Scheming Heroines in Historical Romance 心机女主古言

1. 1 纨 The Playboy Won Me a Noble Title, and the Reborn Matriarch Went on a Killing Spree 纨绔为我夺诰命，重生主母杀疯了 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance905k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Clear-headed, independent true heiress x play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger fake wastrel] [Female-oriented fiction + heroine reborn + hero transmigrates + political intrigue] After more than ten years as the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's heir, managing the household and dutifully serving her parents-in-law, Shen Tangning believed she had done nothing wrong. Not until the usually distant heir began an affair with her half sister, now married to his younger brother, and they 50kReads9.2Score7.1kShelves

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   They are all very beautiful, and the third one is even more amazing.

2. 2 先 Love After Marriage: The Crown Princess Keeps Pretending to Be Good Again and Again 先婚后爱，太子妃又又又又在装乖 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] Song Yao, who was born into this world, got married to Nangong Yi, the notoriously violent crown prince. After their wedding, they acted like a proper couple, treating each other with courtesy and respect. Gradually, Song Yao discovered that the crown prince was nothing like the violent man of the rumors. He was gentle, considerate, and easy to get along with. So she let her true nature out and started doing as she pleased. - At first, when facing the crown prince: Song Yao: gent 17.1kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
3. 3 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 88.6kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves
4. 4 女 The Scheming Maids by the Side of the Villainess 女配身边的心机丫鬟们 Spring Ice, Tiger's Tail春冰虎尾Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration stories, each one standalone, with a different heroine in every story: a scheming woman rises to power] [Narrated in the third person] (The Young General) My young lady was infatuated with the young general. She didn't care that everyone in the capital laughed at her, and went to look for him at the military camp outside the city every single day. The young general was as dazzling as the morning sun, yet he never spared her a glance. My lady was so furious she slapped me 869Reads6.6Score107Shelves

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   Both of these books are scheming but not that bad.

5. 5 什 What Do You Mean, Villainess? I’m Their Moonlight 什么恶女！我可是他们心中白月光 Time to Grow My Hair Long要长头发喽Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted [Villainess + master strategist + love polygon + sexually pure male leads + one woman, multiple men] [Pure-white-lotus facade, wicked heart] Cheng Yangning was the illegitimate daughter of the Earl of Yongan’s household. She had been sent away to a country estate for eight years, but was summoned back when her legitimate sister objected to a marriage arrangement. She dreamed that she was the foil to her legitimate sister. Her sister was arrogant and domineering, with eyes above everyone, yet cou 5.3kReads8.8Score782Shelves
6. 6 弹 The Comments Are Going Wild! This Couple United by Pure Hatred Can Do Anything! 弹幕！纯恨夫妻联手百事顺！ Purple Rice Fortune Ball紫米福团Ancient Romance636k WordsCompleted [Both Virgins + Black Dragon and Wicked Phoenix + Love Grows Over Time] Unhinged beauty vs. scheming prince Wen Suining came across a badly injured man. He wore fine clothes and a jade crown, clearly not from an ordinary family. As she hesitated over whether to help him, lines of text suddenly appeared before her eyes. [Don’t pick up strange men on the roadside~] [Silly supporting heroine, this is the Fifth Prince Fu Yucong, who’s spent years in his fief on the frontier. He’ll be emperor one day 6.3kReads8.5Score915Shelves

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   I just read the article, although the rating is a bit low, but the character writing is good, the heroine can see the barrage, the first time I see the injured hero, he stabbed him without saying much, she is not soft-hearted, she is scheming, she wants to be the queen, the hero pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger, forcefully proposes to marry the heroine, marry first and then fall in love, the hero is being manipulated to death, but refuses to admit it [I also strongly recommend][I also strongly recommend][I also strongly recommend]

7. 7 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 26.8kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves

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   The heroine is so scheming, she gets what she wants step by step, it makes me look crazy [crazy]

8. 8 侯 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义？摄政王撑腰，不原谅 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 254.2kReads9.4Score44.6kShelves
9. 9 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 115.7kReads9.6Score15.8kShelves

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   Six years ago, Jiang Xingjian tied a jade hairpin for her before leaving and said, "Wait until I come back." Song Wan accepted the letter, and from then on she lived for him for the rest of her life. Six years later, the news came that he had died in battle. Song Wan held his memorial tablet and refused all persuasion, insisting on marrying into the Marquis Mansion and living his life as "Mrs. Jiang"; six years later , he returned to Beijing alive, but he had a beloved who could make ice and firearms by his side. Song Wan watched him take care of the woman in every possible way. He gave his beloved the best resources and made her famous. However, he was as cold as ice to her. Even the husband of the Hou Mansion, which she had taken care of for many years, could easily be taken back, just to please the beauty. The white jade hairpin is still there, but the young man who gave it away has lost his identity. But in the end, when the heroine meets him, she is destined to be the hero, so he.

10. 10 王 Princess Consort, Stop Acting. The Prince Can Hear Your Thoughts 王妃别演了，王爷能听见你的心声 Sugar White as Snow白糖如雪Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [The male lead can hear the female lead's thoughts + the female lead can understand animal speech] [Goofy and lighthearted + absurd comedy + feel-good romance, sickeningly sweet] After transmigrating into a book as a disposable side character, she manages to annoy the villainous Big Boss into fainting from the start. She plans to take advantage of his weakness and finish him off, but the villain hears every one of her thoughts. Later, the villain finally loses patience and demands, “I hear you c 8.3kReads9.2Score943Shelves

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    💥I strongly recommend this ancient saying "Princess, stop acting, the prince can hear your voice"! It perfectly interprets what it means to be a scheming heroine who is "a pretty girl on the outside but a bitch on the inside"! Look at how she plays the role of a docile princess in front of others, but in her heart she is madly complaining about the sick and weak prince. As a result, every word of "rebellious" in her heart is clearly heard by the prince! This extreme contrast of "I'm acting, you're watching" was high-energy and hilarious throughout. The prince went from shock to excitement, and finally doted on her [snickering]. This is definitely the most decompressing and top anti-routine saying this year [Shy][Top post][Top post][Top post][Top post]

11. 11 攻 The Villain I Was Conquering Is a Poor Little Thing? He's Just Pretending! 攻略的大反派是小可怜？他装的！ I'm Really a Salted Fish真的是咸鱼Ancient Romance279k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Lighthearted + Demon Hunting] [A Sweetheart with an Unusual Train of Thought × A Scheming, Jealous, Brooding Man] Ning Shengsheng transmigrates into a melodramatic cultivation novel as a wicked princess. The System forces her to win over the villain, Xue Chen. If she doesn't cause trouble, she'll die, but if she goes too far, she's afraid the villain will hold a grudge. She can only take the high-risk route of “slap him, then give him candy.” She lashes the villain with a whip, 12.7kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    These books [smile]

12. 12 宠 The Reborn Favored Consort Cries in the Tyrant’s Arms 宠妃重生到暴君怀里哭 I Love Doing Things My Way我爱自作主张Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Reborn Favorite Consort Cries in the Tyrant's Arms 6.5kReads—Score140Shelves
13. 13 攻 Winning Over the Young Lord of Miaojiang 攻略苗疆少主 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted Chu He transmigrates into a book. [The villain will kill the male lead, cripple the female lead, and then commit suicide out of hatred for the world. This world is about to collapse, and your mission is to save it.] The lousy System vanishes after assigning the mission. Before Chu He can even figure out what to do, she is kidnapped to Miaojiang, where she becomes the perfect mother Gu for the medicine people to cultivate their Gu. Medicine people aren’t human and have no memories of their past. 195.9kReads9.4Score24.9kShelves
14. 14 美 Married Life Between a Beauty and a Brocade-Clad Guard 美娇娘和锦衣卫的婚后二三事 Year After Year, Harvest After Harvest年年穗岁Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted Brutal, ruthless Imperial Guard X sweet, gentle ray of sunshine Just as her name suggests, Jiang Mi has a sweet little mouth and knows exactly how to charm people, leaving them dazed and warm-hearted. But an imperial decree sends this honey-sweet girl to the most difficult household to serve: the Ning'an Marquis's residence. The Old Madam is stern and old-fashioned: “You wretches! The whole lot of you are hopeless!” The Ning'an Marquis is aloof and icy: “You unfilial son, do you know what you've 19.8kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
15. 15 路 As a Nobody, I’d Rather Be a Concubine Than a Mistress 路人甲宁当外室不做妾 Xu Qiuluo徐邱骆Ancient Romance247k WordsCompleted Reading Guide: [One-on-one romance throughout] [The heroine is not a virgin; the male leads were all virgins before meeting her, but they will not stay chaste for her. Please don’t read if this bothers you!!!] [No System] [No golden finger] [Love rivals galore] √ The heroine puts survival first. She has loved before, but her affection is three parts acting and seven parts genuine. √ She’d rather be a kept woman than a concubine because she doesn’t want to get caught up in scheming. If you think 628Reads8.9Score103Shelves
16. 16 谁 What Kind of Concubine Bears Four Sons and a Daughter, Then Becomes a Noble Consort? 谁家通房生四儿一女，还当贵妃啊 Autumn Is Long秋很长Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other + One-on-one romance + Many children + Sweet romance + Inner- and imperial-palace intrigue] In the fortieth year of the Xihe era, Lüqing became a concubine-in-waiting to Prince Jin. She knew full well that she had to earn Prince Jin's favor and give birth to a child as soon as possible if she wanted to secure her place in the prince's household. For eight years, she contended with the other women in the inner court, using every means at her disposal to 22.6kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
17. 17 靠 Rising to the Top of the Harem by Bearing Children 靠生子宠冠后宫 Wang Ziyun王梓芸Ancient Romance898k WordsCompleted The year Sang Zhi was born, her father was twenty-nine. After sitting the metropolitan examination for the third time, he passed the imperial examination and, following the palace examination, was appointed an eighth-rank county magistrate. From then on, Sang Zhi became the most cherished member of the Sang family. Over the next fifteen years, her father started out as a county magistrate and smoothly climbed the ranks to become a fifth-rank director in the Ministry of Works. For a man like him, 1.8kReads7.7Score190Shelves
18. 18 太 After the Crown Prince Ascends the Throne, He Seizes His Cannon-Fodder Cousin 太子登基后，炮灰表妹被强夺了 Mountain Cat山也猫Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted Signed for publication [Forced marriage + cold, aloof crown prince with a dark heart and ruthless methods + clear-headed, laid-back, beautiful cousin + a touch of reverse-harem appeal + tangled love triangle + doting romance] Gu Sui'an, an agricultural research scientist, was reborn in the womb and turned into the male lead's cannon-fodder cousin in the political intrigue novel Marrying the Emperor. In this dangerous ancient world where she had no rights, all she wanted was to coast through li 97.9kReads8.5Score9.1kShelves
19. 19 世 The Heir's Everyday Life of Spoiling His Wife 世子爷养妻日常 The Mountains Are Nowhere to Be Seen山山不见Ancient Romance818k WordsCompleted (Marriage first, love later, sweet romance, feel-good power fantasy, both leads have been faithful) Song Qianlan is the eldest legitimate daughter of the prime minister’s household. Ordered by imperial decree to marry the heir of the Duke of Dingguo, all she wants is a respectful marriage and a peaceful life. Xie Yan is the heir of the Duke of Dingguo. Married by imperial decree, he has just one request of his wife: behave herself and keep out of trouble. With their mutual understanding that the 21.6kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
20. 20 掀 Flip the Table! The Noble Consort Climbs to Power with a Bullet Screen System 掀桌！贵妃娘娘靠弹幕系统杀上位 Xiao Yan Wants to Get Rich小闫要暴富Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [The rewards from the scrolling comments all serve the story.] A month after entering Prince Rui’s manor, Ling Shuanghua declares: Life here is no walk in the park! Prince Rui himself is gloomy and petty. His princess consort rules the household and holds the purse strings. To her left is her cousin, Secondary Consort Miao, who raises the prince’s eldest illegitimate son. To her right is Secondary Consort Fang, who is deeply favored by Prince Rui. And that’s not even counting the Princess of Qin 720Reads6.3Score—Shelves
21. 21 重 Reborn in the Dragon Bed, the Beloved Consort Cries in the Emperor's Arms 重生在龙塌，宠妃抱着陛下哭 Staggering Along蹒跚行Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [A spoiled, sweetly obedient favorite consort VS a gentle, jade-like emperor who's sweet on the outside and ruthless within (they are not each other's first, but he dotes on her exclusively from the beginning to the end)] Jiang Shuyi's life as a favorite consort went smoothly for fifteen years. The emperor was gentle and benevolent, doting on her without restraint, and not a single woman in the harem dared challenge her. But she was blind to her own sister's treachery. In the end, her closest 154.3kReads9.2Score19kShelves

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    Rebirth, double life, cool writing

22. 22 恶 The Wicked Supporting Lady Is Doomed to Live as a Widow? Brother-in-Law, I’m Scared 恶毒女配守活寡？夫兄，人家好怕 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted [Elder Brother Steals Younger Brother’s Wife + Deliberate Seduction] (Black-hearted scheming villainess ✖️ abstinent, cold-hearted junior tutor) In her previous life, Pei Jingxu remained a widow for three years for her husband, Rong Xuanzhou, who had died in battle. But then he returned to the capital with Bai Shutong, the widow of his comrade-in-arms, and her two children. The Rong family elders said nothing, only urging Pei to be virtuous and magnanimous. The widow was peerlessly beautiful. No 115.7kReads9.3Score18.7kShelves

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    It's really, really beautiful. I watched it in 2 days and I became addicted as soon as I saw it [The God of Bird Food][The God of Bird Food][The God of Bird Food]

23. 23 偷 Eavesdropping on the Tyrant's Thoughts: Be Good, Say That to Me Again 偷听暴君心声：乖乖，再骂朕一句 Song Qing'er宋卿儿Ancient Romance412k WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Devoted Couple + Tyrant with a Love-Struck Heart] Cultural relic restorer Ye Ciyin transmigrates into the body of an abandoned consort in the Cold Palace. She unexpectedly binds to a cultural relic restoration System and starts hearing all the artifacts in the palace curse up a storm in her head. The purple clay teapot sobs: “Which bastard buried me with a chamber pot? Disgusting!” The Imperial Jade Seal freaks out: “One of my corners is chipped. I'm ugly now.” Ye Ciyin: “I'll fi 625Reads8.8Score127Shelves

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    The heroine has strength, IQ, and can repair cultural relics. The hero is the brain for love. The heroine is the sky. The heroine is the earth. The girl is everything to him.

24. 24 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 141kReads9.5Score15.6kShelves

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    The male protagonists in all four generations were deceived by the female protagonist [face covering] The female protagonist's bad pretense of being pure and kind deceived people

25. 25 逃 The Refugee Saintess: The Cold Tyrant Can't Stop Plotting Against Her 逃荒圣女，冰冷暴君总想图谋不轨 Dou Momo豆墨墨Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Doomsday Powerhouse Slays Her Way Through a Chaotic World [Strong heroine + satisfying read + sweet romance + mutual devotion] Ability-wielding saintess vs. cold tyrant Luo Shengge, an S-rank agent from the apocalypse, transmigrates into a chaotic age and becomes the saintess of the Xiyue tribe, gifted with the power of divination. Her people are hunted by various nations, while this chaotic world is rife with monsters, treacherous hearts, famine, and bandits. Luo Shengge reali 2.9kReads9.1Score373Shelves

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    The female protagonist is an infrastructure madman, decisive in killing, powerful as a virgin, and has a normal relationship with the male protagonist. Highly recommended.

26. 26 继 The Empress Dowager Starts Taking Them Out 继后开始刀人 Meng Ri Wan梦日万Ancient Romance491k WordsCompleted The empress consort wants no part in the fight for favor. She just wants to kill people. Wei Xiangwan entered the palace with three things to do. First, uncover the truth behind her father's mysterious disappearance. Second, avenge her best friend, who died unjustly. Third, give birth to the crown prince. As for the emperor's affection, it was the least important thing of all. In the resplendent harem, where false affection bloomed everywhere, some people still yearned for true love. Qi Zhao fel 10.6kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    It's more than addicting, the heroine is very smart, and everyone is smart

27. 27 宫 Beneath the Palace Walls, I Seduce Him to Steal Her Favor 宫墙之下，勾他夺宠 Strawberry Fondant草莓糖心Ancient Romance462k WordsCompleted Original Title: The Princess Becomes a Favored Consort, Bears a Little Crown Prince, and Seizes Her Sister’s Throne. [Reborn + System + palace intrigue + aloof beauty + stunning beauty + sweet romance] An aloof, noble, one-of-a-kind ruler x a delicate, alluring beauty with an innocent sensuality … Once, she was his nominally illegitimate princess (a lie), and the only stain on his life. He sent her to a foreign land to marry for peace. From atop the palace walls, she leapt, thinking she would b 35.3kReads9.1Score5kShelves

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    It's good to watch, and it's finally not a cookie-cutter plot.

28. 28 被 Forced Into Rebellion, the Young Lady Goes on a Killing Spree 被逼造反后，大小姐她杀疯了 Miss Ran Hua染婳姑娘Ancient Romance708k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Political Intrigue + Pure Romance + Strong Female Lead + Reborn Female Supporting Character + One-on-One Romance] [Cool-Headed, Scheming Heroine vs. Noble, Cold-Hearted and Ruthless Heir] A powerful figure from the apocalypse transmigrates and becomes Shen Chaorong, the legitimate daughter of a treacherous chancellor in the Great Zhao court. She is hopelessly infatuated with the young master of the fallen Li family. When her fiancé, the young master 1.1kReads8.1Score181Shelves

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    They are all very interesting, and they are finished. Watch them quickly.

29. 29 娇 The Pampered Little Noble Consort 娇养小贵妃 I Am Lingjun余曰灵均Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted Shen Si was only the daughter of a fourth-rank prefect. The only reason Prince Kang took an interest in her was her beauty. When she refused to submit to him, he framed her father and brother. Just as she was about to take her own life, unable to bear the humiliation any longer, the emperor swept her into his arms. To avenge her father and brother, she joined the imperial harem and tried every means at her disposal, yet still met her end there. Reborn, she gained the ability to enter other peopl 1.3kReads8.9Score102Shelves
30. 30 清 A Farewell to Quiet Joy 清欢辞 Wu Tong梧桐Ancient Romance96k WordsCompleted Xiao Qinghuan, daughter of the Marquis of Wuyang, was praised by everyone in Bianjing as a fine young lady from a distinguished scholarly family. She was beautiful, gentle, and charming. Before she had even come of age, countless young men from prominent families had come to ask for her hand, but she had not taken a liking to a single one. The man she loved was a peerless hero. “The young ladies in the capital are all pretty much the same, dull as dishwater. Especially the ones from scholarly fa 23kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
31. 31 上 A Romance in the Capital 上京缘 Between, Li Ke之间礼可Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [Not a transmigration or rebirth story. An old-fashioned setting, a stunning, delicate newly titled noblewoman VS the Seventh Prince, a cold and abstinent man who seems like a spoiled playboy. Scheming within the marriage, intense push-and-pull, devoted one-on-one romance, sweet and indulgent.] When Jiang Jiuchu was little, bandits took her hostage to threaten her father, who was leading a campaign to suppress them. A young man appeared and rescued her, but she missed her chance to repay him. Ye 6.1kReads8.8Score733Shelves
32. 32 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [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 315.8kReads9.6Score39.6kShelves

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    Shen Jiasui was reborn and returned to the day when Lu Yunzheng came to propose marriage. He found that the other party had also been reborn, and he proposed to break off the engagement and marry his adopted sister Gu Xizhi on the spot. She quickly hid the secret of her rebirth and exposed the affair between the two. At the same time, she used "dreaming" as an excuse to remind her parents to be wary of her adopted sister, laying the groundwork for the family to avoid danger.

33. 33 宠 The Bewitching Consort Won't Back Down, Yet the Emperor Favors Her Above All 宠妃娇媚不饶人，奈何陛下偏宠她 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Not a pure-love romance; he dotes on her exclusively later; cold emperor × alluring consort; the heroine isn't clever and isn't a strong female lead] In her previous life, Lan Wu dazzled everyone with a dance at the Longevity Festival. Consort Li sent her to the emperor, and she became Lady Lan in the palace. She had studied dance since childhood. Everyone at the palace music bureau said she was beautiful, graceful, and talented at music and dance. It was a pity for someone like her to remain a 8.7kReads8.9Score836Shelves

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    The heroine is not a love brain, the main theme is that she has brains, she can destroy the harem, and she is successful at every step. Good women do not exist, and bad women get everything.

34. 34 绿 The Green Tea Extra's Palace of Peril Diary 绿茶龙套的祸宫日记 Third Lady三娘子Ancient Romance213k WordsCompleted [A bewitching, scheming, drama-loving actress and a restrained emperor whose old flame reignites] [No System, no pocket dimension. She rises to power solely through beauty and cunning.] [The emperor is far from chaste, but he absolutely dotes on her alone.] A B-list actress known for playing bit parts gets exposed as a fake sweetheart and is struck by lightning. When she opens her eyes, she has somehow become an all-powerful female lead. The problem is, she's a conniving fake sweetheart who can' 11.3kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
35. 35 陛 His Majesty Says He Dislikes Seductive Women 陛下说他不喜媚色 Purple-Robed Evil Emperor紫裳邪皇Ancient Romance611k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's one and only + deliberate seduction] [Beautiful, clear-headed heroine + proud, abstinent emperor] The new emperor liked refined, elegant ladies and despised anything bewitching and shallow. Unfortunately, the Jiang family's Fifth Young Lady was alluringly beautiful. The Empress Dowager actually wanted a woman like her to seduce the emperor and secure advantages for the Jiang family. The new emperor despised the Jiang family most of all and had no wish to let a Jiang 68.6kReads8.6Score333.1kShelves
36. 36 恶 The Wicked Woman Has Trained Countless Men! She Climbs the Social Ladder and Sparks a Rivalry 恶女训狗无数！攀高枝！引雄竞 Peach Blossoms Reflected in Wine桃花映酒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Now publishing / The short drama Hong Luan Yin is streaming] [The villainess won't reform + unapologetically self-serving + taming men + a battlefield of men competing for her] Yun Qi is transported into a storybook that deliberately paints her as ugly and wicked. Once a powerful princess who ruled the court and kept countless male lovers, she now finds herself reduced to a disgraced fake heiress of the Marquis's household. The real heiress, meanwhile, is the family's precious jewel, destined t 215.6kReads9.4Score35.9kShelves
37. 37 先 So What If She Was the Late Emperor’s Consort? Seducing the Crown Prince Is a Piece of Cake 先帝妃又如何，勾太子，顺手的事 Yu Yao Cocoa予瑶可可Ancient Romance467k WordsCompleted [A devoted crown prince who doesn't realize his own feelings x a seductive, scheming beauty, once an imperial consort] While the late emperor was still alive, the crown prince was already caught in her web. But Yu Wanrou had no love for him then. She only meant to use his influence to escape the palace and the torments she suffered there. She was greedy, too: she wanted to poison the old emperor while she was at it. Crown Prince Xiao Heng was an upright man. He was always telling her to behave, 636Reads6.4Score—Shelves
38. 38 郡 The Commandery Princess Returns to the Capital, So Why Is the Entire Marquis’s Household Dead? 郡主一回京，侯府怎么死光了？ Dancing Sunflower跳舞的向日葵Ancient Romance607k WordsCompleted [Satisfying family-intrigue story + ruthless heroine + face-slapping the villains] Qu Ling was framed by her stepmother and left the Marquis's residence for six years. When she returned to the capital, happiness wasn't waiting for her. Instead, she was driven step by step to the brink of madness. In the end, she went mad and killed everyone in the marquis's household, paying for it with her own life. After coming back to life, Qu Ling took up her knife. She no longer needed to go mad to slaughte 26.5kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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    Are you scheming? The princess has eight hundred tricks.

39. 39 公 The Princess Packs a Punch 公主她，战力爆表 11 Candies11颗糖Ancient Romance430k WordsCompleted Yun Li, the seventh princess of Great Yan and its most “famous” royal, is described in the imperial records as “frail and sickly, unfit for any important role.” Her emperor father treats her as a tool for keeping the peace, the women of the harem see her as a poor wretch, and enemy nations consider her an easy target. So when the dynasty is beset by troubles at home and abroad, an imperial decree ordering her to marry into another kingdom hurls her straight into the eye of the storm. Everyone ex 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine travels through time. She originally wanted to live a peaceful life in the harem, eating and drinking, but she didn't expect to be chosen to become a married princess, and step by step she would advance to the center of power. A grand strategy of strategy, step by step.

40. 40 雇 Mercenary Transmigration: A Flourishing Commercial Journey That Conquers the World 雇佣兵穿越：锦绣商途倾天下 Ni Weizhen妮薇甄Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Just Started Rating, Scores Are Sure to Rise, No Regrets Taking the Plunge] Strong Female Lead + Political Intrigue + Business Wars [Happy Ending] Shen Qingyu, a top modern-day mercenary, transmigrates into the body of the Shen family's legitimate daughter, who has long suffered abuse. Facing domestic intrigue and business rivalries, she acts decisively, using her modern knowledge to overcome every crisis with ease. She also forms a marriage of convenience with Huo Yan, a playboy who can see ri 267Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    The imagination of ancient sayings, the present and the ancient times, the weirdness, it is highly recommended and worth recommending.

41. 41 深 The Hunter's Sweet Wife in the Mountains 深山猎户的小娇妻 Strawberry Slayer绞杀草莓Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted An independent woman from the 21st century transmigrates and wakes up as the wife of a hunter living deep in the mountains. Faced with her gloomy, taciturn husband, whose possessiveness knows no bounds, she plans to use her modern knowledge to build a fortune and then escape. Little does she know that she has already become the only light in his dark world, the one obsession he would rather destroy himself than lose. 6Reads6.7Score—Shelves
42. 42 穿 After I Transmigrated, the Scheming Prince Set His Sights on Me? 穿越后我被腹黑王爷盯上了？ Tomatoes Are Tomato Juice西红柿是番茄汁Ancient Romance184k WordsOngoing When she saved him from danger with her beauty, he mistook her for a homosexual, nearly costing her life. She was afraid of him and kept her distance, but fate had other plans. All she wanted was for him not to kill her. She had no idea that, little by little, he was falling helplessly in love with her. She thought she had never fallen for him, but when she was faced with a choice, she realized she had fallen for him long ago. —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 娇 The Sweetheart Deliberately Seduces the Cold Emperor, and He Falls for Her 娇娇蓄意勾引，清冷帝王沦陷了 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance651k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + push and pull + seduction and rising to power + falling deeper at every step + devotion to one woman in the later story Loving her and knowing it + a man in power bowing his head for love * The short drama is out now. Search for “The Sweetheart Deliberately Seduces Him, and the Cold Emperor Falls” on Fanqie or Hongguo to watch the full series. * Pei Tingyue transmigrated into a book. She became a disposable consort in The Palace in Power. In the original story, she was simple-m 36.7kReads9.3Score4kShelves

    Reader note

    In these books, evil girls are scheming to lure beauties, and they develop their power and tactics step by step.

44. 44 受 Sick of the Madwoman, the Wicked Maid Decides to Find a New Boss 受够癫婆，恶婢决定换个老板 Emerald Mountain Sparrow翡山雀Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A vicious supporting character’s maid awakens + face-slapping + playing the pig to eat the tiger + super sweet romance] [Career-minded maid × delusion-prone emperor, both virgins in both their lives] In her previous life, the maid Dan Feng saved the emperor when he was in trouble, but handed him over to her mistress, Wei Xixue. She watched as the whole Wei family rode on the emperor’s gratitude to rise to prominence; She watched as her mistress used that favor to become the emperor’s beloved co 11kReads8.6Score1.9kShelves
45. 45 你 You Like Your Sister-in-Law, So I’ll Marry the Emperor. What Are You Losing It For? 你喜欢嫂嫂我嫁给皇帝，你疯什么 Chacha Is So Cute茶茶好萌呀Ancient Romance496k WordsCompleted [An ambitious power-hungry minister who pursues his wife after losing her, and a mad emperor who steals her away. Not mutually faithful, and the heroine is no powerhouse. Palace intrigue and political scheming.] In the history books, Luo Tingzhao was a criminal who usurped the throne and ushered in an era of northern barbarians ravaging the Central Plains. Yet he was also a ruthless hero with grand ambitions who brought an end to years of chaos! People have always disagreed over whether to prai 2.5kReads8.8Score255Shelves
46. 46 重 Reborn as a Vengeful Empress, I Killed Without Mercy, and the Chaste Imperial Uncle Fell for Me 重生毒后嘎嘎杀，禁欲皇叔沦陷了 Yu Xiaoqi羽小柒Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted [Reborn troublemaking empress & ascetic, aloof regent + palace intrigue and political schemes + forbidden tension + empowering wish-fulfillment] I, Su Yuan, was reborn: a master manipulator, an unrivaled white lotus. In my previous life, I willingly served as a pawn and played the perfect empress, only to be falsely accused and killed through the combined efforts of my father, the mad emperor, and the empress dowager. This time, I’m done pretending. To hell with propriety and virtue, to hell wit —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It is rare to see such a scheming heroine in a rebirth novel. The beginning is a little slow, but the emperor uses hunting and drafting, and uses real people as pawns. I have never seen it before. After chasing the heroine and her best friend, the heroine wins. The best friend wants to marry a foreigner, but if she loses, she will marry herself. Continue to pursue.

47. 47 人 In the Imperial Harem, My Goal Is to Become the Empress Dowager 人在后宫，目标太后 Dreams on the Mountain山上有梦Ancient Romance358k WordsCompleted # Palace intrigue is out of the question. I'll eat snacks, watch the drama, and have children, that's the plan # Cui Xuejian transmigrated into the past and became a low-ranking palace consort. Powerful figures towered over her, while a few insignificant nobodies clawed at her feet. With things like this, why bother with palace intrigue? Better to just give up and coast! Cui Xuejian believed that as long as she kept out of trouble, no monsters, demons, or other ghoulish creatures would come afte 1.9kReads9.2Score155Shelves
48. 48 庶 Reborn as a Concubine’s Daughter: Seducing Him to Claim the Throne 庶女重生之勾他上位 Li Qianzhao李千兆Ancient Romance147k WordsCompleted [Multiple rebirths + revenge and taking down scumbags + stand-in for a dead first love + noblewoman vs. transmigrator] In her previous life, Lan Luoning had only wanted to live a peaceful life. But her family abandoned her, and her elder legitimate sister killed her, taking both her and her unborn child’s lives. Her father, consumed by greed; her hypocritical, vicious stepmother; and her scheming grandmother all climbed over her corpse to fill their homes with guests and bask in their success. H 29Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 穿 Forced to Become Empress After Transmigrating Into a Book 穿书后被迫当上皇后 Mountains and Rivers Form Peaks山水成岳Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted (Both leads are inexperienced, he dotes on her alone, happy ending) When Jiang Qingwan realized she had transmigrated into a book, she was already in Prince Su’s bed. Prince Su was an aide to the male lead in the story. Though he was mentioned only briefly, she knew he was calculating and ruthless, and that his household would be anything but peaceful. She didn’t want to be a concubine. She only wanted to escape the tiger’s den that was Prince Su’s residence. Fortunately, she knew the plot and m 5.9kReads8.7Score621Shelves
50. 50 爆 Breaking News! The Fallen Princess Was Carried Off by the Villainous Overlord 爆！亡国公主被反派大佬扛走了 Fallen Today落今朝Ancient Romance578k WordsCompleted [The Most Beautiful Woman in the Three Continents] x [A Mad, Powerful, Miserable, and Ruthless Demon King] Reborn as a princess of a fallen kingdom in a tragic romance novel, Qiao Li tries to change her fate and escape the scumbag. But through a twist of fate, she is carried off by a notorious demon king whose name is feared across the Three Continents. His cultivation is peerless, and he looks down on everything in the world. Yet one misstep leaves him with a regret to last a thousand years: he 4kReads9.2Score400Shelves

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