2026'S Best Palace Intrigue, Household Intrigue, and Period Dramas 2026宫斗宅斗、古风世情巅峰神作

1. 301 惊 What a Shock! The Emperor’s Adored Noble Consort Is Actually the Former Empress 惊！陛下娇宠的贵妃竟是先皇后 Yu Liang鱼梁Ancient Romance629k WordsCompleted [The Noble Consort is the reborn empress. Liang Jiayi = Zhou Jinghe. A clever, brave, strong-willed little troublemaker × a diligent, virtuous, wise, and benevolent ruler] Rumor had it that the newly arrived Noble Consort was the empress’s double. The Noble Consort had never put up with such an insult in her life, so she turned around and raised hell in the entire harem. The concubines competed for the emperor’s favor? She drove them out of the palace. The Empress Dowager made things difficult f 1kReads9.2Score105Shelves
2. 302 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 178.3kReads9.5Score22.4kShelves

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   I think the ancient style is okay, you can give it a try

3. 303 穿 After Transmigrating to a Matriarchal World, She Spoiled Her Hapless Shadow Guard 穿越女尊后，她把倒霉暗卫宠上天 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal society + sweet romance + one-on-one + devoted to each other] [Calculating and ruthless princess × obedient, loyal guard] The capital's good-for-nothing Second Princess is beaten in the street by another woman for pursuing a man, then crashes into a stone lion. After recovering from her serious injuries, the Second Princess seems like a completely different person: kind to others, uninterested in competing, and always helping her sisters. It isn't until the day this powerful princes 19.6kReads9.5Score2.2kShelves
4. 304 直 Divorce Livestream: The Whole Internet Watches CEO Fu's Last-Chance Chase 直播离婚：全网看傅总限时追妻火葬场 Zi Lixuan2828紫离轩2828Modern Romance75k WordsCompleted Divorce Livestream: The Whole Internet Watches President Fu Race Against the Clock to Win His Wife Back 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Live broadcast of divorce + KPI set by the whole network to chase your wife, full of satisfaction! Lin Xi's divorce live broadcast was recorded publicly, and Mr. Fu's sentence "Marriage is an investment, she is a negative asset" set off the entire Internet. She backhandedly assigned KPI tasks to pursue her wife: live broadcast of short-selling rival lipstick, trying on death fluorescent powder, and handwriting a 100,000-word self-reflection letter! At the scene of the death of President Fu, the supervisor of the entire network, it was unexpectedly discovered that he had written anonymous love letters and guarded her secretly. Career lines are booming! After the divorce, she became a shareholder of the Fu family and teamed up with the actor to become a top actor! Emotional crematorium + business war reversal, two lines of excitement! From "negative equity" to business judge, from being ridiculed by the whole network to being eaten by the whole network, the ultimate KPI is actually a live broadcast proposal and handover of shares?

5. 305 师 Master, Be Good. Your Disciple Will Help You Rule the Cultivation World 师父，听话，徒儿带你称霸修仙界 Nan Wanxu南婉徐Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Cultivation + taking the place of a wicked second-generation cultivator + transmigrate into another body + supernatural abilities + ambitious heroine + battle for supremacy] Superpowered Dragon Nayingle transmigrates into the cultivation world and from the start lands herself in the doomed situation of an evil woman with the exact same face as hers. The villainess, Yuan Qishui, is an arrogant second-generation cultivator from a sect. She is domineering, kills innocents, and commits every kind o 27.5kReads9.4Score3.3kShelves

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   I personally tested the books~especially Nan Wanxu's books, every word is amazing!

6. 306 主 My Lord, Are You a Woman? 主公，你是女子？ 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 66kReads9.4Score9.6kShelves
7. 307 嫡 My Half-Sister Forces Me to Bear Her Child, So I Make Her a Cast-Off Wife 嫡姐逼我替孕，我让她做下堂弃妇 Taishi Ying太史婴Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A beauty bent on rebellion, a menace who wreaks havoc vs. an ethereal beauty who leaves everyone in the dust, the undisputed champion of male rivalry; her aloof, clear-headed brother-in-law falls into passion; her ex, who hates her with a passion, becomes the third party for love; one-on-one ending] Su Wantang is breathtakingly beautiful, yet born a lowly concubine’s daughter. To climb the social ladder, she acts as a surrogate for her elder half-sister, the heir’s wife, and dumps her fiancé af 40.2kReads9.1Score6.7kShelves
8. 308 本 I Was Born to Be Emperor! 本公主生来就是要做皇帝的！ Jiang Shijing将十景Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [The rating is slowly rising. Strong female lead, woman in men's clothing, raising children, female-led story, a loving royal family, an extremely biased father, feel-good story, romance, one-on-one pairing. If that's not your thing, feel free to skip it.] [A warm-hearted royal family story. No one is reborn or transmigrates, and both the main and supporting characters are shaped by the limitations of their era.] The day Mingxi was born, the snow abruptly stopped, dawn broke, rosy clouds filled 46.2kReads9.0Score6.6kShelves
9. 309 师 My Master Treats Me Like a Tool? I'll Treat Him Like a Blood Bank 师尊拿我当工具？我把师尊当血包 Good Fortune欧气Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [An entire sect of villains + cultivation + a scheming little rascal of a disciple on the Path of Love vs. a sinister master on the Path of Ruthlessness] From the start, she tricks a god in a demon lair. Faced with a whole cast of wicked people, Li Yueyin decides to become the most devious of them all! To survive long enough to become a god, she poses as a top genius while being tested, despite her useless talent. Tough people don’t complain about their circumstances. With a sweet face and a vil 44kReads9.0Score7.1kShelves
10. 310 美 The Nail Artist Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Went on a Rampage 美甲师穿越到古代杀疯了 Gulp Gulp Sour Plum Soup吨吨酸梅汤Ancient Romance157k WordsCompleted Su Liuli, a top modern nail and lash artist, was just one step away from becoming world champion when she was in a car accident. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the bullied, foolish, timid illegitimate daughter of the Chancellor’s residence in the Great Yong Dynasty. Trapped in the inner household, she faced a spiteful legitimate mother and a vicious legitimate elder sister, Su Mingyu, who were both watching her like hawks. The servants looked down on her, and her father ignored h 902Reads5.2Score109Shelves
11. 311 继 The Empress Dowager Starts Taking Them Out 继后开始刀人 Meng Ri Wan梦日万Ancient Romance491k WordsCompleted The empress consort wants no part in the fight for favor. She just wants to kill people. Wei Xiangwan entered the palace with three things to do. First, uncover the truth behind her father's mysterious disappearance. Second, avenge her best friend, who died unjustly. Third, give birth to the crown prince. As for the emperor's affection, it was the least important thing of all. In the resplendent harem, where false affection bloomed everywhere, some people still yearned for true love. Qi Zhao fel 5.5kReads8.8Score642Shelves
12. 312 前 I Died Tragically in My Past Life, Then Was Jilted Again After Being Reborn 前世惨死，重生后又被退婚 Ye Chenhuo叶尘火Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Complete] 1. This story focuses mainly on palace and household intrigue, with very little romance and not much screen time for the male lead. The leads support each other and join forces against their enemies, with no misunderstandings or love rivals. One man and one woman, both pure; a strong heroine and an even stronger hero. The male lead spoils the heroine. 2. This is a fictional setting with no connection to real history. Synopsis: Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest daughter of 16.4kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
13. 313 先 Break Off the Engagement, Cut Ties, Then Kill Them All After Being Reborn 先退婚，后断亲，重生后她杀疯了 Xi A Li西阿里Ancient Romance416k WordsCompleted [Angst before triumph + the whole family grovels for forgiveness + second male lead wins + physician heroine] In her previous life, after the real heiress was found and brought back to the prime minister's residence, Feng Yuan spent five years at odds with Feng Qingqing, hoping to win back the affection of her parents and five older brothers. She was left infertile, disfigured, and disabled... yet her father and brothers despised her, and everyone condemned her. In the end, she was sent to the e 124Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 314 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo 115.4kReads9.5Score13.8kShelves
15. 315 上 Spring Poems from the Capital 上京春赋 Shi Munan十木南Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication under the title Spring Rhapsody in the Capital] [Pure historical romance, not reborn + a long-planned scheme + a touch of coercive seduction + devoted pampering and flirting + emotional push and pull] [Completed; the original title was Spring Rhapsody in the Capital] [Sweet romance, both mutually inexperienced: brave and gentle young princess x sinister, fanatical powerful minister] A conspiracy landed Mo Yuan’s father and brother in prison, their lives at the mercy 100.8kReads9.3Score8.4kShelves
16. 316 贵 The Pinnacle of the Noble Consort 贵妃之巅 Shu Yao Jiu舒窈纠Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted “A twisted romance” + “palace intrigue” + “a tragedy of the age.” During the Chenghua reign of the Ming dynasty, palace maid Wan Zhen'er spent ten years bringing Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen, confined in the Cold Palace, back from hell to the world of the living. What began as a desperate act of protection warped, under the influence of power, into a twisted symbiosis. Seventeen years older than him, she was his nursemaid and elder sister, and eventually became his only Noble Consort, as well as hi 574Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Abnormal love" + "palace struggle" + "tragedy of the Ming Dynasty". Wan Zhen'er was 17 years older than the Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Jianshen, but Zhu Jianshen loved her so much that he set up a special spy agency for her, Xichang... The irony is that Concubine Wan Guifei poisoned almost all his princes!

17. 317 休 After Divorcing the Crown Prince, I Became Empress 休了太子后我成了皇后 Su Qingshi, Who Loves Homemade Ice Jelly爱吃自制冰粉的苏青狮Ancient Romance572k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Sweet Romance + Strong Female Lead + Satisfying Read + Devoted Romance] Reborn as the heroine of an angsty novel, she is ordered by the System to follow the plot: suffer emotional and physical abuse from the male lead for 99 chapters, then make a comeback in the final chapter? Su Tang sneers. “Like hell I will!” Episode One: She tears up the marriage contract in front of everyone and insults the original male lead until he shuts down. Episode Two: She latches onto the strong 149Reads9.2Score108Shelves

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    Not bad! It's rare to find one that I can read, and this one is really good.

18. 318 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 130kReads9.6Score17.1kShelves
19. 319 神 The Divine Doctor and Poison Princess 神医毒妃 Yang Shiliu杨十六Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted A descendant of a family of poison doctors in the 21st century, she possesses extraordinary gifts and excels equally at medicine and poison. One day, she transmigrates and becomes Bai He ran, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Wen’s household in the Eastern Qin Dynasty. Her birth mother is dead, her father refuses to acknowledge her, her stepmother holds power, and her sisters are false-hearted. Her fighting spirit blazes to life. In this life, she will live by her own rules. Those who bully 16kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves
20. 320 缠 Entwined Pearl 缠明珠 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [A seemingly sweet-faced, emotionally detached woman vs. a gloomy, love-starved, clingy human flytrap] Shen Yuanzhu, who loves money more than life itself, gives the only bit of sincerity she has to Xie Xuchuan, only for him to turn around and have a child with someone else. He says, “Yuanzhu, you can raise the child. He can have the family fortune. I’ll make it up to you in other ways.” Shen Yuanzhu thinks he’s lost his mind. Their marriage contract, bound by mutual interests, can’t be dissolve 62.4kReads8.5Score7.9kShelves
21. 321 寡 The Widow's Sister-in-Law Has Nowhere to Run, and the Mad Chancellor Vomits Blood Again 寡嫂无处逃，疯批丞相又吐血了 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance634k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, decisive young widow vs. refined, deranged villainous minister] [System + fleeing while pregnant + transmigrate into a book + male lead reborn] Song Yao transmigrated into a book as the villainous minister’s widowed sister-in-law. She was caught red-handed while eloping with another man. The villainous minister, who would one day hold power over the entire court, was currently nothing but a sickly young man. Remembering the tragic fate of the original owner, Song Yao immediately deci 14.2kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
22. 322 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 148.1kReads9.6Score21.1kShelves
23. 323 咸 The Lazy Princess Returns to the Capital, and the Whole Dynasty Follows Her for the Gossip 咸鱼郡主回京，全皇朝追着吃瓜 Evening Ripples晚漾Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite + Sweet Historical Romance + Fun and Lighthearted + Palace Politics with a Light Touch + Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One + Equally Matched Leads + No Transmigration, Rebirth, System, or Inner Thoughts + Everyone Is Native to This World] A seemingly sweet and gentle daughter of a vassal king vs. a truly delicate and frail eldest imperial grandson For the old emperor’s birthday, vassal kings from across the land are ordered to come to the imperial capital and celebrate 30.8kReads9.1Score4kShelves
24. 324 成 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） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted 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 38.4kReads9.7Score6.5kShelves
25. 325 春 Crossing the Spring Breeze 春风渡 Nan Yuexi南玥惜Historical143k WordsCompleted [A passionate tavern keeper with a hidden identity × an upright, incorruptible registrar, 1v1] [Two formidable leads + hidden identities + political scheming + strong female lead] To carry out her master’s orders, Yun Wulu disguised herself as Madam Wu and went to the desert outskirts of Liangzhou to work as a flirtatious tavern girl. Yue Qiubai, an incorruptible registrar who had likewise assumed the name Wu Ren, deliberately kept his distance from her, yet had been curious about her from the v 350Reads7.5Score103Shelves
26. 326 杀 You Killed Me to Save Your White Moonlight? I'll Send You Straight to Hell 杀我救他白月光？反手送他见阎王 Three Two Five三二五Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the role of a disposable character who is beaten to a pulp and killed by the cruel prince, who takes her heart's blood, Shen Qingtang uses a soul-swapping spell from the start to switch bodies with the prince! A wicked mistress, relying on the prince's favor, demands her heart's blood as a medicinal ingredient, so Shen Qingtang turns around and cuts flesh from the woman instead! The prince's family is vicious and ruthless, so she sends every last one of them to the exec 2.7kReads9.2Score223Shelves
27. 327 暴 The Tyrant's Little Temptress Is Wild and Irresistible 暴君的小妖精又撩又野 Qiao Yiqian乔亦浅Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted [Search the leads' names to find the short drama] [Both leads are chaste + equally powerful, one-to-one romance. Enjoy] The slave she had once humiliated and tormented has ascended the throne. He pins her against a chaise longue, gently tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. The delicate chain around her ankle jingles softly, its chill seeping into the dark of night. “Your Highness, do you know that from the very first moment I saw you, I… No, this slave wanted to see you in such a helpless, w 10.8kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
28. 328 医 I Can Cure Every Disease! I Transmigrated with an Operating Room to Save the Crippled Prince 医百病！我带手术室穿越救残王 Demon Xiaomi妖小米Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted Title: [The Darling Princess Consort Has Arrived, Making the Prince Blush and Lose His Composure] [Sweet Romance]+ [Both Leads Are Faithful]+ [Marriage Before Love]+ [Healing] Shui Luolan is forced into marriage with a good-for-nothing prince from the start! The prince can't take care of himself? No problem. Luolan will clean him up, even when he needs help using the toilet. The prince is bedridden and paralyzed? No problem. Luolan transmigrated with an operating room and can treat him. The mome 30.5kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
29. 329 纵 So What If You’re Reborn? 纵你重生又如何 Yao Yaoya妖幺芽Ancient Romance169k WordsCompleted [The main story is complete] [Two powerful leads + no point in being reborn as a concubine’s daughter + face-slapping and punishing scoundrels + the male lead has a secret crush] [A cool, composed beauty with overwhelming combat prowess vs. a mysterious, bewitching prince] [One-on-one romance + happy ending + single and chaste] Her mother was the most favored legitimate princess, her uncle was the reigning emperor, her maternal grandmother was empress dowager of the realm, and her older brother 3.7kReads8.9Score528Shelves
30. 330 被 After Losing My Immortal Bones, I Stay Alive by Cuddling the Sickly Demon Lord 被剔仙骨后靠与病娇魔尊贴贴续命 Lae River拉埃河Ancient Romance348k WordsCompleted A beautiful, strong, tragic, proud and cunning demon lord x a seemingly delicate and frail little fairy who is actually as steadfast as stone [He falls for her on his own + slight yandere tendencies + nine-tailed fox male lead + salvation + past and present lives] Cang Qilan is the Demon Realm’s Lord. Rumor has it that he killed his brother and took his tails. Gloomy and bloodthirsty, he’s a figure feared throughout the Three Realms. Shan Nai is sent to his side to stay alive, but he nearly ki 6kReads9.3Score790Shelves
31. 331 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: No One Understands Arrogance Better Than I Do 穿书之没人能比我更懂嚣张 Chenchen Little Darling晨晨小宝贝Ancient Romance984k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] –– Fu Zhu died suddenly after staying up all night watching shows and reading novels. She still remembers that just before she died, she was reading a novel called The Useless Girl Warrior Who Defies Heaven. –– Then she became Bai Li Fu Zhu, the female villain who opposes the novel's hero and heroine. –– This villain is different: she isn't jealous of the heroine or interested in the hero. She simply can't stand the two of them acting more arrogant than her and ste 58.6kReads9.3Score8.7kShelves
32. 332 男 The Male-Oriented Novel's Emperor Is So Heartless? But I'm His White Moonlight 男频帝王太无情？可我是他白月光 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, revenge, scheming, stunning heroine, seductive mastermind] The short drama His Heart on a String is now streaming! Shen Yuling transmigrated into a romance novel as its heroine. Unfortunately, she was a heroine whose luck had been stolen by a woman who transmigrated into the story. She would die in a fire, taking her unborn child with her, while her entire family would be wiped out. It was a fate the original heroine had failed to change, even after being reborn twice 22.8kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
33. 333 家 Homegrown Flowers Can't Match Wild Ones: The Irresistible Duke Keeps Flirting 家花哪有野花香，尤物国舅撩不停 Deer in the Deep Forest深林的鹿Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted Two years into her marriage, Liu Fuying was still a virgin. Her husband had even suggested that she go keep a handsome young lover, with only one condition: she couldn't make their affair public. He had someone else in his heart, so why should Liu Fuying keep herself chaste for him? One day, after a rainstorm, Liu Fuying fell off a cliff and met Pei Zhou Wu, a handsome nobleman who had been imprisoned on Mount Xiang for treason. He was so good-looking! The moment Liu Fuying saw him, she underst 10.7kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
34. 334 重 After Being Reborn, I Proposed to the Sickly Grand Secretary 重生后，我向病娇首辅提亲了 The Fragrance Is Gone Before We Know It香知恨晚Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Zhao Youning defied her parents, ignored their advice, and vowed to marry the man she loved, Jiang Li. Her parents were disappointed, her brother's marriage prospects suffered, and the Zhao family became the laughingstock of the entire capital. When she woke again, snow was falling heavily. She was kneeling outside the Zhao family home, just about to make a vow to her parents. “Father, Mother, your daughter has feelings for...” The Zhao parents frowned at their daughter 4.7kReads8.8Score832Shelves
35. 335 女 Disguised as a Man: I Became a Tutor at the Imperial Academy 女扮男装：我在太学做夫子 A Shushu阿述述Ancient Romance270k WordsOngoing [A female tutor’s rise through the ranks + strong heroine + male lead travels from the modern era to the past] The new emperor abolishes women’s rights, and the entire Jiang clan is thrown into prison. For the sake of her family and her ideals, the Empress Dowager selects top-ranked candidate Jiang Yu. Faking her death, Jiang Yu escapes, disguises herself as a man, and enters an academy, ready to devote her life to the emperor and restore equality. But during her struggle, a man who dreams of li 137Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist of this book was very successful in portraying it. Anyway, it made my eyes light up. The plot was well controlled and the other supporting characters were also good. I was amazed.

36. 336 让 You Asked Me to Be a Concubine, So I Killed the Lord? 让你当小妾，你把主君杀了？ Jiang Yu Is Very Lazy江鱼很懒Ancient Romance685k WordsCompleted (A full-cast audio drama has been produced) (The short drama adaptation, A Kiss Beneath the Spring Moon, is now online) [Quick transmigration + femme fatale + palace and household intrigue + revenge for every grudge + villainess fiction + no fixed male lead + growth-focused heroine] As a newly created System, Erdan only wanted to choose a gentle, charming Host who knew how to humble herself, so they could complete the concubine survival missions. But it turned out Erdan had misjudged her. A low- 19.1kReads9.6Score2.8kShelves

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    The first book, the heroine is sober and can act without love, and can plan for herself. The heroine's children are all reborn, and she will protect the heroine. The short play is now online. It is recommended to read the original text, highly recommended

37. 337 穿 I Became the Crown Prince’s Grandmother, and I’m Helping My Whole Family Build Their Reputations 穿成太子外祖母，我带全家立人设 Fu Tang'er福棠儿Ancient Romance872k WordsCompleted No romance, feel-good story, raising children, transforming the whole family After an accident, Shi Ying transmigrated to the Great Yong Dynasty and became the Old Madam of the Duke of Zhenguo’s residence. Her daughter was the empress, and her grandson was the crown prince. Her late husband had been the emperor’s teacher. It all sounded incredibly grand. But what happened? The crown prince died young, and the empress was deposed. Her younger son was defeated in battle and taken prisoner. Her eld 8.7kReads8.6Score953Shelves
38. 338 选 Pick a Playboy to Be Your Dad, Then Raise Him into an Emperor 选个纨绔当爹，养成皇帝就好了 Happy StellaLou快乐星黛露Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge + a touch of ensemble cast + regret and redemption + turning a wastrel dad into a lovestruck fool] Song Shihuan was reborn. In her previous life, she was the Crown Prince’s legitimate daughter, but spent ten years living away from home. After being brought back, she tried to please everyone, groveling for the tiniest scraps of family affection. But what did she get in return? The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were ashamed of her, her three legitimate brothers treated her wi 24.4kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves

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    1 When Song Shihuan was reborn, he deliberately chose the crown prince's nemesis, King Qin, the most dandy in the capital, to be his father, and then changed the king of Qin and made him the emperor. 2: Robbery + Chasing Wife Crematorium 3: A modern doctor of science traveled through time and became a princess who was not favored by her family. After entering the palace, she did not follow common sense and used modern thinking to build a career in the harem and kill everyone. (The heroine always puts herself first) 4: The heroine is super cautious, basically no one can harm her. Every book is a masterpiece, highly recommended!

39. 339 恶 The Villainess Asks Every Day: Is the Dog Emperor Dead Yet? 恶女每日一问：狗皇帝今天死了没 Green Mountain Has Its Say青山有辞Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted For eight years in the palace, Xiangjun fought to get ahead and tried to please everyone, yet the palace’s noble masters still ground her down, used her, humiliated her, and cast her aside... Those nobles basked in all the wealth of the realm atop heaps of corpses and bones, yet mocked her for trying her hardest and not knowing her place. In the end, the child Xiangjun risked her life to bear called her enemy “Mother,” while Xiangjun was cut open alive so the baby could be taken from her. She di 99.2kReads9.6Score15.1kShelves

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40. 340 和 On the Day of Her Divorce, the Tragic Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant 和离当天，虐文女主转身嫁暴君 Mu Xiaoyue木小玥Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is now online: [A laid-back, lie-flat, black-hearted legitimate daughter X a crazed, gloomy, pure-hearted tyrant] [The other man wins her over] [Original title: The Day We Divorced, the Tragic Novel's Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant] At the royal autumn hunt, Song Yaozhi argues with the woman her husband brought back from the borderlands. Song Yaozhi scolds her, saying she's nothing but a concubine. Just then, her husband, Xiao Ziqian, kicks the door open and points 82.7kReads9.1Score11.2kShelves
41. 341 我 Me and My Transmigration Partner 我和我的穿越搭子 Little Ximiao of Lin Qiyu林栖瑜的小夕喵Ancient Romance987k WordsOngoing [Two female leads x strong women, a transmigration-era mashup (?), yuri] [Retro, slow-paced, dual narrative. Not a typical wish-fulfillment story, but it’s all about the thrills and shipping the couples. Ship whoever you like, and please don’t overanalyze the historical details or political scheming.] Yan Shunhua transmigrated. Sure, she’s a good-for-nothing liberal arts student, a wealthy young lady abandoned by her family, and a naive little butterfly who knows nothing about scheming. All she 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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42. 342 折 Spring Ripples 折春漪 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 240.7kReads9.4Score35.5kShelves
43. 343 重 Reborn: The Taipu Official Returns 重生：又见太仆大人 Tianjin Old Cat 74天津老猫74Ancient Romance120k WordsCompleted [Historical + slightly alternate history + reborn + palace intrigue + historical romance + winning back his wife] Dedicated to all the sweethearts, past and present, from East and West who have suffered injustice and false accusations! In the twenty-sixth year of the Yuanfeng era of the Hua Dynasty, sixteen-year-old Princess Xijun, daughter of the Prince of Chu, loses both her parents. Her distant uncle, the emperor, adopts her and bestows upon her the title of princess. Xier remembers enjoyin 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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44. 344 她 The Princess Who Guards the Nation! Don't Mess with Her! She's Poisonous! 她！镇国公主！不能惹！有毒！ Green Robe青裳Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Lighthearted and funny style + romance + medical skills + System) Yu Wan is the heir to a family of doctors. She has extraordinary talent, though she can be a little scatterbrained. One day, she transmigrates into the body of the Princess of Xuanping in Dongling. Unfortunately, she’s doomed to die young. Luckily, she has a life-extending System and a medical supply warehouse, and from then on she’s on the path to a long life. In the army, her arm replantation surgery amazes everyone, and she wi 452Reads9.2Score100Shelves
45. 345 重 Reborn: Zhaohua Rules the World 重生之昭华倾天下 Xiaolu Ge小鹿格Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Reborn + comeback + palace intrigue and political scheming + sweet romance and redemption] Six-year-old Princess Zhaohua is the emperor’s cherished jewel, doted on in the palm of his hand. She has no idea that the empress’s lavish praise and the heir apparent’s proposal are both deadly traps. After a cup of poison bestowed by imperial decree, she dies exposed on a desolate mountain. With her dying breath, she sees only Xie Heng, the young prince of Dingbei, her childhood nemesis who was always 6.3kReads8.8Score855Shelves
46. 346 公 After the Princess Returned to the Capital, the Whole City Showered Her with Love 公主回京后被全皇城追着宠 Evening Ripples晚漾Ancient Romance363k WordsCompleted [1v1 historical romance, adored by everyone, no rebirth or transmigration for the protagonist + childhood sweethearts + sweet romance and fun + no annoying side characters] Princess Changning’s father commands the army and has rendered such great service that his power eclipses the throne. Rumor has it that she is just as arrogant and overbearing, and as ruthless as they come. Summoned back to the capital, she is instead doted on by all the capital’s most powerful figures. But the Censorate keep 9.4kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
47. 347 公 The Princess Joins the Bandits: From the Start, She Steals Her Brother's Anti-Bandit Troops 公主落匪：开局抢了皇兄的剿匪营 SQrationAncient Romance388k WordsCompleted [Ruthless, wild female bandit chief and assassin VS loyal young general][Strong heroine + satisfying revenge + rebellion + siblings reunite + court intrigue] She was born into privilege, but abandoned as a child. She grew up amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, becoming a cold-blooded assassin before striking out on her own and turning into a ruthless bandit chief who gave the imperial court a headache! The court sent the Crown Prince to lead troops against her. But as they faced off on 2.7kReads8.3Score301Shelves
48. 348 长 The Eldest Princess Is Stubborn by Nature, and She Handles Both Child-Rearing and Imperial Power 长公主天生犟骨，养娃皇权两不误 Awakening in Another Dimension异次元觉醒Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama adapted from this book, The Princess Is Born Stubborn, Raising Children and Wielding Imperial Power, Is No Problem, is now streaming <(*￣▽￣*)/ [Everyday life raising children in ancient times + a wealthy, powerful princess who can do as she pleases + a wickedly handsome male lead with overwhelming martial prowess + devoted 1v1 romance] Qin Yaoguang transmigrates into a book as the wicked stepmother of five little villains. Ten years later, they will carve her into a human swine 4.3kReads9.1Score777Shelves
49. 349 父 Father, Will You Hand Over the Throne at My Coming-of-Age Ceremony? 父皇，及笄礼上直接传位吗？ The Spoiled Daughter's Full Belly妈宝女的饱饱Ancient Romance667k WordsCompleted [The main story and bonus chapters are complete] The emperor has a daughter in middle age, and the entire palace goes wild! Xiao Mingzhao, the only child of the Great Yong Emperor, has been the palace’s most beloved darling since the day she was born! Her imperial father treats her like the apple of his eye, her grandmother the Empress Dowager is so precious of her she’s afraid she might melt, and the court’s great statesmen line up to teach her. While other children play in the dirt, she’s carr 49Reads6.1Score—Shelves
50. 350 穿 Reborn as My Arch-Enemy's Daughter, I Only Want the Throne 穿成死对头生的女儿，我只想登基 Gong Changyue宫长月Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [A princess who wants to seize the throne every day, and a resentful emperor father who curses his daughter daily] [Female lead, no romance] [A feel-good, family-redemption power fantasy] [Content warning: includes a male-male romance plot] Li Qingyan died three times, and each time her nemesis, Li Yan, killed her. The System gave her one final chance to be reborn. This time, she was going to become his biological daughter, not only his child by blood, but the one he gave birth to himself. You w 65.9kReads9.1Score9.1kShelves

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