Looking for Palace-Intrigue Stories Where the Female Lead Is Clear-Headed at First but Falls for the Emperor Later 求宫斗文，前期女主清醒后期爱上男主，男主是皇上

1. 151 王 The Princess Consort Plays by Her Own Rules 王妃路子有点野 Mu Yiyi牧依依Ancient Romance5.6M WordsCompleted The night she transmigrates, she spends her wedding night. Yun Wanning is tormented by that bastard Mo Ye until she can barely stand, then abandoned in the back courtyard and confined there for four whole years! She assumes those years must have been miserable and that she’s turned into an old, ugly woman. But when he sees her curvy, alluring figure, snow-white skin, and lavish spending, not to mention the little dumpling by her side who looks exactly like him... Mo Ye’s eyes blaze. “Where did y 6.2kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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   These two books are very good. The author's writing is humorous and the heroine is sober and independent. They are very interesting to read.

2. 152 农 The Little Doctor of the Farm 农门小医后 Bao Xuan宝萱Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted She had barely transmigrated when she performed a C-section on her dead mother, and the baby was still alive! Before she could even celebrate doing a good deed, ignorant villagers branded her a demon and dragged her off to be burned at the stake. Just then, an emperor came riding up on horseback. “Come with me.” “Why?” she asked. “To deliver my prized steed’s foal!” Lin Fuyin only wanted to avenge her mother, then live a quiet life with her two children. She never expected to be swept up in a tr 630Reads8.9Score192Shelves
3. 153 嫡 Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter: My Brothers Beg Me to Stop Torturing Them, Part 2 嫡女重生：哥哥们哭着求我别虐了2 Yida益达Ancient Romance215k WordsCompleted Reborn, Lin Qinghe finally saw her so-called family for who they really were. Her own brother falsely accused and insulted her, her adoptive sister toyed with her as if she were putty in her hands, and even her own father refused to take her side! The blood ties running through her veins had become the greatest joke of all! But what she wanted, she would take for herself in this life! She'd kick her brother to the curb, put that green-tea schemer in her place, and walk the streets of the capital 3.9kReads9.3Score—Shelves

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   It looks good. I recommend it to you. Come and watch it together.

4. 154 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
5. 155 娘 The Empress’s Coy Glance Makes the Cold-Faced Tyrant Dote on Her 娘娘媚眼含羞，撩得暴君冷脸宠 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Ancient Romance168k WordsCompleted [Scheming Beauty Who Dares to Defy Convention + Cold, Twisted Emperor Who’s Obsessed with Her + Harem Intrigue + Not Each Other’s First] Yu Nuan was on her way to a film set when she transmigrated, becoming an unpopular, low-ranking consort who had lost in the harem power struggle. Born into a family of imperial merchants, with a lowly family background and unable to bear children, she had been dealt a terrible hand. Yu Nuan gazed at the beautiful woman in the mirror, her skin like snow and her 1.3kReads8.7Score127Shelves

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   Sober and sinking

6. 156 不 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常 Four Crescent Moons四弯月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla 63.2kReads9.4Score9kShelves
7. 157 皇 Your Majesty, I Think Your Palace Maid Is Cursing You Again 皇上，你家宫女好像又在骂你 Six Yuan六元钱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The irresistible appeal of what you once rejected + powerful men bowing their heads + a double-standard male lead + raising her before a story of power and statecraft + romantic push and pull + he truly doesn’t love her at first, but gives his all once he does] Su Nanchu is unruly. Shen Jingzhi has always known that. But life in the palace is dull, and he doesn’t mind having a little plaything who can kick and scream. She becomes his daily amusement: reading memorials, practicing calligraphy, a 15.6kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
8. 158 皇 The Emperor Doesn't Want Me, So I'll Climb the Wall and Marry the Crown Prince 皇上不喜，我转身爬墙嫁太子 Ze Yu则钰Ancient Romance347k WordsCompleted [Ruthless Yet Kindhearted, With a Heroine Who Has Eight Hundred Schemes] X [A Hero With Eight Hundred Schemes and One Extra Helping of Lovesickness] [Both Devoted] [Both Powerful] [Palace Intrigue and Political Schemes] [The Second Male Lead's Long Road to Winning Her Back] Jiang Fu traveled thousands of miles to enter the imperial palace of Qi, all for the sake of killing one person. She never expected to look so much like the emperor's beloved consort that even an ordinary palace maid could be 630Reads8.1Score—Shelves
9. 159 被 The Tyrant Holds Me by the Waist. So What If I’m Wicked? 被暴君揽腰宠，本宫恶毒又如何？ Bing Xiayun冰夏云Ancient Romance677k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + male lead has had other women, heroine is chaste + doted on exclusively later + heroine is sweet on the outside but dark within, wicked and a good actress, occasionally goes off the rails, happy ending] With skin as pure as ice and bones as fine as jade, her beauty could topple a city, stunning all who saw her… That year, she entered the palace by imperial decree to keep her pregnant elder sister company. She never expected to be trapped there for good, reduced to a fish on he 9.9kReads9.0Score998Shelves
10. 160 朕 My Empress Weighs Ninety Jin, and Eighty-Five Jin of That Is Rebellion 朕的皇后九十斤，有八十五斤反骨 Li Xiaoju鲤小橘Ancient Romance552k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted to each other + contrasting personalities + self-serving heroine + satisfying and sweet + mutual pampering] Lin Xiaoxiao, an overworked corporate drone, transmigrates into the body of a wicked empress. The emperor has ignored her for four years, despises her, and sees her as the greatest shame of his life! The crown prince hates her as his mother and plans to whip her corpse once he grows up and turns evil! The empress dowager is deeply calculating, treating her like a lo 738Reads8.9Score119Shelves
11. 161 垂 She Rules from Behind the Curtain and Leaks Her Thoughts: Every Villain Kneels 垂帘听政泄露心声，全反派跪了 Cai Lailai才来来Ancient Romance701k WordsCompleted [Double Transmigration + Mind-Reading + The Male Lead Really Is Sickly + The Female Lead Really Does Rule from Behind the Curtain + Feel-Good Story + Comedy + Gossip] From the start, she's the vicious consort who poisoned the sickly emperor. The System says, "Don't panic. Complete the missions and stay alive." So Lin You says, "This concubine was wrong," while thinking, [You sickly, short-lived ghost. If you've got the guts, lock me in the cold palace for the rest of my life! Then the male lead 483Reads8.9Score100Shelves
12. 162 清 A Qing Dynasty Tale: The Emperor's Granddaughter Is Spoiled by Her Imperial Grandfather 清穿，胤禛女儿被皇爷爷宠疯了 Yan Shi Yu烟詩雨Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted Zhaohua is only three years old when she transmigrates into Prince Yinzhen's household as a young princess. Seeing that the future Yongzheng is still a cold-faced prince, she grabs his leg and calls softly, “Papa.” She expects to live cautiously, but she's so adorable that Kangxi takes one look at her and brings her into the palace to raise her. The imperial consorts compete to give her treats, the Crown Prince secretly teaches her to read, and Yinzhen acts cool but comes to tuck her in every ni 1.7kReads5.8Score170Shelves

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    Palace fight, classical

13. 163 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 12.9kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves

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    In the beginning, it was just acting, but as I continued to act, I became sober and sank.

14. 164 反 Villainous Daddy, Please Follow the Rules for Cute Kids 反派爹爹，请遵守萌规 It's My Turn to Call Landlord该我抢地主啦Historical207k WordsOngoing When pure-hearted college student Lin Weiwei woke up, she found she'd transmigrated into the book she'd stayed up reading the night before, as a seven-year-old adorable cannon-fodder character who had only a few years left to live in the original story. Her mother had been a maid in the prince's household, and the child had been conceived when the prince took her while drunk. Her mother died in childbirth. Her father was the regent of Great Xia. The old emperor had passed away not long ago, and 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fresh palace fighting spirit wear

15. 165 三 The Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Villain Arrives to Restore Her Father’s Palace to Glory 三岁半反派驾到带爹重整王府荣耀 The Moon Falls into a Dream月亮跌入梦Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Adored by everyone + feel-good power fantasy + gloomy antagonist gets remade into a doting dad + daughter sweet-talks her villain father into spoiling her + female supporting character has a System] Wen Ruan was an evil villain who dreamed of ruling the world. The good news: she transmigrated as the three-and-a-half-year-old biological daughter of Qin Jiuzhou, the ultimate villain. The bad news: she’d landed in the epilogue, where the gloomy villain who could crush the heavens and earth had los 33.2kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves
16. 166 锦 The Brocade Letter Returns: The Grand Princess Comes Home 锦书还：长公主归来 It's My Turn to Call Landlord该我抢地主啦9k WordsCompleted The Brocade Letter Returns: The Eldest Princess Comes Home 2Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 167 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 25.8kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    I can never refuse this kind of deliberate love

18. 168 九 The Ninth Imperial Uncle 九皇叔 Lan Jia Sanshao蓝家三少Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted He was Prince Rui, Zhao Shuo, the man every woman in the realm longed for and the current emperor's ninth uncle. His peach-blossom eyes were filled with breathtaking color, his beauty blossoming like spring itself. And then he met her! She was Xia Yu, a female hooligan who roamed the pleasure quarters and couldn't read a single character. She had an extraordinary gift: her wounds healed several times faster than an ordinary person's. One day, during a contest in the water, she touched his thigh 952Reads9.1Score148Shelves
19. 169 全 All of the Capital Hopes the Princess Consort of Prince Chu Will Fall from Favor 全京城都在盼着楚王妃失宠 Young Master Jin锦公子Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted After Lu Yao was reborn, she married the foolish tyrant who had ruled in her previous life. She thought she was doomed, but instead he spoiled her rotten. A minister troubled by his marriage asked Prince Chu for advice. “Your Highness, do you and the princess consort ever argue at home?” Prince Chu puffed out his chest. “Argue? We get into fights all the time.” “Then... doesn’t the princess consort cry?” She didn’t look like she could take much of a beating. “She’s the one who hits me. What woul 3.3kReads9.0Score496Shelves
20. 170 将 General, Your Wife Has Run Off Again 将军，夫人又跑了 A Smile That Topples a City一笑倾城Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Ye Chen, the powerful general who rules the imperial court, has actually fallen for Murong Ya, the woman Prince Ning didn't want, and treats her like a precious jewel? It's simply unbelievable, an absolute farce! But nobody knows that besides being beautiful, Murong Ya is clever, and, most importantly, she has a knack for infuriating people to death. That's exactly what Ye Chen loves about her! “General, Madam ran into the imperial son-in-law while she was out today and beat him up again!” Witho 73Reads8.2Score—Shelves
21. 171 爬 After Climbing Out of My Coffin, I Dig Up a Little of the Imperial Family’s Land Every Day 爬出棺材后，每天挖点皇家的土 Mu Qiqi暮萋萋Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted A crazy, formidable woman. General Shen Guizhou VS a prince who only wants romance. Prince Chen Muyi Shen Guizhou was once the young general of the Shen Army, which commanded 300,000 troops in the northern frontier. As her reputation grew, her family feared the emperor would discover that she was a woman disguised as a man and bring disaster upon her. After weighing their options, they sacrificed her. For the sake of peace in the north and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Shen Army, 7.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    These palace battles are all very interesting.

22. 172 奸 The Treacherous Minister Wants to Kill Me Every Day 奸臣每天都想弄死我 Qian Ran Jun Xiao千苒君笑Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Su Huai is a powerful court official, and everyone fears him. He only likes playing power games and scheming against others. He has no interest in women. Then one day, a young woman shows up at his door, claiming to be his fiancée. Su Huai: Want to date me? Lu Yao: What kind of date? Su Huai: The kind that could cost you your life. Lu Yao: ... Later, Lu Yao bitterly regrets her impulsive decision to show up and claim him as her fiancé. When she tries to call it quits, everyone urges her to recon 17.9kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
23. 173 裙 A Servant Beneath Her Skirts 裙下臣 Rice Ball米团子Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Someone tells Li Yi, “The Lu family's daughter your imperial brother is going to marry is beautiful, sure, but she's as dull as a block of wood.” Li Yi scoffs. “What, did that block of wood come to life?” 2.7kReads8.9Score495Shelves
24. 174 权 The Power of the Imperial Favorite 权宠天下 June六月Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted Live-action short-form drama: The Power and Privilege 4: Ruling the World is now streaming on Hongguo. A brilliant medical PhD transmigrates into the body of the Chu Prince’s discarded consort. As soon as she arrives, she encounters a critically injured patient. Guided by her medical ethics, she treats him, only to nearly be thrown into prison on false charges. When the Retired Emperor falls gravely ill, she finds a way to treat him, but that hateful Poison King misunderstands and berates her. I 13.5kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves
25. 175 与 Why Compete with a Concubine? Wouldn't It Be Better to Enter the Palace and Become Empress? 与贱妾争啥，入宫当皇后不香吗？ Guest from the Immortal Realm仙中客Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The heir of the Duke of Qingguo doted on his concubine and neglected his wife. The emperor felt sorry for the man’s wife and brought her into the palace to look after her. The result was the birth of several little princes and princesses. Full synopsis: Yun Qing’s father commanded a powerful army. Several princes wanted to marry her to gain control of his troops, which aroused the emperor’s suspicions. To protect both her and the Yun family army, her father had no choice but to petition the empe 17.9kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves

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    It's very interesting to watch, and you're hooked at first glance. The male protagonist is affectionate and domineering, the female protagonist is sober and rational, and the female protagonist finally agrees to enter the palace. The more you watch, the more exciting it becomes.

26. 176 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, She Became the Fourteenth Imperial Prince’s Consort Everyone Envy 退亲后，她成了人人羡慕的四福晋 Wan Bao妧宝Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [One devoted couple + sweet romance] Tong Jia Ning Chuge, the legitimate daughter of Longkodo, was getting married. But on her wedding day, a princess snatched her groom right off the street. The poor girl fell out of her bridal sedan and died on the spot! The woman protested, “I just got here, and a bunch of people are already laughing at me for being a discarded wife. I can’t stand for this!” Just as she was racking her brains for a way to put them in their place, an imperial edict from Empero 38.6kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves

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    Huge, huge, beautiful

27. 177 雪 The Snowbound Blade 雪藏刃 Xie Xue Hanyan邪雪寒嫣Ancient Romance894k WordsCompleted One is a cold-faced constable who disguises herself as a man. The other is the Prince of Xichuan, a foreign nobleman said to have brought about his wife's death. When these two meet, an extraordinary story is bound to unfold. Passing herself off as a man to serve as a constable in the Six Fan Gate is no easy task. Dao Xueshan even changed her name to Dao Sanxue. To make it in a crowd of men, she has only one choice: be crueler, fiercer, more ruthless, and better at killing than they are. But she 1.7kReads—Score152Shelves
28. 178 皇 Sister-in-Law, Open Up! Your Brother’s Body Is Buried! 皇嫂开门，皇兄的尸埋好了！ Two Times Four Means Prosperity二四得发Ancient Romance438k WordsCompleted [Both leads are sexually inexperienced + uncle and sister-in-law + emotional push and pull + seduction and sex + bickering couple + equally powerful leads + happy ending] Empress Su Li had a dream. In the dream, Emperor Jingchang took her south to Jiangnan, then poisoned her at an inn and made it look like she had taken her own life. After her death, Emperor Jingchang conspired to have every member of her maternal family, the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, executed. When she opened her eyes, it 25.1kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves

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    The male and female protagonists are both strong, and their IQs are online. It's worth watching.

29. 179 清 Qing Transmigration: The Career-Driven Actress Climbs Her Way to Empress Dowager! 清穿：事业咖靠演技卷上太后！ Jing Fulai景福来Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Fourth Prince's household + enjoying the good life without hardship + a System that only provides support, with the heroine in control + slice of life, eventually becoming Empress Dowager] Workplace warrior Song Man transmigrates to the Qing dynasty with a half-broken little System and becomes a concubine in the Fourth Prince’s household, having just lost her daughter. From the start, the servants bully their mistress, and she nearly can’t get a meal. The Fourth Prince has all but forgotten her 30.6kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves

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    Gong Douwen, I feel sober from beginning to end, it's not over yet, the later stage is unknown, the plot is exciting, the hero is the emperor

30. 180 换 We Switched Marriages, and I Married the Spoiled Young Lord 换亲后，我嫁纨绔小公爷 Green Ink青墨Ancient Romance824k WordsOngoing Yun Jiao, Yun Qing's younger half-sister, was reborn. The first thing she did was frame Yun Qing and steal her marriage match. In her previous life, Yun Qing married Xie Qi, the disabled son of a Minister's household, and lived a smooth and happy life, which made Yun Jiao extremely envious. Yun Jiao, meanwhile, married Qin Xiu, the young heir of a Duke's household. She thought he was handsome, well-born, and better than Xie Qi in every way. But she never imagined that Qin Xiu would be such a sco 27.9kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves

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    Looks good, go and have a look

31. 181 前 Infamous in My Past Life, I’ll Divorce and Become Everyone’s Beloved in This One 前世臭名昭著，今生和离当白月光 Lu Li路鲤Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Su Mingzhuang had skin as fair as snow, a face as beautiful as a flower, and a soft, delicate charm that made her stunningly alluring. She had the looks every man coveted, but her parents had spoiled her rotten, turning her into a spoiled, willful, lawless hellion whom everyone avoided. By chance, the young and handsome Duke of Anguo rescued her, and she became dead set on marrying him. She even fabricated a story about being molested, ruining the reputation of the virtuous Duke of Anguo. After 32.7kReads8.9Score5.5kShelves
32. 182 假 The Fake Heiress Refuses to Be a Concubine, Stockpiling Grain to Survive the Famine 假千金拒绝做妾，囤粮满仓度荒年 Thousand Fans千扇Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Transmigrate + farming + miracle doctor + chief minister + sweet romance + devoted couple] Song Yuntang, a genius doctor, transmigrates into the body of the fake heiress who was sent back to her home village by the Lin family three years ago. As soon as she transmigrates, her second aunt urges her parents to send her off as a concubine to the wealthy landlord’s grown son in a neighboring village. “I won’t accept this marriage. Whoever wants to marry him can do it!” Song 21.5kReads9.0Score2kShelves
33. 183 杀 She Kills with a Pink Knife, Then Pursues the Chief Secretary: My Wife Is So Sweet 杀人用粉刀，追妻首辅：娘子好娇 Junior Sister, Come Catch Me师妹来抓我呀Ancient Romance648k WordsCompleted [Both are reborn + devoted only to each other + an arrogant husband chases his wife + play the pig to eat the tiger] [The rating is low because it has only just opened] Zhu Wanning hadn't even had time to bite through the throat of her cousin, the Noble Consort, before she was stabbed through the heart and killed. When she opened her eyes after being reborn, it was the very day her elder sister had been murdered... In this life, she'll save her family and fight her enemies, seize opportunities a 2.3kReads8.4Score284Shelves
34. 184 连 A Profusion of Intertwined Blossoms 连枝花浓 Muye Qingxi牧野清溪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted They say Jiang Qingli, the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family, is an empty-headed fool with not a shred of learning. Yet thanks to her maternal grandmother, a Grand Princess, she was betrothed to Gu Anlan, the elegant and distinguished heir of the Gu family. Meanwhile, the Jiang family’s concubine-born daughter, Jiang Qingrou, is renowned for both her beauty and her talent, yet she was promised to Gu Anyu, Gu Anlan’s infamous wastrel of a half-brother. The gossips of the capital have sighed 5.5kReads8.9Score605Shelves

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    It looks good, go and have a look

35. 185 上 I Married the Frail, Powerful Minister in the Wrong Bridal Sedan, and He Dotes on Me as the Capital's Most Beloved 上错花轿嫁病弱权臣，被宠冠京城 Xiao's Baby魈的宝宝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Ex-Husband Begs for Her Back and Gets Crushed + Substitute Bride + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Feel-Good + Strong Heroine] The moment Shen Qingtan opens her eyes, she is reborn on her wedding day. In her previous life, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Zhao Jue, burned her alive so she would give up her place as his wife for her half-sister. She swore that if she ever got another life, she would make them pay in blood! This time, when her bridal sedan arrives, she takes the 33.1kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves
36. 186 娇 The Delicate Beauty Marries Again: The Wild, Rugged Man Falls for Her 娇软美人二嫁：疯野糙汉沦陷 Meme Yu么么愚Ancient Romance857k WordsCompleted [Slow-Burn Romance + Love Grows Over Time + Sweet, Docile Beauty vs. Wild, Rugged Man + Size Difference] People are doomed when compared to other people, and goods are better off when compared to other goods. When it comes to men, though, the rule is simple: out with the old, in with the new. Each one is better than the last. Meng Yingtang’s husband’s family demoted her from wife to concubine. She refused to accept it, so they forced her out and sent her home. On the way, she accidentally fell i 7kReads8.9Score912Shelves
37. 187 盛 The Glorious Doctor Empress: Cold Emperor, Please Receive Me 盛世医后，冷帝请接招 Moon in the Clouds云中月Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In the seventh month, at the Cold Palace. “The king sent me to patrol the mountain, and catch a monk for dinner…” Xiang Wan hummed a little tune as she picked strawberries. Suddenly, wind rushed up behind her… Miss Xiang calmly turned around. A dazzling flash of cold steel shot straight at her face. The corners of Xiang Wan’s lips lifted slightly. “What happened to repaying even a drop of kindness with a spring?” At the other end of the sword was a handsome, cool-faced man. His body was as if fr 612Reads8.9Score310Shelves

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    At the beginning, the female protagonist thought that the male protagonist had detoxified and controlled the harem, and then the two fell in love with each other, which was both sadistic and sweet. The heroine traveled from modern times to the day of her original wedding, and the female bishop also came from behind to go through the tribulation for the heroine.

38. 188 我 I Returned from the Convent to Make You All Regret It 我从庵堂归来，就是来让你们后悔 Xue Congxin薛丛心Ancient Romance239k WordsOngoing Who gets it?! Guys, I've transmigrated into an old-school romance novel. That's right! The kind where the heroine gets tormented a thousand times over, yet still loves him like it's her first love. You know, those novels that put the heroine through the wringer. The catch is, I'm not the heroine. I'm the wicked supporting character whom the heroine framed. Guys, who understands how helpless that feels?! So after transmigrating into the book, I set out to turn the big-shot villain into my persona 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fighting in the palace, fighting in the house. It contains both humor and the warmth of love, friendship and family affection. Healing system

39. 189 手 My Tactics Are Too Shameless, the Emperor Calls Me a Worthless Brute 手段太骚，皇帝骂我不是个东西 Likes the Tong Drum喜欢嗵鼓Ancient Romance638k WordsCompleted A new work is here! Welcome to read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Su Yu accidentally traveled through time and became Su Xiunv. She relied on her wisdom to gain a foothold in the court, and she and Emperor Xiao Ke grew to know and love each other from suspicion and testing, and they gave birth to the prince Xiao Jing. However, her identity as a "person from another world" has always been a hidden danger, and her obsession with returning home and the fetters of reality tore her apart. The emperor secretly pushed her to learn the secret of crossing the "Abandoned Well". Su Yu chose to return to modern times, but found that time flowed at different speeds in the two worlds, and things and people had changed. After spending half a year with her elderly parents, her concern for her husband and beloved son overcame everything, and she decided to return. After their return, the emperor and empress experienced a crisis of trust, and finally repaired their relationship through mutual understanding and hard work. Su Yu also used the stable time-travel passage to send her old friend Lin Feng, who had also time-traveled but was imprisoned, back to modern times, and found Princess Jing's long-lost sister who had been living in another world, making up for the regrets of history. At the end of the story, the emperor and the prince even briefly visited modern times with her, completing a "meeting with parents" that spanned thousands of years. Su Su completely gave up her obsession and chose to take root in the Zhou Dynasty. As a queen and her unique "cross-border" perspective, she continued to protect her home and country, becoming a unique link connecting the two civilizations.

40. 190 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 1.5kReads8.2Score118Shelves

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    Marriage first, love later, the female protagonist later falls in love with the male protagonist, becomes a sweet favorite, and later the male protagonist becomes the emperor

41. 191 王 The Princess Consort Is a Demon from Hell 王妃她是地狱恶鬼 The Mad Crane Ying疯癫的鹤萦Ancient Romance583k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Yue Yingyuan watched her concubine mother poison her birth mother, then saw her father, brothers, and sisters join forces to frame her. In the end, she was tortured to death, and her body was wrapped in a straw mat. Reborn, she made a pact with an evil spirit: even if she could never be reborn, she would drag every enemy to hell with her. She deftly turned the tables and saved herself from disaster, while making a shrewd investment in the greatest rising star of the future, 19Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    This, it was cooperation in the early stage, but I slowly fell in love with it in the later stage. The heroine's IQ is online. If not, all the enemies would die tragically at the hands of the heroine.

42. 192 被 The Tyrant Dragged Me Back 18 Times, and I'm Pregnant Again 被暴君抓回去18次，我又怀上了 Ninefold Thousand Towers九方千阙Ancient Romance534k WordsCompleted The short drama My Heart Is Weary, the Villain Only Wants Cuddles Every Day is now online. [Unhinged, tyrannical dog emperor] x [sweet, fierce, adorable heartthrob] After Su Ci transmigrates into a book, the mad emperor forces her to absorb his good luck, locks her in his bedchamber, and makes her sleep in his imperial bed. By day, she's a prisoner; by night, she's treated like an empress. She pretends to go along with it, then runs away. By day, the mad emperor is a dog: “Bring that wretched wo 9.7kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    These are the things that I think make the heroine Gong Douwen like the emperor very well.

43. 193 我 I Transmigrated 999 Times and Drove the Mad Tyrant Insane 我穿越999次，逼疯了疯批暴君 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted With only six months left to live, Tang Wan masters a skill called “Transmigration,” allowing her to travel back and forth between the modern and ancient worlds. On her first transmigration, people mistake her for a ghost… On her ninety-ninth, she nearly dies at the hands of the dog emperor. On her 108th, she “defiles” the emperor’s innocence. After transmigrating time and again, she discovers to her delight that a little dragon energy can extend her life. Tang Wan: “Mooch, mooch, keep mooching 21.8kReads9.5Score3.1kShelves
44. 194 皇 Your Majesty, the Empress Is Hitting People Again 皇上，皇后又打人了 Young Master Jiu Si九思公子Ancient Romance845k WordsCompleted A delinquent girl transmigrates and becomes the empress, only to make all the imperial consorts jointly request permission to leave the palace. Her rule is: if you can settle it with your fists, don't waste your breath. There's nothing a single blow with a cudgel can't solve. If there is, use two. From then on, the cold emperor develops a serious case of wife-induced terror. “Your Majesty, the Empress is coming to find you with a stick!” “Prepare the carriage! I need to leave the palace and hide 525Reads8.3Score101Shelves
45. 195 皇 Climbing the Ranks in the Imperial Palace 皇宫升职记 Give Yourself a Rose授己玫瑰Ancient Romance158k WordsCompleted After ten years as an overworked office drone, she dies suddenly from working overtime, only to transmigrate into a dynasty that never existed in history. Drawing on her experience from watching palace-intrigue dramas hundreds of times, Yu An’an treats the imperial palace like an office, wins over the boss, gets the boss’s wife on her side, and rises to the top of life. But fate has other plans: an unexpected figure keeps disrupting her promotion plans. How will Yu An’an deal with this? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 196 重 Reborn as Empress: You Were Born a Poisonous Woman 重生为后之卿本毒女 Peng XiaoerR彭小二RAncient Romance747k WordsCompleted She was the granddaughter of Prince Gong, blessed with a fortune beyond measure. Though she had everything, she died a miserable death in a ruined temple. Her own uncle schemed against her, harmed her parents, and seized her family fortune. Her own grandfather despised her and took her life. In the end, she could only leave this world full of resentment, without even a mat to wrap her body in. Reborn, she will take things one step at a time: outwit her uncle, punish her cousin, and scheme her wa 12Reads5.9Score—Shelves
47. 197 皇 The Empress’s Heart 皇后心 Zhongli Sanxun钟离三寻Ancient Romance588k WordsCompleted A life of splendor, and in the end, I will never let you down. After transmigrating into the body of a worthless empress, she is bullied by everyone. She swears she will live life on her own terms. She wants to live freely and happily. Unfortunately, a little dumpling follows her around. He's quite adorable, so she may as well raise him. Her goal is to help handsome men solve their problems. She goes further and further down that path, never to return. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 198 听 I Heard the Empress Is a Fool 听说皇后是傻子 Long Ying龙樱Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Gu Shu, the top assassin in the business, transmigrated into the body of a fool. Turns out the fool was also a top assassin. Gu Shu’s reaction: “This is exciting! This is thrilling!” Palace intrigue or household schemes, open murder or covert assassination, she’d take it all on! She’d graduated from the Assassin World’s top drama school, after all! Mo Ziliang was forced to marry a fool and make her empress. But it turned out she was only pretending to be stupid. With one move, she played the pig 28Reads6.7Score—Shelves
49. 199 报 Your Majesty, the Empress Has Climbed Over the Wall Again! 报告皇上，皇后娘娘又爬墙了！ Cute My Foot萌个鬼Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted “Oh no, the ten-year-old emperor has ascended the throne!” Rumors spread through the streets without end... “Even worse, the emperor has married a three-year-old toddler as his empress!” The people were even more excited. Their otherwise uneventful lives now had some juicy gossip to enjoy after dinner. Feng Qingqian had to do more than become a new emperor who stood above all others and wielded immense power. More importantly, he had to raise his three-year-old empress. Frowning as he held his s 63Reads7.0Score—Shelves
50. 200 团 The Spoiled, Beloved Empress 团宠作精皇后 October Longing十月相思Ancient Romance272k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + sweet pampering + adored by everyone] After transmigrating and being reborn, Feng Jiuge found new ways to court death every day. She never expected that the more trouble she caused, the more she was pampered, and the more spoiled she became. The emperor, a lying scoundrel, adored her beyond all reason, and everyone in the palace loved her too. The emperor tried every trick to hide her away and keep her as his beloved, but people kept trying to steal her from him every day. It w 56Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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