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

1. 201 嫁 I Married the Younger Twin Brother and Was Thrown into the Pond 嫁给双胞胎弟弟，我被沉了塘 A Pen That Makes Flowers Bloom卿笔生花Ancient Romance865k WordsCompleted Lan Yue'er, a rebirth story. The heroine lives simply for the sake of staying alive. Lan Yue'er returned to her hometown with her husband to make offerings to their ancestors, only to be discovered having an affair with Da Baizi and caught in bed with him. Everyone despised her, and the clan decided that the morally degenerate adulterers deserved severe punishment. The two were paraded through the streets before finally being drowned in Shilitang Pond... Reborn, Lan Yue'er wants nothing to do wi 329Reads6.4Score10314d adds
2. 202 我 I Transmigrated Into a Book to Punish the Villains 我穿书去虐渣 A Pen That Makes Flowers Bloom卿笔生花Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated into a Book to Punish the Villains 14Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 203 小 The Young Lady Has Too Many Admirers, and Her Imperial Tutor Turns Dark 小姑娘桃花太多，帝师大人黑化了 Zhou Guihua周桂花Ancient Romance449k WordsCompleted [Master and disciple + princess x half-raising x doting, fatherly boyfriend x scheming x age gap x mutually devoted] [One-line synopsis: The aloof beauty atop the peak is brought down from her pedestal by a clever, beautiful princess] One day, after learning the secret of the White Crane Gu, Ling Xiao worked up the courage to ask Li Changfeng, “What if none of my three royal consorts are willing to divorce me?” Li Changfeng lowered his eyes and smiled faintly, though his gaze was filled with a c 454Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I've only watched this recently 👆🏻

4. 204 重 Reborn: Ruyi Goes on a Killing Spree in the Harem 重生之如懿在后宫杀疯了 Song Yu淞与Female-Channel Fanfiction850k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Feel-Good All the Way, No Angst + Palace Intrigue] Content warning: No Ruyi syndrome, unrelated to history, and no senselessly tormenting Yanwan. The protagonist is the Ulanara clan's Ruyi, clear-headed now that she's no longer blinded by love. Read with care! Ulanara Qingying, later renamed Ruyi, rose from an abandoned consort in the Cold Palace to become empress. In the end, suspicion and schemes drove a wedge between her and the emperor. Blessed by heaven, Ruyi gets to live her life 5kReads9.1Score43914d adds

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   How will Ruyi protect the people she cares about after her rebirth?

5. 205 缠 Entwined Pearl 缠明珠 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [A seemingly sweet-faced, emotionally detached woman vs. a gloomy, love-starved, clingy human flytrap] Shen Yuanzhu, who loves money more than life itself, gives the only bit of sincerity she has to Xie Xuchuan, only for him to turn around and have a child with someone else. He says, “Yuanzhu, you can raise the child. He can have the family fortune. I’ll make it up to you in other ways.” Shen Yuanzhu thinks he’s lost his mind. Their marriage contract, bound by mutual interests, can’t be dissolve 41.1kReads8.5Score5.1k14d adds

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   I personally think it's excellent and highly recommend it.

6. 206 锁 The Cage of Captive Beauty 锁娇笼 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [The print edition is out and available across all platforms] In the capital lives a charitable family named Yun. Their youngest daughter is called Yun Xian. The young woman is lovely, with a sweet smile. Matchmakers in the capital were green with envy, but everyone knew she had been betrothed to a young man from the Li family since childhood. Li Jingtang was as refined as bamboo and gifted in serving the people, but he was the only son of a widowed mother, and his family was poor. Fortunately, 2.9kReads9.2Score58914d adds
7. 207 无 A Tune Without Feeling 无情调 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance81k WordsCompleted [Print edition available for purchase on the homepage] Love springs from nowhere, then sinks deep into the heart. The living may die, and the dead may live again. Those who cannot share death with the living, or return to life after death, have never known the deepest love. ----Inscription from The Peony Pavilion Love stories from all eras and across the world end with the prince and princess living happily ever after. No one has ever written about what happens when the prince and princess face 1.1kReads9.3Score16414d adds
8. 208 娇 The Delicate Beauty Steals Spring 娇娇夺春 Hai Ying海盈Ancient Romance283k WordsCompleted Yu Luo transmigrated into a book as a female supporting character in a novel aimed at male readers. The male lead, Prince Qin Li Xiao, was a celebrated general whose military exploits shook the realm. Yet the emperor framed him and ordered his entire family executed. After turning to the dark side, Prince Qin concealed his identity and took shelter in the Yu household, becoming a guard by the side of Yu Luo, the eldest daughter of the family. Miss Yu was arrogant and domineering, spending her da 9.1kReads8.9Score88414d adds
9. 209 帝 The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇：贵妃娘娘她又美又乖 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 20.2kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
10. 210 怎 How Can Anyone Resist the Noble Consort's Alluring Charm? 怎敌贵妃百媚千娇 Fish Carrying the Moon鱼衔月Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + heroine transmigrates] In the fifth year of Yongyan, the emperor ordered a selection of consorts. Wen Wanyu was the most beautiful among the candidates. With her charming looks and soft, lilting voice, she was as delicate as a flower and soon won the emperor’s favor. She had once been the apple of her father’s eye, but when he was framed and her elder brother humiliated, she defied her whole family and asked to enter the palace to protect them. From the darling 2.2kReads8.9Score19414d adds
11. 211 人 Life Is a Play, and the Empress Is All About Her Acting Skills 人生如戏，娘娘她纯拼演技 Hot Hot烫烫Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + witty banter + sweet, delicate beauty + calculated mind games] The leads are not each other’s only partners. If that bothers you, don’t read. Be prepared for suspicion in the early chapters, followed by affection later. The pacing is slow, so proceed with caution if you prefer fast-paced wish-fulfillment stories. As a double award-winning actress and a seasoned star of palace intrigue dramas, how could Shi Yan possibly lose her nerve after transmigrating into the imperial hare 5kReads9.3Score53214d adds
12. 212 魅 The Enchanting Lord 魅君 Feifei l绯绯lAncient Romance300k WordsCompleted Not reborn, not transmigrated. Devoted couple + sweet romance + building a career Beg for mercy? She has no need to beg. Even if someone tramples her underfoot, she can still rise and bring the world to its knees. Jing Hanyu was born with lips red as vermilion and beauty unmatched. From childhood, she was doted on by her father, the emperor, and her mother, the empress. But after Emperor Jingyuan died, the Empress Dowager forced her to marry into a barbarian tribe. She had planned to escape wit 164Reads8.7Score—14d adds
13. 213 恶 The Wicked Supporting Actress Is Reborn and Wins at Life 恶毒女配重生后躺赢了 Bei Xin贝芯Ancient Romance622k WordsCompleted The emperor has never touched anyone but the heroine! One beloved consort in the harem + 1v1 romance + fictional setting. Meng Yan only learns on the brink of death that she's a supporting character in a sweet palace-intrigue novel. In the story, she loves the emperor, Lu Haozhi, devotedly until the very end. She diligently competes for his favor and tirelessly fights the innocent white-lotus heroine, only to land herself in the cold palace and die miserably in the snow. After being reborn, she 21kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
14. 214 通 The Maidservant Plays Her Cards Carefully, and the Heir Falls Deeper with Every Step 通房步步为营，世子越陷越深 Drinking Rose Dew at Dawn朝饮瑰露Ancient Romance253k WordsOngoing [Reborn for Revenge + Satisfying Household Intrigue + Maid’s Rise to Power + Husband’s Pursuit to the Crematorium + Devoted Couple] In her previous life, she was the lowliest bedchamber maid in the Marquis of Guangning’s household. To help her mistress, Shen Ruchu, keep the heir’s favor, she worked tirelessly and bore children for the heir in her mistress’s place. She thought that as long as she knew her place, she could enjoy a peaceful life. But as soon as the baby was born, her mistress, swee —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A reborn maid refuses to be a concubine, plots to win over the abstinent prince, uses him to take revenge, tramples on her vicious sisters, and rises to become the mistress of the marquis's mansion—it's incredibly satisfying.

15. 215 综 Film and TV Crossover: Never Look Back 综影视之莫回首 Zhen Yue Zhu Feng枕月逐风Ancient Romance171k WordsOngoing The Great Journey of the Dragon: Tang Yao × Sima Yulong (Complete) Ode to Joy: Guan Ju’er × Meng Yancheng (Complete) Schemes of a Beauty: Nie Shen’er × Liu Heng (Complete) The Earth Remains & Three Lives, Three Worlds: Ning Xiuxiu × Chi Rui (Complete) Love O2O: Zhao Erxi × Xiao Nai (Complete) Journey to the Mountain and Sea: Song Mingzhu × Xiao Qiushui and Liu Sui Feng (Complete) Shine on Me: Xu Yan × Meng Yancheng 557Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 216 清 Qing Transmigration: The Poisonous Beauty's Path to the Top 清穿：毒美人的晋级路 Midnight Stars深夜星辰Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Jianjian was a lowly Han Chinese maid in the Qing palace. Her entire family was killed for no reason. In this life, Su Jianjian has returned as a Golden Core Grandmaster... And of course, she intends to repay every grudge and avenge every wrong! She'll also use Kangxi to forge her heartless Dao foundation, comprehend the Dao, and ascend to immortality. At first, the consorts thought: “She's just a Han woman. She's no threat.” Not long after: “...That lowborn Han wom 1.2kReads8.2Score10014d adds
17. 217 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Female Side Character, So How Did I Become the Heroine? 说好的女炮灰，怎么变成女主呢 Jin Wei Zhou Qu瑾微周渠Ancient Romance650k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Marriage Before Love + Palace and Household Intrigue + Putting on an Act] [A beautiful Crown Princess who plans several moves ahead + a Crown Prince who plays the pig to eat the tiger and loves putting on an act] Good news: I died in a car crash, transmigrated, and got another life. Bad news: I hadn't spent all my money, and now I'm the Crown Princess, destined to be deposed. Xu Zhiyi has barely transmigrated when, still completely bewildered, an imperial edict makes her Zh 709Reads6.3Score10614d adds
18. 218 宫 Harem Intrigue? No, Nobody Survives 宫斗？不！无人生还 Qing Wu卿妩Ancient Romance161k WordsOngoing “Your Majesty! I wish to report...” “Your Majesty! I have something else to report...” When she woke up, Chi Qingwan discovered that her world had turned upside down! She had transmigrated from the bustling twenty-first century to an inconvenient ancient era, and worst of all, she had become a baby. To get home, she had to fight in the imperial harem and live out her natural lifespan to clear the level. Could things get any more miserable? But no matter. With the Gossip System in her left hand 5Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 219 穿 Reborn as the Older Sister of a Tragic Romance Heroine, I Keep My Crazy in Check 穿成虐文女主她姐，姐稳定发疯 Mei Qianxun梅千寻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Wan knew she was dead. She knew she’d transmigrated, too. But she had no idea where she’d ended up. Still, judging by her current surroundings, this trip had probably gone badly. There was a good chance that wretched poverty would have her in its grip again. “Being a wage slave is miserable, but it doesn’t make me an idiot. Who wants to come to this dump of an ancient world? Not me!” “Ribbit!” “Frog bro, you think this place sucks too, don’t you?” Jiang Wan stared at her bizarre reflection 41.6kReads9.2Score5.5k14d adds
20. 220 逼 You Forced Me to Cut Ties, Now I Live in a Cowshed and Get Rich While You Cry 逼我断亲，住牛棚我暴富你们哭啥 Dream of Cherry Blossoms樱花的梦Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Chen Qingqing, from the twenty-first century, transmigrated one day into the role of cannon fodder in Nanshan Village during the Great Ning Dynasty. In a year of famine, her awful grandmother sold her as a concubine to a perverted man to pay for her three sons' education. Her mother was meek and never stood up for herself. Her father was honest and dull-witted, a thoroughly unfilial son, but he couldn't stand by and watch his daughter be abused to death. He did everything he could to protect her 11.4kReads8.3Score1.6k14d adds
21. 221 跪 After Begging Me to Switch Marriages, My Cousin Cried Herself to Death in the Slums 跪求我换亲后，堂妹哭死在贫民窟 Chai Bao柴宝Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 941Reads9.2Score26814d adds
22. 222 恶 The Vicious Empress Dowager Was Enslaved for Three Years. Reborn, She Goes on a Killing Spree 恶毒太后为奴三年，重生后杀疯了 Ji Anruo季安若Eastern Fantasy571k WordsCompleted The full-cast audio version is now available. In her previous life, Shen Jinshu became a widow at a young age. She raised her young son and helped him ascend the throne. After finally raising her children and educating them into capable adults, her eldest son became a promising young emperor of Rong, beloved by his people. Her third daughter lived a happy life with a general. Her fourth daughter became the honored Crown Princess of a neighboring kingdom. She thought the worst was finally behind 1.9kReads7.3Score18614d adds

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    All three books are excellent. I highly recommend the second one. The male and female leads are constantly causing chaos and killing. The male lead is responsible for setting traps, while the female lead is responsible for the killing. The emperor is responsible for spoiling her. It's very heartwarming and satisfying. Books 1 and 3 are also excellent.

23. 223 明 I Could Easily Rely on My Martial Skills, but My Wife Insists on Using Her Brain 明明可以靠武力，娘子非要靠脑子 Kimchi Jar泡菜坛子Ancient Romance634k WordsCompleted [Modern woman in ancient times + transmigration with her body + love after marriage + sweet and satisfying] [A male lead who never stops rescuing his wife + a mindless heroine who kills at the slightest provocation] Jiu Yue, the greatest assassin of the twenty-second century, is blown off a cliff while carrying out a mission. With a splat, she lands in the backward Great Qi Dynasty. The wicked step-grandmother finds Ji Yiqing a wild girl she picked up and makes her his bride, hoping the marriage 35.9kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds
24. 224 重 Reborn: The Villainess Secures Her White Moonlight Role 重生后，恶毒女配拿稳白月光剧本 Three Days of Cold寒三日Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [A favored concubine displaces the wife + palace and household intrigue + physician heroine + strong heroine in an ancient setting + sweet romance] In her previous life, Jiang Chaohua was the most notorious wicked woman in Chang’an. She killed her brother, her mother, and her husband, then was shot dead by the new emperor. Only after her death did Jiang Chaohua learn that her own father had spread the rumors that made her infamous, and had molded her into a wicked woman himself. His goal was to 1.3kReads8.2Score29614d adds
25. 225 反 The Villain's Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old: If Dad Won't Rebel, I'll Do It 反派幼崽三岁半，爹不造反我来干 The Moon Falls into a Dream月亮跌入梦Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Adored by everyone + feel-good power fantasy + gloomy antagonist gets remade into a doting dad + daughter sweet-talks her villain father into spoiling her + female supporting character has a System] Wen Ruan was an evil villain who dreamed of ruling the world. The good news: she transmigrated as the three-and-a-half-year-old biological daughter of Qin Jiuzhou, the ultimate villain. The bad news: she’d landed in the epilogue, where the gloomy villain who could crush the heavens and earth had los 33.4kReads8.9Score4k14d adds
26. 226 攻 Winning Over the Young Lord of Miaojiang 攻略苗疆少主 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted Chu He transmigrates into a book. [The villain will kill the male lead, cripple the female lead, and then commit suicide out of hatred for the world. This world is about to collapse, and your mission is to save it.] The lousy System vanishes after assigning the mission. Before Chu He can even figure out what to do, she is kidnapped to Miaojiang, where she becomes the perfect mother Gu for the medicine people to cultivate their Gu. Medicine people aren’t human and have no memories of their past. 142kReads9.5Score14.6k14d adds
27. 227 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 14.1kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
28. 228 帝 The Emperor Has No Heart, Yet His Cool and Elegant Noble Consort Has Her Ways 帝本无心，怎奈清冷贵妃手段高 My Cat Is Called Huabei我的猫叫花呗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Cool, seductive fox beauty vs. a carefree, womanizing emperor] [The heroine is the true daughter, driven by revenge and ambition: a scheming beauty, sweet on the outside but ruthless within, and far from virtuous. This is an unconventional palace-intrigue story focused on winning hearts. The hero is not chaste. Later, he desperately tries to win her back. The overall tone is sweet, and the romance becomes one-on-one in the latter half.] Until the age of five, Changyu Jiao was the legitimate da 8.8kReads9.4Score1k14d adds
29. 229 将 The General's Concubine-Born Daughter Survives to the End by Acting Fragile 将军府庶女靠装柔弱，苟到大结局 Hardworking Little Potato奋进的小土豆Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Born into a New Life in the Womb, Ancient Court Intrigue, Slow-Burn Ensemble Cast, Female Lead Feigns Illness, Plays the Fool to Catch Her Enemies Off Guard] Protagonist: Jin Zhaozhao After getting caught up in a hospital dispute, Jin Zhaozhao dies and is born anew into the body of the frail, sickly third daughter of a general's household. The Jin family has earned great merit, and its members are renowned loyalists, with three generations of outstanding men. Her grandfather, father, and eldest 3kReads6.9Score24414d adds

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    Political intrigue, ancient Chinese setting, everyone's intelligence is online.

30. 230 在 Making Friends in Empresses in the Palace, All to Become the Empress Dowager 在甄嬛传广交友，一切为了当太后 Where the Moon Rests月安在Female-Channel Fanfiction626k WordsCompleted Li Huimin, a level-ten Zhen Huan drama fanatic, transmigrates one day and finds herself reborn as the previously nonexistent eldest daughter of the Xilingjueluo family? My father is E'ertai. This is a sure thing: a trusted confidant of the Yongzheng Emperor and a regent, so I can thrive under his protection. Other women enter the palace on their looks. I have my father to thank. Having a good dad really does let you do as you please. Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang are all in love with the emperor? 2.4kReads9.0Score18014d adds
31. 231 综 Film and TV Crossover: A Shi 综影视：阿十 Ning Chang宁常Female-Channel Fanfiction17.7M WordsCompleted World 45: Tang Dynasty, Li Mao (ongoing...) The Great Dao gives rise to fifty, of which forty-nine are manifest, while the last remains elusive. Those controlled by fate give everything they have for a chance to change their destiny and rewrite their lives. This time, at last, they find the perfect ending! World 44: The Glory, Yin Yuji World 43: Chong Zi, Wen Zi World 42: Story of Yanxi Palace, Chen Bi World 41: The Knockout, Jiang Nianyi World 40: A Dream Behind a Crystal Curtain, Wang Lvp ping 40.6kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
32. 232 都 We’re Divorced, So Who Says I Have to Put Up with You? 都休夫了，谁还惯着你啊 The Lark Speaks百灵说Ancient Romance505k WordsCompleted [My readers' sanity matters too. This story is all about getting even. No one gets pushed around.] The legitimate daughter of the Grand Tutor's household cut ties with her parents just to marry a poor scholar. For two years, she hid her identity and devoted herself to supporting her entire in-law family, all so her husband could study in peace. But after Xie Yunxian placed third in the palace examinations, he secretly petitioned the emperor to marry the highest-ranking female official in the cou 7.8kReads8.9Score98814d adds

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    One day, I transmigrated to another world and suddenly found myself with incredible martial arts skills. Using modern firearms, I defeated overwhelming odds in ancient times, becoming invincible. The author's writing style is tight and humorous. Highly recommended!

33. 233 青 After My Childhood Sweetheart Marries, the New Emperor Becomes Obsessed with Possessing Me 青梅嫁人后，新帝占有上瘾 Ice-Hearted Begonia冰心海棠Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + the hero chases his wife after losing her + possessive pursuit + simmering tension + power struggles + play the pig to eat the tiger] Everyone said Crown Prince Lu Xingjian was the very picture of grace and nobility: aloof, distinguished, elegant, and composed. Su Wanwan, who had grown up in the palace, knew how wild and heartless he was behind closed doors. She had been his secret lover for two whole years, yet never once received a promise from him. At last, she gave up hope 8.8kReads8.0Score1.8k14d adds
34. 234 枕 Pillowed in Spring's Embrace 枕春色 Sweet and Sour World糖醋人间Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication; print edition on sale July 31] [Hero fights to win her back + Second male lead faces a long road to reconciliation + Powerful man bends for love] Clear-headed, resilient tofu-seller heroine vs. devoted prince with a secret sorrow When Chun Zhi was nine, Lu Jingyun took her in after she was left homeless, and she became his child bride. Lu Jingyun promised, “If I pass the imperial exams one day, I'll make you my wife.” For ten years, she supported him with all her strengt 53.1kReads8.8Score4k14d adds
35. 235 恶 The Villainess Becomes the Legitimate Daughter: I'm Just Pretending, Don't Get Too Attached 恶女成嫡：我装的，你们别太爱了 Peach Blossoms Reflected in Wine桃花映酒Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted (Print edition goes on sale at 7 p.m. on September 19 / Several short animated adaptations are now streaming) [Wicked Villainess Transmigrates into a Book + Total Control + “Training Dogs” Romance + Male Rivals in a Shura Field + Exes Begging for Her Back + Face-Slapping and Scumbag Punishment] [The heroine is a true villainess: a stunning, calculating temptress who never hesitates to manipulate others] Jiang Chuji, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, was an ill-fated girl sent to a t 58.7kReads9.4Score7.8k14d adds
36. 236 谋 Scheming for the Phoenix: The Empire as a Game, You as My Pawn 谋凰：江山为局，卿为子 Mo Bai Long Miao墨白陇喵Ancient Romance281k WordsOngoing [Reborn + political intrigue + palace and household drama + the hero's desperate pursuit of his ex + strong female lead] In her previous life, Shen Yu, an illegitimate daughter in the household of the Vice Minister of Personnel, suffered a cruel fate and watched her closest family die. She helped the Third Prince, Xiao Jue, ascend the throne, only for him to end her life with a bowl of lethal poison. Reborn with all her bitterness intact, she returns to three years earlier, when her adoptive mot 4Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist is reborn and knows who her enemies are and who she can leverage. She uses her memories from her past life to set a trap to escape and even forms an alliance with her former "enemy" to seize the throne. She is not obsessed with romance and focuses entirely on her career, which is very exciting.

37. 237 先 Love After Marriage: The Crown Princess Keeps Pretending to Be Good Again and Again 先婚后爱，太子妃又又又又在装乖 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] Song Yao, who was born into this world, got married to Nangong Yi, the notoriously violent crown prince. After their wedding, they acted like a proper couple, treating each other with courtesy and respect. Gradually, Song Yao discovered that the crown prince was nothing like the violent man of the rumors. He was gentle, considerate, and easy to get along with. So she let her true nature out and started doing as she pleased. - At first, when facing the crown prince: Song Yao: gent 21.7kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds

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    My top recommendation is still the book "High House".

38. 238 尤 The Alluring Consort Climbs to the Phoenix Throne and Captures the Emperor's Heart at First Sight 尤物娘娘爬凤位，让皇上一见钟情 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance228k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + the emperor falls at first sight + palace intrigue and rising to power through favoritism + heroine’s acting skills + strong, clever heroine] Wen Shuyao loved only herself. Only losers loved men. Now that she had been granted the title of Attendant and ordered into the palace, she would make use of the emperor’s love at first sight. The emperor was merely a stepping stone for Wen Shuyao. It wouldn’t be hard to act like someone deeply in love with him. Wen Shuyao was the legitimat 5.1kReads9.0Score58714d adds
39. 239 重 Reborn and Remarried: The Scumbag Cries His Eyes Out 重生改嫁：渣男痛哭流涕了 Peach Blossom Lamb桃花小羊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The husband’s groveling redemption + reborn + punishing scumbags + face-slapping + second male lead takes the crown + both leads are each other’s first and only love + ensemble cast + everyone’s favorite] Everyone envied Cui Yaoning’s life at first. She was the legitimate daughter of the Qinghe Cui clan, spoiled and willful from childhood. Then she married Pei Yu, the top scholar from another prestigious family, and he doted on her to no end. Pei Yu had grown up with her, and they were deepl 35.5kReads8.3Score4.8k14d adds
40. 240 白 The White Moonlight Noble Consort’s Daily Life in the Harem 白月光贵妃的后宫日常 Yuanzi Eats Mulberries元子吃桑葚Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted (Cover used with permission) With an illustrious family background, breathtaking beauty, and the distinction of being the emperor’s moonlight, Jiang Hui should have found life as a Noble Consort effortlessly easy. Unfortunately, the sisters in all but name in the Eastern Palace, wave after wave of beautiful candidates from the provinces, and the supposed substitutes who resemble her in looks and bearing all tell her the same thing: no one can walk unscathed through the imperial harem. [Alternate 24.6kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds

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    It's all about palace intrigue and domestic power struggles, ancient romance novels.

41. 241 陛 His Majesty Says He Dislikes Seductive Women 陛下说他不喜媚色 Purple-Robed Evil Emperor紫裳邪皇Ancient Romance611k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's one and only + deliberate seduction] [Beautiful, clear-headed heroine + proud, abstinent emperor] The new emperor liked refined, elegant ladies and despised anything bewitching and shallow. Unfortunately, the Jiang family's Fifth Young Lady was alluringly beautiful. The Empress Dowager actually wanted a woman like her to seduce the emperor and secure advantages for the Jiang family. The new emperor despised the Jiang family most of all and had no wish to let a Jiang 33.5kReads8.6Score96.2k14d adds
42. 242 寡 The Widow Wants a Lover? The Emperor Actually Offers Himself 寡妇想招面首？皇帝竟然自送上门 Monkey Loves Wine猴子爱酒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An old flame rekindled + love at first sight + neither lead is chaste + mature adults + she runs away while pregnant + no transmigration + no golden finger + a purely historical setting] Su Jianhuan has lived through most of her life. She suffered when she was young, became a widow, and raised two sons by herself. After arranging their marriages, she thought her hardships were finally over and she could enjoy a leisurely retirement. Who could have guessed that a general's wife nearing middle ag 12.7kReads8.0Score1.7k14d adds
43. 243 做 To Be a Favorite Consort, You Have to Be Arrogant and Overbearing 做宠妃，就是要嚣张跋扈 Idle Talk浮言Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A supremely self-serving, spoiled princess + a calculating, proud, even-tempered emperor + neither lead is chaste + he dotes on her exclusively later on] Chu Feiyu, a princess of the Great Chu, is struck by unforeseen misfortune and sent to Great Ye in a bride exchange. As a foreign princess, she can neither become empress nor empress dowager. There is no room left for her to climb in the imperial harem. All her boundless energy has nowhere to go. What can she do? Make trouble, of course. 9.7kReads8.8Score93914d adds
44. 244 我 I Set My Trap with Fortune-Telling, and He Offered Me His Empire 我以相术做局，他以江山为聘 I Met My Beloved我遇良人Ancient Romance676k WordsCompleted [Reborn + clear-eyed heroine + love and hate + wielding him as a weapon] Nan Zhi is the emperor's legitimate daughter, a princess adored by all. She can stir up trouble right under the emperor's nose and pull hair right off the crown prince's head. A year after their wedding, she uses her status as a princess to help her husband rise to the top. But when the kingdom falls apart, he pushes her off the city wall just to appease his sworn enemy, whose troops are at the gates. When she opens her eye 4.3kReads9.0Score47914d adds
45. 245 金 The Golden Palace Locks Away the Spring Breeze 金阙锁春风 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance757k WordsCompleted Her entire family perished, she was left dependent on others, the dynasty fell, and she married and divorced. In just eighteen years, Yu Zheng has endured things most people never face in a lifetime. A noblewoman of the former dynasty, all she wants now is to stay alive. She plans to enter the palace as a maid, then use her literacy to earn a post as a court official and support herself. She never imagined that the new emperor would send her to the Fourth Prince’s residence as a gesture of goodw 20.6kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds

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    A good book, highly rated.

46. 246 谁 Who Says an Emperor and Empress Can’t Truly Love Each Other? 谁说帝后不能有真情 Jingzhou Chronicles景州记Ancient Romance749k WordsCompleted Pei Shu seems to have been born under a lucky star. Born into a prominent family, she grew up cherished by loving parents and surrounded by every luxury. Her only setback was when her fiancé fell for someone else and broke off their engagement. Before the people of the capital could even laugh at her, an imperial decree arrived at the Pei residence, and Pei Shu became the empress. From then on, everything went smoothly: her son was named crown prince, later became emperor, and Pei Shu naturally 11.8kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
47. 247 药 The Astonishing Fragrance of Medicine: A Female Physician's Struggle for Survival in a World of Power Plays 药香惊鸿：女国医的权谋求生录 The Infallible True Immortal of the Five Grains精准无误的五谷真仙Ancient Romance232k WordsOngoing In Qingyang County of the Great Heng Dynasty, Su Wan, the daughter of a medicinal herb farmer, learned medicine from her father as a child and mastered the forbidden art of “diagnosing the pulse with Gu insects” from the Classic of a Hundred Herbs. When she was eighteen, her father, Su Huai’an, was framed by Eunuch Zhang, a trusted aide of the Imperial Consort, for “poisoning the consort to death with Heart-Eroding Powder.” Her entire family was exiled to the frontier. Along the way, Su Wan used —Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 248 铁 Sparks Beneath the Iron Curtain: The Civilization Rewind Project 铁幕下的星火：文明回溯计划 The Infallible True Immortal of the Five Grains精准无误的五谷真仙Ancient Romance250k WordsCompleted When he wakes, modern scholar Lin Feng has become a dying boy in an exile settlement in a fictional dynasty. In a world where thought is ruthlessly suppressed and human life is worth less than grass, the modern knowledge and historical lessons he carries in his mind become the most dangerous and powerful spark. Hunger, cold, and the icy scrutiny of the Office of Inspection follow him like shadows. He uses his knowledge to struggle for survival, improve tools, and treat the sick, but each act br —Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 249 玄 The Mystic Prodigy: CEO Daddy, Please Confess 玄学萌宝：总裁爹地请认罪 The Infallible True Immortal of the Five Grains精准无误的五谷真仙Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted Four-year-old Su Xiaobao looks as sweet and angelic as can be, but he was born with unusual eyes that can see the flow of fortune and misfortune in the world and predict people's fates. His mother died unjustly, and he was left to wander the streets. He has already tasted every hardship life can offer, and only one cold conviction remains in his heart: revenge for his mother. Taking advantage of his innocent childlike appearance and uncanny talent for the occult, he becomes an unseen blade and c —Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 250 锁 The Heart-Locking Embroidery 锁心绣 The Infallible True Immortal of the Five Grains精准无误的五谷真仙Ancient Romance245k WordsOngoing The blind embroiderer A Ruan is drawn into the “Embroidered Soul Case” because of her “Heart-Locking Embroidery.” A wealthy merchant's late wife's embroidered screen suddenly depicts “a white silk cord strangling her neck,” and A Ruan is framed for murder and imprisoned. Imperial Guard Gu Yan is ordered to investigate. He discovers half of a broken jade pendant engraved with “Jingyang” hidden in her embroidery frame. It fits together with the pendant he carries, forming the mark of “Jingyang Pal —Reads—Score—14d adds

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