If We're Comparing Palace Intrigue, I Can't Beat You. I'll Go Back, and You Can Keep Being a Man's Accessory. 要论宫斗我比不过你，我回去你继续当男人附属品吧

1. 251 血 Embers of a Bloodstained Letter 血书余烬 Hua'er Remembers Yuguo花儿念玉果Modern Romance34k WordsCompleted A regret over a love letter led Xiuzhu to experience every joy and sorrow life had to offer. The magic of love can make someone mistreat themselves until they are physically and emotionally exhausted. Jing Yu's desperate choice cost Xiuzhu an entire lifetime. Missing your chance in life is a lifelong regret, and no matter how hard you try, you cannot change the course of fate. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The past time can never go back [Love]

2. 252 鳞 Scales of Light, Jade’s Call 鳞光引玉 Hua'er Remembers Yuguo花儿念玉果Ancient Romance83k WordsCompleted Yin Cailin was separated from her family and grew up far from home. By chance, she became a disciple of the Medicine God Valley’s renowned healer and mastered a wealth of skills. She set out to find her family, saving countless people along the way and changing many lives through her actions. After overcoming hardship after hardship, her brother Yin Yifan finally reunited with her. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 253 月 A Message Sent Through the Moon's Eye 月眼寄声 Hua'er Remembers Yuguo花儿念玉果Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted A Message from the Moon's Eye —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 254 如 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Chen Wanyin, Champion of the Harem 如懿传：宫斗冠军陈婉茵 Ty Loves Jumping and Eating WatermelonTy跳跳吃西瓜Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Chen Wanyin, Champion of the Harem Battles 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This short story has something to offer

5. 255 穿 After Transmigrating to a Matriarchal World, She Spoiled Her Hapless Shadow Guard 穿越女尊后，她把倒霉暗卫宠上天 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal society + sweet romance + one-on-one + devoted to each other] [Calculating and ruthless princess × obedient, loyal guard] The capital's good-for-nothing Second Princess is beaten in the street by another woman for pursuing a man, then crashes into a stone lion. After recovering from her serious injuries, the Second Princess seems like a completely different person: kind to others, uninterested in competing, and always helping her sisters. It isn't until the day this powerful princes 17.9kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves

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   In the world of female emperors, watch the female protagonist become an empress step by step

6. 256 唐 Shangguan Wan’er: Courtly Intrigue in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝上官婉儿宫廷风云 Shu Yao Jiu舒窈纠Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted Shangguan Wan'er was the daughter of a convicted official, yet she became Wu Zetian's right-hand woman. When Emperor Zhongzong of Tang was restored to the throne, she was named Zhaorong and continued overseeing official edicts for both the inner court and the outer government. Later, she attached herself to Princess Taiping. After Emperor Zhongzong's sudden death, Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Taiping drafted an imperial edict naming Li Chongmao crown prince, with Prince Xiang, Li Dan, as regent 1.2kReads7.5Score—Shelves

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   Can't compare to Gong Dou, but to talent, haha

7. 257 日 The Sun and Moon Beneath One Sky: Princess Taiping 日月当空：太平公主 Shu Yao Jiu舒窈纠Historical587k WordsCompleted Princess Taiping was one of the most controversial and legendary female political figures in Chinese history, a thorny yet dazzling rose in the splendor of the High Tang. The most beloved daughter of Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi and Empress Wu Zetian, she married Xue Shao at sixteen in a wedding procession stretching ten miles, hoping for a peaceful life. But she was implicated in Xue Yi's treason case and watched her husband starve to death in prison, shattering her dreams. She put away her innocence 8Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 她 She’s the Emperor’s Beloved Mother, and Her Little One Carries Her to Victory 她是皇帝白月光亲娘，崽崽带躺赢 Misty Clear Melody渺渺清音Ancient Romance625k WordsCompleted In the harem of Emperor Chenyuan of the Great Jin, there is a dignified and gentle empress, a charming and lovely Noble Consort, a peerlessly beautiful Consort Li, and a clever, kindhearted Consort Hui. Talented women abound, and the competition is fierce. Han Shuyi looks left and right, but can't find a niche for herself as Worthy Consort. Oh, well. Competing for favor now and then while choosing to lie flat the rest of the time: that's the real truth of life in the harem. * As emperor, Meng Ti 16kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves

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   In the early morning of the Chen Yuan Dynasty, in the morning Shura field in the East Palace, the concubine's greeting day was more exciting than the palace fighting drama! In the early years of the Yuan Dynasty, Han Shuyi, the concubine of the East Palace, was awakened by a cold water handkerchief. The "modern refined and upgraded version" of the face in the bronze mirror made her unable to help but take a second look - the facial features were as bright as the bright moon, paired with a double-ring bun, a peony ruby ​​tassel hairpin, and a light imperial concubine-colored embroidered skirt, which looked elegant and yet polite. Today, the Crown Princess was introduced to the palace. The future Empress Cheng was sitting in the main hall. Her oval face matched everyone's ladylike demeanor, keeping the whole place quiet. The concubines had all arrived early, but Concubine Miao arrived late. She was in a silver-red palace dress that outshone all the other ladies. She sat on the left hand seat with a roll of silk wrapped around her head, without even the slightest apology. Han Shuyi had just settled down here, and the He family under Princess Cheng was already gearing up. Good fellow, before I say hello, the smell of gunpowder smoke from the East Palace has already filled the palace. This morning Shura field is more arresting than any palace fighting drama!

9. 259 惨 Reborn After a Horrible Death? I Won't Be This Perfect Wife Anymore 惨死后重生归来？这贤妻我不当了 October Orange十月橙Ancient Romance661k WordsCompleted [Revenge on scumbags + sweet romance + switched marriages + reborn heroine vs. transmigrated heroine + a seemingly aloof, secretly twisted beauty] In her previous life, Chu Mingyuan learned only as she lay dying that the younger sister who had secretly been sleeping with her husband was not born to her late mother. She was actually a concubine-born daughter who had been switched at birth by a concubine. Chu Mingyuan died with regrets. Thankfully, Heaven took pity on her, and after her death she 9.7kReads8.9Score985Shelves

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   Raise an army and conspire ① Men and women proclaim themselves emperors ② Conspire to usurp the throne

10. 260 穿 I Became the Sister of the Emperor Who Lost the Throne, and Accidentally Saved the Ming Dynasty 穿成堡宗他姐，一不小心拯救大明 Li Hou黎侯Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [As Historically Grounded as Possible + Empress + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Slow Burn + Single Female Lead] [The figure on the cover is Huanhuan, based on fan art lovingly created by a reader. Artist ID: Xi Shizao Yue (Xizhao). The cloud-pattern material is from @Ning Mu - Ten Years of Ice-Drinking] [The author takes aim indiscriminately at everyone in the Ming dynasty except ordinary people. There is no tendency to mistreat women, and the women who oppose the heroine will not be abused. If 10.8kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    They are all Gong Douwen who slayed the dragon [what] [laughing]

11. 261 宫 A Rhapsody of Palace Flowers 宫花赋 Six-Eared Yuanyuan六耳圆圆Ancient Romance681k WordsCompleted [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 33.8kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
12. 262 储 Storing Charm 储媚色 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Ancient Romance512k WordsCompleted Li You transmigrated into a book, becoming the delicate, flowerlike heroine of a historical romance about political intrigue and tragic love, a heroine the male lead would torment in body, heart, and soul from beginning to end. But the moment she arrived, Li You discovered that her cousin, the story's wicked second female lead, had been reborn. So she was about to be demoted to a mere cannon-fodder character? Li You: "..." Fine, let me lie down for a while. On her wedding day, her cousin didn't 13.1kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
13. 263 夺 Steal My Fortune? I’ll Marry Her Ex in a Phoenix Crown and Red Robes 夺我气运？凤冠红妆十里嫁她前夫 Phoenix Rules the Land凤点江山Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + decisive and ruthless + secret identities + medical skills + reborn + punishing scoundrels + the fate of the nation] The emperor decrees a marriage: He Yunxi, eldest daughter of the mighty Marquis Wu, is to marry the sickly, short-lived prince Xuanyuan Jin. On their wedding day, a vicious old matron, acting on the empress’s orders, deliberately tries to put her in her place by forcing her to walk across red-hot iron plates. He Yunxi makes the wicked matron demonstrate how t 9.9kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
14. 264 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 22.9kReads9.0Score11.7kShelves
15. 265 说 Weren’t We Supposed to Be Estranged? How Did I End Up Pregnant? 说好的貌合神离呢？我怎么揣崽了 Xing Wei杏微Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted Shen Qingfu transmigrates into a novel she's read, becoming the foolish, vicious villainess who covets her brother-in-law, plots to murder her husband, and causes endless trouble, only to die without a proper burial. Shen Qingfu: ... Her husband is sickly and will soon die on his own. And her brother-in-law? He's young and inexperienced. No thanks! Can't she live as a wealthy society wife, wait for her husband to die naturally, and then enjoy life as a young, beautiful, rich widow? * She waits a 15.8kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
16. 266 穿 I Became Xia Dongchun: I’ll Have Twins Before Anyone Else 穿成夏冬春：抢先生下龙凤胎 New Century Century Egg新新皮蛋Female-Channel Fanfiction285k WordsCompleted What should I do? I woke up and transmigrated into Xia Dongchun, the cannon-fodder “Four Seasons Sister” from Empresses in the Palace? Since I’m already here, I’ll avoid Consort Hua’s “Ten-Foot Red” and work hard to level up! Life in the palace is tough, and Dongchun can only sigh. To climb to a higher rank, she’ll lean on her darling Lingrong. Step by step, she’ll strive, and Dongchun will make them proud. She’ll smile her way to the end and never give up! (Heads-up: She befriends An Lingrong + 2.5kReads9.1Score184Shelves
17. 267 穿 Transmigrated as a Consort: I Just Want a Peaceful Life 穿越成妃：我只想清闲过日子 The Queen Returns女王归来Ancient Romance444k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Sweet Romance + Adorable Baby + Household Intrigue] It seems people who transmigrate never have to worry about getting married. She arrived and the problem was already taken care of. She had been a modern-day office drone, working nine to five and staying up late for five years until she had finally saved enough for a down payment on a house. But before she could settle on a place, she got caught up in a wave of transmigration and wound up in the unfamiliar Great Xia Kingdom. H 3.1kReads9.2Score280Shelves
18. 268 贵 The Sweet and Gentle Noble Consort Has Captured the Emperor’s Heart 贵妃软糯，牵动帝王心 Spring Has Filled the Blossoming Branches华枝春已满Ancient Romance674k WordsCompleted Sweet romance + palace intrigue + a slow, steady love story + adorable children + devoted love later on In the sixth year of Zhengli, Qu Su, daughter of the Imperial Medical Academy's director, was ordered to enter the palace. Many years later, Qu Su had risen from Junior Lady to Noble Consort. Her children surrounded her, and her Yuyan cosmetics shops had spread throughout the land. Looking back, she saw that the man had always been protecting her from behind. Qu Su: I love you, and I love myse 25.7kReads9.1Score3kShelves
19. 269 嫡 The Legitimate Daughter Is Reborn as a Poison Doctor and Slaughters Her Whole Family 嫡女重生，变成毒医杀疯全家 Jiu Muyi玖慕以Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Fang Xiaoran gave everything for Zhao Jin, fighting through every obstacle to help him ascend the throne. Her hands were stained with blood, yet in the end, she was abandoned by everyone and left utterly alone. On the day he was crowned, the ministers declared, “This calamity-bringing temptress must never be allowed to rule as empress.” The only thing she received was a cold strip of white silk, and she died full of hatred. Reborn, she vowed to live for herself and never ag 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I have read these books, and they are all very well written, with almost no typos. And the plot doesn't drag on.

20. 270 侯 The Marquis's Mansion Is Too Spineless? I Transmigrated as the Ancestor and Led the Rebellion 侯府太怂？我穿成老祖宗带头发疯 I Love Cheese我爱芝士Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, The Splendor of the Marquis's Household: The Mighty Old Madam, is now streaming. The heroine has no parents, no love interest, and is utterly heartless and past menopause. On the third day after checking herself into a psychiatric hospital, Xiao Jinse finally saw the light: anyone who doesn't like her can't be any good, and anyone she doesn't like can't be any good either. She's the Greek goddess of morality in the story of her own life! One day, she transmigrates and 14.3kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves
21. 271 重 Reborn: The Villainess Secures Her White Moonlight Role 重生后，恶毒女配拿稳白月光剧本 Three Days of Cold寒三日Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [A favored concubine displaces the wife + palace and household intrigue + physician heroine + strong heroine in an ancient setting + sweet romance] In her previous life, Jiang Chaohua was the most notorious wicked woman in Chang’an. She killed her brother, her mother, and her husband, then was shot dead by the new emperor. Only after her death did Jiang Chaohua learn that her own father had spread the rumors that made her infamous, and had molded her into a wicked woman himself. His goal was to 2.3kReads8.2Score364Shelves
22. 272 偏 After the Biased Old Madam Is Reborn, the Marquis’s Household Is Turned Upside Down 偏心老夫人重生后，侯府变天了 Jing Mo Yi京墨一Ancient Romance514k WordsCompleted [Published in print under the title: Weaving Splendid Misfortune] Original title: After the Biased Old Madam Was Reborn, the Marquis's Household Changed Wei Zhaorong, the old madam of the Mingde Marquis household, contracted smallpox and died miserably in the household's servants' courtyard. As she lay dying, her favorite eldest son, Xie Chuan, had been indulging his concubine, neglecting his wife, and carousing for days without coming home. Her second son, Xie Sheng, whom she had been so proud 6.6kReads8.5Score832Shelves
23. 273 渣 My Scumbag Father Takes a Second Wife? I’ll Empty the Treasury and Leave With My Mother 渣爹娶平妻？我搬空宝库带娘和离 Miss Five1五小姐1Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Wen Ning died at the age of six on the road to exile after her family was condemned. Carrying her memories into the cultivation world, she became an alchemist who could not cultivate. She spent her whole life trying to make an elixir of immortality. She failed. Before she died, she took a Soul-Returning Pill, hoping to continue her alchemy, but instead her soul returned to her previous life, when she was only five. The family’s condemnation and exile were still a year away. 8.1kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
24. 274 真 The Real Heiress Is Entered in the Imperial Genealogy, and Her Marquis Parents Regret It Bitterly 真千金上玉牒，侯门爹娘悔断肠 Shen Yanyan申言言Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Complete] Song Yu grew up cherished and protected by her parents and masters. She lived a carefree life and was cute, innocent, and kind. Those happy days lasted only thirteen years. That year, her beloved father died in a sea of flames, and her mother was killed by a flurry of blades. That night, her beautiful, gentle aunt revealed her hideous nature. She cruelly broke Song Yu’s legs, severed the tendons in her hands and feet, disfigured her face, and tossed her into a poisonous forest to die 3.8kReads8.5Score443Shelves
25. 275 重 Reborn, the Real Heiress Joins Forces with the Mad Inspector to Slaughter Her Way Through 重生后真千金联手疯批督主杀疯了 Miao Xiao Jiu喵小玖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted He was a eunuch who held power over the court. She was the true daughter recently brought back to the Prime Minister’s household. In her previous life, she trusted her father and brothers and became a stepping stone for the false daughter, clearing the way for her to become the most exalted woman in the realm, second only to The Outcast. In the end, she died without a whole body, her corpse abandoned in the wilderness. He happened to pass by and couldn’t bear to see her left there. He gave her a 2.9kReads8.5Score336Shelves
26. 276 热 Too Late to Know You (Over 100 Million Views) 《晚来不识卿》（热播破亿） Chongqing Lao Ye重庆老叶Ancient RomanceCompleted Late to Know You (Over 100 Million Views) —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 277 去 Keep the Daughter-in-Law, Send the Son Away: The Matriarch Leads the Whole Family in a Divorce 去子留媳，老封君怒领全家和离 Jin Jin You Tiao瑾瑾有窕Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance, inner-family intrigue, carefully laid plans, face-slapping and punishing scumbags, a strong female lead] At sixty, Song Jinyang, Princess Consort of Runan, discovered that the Prince of Runan had secretly kept a mistress for years. After the mistress died, he had even made her his secondary wife, entered her into the clan genealogy, and given her the honors and offerings of the princely household. Furious, Song Jinyang demanded a divorce, but never expected her s 2.4kReads8.6Score387Shelves
28. 278 重 The Reborn Matriarch Goes on a Rampage, Filling Her In-Laws' Ancestral Graves 重生主母杀疯了，婆家祖坟埋满了 One Thirteenth十三分之一Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ex-Husband Is Obsessed with His Widowed Sister-in-Law? Divorce Him and Marry a Powerful Official [Reborn to Take Down Every Backstabbing Wolf] [Love-Chasing Redemption + Never Looking Back] In her previous life, Mu Yunshu poured every ounce of herself into the Lou family. But as she lay dying, she saw her aloof, taciturn husband making solemn vows to her elder sister-in-law in his arms. Their adopted daughter, whom she had cherished for years, was there too, clinging to the old 6.6kReads9.0Score983Shelves
29. 279 踹 Kick Out the Bastard! Empty the Earl’s Estate and Divorce Him, Then Marry Again 踹飞野种！搬空伯府库房休夫二嫁 Song Jiuyan宋九晏Ancient Romance469k WordsCompleted [Reborn + face-slapping the trash + devoted sweet romance with both leads virgins + spatial dimension + golden finger of immense strength] In her previous life, Shen Qingli only learned after being murdered that her husband had been having an affair with his widowed sister-in-law for years, and that they had a bastard child together. In this life, she protects her opportunities, wields a spatial dimension, and has immense strength. When her scumbag husband assaults her, she beats him half to d 2.9kReads8.9Score345Shelves
30. 280 嫌 You Think I’m Too Lowborn to Marry? Just Watch 嫌我身份低要另娶，闪瞎你的狗眼 Nine Returns to One Billion九九归亿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Household Intrigue + Face-Slapping + Secret Identity + Clear-Eyed Heroine + Cold, Devoted Prince] In her previous life, Su Mingyue married the impoverished scholar Fu Jingsheng with a dowry of one hundred thousand taels of silver. She helped him care for her mother and younger sister and supported his studies for the imperial examinations. After Fu Jingsheng became the new top scholar, he married the daughter of a high-ranking official, seized Su Mingyue's dowry, and framed her, leadin 2.9kReads8.2Score286Shelves
31. 281 相 The Chancellor’s Legitimate Daughter Died in Despair. Reborn, She Takes the World by Storm 相府嫡女含恨惨死，重生后大杀四方 Green Tuberose荼蘼青Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Rebirth Wish-Fulfillment + Fake and Real Heiresses + Political Scheming + Medical Skills] Wei Ningyao had spent fourteen years living away from home before she was finally brought back to the Prime Minister's residence. At last, she had family bound to her by blood. She did everything she could to please them, but no matter what she did, they remained cold and disgusted by her. Only on the day she died did she finally learn the truth: the woman she thought was her mother was not her birth mothe 28.3kReads8.6Score3.3kShelves
32. 282 大 The Young Lady Returns Home: She Won't Start Trouble, but She Won't Back Down Either 大小姐回府，不惹事也不怕事 Love Shiitake Mushroom and Pork Bone Stew爱吃香菇炖大骨Ancient Romance497k WordsCompleted [A heroine who refuses to be pushed around + putting scumbags in their place + revenge + romance] Qing Yu’s father was once a young nobleman from a marquis household in decline. To gain power, he married Xiahou Wan, whose family came from the prestigious Huayang Marquis household, and successfully inherited the title. When the new emperor ascended the throne, everything changed. Qing Yu’s eldest maternal uncle died in battle, her younger maternal uncle was left with a crippled leg, and her mater 4.4kReads8.6Score483Shelves
33. 283 红 A Stranger in a Foreign Land, Still in Wedding Red 红妆未卸异乡人 Chu Han Liu Liu楚涵刘流Ancient Romance207k WordsCompleted Shen Yan, the God of War of the Northern Frontier, is infamous for bringing death to his wives. Both of his previous wives died in the prime of their lives, turning the Defender General's residence into a “widow's grave” that everyone fears to even mention. Qinghe, the third daughter of the Lin family, is forced to marry into this den of danger after drawing a “lucky” lot. On their wedding night, the general doesn't even lift her veil. He turns and walks away, leaving her alone in an empty room —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 284 皇 The Emperor Taught Me to Rebel, So I Took the Throne 皇帝教我造反，我直接登基 The Reclusive Wanderer惜隐客Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted The Emperor Taught Me to Rebel, So I Took the Throne 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's nice to look at and not frustrating~😎

35. 285 逼 You Force Me to Marry the Regent? I'm Pregnant, and the Crown Prince Has Gone Mad 逼我嫁摄政王？我有孕太子疯了 A Merfolk in the Northern Sea北冥有鲛Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later (sweet romance) + long-planned pursuit + domineering CEO + he pursues her + second male lead pursues his wife + elder brother steals younger brother’s wife + intense push and pull + wins her heart and her body + both virgins + happy ending + legitimate daughter + prince and princess consort + crown prince + struggle for the throne When the plum blossoms were in bloom, Crown Prince Xiao Jingyuan promised Shen Jinghong that once her father and brothers returned victorio 1.5kReads8.2Score146Shelves
36. 286 他 He's the One Who Married Up 他才是高枝儿 Wen Qiao问谯Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted [Powerful man bows his head + domineering CEO + both are pure in body and mind + intense romantic tension + office romance] [Chilly, abstinent boss vs. gentle, resilient secretary] The night she caught Zhou Lu having a one-night stand, she had three parts of drunken courage and turned around to sleep with her own boss, Gu Yanzhi. Everyone hoped Shen Yu would land a wealthy catch, but when she learned her fiancé had cheated, she resolutely cut that golden opportunity loose. If she had to find a m 3.6kReads8.8Score314Shelves
37. 287 重 Reborn, I Chose a Butcher to Be My Father 重生后，我选择屠户当爹 Fu Abao付阿宝14k WordsCompleted After being reborn, I chose a butcher as my father 145Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 288 高 A Highborn Matriarch’s Guide to Taming Her Husband 高门主母的驯夫手册 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance547k WordsCompleted Cheng Zhao was granted in marriage to Zhou Yuanshen, the youngest duke in the realm. Zhou Yuanshen had a favored concubine with a powerful family backing her, and he was also entangled in an ambiguous relationship with his widowed sister-in-law. He despised the stiff, dull manner of noble-born ladies. And Cheng Zhao had received the most orthodox upbringing of all. Faced with the endless infighting in the Duke’s household, the concubine’s provocations, and her sister-in-law’s covert meddling, Ch 87.2kReads8.9Score11.5kShelves
39. 289 极 The Ultimate Pampering 极致宠爱 Green Wax绿蜡Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted What do I do when my ex's friend suddenly won't stop pursuing me after my breakup with my ex? Five years ago, Gao Lin got together with Lin Zhiyuan. She waited on him hand and foot, hoping they could settle down and live a simple, peaceful life together. In the end, all she got was his sour face and a cold, “Do whatever you want.” That was when Gao Lin finally saw sense. She had to get either love or money out of the relationship. Since she couldn't have his love, she might as well go after his 988Reads9.0Score101Shelves
40. 290 她 She Got Her Degree and Dumped Me, So I Became a Leader's Secretary 她上岸提分手，我转身成领导秘书 Yuanming Xiaoyang元明小阳Urban3.2M WordsOngoing People's affections are as thin as paper, and the world changes like a new chess game with every turn. Li Xiuyuan starts at the grassroots level, driven by a desire to get ahead. He takes one steady step after another, climbing higher with every move! 705.4kReads9.2Score52kShelves
41. 291 半 Half Married, Half in Love 半婚半爱 Roaming the Jianghu in Simple Clothes and Plain Food简衣素食行江湖Modern Romance2.1M WordsOngoing A slow-burn story, not a power fantasy. A realistic tale of an ordinary man and woman rising to the top against the odds. It confronts human desires and contradictions head-on. Alongside romantic entanglements and business rivalries, there is even more love, heartbreak, and two people finding their way to each other and staying by one another through thick and thin. 26.1kReads8.9Score1kShelves
42. 292 涅 Reborn from the Ashes: The Mad Princess Tears the Empire Apart 涅槃重生，疯批长公主手撕江山 Nailuo Book Reviews奈落推文Ancient Romance45k WordsCompleted Reborn from the ashes, the ruthless eldest princess tears the kingdom apart —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This could have been

43. 293 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 29.7kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves

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    There should be no deviation

44. 294 王 Princess Consort, the Great General Has Stolen You Away 王妃，被大将军抢走了 Xiao Lan Xiao Xi小澜小兮Ancient Romance187k WordsOngoing She worked herself to death on a 996 schedule, then opened her eyes as Chu Lingshuang, an abandoned princess consort? The prince was hoping she would die soon so he could marry his one true love! Well, ha! A worker's soul never stops working. She'd just keep grinding in a new place! She turned the prince's estate into an office, used Excel to balance the books, wagered against the prince, and won people's hearts. His one true love wept and wailed, only to get a taste of her face-slapping. Even t 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look, it's so beautiful

45. 295 外 The Delivery Tycoon's Moonlight Designer 外卖大佬的月光设计师 Cold Rainy Night M冷雨夜MModern Romance103k WordsCompleted Pearls in Full Bloom, Sailing Home The life of Lin Wanxing, an heir to the Suzhou embroidery tradition, was once like the pearl shattered in her hands. Her designs were falsely accused of plagiarism, her father's old debts suddenly came to light, and even Gu Yanshen, the man she loved and had vowed to stand by, was hiding secrets tied to the Gu family. The moonstone ring her mother left her became her only source of strength. On a rainy night in Suzhou, she clutched a broken needle and stitched —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Can I take a look?

46. 296 医 Peerless in Medicine and Poison: The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Goes on a Killing Spree 医毒双绝：重生嫡女杀疯了 Cold Rainy Night M冷雨夜MAncient Romance362k WordsOngoing The entire Shen family is framed for treason. Shen Yuwei drinks poison in bitter despair, only to be reborn as a condemned woman sent into the palace as a servant. Beneath the plum blossoms in the Cold Fragrance Court, she grips the entwined-lotus black jade her father left behind, her gaze icy with resolve. The empress and her brother owe a blood debt, and she will make them pay with interest! A silver needle can save a life, or take one. Embroidery thread can trace flowers, or conceal a blade. —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 297 金 The Golden Palace Locks Away the Spring Breeze 金阙锁春风 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance757k WordsCompleted Her entire family perished, she was left dependent on others, the dynasty fell, and she married and divorced. In just eighteen years, Yu Zheng has endured things most people never face in a lifetime. A noblewoman of the former dynasty, all she wants now is to stay alive. She plans to enter the palace as a maid, then use her literacy to earn a post as a court official and support herself. She never imagined that the new emperor would send her to the Fourth Prince’s residence as a gesture of goodw 31.1kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves
48. 298 长 Princess Changle 长乐公主 Wen Di温笛Ancient Romance23k WordsCompleted Princess Changle 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not time travel, not rebirth, no romance, revenge story

49. 299 凤 The Phoenix Hides, Then Soars to Heaven 凤隐朝天， Red Wall朱墙Ancient Romance163k WordsCompleted Years ago, Empress Chu Qingmo was framed, and the Crown Prince was killed. She faked her death and escaped through a fire in the Cold Palace. After ten years in hiding, she assumed the name “Mr. Qing” and built the Hidden Current Merchant Guild, which controls the economic lifelines of the continent. When she returns as the richest person in an enemy nation, her old enemies have all become pawns in her hands. She wages economic warfare and intelligence games, advancing her revenge one careful st 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 300 嫡 My Half-Sister Trades Away My Fate as a Marquis’s Daughter, but I Thrive in the Crown Prince’s Residence 嫡姐换我侯门命，我在太子府躺赢 Zhu Chidan朱赤丹Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn and switching betrothals + household battles + raising children + adorable babies + doted on exclusively later] Chu Mingyun and her legitimate elder sister, Chu Mingxi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Chu Mingxi became the Crown Prince’s secondary consort and lived in splendor. She married an old man from the marquis’s household as his second wife and had to raise someone else’s children. The whole family’s hopes rested on her elder sister, but who could have expected this? Th 5.8kReads8.0Score723Shelves

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    After rebirth, I changed my marriage and wanted to lie down but turned over

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