Great Palace and Household Intrigue Novels ##好看的宫斗宅斗书籍##

1. 101 王 The Prince Begged Me to Fight the Other Wives. Me: Let's Just Burn It All Down! 王爷哭着求我宅斗，我：毁灭吧！ Clothes and Candy衣糖Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted [A heroine with a calm heart who occasionally loses it vs. a cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside hero who doesn’t realize he’s fallen for her] In her previous life, Ye Wan diligently fought for a place in the household, and finally managed to secure her footing in Prince Sheng’s residence, only to be poisoned to death in a scheme orchestrated by her ungrateful family. As she lay dying, blood streaming from every orifice and her face disfigured, her whole family, who had risen to prosperity t 977Reads8.0Score100Shelves
2. 102 侯 A Survival Guide to the Hou Mansion: A Five-Year-Old Takes on the Inner-Courtyard Battles 侯府生存手册：五岁崽崽搞宅斗 Crabs Love Autumn Persimmons螃蟹爱秋柿Ancient Romance192k WordsOngoing [Slow-paced, character-driven heroine. If that's not your thing, proceed with caution.] Can you believe it? I wake up as the five-year-old legitimate daughter of a marquis, and from the start I'm thrown into a pond by a rockery and clobbered over the head. The medicine bowl my stepmother brings me reeks of bitter almonds. How is this supposed to save me? It's a one-way ticket to the afterlife! My birth mother died early, my stepmother holds power, the maids think I'm filthy, and the housekeeper —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 鬓 Hairpins and Beauty 鬓花颜 Peach Who Doesn't Slack Off桃子不摸鱼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Maid + sisters in the inner palace + ensemble-focused story] [The heroine is a native of this world, with no transmigration, rebirth, or hidden identity] After her mother dies of illness, Meng Shu’s father takes a new wife almost at once. She endures years under her stepmother’s hand, but in the end, she cannot escape being sold. A trafficker’s rope drags her away from her homeland and casts her into the fabulously wealthy Tang household. Her exceptiona 37.6kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
4. 104 嫁 Marrying Zhu Qizhen, I Upended the Ming Imperial Harem 嫁朱祁镇，我掀翻大明后宫 Yue Ming Jiangning月明江宁Ancient Romance878k WordsOngoing [No Transmigration · Ming Dynasty History · Palace Maid’s Rise · Identity Swap · Becoming Empress Dowager] Content warning: The heroine marries Zhu Qizhen early in the story, but doesn’t love him. She has a clear goal: she doesn’t want to be sacrificed in death and will fight to survive. She will make Zhu Qizhen suffer. Her true love is her younger brother-in-law, Zhu Qiyu. They get together in the middle to later part of the story, and she eventually gains absolute power in the imperial harem, 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The story of the palace maid to the queen mother~

5. 105 大 The Ming Dynasty’s Most Beloved Empress 大明第一宠后 Big White Goose Eats Pears大白鹅吃梨Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted 1. One-line blurb: A guide to raising the most pampered empress in the Great Ming dynasty. 2. Longer blurb: Yi Ling, who has transmigrated into the Great Ming dynasty, says: Winning over the emperor until he never takes another consort and leaves the entire harem empty, becoming the most pampered empress in history, the one and only, feels pretty great. That is, until her son, whose intelligence is almost supernatural, tells her: “Mother, you’re actually reborn.” Well… so am I… Yi Ling: Where’s 210Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 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 207.9kReads9.5Score22.4kShelves

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   It's a good-looking Gong Dou Wen. In the first one, the female protagonist gradually ascends to the throne and occupies the heart of the male protagonist. In the second one, the heroine is sober and rational, focusing on revenge. In the third one, the male protagonist's love brain blocks all the darkness of the harem for the female protagonist. He can be called the strongest male protagonist in Gong Dou Wen. Anyone can be wronged, but not the female protagonist.

7. 107 男 The Male-Oriented Novel's Emperor Is So Heartless? But I'm His White Moonlight 男频帝王太无情？可我是他白月光 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, revenge, scheming, stunning heroine, seductive mastermind] The short drama His Heart on a String is now streaming! Shen Yuling transmigrated into a romance novel as its heroine. Unfortunately, she was a heroine whose luck had been stolen by a woman who transmigrated into the story. She would die in a fire, taking her unborn child with her, while her entire family would be wiped out. It was a fate the original heroine had failed to change, even after being reborn twice 23.1kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
8. 108 东 The Eastern Palace's Beauty: This Favorite Consort Is Mine! 东宫姝色：这宠妃我当定了！ Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted [The heroine is doted on from the very beginning. The story focuses on sweet romance, not scheming palace intrigue. The hero adores the heroine and is even a little lovesick. If that's not your thing, please move along, and don't leave a bad review over it. The heroine rises from a junior consort to a favored consort, Crown Princess, and Empress. The hero is a crown prince at first and becomes emperor later.] Su Niannian has landed in a male-lead-centric novel! Her new identity is Su Ling, the 41.7kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves
9. 109 A AI Overlord AI霸主 The Silly Pig's Happiness傻猪的幸福Sci-Fi & Apocalypse504k WordsCompleted [The Horrors of the Apocalypse + Interstellar War + Quantum Weapons + Advanced Technology + High-Octane Sci-Fi + Earth’s Core + The Truth About the Moon + The Solar System + The Milky Way] A conversation with an untraceable IP address reveals the horrific state of the world thirty years in the future. The protagonist is entrusted with the mission of saving the world and drawn into a thrilling battle to defend Earth, as well as a conflict engulfing the entire universe. 2Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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10. 110 继 The Empress Dowager Starts Taking Them Out 继后开始刀人 Meng Ri Wan梦日万Ancient Romance491k WordsCompleted The empress consort wants no part in the fight for favor. She just wants to kill people. Wei Xiangwan entered the palace with three things to do. First, uncover the truth behind her father's mysterious disappearance. Second, avenge her best friend, who died unjustly. Third, give birth to the crown prince. As for the emperor's affection, it was the least important thing of all. In the resplendent harem, where false affection bloomed everywhere, some people still yearned for true love. Qi Zhao fel 5.6kReads8.8Score663Shelves
11. 111 听 They Say Everyone Rumored to Be Involved with This Maid Gets Promoted 听说和这丫鬟有绯闻的都升官了 Tears in the Heart of the Tree树心有泪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated Maid + Ensemble Cast + Political Schemes and Twists + Hilarious Chaos] One-sentence summary: A maid and two minor officials are brought together by a wastrel marquis to resolve crises and crack bizarre cases. Zhuxin transmigrated into the body of a maid in a Duke's manor. She thought her future would involve either household intrigue or farming, but then the manor was confiscated and she landed in the Imperial Prison. Zhuxin felt like she was doomed. They were all picking on her j 21.1kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    I don't know if this counts, but it looks pretty good.

12. 112 斗 After Driving Away His White Moonlight, the Substitute Came Back Pregnant 斗走白月光后，替身她带球来了 Shi Yunqi时云栖Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted After driving away his dream girl, the stand-in showed up with a baby on the way. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at this book, it's so beautiful!!

13. 113 交 I Traded My Father and Brothers, So Why Are You Crying When I'm the Prince's Favorite? 交换父兄，我成王府团宠你哭什么 A Toast And A Tale把酒叙Ancient Romance781k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Wen Xingluo had poured her heart and soul into securing a bright future for her father and brothers. At last, just as her family reached the height of its power, her sister suddenly returned home and stole their affection, along with her marriage to the crown prince. Only when she was dying did Wen Xingluo learn that her father and brothers had always hated her for being calculating and manipulative. They loved only her sweet, gentle sister. When she opens her eyes again, W 79.7kReads8.4Score15.9kShelves

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    These few palace and house fighting novels are very interesting.

14. 114 糟 Oh No, the Woman I Brought Home Is the Chaste Crown Prince 糟糕，我绑回来的外室是禁欲太子 Starlit Words星语流辉Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Forced romance + palace and household intrigue + sweet romance] [Adapted into short dramas: My Qingqing Is the Crown Prince. Uh-oh, the aloof husband I kidnapped is the crown prince. Is a sweet obedient man still sweet when you force him? I Kidnapped a Pretty Husband, Only to Find He's the Crown Prince] Before the wedding, her fiancé's affair with his mistress became the talk of the whole city, yet he refused to break off their engagement. She became the city's laughingstock. Her former friends 3.9kReads8.8Score433Shelves
15. 115 夫 Madam, Rest Easy. Leave the Family Split and the Beating of the Villains to Me 夫人你歇着，分家虐极品让我上 Light Glaze轻釉Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After marrying into the Dingyuan Marquis household by calling in a favor, merchant-born Jiang Rao began living the carefree life of a salted fish. Her mother-in-law gives her a hard time? Jiang Rao: I did the Marquis household a favor. No need to worry! Her sisters-in-law target her? Jiang Rao: I did the Marquis household a favor. I'll just ignore them! Her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law want to scheme for the money in her hands? Jiang Rao: I have more than enough money anyway. I'll spend a li 3.8kReads9.3Score525Shelves
16. 116 替 A Match Made in Heaven: The Court's Shifting Tides 替嫁良缘之朝堂覆雨翻云录 Gentleman Xiao Yu君子小俞Ancient Romance214k WordsCompleted Historical political intrigue + martial heroes + two couples, all strong and devoted + no rebirth, transmigration, System, or golden fingers + marriage before love + exclusive devotion + satisfying wish fulfillment In the fictional ancient kingdom of Cheng, Duanmu Zimo, the General's daughter, disguises herself as a man and marries the Prime Minister's daughter in her elder brother's place, hoping to keep their family from being implicated after he flees an arranged marriage. Meanwhile, Murong 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chaotang➕Jianghu

17. 117 和 After the Divorce, the Ascetic Imperial Uncle Spoils Me Rotten 和离后，被禁欲皇叔宠折腰 Yuan Gu元谷Ancient Romance411k WordsCompleted [Sweet, sweet, sweet! So sweet you'll be sick of it, so sweet the Earth will explode, so sweet your heart will skip a beat, so sweet you'll pound the wall and squeal...] One is seductive, the other dazzling; one does the doting, the other does the flirting; one takes down the scumbags, the other passes over the knife. 1.1kReads9.1Score143Shelves
18. 118 疯 The Mad Tyrant Wants to Steal Her: You’re the One Who Tempted Me First! 疯批权臣夺她，是你先勾我的！ Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + Untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + Scheming heroine + Both leads are pure] The eldest son of the Xie family was as refined as a gentle breeze beneath a clear sky, as elegant as an orchid or jade tree, and, more unusually, possessed the heart of a bodhisattva. A year ago, he had taken charge of sheltering a destitute cousin who had come to seek refuge. The rescued Wanruo was deeply grateful, and looked up to and adored her cousin. Their story of a loving bro 98.2kReads9.2Score10.4kShelves
19. 119 谁 Who Says a Favored Consort Has to Fight for Power? His Majesty Can't Spoil Me Enough 谁说宠妃要宫斗？陛下宠还来不及 Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉Ancient Romance420k WordsCompleted [Publication rights acquired] [Capricious, wicked, silly beauty vs. dark, obsessive-love maniac tyrant] [Palace intrigue, not a pure romance + doted on from the start + not a strong female lead + a lovesick, unstable woman and a deranged man drawn to each other] Yueli was the top courtesan at Chunfeng Pavilion. She didn't want to be sold to the demon-like general, so on the day she was to leave the brothel, she timidly tugged on the emperor's sleeve... She spent three years throwing her weight a 30.8kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
20. 120 白 The Night Before My Ungrateful Sister Entered the Palace, the Favored Consort Was Reborn 白眼狼妹妹进宫前夜，宠妃重生了 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 193.3kReads9.2Score25.3kShelves
21. 121 诱 Tempted into His Arms! The Cold Emperor Wants Me Every Day 诱宠！清冷帝王日日要我承欢 Thousand-Pool Moon千池月Ancient Romance549k WordsCompleted [Live-action audio adaptation available] [Reborn + Palace Intrigue, Not Both Virgins + Favored by the Hero Early On, His Only Love Later + Clear-Headed Beauty Rises to Power + Emperor Becomes Love-Struck Later] [Cool, Distant, Hard-to-Approach Emperor vs. Delicate, Soft, Clear-Headed Heroine] In her previous life, Lin Wanqing was kept outside the palace as the mistress of the younger brother of the reigning emperor. She thought they were in love and that she would become his princess consort. S 3.2kReads8.8Score378Shelves
22. 122 执 Relentless Entanglement 执缠 Five-Thousand-Year-Old Salted Fish五千年咸鱼Ancient Romance328k WordsCompleted [Modern Woman in Ancient Times + Not Both Pure + Take by Force + Possessive Obsession + Farming in the Beginning + Many Male Side Characters Like the Heroine, Enter with Caution if That Bothers You…] Before setting out on his campaign, Xiao Gongtai repeatedly made Ji Yin promise she would wait for him to return, and wait for him to come back to Qingshi County and marry her. Ji Yin agreed to everything. Half a year later, Xiao Gongtai returned victorious. Instead of going to the capital to rep 6.3kReads8.8Score412Shelves

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23. 123 替 The Stand-In’s Scars 替身的伤痕 Wind and Dust风尘Ancient Romance100k WordsCompleted She may have been nothing more than an unacknowledged maid by his side, but she loved him! Yet the one he loved had always been the woman who looked a little like her... 172Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 宫 Palace Slave 宫奴 Old Pavilion biu旧亭台biuAncient Romance251k WordsCompleted She is the Marquis’s beloved daughter, born to a high status. She and the emperor grew up together, and he dotes on her every day. But imperial favor flows like water, never turning back. In the sixth year of the Yongtong era, she is deposed and sent to the Cold Palace, while the two maids who grew up by her side are both brutally killed. In the seventh year of Yongtong, the Marquis’s residence is confiscated, its male members exiled and its womenfolk consigned to the government brothels. Amid t 2.7kReads—Score225Shelves
25. 125 勾 The Courtesan Consort: The Prince's Precious Snow 勾栏罪妃，她是王爷掌中雪 Xue LiL雪里LAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted ❗️❗️ [The Long Road to Winning Her Back] In this life, the one thing he never did was tell her, “I love you.” She was snow in the palm of his hand: the moment he had her, he lost her. 🔥 [The Memory-Devouring Twin Gu: One Swallows the Past, the Other Buries the Rest of Your Life] It all began with a conspiracy! He was the emperor’s younger brother, the only prince of the direct imperial line. He was deeply in love with the current empress, his sister-in-law. Overnight, she became the daughter of 141Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 126 上 Spring Poems from the Capital 上京春赋 Shi Munan十木南Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication under the title Spring Rhapsody in the Capital] [Pure historical romance, not reborn + a long-planned scheme + a touch of coercive seduction + devoted pampering and flirting + emotional push and pull] [Completed; the original title was Spring Rhapsody in the Capital] [Sweet romance, both mutually inexperienced: brave and gentle young princess x sinister, fanatical powerful minister] A conspiracy landed Mo Yuan’s father and brother in prison, their lives at the mercy 99.3kReads9.3Score8.3kShelves
27. 127 娘 The Empress Refuses Love, While the Tyrant Goes Mad and Turns to the Dark Side 娘娘不入爱河，暴君疯批入魔 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 28.8kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
28. 128 囤 I Stocked My Fridge and Transmigrated into a Book, Then Married the Fiercest Chief Minister 囤满冰箱穿书，我嫁了最猛首辅 Mu Qiao Qiao木乔乔Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Complete + marriage first, love later + feel-good story, heroine is the original owner] Wen Nuannuan recently discovered that her refrigerator was broken: any food she ate would automatically replenish itself! Thinking she was about to strike it rich, Wen Nuannuan did everything she could to stuff the fridge full. But the next day, she tragically transmigrated into a book. Even worse, she had transmigrated as a doomed, troublemaking first wife! Wen Nuannuan was anxious. Don't panic. Don't lose 31.2kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves

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29. 129 清 Qing Transmigration: The Career-Driven Actress Climbs Her Way to Empress Dowager! 清穿：事业咖靠演技卷上太后！ Jing Fulai景福来Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Fourth Prince's household + enjoying the good life without hardship + a System that only provides support, with the heroine in control + slice of life, eventually becoming Empress Dowager] Workplace warrior Song Man transmigrates to the Qing dynasty with a half-broken little System and becomes a concubine in the Fourth Prince’s household, having just lost her daughter. From the start, the servants bully their mistress, and she nearly can’t get a meal. The Fourth Prince has all but forgotten her 30.6kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves

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    In this book, the female protagonist is not sincere to the male protagonist. She treats him like a boss and makes him laugh. Hahahaha

30. 130 娘 The Empress Is Determined to Rise to the Top 娘娘她立志登高位 The Moon Has Set in the West月已西Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted Scheming beauty x stern, cold emperor (soul transmigration + palace intrigue + not mutually devoted + eventually his one and only) In the third year of Zhaowu, Wen Zhuohua abandoned the path laid out for her and entered the palace as a palace-selection candidate. She loves wealth, splendor, power, and status. All under heaven belongs to the sovereign, and nothing in this world is more exalted than imperial authority. Once in the palace, she treads carefully in the harem and puts on an act for th 12.1kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves

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    The charming and scheming concubine * the deep and cold emperor (soul penetration + palace fighting + non-shuangjie + late-stage exclusive favor) In the third year of Zhaowu, Wen Zhuohua gave up his original path and entered the palace through a draft. She likes wealth and power. In the whole world, there is nothing but the royal land, and there is nothing in this world that can be more respected than the imperial power. After entering the palace, she took care of every step in the harem; in the emperor's court, she acted every time. Wen Zhuohua ascended to the position of imperial concubine from Chang Zai in the shortest time, and was ranked as the deputy empress. Not only that, she also wants the future heir of the great Chong Kingdom to have her bloodline! When the world talks about the current sage Xiao Yuanyuan, they all praise him as a wise monarch. At the same time, he also has the decisiveness, ruthlessness and ruthlessness of an emperor. Even Xiao Yuyuan himself thinks so. But there are always exceptions, and his exception is her. At first he thought she was squeamish and naive, but later he caught a glimpse of her sporadic ambitions in every detail. Even though he knew that her sincerity towards him was mixed with interests, fortunately, he could afford what she wanted!

31. 131 执 In Charge of the Record of the Burning Lamp 执掌焚灯录 Yu Zhiyan煜之言Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted In Command of the Burning Lantern Record —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 132 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 112.8kReads9.5Score13.5kShelves

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    This book is super good-looking and belongs to the kind of pure palace fighting. The heroine is a smart woman and very ambitious. The heroine is just a concubine at home and is bullied by her mistress, but she is not a weak person. She personally whipped her eldest sister on the night before entering the palace. After entering the palace, she is very capable of upgrading and fighting monsters. It is really interesting and very beautiful.

33. 133 囚 A Strategy for the Imprisoned Phoenix 囚鸾策 Ci Wu Chou此无愁20k WordsCompleted The Caged Luan's Stratagem —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 134 折 Folding Brocade 折锦 The Old Ancestor Who Loves Milk Biscuits爱吃奶香饼的老祖Ancient Romance57k WordsOngoing A beautiful, perceptive heroine with a calculating mind / A debauched, dissolute prince of an enemy kingdom When he asked teasingly, "Princess, do you like me even a little?" She smiled gently, but her eyes were ice-cold. "Pei Du, isn't what we have between us just a game where you lose and I win?" Only then did he realize that the flame he had lit with his own hands would ultimately burn the heart he had never taken seriously. —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 135 侯 The Marquis’s True Heiress Is Reborn 侯府真千金她重生了 I Only Eat Xiaomila Chilies辣椒只吃小米辣Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Jiang Shan (Zhou Xiting), back ten years in the past, stood aboard a ship bound for the capital, her gaze cool and composed. She was the real daughter of the Wenyang Marquis's household, switched at birth out of malice. Her father was a first-rank marquis, her mother a noblewoman from an illustrious family, and Consort Rong in the palace was her aunt. Her gentle, refined cousin, the Second Prince, was a leading candidate for the crown prince's position. Born at the very top, she should have enjo 10.8kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
36. 136 姣 The Beautiful Wife 姣妇 Tribute Tea贡茶Ancient Romance299k WordsCompleted The brilliant strategist Zhen Yu died from overthinking, utterly exhausted in body and mind. As he lay dying, he swore before the lamplight that if he could live again, he would think less about everything, make himself plump and sturdy, and live to a hundred. After a long, long dream, Zhen Yu opened his eyes once more. He immediately sensed something was wrong. He had always been exceptionally clever, and in just half a day, he pieced together the truth from the maidservant attending him at his 1.4kReads8.7Score176Shelves
37. 137 君 A Lord’s Heart Is Hard to Read, a Minister’s Bones Hard to Resemble 君心难测臣骨难肖 Yu Zhiyan煜之言8k WordsCompleted A Ruler’s Heart Is Hard to Read, and a Minister’s Bones Can Never Resemble His —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 138 嫡 The Poisonous Heiress: The Regent’s Beloved 嫡女毒妃：摄政王的心尖宠 Mu Nian慕年Ancient Romance3.8M WordsCompleted She’s the real heiress of the marquis’s household, yet the fake heiress deceives and manipulates her until everyone turns against her and she meets a tragic end. Reborn, she returns to the marquis’s estate to take on her wicked older sister and punish the scumbag, while also cozying up to the future regent. But the longer she clings to him... Wait, Your Highness, why are you standing so close? The regent forcefully pulls her into his arms and sneers, “You flirt with me and then run away? Too lat 1.1kReads8.8Score362Shelves
39. 139 抄 Confiscation and Exile? The Marquess's Wife Remarries in Style 抄家流放？侯门主母二婚高嫁 Twilight Years暮年Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Confiscation and Exile + Pocket Dimension + Farming and Trade + Two Strong Leads + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Lin Mo was reborn the day before her family was to be stripped of its possessions and exiled. The moment she opened her eyes, she was beating her useless daughter-in-law and kicking her useless eldest son. Couldn’t avoid exile? Lin Mo cheerfully emptied the storehouses of every great family. She also found herself a powerful ally. Her useless daughter-in-law still expect 563Reads9.0Score290Shelves
40. 140 王 The Prince Has Three Days to Live? My Substitute Bride Will Bring Him a Century of Good Fortune 王爷寿命三天？替嫁医妃旺他百年 Pillow Star Fish枕星鱼Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [One devoted couple + special space + satisfying read + strong heroine + sweet romance + crushing the scumbags] Ji Yuntang, a military doctor and PhD from the 24th century, transmigrates as the true daughter of a marquis’s household. From the start, her whole family forces her to marry in place of the fake heiress. Even worse, the man she’s to marry is a comatose prince, completely paralyzed except for the ability to move his head. No problem! With silver needles and a surgical knife in her left 28.4kReads9.1Score4kShelves
41. 141 贵 The Consort Is Beautiful and Sweet, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Dotes on Her Without Restraint 贵妃美艳娇软，冷戾帝王宠溺无度 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 27.3kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    ⭐Zheng Shuning, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an, entered the palace with her two cubs. In three years, she was promoted from a talented woman to a first-class noble concubine. The emperor Fu Junyi fell in love with her at first and then became his only favorite.

42. 142 冯 The Feng Family’s Cousin 冯家表姑娘 Boiled Radish Slices水煮萝卜片Ancient Romance393k WordsCompleted “Fifth Cousin…” “Don’t call me Cousin. We’re not close.” … “Cousin Ying…” “Don’t call me Cousin. We’re not close.” What’s it like for Feng Ying to date a high school student? “Mm, not bad.” 5.4kReads8.8Score514Shelves
43. 143 卿 Darling’s Conquest Handbook 卿卿攻略手札 Floating Life, Palace Feathers浮生宫羽Ancient Romance305k WordsCompleted Both leads are pure; modern woman transmigrates to ancient times Palace maid x Crown Prince; palace candidate x general; assassin x palace master Empress x zither player; princess x secret guard; doctor x lawyer Entangled through several lifetimes, without regrets in this one 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 144 归 When the Moon Appears in Guixu 归墟月见时 Floating Life, Palace Feathers浮生宫羽Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted When the Moon Appears at Guixu —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 145 穿 How I Survive After Being Transported into a Male-Oriented Novel 穿到男频小说的我如何自救 The Very Real Jin Yao真真实实的金瑶Ancient Romance385k WordsCompleted What do you do when you transmigrate into a novel written for men? What do you do when you transmigrate into a novel written for men as an emperor disguised as a man? To avoid becoming the nation's last ruler like in the original story, You Tanrong works hard to save herself and become a virtuous sovereign remembered in the history books. But it seems she may have gone a little too far. When she reveals her true gender: The top scholar, who had earned the highest honors in all three imperial exa 4.8kReads9.2Score753Shelves
46. 146 震 Shocking! The Scheming Concubine Reforms After Being Reborn 震惊，作精庶女重生后改邪归正了 Yu Yueyue余越越Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Cui Yunchu is a handful, but what pampered concubine isn’t? Her aunt taught her to be this way. What’s she supposed to do about it? Flirting with her cousin’s fiancé, only for the Crown Prince to turn her down? Oh, wait. Her legitimate younger sister’s childhood sweetheart is handsome too. Cui Yunchu is obsessed with marrying into the imperial family and becoming a princess consort. But none of her plans work out, and both her cousin and younger sister chase after her to berate her. Then Cui Yun 43.7kReads8.1Score4.5kShelves

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    This one is very, very nice.

47. 147 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 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not a loss to invest in these two books. They are really good-looking. The plots are full of ups and downs and exciting. [Like] [Like]

48. 148 快 Quick Transmigration: The Qing Dynasty Concubine’s Rise to Power 快穿清朝之宠妃逆袭记 One of the Many芸芸之一Ancient Romance717k WordsCompleted “Spend the night with him?!” I nearly bit my own tongue! As an independent modern woman, I’ve never even dated anyone, and now I’m supposed to jump straight to the main event! The first world features mind-reading and a palace-intrigue System. The second world is more humorous and has scrolling comments. Later worlds may also feature livestream comments, so they might be different from the all-palace-intrigue stories I’ve written before. This story is entirely fictional and does not adhere stric 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book has many stories, barrages, systems, and mind-reading skills.

49. 149 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 43.8kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves

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    The author's writing style is very good and the characters are very delicate. She Wants to Lie Down is what I am watching. The competition between the heroine and the male lead in it is really interesting. They plot against each other and come and go. I recommend it!

50. 150 穿 After I Transmigrated, My Whole Family Turned Out to Be Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 132kReads9.6Score13.9kShelves

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