Historical Romance! Palace Intrigue! No Mutual Purity! The Male Lead Must Not Be Love-Brained!!!! 古言！宫斗！不双洁！男主不恋爱脑！！！！

1. 1 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 25.3kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves

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   You'll like this; everyone is so smart, especially the emperor—he's terrifyingly intelligent, almost inhuman!

2. 2 将 The General's Legitimate Daughter: The Hot-Tempered Consort Is Not to Be Trifled With 将门嫡女：暴脾气贵妃不好惹 Lu Yueerwu陆月二五Ancient Romance936k WordsCompleted [Devoted Love in the Later Story + Adorable Baby + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Beloved Legitimate Daughter] [Hopelessly Devoted Foolish Emperor + Clear-Headed, Self-Controlled, Clever Noble Consort] Once you enter the palace, it’s as deep as the sea. Yu Jinghe is the most clear-eyed woman in the world. Noble Consort Yue, the most stylish woman in the harem, wins the emperor’s favor all to herself with her fiery temper. Sharp-tongued and quick to throw a punch, she’s practically the harem’s gangs 3.3kReads9.2Score300Shelves

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   I've seen this account before, and it seemed good. I recommend it.

3. 3 傲 The Haughty Empress's Concubine Conquest 傲娇娘娘的宠妃攻略 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance437k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + historical romance + not mutually chaste + marriage first, love later She is the general’s younger sister, with an excellent family background and beauty to match. After she transmigrates, she wakes up caught in the schemes and betrayals of the imperial palace. To protect herself, she resolves to become the emperor’s favorite consort. When they first meet, he tells her, “I will never like a woman like you in this life.” Gu Qingyan successfully presents herself as somewhat 1.6kReads8.9Score138Shelves

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   Absolutely a palace intrigue story! Absolutely brilliant!

4. 4 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 56.9kReads9.5Score7.1kShelves
5. 5 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 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 21.8kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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   I can't find the other one, um, right.

6. 6 女 After Disguising Myself as a Man and Tricking a Princess into Marriage, I Went on a Killing Spree 女扮男装骗婚公主之后我杀疯了 Jiang Yubai江玉白Ancient Romance767k WordsCompleted Also known as: A Woman Disguised as a Man Marries a Princess, Only to Find the Princess Is a Man [A woman disguised as a male heir × a man disguised as a princess] [Transmigration + absurd comedy + a touch of political scheming + love after marriage + mutual acting + nation and world] Xiao Ning transmigrates into the body of a dissolute young heir in the Great Yong dynasty. An imperial decree marries her to Princess Duanhui, who is just as notorious as she is. On their wedding night, the princes 8kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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   This is nice, I recommend it.

7. 7 逢 The Lantern-Bearing Chronicles 逢灯纪 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance982k WordsCompleted (Signed for publication, with screen adaptation rights sold) You're the daughter of a marquis. You want to take your mother's dowry and remains with you? Done. I'll take the dowry and remains, and bring you your mother's divorce papers as well as your own severance papers cutting ties with your family. You were declared dead and became an invisible person behind your brothers. You want to live like a normal person again? Done. I'll restore your name and identity, and make sure you receive the en 87kReads9.3Score12.7kShelves

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   It looks good, but it's a bit of a brain drain.

8. 8 茶 She Exudes Tea, and He Spoils His Wife Without Limits 茶香四溢，爷他宠妻无度 Xi Zhinan希知南Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Qing Dynasty transmigration + Fourth Prince faction + Household and Palace Intrigue + Empress + Yinzhen + Sole Favorite + Multiple Births + Childbirth] Ultimate goal: Work to ensure English classes are never introduced in future generations. Lin Mingyan: “Wow, my lord, you’re amazing. I could never hit something that hard~~~” Inwardly: Amazing, my ass! This is the only decent outfit I own, and now you’ve splattered it with something unmentionable! Lin Mingyan: “As long as you visit me from tim 15.6kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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   Give it a try! Please accept this as a gift!

9. 9 书 Young Hearts Beneath the Academy's Roof 书院山河少年志 Luzhou Yongdao庐州永道Ancient Romance211k WordsCompleted I’ve poured my heart into this new book, and I hope you’ll enjoy it as it finds its footing! ⚠️ Warning: Bring a hot water bottle if you’re the sort of girl who laughs until her stomach hurts! ✔️ Academy love triangle: a young princess who rules over women and a young duke who rules over men, with their engagement arrangements colliding. Who will marry whom? ✔️ Childhood betrothal and constant sparring as classmates, until they both accidentally reveal their true identities! ✔️ Two heiresses 8Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 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. 140.2kReads9.4Score14.6kShelves

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    These two books are absolutely amazing, the kind you just keep reading and can't stop! They're both time-travel novels ε٩(๑> ₃ <)۶з

11. 11 妹 Little Sister, You Can’t Handle This Crazy Man. Let Me Take Over 妹妹，这疯批你驾驭不了，换我来 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance648k WordsCompleted Now published under the title Through the Years Like Jade, available on all platforms. The moment she opened her eyes, Jiang Fei had transmigrated into the book as a scheming but hopelessly incompetent minor villainess. In the original story, the entire Jiang family was brutally killed. Even the old watchdog at the gate was spared nothing. And it was all thanks to Pei Jing, the power-mad, unhinged prince who held sway over the court. The System's task for her was simple: follow the original 50.8kReads9.1Score7kShelves
12. 12 南 A Dream of the Southern Dynasties: Twin Souls 南朝一梦之双生 Three Immortals' Filling三仙馅Ancient Romance126k WordsCompleted The renowned Chu family was blessed with twin daughters. They thought that being born into such a wealthy household would guarantee them carefree lives. But fortune turns when it reaches its peak. To save a dynasty on the brink of collapse, the sisters exchanged identities several times, and in the end, peace was restored to the realm. Told from the perspective of two heroines, this story recounts their intertwined lives. Others have always envied the daughters of the Chu family, but only the si —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 南 A Dream of the Southern Dynasty 南朝一梦 Three Immortals' Filling三仙馅Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts + a devoted emperor and empress] Incredibly, ridiculously sweet! If it isn’t sweet, you don’t pay! Who says the imperial family is the most heartless of all? Even in the palace, two people can still share a lifelong devotion. A kind, innocent young lady like a little white rabbit VS a third prince who’s tough on the outside but soft at heart. He promises her a lifetime together, and she stands with him through every triumph and hardship. —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 125.4kReads9.6Score17kShelves

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    The Xie family's short-lived son lived to be a hundred! It's very well written. I stumbled upon it by chance, initially drawn in by the title. I thought, "Let's check this out." The title was very evocative, and once I started reading, I was hooked. It's so good! I can't just describe it; you have to read it for yourselves. I guarantee you'll be satisfied.

15. 15 继 The Second 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 81.1kReads9.5Score9.1kShelves
16. 16 郡 The Commandery Princess Returns to the Capital, So Why Is the Entire Marquis’s Household Dead? 郡主一回京，侯府怎么死光了？ Dancing Sunflower跳舞的向日葵Ancient Romance607k WordsCompleted [Satisfying family-intrigue story + ruthless heroine + face-slapping the villains] Qu Ling was framed by her stepmother and left the Marquis's residence for six years. When she returned to the capital, happiness wasn't waiting for her. Instead, she was driven step by step to the brink of madness. In the end, she went mad and killed everyone in the marquis's household, paying for it with her own life. After coming back to life, Qu Ling took up her knife. She no longer needed to go mad to slaughte 33.3kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves

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    This book is truly amazing. The female lead goes on a killing spree, slaughtering her way from her own home to the male lead's, wiping out all the bizarre relatives on both sides. The plot is very tight and doesn't drag, and the romance between the male and female leads is also very engaging.

17. 17 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3kShelves

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    I don't read palace intrigue novels much, but these two are really good. Thanks to anyone who has time to support my writing; I'm very grateful.

18. 18 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 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves
19. 19 惊 Breaking News! The Princess Consort Wanted by the Entire City Is in His Bridal Chamber 惊爆！被全城通缉的王妃在他洞房 Jian Yu简钰Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Two equally formidable leads + quirky heroine + seemingly innocent but secretly cunning hero + playful flirting + metaphysics] Prince Pei Yuheng is a man of extraordinary bearing. He can defend the nation with military might and govern it with literary skill. Countless noblewomen in the capital dream of marrying him. Yet he falls in love with Ye Qingwu, a lowborn merchant’s daughter, and even defies the emperor’s decree for her: He will take her as his principal wife and accept no concubines! H 7.7kReads8.4Score1kShelves

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    Highly recommend! The author must be a humorous and lovable person.

20. 20 谁 Whose Favored Concubine Doesn't Get Herself Killed? 谁家宠妾不作死啊 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 77.9kReads9.5Score8kShelves
21. 21 缚 Bound by Gold 缚金枝 Chubby Childhood Sweetheart胖青梅Ancient Romance388k WordsCompleted [A bandit-born general + a royal princess] Princess Chu Yingluo gets married three times in her life. The first time, she is married off to Northern Rong after her country loses a war. The second time, Northern Rong’s throne changes hands, and the new king takes both the throne and her. The third time, her homeland’s army invades Northern Rong. Not long after returning home, she marries Helian Jing, a fierce general who was born a bandit. 583Reads8.4Score121Shelves

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    All four books have novel ideas, no mindless protagonists, and are all enjoyable. The last one is the best.

22. 22 罗 Silken Robes and Dreams of Home 罗衣锦绣故园梦 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted During the Republican era, the young Luo Yi is sold by her father to the Deng residence for fifty silver dollars to work as a servant. As time passes, she and the third young master, Deng Zilun, fall in love. Amid family vendettas and national turmoil, they stand by each other through thick and thin, creating a love story for the ages. 858Reads9.1Score121Shelves
23. 23 贵 The Noble Lady Marries Again 贵女二嫁 Chubby Childhood Sweetheart胖青梅Ancient Romance720k WordsCompleted Original title: Locked Away in the Inner Chambers [Not a strong heroine + ex-husband’s redemption arc + reborn but no reconciliation + adorable child plays matchmaker] Her husband loves his younger brother’s widow. To keep up appearances, he marries her, a meek woman from an unremarkable family. Just as he wishes, she manages his household and bears him children. Then their child discovers his secret and dies. She loses her mind… Reborn on her wedding night, she wants nothing to do with this “pe 227Reads8.1Score—Shelves
24. 24 寒 The Poor Scholar's Rise 寒门贵子 Beyond the Mountain山的那边Historical2.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a penniless scholar, Jiang Feng thought about how his computer science degree from his previous life was utterly useless here… Then it occurred to him: “Of all pursuits, studying is the noblest. I’ll just have to grit my teeth and take the imperial exams!” He kept going, and when he suddenly looked back, he had risen to the highest offices, expanded the empire’s borders, and built an unprecedented legacy! P.S. The new book, A Poor Scholar of the First Rank, 34.2kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves
25. 25 女 Matriarchy: Resigning from the Golden Palace 女尊：辞金阙 Xie Yang谢央Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted He asked, “Does the Imperial Princess only make use of me? Is there not a trace of genuine feeling in her heart?” He said, “Your Highness, rest easy. Even if it costs me my life, I will bring Youzhou City back for you!” He said, “My wife, don’t frown. It’s only money. The He family will pay for it and help you unify the Nine Provinces.” He said, “Jiang Li, I already lost you once. This time, even if I die, I won’t let go of your hand.” They all asked her the same question: “Does Your Highness ha 8.6kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    Just wait and see, they'll all remain silent.

26. 26 娇 The Sweet Concubine Never Fights for Favor, Yet the Marquis Can't Help Loving Her 娇妾不争不抢，侯爷偏要爱 Half-Broken Gardenia半折栀Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted In this world, women are at a disadvantage and struggle to survive. Bai Sang is a lone orphan of the lowest rank, with no one to depend on. She’s at the very bottom of the social ladder. Fate is fickle, and she becomes a concubine in a wealthy, powerful household. She knows being a concubine in such a family is no easy thing. But after becoming one, Bai Sang’s life improves considerably: she has food, clothes, and money to spare. She thinks to herself, “Apart from having to deal with that man, i 6.7kReads8.9Score712Shelves
27. 27 无 The Saltless Empress 无盐为后 Don't Ask莫问Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She was the only empress personally appointed by the Wanli Emperor. History describes her as gentle, virtuous, and dignified, with the bearing of an empress. She passed away in attendance in the forty-eighth year of Wanli. Five days later, the emperor fell ill and died in July of the same year. At last, the couple were reunited. According to rumor, the household of Wang, a thousand-household commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, had a daughter as beautiful as a celestial maiden, with deli 486Reads8.8Score130Shelves
28. 28 从 From Side Consort to Empress 从侧妃到皇后 Tang Tang Shui Shui L汤汤水水LAncient Romance593k WordsCompleted [Devoted romance, an official’s daughter VS a favored son of Heaven, sweet, sweet, sweet A scheming, dark-hearted man who fell in love at first sight but stubbornly refuses to admit it!] Wealth and status were what Yao Meier longed for, so she gave herself to the imperial family, where no one believed in true love. Absolute power was Qin Wang’s unchanging pursuit, so he was heartless. See how the scheming “Fox Meier” captures the cold heart of Qin Wang. The story of Emperor Jinggao’s favored Imp 1.5kReads7.0Score110Shelves
29. 29 烬 Ashes of the Palace: My Lord, My Heart Has Turned to Ash 烬宫辞：王爷，妾心已成灰 Liang Wujiao, Who Savor Every Bite津津有味的凉无救Ancient Romance106k WordsCompleted On a snowy night in Jinling, the Su family is sentenced to execution for treason. Their legitimate daughter, Su Qingyuan, escapes with a secret letter and encounters Prince Jing, Xiao Jue, in a desolate forest. Because she looks so much like his late cousin, he mistakes her for a spy from an enemy kingdom and imprisons her in his manor. Xiao Jue commands the military but is under the emperor’s suspicion. His attitude toward her swings between cold and warm: he slaps her for hiding the letter, ye 2Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 清 A Dream Sipped Slowly, A Beauty Like the Moon 清酌一梦，美人如月 Roasted Mangosteen烤熟的山竹Ancient Romance643k WordsCompleted A word of warning: The ending isn't perfect, so don't read if that bothers you. (Not a traditional happily-ever-after story.) The male lead only weighs the pros and cons. He doesn't truly love anyone, including the female lead. Pure historical romance + palace intrigue throughout + an exceptionally powerful heroine + a cold beauty with a ruthless streak. The heroine will not fall in love! She will not fall in love! She will not fall in love! Lu Lansheng is the legitimate daughter of the chancell 390Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is quite wary and suspicious of the female lead's family background.

31. 31 两 Two Lives of Joy: The Duke's Legitimate Daughter Is Truly Unrestrained 两世欢：公府嫡女她是真的狂 Dancing Sunflower跳舞的向日葵Ancient Romance667k WordsCompleted (Rebirth power fantasy + married across two lifetimes + palace and household intrigue + political machinations) Ye Liujin once thought she was the happiest young lady in Shengjing. Her aunt was just one step away from becoming empress. Her elder brother was the illustrious Duke of Shanguo, commanding an army of two hundred thousand, while her elder sister was a brave and battle-hardened warrior admired by all, both in court and beyond. She herself had been betrothed in infancy to the Third Princ 18kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves

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    I highly recommend the second and third books. In the second book, the female lead's father is truly powerful, charismatic, and single-mindedly focused on his career. The third book is hilarious.

32. 32 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 86.4kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves
33. 33 嫁 After Marrying the Mad Crown Prince to Bring Him Good Fortune 嫁给疯批太子冲喜后 You Shi尤时Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas 33.4kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves
34. 34 从 From Palace Maid to Imperial Consort: Her Majesty Is on a Killing Spree 从宫女到贵妃，娘娘她杀疯了 Yu Yidao俞一刀Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted It’s bad enough that she’s transmigrated into a palace laundry maid. Who knew a eunuch would take a fancy to her, too? Jiang Zhiyi decides that lying low in the palace is out of the question. She’ll just have to climb the ladder to success. When a eunuch lusts after her, she sends him to his grave. When the concubines vie for favor, she’ll stop at nothing. Jiang Zhiyi knows the imperial harem is a cutthroat workplace where only the capable survive. The palace is full of deceit and intrigue, 6.1kReads8.8Score613Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥The female lead rises from a laundry maid to a noble concubine, a story that doesn't feature a virginity-based romance. The male lead is a domineering emperor who goes from using the female lead to falling for her. The palace intrigue is intense, with the female lead being cunning and the male lead equally shrewd. The two are caught in a tug-of-war between power and desire, creating a highly dramatic and suspenseful narrative.

35. 35 纾 Shuyu's Scheme: Your Majesty, My Daughter Wants the Throne 纾玉谋：陛下，这皇位我女儿要了 Time Is Graceful时光有斐Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Raising an empress + two strong leads + palace intrigue + political scheming + revenge + second chance at love + the fate of the nation] [Clear-headed, tenacious, ambitious favored consort x calculating, suspicious, devoted emperor] A love-hate relationship, an intense game of push and pull! The day Cheng Shu entered the imperial palace, she knew she was the sharpest blade in the emperor's hand. Xiao Jing bestowed on her a favor that made the entire harem look on with envy, yet hid all his susp 117Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    This book is good; the male and female leads are both well-developed.

36. 36 重 Reborn, I Tear Up Five Death Writs, Expose the White Lotus, and Seize the Throne 重生后，五张索命贴撕白莲篡江山 Copper Terrace Skylark铜台云雀Ancient Romance267k WordsCompleted [Back from Hell! The Disgraced Concubine Stirs Up the Great Zhou!]​​ Before she was reborn, she was the family's castoff. Her birth mother died a tragic death, and she herself was sold to a blacksmith. After being reborn, she returned from the cursed depths of hell as an avenging demon, bearing the Five-Colored Leaf! “One leaf kindles vengeance, two leaves burn away sin, three leaves slay kin, four leaves throw the court into chaos, and five leaves... make a king!” She enters the prince's man —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is a womanizer, the female lead is cunning; they kill five princes to seize the throne. The female lead is reborn and unleashes the power of a curse.

37. 37 赘 The Son-in-Law Sweeps All Before Him: My Four Saintly Wives Reveal Their Identities, and I Win by Doing Nothing 赘婿横推：四圣老婆掉马我躺赢 Copper Terrace Skylark铜台云雀Urban431k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Four Queens + Urban Supernatural Powers + Satisfying Business Battles] The Qing Dynasty's Lord Wei and his four peerless wives arrive in the modern world, with assassins hot on their heels! Lord Wei Ge wields the magical “Wish Mirror” and flees with his four wives, each the incarnation of a sacred beast: Qinglong, Gao Yang, master of poisons; Zhuque, An Jing, a schemer; Xuanwu, Qin Shuang, a strategist; and Baihu, Fang Yi, a master of disguise. But assassins from “Wuyun” ambush them! A —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 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 118kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves
39. 39 再 Reborn: The Ultimate Love 再世：极致宠爱 Manyun嫚韵Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Reborn + historical setting + sickly love interest + mutual devotion + happy ending] In my past life, it was all because of a misunderstanding. Brother Xun, I'm sorry... If only I had understood my feelings sooner. If only I had seen through the greedy, predatory ambitions in those people's eyes sooner. If only I had... But how many “what ifs” can there be in this world? Flowers may bloom again after they wither, but no one gets to be young twice. In the end, I lost you forever. 54Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 芙 Warm Lotus Curtains, Spring Abounds 芙蓉帐暖春意浓 Lu Wanwan路弯弯10k WordsCompleted Spring Blossoms Fill the Warm Bedchamber 85.5kReads—Score1.1kShelves

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    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

41. 41 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 163.8kReads9.6Score22.8kShelves
42. 42 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Available in print. Search "Zhaohua Rebellion" on any platform to purchase.] [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, high-IQ palace intrigue, the heroine schemes against the entire harem, a dangerously unhinged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen the world more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I en 87.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves

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    The first and fourth books are purely palace intrigue.

43. 43 折 Snap Off a Crabapple Branch! 折棠枝！ Consort Xi熙贵妃Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sisters switch marriages+the chase-back-to-win-her-heart trope+romantic rivalry+putting scumbags in their place; clear-eyed, scheming beauty X mad tyrant X aloof, powerful minister...] Short drama now available Jiang Wantang is the second legitimate daughter least favored by the current prime minister. With incomparable beauty and bewitching charm, she was abandoned in the wilderness and remained unknown to the world. Her elder legitimate sister was the moon in the sky; she was the mud beneath 9.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
44. 44 我 I Played Matchmaker for Others, and the Crown Prince Fell in Love 我助攻他人爱情，殿下坠爱河了 Ink-Stained Qingyi墨染卿一Ancient Romance669k WordsOngoing Su Yanxi transmigrates into the body of a vicious supporting woman who repeatedly brings about her own early death through her reckless behavior and ruins the relationship between the male and female leads. System: “Become Cupid, god of love, and protect the romance between the male and female leads!” Su Yanxi, thinking, “Would you like this blessing instead?”: “No!” System: “Complete the missions and I’ll grant you one wish!” Su Yanxi, uninterested: “No!” System: “Two wishes.” Su Yanxi, intrigu 17Reads6.6Score—Shelves
45. 45 读 After Reading His Mind, the Chaste Crown Prince Wants to Cuddle Every Day 读心后，禁欲太子天天都想贴贴 Thousand Peach Jam千桃酱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Jiang Suining became bound to a shameless gossip System. Everyone in the court can hear her thoughts, except for the people who want to harm her. At her coming-of-age banquet, drunk, she clings to the Crown Prince and refuses to let go: [Not even the Queen Mother’s peaches of immortality are this sweet!] The Crown Prince’s ears turn scarlet, and he falls for her at first sight. Later... In the Golden Throne Hall: [The emperor has to rely on pills every time he visits a conc 5.8kReads7.5Score675Shelves
46. 46 你 You Want to Marry Someone Else, So I Ran Away to Make Room. Why Are You Chasing Me? 你要娶别人，我逃跑让位你追什么 Jiaojiao皎皎Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted (A clear-eyed beauty who loves money and handsome men X a cold, ruthless regent with a hidden dark side) *Both leads are inexperienced; sweet romance After transmigrating to ancient times, Jiang Yu takes a fancy to a handsome tutor and flirts her way into making him her husband. He is refined and noble, gentle and considerate, the sort of good husband everyone envies and praises. Jiang Yu wholeheartedly agrees. One night, after an intimate encounter, Jiang Yu wakes to find her husband gone. She 15.3kReads8.2Score1.8kShelves
47. 47 穿 I'm Panicking as a Consort, but Your Highness Wants to Kiss Me 穿成嫔妃很慌张，殿下欲吻我 Thirty-Three Songs三十三歌Ancient Romance363k WordsCompleted Softhearted, pitiful beauty-loving heroine x unhinged hero who loves to play the victim [Only each other + slightly coercive romance + six-year age gap + no golden finger + father-and-son romantic rivalry] Historical fantasy, happy ending (Note: They are not biologically related, and the heroine is weak.) Jiang Zhao has been a fresh-faced office drone for just a year since graduating college. After cursing out her boss during the day, she goes home, falls asleep, and transmigrates into a sweet r 8.1kReads9.0Score907Shelves
48. 48 谁 What Kind of Concubine Bears Four Sons and a Daughter, Then Becomes a Noble Consort? 谁家通房生四儿一女，还当贵妃啊 Autumn Is Long秋很长Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other + One-on-one romance + Many children + Sweet romance + Inner- and imperial-palace intrigue] In the fortieth year of the Xihe era, Lüqing became a concubine-in-waiting to Prince Jin. She knew full well that she had to earn Prince Jin's favor and give birth to a child as soon as possible if she wanted to secure her place in the prince's household. For eight years, she contended with the other women in the inner court, using every means at her disposal to 26.8kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
49. 49 咸 The Lazy Tenth Fujin Knows a Little Too Much 咸鱼十福晋懂得有点多 Little Gu Who Loves Hydrangea Pines喜欢绣球松的小谷Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Welcome to read Guzi's other works on Tomato Novel. Yin'e, the tenth son of the Kangxi Emperor, was famous for being a thickheaded brute. At the imperial selection, he took a liking to Su Celi, a woman with impressive strength. After shamelessly pursuing her, he finally married her, and from then on became a completely different man, henpecked by his wife. Everyone thought Yin'e was finished and felt sorry for him. Though Su Celi was rumored to have trouble bearing children, she became pregnant 14.5kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
50. 50 勾 Flirt with the Crown Prince, Become His Favorite Consort? A Piece of Cake 勾太子，宠妃？顺手的事儿 Snowy Dudu雪之嘟嘟Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, sweet romance, sweet romance! We’ll say it three times because it’s important] She transmigrated? And became a favored concubine to the Crown Prince of the Jun Kingdom? After waking up one day, Mu Wantang finds herself inside a wish-fulfillment novel she had read recently, as the Crown Prince’s beloved concubine. Jun Chengyan, the Crown Prince of the Jun Kingdom and The Outcast, is breathtakingly handsome, elegant, and incomparably noble. The original owner was beautiful, but not 24.6kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves

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