Historical Romance + Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue 古言+宫斗+宅斗

1. 101 离 Unbelievable: The Emperor and Empress Are Both Women 离大谱，帝后皆是女子 Lots of Cats, Lots of Hair猫多毛多Two Female Leads605k WordsOngoing Two Female Leads, GL, transmigration, alternate world, happy ending, pure love, loves women, career first, slow-burn romance The emperor had an important announcement to make. The ministers assumed she was about to name the eldest princess as her heir. There had never been a woman on the throne before, but they thought of the empress, who was brave in battle and would throw a couple of punches at the slightest provocation, and the eldest princess, who was virtuous, talented, diligent, compassion 13Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 102 我 I Only Touched You a Couple of Times, What's the Rush? 我不过是摸你两下而已，急什么 Doesn't Step on Watermelon Rind不踩西瓜皮Ancient Romance342k WordsCompleted [A vengeful, scheming succubus x a sharp-tongued, proud, flirtatious heir] Shen Lingyue is a notorious illegitimate daughter and the most accomplished seductress around. She loves boldly and takes revenge for every slight. Not only did she sleep with her aunt’s fiancé, she also gave her aunt a resounding slap. “Loud enough for you?” “If you won’t let me hit you, then I’ll just hit my dad.” Three years later, Shen Lingyue runs into her young uncle by marriage again. He spends the whole night ent 549Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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   The more you watch, the better it gets! 👍 [I highly recommend it too] Shen Lingyue, the illegitimate daughter, has a bad reputation, but she dares to love and hate and holds grudges. She slept with her aunt's fiancé, then slapped her aunt and threatened to slap her own father instead. Three years later, she reunited with her "uncle," and after a night of passion, he ran away and stole her jade pendant. She confronted him, grabbing him by the neck and demanding an explanation, accusing him of being a scoundrel who slept with her and then didn't admit it.

3. 103 反 The Villainess's Revenge 反派女主复仇记 Jiang Li姜璃Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted [One Female Lead + Strong Female Lead, Weak Male Lead + High IQ + No System] A story led by a powerful woman, with a romance. The male lead is little more than an accessory. The heroine is a master strategist. Scheming is her true strength. After she dies, she returns to countless past lives, determined to change her fate of dying young, uncover the truth behind her deaths, and take revenge on the enemies who killed her. She will be the one moving the pieces on the board, not someone others can 2Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 104 贵 The Imperial Consort Is Ravishingly Beautiful, but All She Wants Is Power and Wealth 贵妃千娇百媚，只求权势富贵 Fujiwara Tofu藤原豆腐Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A mad, obsessive emperor with jealousy to spare x a consort who has renounced love and walled off her heart] [One-on-one romance + both reborn + devoted to each other in body and heart, in both lives] One-line summary: A story about an emperor who lost the love of his life, and how he slowly teaches the woman he loves to understand love, jealousy, anger, and longing. As the eldest son born to the empress, Qi Junyi was born to privilege. He seized power in his youth, was named crown princ 10.6kReads8.1Score64414d adds
5. 105 朕 I'll Behave! The Obsessive Tyrant Begs His Sister to Show Him Some Love 朕会乖！偏执暴君跪求姐姐疼疼他 Er Fu二伏Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted [Devoted to each other, doting on her alone, winning her back, frail and sickly male lead] Chang Zaisi, who died a tragic death in the apocalypse, transmigrated into a book. After saving the tyrant, she abandoned him in the cruelest way possible. Five years later Chang Zaisi was lounging in the air conditioning and eating watermelon when the System tossed her back to provide after-sales service. Someone in the small world was about to turn evil. The moment she opened her eyes, she met the man’s 9.1kReads8.1Score56614d adds

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6. 106 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
7. 107 清 Qing Transmigration: The Imperial Noble Consort’s Life of Luxury 清穿：皇贵妃娘娘的顶配人生 Jianghuai Never Returns at Night江淮不夜归Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted (The heroine is clear-headed, not saintly, and never meddles in the consorts’ harem rivalries. At first, she focuses on raising her child; later, she pushes the Nine Dragons to strengthen the country.) [The Fourth Prince had a happy childhood, grew up a bit lazy, and of course managed to turn things around in the end~] Yu Wan transmigrates and becomes the historical Yongzheng Emperor’s adoptive mother, Empress Xiaoyiren of the Tongjia clan. Yu Wan is practically moved to tears with joy: Her fath 10.7kReads7.8Score98614d adds
8. 108 如 Story of Yanxi Palace: I Became Pure Consort and Decided to Lie Flat 如懿传：穿成纯妃后我躺平了 I'm a Nobody我本扑街Female-Channel Fanfiction383k WordsCompleted Overworked young woman Su Lüyun was just about to sneak out early and lie flat when she suddenly transmigrated into the role of “Pure Consort Su Lüyun.” Knowing the fate awaiting her as a doomed cannon-fodder character, Su Lüyun just wants to lie flat. At this point, the future vicious second female lead and mother of the next emperor is still just a hardworking little palace maid in her household. With a lie-flat System in hand, Su Lüyun just wants to quietly coast through life in the palace, e 129Reads6.4Score—14d adds
9. 109 王 The Princess Consort Was Hung on the City Gate for Three Days, Then Woke Up and Sent Her Whole Family Coffins 王妃被挂城门三天，醒来送全家棺材板 Snow Over the Land江山雪Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of I Wish to Follow the Flowing Clouds into Your Embrace premieres on March 3 at 00:05. You can pre-register on Hongguo. See you at the Lantern Festival! Also known as The Poisonous Consort Is Sweet and Delicate, Making the Ascetic, Crippled Prince Break His Vows Night After Night “The princess consort has been hanging from the city gates for three days!” “Has she apologized yet?” “No! She turned around and threw herself into your uncle’s arms!” * After transmigrating, 21.2kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds

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   I personally think it looks great.

10. 110 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 12kReads8.1Score10.1k14d adds
11. 111 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 115.1kReads9.6Score16.6k14d adds

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    This is so beautiful!

12. 112 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 90.9kReads9.6Score12.1k14d adds

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    The female and male leads were childhood sweethearts. The male lead went to the frontier and told the female lead to wait for him. Later, he faked his death in battle without telling her. The female lead remained a widow for six years. Then, the male lead returned with a woman who had traveled through time. He frequently hurt the female lead because of this woman, so the female lead decisively divorced him and married the second male lead. (Every character in the book is very well-developed, making them both lovable and hateful.)

13. 113 长 The Grand Princess Says Her Consort May Be Lowborn, but He Lives Like a Tortoise 长公主说驸马虽贱，但其寿如龟 Xiaoxin Can't Wake Up小新睡不醒Ancient Romance852k WordsCompleted [Complete] [An insecure man reborn and rising to the top + a hot-tempered, haughty, scumbag of a princess + the male lead is utterly devoted to her + they are each other's first and only + male rivalry + a female transmigrator as a supporting character] Wen Min is born into the imperial nobility. She is wild-tempered and will fight anyone who crosses her. Zhou Rongxin is the illegitimate son of a marquis, cast aside by his family. His life has been hard from the start. When Wen Min is eight, she 11.7kReads9.1Score2k14d adds

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    🙃① The female lead transmigrates into a book as a ten-year-old good-for-nothing princess. Her brother is a reborn, angry young man who wants to kill his father every day. 🧟‍♀️ Her biological father is a villainous, arrogant man who pretends to be aloof every day. 🕳 Her biological mother is a brainless, impulsive, fake heiress. When the whole family unites against a common enemy… 🌹② Her childhood sweetheart marries her husband, carrying his memorial tablet. Years later, he is resurrected and brings the transmigrated woman back to his mansion to marry her as a concubine? Divorce him! Unexpectedly, the cunning crown prince contradicts himself and goes to great lengths to marry her into the palace!!! Both family and country are at stake!

14. 114 在 A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen 12.3kReads9.5Score1.4k14d adds

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    The female lead remains conscious throughout, and everyone demonstrates their own thinking; there's no forced intellectual impairment.

15. 115 雪 The Snowbound Blade 雪藏刃 Xie Xue Hanyan邪雪寒嫣Ancient Romance894k WordsCompleted One is a cold-faced constable who disguises herself as a man. The other is the Prince of Xichuan, a foreign nobleman said to have brought about his wife's death. When these two meet, an extraordinary story is bound to unfold. Passing herself off as a man to serve as a constable in the Six Fan Gate is no easy task. Dao Xueshan even changed her name to Dao Sanxue. To make it in a crowd of men, she has only one choice: be crueler, fiercer, more ruthless, and better at killing than they are. But she 353Reads—Score15214d adds

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    A story with a strong female lead, set in a martial arts, detective, and suspense genre, where the protagonist focuses solely on her career and ignores romance.

16. 116 清 Raising Kids as Consort De in the Qing Dynasty: Praise, Praise, Praise, and Little Red Flowers Too 清穿德妃养崽夸夸夸，还发小红花 Spring Hairpin簪春Ancient Romance893k WordsCompleted [An alternate-history Qing dynasty setting, OOC, with original elements: a slow-burn, cozy, child-rearing harem rom-com. Fu Fu only has room in her heart for her kids and herself. Boss Kang is just a tool, Si Si is kid number one, and the other kids all have their own career plans.] Ming Fu transmigrates as the mother of Emperor Yongzheng, opening her eyes to find herself in the middle of a difficult labor. Kangxi: “Save the baby.” Ming Fu flings the placenta right in his face. “Save your head!” 1.7kReads7.8Score15414d adds
17. 117 末 Apocalypse's Fierce Woman Transmigrates into a Spurned Ancient Wife 末世暴女穿成古代失宠妻 A Stinky-Footed Man Who Loves Pink抠脚大汉爱粉红Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse Transmigration + Alternate World + Domestic Scheming on Easy Mode + Cold, Ruthless Heroine + Male Lead] A violent female warrior had survived to the age of twenty-five in the apocalypse, fighting tooth and nail, only to die in an internal conflict at her base. She had died with regrets, but now she was alive again. The original owner had been a beautiful airhead. On the day her husband took a concubine, she couldn't bear the humiliation and hanged herself. Then this apocalypse-era gh 6kReads8.1Score58614d adds

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    These two books are pretty good; I really enjoyed reading the first one!

18. 118 穿 Reborn as the Empress Dowager, I Just Want to Take It Easy 穿成太后只想咸鱼 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted “Pay attention: this is a story with a strong female lead, no male lead, and no romance.” After transmigrating, she became the most exalted woman in Yun Zhao. She thought she could live a carefree life of wealth and luxury, but danger closed in from every side, with pitfalls everywhere. It was not just her reputation at stake, but her life. The emperor dreams of ruling in his own right? Here, take the imperial seal. Go play by yourself, kid! The consorts are fighting for power in the palace? Tos 15.3kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds
19. 119 折 Plucking the Eunuch’s Branch 折宦枝 Beautiful Lady美人娘Ancient Romance205k WordsCompleted (Princess x real eunuch, both virgins, happy ending) _ In the twenty-eighth year of Tianrui under the Wan Jin dynasty, corrupt eunuchs hold power. With a marriage decree, the puppet ruler marries his most beloved daughter, Sheng Xitang, to Xiao Qingye, the Director of the Directorate of Ceremonial. On their wedding day, the princess kicks over the chair in front of Director Xiao. “Xiao Qingye, you should know your family’s ancestors must be rolling in their graves with joy that I agreed to marry 17.6kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds

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    Looks good! [Learned it!]

20. 120 小 A Minor Official's Daughter's Guide to Wealth 小官之女的富贵手札 What to Eat in Summer夏天吃啥Ancient Romance4.3M WordsOngoing [Born into the Story as a Baby + Daughter of a Minor Official + Retired Court Lady + Mistress of the Household][No System, No Golden Finger, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story (If you like a fast pace and nonstop thrills, read with caution)] [A daughter of a minor official’s coming-of-age story. The heroine isn’t perfect, and she gradually changes. Early on, the focus is on her family and life as a court lady; later, she leaves the palace.] (If you’re looking for a heroine who enters the story already 2.2kReads8.6Score18614d adds

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    This is still being serialized, and it looks pretty good so far. I just don't know how it will turn out later. I recommend checking it out.

21. 121 醉 Drunk in Chang'an 醉长安 Yun Teng云腾Ancient Romance787k WordsOngoing Chang’an’s wildest beauty! A forbidden romance history dares not tell! She was Princess Gaoyang, the Tang dynasty’s wildest red rose. She had no interest in young generals, preferring instead a reclusive monk. She was either plotting a rebellion or on her way to start one. Princess Gaoyang, from Drunk in Chang’an, is a footnote to the political marriages beneath the finery of the prosperous Tang dynasty, a fissure where desire and schemes intertwine, and a breathtaking ember left on the alta 12Reads9.4Score—14d adds

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    Who understands?! Princess Gaoyang's forbidden love is too heartbreaking! The theft is exposed, and the emperor orders her lover to commit suicide. The spoiled princess turns to the dark side and seeks revenge. Every step in the deep palace is fraught with danger, and it's impossible to stop watching!

22. 122 宫 A Palace Maid Rises to Power and Becomes the Tyrant’s Beloved 宫女上位，成为暴君心尖宠 Ming Yan明烟Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue] [The leads are not each other’s first] [He only dotes on her in the later part] Overworked office worker Fang Ziluo transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid named Fang Zhilu. Three years earlier, the emperor had exchanged a few words with her. That alone was enough to offend Noble Consort Liu, and she spent the next three years tending the kitchen fire. The original Fang Zhilu had died a miserable death after enduring all that humiliation. Fang Zhilu thought, Now that 707Reads8.8Score10514d adds

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    "Ah Huo, Ah Huo..." "You brat, what time is it and you're still sleeping!" Fang Zilu had just opened her eyes when a fire poker came flying at her. She instinctively raised her hand to block it, and her arm was hit hard.

23. 123 血 Crimson Princess: The Mad Princess Plots to Rule the Realm 血色卿卿：疯批公主她谋天下 Chen Weimang陈微茫Ancient Romance350k WordsOngoing [A mad, wicked princess × a fallen, stoic general] He was Xie Yuanting, the brightest young general of the Great Ye. In a single night, his father died, his army was wiped out, and his pride was shattered. He became the son of a condemned traitor, despised by all. She was Xiao Yanhui, the mad An Yang Princess who had murdered her mother and held power over the court. Stepping over the corpses of imperial envoys, she reached out to him with a bloodstained hand: “Xie Yuanting, stay and be my medic —Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 124 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
25. 125 勾 Flirt with the Crown Prince, Become His Favorite Consort? A Piece of Cake 勾太子，宠妃？顺手的事儿 Snowy Dudu雪之嘟嘟Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, sweet romance, sweet romance! We’ll say it three times because it’s important] She transmigrated? And became a favored concubine to the Crown Prince of the Jun Kingdom? After waking up one day, Mu Wantang finds herself inside a wish-fulfillment novel she had read recently, as the Crown Prince’s beloved concubine. Jun Chengyan, the Crown Prince of the Jun Kingdom and The Outcast, is breathtakingly handsome, elegant, and incomparably noble. The original owner was beautiful, but not 24.6kReads9.1Score2.5k14d adds

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26. 126 娇 The Spoiled Consort's Road to Glory 娇气包娘娘的荣华路 Qingxi Hexi清兮禾兮Ancient Romance385k WordsCompleted Sweet romance! Undivided love! She’s doted on to the max! [The heroine is cunning, a little black lotus hidden beneath a rabbit’s skin] [The hero has a harem and isn’t chaste, but once he meets the heroine, he devotes himself to her alone in a one-on-one romance] The third young lady of the Sheng’an Marquis’s household, born to his secondary wife, was as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Sweet and clever, she knew how to win favor. Her grandmother and father favored her, and even her legitimate 13.3kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
27. 127 咸 The Lazy Consort Zhaogu Wants to Lie Flat Again Today 咸鱼昭贵妃今天也想躺平 Let One Fish Go放过一条鱼Ancient Romance773k WordsCompleted The warm waters of Jiangnan nurture a pampered beauty; the ninefold palace walls imprison Zhaoyang. Xie Zhao is the treasured jewel of the Prince of Zhennan's household and the beloved legitimate daughter of a powerful minister's family. Yet deep down, she's a spoiled, lazy fish who just wants to bask in the sun, sample pastries, and laze away her days in the misty Jiangnan rain. The new emperor, Xiao Zhi, was once a crown prince who received no favor. Now he is a ruler impossible to fathom. His 3kReads8.2Score30514d adds
28. 128 皇 The Emperor's One and Only Favorite Consort 皇上他独宠贵妃娘娘 Pomelo Sugar柚糖子Ancient Romance202k WordsCompleted 1v1, devoted to one another, non-strong female lead: the sweet everyday life of a scheming little consort and her childhood sweetheart, the emperor. She transmigrated, and she was a favored consort from the start? Yun Jingqi was totally fine with that. So what does it take to be the emperor's favorite? Of course, eat well, dress well, drink well, and make sure the emperor treats her well every single day! Yun Jingqi: “Your Majesty, I'm thirsty.” A cup of tea was placed before her. Yun Jingqi: “ 3.8kReads8.4Score32414d adds
29. 129 父 If Father Doesn't Die, How Can His Daughter Ascend the Throne? 父皇不死女儿怎么登基 Xuxu Jiaqi栩栩佳期Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Court Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Villainous Heroine + Dark Younger Brother, a Powerful Team] A scorpion and a venomous snake carve out a path through the treacherous imperial harem. When Li Ruyue was seven, she watched helplessly as the people from the Court of Judicial Review fabricated evidence to frame her mother. Her mother was sent to the Cold Palace, the Qin clan was charged with treason, and all 142 people in Zhaoyang Hall were slaughtered before her eyes. She sat in the blood, watching 3.3kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds

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    Beautiful (♥∀♥), each part perfectly connected! 👍👍👍

30. 130 惊 Shock! Reborn on the Eve of My Family's Execution, I Say Let's Rebel 惊！重生回满门抄斩前夜，造反吧 Yi Yangcheng衣漾澄Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + feel-good story with a powerful heroine + family and country + political intrigue] A cool-headed, cunning heroine who plans several moves ahead + a brilliant, devoted yet restrained male lead who serves as a high-ranking official at the Court of Judicial Review In her previous life, the entire Ning family, loyal to the throne for generations, was slaughtered. To avenge them, Ning Zhiwei led an army of a hundred thousand to marry Su Mingjin, helping him with all her might as he rebelle 27.4kReads9.3Score3.3k14d adds

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    In her past life, Ning Zhiwei's entire family of loyal martyrs was brutally slaughtered, and she herself was betrayed by a scumbag and her scheming sister, tortured to death in the enemy camp! Reborn, she finds herself on the eve of her family's execution—tearing apart the script to defy fate, protecting her family, avenging her scumbag husband, and slaying the treacherous officials! A cold and ruthless female lead x a reserved and deeply affectionate Minister of Justice, a powerful couple joining forces to build their careers! Memorable scene warning: "I'll avenge myself, I'll sit on the throne myself, men? They'll all come knocking on my door!" The scumbag husband kneels and cries: "Approaching you was definitely not for the sake of the 100,000 Ning family soldiers!" His half-sister frantically shifts the blame: "That dog of a man seduced me!"

31. 131 天 My Clingy Husband Turns Out to Be Cultivating the Ruthless Dao 天天腻歪的夫君居然修无情道 Lu Youqi路有棋Ancient Romance470k WordsCompleted [Naturally wicked little fox demon vs. scheming, obsessive, emotionless-path male lead] Both devoted only to each other + sweet romance + happy ending Yu Mian, a little fox demon who accidentally wanders into the human realm, pretends to be a good wife and keeps her mortal husband running around after her. He does her laundry, earns money for her, and even washes his hands before cooking for her. After she is injured, she needs to drain a mortal's vitality to replenish her own, but her husban 32.5kReads9.0Score5.6k14d adds

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    I like it; I personally think it's very good-looking. 🙂

32. 132 宠 The Most Doted-On Consort Ever 宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠妃 Two Bars二杠Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing A word of warning: a truly historical heroine, authentic household intrigue, and a heroine who really is not a good person. Xie Sui Sui is the most beautiful concubine of Prince Dongcheng. With a face that could bring a kingdom to ruin and a slender waist that looks like it might snap at a touch, she has Prince Dongcheng utterly infatuated with her, keeping her as his sole companion night after night while the other wives and concubines grind their teeth in envy. Xie Sui Sui... What bad intentio 1.6kReads8.2Score10214d adds
33. 133 逾 A Confession Across the Line 逾界告白 Deep Dimples梨涡深深Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [A 14-year age gap, a doting romance, a bold, lovesick young woman versus a mature, virile male lead, with the woman pursuing the man] Warning: The male lead is not sexually pure. Adult desire and scheming are like a pool of muddy water, so filthy they make you sick. She wants to curl up in her cocoon forever, frozen in her innocent childhood, yet desperately longs to grow up as soon as possible. To grow up enough to drive away every woman by Wei Hang's side, one by one, and take her place in th 806Reads8.3Score—14d adds
34. 134 小 My Concubine's Dowry Is Five Million 小妾嫁妆五百万 Ashes Mixed with Toilet Paper烟灰拌卷筒纸Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [A Concubine Who Doesn't Want to Be Empress Is No Good Lord] [Still no interest in strong women and even stronger men] [Overpowered heroine], [Content warnings] [Neither lead is chaste] [Neither lead has a heart] [Both put on an act] [They use each other] [Their moral compass comes and goes] At the beginning of the story: Ni You kneels on the ground, begging Shi Jing to protect her. Later on: Ni You sits in a position of power, waiting for Shi Jing to repay her, one by one, for every kowtow she 769Reads9.1Score14314d adds
35. 135 一 A City of Drizzle, Veiled in Mist 一城烟雨一层纱 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Modern Romance448k WordsCompleted Two girls, saving each other. Jiahui is a beautiful, bold, lively girl with a touch of cleverness. Luo Dan has followed Jiahui around since childhood, doing whatever she says. Luo Dan has been timid and inarticulate since she was little. Quietly talented, she and An Bin secretly love each other as children. They reunite as adults and get married, but their life together is a chaotic mess. Luo Dan works hard and strives to grow, overcoming one challenge after another. She meets Yin Song, and even 2.9kReads9.1Score27514d adds
36. 136 锦 The Brocade Spring Boudoir 锦明春闺 Startled Magpie惊鹊儿Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Second male lead takes the spotlight + ex-husband crawls over broken glass to win her back + love triangle drama + Mary Sue + real and fake heiresses + faithful to each other + sweet, satisfying romance] In her previous life, Ming Jin had her identity and name stolen. After finally making it home, she was rejected by her family and disliked by her fiancé. Even though she eventually got what she wanted, she ended up battered and bruised. As she lay dying, she thought that if she had another life 4.7kReads8.8Score40614d adds
37. 137 公 The Princess Used and Cast Aside the Coldhearted Minister, Now He’s in Tears 公主始乱终弃，清冷权臣哭唧唧 Luo Qingwu洛清梧Ancient Romance481k WordsCompleted Li Yueyao puts on a broken bracelet, and from then on, the imperial ancestors visit her in her dreams every night. Imperial Grandfather: [Granddaughter, that foolish nephew of yours, the emperor, has been poisoned and is close to death. Remember to go to the palace and save him.] Imperial Grandmother: [Dear granddaughter, the emperor has been bewitched by a female spy. Go back and beat that woman to death.] Empress Dowager: [The empress has raised the crown prince to be a puppet, and her relativ 3.4kReads8.8Score49014d adds
38. 138 都 Everyone Says She's Not Good Enough, but the Cool and Powerful Minister Is Head Over Heels for Her 都说她不配，偏偏清冷权臣他超爱 Flowers and Fruit有花有果Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Historical Romance + The Heroine Only Wants the Physical Side at First and Often Takes Advantage of the Hero + Growing Together] Jiang Zhaoyue transmigrated into a book. She became the foolish, vicious ex-wife of a supporting male character. The original owner's list of “accomplishments” was impressive: Abusing the servants. Disrespecting her parents-in-law. Eloping with a poor scholar after taking a sum of money. Being sold into a brothel. Contracting a vene 16.3kReads8.9Score1.8k14d adds
39. 139 姑 A Young Lady's Highborn Match: The Broad-Shouldered, Narrow-Waisted Minister Is Irresistible 姑娘高嫁，宽肩窄腰权臣真香 Fruit Jelly水果冻冻Ancient Romance555k WordsCompleted (The Ascetic Minister Is Pulled from His Pedestal: Rebirth + feel-good revenge + putting scumbags in their place + sweet romance) Only after Jiang Yueyao died did she learn that her killer was the little beggar she had raised for seven years. The little beggar had transformed into Lu Hengqing, the noble third young master of the Duke of Ying’s household. To erase every shameful trace of his past and marry a noble lady from the capital, he secretly had her killed. Thankfully, Heaven took pity on 16.2kReads8.6Score2k14d adds
40. 140 青 The Scent of Childhood Sweethearts: The Heir Has Been Plotting This for Ages 青梅嗅：世子他蓄谋已久 Jie Ximo杰西莫Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts + young married couple + long-planned pursuit + mutual devotion and favoritism] [Brash, straightforward commandery princess × scheming, jealous heir to a noble title] The Princess Royal’s residence and the Prince of Zhenbei’s estate are separated by just one wall. From the moment Jiang Changning was born, Xie Yan gained a nemesis in this world. Whenever the two met, they could argue so loudly they’d bring down the rafters. Then one day, Jiang Changning was betrothed b 20.9kReads9.1Score2.3k14d adds
41. 141 重 Reborn in the Dragon Bed, the Beloved Consort Cries in the Emperor's Arms 重生在龙塌，宠妃抱着陛下哭 Staggering Along蹒跚行Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [A spoiled, sweetly obedient favorite consort VS a gentle, jade-like emperor who's sweet on the outside and ruthless within (they are not each other's first, but he dotes on her exclusively from the beginning to the end)] Jiang Shuyi's life as a favorite consort went smoothly for fifteen years. The emperor was gentle and benevolent, doting on her without restraint, and not a single woman in the harem dared challenge her. But she was blind to her own sister's treachery. In the end, her closest 101.2kReads9.2Score11.2k14d adds
42. 142 被 After the Tyrant Heard My Inner Thoughts, the Tragic Romance Turned Into a Loving Spoilfest 被暴君听到心声后，虐文爆宠了 Distant Moon Shadow月影遥遥Ancient Romance440k WordsCompleted [Tyrant’s mind-reading + gluttonous girl + devoted couple + sweet romance with a happy ending] Shen Qingqing wakes up to find she’s become the heroine of an old-school angst novel. Shen Qingshuang, the empress of a fallen kingdom, is taken by force and imprisoned in the harem by a tyrant. Cold and stubborn, she’d rather die than submit. After three hundred rounds of physical and emotional torment, she jumps from the city wall to die for her country, leaving the tyrant consumed by madness and reg 6.7kReads8.7Score85214d adds
43. 143 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 41.2kReads9.6Score5.9k14d adds

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44. 144 京 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Stars Fill My Eyes满眼星宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable 58.2kReads9.3Score7.7k14d adds

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    It's inevitable that our Yan Yan only cares about power and is a scheming, scheming half-sister. She can't possibly win against any of the male leads who only love the female lead and fight to the death for her.

45. 145 重 The Reborn Heiress Can't Bear It Anymore 重生千金她不忍了 Silver Feather Brow Plum银羽眉梅子Ancient Romance268k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, devoted romance, revenge, a hero who adores her, and a heroine who grows] In her previous life, Jiang Yu returned to the capital to await her wedding, thinking she could afford to give a little. But one day, while flying a kite, she accidentally fell into the water and was rescued by a young master of the Lin family. Under pressure from public opinion and her family, she married him... After the wedding, the Lin family showed their true colors. They caused her to miscarry, harmed he 1Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 146 摄 The Regent’s Beloved 摄政王的心头娇 Silver Feather Brow Plum银羽眉梅子Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted [Both reborn, sweet one-on-one romance, mostly wholesome, happy ending] In their previous lives, Xu Yunzhi and the Prince of Qin both died. Reborn, they join forces to scheme for power, determined to avenge their families. Their new challenges are only just beginning. They must contend with the Duke of Lu's household, navigate the ties that bind them to the Shen family, and face Northern Yan's covetous gaze upon her. The emperor has been poisoned and has little time left. Will the Prince of Qin 1Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 147 我 I Conquer the Entire Dynasty by Pretending to Be a Goddess 我靠伪装神女攻略整个皇朝 Yu Xiao虞笑Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted [System + No Secret Identity Reveals + Divine Goddess Persona + No Romance] After Jiang Wu is bound to the System, money clouds her judgment. The System takes her to some obscure dynasty in the middle of nowhere to complete a mission. Only then does she learn that she is an ordinary commoner, while her targets include the emperor, empress, crown prince, princess, general, marquis, heir to a noble title... Great. Her targets include fathers and sons, husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. 20.2kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds

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    Modern girl Jiang Wu is kidnapped by a system and transported to a fictional dynasty, where her targets include the emperor, crown prince, generals, and all the top nobles! • She starts by reviving the crown prince using anti-inflammatory medicine disguised as a magic elixir, instantly establishing herself as a goddess! • She sells salt and develops technology through the system's shop, gaining immense popularity (the system is bewildered: this host is such a good actress!). • No romantic pairing, purely focused on her career; the female lead is single-mindedly dedicated to her work: "Beauty? That's just an accelerator to the guillotine!"

48. 148 重 Reborn, Yaoyao, Love Me One More Time 重生之窈窈再爱我一次 Big Niu Bao大牛宝Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted Xie Lingyao and Jiang Shiqi were married for ten years. It took just three years to go from treating each other with respect to being sick of the sight of one another. The remaining seven years were filled with nothing but coldness and neglect. After enduring her husband's betrayal, her son's estrangement, her mother-in-law's mistreatment, and the death of her loyal servant, her heart turned to ashes. She let the waters of a pond take her life. But when she woke again, she found herself back at 13kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds

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    They all look great 🤩 You won't regret trying them!

49. 149 纨 The Playboy Won Me a Noble Title, and the Reborn Matriarch Went on a Killing Spree 纨绔为我夺诰命，重生主母杀疯了 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance905k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Clear-headed, independent true heiress x play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger fake wastrel] [Female-oriented fiction + heroine reborn + hero transmigrates + political intrigue] After more than ten years as the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's heir, managing the household and dutifully serving her parents-in-law, Shen Tangning believed she had done nothing wrong. Not until the usually distant heir began an affair with her half sister, now married to his younger brother, and they 57.6kReads9.2Score7.6k14d adds
50. 150 娇 The Delicate Beauty Marries Again: The Wild, Rugged Man Falls for Her 娇软美人二嫁：疯野糙汉沦陷 Meme Yu么么愚Ancient Romance857k WordsCompleted [Slow-Burn Romance + Love Grows Over Time + Sweet, Docile Beauty vs. Wild, Rugged Man + Size Difference] People are doomed when compared to other people, and goods are better off when compared to other goods. When it comes to men, though, the rule is simple: out with the old, in with the new. Each one is better than the last. Meng Yingtang’s husband’s family demoted her from wife to concubine. She refused to accept it, so they forced her out and sent her home. On the way, she accidentally fell i 7kReads8.9Score91014d adds

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