the wedding feast. After settling in the city, Jia Jun awakens a sign-in-anywhere ability. He signs in at the Beast-Filled Courtyard and gets a castration ability. Without hesitation, Jia Jun uses it on Jia Dongxu. In the end, Jia Dongxu can only turn to Jia Jun for help with the 13.6kReads8.2Score1kShelves
46. 46 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Tricks Xu Xiaoyun into Going to a Small Hotel 四合院：傻柱骗许小云去小旅馆 Yi Ye Er一也儿Male-Channel Fanfiction445k WordsCompleted After enjoying twenty years of offerings from Xu Damao's younger sister, Silly Zhu is reborn. Now that he’s back at eighteen, isn’t Xu Xiaoyun the perfect choice? A fishing-the-heavens System, an island in a pocket space, and a ruthless approach. In fewer than ten chapters, Yi Zhonghai’s legs will be broken, Bang Geng will be crippled, and the White Widow’s whole family will be taken down. After drifting around for twenty years, he’s come back with just a tiny bit more spite than before. 10.6kReads8.5Score814Shelves
47. 47 四 Siheyuan: I Personally Send the Beasts to Their Graves 四合院：亲手送禽兽们归西 Hua Xiaosheng话小生Male-Channel Fanfiction446k WordsCompleted Chen Dajun, a lowly workhorse in the new society, dies suddenly after working overtime nonstop. By a twist of fate, he transmigrates to the world of "The Full Courtyard", becoming one of the nameless passersby, a proud member of the proletariat. He wants to cry but has no tears. He really never wanted to transmigrate! He still has savings he hasn’t spent, he hasn’t met up in person with the cute Douyin girl he just met, and the zombie girl he adores is still waiting for him to send her gifts~ Si 15.1kReads7.3Score582Shelves
48. 48 贵 The Nobleborn Daughter 贵嫡 Zhao Fu Yang昭扶阳Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The Marquis's household plotted to rob and murder the Zhang family, wiping out the entire clan without a single survivor. She was made into a human pig and forced to watch her family beheaded before she herself was killed by vicious dogs. Reborn, she joins forces with her family to seek revenge, carefully plotting each step. Of course, she also needs a reliable powerful ally, and Prince Ji, renowned for his military achievements, is the perfect choice. Prince Ji needs money? No problem. She has 1.1kReads8.7Score155Shelves
49. 49 当 When Yinzhen from Scarlet Heart Transmigrates into Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 当步步惊心胤禛穿进如懿传 Pei Xiaoci裴筱瓷Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted The moon of the thirteenth year of the Yongzheng reign had yet to fade when Yinzhen opened his eyes and found himself dressed in an emperor's robes, facing the dragon throne of his son, Hongli. “…” His veins bulged as he gripped the memorial about river works. The handwriting was so ugly it made even Eighth Prince's secret letters look easy on the eyes! Worse still, when he tried to call for Su Peisheng to prepare his brush and ink, he blurted out, “Li Yu, get me some quick-acting heart medicin 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Then this one is completely consistent.

50. 50 入 After Entering the Palace, the Obsessive Emperor Wouldn’t Let Me Leave 入宫后，偏执帝王不许我出宫 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Not both virgins, not a strong heroine, a little angst early on, devoted love later] In the fourth year of the new emperor’s reign, Consort Duan died suddenly of an illness in the palace. At the time, Shen Jiafu was not yet fifteen. The Empress Dowager was from the Shen family. Half a year later, she summoned a Shen daughter to the palace to attend to her, claiming to be ill. Shen Jiafu traveled from Quzhou to the imperial capital. In public, she was gentle and well-behaved, like a charming flo 14.9kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    This is beautiful [admiration]

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