Looking for Palace Intrigue Novels Like Empresses in the Palace 求宫斗文，像甄嬛传那种纯宫斗

1. 1 清 Qing Transmigration: The Noble Consort Wins by Doing Nothing with Her Golden Touch 清穿：贵妃靠点金手躺赢了 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Qing dynasty transmigration, golden finger, palace intrigue, heroine stands alone] One morning, wealthy woman Song Ruche woke up transmigrated to the Qing dynasty as the only legitimate daughter of the Fucha family. She was born with a golden finger that could upgrade anything she touched, transforming it completely. Unfortunately, she could only use it once every three years. To use it more often, she had to raise her own status. So she decided to take a shortcut: In a feudal society, what fas 4.2kReads9.1Score261Shelves

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   [Qing Dynasty, Golden Finger, Palace Fight, and the Female Protagonist is So Beautiful] After waking up, the rich woman Song Ruche traveled to the Qing Dynasty and became the only legitimate daughter of the Fucha family. Born with a golden touch, it can upgrade the items it touches and obtain qualitative changes. It's a pity that it can only be used once every three years. If she wants to increase the number of uses, she must improve her status. So, she decided to take a shortcut - in feudal society, if you want to be promoted, how can you enter the palace faster? [Beauty Cream] → [Beauty Pill] [Nourishing Medicinal Diet] → [Shiquan Dabu Pill] First improve yourself. [A simple concept of cowpox] → [Guidelines for smallpox prevention and control to improve the family. [Unreliable Secret Pill for Pregnancy] → [Pregnancy Pill] [Qi-Building Decoction] → [Qi-Building Pill] → [Qi-Condensing and Soothing Pill] Gongdou? It doesn't seem too difficult. Fei Shuangjie, the heroine has no heart. Her biggest dream is to upgrade out of the gate of time and space and return to modern times. Gong Du is just to achieve her ultimate goal. The heroine has incorrect views! If you want to see the Virgin, stay away. Anyone who blocks her way, regardless of age or sex, will be stabbed.

2. 2 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo 85.9kReads9.5Score10.1kShelves

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   I really think Jujuju is good-looking, all the members have high IQs, the male and female protagonists are very scheming, and Pure Gong Douwen is not a sweetheart, so he is not a double clean either!! But it's really, really beautiful

3. 3 黑 The Black Dream of Red Mansions: Daiyu's Revenge 黑楼梦之黛玉复仇记 Fang Yiyu方一宇Female-Channel Fanfiction787k WordsCompleted New book: Jia Min Is Reborn to Avenge Her Daughter. Please show your support. Almost everyone in the Jia household is wicked, everyone schemes against everyone else, Daiyu takes revenge and becomes empress, and the Jia household is nearly wiped out. After the fated union of gold and jade, Daiyu is suddenly summoned in person by the Grand Princess and called to an audience with the Empress one after another. The Rongguo household senses that something is amiss. Then the Emperor directly arranges 13.3kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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   It's good to read, the second one is very similar to the advanced version of Wei Yanwan and Jin Zhong

4. 4 暴 The Tyrant Tormented Me? I'll Turn Around, Seduce the Powerful Eunuch, and Seize His Empire 暴君虐我？转身勾搭权宦夺他江山 Green Mountain Has Its Say青山有辞Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted For eight years in the palace, Xiangjun fought to get ahead and tried to please everyone, yet the palace’s noble masters still ground her down, used her, humiliated her, and cast her aside... Those nobles basked in all the wealth of the realm atop heaps of corpses and bones, yet mocked her for trying her hardest and not knowing her place. In the end, the child Xiangjun risked her life to bear called her enemy “Mother,” while Xiangjun was cut open alive so the baby could be taken from her. She di 92.9kReads9.6Score14.2kShelves
5. 5 雍 Yongzheng: I Will Make Zhen Huan Lose the Emperor's Favor Forever! 雍正：朕让甄嬛永远失宠！ Thank You for Your Grace谢宝隆恩Male-Channel Fanfiction531k WordsOngoing His Majesty the mighty Yongzheng Emperor, manipulated by the women of his harem, only to die at a woman's hands? Don't make me laugh. I just survived the struggle among the Nine Princes for the throne. Your petty palace schemes are child's play. This time, I'll play along properly~ 506Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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   It's pretty good, you can take a look

6. 6 开 A Prince from the Start: I Become Fat Ju's Greatest Treasure 开局皇子，我成胖橘掌中宝 Ai Lu诶露Female-Channel Fanfiction591k WordsCompleted Zhao You is a die-hard male fan of Empresses in the Palace and a Level 10 expert on the show, having studied the drama frame by frame. One day, he transmigrates and is told he has to be born as a prince in Empresses in the Palace, with a System to help him! Looking at the first mission displayed by the gleaming System, he reads: Choose a mother for yourself as soon as possible, Host! “You can even choose your own mom? This thing is incredibly advanced!” Just as Zhao You is getting ready to make 16.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
7. 7 哑 The Mute Palace Maid’s Daily Life 哑巴宫女日常 Pearl Pu'er Tea珍珠普洱茶Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted Maids! Maids! No Romance Bai Zhi was sold into the palace by her family when she was five. At ten, she was assigned to serve the Fifth Prince, who was the same age as her. At fifteen, she saved his life during the spring hunt. The Fifth Prince eventually ascended the throne and became Emperor Zhaoxuan, while Bai Zhi became the head auntie of the Imperial Tea Room in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Because Bai Zhi was quiet and had once saved Emperor Zhaoxuan's life, she became a famous mute m 10.4kReads8.9Score578Shelves

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   This book is good, with a plot of palace fighting, and the heroine has no emotional line, loves money, and likes to lie down and be lazy.

8. 8 九 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Evening Breeze Under the Moon月下晚风Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 36kReads9.3Score5.8kShelves

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   A book that is very similar to The Legend of Zhen Huan in terms of plot, characters, and journey.

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 36.7kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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   It looks good. I love to watch more🙊

10. 10 出 The Night I Left the Palace, the Mad Emperor Took Me by Force 出宫当晚，被疯批帝王强取豪夺 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 27kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
11. 11 何 Why Bother Winning Your Heart? 何必撩君心 Glutinous Rice Balls糊糊汤圆Ancient Romance153k WordsCompleted She opens her eyes on her wedding night? Lu Ruotang, a top student in her final year of high school, transmigrates to the Tang dynasty and becomes her nemesis, the campus belle Cui Mingluo! Even more shocking, her groom has the face of the campus heartthrob she secretly loves, but he’s Gu Junci, a poor scholar who married into her family and once had a wife and child. To survive in this unfamiliar era, she has no choice but to pretend to be a foolish legitimate daughter, keep her secret identity —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fight in the house first, then fight in the palace

12. 12 锦 Brocade Butcher 锦屠 Li Er'er李尔尔Ancient Romance656k WordsCompleted Bianjing is full of powerful nobles. As the eldest legitimate daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Yongyi, a distinguished family of hereditary nobles, Xie Rongying embodies every virtue and is a model for women. A month after their wedding, her husband marched off to war. Half a year later, he died on the battlefield, his body brought home on his horse. From then on, a life of Buddhist prayers and the constraints of a chastity arch confined her for the rest of her days. As she lay dying, she seeme 10.7kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves

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    I've watched them all recently, and they feel pretty good.

13. 13 沈 The Shen Family’s Fifth Young Lady 沈家五姑娘 Boiled Radish Slices水煮萝卜片Ancient Romance763k WordsCompleted Reborn as the Shen family's Fifth Miss, she no longer envies the wealthy and powerful, yearns for a harmonious household with a husband and concubines, or hopes to win her in-laws' approval. All she wants is to meet a good man and live in peace and happiness. Of course, she'll repay those who harmed her in her past life with vengeance, and those who helped her with gratitude. But what's going on? What is going on with that man? So it was him, after all. 17.4kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
14. 14 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 42.2kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves

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    Beautiful, really beautiful!!!

15. 15 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 31.4kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
16. 16 岁 Years in the Palace 岁岁宫阙 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance706k WordsCompleted Liu Yuetang was sent to a country estate by her legitimate mother the day she was born. When she came of age, her older half-sister gave up her chance to enter the palace because of a dream, stole her match, and spent the night with her betrothed. Liu Yuetang went along with it and decided to enter the palace to carve out a bright future for herself. Once inside, she kept a low profile, learned the arts of the bedchamber, and mastered the art of playing hard to get, pouting coquettishly, and put 10.5kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    These three books are really good, especially the third one. It has no real feelings and is all fake.

17. 17 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 66.8kReads9.4Score9.2kShelves
18. 18 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 26.8kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves

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    Pure Gongdou I am watching [Send Heart][Send Heart]

19. 19 我 I’m Just a Concubine, So Why Is Everyone Clinging to Me? 我是小妾哎，怎么都来抱我大腿？ Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 39.2kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves

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    This is a must-have, hehe, it's really good-looking, and the heroine is particularly capable. And it's finished!! Show them all to me!

20. 20 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 270.2kReads9.7Score33.5kShelves

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    This is a book I have re-read, it's very interesting.

21. 21 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 311.5kReads9.6Score38.7kShelves
22. 22 并 Twin Black Lotus Sisters Run Riot in Empresses in the Palace 并蒂黑莲花杀疯甄嬛传 A Crispy Little Fish一条酥小鱼Female-Channel Fanfiction718k WordsOngoing Jiang Shu's soul transmigrates into Empresses in the Palace, where she joins forces with An Lingrong to carve out a path to survival in the cannibalistic imperial harem. A pair of sisters who rule the palace through intrigue: concubines become empress dowagers! By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Jiang Shu, daughter of Jiang Tingxi, Vice Minister of Rites, is hereby conferred the rank of Fifth-Rank Noble Lady. So ordered! Jiang Shu: Everyone says Lingrong is sensitive, insecure, suspi 950Reads8.7Score140Shelves
23. 23 贤 The Worthy Consort Is Still Taking It Easy Today 贤妃今天也在咸鱼 Misty Clear Melody渺渺清音Ancient Romance625k WordsCompleted In the harem of Emperor Chenyuan of the Great Jin, there is a dignified and gentle empress, a charming and lovely Noble Consort, a peerlessly beautiful Consort Li, and a clever, kindhearted Consort Hui. Talented women abound, and the competition is fierce. Han Shuyi looks left and right, but can't find a niche for herself as Worthy Consort. Oh, well. Competing for favor now and then while choosing to lie flat the rest of the time: that's the real truth of life in the harem. * As emperor, Meng Ti 19kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves

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    This feels good overall, and I haven't finished it yet. Anyway, I quite like this.

24. 24 宠 The Consort Who Ruled the Harem Suddenly Started Fighting for Favor 宠冠六宫的贵妃突然争宠 When Fate Ends, Flowers Fall缘尽花落Ancient Romance210k WordsOngoing (A traditional historical romance, with both leads remaining faithful to each other, and no golden finger.) Wen Yu, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of An's family, was born into privilege. Her father was a high-ranking court official, and her aunt was the Empress Dowager. When Wen Yu came of age, her father planned to marry her to Prince Qi, the strongest contender in the succession struggle, hoping to preserve the Wen family's glory in the imperial harem. But her aunt, the Empress Dowager, 18Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 梦 Dreamed I Was Poisoned to Death? The Wicked Consort Goes on a Rampage 梦到自己被毒死？恶毒贵妃杀疯了 Pour Me a Glass of Green Plum Wine来一杯青梅酒Ancient Romance555k WordsCompleted [Not a pure romance + an all-villain cast + a heroine who kills + an indulgent hero + exclusive devotion from the start] [An aloof, ruthless, pleasure-seeking autocratic emperor vs. an arrogant, domineering, viciously cunning consort] Emperor Long'an had ruled for seven years. What people talked about most was his unusual hobby: keeping all kinds of fierce beasts and wild birds. Little did they know that the creatures who caught Emperor Long'an's interest were all in the harem's fighting ring. E 22.2kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
26. 26 独 The Prince’s Beloved Side Consort Is Flirting with You Again 独宠侧妃，殿下她又在钓你了 Sweet-Toothed Girl甜食姑娘Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted (New book, just received its rating. It will rise later.) [The whole story is devoted to one heroine] Shen Qingyun wakes up to discover that she has transmigrated to an unknown dynasty. To her surprise, she is about to take part in the selection of imperial consorts. How did this ridiculous plot end up happening to her?! Before becoming the Fifth Prince's secondary consort, Shen Qingyun's daily goal is to act sweet and sensible while keeping the people who feed and clothe her happy. After all, s 2.8kReads7.3Score279Shelves
27. 27 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. 11.4kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    This one!! If you like to read novels with your brain and are demanding, come here!!

28. 28 我 After I Faked My Death and Left the Power Minister's Side, the Emperor Turned Dark 我成为权臣死遁后，皇上黑化了 Greedy Lazybones咸鱼贪财Ancient Romance401k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance / woman disguised as a man / faked death / both leads have no other romantic partners] After Yun Zhao dies suddenly from working overtime, she gets bound to the Wise Ruler Development System. After transmigrating ten years into the past, Yun Zhao disguises herself as a man and accompanies the male lead, Xie Huaiqing, from the cold palace to the frontier, then helps him fight his way back to the capital. When Xie Huaiqing becomes emperor, Yun Zhao helps him deal with the power 22kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves

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29. 29 死 Five Years After My Death, I Became the Tyrant's White Moonlight 死后第五年，我成了暴君白月光 Tang Ling sally棠泠sallyAncient Romance382k WordsCompleted [Resurrected first love VS ruthless emperor left a widower to raise a child alone | Devoted romance + Possessive love + Chasing his wife to the crematorium] Lan Shu was an orphan, living under someone else's roof. Just because Prince Yong looked at her twice, her uncle sent her to his bed, and she became a bird in his cage. After five years together, she heard him say, “She's only a kept woman. She's not worth the trouble.” Lan Shu's heart turned completely cold. When Prince Yong ascended the th 17.1kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
30. 30 清 Raising Children in the Qing Palace: The Side Consort Wins by Taking It Easy 清宫养崽，侧福晋她躺赢了 Mango Sago, Yeah芒果西米露吖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Ran spent more than a decade diligently serving as a palace maid in the Qing court. At long last, she caught the eye of Consort De of Yonghe Palace. She had hoped that, once she turned twenty-five, she could ask Consort De to let her leave the palace. Instead, she was assigned to serve as the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen’s, first woman. Wait, wasn’t that Song’s job in history? There was no defying an imperial decree, so An Ran arrived at the imperial princes’ residence in a small sedan chair. Since 14.7kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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    Thin water long flow type

31. 31 朱 Zhu Siqi 朱思琪 The Flustered Wolf Shadow慌乱无措的狼影Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted My new novel is here! You’re all welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is very good and wonderful

32. 32 皇 Has the Noble Consort Left Qirong Palace Today? 皇贵妃今天出栖容宫了吗？ Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [☆No transmigration, no rebirth, and no pristine couples] [☆The romance develops gradually] Everyone in the palace knew that the person they must never offend was neither the pampered and fiery Noble Consort Hui nor the peerlessly beautiful Consort Cen, but Noble Consort Zhe of Qirong Palace, Lady Fucha. A consort's guide to survival: If you want to get ahead, never provoke the lady of Qirong Palace. She was the emperor's first woman, his companion and confidante since their youth; the mother 17.7kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
33. 33 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 138.1kReads9.5Score15.1kShelves

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    The prince, Jun Zechen, is used to seeing scheming women, and he only loves simple and kind-hearted women. While fighting outside the Great Wall, he met Ling Yue and was attracted by her free and easy kindness. He promised her that they would be together for the rest of their lives. However, two years have passed and the Crown Princess has not been able to conceive. With the holy will, Su Jingyao, the daughter of Shangshu Ling, was appointed as the crown prince's concubine and shouldered the important task of extending the emperor's heir. She is only fifteen years old, and has traveled through ancient times for fifteen years. She has grown from a baby to a peerless beauty. When she was ten years old, she accidentally learned that the world she was in was a novel she had read in modern times. In the book, the male protagonist Jun Zechen and the female protagonist Ling Yue develop from a teenage friendship to a time when they both hate each other. And Su Jingyao was the concubine given to the Crown Prince by His Majesty when their friendship was at its peak. However, she did not like the Crown Prince and died in depression in the East Palace. Su Jingyao, who came from modern times, does not believe in love, but only believes in herself. No matter she is in modern times or ancient times, she always has high aspirations and wants to reach 90,000 miles. Men belong to her; power is what she desires. Volume 1: Main text - The ambitious heroine's shawl cuts off the thorns in the palace and comes to the top. Volume 2: Jun Yao's twin lives - a life of sweet love and love between twins!

34. 34 惊 Shocking! The Legitimate Princess Defies Fate Every Day! 惊！嫡公主她每天都在逆天改命！ Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-led power fantasy + ruthless, unhinged heroine + an extreme “I’d rather betray others than let them betray me” mentality] Xuan Mingyao was reborn at the age of seven, back before anything had happened. Though she was the empress’s legitimate daughter, a princess treated like royalty, her younger brother, the crown prince, was about to die of illness. Her mother would soon be consumed by worry, grow estranged from the emperor, and eventually be deposed in the witchcraft scandal. Overnight 28.9kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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    The most pure palace-fighting novels at the bottom of the box. Each one is a masterpiece. The heroine is sober and has a high IQ. She has no love brain.

35. 35 继 Successor Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 94.4kReads9.5Score12.5kShelves
36. 36 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 64.7kReads9.6Score9.9kShelves
37. 37 做 She Was Given as a Gift 做为礼物的她 Mei Li's Pen Name Is Mei Li梅莉的笔名是梅莉Ancient Romance3.1M WordsOngoing She was nothing more than a gift from the empress to the emperor, yet she became the last woman standing in the imperial harem. A sweet romance! (A short biography of Imperial Noble Consort Lingyi, amid the harem battles of the Qianlong reign. An attempt to unravel the mystery behind the Empress’s hair-cutting.) For readers who have experienced being loved. Not for those who cannot accept that other people have love in their lives, or for those expecting to see a lovesick doormat and believing i 404Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The high IQ power struggle is still sweet. A brief biography of your concubine, a group battle in the harem of the Qianlong Dynasty. She is a gift from the Queen to the Emperor, the final winner of the harem.

38. 38 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 56.7kReads9.7Score8.3kShelves

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    I really like this book. Xiao Liu'er goes from entering the palace to growing up and transforming. The emperor has feelings, but the love is not for her. Later on, she can't tell whether she is Jiao Jiao'er or Xiao Liu'er. Fortunately, there are ladies from various palaces by her side.

39. 39 红 A Beauty Who Captivates the World 红颜倾城 Mao Haiwei茅海卫Ancient Romance182k WordsCompleted Su Wan was a princess. When she was born, a palace guard secretly carried her out of the palace and entrusted her to a family surnamed Su to raise. By chance, she met a general named Ling Yun. They fell in love, but their romance was filled with twists and challenges. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 宠 The Imperial Consort Has a Few Screws Loose 宠妃她脑子有病 One Duck at Ease一鸭悠Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (Audiobook version now available) [Transmigrate into a book + not a mutually exclusive first-love relationship + heroine adored by everyone + redemption + devoted love from the middle to later stages] Just as Ji Yuehuan's life was about to reach its peak, she suddenly died. After death, she transmigrated into a book. Unfortunately, she became a cannon-fodder character who was destined to die two years later according to the original plot. What? You think she can rely on knowing the story in adva 4kReads8.9Score452Shelves
41. 41 穿 After Becoming the Crown Princess, I Do Nothing but Slack Off 穿成太子妃后，我每天都在摆烂 Beef Flatbread牛肉大饼Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Not a Devoted Couple, Palace and Household Intrigue, Marriage Before Love] With a single imperial decree, Cui Ying and the crown prince inexplicably become husband and wife. Neither of them knows the other. Cui Ying never expected that, as a modern woman transported to ancient times, she would become a crown princess. What a headache. But rumor has it the crown prince has a much-favored concubine by his side. Not only is she stunningly beautiful, she's also gentle and sweet, a true beauty. Cui 24.9kReads6.4Score1kShelves
42. 42 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 157.1kReads9.5Score20.7kShelves

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    These books are all pretty good.

43. 43 沈 Chancellor Shen, Your Wife Took the Kids Out to Find Their Dad Again! 沈相，你媳妇又带崽出去找爹了！ Passion Fruit百香果果Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Adorable child + foresight + doted on by everyone + silly antics + laugh-out-loud comedy] “Mother, why don’t you recognize me?” Ji Wanwan has only just transmigrated when she suddenly finds herself with a five-year-old son, and he’s her own flesh and blood! Her adorable, daddy-like son is clever and well-behaved, and can even see the future. Every now and then, he blurts out things like: “Mother, that auntie who’s so close to you is a bad person!” “Second Uncle, if you take this road this year, 21.2kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
44. 44 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 2.4kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
45. 45 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 61.6kReads9.5Score7.6kShelves

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    This book is really beautiful

46. 46 娴 Consort Xian Reborn: Winning the Emperor's Favor at Every Turn 娴妃重生，步步为营宠冠六宫 D Mu HanD慕晗Ancient Romance353k WordsCompleted In her previous life, her love had been one-sided. When she could bear it no longer, she cut her hair, giving a lock to the departed Yu Heng and Hongli. Reborn into another life, Ula Nara Yu Heng finally understood that surviving in the palace depended on far more than an emperor’s affection. Entering Hongli’s residence was a fate she could not escape. When she met him again, her eyes were full of longing for power. In the imperial harem, she became the strength of the Ula Nara clan. At the empe 36Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    Rebirth Palace Douwen, the heroine's IQ is online

47. 47 疯 Mad Empress: I’ll Be the Harem’s Number One White Lotus 疯批皇后，争做后宫第一白莲花 Luo Zhi洛枝Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a fictional setting + highly intelligent heroine in palace intrigue + face-slapping + a volatile, multifaceted personality + not a clean romance] Lin Junxue transmigrated to the Xie Dynasty, an era that had never existed in history, and ended up as an unloved empress who had no idea how she died. She’d thought she was a powerless, unloved empress, but it turned out the original owner’s father was a first-rank military marquis, a loyal servant of the court for three generatio 14.3kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    The more you look at it, the better it looks. Savor it carefully and have a clear understanding.

48. 48 贵 It's Not Easy Being a Noble Consort 贵妃不容易 Burning Dove燃鸠Ancient Romance553k WordsOngoing [Palace intrigue, a villainous heroine who stays clear-headed throughout, power struggles, love and hate, a cast of women trapped in a feudal society, GhelpG] A belated leave notice: An elderly family member suddenly passed away last week, so I'm taking two weeks off, including last week and this week. I'll definitely resume updates after August 22. Noble Consort: Today, I'm going to climb to the top, no matter what! The story of a humble-born noble consort fighting her way up. From the imperial 50Reads8.4Score—Shelves
49. 49 嫡 The Empress of the Principal Consort’s Line: A Guide to the Palace Struggle 嫡女元后，娘娘的宫斗指南 Yu Jiuzhao御九昭Ancient Romance180k WordsCompleted Pure palace intrigue + male substitute + villainous bad-girl persona + career-driven heroine + power struggles + drama queen + subverting the usual tropes Theme: True love lasts a moment, but power lasts a lifetime ※ Gu Yaojun is spoiled, arrogant, and loves luxury. She is also stunningly beautiful, and even her wicked side has its own peculiar charm. As for entering the palace to compete in the selection, Gu Yaojun says: A calm, ordinary life is far too dull. Scheming and intrigue are what make 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    - All the members are ruthless, super powerful palace fights: This is a pure palace fight story, with wars raging from the beginning of the draft. The show girls show off their magical powers to poison, frame, and sow discord and other means in order to become the queen. Just like the complicated harem battle in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", every character here has his own calculations and purposes. There are no absolute good guys, and there are no bad guys that can be seen through at a glance. Everyone is struggling to survive in the whirlpool of power.

50. 50 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 59.7kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves

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