The Female Lead Rises to Favorite Consort Through Palace Intrigue, and the Cold Emperor Falls for Her 女主宫斗当上宠妃，清冷帝王为之沦陷

1. 1 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' 15.5kReads9.1Score2.4k14d adds

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   He thrives in the palace by relying on his scheming and manipulative acting skills; His Majesty adores him.

2. 2 入 I Enter the Palace and Rise to High Rank: As His Majesty's Cousin, What Have I to Fear? 入宫即高位，我是陛下表妹我怕谁 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance477k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + faux cousins + push-and-pull romance + winning hearts + taming a man Spring, Year Ten of the Zhaoqi reign. Shen Jiayu was summoned to the palace and became one of the emperor’s consorts. On the surface, the imperial harem seemed calm and peaceful, but beneath it lay tangled interests and hidden currents. The consorts schemed and fought among themselves, while the newcomers trembled with fear, terrified that one careless mistake would cost them their lives. Only Shen Jiayu s 229.6kReads8.9Score38.6k14d adds
3. 3 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 37.8kReads9.3Score4.4k14d adds
4. 4 娇 The Sweet, Delicate Beauty Who Can Bear Heirs: The Heirless Emperor Kisses Her Waist 娇软美人最好孕，绝嗣帝王吻红腰 Making Money to Raise Nine Cats赚钱养九只喵Ancient Romance613k WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins! Sweet romance! Delicate, calculating beauty who acts sweet and fertile, rising step by step vs domineering, childless emperor with an overwhelming need for control who dotes on his wife] Ming Yueni is delicate and soft, and so beautiful! In her previous life, the Crown Prince forced himself on her, leaving her family ruined and her life in shambles. Reborn, she seeks revenge by seducing the domineering emperor, who is believed unable to have children… At their first mee 20.4kReads8.5Score2.4k14d adds
5. 5 福 Lucky Little Bao Bao Helps the Cold Palace's Abandoned Consort Become Empress 福宝崽崽，助冷宫弃妃封后 A Thought, Wind and Grain一念风禾Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Adorable Baby + Everyone’s Favorite + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Lucky Charm + Hears Only the Thoughts of Bad People] Twins born together were considered an ill omen. Princess Youyou was branded a jinx from birth and cruelly thrown into a pond by her mother, Consort Shu. Three-year-old Youyou had never known a mother’s love. She only knew that life was pointless: she was hungry and cold, and nobody loved her. Just as she was about to die, Youyou was rescued by a discarded consort living in the C 8.4kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds
6. 6 清 A Qing-Era Consort Who Captured Kangxi's Heart 清穿康熙心上妃 Oh Ah Wei哦啊喂Ancient Romance48k WordsOngoing A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 62Reads—Score10314d adds

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   The emperor was the first to be moved.

7. 7 我 The Crown Prince I Toyed with Has Fallen Head Over Heels in Love 我狠狠玩弄过的太子长出恋爱脑了 Ana Bao阿娜宝Ancient Romance695k WordsCompleted Several short dramas are now streaming (country widow VS abstinent crown prince) The entire village of Fangniu was massacred. Jiang Buxi lay on the ground, covered in blood and at death’s door. Hearing the black-clad men’s words, her dying eyes flew open. What? The young master she had saved was actually the crown prince, and he was the one who had ordered the massacre of the village!!! What happened to the fifty head of cattle he promised as thanks? Damn it! What a terrible deal! She had fed hi 9.7kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
8. 8 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 22.3kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds

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   It's great! The female lead was originally a princess, unrelated to the male lead by blood; the male lead is the emperor.

9. 9 帝 The Emperor Has No Heart, Yet His Cool and Elegant Noble Consort Has Her Ways 帝本无心，怎奈清冷贵妃手段高 My Cat Is Called Huabei我的猫叫花呗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Cool, seductive fox beauty vs. a carefree, womanizing emperor] [The heroine is the true daughter, driven by revenge and ambition: a scheming beauty, sweet on the outside but ruthless within, and far from virtuous. This is an unconventional palace-intrigue story focused on winning hearts. The hero is not chaste. Later, he desperately tries to win her back. The overall tone is sweet, and the romance becomes one-on-one in the latter half.] Until the age of five, Changyu Jiao was the legitimate da 8.8kReads9.4Score1k14d adds

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   Come on, who else? 👍👍👍

10. 10 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 56.6kReads9.5Score7k14d adds
11. 11 贵 The Merciless Imperial Consort, the Tyrant Who Hands Her the Knife 贵妃娘娘心狠手辣，暴君他递刀 Late Summer, Not Yet Over夏末未余Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted [Both leads faithful and powerful + one true pairing + male lead has concubines + dotes on her exclusively from the start + a little palace intrigue and political scheming + System plays a minor role + fast-paced + no brainless tropes + no over-the-top drama + happy ending] [Brutal, calculating tyrant + absolutely rational, breathtakingly beautiful consort] Ye Xiyin has traveled through three thousand worlds and finally reaches the world of her last mission. Then the System tells her to sell her 2.3kReads9.1Score27214d adds
12. 12 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 120.1kReads9.5Score11.3k14d adds
13. 13 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 21.5kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
14. 14 折 Snap Off a Crabapple Branch! 折棠枝！ Consort Xi熙贵妃Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sisters switch marriages+the chase-back-to-win-her-heart trope+romantic rivalry+putting scumbags in their place; clear-eyed, scheming beauty X mad tyrant X aloof, powerful minister...] Short drama now available Jiang Wantang is the second legitimate daughter least favored by the current prime minister. With incomparable beauty and bewitching charm, she was abandoned in the wilderness and remained unknown to the world. Her elder legitimate sister was the moon in the sky; she was the mud beneath 9kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
15. 15 娘 The Empress Is Sweet and Alluring, Winning Favor and Rising to Power 娘娘娇软妩媚，一路争宠上位 Bell Meow铃铛喵Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (A pure palace-intrigue story, not a one-on-one romance, and not a mutually faithful pairing. Proceed with caution!) Bai Ruotang is the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Right Chancellor’s household. At fifteen, just after coming of age, she is sent into the palace to bear a child for her legitimate elder sister and help her secure the emperor’s favor. Unwilling to be reduced to someone else’s pawn, from the moment she steps through the palace gates, she decides she will carve out 10.5kReads8.9Score1k14d adds
16. 16 恶 The Wicked Supporting Actress Is Reborn and Wins at Life 恶毒女配重生后躺赢了 Bei Xin贝芯Ancient Romance622k WordsCompleted The emperor has never touched anyone but the heroine! One beloved consort in the harem + 1v1 romance + fictional setting. Meng Yan only learns on the brink of death that she's a supporting character in a sweet palace-intrigue novel. In the story, she loves the emperor, Lu Haozhi, devotedly until the very end. She diligently competes for his favor and tirelessly fights the innocent white-lotus heroine, only to land herself in the cold palace and die miserably in the snow. After being reborn, she 21kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
17. 17 这 This Shadow Guard Is a Little Wild 这个暗卫有点野 Don't Say I Can't Do It不能说我不行Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [A large ensemble story about a group of secret guards] [Complete] After drinking himself into a stupor, he woke up as a secret guard. When Xiao Zheng’s awareness returned, he felt exhausted and heavy. He opened his eyes to a bed and curtains spinning wildly around him. There was also a noble-looking, handsome man beside him. What was he going to do? What was he going to do?! Who am I? Where am I? As memories surged through his mind in a torrent, he realized he had actually become a secret guard 34.8kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds

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    Very good-looking, featuring two male leads.

18. 18 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 101.2kReads9.2Score11.2k14d adds

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    These are all very good historical romance novels.

19. 19 误 Accidentally Capturing the Emperor’s Heart: The Lucky Little Consort Lies Low Her Way to Empress 误入帝心，福运小答应靠摆烂封后 Gray and Black灰啊黑Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue / born into a new life in the womb / not an exclusive relationship / lighthearted daily life / doted on by the emperor after the heroine arrives / alternate world] Xia Luzhu is the lowest-ranking consort in the imperial harem. In her three years in the palace, she has never once seen the emperor. Apart from mandatory greetings, she hardly ever leaves her quarters. Palace intrigue? Assassination plots? Miscarriages? None of it has anything to do with her. Xia Luzhu's greatest dai 1.5kReads8.9Score15814d adds
20. 20 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? 9.1kReads8.9Score1k14d adds
21. 21 清 A Qing Dynasty Story: The Empress’s Thoughts Are Being Read 清穿之娘娘被读心了 String Kite Flying弦鸢飞Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted (A heads-up: the heroine isn’t a strong, independent female lead, and she will raise someone else’s child.) After a car accident, Yuying becomes a new palace maid in Kangxi’s court. Luckily, her immediate superior is easy to get along with, so she figures she can keep her head down and get by. Just as Yuying decides to lie flat, she suddenly catches Kangxi’s attention. At death’s door, Yuying sits bolt upright. Since things have come to this, can she at least dream of becoming a favorite consort 4.1kReads8.7Score44614d adds
22. 22 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 33.5kReads8.6Score96.2k14d adds
23. 23 两 Two Lives of Joy: The Duke's Legitimate Daughter Is Truly Unrestrained 两世欢：公府嫡女她是真的狂 Dancing Sunflower跳舞的向日葵Ancient Romance667k WordsCompleted (Rebirth power fantasy + married across two lifetimes + palace and household intrigue + political machinations) Ye Liujin once thought she was the happiest young lady in Shengjing. Her aunt was just one step away from becoming empress. Her elder brother was the illustrious Duke of Shanguo, commanding an army of two hundred thousand, while her elder sister was a brave and battle-hardened warrior admired by all, both in court and beyond. She herself had been betrothed in infancy to the Third Princ 17.7kReads9.0Score4.6k14d adds
24. 24 帝 The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇：贵妃娘娘她又美又乖 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 20.2kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
25. 25 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 10.7kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds

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    For those of you who are good-looking and have watched "Empresses in the Palace," you should definitely give this a try!

26. 26 哦 Oh, So I’m the Villainous Supporting Concubine 哦，我原来是恶毒妖妃女配 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Ancient Romance423k WordsCompleted [Gorgeous, cunning, doting consort; reborn, dark and brooding tyrant; healing romance; both leads are virgins] In his previous life, Emperor Xie Heng trapped himself in the rigid rules of a sage and enlightened ruler, striving to be a noble and virtuous emperor. Yet he was abandoned by everyone, lost his throne, and was poisoned, leaving him crippled. At his most wretched, the only person who stayed by his side was the wicked, domineering enchantress the civil and military officials called a dem 54.8kReads9.0Score6.9k14d adds
27. 27 宫 The Palace Maid Is Alluring and Wily, and Coaxes the Emperor into Making Her Empress 宫女茶又媚，哄着帝王送凤位 Shui Shengyu水生玉Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted [Just started receiving ratings, so they’ll gradually go up. Your support is welcome!] [Beautiful, calculating palace maid x devoted, possessive emperor] [Reborn + 1v1, both devoted to each other, happy ending + powerful man bows his head, heroine knows how to keep him in line] Lin Chan was the least noticeable concubine-born daughter in the General’s residence. When her legitimate elder sister entered the palace as a consort, Lin Chan could only go with her as a maid. She endured one humiliatio 2.4kReads8.9Score31514d adds

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    The female lead is very clear-headed in the beginning, but the male lead falls for her. There's a little angst in the middle.

28. 28 惹 Why Bother With Her? She's a Toxic Tease and the Emperor's Beloved 惹她干嘛，她茶又坏是皇上心尖宠 Fish Carrying the Moon鱼衔月Ancient Romance449k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + scheming black-lotus heroine + winning power through seduction + doted on exclusively from the middle onward] [Instinctive attraction + knowing one's own heart] Everyone said Song Shuangning was a gentle, innocent beauty, with shy eyes and a slender figure. But no one knew that beneath her delicate appearance hid a schemer whose plans never stopped turning. She framed consorts, slyly tripped up her rivals, and could toss out honeyed, affected words with ease. Xiao Yan had met 31.7kReads8.9Score4.7k14d adds

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    It's absolutely gorgeous!!! Chinese women don't lie to Chinese women!!! Especially parts 2 and 3, they're the same type, I love them so much!!

29. 29 强 Forced Love: Beyond Reach 强制爱：贵不可攀 Fu Yucheng傅羽丞Ancient Romance423k WordsCompleted Resilient, kindhearted village widow from the bottom of society × proud, ambitious top-ranking nobleman who says one thing and feels another [HE + Groveling Chase + Rekindled Love + Coercive Possession + Cheating + Neither Lead Is a Virgin] Xue Zhi, grandson of the Duke of Xue, was born into privilege and was the very picture of a favored son of heaven. He had toyed with countless women. Zhou Fengchun was just a poor widow from the mountains who had once saved him. She stuttered and had a six-y 14kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds
30. 30 入 Into the Seductive Tent 入娇帐 Cloud Mountain Crow云山鸦Ancient Romance546k WordsCompleted (Original title: Stealing a Friend's Wife) Tao Heyi willingly married her frail husband to bring him good fortune. She had loved him since childhood, and knew that if he weren't so weak, his talent and temperament would have made him far too good a match for her. After their wedding, she carefully nursed him, hoping he would regain his health. In their second year of marriage, a guest came to their home. Her husband happily introduced him: “This is my former classmate, Zhao Jiyun.” Heyi glanced 13kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds
31. 31 庶 The Enchanting Concubine: The System Insists I Become Beautiful and Win the Emperor’s Favor 庶女娇妩：系统非要我变美当皇后 Anna lloollaa安娜lloollaaAncient Romance312k WordsCompleted [System + Harem Intrigue + Beauty Makeover + The Powerful Man Bows His Head + HE + Male Lead Goes Mad with Love] [Not a pure relationship on both sides; favored early on, exclusively doted on later, 1v1] On the eve of the imperial selection, Shen Niaoniao, a concubine-born daughter, was threatened by her stepmother into entering the palace to help her legitimate sister secure the emperor’s favor. For her mother’s sake, she was willing to be a pawn, but she accidentally uncovered her sister’s pl 8.8kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds

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    This book!!! Palace intrigue, a system that makes you beautiful, revenge—it's totally about a favored concubine! The male lead's character is great too!!! Highly recommended!

32. 32 喂 After Feeding Her a Contraceptive, the Mad Prince Turns Gray Overnight 喂她避子药后，疯批王爷一夜白头 Hai Dongqingdy海东青dyAncient Romance608k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Zhaohua’s Farewell is available on Taobao and Pinduoduo. [Male and Female Leads Both Reborn] [Face-Slapping] [Rekindled Romance] [One-on-One] [Traditional Household Intrigue] [Devoted Husband] [Reborn] [Satisfying Read] A comic adaptation and short drama of the same name are now available. Shen Ning, the legitimate daughter of the General’s Residence, learned only on the brink of death that the elder sister she had trusted all her life was an impostor. Her elder sister se 61.2kReads8.6Score8.6k14d adds

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    You can take a look.

33. 33 别 Enough, Your Highness! I Really Am Just a Slacker! 别闹了殿下，我真是咸鱼！ Xu Ran Die栩然蝶Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted Completed ★ Fans of either lead, stay away [Laid-back concubine’s daughter x cold-blooded regent] [Not a strong female lead + both leads pure, one-on-one romance] Yun Li transmigrated into the least favored concubine’s daughter in the prime minister’s household. Her siblings grabbed all the benefits, while she kept out of the family’s schemes by never competing for anything, content to live quietly in her own corner. The royal family was inept, and the regent held all the power. To curry favor 5.8kReads8.9Score91414d adds
34. 34 睡 After Sleeping with My Deranged Stepbrother, I Turned Around and Became a Favorite Consort 睡了疯批继兄后，我转头做宠妃了 Luo Tan罗檀Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Coercive Possession] [Deranged Male Lead] [The Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin] [Female-Dominated Romance] [Not a Strong Female Lead] [Delicate, Fragile Female Lead] [System] Shen Yao is ordered by her mother, who was married off a second time and now lives as a favored concubine in the Duke of Su's residence, to seduce the heir. To remain in the duke's residence and avoid being sent back to her father to suffer his beatings, Shen Yao goes to great lengths to climb into the heir's bed, only 2kReads6.9Score46814d adds
35. 35 侧 The Side Consort Upends the Perfect Ending of Her Qing Dynasty Transmigration 侧福晋她掀翻了清穿完美结局 Midnight Stars深夜星辰Ancient Romance804k WordsCompleted “They took over my body, stole my husband, and claimed my child. In the end, their family lived happily ever after, becoming a beautiful love story. I hear that’s how heroines in Qing-era transmigration novels always end up?” “I want you to seduce Yin Zhen, the man in love with the transmigrated heroine, and make them go from deeply devoted to sick of the sight of each other. I want the son who favors that heroine to see the selfish, heartless nature deep inside himself, and completely overturn 13.3kReads8.3Score5.7k14d adds

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    These two, especially number 2, are really good.

36. 36 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 26.8kReads9.1Score2.5k14d adds
37. 37 贬 Demoted from Wife to Concubine? Reborn, I Make the Cold-Blooded Emperor Kneel and Beg 贬妻为妾？重生后冷厉帝王跪地求 Jie Chong解虫Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted It only just got a rating after completion, so it’s low [Both are reborn and pursue their spouses + The leads are chaste in both lives + Alternate world + Love-struck emperor humbly pursues his wife] In her past life, she was his Crown Princess. But once he ascended the throne, he demoted her to a concubine, making her a laughingstock. She endured five years of torment in the harem, and even her own child was taken from her! Reborn, she planned every step carefully, all to make the lofty emperor 2.7kReads8.1Score14114d adds
38. 38 反 The Villain Transmigrates into a Psycho, and the Regent Blushes Red 反派穿疯批，摄政王被亲红温了 One Dashing Stroke帅的一撇Ancient Romance514k WordsCompleted [One True Love for Each + Conquering the World] She gave her heart to the wrong man! The man she loved most severed the tendons in her hands and feet, gouged out her eyes, and threw her off a cliff. She was dead! What kind of ridiculous melodrama was this? “Author, I’m sending you a box of knives! Can you even write? If not, let me take over!” The moment she finished commenting, she transmigrated. A major villainess transmigrated into the body of a cannon-fodder character and instantly became a 1kReads6.9Score11614d adds

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    This book is very good.

39. 39 太 The Crown Prince Steals His Friend's Wife! The Sweetheart Is Trapped in a Jealousy Showdown 太子夺友妻！娇娇深陷争宠修罗场 I Love Sugarcane我爱吃甘蔗Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Rivals Fighting for Her + Sweet-Talk Face-Slapping + Forced Marriage and Possession + Faking Her Death + Devoted to Each Other + Female Lead in Control] After a tragic death, Meng Jinyue is given a chance and sent back three years. If she successfully wins over the Crown Prince within those three years, she will be allowed to keep living afterward. Meng Jinyue accepts without hesitation. After all, a man's no substitute for her life. But her status is too low, and she can barely get a 9.4kReads8.9Score89514d adds

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    It looks great, although it's a little different.

40. 40 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 47.7kReads9.5Score6.1k14d adds
41. 41 心 The Scheming Palace Maid: The System Makes Me the Emperor's Sole Favorite 心机宫女，系统让我独宠后宫 Pomegranate Eating石榴在吃饭Ancient Romance203k WordsCompleted A palace maid from the Department of Internal Affairs binds herself to a strange System, and from then on, she has a cheat code. When competing for the emperor's favor, she relies on the System, but even more on her own cunning. Improved skin, mastery of music, massage skills, loyalty charms, mind-reading... She uses every card at exactly the right moment. [Palace Intrigue + System + Comeback + Power Fantasy + Scheming Heroine] [Watch Shen Yinshuang rise from the Department of Internal Affair 6.2kReads8.2Score75314d adds
42. 42 帝 The Emperor's Beloved: His Bewitching Consort Knows How to Tempt Him 帝王心尖宠：妖娆妃子太撩人 West Wind Moon西风月Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing The rating has just been posted. [Max-level, sweet-faced-but-black-hearted Daddy emperor with life-and-death power + secretly delicate and lovesick lotus] [Palace intrigue + household battles + exclusive favor from the start + sweet romance + age gap] [An old house catching fire + a seductive little beauty] When the transmigrated heroine and the reborn heroine fought over the book’s future male lead, the Fourth Prince, even her fake elder sister competed to marry the Third Prince. Chu Yaoyao, th 624Reads7.5Score10014d adds
43. 43 我 I Wanted to Make Him a Wise Ruler, But He Wants Me to Love Him 我想让他当明君，他却想我爱他 To Eat or Not食否Ancient Romance280k WordsCompleted Shen Xingzhu is an outstanding employee of the quick transmigration bureau. Her mission is to lower the male lead Wei Buyu's corruption level and help him become a wise ruler for the ages. She thinks it'll be a simpler-than-simple assignment. But the portal malfunctions, and later Shen Xingzhu realizes this may not be the first time they've met. 3Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    The title is slightly different from the one above, but I hope you guys will still check it out. The plot is roughly this: the female lead is an employee of the Quick Transmigration Bureau. When she transmigrates to the last small world, she meets the male lead. She was supposed to meet him around 17 years old and prevent him from turning evil, but because of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, she becomes a seven or eight-year-old child, so she has to start over. When they finally meet, she believes it's their first time meeting, but it's actually a reunion that the male lead painstakingly arranged.

44. 44 母 A Son Brings Blessings: The Barren Emperor Finally Has an Heir 母凭子贵，绝嗣帝王有后了 No Sugar in My Cream奶油不用加糖Ancient Romance420k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, mature woman vs. domineering emperor] [Not mutually chaste + forbidden love + having a baby] Everyone knew that Marquis Pingyang had a beloved woman on the side, while his wife was merely a figurehead he had been forced to marry at his parents’ command. In three years of marriage, the marquis had never even visited her rooms. Because of this, the Marchioness became the laughingstock of the entire capital. People said that no matter how noble her birth or how exalted her title, she st 21.3kReads7.6Score82414d adds

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    [Deep affection between emperor and concubine + exclusive favor + 1v1, both are virgins + sweet and angsty intertwined + palace intrigue and domestic power struggles] [A cunning, dark, and obsessive emperor VS a reborn, beautiful, and naive concubine]

45. 45 宠 The Beloved Consort Reborn, No Longer in Love After Ten Years, Leaves the Tyrant Mad 宠妃重生十年后不爱了，暴君疯了 Tang Wei棠薇Ancient Romance450k WordsCompleted [A devoted emperor and consort + exclusive affection + one-on-one, both devoted only to each other + a mix of sweet and heartbreaking moments + a little palace and household intrigue] [Calculating, dark, and possessive emperor VS beautiful, charming, and guileless reborn favorite consort] Jiang Mingyi entered the Crown Prince's residence at the age of ten. She rose from secondary consort to Noble Consort, enjoying the emperor's favor and an easy life for ten years. Only after she swallowed a cup 2.1kReads8.7Score19914d adds
46. 46 公 The Princess's First Sword Upon Returning to the Palace Strikes the Cold Imperial Preceptor's Robe 公主回宫第一剑先斩清冷国师袍 Yi Chang'an翊长安Ancient Romance692k WordsCompleted [Unhinged princess & abstinent Imperial Preceptor] [Forced love] [Devoted to each other] [Love and hate] [A battle of wills] [Possessive love] Si Chen, the Imperial Preceptor of Great Chu, is as pure as snow atop the nine heavens, an immortal sent down to the mortal world. He has guided the stars and the fate of the nation for four hundred years. A secret divination reveals that the Ninth Princess he raised, Chu Qingyue, is destined to become a black dragon and bring calamity. If she takes the t 4.6kReads9.0Score46514d adds
47. 47 将 The General's Wife Is a Bit Fierce 将军夫人有点强 Little Sunflower小小向日葵Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The legitimate daughter who went missing from the Grand Secretariat’s residence is back! They say she’s weak, useless, and timid as a mouse. She hasn’t even left the house once in the six months since returning to the capital. What! She’s actually the Ghost Doctor, feared by every nation? With a handful of silver needles, she can bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones. They say she has eyes that see through life and death, and no illness can escape her gaze! And she’s engage 34.8kReads8.7Score4.7k14d adds
48. 48 绝 The Peerless Mother Rules the World: The Ascetic Emperor Insists on Spoiling Her 绝世娘亲倾天下，禁欲帝尊偏要宠 Three Cups of Fine Wine百酒三盏Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Strong Female and Male Leads + Adorable Kids + Feel-Good Revenge + Secret Identities + Revenge + Sweet Romance] She was the legitimate daughter of a general's household, but she was framed and lost her innocence. Then someone disfigured her, forced poison down her throat, cut open her belly, ripped out her child, and left her for dead in the wilderness! When she opened her eyes again, a medical and metaphysical prodigy from the 25th century had transmigrated into her body, turning her desperate 233Reads7.0Score10214d adds
49. 49 惊 What?! The Long Princess's Admirers Are Everywhere at Court 惊！长公主的裙下之臣遍布朝野 Sweet Dawn曦光微甜Ancient Romance338k WordsCompleted The rating is fresh, so it may rise [One female lead, multiple male leads + soul transmigration into a princess + multiple men competing for her + all the men are chaste!] After dying from overwork, Jun Xiyao transmigrated into the dim-witted, love-addled Grand Princess of the Dayong Dynasty. When she learned that the original owner had nearly died over a man, Jun Xiyao sneered inwardly: Born at the very top of the world, and she still chose to become a lovesick fool? What a waste... She had bee 951Reads6.7Score11514d adds
50. 50 勾 Seduce My Way to the Top: Your Majesty, I've Been Plotting This for a Long Time 勾引上位：陛下，我对你蓄谋已久 New Little Moon新小月Ancient Romance479k WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book, villainess, revenge, palace intrigue, seducing her way to power] [They scheme against each other. She runs, he pursues, and she can never escape him] Blurb One Shen Jiaojiao transmigrated into a book and became the heroine of an ancient romance novel. Unfortunately, she was the former heroine. The original heroine, pitifully robbed of the male lead’s life-saving favor by the female supporting character. Heaven knows how miserable Shen Jiaojiao felt, transmigrati 16.9kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds

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