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！！！！
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- 101 Reborn as a Concubine's Daughter: Outwitting My Transmigrated Sister 庶女重生：智斗穿越嫡姐 [Rebirth + Transmigration + Strong Female Lead + Powerful Heroine + Feel-Good Revenge] It took three rebirths for her to learn how to deal with transmigrators. Shen Zhiwei died again. She died on a cold night in the Cold Palace, after swallowing the golden ring her elder half-sister had "gifted" her. When she opened her eyes again, she was back at the age of ten. At the time, her elder half-sister, Shen Qingyue, a modern transmigrator, was excitedly holding her hand and proclaiming grand ideals 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 Clouds in a Dream: I Became a Young Judge of the Underworld 梦中云之穿成小判官 Pure romance! Both leads are inexperienced, one-on-one romance (mystery-solving, passion, love that grows over time, sweet but not cloying) The heroine is a law student from the 21st century who, for some reason, transmigrates into the body of a county magistrate in ancient times. At first, the unfamiliar surroundings and the strangeness she feels within leave her confused. But as she makes friends, her loneliness begins to ease. Later, she and her companions investigate cases and develop feelin —Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Mistake, A Meeting 错，相逢
That year, I first came into the world, and the balance of power across the realm was suddenly overturned in silence. The new emperor of Xilu ascended the throne, determined to bring about reforms. In Xidan, the young Emperor Yuan Xi also inherited the throne that same year. They all said I smiled at everyone from the time I was little. Yet at the grandest of enthronement banquets, I looked up and saw a handsome young man in imperial robes, with clear, bright features, and burst into tears. He p
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- 104 Scheming for a Beauty 谋红颜 A flood swept away Ru Yu's mother. Everyone said it was a natural disaster, but she alone knew for certain that someone had lowered the iron floodgate with a sneer as the waters surged in. To uncover the mystery behind it, she resolutely descended from Mount Kuocang. Making herself a pawn, she stepped into the treacherous game of power unfolding across the land. 37Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 105 The Metaphysics-Studying Imperial Consort Is Fierce, and the Ascetic Prince Can’t Resist Her 玄学皇妃太凶猛，禁欲王爷不经撩 Also known as: The Princess Consort Is Here, and the Prince Washes the Sheets Every Night On her first day back at the estate, she offends her birth father and the impostor heiress. On her second day, she offends her grandmother and takes her birth mother along to divorce her husband. On her third day, she offends the entire capital! Everyone calls her a jinx. One sentence from her can tear families apart and leave people destitute and dead. No wonder they sent her away to be raised in a Tao 18.1kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
- 106 Your Majesty, Look Closely! The Empress Is Clearly a Wicked Woman 陛下看清楚！娘娘分明是个坏女人 "Black Lotus Heroine + Overthinking Hero" Who says that the women in the imperial harem have to be kind and beautiful to win favor? Why should men be the only ones making the rules? Since she is neither beautiful nor well-educated, and even comes from a humble family, what can help her stand out among all the palace candidates? Her shamelessness, her schemes, and her ability to seize every chance to please the emperor. Anyone who plots against her will get twice as much in return. Anyone who wan 251Reads8.1Score100Shelves
- 107 Jinyu's Beijing Refuge and Her Two Little Treasures 瑾瑜的北漂驿站与双宝 Su Jinyu thought her no-frills wedding to Zhang Haishen would be the start of her escape from her family and a new life. She gave everything she had to help her husband run an inn, gave birth to two sons, and worked hard to build a home of her own. But just as she thought life was finally settling down, the traditional shackles of both families began to tighten around her. Her husband’s family, whose eldest son was unmarried, demanded that she “give” them one of her sons to carry on the family —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 The Legitimate Princess Consort Died Tragically, Then Returned Reborn and Turned to the Dark Side 嫡妃惨死，重生归来黑化了 She was the daughter of a century-old military family, noble in status, yet she was cruelly betrayed by her fiancé and half-sister. Her face was flayed, her identity stolen, and she died miserably, only to be reborn and awaken as the princess consort of her former fiancé's sworn enemy: Qin Wan, a legitimate daughter who had been raised in a mountain village since childhood, timid, weak, and afraid of trouble? Ha! The noble daughter of a military family, reborn with peerless medical skills and ma 66.8kReads8.6Score5.4kShelves
- 109 Heaven's Will, Heaven's Child 奉天承孕 Su Li had spent half her life as a palace maid. After finally working her way up from lowly maid to senior maid, she was down to her last three months before retirement, ahem, before she could leave the palace. Then one day, someone drugged the crown prince, and he mistook her for the antidote. Her promised departure date suddenly seemed impossibly far away. Su Li gritted her teeth, joined forces with a treacherous minister to get back at society, and accused the crown prince of beastly conduct. 92Reads—Score108Shelves
- 110 Empress Mingyi 明懿皇后 Content warning: The heroine is a virgin, but the hero is not, and this is not a one-on-one romance. There will be no exclusive favoritism. Xiao Yuzhen is the eldest legitimate daughter of the Duke of Xiao's household and the third-born among her sisters. She has had a childhood sweetheart since she was little, and they planned to marry once she came of age. Sadly, things did not go as they hoped. In court, Grand Tutor Bai wields unchecked power and wants to marry his daughter into the imperial 2kReads7.0Score143Shelves
- 111 The Adoptive Stepmother I Picked Up, Your Dowry Is a Little Much 捡来的后娘，您的嫁妆有点多 A wedding procession stretching for miles moved grandly along Vermilion Bird Avenue. The gilded wedding sedan, carried by sixteen bearers, shimmered in the sunlight. The golden phoenix embroidered on its curtains trembled with each step, as if it might take flight at any moment. Behind it trailed a seemingly endless line of dowry carts. Red silk tied around the vermilion-lacquered, gold-trimmed chests whipped in the spring breeze. “Which family's young lady is getting married? What a spectacle!” 70.7kReads6.4Score4.1kShelves
- 112 The Female Bandit Goes to the Capital to Become an Official and Wins Over the Aloof Emperor 女土匪进京为官，诱拐了清冷陛下 [Sweet historical romance + two powerful leads + devoted to each other + sweet and satisfying + fun and lively + no annoying supporting characters + sensible leads] A super-ferocious, super-rich bandit queen VS a cool, otherworldly beauty of an emperor Jin Sanglu owns thirty mountains of gold and is every inch a bandit queen. After earning military merit, she arrogantly calls out to the court: “If you won’t give me an official post, then make me empress.” The ministers are furious, but they fear 12.4kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
- 113 The Wild Young Master Is Hard to Tame, but His Wife Has Him Wrapped Around Her Finger 纨绔难驯，夫人她手拿把掐 The Spoiled Brat Is Hard to Tame, but His Wife Has Him Wrapped Around Her Finger 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
- 114 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 [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 265.2kReads9.6Score31kShelves
- 115 They Wanted Me to Be a Sacrificial Stepmother, but I Chose to Make My Own Way 让我当炮灰主母，我偏另谋高枝 [Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On 139.3kReads9.4Score20.5kShelves
- 116 I Brought My Pocket Dimension When I Married the Village Bully, and My In-Laws Dote on Me 带空间嫁村霸相公，被婆家团宠了 [Communicates with animals + comedy + building wealth + pocket dimension, food, and medicine] Yu Suihuan transmigrates alongside a treasure-hunting crow, and she can understand all kinds of animals. Before long, she has gathered a whole family of honorary relatives: her honorary father is the Golden-Beaked King, a giant eagle; her second uncle is the Golden-Eyed King, a tiger; and her aunt is a giant python. From the start, her wicked adoptive mother takes her dowry and kicks her out, claiming 4.6kReads9.2Score600Shelves
- 117 Exiled from the Start, I Become the Beloved Darling of Evil Valley 开局流放，我在恶人谷当团宠 [Strong heroine, pairing with Bai Yu] She was a test subject at a secret underground research facility in the twenty-first century, designation Zero. She could retrieve objects from thin air and had no empathy. One day, she was reborn and transmigrated to an ancient farming household. A natural disaster struck right after she was born, and her whole family was exiled when she was barely a month old. Everyone around her said she was a harbinger of disaster. Grandma Su let out a cold laugh, hoist 19.2kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
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Longing to Be a Widow 盼寡
[A top-tier lovesick prince who wins himself over vs. a talented noblewoman who longs to be widowed] [Marriage first, love later + sweet ancient romance + transmigrate] Prince Xie Huaijin of Jing is renowned throughout the capital for his looks, and equally renowned for his frail health. With his legs crippled as well, he has reached twenty-three without a wife. After all, no one wants to become a widow in the flower of their youth, especially when they might end up an actual widow at any moment
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- 119 Hand Him the Reins 授他以柄 With the city about to fall and the kingdom on the brink of ruin, Pei Qing wrote a letter asking that man for help. For seven whole days, there was no reply. But just when all hope seemed lost, he arrived. His peerlessly handsome face was full of disdain and contempt. Xiao Yuan walked into the imperial bedchamber with blood dripping from his blade and lazily called out, “Elder Brother.” Having earned merit by rushing to the emperor’s defense, he naturally expected a reward. “I have plenty of gol 24.9kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves
- 120 Late in the Day 行止晚 [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
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[Behold the Green Ravine] 【瞻彼淇奥】
“You have your path, and I have mine.” That year, he was the man she was willing to give up her surname to marry. At first, everything went too smoothly, so much so that it sometimes felt like a dream. It wasn't until a bucket of cold water was thrown over her that it began to feel real. After that, the road ahead was full of hardships…
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- 122 Empress of the Xie Family 谢家皇后 In her first year in the palace, she is a Talented Lady. In her fifth, she is a Jieyu. In her tenth, she wants to become empress. As empress, she can hold on to everything she treasures and keep it from being taken away. She can protect herself and her child, and she can... stay by his side. This is a road with only one direction: take a single step back, and all will be lost. The bright yellow ceremonial parasol moves forward, and the emperor's procession slowly enters the city gate. A yellow p 8.8kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
- 123 Empress of the Xie Family 3 谢家皇后.3 In her first year in the palace, she was a Talented Lady. In her fifth year in the palace, she was a Worthy Lady. In her tenth year in the palace, she wanted to become Empress. As Empress, she could hold on to everything she cherished and keep it from being taken away. She could protect herself and her child, and… stay by his side. This was a road with no turning back. One step backward meant utter ruin. The bright yellow ceremonial parasol moved forward, and the Son of Heaven’s procession slowl 750Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 124 Empress of the Xie Family 4 谢家皇后.4 In her first year in the palace, she was a Talented Lady. In her fifth year, she was a Concubine. In her tenth year, she wanted to become Empress. Because becoming Empress meant she could hold on to everything she cherished and keep it from being taken away. She could protect herself, protect her child, and... stay by his side. This was a road with only one direction. Take a single step back, and there would be no way out. The bright yellow parasol moved forward, and the emperor’s procession slo 146Reads9.4Score101Shelves
- 125 Empress of the Xie Family, Vol. 5 谢家皇后.5 In her first year in the palace, she was a Talented Lady. In her fifth year, she was a Lady of Beauty. In her tenth year, she wanted to become Empress. Because becoming Empress meant she could hold on to everything she cherished and keep it from being taken away. She could protect herself, protect her children, and… stay by his side. This was a road that only led forward. One step back meant utter ruin. The emperor’s bright yellow ceremonial parasol moved ahead as his procession slowly entered t 660Reads9.4Score100Shelves
- 126 The Emperor and Empress Are Flirting with Girls Again 皇上娘娘又撩妹了 Warning: Don’t say I didn’t tell you, there’s no male lead! P.S. This isn’t traditional palace intrigue. The female lead loves money and power most of all. In her previous life, Xu Lingyi spent every moment competing to get ahead. At school, she competed with her classmates, staying single as she worked her way through a doctorate. At work, she competed with her colleagues, ruthless and cold-blooded as she rose to a P8 position at a major tech company with an annual salary of a million. But she 1.5kReads9.0Score148Shelves
- 127 The Minister Beneath Her Skirt 裙上臣 [Two female leads + reborn + one-on-one romance + no male lead + sweet romance + both heroines speak their minds and have their wits about them] (This story is set in a fictional world. If you insist on asking what era it’s based on, let’s say a little further on from the Jin dynasties. This Liang is not the historical Liang.) In her previous life, while serving as empress, Xie Fengyi repressed and restrained her deep love for Xiao Changning, the Grand Princess who safeguarded the nation. Years 4.9kReads9.5Score707Shelves
- 128 Who Says an Emperor and Empress Can’t Truly Love Each Other? 谁说帝后不能有真情 Pei Shu seems to have been born under a lucky star. Born into a prominent family, she grew up cherished by loving parents and surrounded by every luxury. Her only setback was when her fiancé fell for someone else and broke off their engagement. Before the people of the capital could even laugh at her, an imperial decree arrived at the Pei residence, and Pei Shu became the empress. From then on, everything went smoothly: her son was named crown prince, later became emperor, and Pei Shu naturally 11.9kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
- 129 The Emperor and Empress’s Plan: My Empress Is Still Too Young 帝后攻略：朕的皇后还太小 “Oh no, a ten-year-old has ascended the throne!” Rumors spread through the streets without end... “Even worse, the emperor has married a queen!” The people were even more abuzz. Their otherwise uneventful lives now had another juicy bit of gossip to chew over after dinner. Feng Qingqian had more to do than sit high on the throne as an all-powerful new emperor. More importantly, she had to raise her queen. Frowning as she held the self-written Guide to Raising a Queen, she wondered: Why wasn't th 2.4kReads9.1Score351Shelves
- 130 A Rhapsody of Palace Flowers 宫花赋 [A no-nonsense, trope-defying palace-intrigue drama + no love for the emperor + ensemble of women] Everyone has their own ambitions. I have no interest in fighting other women over a man. She was little Qing Luo, a girl who valued her life above all else. Abandoned by her parents as a child, she had wandered through hardship until she entered the Forbidden City, where she met the beautiful, gracious Yue Ren and the clever, perceptive Lü Zhu. At last, her wandering heart found a home. The three s 30.1kReads9.6Score4kShelves
- 131 The Professional Ethics of a Concubine 为妾的职业操守 [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 31.5kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
- 132 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 [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 24kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
- 133 Beloved by All: Your Majesty, the Empress, Please Behave 团宠：皇后娘娘请安分 Ever since the empress woke up, everything changed. She stopped fighting for the emperor's favor and instead resolutely moved into the cold palace to enjoy a leisurely life. The emperor, however, was the one who suffered. The empress's eldest brother: “I expect a satisfactory answer, Your Majesty.” Her second brother: “You can go guard the border yourself.” Her third brother: “As the richest man in the realm, I plan to expand my business in another country.” Even her father, the Grand Tutor, sai 2.5kReads9.1Score313Shelves
- 134 Tear Apart the Harem! Win Favor! She's a Lunatic, Who Dares Cross Her? 撕后宫！得恩宠！她是疯批谁敢惹 [Palace Intrigue Only + Concubine-born Daughter + Reborn + Revenge + Everyone Is Evil + Wish-Fulfillment] [The story begins before the heroine enters the palace] [The emperor favors no one at first, and the heroine doesn’t fall in love] Jiang Shiying had died once. She died in childbirth, after her own elder sister had her killed to keep the baby. Reborn, she had made up her mind: she would enter the palace and get revenge, but she wouldn’t suffer! Not her stepmother or her elder sister, not eve 7.4kReads9.3Score950Shelves
- 135 The Golden Palace Locks Away the Spring Breeze 金阙锁春风 Her entire family perished, she was left dependent on others, the dynasty fell, and she married and divorced. In just eighteen years, Yu Zheng has endured things most people never face in a lifetime. A noblewoman of the former dynasty, all she wants now is to stay alive. She plans to enter the palace as a maid, then use her literacy to earn a post as a court official and support herself. She never imagined that the new emperor would send her to the Fourth Prince’s residence as a gesture of goodw 21.1kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
- 136 A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧 Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen 12.2kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
- 137 The Empress Ran 冉后 Ran Hu was made a Jieyu concubine as soon as she entered the palace. On her very first day, she was summoned to the emperor’s bedchamber and granted the title of Chen, cherished like a rare treasure. Her peerless beauty and her younger brother’s illustrious military achievements as Marquis of Chang’an gave her the confidence to act as she pleased in the harem. The two souls who had come from a later age ultimately left a lasting mark on this strange world. 4.6kReads9.0Score473Shelves
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Reborn Before the Transmigrator: I Won Back My Ex-Husband 重生在穿越女之前抢回前夫
[Farming + food + historical romance + rebirth + transmigration + mind reading] Lin Yuhe was reborn on the day her ex-husband married the woman he had always loved. She deeply regretted being so short-sighted in her previous life. She had divorced Xie Shuhuai and aborted his child, then agreed to marry a wicked man without seeing what he was really like. That scoundrel had already taken a mistress and had a child with her. He only married Lin Yuhe so she could take the blame and play the role of
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- 139 The Sickly Man Was Fated to Die Young? After Our Marriage Swap, I Bring a Century of Prosperity to His Entire Clan! 病秧子早逝？换亲后我旺他全族百年！ In her previous life, she married a rough-hewn man from her village. There were no parents-in-law to serve, and she became mistress of the household as soon as she arrived. Their life was the envy of others. In the end, her husband distinguished himself and became a general. They lived in harmony and had children of their own, while even her younger siblings all made something of themselves. Her cousin, the family’s lucky girl, married a frail scholar. On their wedding night, her mother-in-law m 52.7kReads8.6Score8.1kShelves
- 140 A Blessed Wife with a Baby on the Way: Lord Commander, Be Good 好孕福妻：指挥使大人乖乖宠我 Marriage first, love later + devoted husband pursues his wife + dual purity + happy ending In her previous life, Luo Ran was killed by her husband and her cousin, who conspired against her. After years of dutifully keeping the household, all she got in the end was her father's title being manipulated away, and a tragic death for both father and daughter. Reborn six years 23.8kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
- 141 Seeking a Better Match: I Won’t Be the Madam of This Marquis’s Manor! 另谋高嫁：这侯府夫人我不做了！ Original title: Finding a Better Match: I’m Done Being the Marquess’s Wife! Regarding plagiarism, don’t make baseless accusations. The publication dates are there for all to see. [Traditional historical romance and household intrigue + strong heroine and hero + mutual devotion + a prince who cherishes his wife] A merchant’s daughter marries into a marquess’s household, becoming the laughingstock of the capital. For six years, Jiang Shu lives alone and supports the entire household without compla 23.9kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
- 142 EN Favoring a Concubine and Disgracing Your Wife? I Quit as the Marquisate's Matriarch! 宠妾灭妻？这侯门主母我不当了！ [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 53.2kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
- 143 The Mistress's Daily Life 主母日常 [An Aristocratic Lady Tears Apart a Transmigrator + Reborn + An Idyllic, Leisurely Life as the Mistress of an Ancient Estate] Lu Lingjun and her legitimate younger sister, Lu Hanyi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Lingjun married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official, while her younger sister married the heir to a marquis’s estate. Everyone said her sister had made the better match. But who could have guessed that Lu Lingjun’s husband would become the prime minister and sec 23.5kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
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