Are There Really No Good Historical Household-intrigue Novels with Tightly Plotted Stories? 就没有好看一点，情节严谨一点古代宅斗的小说吗？

1. 1 窃 The Book of Stolen Lives 窃命书 Heavy Snow in May五月下大雪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of this book, A Book of Ashes and Joy, premieres at 12:15 a.m. on February 13. If you're interested, keep an eye out! [Regains control after being possessed | Not a wish-fulfillment story | Plot-driven | Light ensemble cast] Lin Ruochu, the legitimate daughter of a general's family, was possessed during her coming-of-age ceremony at fifteen. The transmigrated woman, sold off by a System, used every means to “win over” the young heir of a marquis's estate. She turned e 37.6kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves

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   1. Very good. At first glance, it seems like a typical domestic drama, but it expands further, with a grander scope, positive values, and well-developed characters who are not just plot devices. Many of these characters could easily have their own solo books. 2. By the same author, this is a newly released work, so the rating is a bit low. The rating doesn't match the quality of the story. It's clever, with layers of suspense building up gradually, avoiding clichés. I really like it. The only downside is that it's still ongoing…

2. 2 死 The Dead Concubine Becomes the Duke’s Mansion’s Cousin Miss 死去的外室她成了国公府的表小姐 Heavy Snow in May五月下大雪Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing Original title: Passing as a Noblewoman [Historical ensemble cast] [Power struggles] [Not reborn] [Plot-driven] [Romance] [Male lead is sexually inexperienced] [Ensemble cast, multiple protagonists, multiple perspectives] [Pei Yuehuan and Chen Man are both heroines. The protagonist field cannot be changed after the contract is signed, so it lists the main pairing of this story.] The imperial capital holds many secrets, and much resentment. There are merchants falsely accused and thrown into pris 42.4kReads9.4Score4.6kShelves
3. 3 科 The Imperial Exams: A Bookish Son in a Clan of Illiterates 科举：九族文盲出了个读书郎 I'm a Pighead我是猪头Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Imperial Examinations] [Transmigration + No System] [No heroine in the early story; there may or may not be one later, and if there is, she won't get much page time] Not a single person in the Gu clan, spanning nine generations, could read or write. Even the family genealogy had been written by the clan chief through a mixture of guesswork and asking around. Then, all of a sudden, this family produced a scholar. At first, the villagers and the Gu clan relatives had little faith in Gu 80.6kReads8.7Score9.1kShelves

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   Ahhh, you have to read this! It's so good! I read the whole thing without skipping a single chapter. It's really, really good.

4. 4 为 The Concubine's Guide to Self-Cultivation 为妾的自我修养 Yu Jian郁见Ancient Romance429k WordsOngoing Zhu Yan transmigrates as a merchant's daughter and becomes a pawn her family uses to avoid disaster. Her father sends her to Changning Marquis Xie An as a concubine. As a concubine, Zhu Yan stays true to herself. She doesn't compete, make a fuss, or draw attention. Who could have guessed that the Marquis of Changning would be so fortunate? When something happens to the royal family's only two heirs, the emperor chooses Xie An, a member of the imperial clan, to inherit the throne. If a concubine 6.3kReads9.2Score450Shelves

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   In this story, the female lead is a very clear-headed modern person who, after arriving in ancient times, is originally a merchant's daughter. She could have become her husband's wife, but after her family suffers misfortune, she is forced to marry a prince as a concubine. Unlike the typical story where the prince falls in love with the female lead from the start and makes her his wife, she remains a concubine throughout. Later, the prince becomes emperor, and due to her status, she can only reach the rank of Consort, never even reaching the rank of Imperial Concubine. It feels so realistic! 😢😢

5. 5 重 Reborn, I Became the Evil Villain 重生后，我成了恶毒反派 I Only Eat Xiaomila Chilies辣椒只吃小米辣Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Su Yuzhao never imagined that her older cousin would scheme against her and make her marry her own fiancé. She was the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the family, but had been raised at her maternal grandparents’ home since childhood. Just when she was finally brought back to the residence, she was greeted with a plot against her. From then on, her reputation was ruined, and she was forced into marriage with no say in her own fate. Even though she humbled herself and gave way at ever 2.5kReads8.3Score278Shelves

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   Please accept this with a smile 😄😄😄

6. 6 桃 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 15kReads9.5Score5.5kShelves
7. 7 锦 Spring in the Brocade Hall 锦堂春 Lan Jia Sanshao蓝家三少Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted The first time Rong Jiuyin saw that little girl, he entertained a thought he shouldn't have. The sweet, delicate girl had thrown herself against his leg and called out in a childish voice, "Big brother!" Then one day, he frightened her, and she ran far away, like a kite whose string had snapped. But so what? Amid decay and flowers, at the far shore of the Yellow Springs, he never planned to let her go! 879Reads8.7Score156Shelves
8. 8 却 Yet You Betrayed the Spring's Grace 却负春恩 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available. Search for Ascending to the Clouds on any platform to buy] [Original titles: Ascending to the Clouds / Loathing the Vermilion Walls] [High-IQ Palace Intrigue + Pure-Hatred Heroine + No Disposable Characters] [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger] [The blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please go read the story] How do you become an emperor’s favorite concubine? A prestigious family? A good education? A gentle, respectful, modest, and accommodating nature? Unfor 25.3kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
9. 9 鬓 Hairpins and Beauty 鬓花颜 Peach Who Doesn't Slack Off桃子不摸鱼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Maid + sisters in the inner palace + ensemble-focused story] [The heroine is a native of this world, with no transmigration, rebirth, or hidden identity] After her mother dies of illness, Meng Shu’s father takes a new wife almost at once. She endures years under her stepmother’s hand, but in the end, she cannot escape being sold. A trafficker’s rope drags her away from her homeland and casts her into the fabulously wealthy Tang household. Her exceptiona 34.9kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves
10. 10 重 After Being Reborn, the Villainess Goes on a Killing Spree 重生后，恶毒女配杀疯了 Lucky Little Pocket幸运小兜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Villainess + Reborn + Men Competing for Her + Abusing Scumbags and Face-Slapping + Everyone Sees Her in a New Light] [Warning: The heroine is a refined egoist who takes selfish self-love to the extreme. Please proceed with caution if this bothers you.] Gu Zhaohua, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Anguo's household, is peerlessly beautiful and talented. Yet she loses to her plain cousin, Gu Nianxi, and ends up with her family destroyed and her own head severed from her body. The guard she 27.9kReads8.1Score3.6kShelves

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    There are more rigorous ones, but I quite enjoy reading this kind; it's more enjoyable to watch.

11. 11 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 118kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves
12. 12 岁 Years in the Palace 岁岁宫阙 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance706k WordsCompleted Liu Yuetang was sent to a country estate by her legitimate mother the day she was born. When she came of age, her older half-sister gave up her chance to enter the palace because of a dream, stole her match, and spent the night with her betrothed. Liu Yuetang went along with it and decided to enter the palace to carve out a bright future for herself. Once inside, she kept a low profile, learned the arts of the bedchamber, and mastered the art of playing hard to get, pouting coquettishly, and put 10.9kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    These two are great reads. The author's writing is excellent, and the plots are well-developed and not mindless. You can follow them with confidence.

13. 13 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Available in print. Search "Zhaohua Rebellion" on any platform to purchase.] [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, high-IQ palace intrigue, the heroine schemes against the entire harem, a dangerously unhinged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen the world more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I en 87.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
14. 14 小 That Little Brat's Always Causing Mischief, and Her Parents Can't Stop Grinning 小鼻嘎不过作作妖，爹娘被哄翘嘴 Piggy Who Loves Cilantro吃香菜的猪猪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy] [Beloved by the Whole Family] [Wins Over Everyone] [A Touch of Political Intrigue] [The Female Lead Returns] [Her Future Love Interest Is Murong Yan] [Original title: The Little Brat Only Causes Trouble, Yet Somehow Wins Her Parents Over] [Talkative, sharp-tongued heroine whose mouth moves faster than her brain ❤️ Hero reborn nine times, with eight hundred tricks up his sleeve] Luo Yan transmigrates into a book, where her entire family consists of villains. Her scumbag father is the vil 43.6kReads9.0Score7kShelves

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    She told him, "I'm afraid you'll fall into a deep sleep, so I've given you a ribbon. You can wrap it around your finger. If there's any danger, I'll pull you, and you'll know." Was she trying to return all the tricks she had used before? Ning Miao glared at him: "Do you think the ribbon of my undergarment is like your winding intestines? The ribbon of my undergarment isn't that long."

15. 15 重 Reborn, I Become My Arch-Enemy's Living Widow Sister-in-Law 重生后，我成了死敌的活寡嫂子 Two Times Four Means Prosperity二四得发Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn + sister-in-law and brother-in-law + an aloof beauty brought down from her pedestal + emotional push and pull + winning her heart and her body + devoted couple] The Eastern Palace has no crown prince, and the princes are locked in a fierce struggle for the throne. Ning Miao and Yan Mobai are the top strategists of their generation, each serving a different master. They cross paths over a map of iron mines and kill each other. Only after her death does Ning Miao learn tha 39.2kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves
16. 16 长 There Was Once a Young Man in Chang'an ("A Thousand Miles of High Towers, Untouched by Wind or Snow") 长安曾有少年郎（“高台千里，勿沾风雪”） A Sen阿森Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Revenge and court intrigue + childhood sweethearts + tragic palace romance + maximum angst] [Loyal young general VS coldhearted heiress bent on revenge VS gentle, devoted emperor. A tangled love between three people, with heartbreak that cuts to the bone] Qing Ru'an's life was buried beneath the fire that raged through the snowstorm that year. Her entire family was slaughtered, both her parents were gone, and the Qing family, the richest in Zizhou, was reduced to ruins overnight. The once-proud 3.3kReads9.4Score773Shelves

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    1️⃣ I've read part of the first book and found it very good (it's not entirely about palace intrigue or domestic power struggles). 2️⃣ The second book is still being updated, but every character is very well-developed. I think the female lead has more screen time in the second book, which nicely showcases her transformation from a young girl into an empress of another country (the plot is still being updated). 3️⃣ I've already finished the third book; it's a tragic story with a bad ending. The female lead is an unloved princess, and the male lead is a hostage prince from another country. They first meet on a snowy night and part ways on the same snowy night. The names of the male and female leads don't sound like typical online novel names; they sound more like real people's names, which makes the story quite immersive.

17. 17 世 The Heir Apparent Says One Thing and Means Another 世子他口是心非 Yun Zhu z韫竹zAncient Romance739k WordsCompleted He was the most reckless playboy in the entire capital. She was the most innocent flower in the household. Zhongli Wuyou, the Duke's legitimate daughter, was sixteen, and her greatest worry was how many pastries she should eat tomorrow. Raised in the exquisite Springtime Pavilion, she knew nothing of people's cruelty, only the love of her father and brothers. Yan Jin, only son of the Marquis of Zhenbei, was a notorious menace whose fame shook the capital, a troublemaker the emperor begrudgingly 42Reads6.3Score—Shelves
18. 18 表 My Cousin Can Only Be Mine 表妹只能是朕的 Puff Pastry Little Nurse泡芙小奶妈Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The ratings have only just opened, so they’re sure to shoot up later, my dears.) A formidable emperor × his breathtakingly beautiful, sweet and gentle cousin. A teasing beauty, doted on exclusively. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. The court officials all believed the Empress Dowager had raised her niece, Shen Wan, in the palace so she could send her into Xiao Che’s harem. But only Xiao Che knew that the aunt and niece guarded against him as if he were a wolf. The Empress Dowager searched 29.4kReads8.2Score2.7kShelves
19. 19 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 92kReads9.6Score12.3kShelves

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    Song Wan is an exceptional woman. Whether judged by ancient standards of virtue—the four virtues of a virtuous wife and mother—or by modern standards after breaking free from Jiang Xingjian's nearly 20-year constraints, her intelligence, composure, decisiveness, courage, and self-love make her worthy of the title "excellent." The wisdom of the ancients far surpasses our imagination, and the power struggles within the inner quarters are not as simple as we imagine. Women confined to the inner quarters of the house have more than just romantic love in their eyes. I love every female character in the book; each possesses her own charm and color. Yes, including the initially "difficult" and "self-righteous" future "Old Madam of the Marquis's Mansion." The male characters are heartbroken over Jiang Yan's death, but in another sense, the knot in his palm provides him with a kind of fulfillment—unspoken love is a form of protection. They all know, they all know, that the ending concludes the lives of the male and female protagonists, "Why couldn't we have met sooner?" A sense of melancholy... Melancholy, because I witnessed their carefree and unrestrained youth. So, when she, with her graying temples, gently stroked him lying on the bed, clinging to life, how could I bear it? How could I bear it...?

20. 20 大 On My Wedding Night, the Obsessive, Unhinged Emperor Took Me by Force 大婚当晚，被阴湿疯批帝王强夺了 In a Bottle瓶中Ancient Romance171k WordsOngoing A classic historical romance + an aloof beauty who falls in love + a desperate, possessive pursuit + both leads are devoted to each other + a powerful man humbles himself + a long road to winning back his wife On a palace walkway, Song Ying discovers that the new emperor, who has been on the throne for three years, is the very man she saved three years ago. She entered the palace selection in place of her younger stepsister, never imagining she would meet him again. Song Ying kneels stiffly as 33Reads6.3Score—Shelves
21. 21 夺 Steal My Brother's Wife, Seduce a Holy Maiden, I Have Plenty of Tricks 夺弟妻，诱佛女，朕有的是手段 Tong Yan桐言Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Inexperienced + Scheming Hero + Emperor Steals His Brother’s Wife + Punishing Scumbags + Hero Is Infertile + Heroine Is Highly Fertile] Chu Ke, the legitimate daughter of the Grand Secretariat’s household, spent ten years studying medicine at Ciji Temple to cure her fiancé, Prince An. At last, she turned him from a sickly man into a healthy, robust one. But Prince An repaid her kindness by falling in love with Chu Ke’s cousin, Qiu Haitang, and joining forces with her to ruin Chu 4.4kReads8.5Score559Shelves
22. 22 疯 The Mad Tyrant Claims His Beloved and Keeps Her in His Palace Night After Night 疯批暴君，夺娇进宫夜夜缠 A Summer Night Sky浅夏夜空Ancient Romance609k WordsCompleted [Forceful Possession] [A Ruler Steals His Minister's Wife] [Forced Love] [Instinctive Attraction] [Escape and Fake Death] [The Male Lead Fights to Claim Her] [Both Pure] [Sweet, Clear-Headed Beauty vs. Mad Tyrant] On the night of a palace banquet, Yu Qingqing, the betrothed of General Lin, is framed by a concubine and mistakenly enters the emperor's bedchamber, where she spends a night with the tyrant. Having had a taste of her, the tyrant can't get enough. He ignores her status as his minister' 24.6kReads8.2Score2.6kShelves
23. 23 你 You Want to Marry Someone Else, So I Ran Away to Make Room. Why Are You Chasing Me? 你要娶别人，我逃跑让位你追什么 Jiaojiao皎皎Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted (A clear-eyed beauty who loves money and handsome men X a cold, ruthless regent with a hidden dark side) *Both leads are inexperienced; sweet romance After transmigrating to ancient times, Jiang Yu takes a fancy to a handsome tutor and flirts her way into making him her husband. He is refined and noble, gentle and considerate, the sort of good husband everyone envies and praises. Jiang Yu wholeheartedly agrees. One night, after an intimate encounter, Jiang Yu wakes to find her husband gone. She 15.3kReads8.2Score1.8kShelves

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    Initially, the female lead was hesitant to give her heart away, but she couldn't resist the male lead's gentle treatment.

24. 24 穿 I Transmigrated into Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece as the Captain-Commander 穿越火影死神海贼王之我是总队长 Make the World a Little More Fun让世界有趣多一点Anime Fanfiction684k WordsOngoing Overworked office drone Chang Jin dies suddenly after working overtime. When he opens his eyes, Captain-Commander Yamamoto presses a token into his hands with his dying breath: “The Seireitei... is in your hands.” Looking at the murderous Gotei 13, then at the System interface where everyone's [Loyalty: 0], Chang Jin just wants to die all over again. That is, until he discovers that his “Heart Mirror” lets him see what everyone truly desires. Soi Fon's loyalty is buried beneath her cold sense of 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🙂🙂🙂Beautiful

25. 25 修 The Greatest Con Artist in Cultivation 修仙忽悠第一人 Make the World a Little More Fun让世界有趣多一点Eastern Fantasy545k WordsOngoing After his soul transmigrates, Lin Fan, the modern world's king of cons artists, becomes the cultivation world's “greatest disgrace,” someone anyone can bully. A broken engagement, a frame-up, and betrayal by everyone around him? He's in hell mode from the start! But Lin Fan just smiles. He feels the supreme treasure, the Calamity Pearl, newly awakened within him, and looks at the sanctimonious immortals before him. His professional instincts kick in. “Fellow Daoist, this treasure and I are fat 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 重 Reborn as Consort Hua: I Decide My Own Fate 重生华妃之：我只为自己做主 Whatever You Say Goes你话咩就咩啦Ancient Romance242k WordsOngoing After smashing her head against a wall and dying in a pool of blood in the Cold Palace, Nian Shilan finally saw that her lifelong devotion had been nothing but a joke. Reborn on the day the new consorts entered the palace, her heart turned to ash. She wanted only to avoid competition and quietly await death. But even if a tree wishes for stillness, the wind will not cease. She shut herself away, yet the emperor visited her with unusual attentiveness, his eyes filled with unshakable wariness and —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 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 266.6kReads9.6Score31.2kShelves
28. 28 卿 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 24.4kReads9.4Score3kShelves
29. 29 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 88.8kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves
30. 30 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 125.4kReads9.6Score17kShelves
31. 31 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 86.4kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves
32. 32 暴 The Tyrant Tormented Me? I'll Turn Around, Seduce the Powerful Eunuch, and Seize His Empire 暴君虐我？转身勾搭权宦夺他江山 Green Mountain Has Its Say青山有辞Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted For eight years in the palace, Xiangjun fought to get ahead and tried to please everyone, yet the palace’s noble masters still ground her down, used her, humiliated her, and cast her aside... Those nobles basked in all the wealth of the realm atop heaps of corpses and bones, yet mocked her for trying her hardest and not knowing her place. In the end, the child Xiangjun risked her life to bear called her enemy “Mother,” while Xiangjun was cut open alive so the baby could be taken from her. She di 115.2kReads9.6Score16.6kShelves

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    I've finished watching it, and I recommend it!

33. 33 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 180.6kReads9.4Score27kShelves
34. 34 舔 Three and a Half Years as a Simp, Then the System Told Me I Had the Wrong Target 舔狗三年半，系统说我攻略错对象 Beauty Zhang Sanfeng美女张三疯Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Abandon the Dark and Join Him, Volume One, is now available for purchase online] [The Second Male Lead's Redemption Arc] 1. Qiao Yin spent three years and eleven months fawning over Lu Jinzhi. Everyone in the capital knew she would marry no one but him, yet the System told her: She had pursued the wrong target. Qiao Yin: ... 2 Qiao Yin suddenly vanished from Lu Jinzhi's side. On the first day of her disappearance, Lu Jinzhi sneered: Just a little game of playing hard to 49.1kReads9.4Score6kShelves
35. 35 夫 My Husband Gives Me Two Hundred Thousand Taels a Month 夫君每月给我二十万两 Having Met the Young Master既见公子Ancient Romance768k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Transmigrate Into a Book + Goofy Comedy + Redemption + Marriage Before Love] Gan Qiongying transmigrated into the body of a princess! Before she could even celebrate, she realized this world was the setting of a book she had read. And she was the wicked supporting character who committed countless evils and met a tragic end... The plot had reached the point where a princess of her stature was being forced to marry a merchant. Merchants ranked below scholars, farmers, and arti 29.6kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves

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    This one is about a guy who's head over heels in love with the female lead. The plot is quite well-developed and very engaging.

36. 36 救 Help! After Marrying a Powerful Official, He Insists I Become Empress 救命！嫁给权臣后他非要我当皇后 Xiao Tianyi小甜一Ancient Romance623k WordsCompleted A ruthless, arrogant young lord and ambitious warlord meets a brilliant, spirited noblewoman. At the end of the Jing Dynasty, imperial authority is in decline and warlords rise up from every quarter to vie for control of the Central Plains. The wealthy Zhen family of Huainan, their fortune and beautiful daughters making them easy prey in these troubled times, are at the mercy of anyone who wishes to take advantage of them. With no choice, they marry off their daughters to secure peace in diffe 8.9kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
37. 37 大 A True Record of the Qing Empresses 大清皇后实录 Jin Se妗瑟Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pampered from the Start, Sweet Romance, Everyday Life, Slow Burn, Household and Palace Intrigue] Ru Yue transmigrates into the body of an ordinary bannerman’s daughter. Her father died young, but her elders are kind and her younger siblings are well-behaved. Then, unexpectedly, she is selected to enter Fourth Prince’s household as a concubine. Without family connections or money, she relies on her peerless beauty to climb ever higher in the household. Before she even realizes it, she has become 7.6kReads8.6Score733Shelves
38. 38 咸 The Laid-Back Consort: Rising Step by Step 咸鱼娘娘：步步高升 Melancholy Cantaloupe忧伤的哈密瓜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + palace and household intrigue + childbirth + doted on exclusively later] Jiang Wan transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking palace consort of an emperor with no children. To protect the people around her, she has no choice but to compete for a little favor. Who knew she’d end up giving the emperor a chubby baby boy! Emperor: “She’s the birth mother of my only son. Of course I have to protect her.” Who knew that all that protection would turn into affection? As Jiang Wan ris 19.1kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
39. 39 她 She Is the Forgotten God 她是被遗忘的神 The Enlightened Fool痴人释禅Ancient Romance415k WordsCompleted [Sweet and Beautiful Heroine X Scheming Heir] He [Bittersweet Romance + Mild Angst + Possessive Pursuit + Overwhelming Obsession + Fantasy] (I’m sorry, but the early part of this story is bittersweet and a little angsty. If it makes you uncomfortable, please stop reading. There’s no need to leave a comment about it. Thank you.) [Liu Xianer (Tai Sui) VS Lu Zhiheng (a fragment of the soul of Lord Wangshu)] The little god Liu Xianer, born of “obsession,” was forgotten for a thousand years. Her temp 139Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The gentle, demure fairy transformed into a delicate, sweet young lady, completely captivating the young master. 🥰🥰🥰

40. 40 开 From the Start, They Sacrificed Me to Heaven. In the End, I Took Power 开局被祭天，结局我掌权 Big Shuttle大梭子Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted (The first fifteen chapters mostly recount memories from her past life.) Wei Yingshan was born a princess of the imperial family, but an accident left her stranded in the wilderness. She was brought back to the palace when she was thirteen. When she was seventeen, rebel troops laid siege to the city and demanded that a princess of the Wei clan surrender with her hands bound and a jade disc in her mouth. Her birth mother couldn't bear to subject the elder sister and younger brother she'd raised f 76kReads9.3Score11.1kShelves
41. 41 贵 The Noble Lady Became Empress, and the Career-Driven Emperor Went on a Rampage 贵女为后，事业批帝王杀疯了 Stuffing the Cat塞猫猫Ancient Romance432k WordsCompleted [Household and palace intrigue + both leads are each other's only love + ancient-era heroine + marriage before love + husband pursues his wife + emotional push and pull + everyone is clever, with some political scheming] The hunt begins in the middle-to-late stages; the earlier, slower-paced chapters focus mainly on the heroine's growth. Scheming, ruthless emperor × poised, pampered young lady from a noble family Cui Shaoyi was born into a noble family. Her aunt was the Empress Dowager, and the 747Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not a naive and innocent character; the male lead has a sharp tongue.

42. 42 小 Little Menace! She Makes the Cold and Aloof Young Heir Climb Her Wall Every Day 小祖宗好疯！惹清冷世子日日爬墙 Holding a Brush to Tie Up My Hair执笔绾青丝Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted (Completed. Transmigrate into a book + win over the husband + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + sweet romance + doted on by everyone + an austere, upright heir to the throne and a righteous-yet-evil, unhinged young lady) Everyone knew that Fu Wenyan, daughter of the Grand General’s household, was hopelessly in love with the Second Prince and would do anything for him without complaint. But after she fell off a cliff, someone else took over Miss Fu’s body. To the Second Prince, whom she h 13.9kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
43. 43 惟 May My Dear Brother Be with You Year After Year 惟愿兄长岁岁与卿 Listening to Snow in the Mountain Breeze岚风听雪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quirky, delicate younger stepsister × powerful, imposing older stepbrother] [One-on-one romance + no misunderstandings + simmering tension + age gap + height difference] Liu Jintang followed her mother into a second marriage and entered the Shen family, one of the most illustrious families in Shengjing. She hadn’t even enjoyed two days of the good life before she drowned in the lake behind the Shen residence. When she opened her eyes after being reborn, it was the very day her mother married i 5kReads8.8Score769Shelves
44. 44 妹 Little Sister, You Can’t Handle This Crazy Man. Let Me Take Over 妹妹，这疯批你驾驭不了，换我来 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance648k WordsCompleted Now published under the title Through the Years Like Jade, available on all platforms. The moment she opened her eyes, Jiang Fei had transmigrated into the book as a scheming but hopelessly incompetent minor villainess. In the original story, the entire Jiang family was brutally killed. Even the old watchdog at the gate was spared nothing. And it was all thanks to Pei Jing, the power-mad, unhinged prince who held sway over the court. The System's task for her was simple: follow the original 50.8kReads9.1Score7kShelves
45. 45 皇 The Empress’s Guide to Slacking Off: The Kids Trash the Palace While I Munch on Snacks 皇后摸鱼实录：崽崽拆家我嗑瓜子 The Little Rabbit Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的小兔子Ancient Romance625k WordsCompleted [Raising a child + palace intrigue + fictional setting] The rating is new and will rise Wen Wuyou is the daughter of the current prime minister and the younger sister of the reigning general. She comes from a powerful family. She was chosen as the crown prince's bride from childhood and is now the empress, admired and envied by all. As mistress of the imperial harem, the empress holds the phoenix seal. She must manage the consorts, look after the emperor, and raise the royal heirs. The palace is 1.2kReads5.5Score106Shelves

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    Wen Wuyou didn't want palace intrigue; she just wanted to relax in her Kunning Palace, tending to her flowers and plants, and occasionally playing with her little dumpling. The little guy woke up from a nightmare, looked at his sleeping mother beside him, sniffed, and snuggled into her arms. He whispered, "Father is a big pig's trotter, Mother, please don't dislike Tuantuan."

46. 46 穿 She Transmigrated into the Tyrant’s Heir and Decided to Lie Flat 穿成暴君继承人，她躺平了 Little Tangerine Face小橘面Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted A laid-back woman who transmigrates disguised as a man vs. a possessive, cruel, twisted tyrant [Transmigration + woman disguised as a man + coercive romance + tyrant + she runs, he chases + both leads are inexperienced] After dying suddenly from staying up all night, Zhu Qing’an transmigrates into the body of a female heir to the throne who is disguised as a man. She thought things had already gone as badly as they could from the start, but it turned out the emperor was a bona fide tyrant! After 2.7kReads8.2Score444Shelves
47. 47 娘 The Empress Is Sweet-Tongued but Hard-Hearted, Winning the Emperor’s Favor with Her Acting 娘娘嘴甜心硬，靠演技独揽圣心 Ma Yining马苡柠Ancient Romance308k WordsCompleted [The rating just came in, so it'll be a little low at first. It'll go up later!] Ye Nuo has barely had time to enjoy her three Best Actress trophies when she transmigrates into a book. Worse, she becomes the stuffy empress she and her best friend once complained about, a woman with no tact who doesn't know how to use her own strengths. The emperor, meanwhile, is cold-hearted and ruthless, and cares more than anything about rules and decorum. Ye Nuo thinks that if she wants to thrive in the harem 23Reads5.9Score—Shelves
48. 48 拐 I Brought a Horse Slave Back to the Modern Era 拐个马奴回现代 Ping Wu Er Ling苹伍贰零Ancient Romance132k WordsCompleted Zhang Mengmeng was a pampered rich girl from the modern world. After staying up late, she unexpectedly died and transmigrated into an unfamiliar era, where she was forced to marry a lowly horse slave. She thought this would be her life from now on, but then he regretted it and tried to snatch back the pampered beauty who had once been his! 321Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 勾 Flirt with the Crown Prince, Become His Favorite Consort? A Piece of Cake 勾太子，宠妃？顺手的事儿 Snowy Dudu雪之嘟嘟Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, sweet romance, sweet romance! We’ll say it three times because it’s important] She transmigrated? And became a favored concubine to the Crown Prince of the Jun Kingdom? After waking up one day, Mu Wantang finds herself inside a wish-fulfillment novel she had read recently, as the Crown Prince’s beloved concubine. Jun Chengyan, the Crown Prince of the Jun Kingdom and The Outcast, is breathtakingly handsome, elegant, and incomparably noble. The original owner was beautiful, but not 24.6kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
50. 50 咸 The Lazy Concubine Just Wants to Cling to a Powerful Patron, but the Aloof Prince Is Hooked 咸鱼侍妾只想抱大腿，高冷王爷却被钓疯了 Seven An Coins七桉钱Ancient Romance589k WordsOngoing (Transmigration / palace and household intrigue / raising a child / doted on exclusively in the later stages / love grows over time / everyday life) Ye Qing, a notorious actress, transmigrates one day into the body of a concubine of Prince Jing, the fourth son of the Great Yue emperor. As a concubine, without the prince's favor, her status is even lower than a maid's. To live comfortably, she decides to cling tightly to the biggest pillar in the prince's manor: the aloof Prince Jing. Ye Qing pre 405Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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