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- 251 Only One Year to Live? Flirt with the Mad Crown Prince to Keep Yourself Alive! 仅剩一年命？狂撩疯批太子续命！ Yan Yuning inexplicably transmigrated into a book as the doomed second daughter of the Prime Minister's household. She had been raised at her maternal grandparents' home since childhood, but after her elder sister, the heroine, said, “I miss my little sister,” she was brought back to the Prime Minister's residence in the middle of the night. Well, if she had to come back, Yan Yuning figured, she might as well enjoy the fine food and comfortable life at the Prime Minister's residence. System: “Ma 4.8kReads8.4Score455Shelves
- 252 A Tale of Two Ming Dynasties: Zhu Yuanzhang Asks Me to Become Empress 双大明对比：朱元璋求我当女帝 [Female-oriented Ming dynasty transmigration + sky screen comparisons and rankings + a true female lead] After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty, she becomes Zhu Ling, Zhu Yuanzhang’s eldest granddaughter. She prefers armor to fine clothes, rides across battlefields, defends her country, and earns great honors, only to be framed and thrown into prison. Zhu Yunwen and his mother are thorns in her side, and they repeatedly try to kill her. Zhu Yuanzhang favors men and insists that she obey the Th 11.5kReads8.7Score908Shelves
- 253 Reborn as a Princess of Qin: The Sky Screen Reveals My Future 穿成大秦公主，天幕剧透我未来 [No CP + sky screen rankings + strong heroine + career-minded + feel-good power fantasy + Qin Shi Huang] [The heroine plays the fool to fool her enemies, hoping to outlive her father, the First Emperor. But then…] She is born into the Qin dynasty as the daughter of Qin Shi Huang, the historically unrecorded Sixth Princess, Ying Qingyue. She looks at the throne at the height of the empire, then at her kindhearted but hopelessly unsuited eldest brother, Fusu, and the useless Hu Hai, and falls into 27.7kReads8.3Score3.5kShelves
- 254 I Outlived Eighteen Ming Emperors, Yet My Face Never Aged 熬走大明十八帝，姑奶奶容颜未改 [Immortality + miraculous physician + everyone's darling + healing historical regrets] Su Jin, heir to a family of renowned physicians, transmigrated in the flesh to the streets of Yingtian Prefecture in the thirteenth year of Hongwu, bringing with her a lifetime's worth of medical expertise and historical knowledge. That was the year the Hu Weiyong case was about to erupt, and Zhu Yuanzhang's killing spree was about to begin. That was also the year Empress Ma's health was steadily declining, le 173Reads6.0Score107Shelves
- 255 The Ming Dynasty's Princess Who Guarded the Nation 大明镇国公主 [No Word Changes + Not a Power Fantasy + Slow-Burn + Aiming to Stay Close to History + Empress + Single Female Lead] [The above is a warning. As of October 30, 2026, the author earns 25 yuan per thousand characters from this book and has barely made any money. There is no reason to put up with unsolicited nitpicking from people who haven't paid for it. The author isn't your mother, after all.] [The person on the cover is Huanhuan, from artwork generously commissioned by a reader. Artist ID: Xi S 10.8kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
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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
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
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Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝
[Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor
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I Sought a Better Match, Then My Dead Brother Returned and Went on a Rampage 另攀高枝，亡兄归来杀疯了
The rating has just appeared and will rise. [Love by force / Shura-field drama / all male leads are chaste / pseudo-siblings] Ming Qing was born a beauty, and born coldhearted. For ten years, her mother had been married into the Xie family. With her family’s immense wealth behind her, Ming Qing treated her stepbrother, Xie Zhaoye, like dirt beneath her feet, trampling on and humiliating him at will. Then disaster struck the Xie family, and both her parents died. Ming Qing knew the family’s fortu
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- 259 After I Was Adopted by the First Wife, My Serene Younger Sister Went Mad with Jealousy 被过继给主母后，人淡如菊的妹妹嫉妒疯了 [The score is low because it was only just rated] Jiang Sihe is a concubine-born daughter of the Jiang family, raised in a separate estate. She and her younger sister followed their unassuming birth mother and suffered terribly in the estate. She went out in public to earn money for food and drink for her sister and mother, but her sister grew up just like their mother, aloof and indifferent. Even when they were so poor they couldn’t afford a meal, she looked down on Sihe for losing the dignity 1.3kReads6.7Score314Shelves
- 260 My Cousin Can Only Be Mine 表妹只能是朕的 (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
- 261 Huh? How Did I Become the Wicked Female Lead’s Little Sister? 啊？我怎么穿成了恶毒女配的妹妹 Transmigrate into a book + historical romance + adored by everyone + beautiful, delicate heroine + fiercely protective + a touch of a reverse harem Warning: The original heroine is portrayed negatively, and she has a System. Workhorse office drone Sang Jin transmigrates into a novel as a character with the same name. The good news is that she is a daughter of the Sang family, one of the four great clans in the capital. She has plenty to eat and wear, and her family dotes on her. The bad news is 43.2kReads6.8Score5.3kShelves
- 262 Armed with a Rumor-Mongering System, the Sharp-Tongued Princess Earns the Whole Court's Disdain 手握造谣系统，郡主嘴贱惹全朝嫌 [Transmigrate into a book + rumor-spreading System + breakdowns + lighthearted + making things up + shocking] Tao Ranran had too much fun surfing the web, so the System caught her and dragged her into a book. She became Princess Fuhua, who died after having a breakdown. The moment she opens her eyes, people are spreading rumors that she’s had a child, gotten an abortion, and slept with eight men. This is right up her alley! She fires back with a made-up tale: Minister Xi likes stealing women’s u 217Reads5.6Score107Shelves
- 263 The Wicked Woman Has Trained Countless Men! She Climbs the Social Ladder and Sparks a Rivalry 恶女训狗无数！攀高枝！引雄竞 [Now publishing / The short drama Hong Luan Yin is streaming] [The villainess won't reform + unapologetically self-serving + taming men + a battlefield of men competing for her] Yun Qi is transported into a storybook that deliberately paints her as ugly and wicked. Once a powerful princess who ruled the court and kept countless male lovers, she now finds herself reduced to a disgraced fake heiress of the Marquis's household. The real heiress, meanwhile, is the family's precious jewel, destined t 136.5kReads9.4Score19.2kShelves
- 264 After Being Reborn, I Threw Myself into the Powerful Minister's Arms and Cried, and He Turned Red with Anger 重生后扑到权臣怀里哭，他红温了 [Sweet and Gentle Girl VS Steady, Restrained Powerful Official] [Mutually devoted, childhood sweethearts, years of secret love finally returned] Shen Mingshu grew up cherished by Jiang Xun, but his stern, cold nature made her fear him more than anything. After someone drugged her, her childhood friend, a young general, took her away. When they were discovered, she had no choice but to marry him. But the young general loved someone else and took a concubine on their wedding day. He doted on his c 63.2kReads8.8Score8.9kShelves
- 265 The Mad Empress's Thoughts Were Revealed, and the World Fell into Chaos! 疯批女帝被读心后，世界乱套了！ This is not a gender-reversal story! This is not a split-personality story! Don’t give it a malicious rating. [Mind reading + one woman and multiple men + System + comedy + power fantasy + all the male leads desperately trying to win back the heroine] After accomplishing her mission as a mad tyrant empress, the heroine is ready to retire in style and collect her reward. But the male leads she forced into relationships and tormented can suddenly hear her thoughts. Before Yuan Fengxi takes her own 1.3kReads7.3Score246Shelves
- 266 The Fake Ingenue Is Exposed, and the Whole Capital Falls for Her 假才女被拆穿，整个京城都吻上来 The rating is low because the novel just started. It’ll go up later [Gorgeous, laid-back noblewoman + second female lead reborn + male lead is restrained and proper and looks down on the heroine at first, then falls for her + taming a man + fierce rivalry for her affection] Everyone says Sheng Zhuo, the Duke’s legitimate daughter, is as beautiful as frost on snow, like a gleaming pearl at dawn. Her poetry is peerless, dazzling and unprecedented. Only Sheng Zhuo knows she has no talent for poetry 2.1kReads5.9Score225Shelves
- 267 Her Father and Brothers Only Dote on Their Adopted Daughter? Their Real Daughter Turns and Enters the Prince’s Mansion 父兄只疼义女？亲女儿转身入王府 [Everyone's darling + dual rebirth + scumbag father gets his comeuppance + occult arts + no romance] In her previous life, no matter how much Zhaozhao gave, she never received even a shred of affection. The adopted daughter her father brought home got everything with ease, simply because she was the golden phoenix destined to bring prosperity to the marquis's household. Her family doted on the adopted daughter, but let their own daughter Zhaozhao starve to death. Zhaozhao spent ten years as a gh 11.3kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves
- 268 After Rebelling, I Was Doted on by a Love-Struck Prince 谋反后，被恋爱脑王爷宠上天 Mu Yao transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the Princess Consort of the Prince of Zhenbei. From the start, the emperor orders the Prince of Zhenbei to be executed. By law, the princess consort must be buried with him. He commands an army of six hundred thousand, is the strongest man under heaven, and has a statuesque build and a face fit for a god. Is this prince really going to accept the decree and hang himself? If you want to die, don't drag me down with you! Mu Yao storms over and slap 8.6kReads7.2Score801Shelves
- 269 Held Hostage in an Enemy Kingdom for Five Years, the Crown Princess Became a Black Lotus 敌国为质五年，嫡公主成了黑莲花 Complete ❤️ She was the most exalted princess, yet her father dressed her as a man and personally sent her to serve as a hostage in the hands of an enemy tyrant! When she was sent back to her country, gravely ill, the very people she had protected with her life despised her and even burned her alive! Reborn, she still cannot escape her fate as a hostage, but this time, she will no longer let herself be pushed into the most miserable circumstances for the sake of so-called familial love or duty t 405Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 270 My Beloved Pretended to Be a Tutor for My Sister, So I Took Her Place as His Bride. Now He’s Regretting It 心上人为嫡姐扮夫子，我替嫁他悔疯了 Shi Guanzhi is the real daughter of the Prime Minister's household. Three years after returning home, her family still hasn't accepted her. The fake daughter, Ruan Mengdie, has taken over both her family and her engagement. Shi Guanzhi doesn't care, because she has fallen for the tutor who teaches her to read. She throws herself at him like a moth to a flame, wishing she could burn herself up completely for him. But he always keeps his distance. He won't accept her advances, much less grow close 460Reads7.3Score102Shelves
- 271 Wasn’t This an Arranged Marriage? Why Is Lord Pei So in Love with Me? 不是联姻吗？裴大人怎么这么爱 Jiang Shiyuan spent ten years pursuing Shen Lüchu, only to receive four words on her eighteenth birthday: “You make me sick.” So Jiang Shiyuan, the girl who made Shen Lüchu sick, turned around and agreed to her family’s arranged marriage, preparing to marry into the Pei family. The Pei family was the most powerful clan in the capital, with influence that reached the heavens, far beyond what Jiang Shiyuan could aspire to. Fortunately, the family was full of talented men, but one grandson, Pei 50.7kReads9.1Score6.6kShelves
- 272 My Ex-Husband's Older Brother Is Cold and Chaste, Yet She Tempts Him into Breaking His Vows 前夫大哥清冷禁欲，却被她撩破戒 [Brothers competing for her + satisfying rebirth story + the younger brother who acts tough gets his comeuppance + the aloof older brother fights to win her over] Shen Fu spent ten years pursuing Xie Linchen and finally got her wish, marrying him. But on their wedding night, she overheard Xie Linchen telling her half-sister: “I married your older sister only to fulfill my grandmother’s wish. I have no romantic feelings for her.” Shen Fu coughed up blood and fainted. When she opened her eyes agai 8.3kReads7.6Score864Shelves
- 273 The Tyrant Uncle Who Visits My Dreams Every Night 夜夜梦见未婚夫的暴君叔叔 (Both leads are chaste + she’s his one and only) Yun Si is the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, raised in seclusion. She is gentle, refined, reserved, and proper. After coming of age, she gets engaged. Her fiancé is her cousin, a gentle and refined gentleman, and the current emperor’s nephew. They are a perfect match in status, talent, and beauty. On the night of their engagement, Yun Si dreams of a man pinning her down on a mandarin-duck quilt. His gaze is burning and brazen, as thoug 9.4kReads9.0Score911Shelves
- 274 My Ungrateful Sister Wants to Be Empress? I'll Rule the World as Queen 白眼狼姐姐想当皇后？我母仪天下 [Reborn + fake and real heiresses + face-slapping + competing for destiny + golden finger + devoted male lead who loves his wife without limits] The day Si Wan died, the entire capital was celebrating the empress's coronation. Her disemboweled, heartless corpse was tossed into a mass grave. She watched as her elder sister, Si Qingjia, stepped over her phoenix bones to claim the throne. A blood-red cuckoo circled above that woman's head, carrying the ninth golden feather it had stolen from Si Wa 2.5kReads8.4Score361Shelves
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I Killed My Own Son for a Decree of Freedom 我亲手杀子换一纸自由
I spun and wove cloth to pay for his education, and he promised to marry me properly after passing the highest imperial examination. But on the day he passed the provincial exam, he rode a tall horse to wed the county magistrate’s daughter. Pregnant, I went to his door. I wanted no title and shed no tears. All I asked for was a bowl of abortion medicine and a written declaration of freedom. As she personally snuffed out the life in her womb, she smiled gently: “Lin Shuyan, now we owe each other
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The Spy Phoenix: Always One Step Ahead 谍凰，防不胜防
She was once the most dangerous intelligence chief in the modern world. In a single moment, she transmigrates and becomes the daughter of a tenant farmer, invisible to everyone in an ancient dynasty. An adult’s wisdom is trapped in a frail young body. The chaotic world is a web, yet she quietly becomes the one weaving it. From rural fields to the turbulent imperial court, no one knows that behind those clear eyes she is spinning an intelligence network vast enough to overturn the world. In a wor
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- 277 The Beloved Consort Wants to Be a Vixen 宠妃要做狐狸精 A seductive, stunning, ambitious concubine with acting chops × the unruly, arrogant Prince Mu who always has her back and hands her the knife After a palace selection and an imperial edict, Cheng Rong went from being the daughter of a low-ranking eighth-grade official to the lowest-ranking concubine in Prince Mu’s estate, all thanks to her face. Everyone said that if she was going to be a concubine, she had to know her place, be cautious, and keep her head down. Cheng Rong pouted. “Is that so?” 7.9kReads9.1Score990Shelves
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I Was a Teacher in Ancient China 我古代做老师
This literary young man is the protagonist of "I Became a Teacher in Ancient Times": a scholar of about twenty, dressed in a plain, long robe, often reading by the window beside a bamboo inkstone. Bringing modern knowledge with him into the past, he uses his writing as a ladder and knowledge as its rungs, teaching new ideas in an old-fashioned schoolroom. Among the scent of ink, he weaves a gentle story of old and new colliding, with clear-eyed warmth and passion grounded in everyday life.
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- 279 I Became a Loyal Minister by Reporting My Colleagues 靠举报同僚当上了忠臣 Li Mo, a veteran high school teacher known for being a pushover, transmigrates into the body of a treacherous minister in ancient times. Before he can even figure out what's going on, he's pushed into court to impeach a loyal official. As the entire court glares at him, his legs turn to jelly, and he blurts out, “Your Majesty! I want to report that Lord Wang next door visited a brothel yesterday and didn't pay!” The court erupts. The emperor on the throne claps and laughs. “My dear subject truly —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Reborn in Northern Wei: The Powerful Minister Crushes East and West to Win His Wife's Heart? 重生北魏：权臣踏平东西为宠妻？
When Northern Wei split apart, five years into the chaos, Princess Fengyi Yuan Yue, sister of Emperor Xiaowu Yuan Xiu, died a horrible death in a whirlpool of political intrigue. Her body was dumped in a mass grave! Reborn in a new life, her soul enters the body of A Yue, a palace maid framed for a crime. But the moment she opens her eyes, she’s pinned down beside a burial pit, about to be buried alive again?! At the critical moment, the Western Wei powerbroker Yuwen Tai, a mad demon feared by a
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- 281 Love Amid the Flames of War 烽火劫缘 During the Shaoguang era, the flames of war swept across the Nine Provinces, and the divided realm had long since become a board where warlords vied for supremacy. Xiao Junhong, Great Zhuo’s Grand General of the Western Expedition, was hailed by both court and country as a true dragon in waiting. He led his troops to the borders of Xuanxi, his iron cavalry trampling across frozen mountains and rivers. Wherever his sword pointed, he proclaimed, “Unify the realm,” vowing to carve out a bright new 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Ming Emperor's Beloved Consort, Wan Zhen'er 大明宠妃万贞儿
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What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著）
What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his
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- 284 I Traded My Father and Brothers, So Why Are You Crying When I'm the Prince's Favorite? 交换父兄，我成王府团宠你哭什么 In her previous life, Wen Xingluo had poured her heart and soul into securing a bright future for her father and brothers. At last, just as her family reached the height of its power, her sister suddenly returned home and stole their affection, along with her marriage to the crown prince. Only when she was dying did Wen Xingluo learn that her father and brothers had always hated her for being calculating and manipulative. They loved only her sweet, gentle sister. When she opens her eyes again, W 81kReads8.4Score11.8kShelves
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What the Heck! Everyone Around Me Is Completely Nuts! 癫！孤身边全是神经病！
Born a crown prince, Qi Yuanzuo was convinced that he was the only normal person in the imperial family. Little did he know what the Crown Prince looked like to outsiders: At seven, he shot a tiger and won nine hundred kilometers of territory in the Qilian Mountains. At thirteen, he cut through the great clans of Jiangnan and personally orchestrated the Case of the Ninety-Seven Mourning Robes, stepping over piles of corpses to claim the throne. At fifteen, he gambled on the Qilian Mountains once
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- 286 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 [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 20.5kReads9.4Score2kShelves
- 287 The Imperial Consort Is Ravishingly Beautiful, but All She Wants Is Power and Wealth 贵妃千娇百媚，只求权势富贵 [A mad, obsessive emperor with jealousy to spare x a consort who has renounced love and walled off her heart] [One-on-one romance + both reborn + devoted to each other in body and heart, in both lives] One-line summary: A story about an emperor who lost the love of his life, and how he slowly teaches the woman he loves to understand love, jealousy, anger, and longing. As the eldest son born to the empress, Qi Junyi was born to privilege. He seized power in his youth, was named crown princ 10.9kReads8.1Score673Shelves
- 288 Palace Intrigue Gone Wild 宫斗也疯狂 [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
- 289 I Won’t Be a Noble Consort! I’m Set on Finding a Husband, and Now the Emperor Is Jealous 不做贵妃！一心招婿后皇帝红了眼 [Devoted 1v1 romance + his pursuit of her + childhood sweethearts + pampered by all + noblewoman vs. transmigrator] (Awakening, not reborn, no palace harem, no previous life) Lin Zhuyun was born into a distinguished family of meritorious officials. Raised in comfort, she is radiant and refined, frail yet carefree and composed. She was granted the title of commandery princess at a young age, cherished by the Empress Dowager, and grew up with the emperor like a childhood sweetheart. Later, the emp 17.4kReads7.4Score1kShelves
- 290 The Consort Is Ravishing, and the Emperor Can’t Stop Spoiling Her 贵妃美艳动人，皇上宠不停 In the third year of Chen'an, the Shu family's legitimate daughter entered the palace. Once you pass through the palace gates, you enter a sea of unfathomable depths, where true love is no more. Shu Yao had been beautiful since childhood, her bright eyes sparkling as they turned, leaving countless men in the capital utterly captivated. Her entry into the palace broke countless men's hearts. Shu Yao had been groomed for this since childhood, with a clear goal: the emperor's favor and her family's 595Reads—Score—Shelves
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Get a Grip, and I’ll Make You Reach for the Stars! 收收心，爷让你高攀！
Not a strong-female-lead story, and not a power fantasy! [Romance-focused + transmigration in infancy + possessive pursuit + intense push and pull + angst and sweetness + sex before love + a husband chasing his wife to the crematorium + taming a dog] Deliberate seduction X clear-eyed surrender. A disastrous start from the moment she transmigrates, when she is nearly drowned in a chamber pot, combined with traditional son preference, a feudal society where the law does not reach the countryside,
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- 292 I Played the Emperor My Whole Life, and After Being Reborn, He Still Wants the Crown Prince 演了皇上一辈子，重生他还要太子 Original title: Only After His Death Did He Learn That the Empress Did Not Want to Be Buried With Him [The heroine transmigrates, the hero is reborn] As he lay dying, Emperor Tianhe looked back on his eventful life. He had risen from humble beginnings to become the founding emperor, and the world praised his achievements. In his fading consciousness, he saw his virtuous empress, his beautiful consorts, and his weeping children. He felt that his life had been complete. But after he died, his soul 31.7kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
- 293 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 78.3kReads9.4Score12.8kShelves
- 294 A Maid in Feudal Society 封建社会的丫鬟 Qiu Qi, a million-follower content creator, dies in an earthquake and is reborn in ancient times. After her soul is shaken by the experience, she spends eight years as a fool. When her parents return to their hometown, they abandon her, and she falls into the hands of a procurer, who sells her as a maid to a wealthy household. From then on, Qiu Qi becomes Qiu Qi... 2.5kReads9.1Score219Shelves
- 295 A Life of Servitude 为婢 Xiao Lu was held hostage for ten years. I stayed by his side, living as if we were husband and wife. When he was rescued and returned to the State of Zhao, I became the most shameful kind of person at his side: a slave from the State of Chu. A maid, insignificant and easily overlooked. I watched him marry a beautiful woman, watched him host banquets for his guests. I watched him become a prince, watched him bask in glory. Later, on the eve of my wedding, I heard that he had burned his boats and 5.1kReads8.7Score535Shelves
- 296 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 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 45.4kReads9.5Score5.7kShelves
- 297 Empress of the Xie Family 谢家皇后 In her first year in the palace, she is a Talented Lady. In her fifth, she is a Jieyu. In her tenth, she wants to become empress. As empress, she can hold on to everything she treasures and keep it from being taken away. She can protect herself and her child, and she can... stay by his side. This is a road with only one direction: take a single step back, and all will be lost. The bright yellow ceremonial parasol moves forward, and the emperor's procession slowly enters the city gate. A yellow p 8.9kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
- 298 She Played at Being a Divine Being in the Late Eastern Han Dynasty 她在东汉末年装神弄鬼 [Career-minded heroine + domineering, dashing hero] [Please note: This is a novel, not an academic paper. It has flaws and mistakes. If that bothers you, don't read it.] [The heroine is fifteen when she first transmigrates.] She thought transmigrating would let her live an easy, wonderful life. Instead, Heaven hit her with a harsh reality: she had landed in the late Eastern Han dynasty, with chaos about to engulf the land. To stay alive and protect her family, she has no choice but to embark on 9.8kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves
- 299 Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我 Lin Fang has been disguised as a boy since childhood, and she can't help feeling helpless about it. Her household registration says she's male, so what can she do? But the secret she has sworn to protect is discovered by a young boy she accidentally rescues! Lin Fang thought she'd picked up a deadweight, but once the boy, Yun Weiming, regains his identity, she feels as if she's sitting on a mountain of gold. “Who would've thought! I've picked up all kinds of things before, but you're the most va 70.3kReads9.7Score9.3kShelves
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The Merciless Imperial Consort, the Tyrant Who Hands Her the Knife 贵妃娘娘心狠手辣，暴君他递刀
[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
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