Are Palace Intrigue, Political Scheming, and Ensemble Cast Stories All Gone? 宫斗权谋群像文燃尽了吗？

1. 151 妙 Healing Hands and a Compassionate Heart: The Prince’s Beloved 妙手仁心：王爷的心尖宠 The Red-Crowned Phoenix Always Turns Toward the Sun丹凤总向阳Ancient Romance491k WordsCompleted Ling Wei, a modern surgeon, unexpectedly transmigrates to the ancient Great Yan Dynasty, a fictional realm. Her soul inhabits the body of a concubine-born daughter of the Chancellor who was just framed and killed, a woman who shares her name. When she wakes, she finds herself in a perilous prince’s residence, having become the neglected Princess Jing. Relying on her exceptional medical skills and intelligence, she must not only overcome one crisis after another and save herself, but also face th 2Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 152 两 Moon Across Two Lifetimes: The Financial Consort 两世月：金融妃 The Red-Crowned Phoenix Always Turns Toward the Sun丹凤总向阳Ancient Romance668k WordsCompleted Modern financial thinking overwhelms the ancient court! She exposes conspiracies, serves up face-slapping to the powerful, and dazzles everyone when she is ennobled as a princess! She joins the Bureau of Regulations and reforms paper currency, only to face a deadly counterattack from the old faction: printing plates are stolen, a counterfeit-money crisis erupts, and a wave of bank runs sweeps through Bianjing! At the critical moment, she presents three strategies, turns the tide, and takes charg 2Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 思 Longing for the Splendor of Youth 思韶华 Still Remembering Sky-Blue Porcelain犹忆天青瓷Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted At thirteen, Shen Li, the daughter of the Minister of Works, fell in love at first sight with Xu Shengyi, the Marquis of Zhennan. But fate intervened, and two years later Xu Shengyi married someone else. Shen Li put aside romance and entered the court, where she earned the favor of Empress Li, the ruler in power. Through hard work, she rose to become Vice Minister of Personnel. Xiao Ce, Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review and Commander of the Imperial Guard, loved Shen Li devotedly, 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a good story; it features two strong characters: a talented woman and a nobleman who join forces to save the court and the people.

4. 154 长 The Blood Curse of Immortality 长生血咒 Guan Tangzi观棠子Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted [The mystery of immortality + palace intrigue at its peak + battlefield schemes + devastating romance + dynastic upheaval] This is an intense political romance full of heartbreak. Get yourself emotionally prepared before reading! Twist after twist! Every character is clever! The plot is logical, the foreshadowing is rich, and the emotional impact lingers. It took me three days to recover after finishing it! Princess Yongzhao carries unusual blood, making her the most precious “medicine” in the 32Reads8.8Score147Shelves

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   Try this one! Trust me! It's a brand new book that just finished! The plot isn't cliché! Warning: This is a top-tier political intrigue and angst novel that requires mental preparation! What you thought was your father's exclusive favor → is actually… What you thought was a sweet pursuit → is actually… What you thought was forceful acquisition → is actually… (I won't say more, to avoid spoilers 😳) High-energy plot twists galore, from the palace to the battlefield, everyone is intelligent, there are no mere plot devices. Around chapter 60 onwards, the tear-jerking and thrilling moments become intense! Too many elements: the mystery of immortality, the pinnacle of palace intrigue, battlefield power struggles, extreme angst, dynastic changes… It's so intense, I needed three days to recover after finishing it!

5. 155 开 From the Start, Disguised as a Man, I Rose to First Rank Through the Imperial Exams 开局女扮男装，我靠科举官居一品 I Want to Make Money爷要赚钱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Disguised as a man + imperial examinations and court intrigue + rises to the highest office + one heroine, focused on her career] When Xie Qingfeng opens her eyes, she's handed a nightmare of a life: a house with bare walls, and a woman forced to disguise herself as a man. In an age when everything is considered inferior to scholarship, if she doesn't fight for her place, she'll be crushed to pieces. Since she's here, she'll give it everything she's got! As a woman, she enters the imperial cour 48.9kReads9.3Score6kShelves
6. 156 科 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 8.5kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
7. 157 大 Building Infrastructure in the Great Qin! Ying Zheng Discovers I’m a Woman 大秦搞基建！我女儿身被嬴政发现 Chu Jian Ci楚见辞Ancient Romance663k WordsCompleted The second part of this book is complete, so you can read with confidence!٩(๑ᵒ̴̶̷͈᷄ᗨᵒ̴̶̷͈᷅)و Transmigrates into a younger body + adored by everyone + no CP + career-focused + System + infrastructure building + cute pets + unifies the Six Kingdoms + changes the fate of dying in the second generation After attending a friend's Hanfu gathering, Zhao Jiuyuan was urged by his father back home in Hanzhong. As he drove through a tunnel, he somehow entered a time tunnel and transmigrated to the Qin Empi 15.7kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
8. 158 驸 My Consort Took a Concubine, So I Cast Him Off; He Rebelled, So I Became Emperor 驸马纳妾我休弃，驸马造反我称帝 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [A noblewoman and a transmigrated woman join forces to contend for the throne. Strong female lead, ensemble cast, political intrigue, no romance] Yuan Xuan was born to be a pawn. For the sake of the realm, she lived as a man and served as crown prince for over a decade. When her younger brother was born, Yuan Xuan returned to living as a woman and became a discarded pawn. Abandoned by everyone, she had no one left who didn’t want her dead. Less than a year into her marri 15.7kReads9.5Score3kShelves
9. 159 穿 Reborn as the Empress Dowager, I Just Want to Take It Easy 穿成太后只想咸鱼 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted “Pay attention: this is a story with a strong female lead, no male lead, and no romance.” After transmigrating, she became the most exalted woman in Yun Zhao. She thought she could live a carefree life of wealth and luxury, but danger closed in from every side, with pitfalls everywhere. It was not just her reputation at stake, but her life. The emperor dreams of ruling in his own right? Here, take the imperial seal. Go play by yourself, kid! The consorts are fighting for power in the palace? Tos 15.3kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
10. 160 父 If Father Doesn't Die, How Can His Daughter Ascend the Throne? 父皇不死女儿怎么登基 Xuxu Jiaqi栩栩佳期Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Court Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Villainous Heroine + Dark Younger Brother, a Powerful Team] A scorpion and a venomous snake carve out a path through the treacherous imperial harem. When Li Ruyue was seven, she watched helplessly as the people from the Court of Judicial Review fabricated evidence to frame her mother. Her mother was sent to the Cold Palace, the Qin clan was charged with treason, and all 142 people in Zhaoyang Hall were slaughtered before her eyes. She sat in the blood, watching 3.4kReads9.1Score2kShelves
11. 161 妖 The Reborn Demon Consort Actually Wants to Become Empress 妖妃重生，她竟然想当女帝 Lamplight Shines on the Snow灯心照雪间Ancient Romance111k WordsCompleted [Female-led + Reborn + Power fantasy + Empress + Everyone’s favorite] After I died, the whole nation celebrated. But the one who truly deserved to go to hell turned me into a living sacrifice and locked me in a golden cage. When I opened my eyes again, I was back before the turning point of my fate. This time, I won’t run. I’ll climb by indulging their desires, all the way to the top then drag everyone down with me. Including the madman who keeps saying he loves me. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is super good. It's about a female protagonist who was a demon concubine in her previous life and died, but is reborn as an empress. Everyone in the story has their own personality.

12. 162 身 Body Swap: The God of War Prince Takes Over My Household Battles 身体互换：战神王爷替我宅斗 Clear Breeze Begonia清风海棠Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [1v1, Fun Romantic Comedy, HE, Wise and Cool-Headed Young Lady vs. Adorable God of War Prince, Both Chaste, Happy Ending] The people of the Jiang household notice that their young lady has been acting strangely lately. The young lady used to be quiet and gentle. Now she’s still quiet, but there’s a murderous aura about her. In the garden, her sweet-talking younger sister affectionately reaches to link arms with her. Ye Zhan dodges at once, her voice full of disdain. “If you want to talk, then ta 11.1kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
13. 163 重 Reborn: I Don't Want to Marry Anyone Anymore 重生后我不想嫁别人了 I'll Repay You in My Next Life欠你的我来世再还Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted Lin Qian has been reborn. What? You want me to get married? There’s no way I’m getting married. I’m beautiful, rich, and have my own pocket dimension, plus there’s that old man I can’t bear to leave. In this life, I just want to stay by his side and grow old together. —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 164 暗 The Dark-Scented Lady 暗芳娘子 Sweet Orange That Isn't Sweet甜橙不甜Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [No romance early on + Revenge + Household Intrigue + Slow Burn + Historical Ensemble Cast] Everyone who had met Sheng Jiao said she was beautiful, but as cold and distant as mist... Even when the Sheng family estate was confiscated and her family beheaded, she didn't shed a single tear. She divorced her husband, sought forgiveness, and left the capital for three years. She kept her former husband, a prince, wrapped around her finger, then used her betrothal to the heir apparent to make a grand 1.5kReads8.8Score148Shelves

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    There's no rebirth or time travel; the early episodes are all about revenge. Every female character is well-developed, making it a worthwhile watch.

15. 165 乱 After Fleeing the Chaotic Era, I Became the Founding Empress 乱世逃亡后，我成了开国女帝 Nan Wanxu南婉徐Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The 95.8kReads9.4Score13.2kShelves

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    This is about the female protagonist gradually becoming the ruler of the world with absolute power.

16. 166 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, She Became an Investor Everyone Wanted to Win Over 退婚后，她成了万人追捧的投资人 Ten Thousand Blades千万刃Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Medical skills + transmigrated supporting villainess + political intrigue + strong heroine + secret identities + satisfying read] Bai Jiu'er, a doctor, transmigrates into the body of a vicious supporting character with a truly tragic ending. In her previous life, she was the male lead's wife, only to end up as a miserable prostitute. After transmigrating, she has nothing but money. At least she isn't married yet. First step, obviously, is to break off the engagement! What? The male lead went cr 51.1kReads9.2Score7.6kShelves
17. 167 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves
18. 168 幺 The Youngest Daughter, Changle 幺女长乐 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Miss Zhu Si’s rough fighting skills have always made her the laughingstock of the capital’s noble families. In everyone else’s eyes, that’s the sort of work meant for household guards. Zhu Changle, who considers herself invincible, isn’t ashamed of it. She’s proud. Not everyone can protect their own home, but she can! And then some! She’d even turn the whole capital upside down to protect it! Don’t believe her? Try her! 18.7kReads9.5Score3.1kShelves
19. 169 公 The Top-Ranked Road Survivalist Says She'll Walk to the End of the Road 公路求生榜一说她要走到公路尽头 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sports2.9M WordsOngoing Strong female lead, no romance, no romantic subplots, clear-headed protagonist, ensemble cast, team-focused. Qi Xu wandered alone along this highway filled with danger and death for nearly four years. With disasters striking endlessly and monsters growing ever stronger, she gradually transformed from a frail woman who could not even kill a chicken into a seasoned player who killed without hesitation. Yet she still died regrettably inside a dungeon... Just before her death, she triggered the prec 434kReads9.4Score40.6kShelves
20. 170 游EN Game Invasion: Addicted to Snatching the Male and Female Leads' Destinies 游戏入侵：抢男女主机缘会上瘾诶 The Cat Isn't Bald猫不秃Sports3.1M WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + No Romance + Leveling + Lone Wolf + Gaming] (Also known as: Game Invasion) After being reborn, the first thing Yu Xunge did was go home and make her younger brother down a bottle of liquor, causing him to miss the first game beta test. In her previous life, she didn't learn until she was dying that he had been scheming against her from the shadows all along. She was merely the villainess in a wish-fulfillment novel about a live-in son-in-law... Every bit of malice she suffered w 988.6kReads9.5Score85.7kShelves
21. 171 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 525.3kReads9.5Score41.9kShelves
22. 172 系 The Claiming the Throne Series: Historical Romance Collection 《夺嫡》系列古言套装 Moonset月落Ancient Romance2.8M WordsCompleted [Sweet Historical Romance + Mutual Devotion + Palace Intrigue] Popular author Yueluo's trilogy of sweet romances: lighthearted and hilarious, with sweetness turned up to the max! "The Fight for the Throne": A feisty young lady who always gets even × the scheming, lovesick Ninth Prince. A laugh-out-loud, sugar-sweet battle for the throne! "Joy with You": A venomous, calculating king × a clever and decisive queen. A perfect match who will conquer the world together! "A Fine Day Bestowed upon You": 60.6kReads9.6Score6.1kShelves

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    I haven't read them yet, but these two books shouldn't disappoint. 😄

23. 173 清 A Hunter’s Daughter in the Qing Dynasty Just Wants a Simple Life 清穿之猎户女就想踏实过日子 Ghost from Mars火星的鬼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing Qing Dynasty transmigration + born into the past + farming + raising a child + palace intrigue (though there’s no palace intrigue, and she isn’t favored exclusively at first) Important: The plot moves slowly. If you prefer a fast pace and an exclusively doting relationship, feel free to choose another book! After failing the civil service exams four times in a row, Jiang Yao finishes her fifth exam and decides to pray for good luck at Yonghe Temple, a place said to grant wishes. Instead, she’s r 29.8kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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    A different kind of Qing Dynasty palace intrigue novel

24. 174 时 A Time Management Handbook: The Concubine's Daughter Strikes Back 时空管理手册之庶女的逆袭 Zeng Lan Smiling Happily曾蓝喜笑Ancient Romance282k WordsOngoing Su Qingwan is a miserable concubine-born daughter whose soul has crossed over from the modern world. Qin Wei is the most formidable operative of the Space-Time Administration. Their meeting is a deliberate approach, a mission, and a chance at redemption… When the pursuit of success in the imperial examinations collides with a space-time appointment, watch as she turns her life around and changes her fate despite being a mere woman! Powerful ministers fear her sharpness. The cold-faced Regent adm —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 175 我 I Am Heaven's Punishment 我既天罚 Du Junhan杜钧涵Ancient Romance121k WordsCompleted [Vengeful heroine + dark political intrigue + a fight to the death] > They crushed my dignity, destroyed my flesh and blood, and laughed that I was lower than dirt. > Fine. > I’ll crawl back from hell and seize the greatest power and wealth in this world. > I’ll make the thrones of both Southern Qi and Northern Qi collapse into pools of my family’s blood. > Every member of the royal bloodline will go to hell. > Including me. I, Qi Weilan, am hell itself! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a group drama about power struggles, with no time travel, no romantic pairings, just pure scheming!

26. 176 深 The Imperial Palace: A Guide to Wisdom 深宫智鉴 The Light Bulb Fell Out灯泡掉了Ancient Romance678k WordsOngoing Shen Zhiwei, a top modern history student, wakes up as a concubine-born daughter of a Vice Minister who is bullied by everyone. To escape being married off as an old man’s concubine, she is forced into the man-eating inner palace. Here, the emperor’s thoughts are impossible to fathom, and the consorts hide knives behind their smiles. She conceals her talents, takes history as her guide, and uses the rules to break the rules, carefully navigating her way through schemes and power struggles. From —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 177 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. 140.2kReads9.4Score14.6kShelves
28. 178 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
29. 179 穿 Transmigrated as the Eldest Sister of a Farming Family: Growing Crops, Raising Kids, and Striking It Rich 穿成农门长姐：种田养娃致富忙 Maybe I Should Go Home and Farm还是回家种地吧Ancient Romance194k WordsCompleted A blade wielded to protect, a compassionate heart devoted to saving all living beings. After transmigrating, a female warrior from the apocalypse uses her medical skills and fighting prowess to protect her family. She rises from abject poverty to prosperity, and from the countryside to the imperial court, ultimately achieving fulfillment in family, love, and career. This is an epic story of struggle, protection, growth, and redemption. The heroine cuts through desperate circumstances with her bl 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can take a look, it's not bad.

30. 180 当 Are You Cheating on Me? I Just Had a Whirlwind Marriage with a Celibate Tycoon 当你三？我和禁欲大佬闪婚了 Endless Clear Waters清水漫漫Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Devoted Only to Each Other + Coercive Love + Male Lead Takes Her by Force + Second Male Lead's Redemption + Beloved by All + Face-Slapping] With her wedding day approaching, her fiancé embraces his new lover and demands that she put up with it, hand over all her property, and serve him and his first love! Lu Chen spends Qi Yao's money and lives in her house, yet tears up their marriage contract and makes love to his first love in Qi Yao's bed, treating her like a plaything before 2.3kReads8.1Score447Shelves
31. 181 宫 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 A Cluster of Flowers一丛花令Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she endured a life of hardship and instability. From the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an to a government courtesan available to any man, she finally escaped a life of being passed from one man to another, only to jump from the tiger’s jaws into the wolf’s den. She walked on eggshells at every step until she finally became the real power behind the prefect’s household. But the misery of her first half of life had already left her body broken beyond repair. Only o 7.7kReads9.0Score763Shelves

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    Palace intrigue novels.

32. 182 宫 Palace Intrigue Gone Wild 宫斗也疯狂 Capricorn Big Fish摩羯大鱼Ancient Romance253k WordsCompleted [Sunshine Empress with a Sly Streak vs. Proud, Innocent Emperor] [Historical Setting + Light Comedy + Palace Intrigue + Subverting Expectations + Laugh-Out-Loud + Sweet Romance] “In broad daylight, beneath a clear sky, out in the open wilderness, the young lady of Chancellor Wen's family has knocked His Majesty flat!!!” Wen Zhishan is the daughter of the current chancellor. But she inherited none of her father's refinement or good manners. Instead, she's rough and impulsive, a notorious street t 901Reads9.2Score103Shelves
33. 183 拽 The Feisty Consort Climbs to Power Through Palace Intrigue, Everyone Else Back Off 拽妃宫斗上位，闲杂人等退退退 Pine Blossom Candy松花糖Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is out now. Search for it on Fanqie to watch. [Palace Intrigue Power Fantasy + Not a Clean Romance + Being the Emperor’s Mother Is Better Than Being His Consort] Every woman in the harem hopes to win Emperor Jingrong’s favor, but Yuan Yuntang sees the emperor only as a tool for having children. Women in ancient times had to marry sooner or later anyway, so she might as well marry the most powerful man of all. After all, Emperor Jingrong has a great figure, a handsome face, and a 16.6kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
34. 184 我 I’m Sweet and Well-Behaved, So Why Am I the Harem’s Only Favorite? 我又乖又美，独宠后宫怎么了？ Yi Jiu Lu宜久录Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Harem + No Angst] A lively, stunning beauty + a devastatingly handsome, love-struck good emperor. (He’s love-struck but knows right from wrong) (No cutthroat palace intrigue) (Not a devoted couple) (Fast-paced) (Heroine’s halo) Ji Wanqing transmigrates into the harem of the Emperor of Yan and becomes a low-ranking concubine. The moment she arrives, the arrogant Consort slaps her. The Consort is bad enough, and the Empress is no better, using her to stoke the Consort’s anger. Wit 4.1kReads9.2Score447Shelves
35. 185 娇 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女，步步为后 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue / not both partners’ first time / devoted love in the later story / not a strong heroine; the female lead cries easily and isn’t particularly clever, so don’t expect too much!] After three years in the palace, Yue Li has worked carefully and waited for a chance at promotion. Just before she is promoted, a palace maid sharing her room is sentenced to death for offending a consort. Thunder crashes and rain pours that night as blood spatters everywhere. Terrified, Yue Li cannot sle 24.5kReads9.3Score11.5kShelves
36. 186 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
37. 187 在 A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen 12.2kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
38. 188 贵 The Noble Consort Rejects Romance: While Others Fight for Favor, I Seize Power 贵妃不入爱河，别人争宠我夺权 Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Female-Lead Wish Fulfillment + Unfeeling Persona + Ruthless Revenge and Face-Slapping] Years later, the history books would describe Ming Tang as a master strategist with an iron fist, the ultimate winner of the harem struggles and the vast empire. Only Ming Tang knew she had never wanted to be that winner in the first place. From a young girl to the ruler of the realm, all she had wanted at first was to avenge her elder sister. The harem was full of danger. On one side was Consort Jin, who had 7.6kReads9.4Score901Shelves
39. 189 妃 A Consort's Scheme for the Emperor's Heart 妃谋帝心 Falling Ashes坠落的灰Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted With her father turning a blind eye and her stepmother throwing her weight around, Mu Li is ordered to marry an old prince as a concubine. They tell her this is her fate. Mu Li refuses to believe it. She has never believed in fate… Just then, the imperial household holds its selection of consorts. Daughters of officials of rank eight or above who are of suitable age may participate. Mu Li thinks: Since I’m to be a concubine, why not become the concubine of the most powerful person in the realm? 9.2kReads8.9Score1kShelves
40. 190 撕 Tear Apart the Harem! Win Favor! She's a Lunatic, Who Dares Cross Her? 撕后宫！得恩宠！她是疯批谁敢惹 Cats Are Extra Sweet猫猫特别甜Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue Only + Concubine-born Daughter + Reborn + Revenge + Everyone Is Evil + Wish-Fulfillment] [The story begins before the heroine enters the palace] [The emperor favors no one at first, and the heroine doesn’t fall in love] Jiang Shiying had died once. She died in childbirth, after her own elder sister had her killed to keep the baby. Reborn, she had made up her mind: she would enter the palace and get revenge, but she wouldn’t suffer! Not her stepmother or her elder sister, not eve 7.4kReads9.3Score950Shelves
41. 191 大 I Caught My Scumbag Fiancé with His Mistress on Our Wedding Day, Then Married a Fool Instead 大婚撞破渣男贱女，我转身嫁痴傻 Half a Cup of Tea半盏茶语Ancient Romance706k WordsOngoing Su Qingyue never dreamed that at the lavish wedding she had arranged, her fiance, the top scholar Lu Jingming, would end up tangled with her half-sister Su Rou’er, then expect her to swallow her anger and accept being one of two wives! Who is Su Qingyue? The prime minister’s eldest legitimate daughter, with a fiery temper and a firm hand. She flips the table, breaks off the engagement, and declares that she’ll choose her own husband! The whole capital waits to laugh at her, since custom dictates —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 192 摆 The Laid-Back Prince: The Grand Tutor Tore Up My Leisurely Script 摆烂皇子：朕的咸鱼剧本被太傅撕 Half a Cup of Tea半盏茶语Male-Channel Fanfiction856k WordsOngoing Su Jinghong, the ninth prince of the Great Yao Dynasty, has been the palace’s most universally disliked person since childhood. His mother shows him no affection, his father has no fondness for him, and even the eunuchs and maids secretly sneer at him. Hoping to live quietly until adulthood and become a wealthy, idle prince, he deliberately acts crazy and foolish, cementing his image as a spoiled good-for-nothing. His days are spent skipping class, slacking off, and finding new ways to court dis —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 193 公 Princess, Repay Your Debt to Her With Your Life! 公主的恩情，驸马你拿命来偿！ Qin Liangyu from the Back Mountain后山上的秦良玉Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted Princess, repay your kindness with your life, Consort! —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 194 公 Princess, Your Consort Is More Than Just Your Brother 公主，驸马和你不只是兄弟 Bald Heroine Carrying Socks扛着袜子的秃头女侠Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Princess, you and your consort are more than just sworn brothers —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 195 江 The Realm as My Dowry: An Empress's Nation-Building 江山为聘：基建皇后 Du Shiyi, Who Loves Chicken Congee爱吃滑鸡粥的杜诗怡Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A civil engineer’s soul transmigrates into the body of a disgraced Empress confined to the Cold Palace. Using her engineering skills, she builds up from a desolate fiefdom and creates a prosperous, powerful kingdom. At last, she reunites on the grand chessboard of the realm with the scheming Emperor who once discarded her without a second thought. They go from playing against each other to ruling the world side by side. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Palace intrigue and power struggles – highly recommended – definitely worth watching!

46. 196 真 Fake Heiress? No, I’m the Nation’s Sheepdog 真假千金？不，我是国家牧羊犬 Feng Tianyin风天音Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted (No catfights between the real and fake heiresses. They get along peacefully.) Think carefully: during all your years at school, was there someone in your class who kept to themselves, got average grades, faded into the background, and avoided socializing? If so, don’t doubt it: they might have been a “sheepdog.” When the truth from sixteen years ago was laid before Meng Lan, she refused to accept it. What was all this nonsense about a real and fake heiress? These people were clearly after her g 16.4kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    It's really super good! The plot doesn't drag at all, and it's very easy to get hooked and want to keep reading.

47. 197 超 The Mighty Empress: The World Bows to Her 超强女帝，天下臣服 Red Leaves红叶Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Xiao Chan, who possesses qi cultivation skills, transmigrates into the body of a baby girl. Because her father, the emperor, favors her, he raises her from childhood as his successor. One after another, her half-brothers appear in the harem, all vying for the one throne, but each is crushed by her, the legitimate eldest princess. Her talent and reputation become the greatest in the land. As schemes gather around her, men even volunteer to become her secret lovers. Commanding power and rising to 33.9kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves
48. 198 科 The Imperial Exams: From a Duke’s Bastard Son to a Powerful Official 科举！从公府庶子到权臣的青云路 Zhou Shusen周树森Historical4.2M WordsOngoing [Not a BL novel! Not a male-male romance! One male lead, little to no romance, and a plot-focused story.] [Transmigration + Illegitimate Son of a Duke’s Estate + No System + Imperial Exams + Political Intrigue] He transmigrates, and the good news is that he’s now an illegitimate son of the Duke of Wei’s household, with food and clothes taken care of and no need to worry about making a living. The bad news is that he’s not only unloved, but also mocked and looked down upon. Heh. Never look down o 48kReads8.9Score4.3kShelves
49. 199 朕 My Emperor’s Moonlight, Reborn and Out for Blood 朕的白月光，重生后杀疯了 Shenzhi Shang神枝上Ancient Romance161k WordsOngoing “Reborn, I’ll join forces with the foolish emperor to bring down the Southern Chu court!” [Rebirth and revenge + palace intrigue and political scheming + the emperor’s exclusive favor] In her previous life, Li Jinyuan, princess of Da Li, fell in love with Chu Yanci and became a pawn for the Empress Dowager of Southern Chu to control the court. In the end, her family was destroyed, and she died along with her unborn child. Even the Southern Chu emperor, Chu Jin Xun, was killed when Chu Yanci pier —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look, hehe.

50. 200 渣 My Scumbag Fiancé Ran Away from Our Wedding, So I Married Someone Else on the Spot 渣男逃婚，我当场改嫁了 Mu Yun Cheng慕妘娍Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted On her wedding day, Meng Jinyao’s intended groom, Gu Xiuming, eloped with another woman, turning her into a laughingstock. She hardened her heart and changed grooms on the spot, marrying Gu Xiuming’s adoptive father, Gu Jingxi. After the wedding, Gu Xiuming sneered at her. “Meng Jinyao, have you no shame? You couldn’t become my bride, so now you want to become my mother?” Meng Jinyao looked at the man standing in the doorway and complained, “Husband, your son is being disrespectful and insulting 4.2kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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    There are quite a few, but they're all pretty good.

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