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1. 301 被 After the Female Lead Was Stolen, I Set Out to Save the Obsessive Villain 被抢女主后，拯救偏执反派大佬 Xu Lian序连Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [One-on-one sweet romance, marriage first and love later, the leads dote on each other, everyday romance, gentle and delicate beauty vs. a ruthless, possessive villainous tycoon] The Duke of Zhenguo’s entire household was fiercely loyal to the crown. With them gone, only Yan Yu, their sole daughter, remained. Raised by her maternal grandmother, she was betrothed to the Fifth Prince. After Yan Yu came of age, she was about to travel to the capital for her wedding. At that point, the eldest dau 23.6kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
2. 302 宠 A Wink from the Favorite Concubine, and She Gets It All: Family Status and Rank! 宠妾勾勾手，家世位分样样有！ Kaji Yellow Peach咔叽黄桃Ancient Romance555k WordsCompleted 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?” 7.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
3. 303 送 You Offered Me Up to Win His Favor? Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Empress? 送我固宠？我当皇后你哭什么？ Moon Gummies月亮软糖Ancient Romance612k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book / palace intrigue / not mutually devoted / face-slapping feel-good story / sweet romance / historical romance] A beauty who keeps a low profile early on, then acts spoiled and arrogant under the emperor's protection / a cold, strict emperor who falls in love at first sight, favors her, and fiercely defends her *A transmigration trope, a chef slicing meat and tossing it in the wok. Come have a bite of this satisfying favoritism story! Chu Qingwan transmigrated into a boo 2.5kReads8.4Score318Shelves
4. 304 人 In the Crown Prince’s Harem, We’re All Competing to Get Ahead! 人在太子后院，一起卷起来！ White Peppercorn白藤椒Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted Empress Wenzhao was a famously bewitching consort and the most talented empress. The way she has been judged and defined throughout her life has changed many times, but that has never diminished her status or the value of studying her. [System + Raising Kids + Relentless Competition] Thanks to being well fed at home, Qi Jiao was plump and rosy-cheeked. After a flood, she was sold into the palace as a maid, and when she got a little older, she was assigned to the empress’s palace. A few years lat 12.4kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
5. 305 贵 The Noble Consort’s Blessed Pregnancy: She Takes the Harem by Storm! 贵妃福孕，在后宫杀疯了！ White Peppercorn白藤椒Ancient Romance275k WordsCompleted [Completed! Bonus chapters may appear from time to time] In her previous life, Lin Jinyu was a lone wolf in the imperial harem. After taking fierce revenge for the two pitiful children, Consort Cheng, satisfied after seeing her daughter married, closed her eyes for the last time. When she opened them again, she was back in her maiden home. The price, it seemed, was having children: the more, the better. For the sake of the children she had lost in her previous life, Lin Jinyu embarked on a journ 1.9kReads8.9Score139Shelves
6. 306 高 Being a Stepmother in a Powerful Family Is No Easy Task, So She Seeks a Better Match Elsewhere 高门继母不好做，她转身另谋高嫁 Misty Clear Melody渺渺清音Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted (Rebirth + bride swap + battling the System + defying fate) In her previous life, Qin Lingyi brought half the Qin family's fortune, amassed through their merchant business, when she married into the Earl of Zhongyong's household as his third wife. Although the earl had a perfect first love, a beautiful and talented second wife, a childhood sweetheart as a concubine, and a cousin he cherished deeply, Qin Lingyi still believed that sincerity would be met with sincerity. She treated her mother-in-l 1.6kReads8.7Score143Shelves
7. 307 穿 The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + household and palace intrigue + no golden finger + devoted love later on] Zhang Xinian transmigrated into the body of a concubine in Prince Jing’s household. Above her was the princess consort, backed by powerful connections and ruthless in her methods. Beside her was a brainless side consort with overwhelming fighting prowess. Below her, a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman were locked in fierce competition. Zhang Xinian trembled with fear. She had no golden finger and did 121.7kReads9.4Score13.5kShelves
8. 308 从 From Palace Maid to Imperial Consort: Her Majesty Is on a Killing Spree 从宫女到贵妃，娘娘她杀疯了 Yu Yidao俞一刀Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted It’s bad enough that she’s transmigrated into a palace laundry maid. Who knew a eunuch would take a fancy to her, too? Jiang Zhiyi decides that lying low in the palace is out of the question. She’ll just have to climb the ladder to success. When a eunuch lusts after her, she sends him to his grave. When the concubines vie for favor, she’ll stop at nothing. Jiang Zhiyi knows the imperial harem is a cutthroat workplace where only the capable survive. The palace is full of deceit and intrigue, 6.7kReads8.8Score680Shelves
9. 309 卑 The Lowly Concubine-Born Daughter Turns a Losing Hand into a Winning Finale 卑微庶女一手烂牌打出王炸结局 Yi Mian Chun一眠春Ancient Romance815k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + growing heroine + marriage before love + palace and household intrigue + both leads grow powerful later + transmigrate into a book] Zhao Fangyu transmigrates into a book and lands in a deadly situation from the start: in a wealthy household, she has a fever of 104 degrees, but her mother refuses to let her see a doctor! She thought she’d landed in a living hell where neither parent cared for her, but the great household turns out to be full of hidden talent: T 7.6kReads8.7Score785Shelves
10. 310 谢 Empress of the Xie Family 谢家皇后 Song of the Yue People越人歌Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 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 11.3kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
11. 311 侯 The Marquess's Wife Wants to Die of Old Age in Peace 侯府主母要寿终正寝 Winter Melon Eats Pears冬瓜吃梨Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted A history major pulls an all-nighter and dies suddenly, only to become Chen Yuhu, the matriarch of an ancient household, with no golden finger whatsoever. But you have to learn to be content. As a modern, clear-eyed college student, Chen Yuhu wants to tell the original matriarch: don't be such a lovesick fool. Treasure your life of immense wealth and status. She certainly does. She sends her biased mother-in-law away to cultivate in seclusion, keeps the obedient and pretty concubine around to pl 48.3kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
12. 312 累 I'm Exhausted! To Fool Him, I Pretend to Be Sweet and Innocent Every Day 累死！为了骗他，本宫日日装娇纯 Deer in the Deep Forest深林的鹿Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted “If you want to win, you have to learn how to lose first.” Meng Xianxiang lost a life, and learned to struggle, to seize what she wanted, to scheme and plan, and to claw her way up. Looking back on her previous life, she had lived in a stable, eaten pig slop, served tea and emptied chamber pots, enduring abuse and humiliation at every turn. Each memory was a stab to the heart. Given another chance, she wants status and power, and a world where no one dares bully her again. Behind the palace’s re 3.9kReads9.2Score375Shelves
13. 313 皇 Has the Noble Consort Left Qirong Palace Today? 皇贵妃今天出栖容宫了吗？ Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [☆No transmigration, no rebirth, and no pristine couples] [☆The romance develops gradually] Everyone in the palace knew that the person they must never offend was neither the pampered and fiery Noble Consort Hui nor the peerlessly beautiful Consort Cen, but Noble Consort Zhe of Qirong Palace, Lady Fucha. A consort's guide to survival: If you want to get ahead, never provoke the lady of Qirong Palace. She was the emperor's first woman, his companion and confidante since their youth; the mother 17.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
14. 314 嫡 Married into the Eastern Palace 嫡嫁东宫 Mei Yi Si瑂忆覗Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted Ever since she was little, Zhou Zhou knew she was different from her sisters. That difference meant she was lucky enough to be taught by her grandfather and cherished by her grandmother. At eight, the emperor personally selected her to be the princess’s companion. She entered the palace, grew up alongside the princess, and became the childhood sweetheart of the Fifth Prince. Before the Peach Blossom Banquet held when she was fifteen, everyone said she was destined to become the Fifth Prince’s co 4.4kReads8.9Score402Shelves
15. 315 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 17.9kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves
16. 316 穿 Reborn as a Villainess, I Spend Every Day Assassinating the Protagonist's Crew 穿成恶女后，每天都在暗杀主角团 Chao Lianyun巢怜云Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a Book + Villainess + Death Rewinds Time + Eldritch Cultivation + Unhinged + Quirky Style] Lu Xiaojin transmigrated into a book, becoming the lovesick senior apprentice sister in a cultivation novel where everyone falls for the heroine. She kept fighting the heroine for men and ended up dying horribly. No problem. She wasn't stupid. She knew how the plot went, so she could avoid trouble, stay away from the men, and survive. But! Can someone tell her why her junior apprentice 29.5kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves

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    At first I thought it was strange, but later I thought it was terrifying. Gram series. The author has written a different heroine cultivating immortality. It may be a little slow in the early stage, but it is very comfortable to see the heroine and the protagonist team fighting wits and courage!

17. 317 贵 The Imperial Consort Trades on the Emperor’s Favor, Seeking Revenge and Rising to Power 贵妃恃宠而骄，一路复仇上位 Bell Meow铃铛喵Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted (A pure palace-intrigue revenge power fantasy, with sweet romance, scumbags getting what they deserve, and an adorable child later on. The leads are not each other's firsts, so read with caution if that bothers you!!! Not fantasy!!!) She is Yu Zhiyi, daughter of Jiangnan's richest man, and Yu Zhiyan, daughter of the Minister of Rites. On her fifth birthday, because of a Frost Soul Pearl, all 100-odd members of Yu Zhiyi's family were slaughtered. The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley had once 2.4kReads9.1Score290Shelves

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    Gong Dou Gong Dou is really good to watch, and it's a bit of a sadistic one. I recommend reading the second one first, because I personally like it better. It's super good-looking and super fun!

18. 318 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 64.5kReads9.5Score7.6kShelves
19. 319 芳 Chronicles of Youth 【芳华录】 Autumn Hill Cat秋丘猫Ancient Romance257k WordsOngoing The words “Fragrant Blossoms” refer both to the youthful years of the palace beauties and, by implication, to the blooming and fading of women’s lives. “Record” suggests documentation and the writing of history, hinting at a story about remembrance and being reborn. The title is gentle yet edged with quiet strength, much like the way the heroine conducts herself after being reborn. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come on, Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people

20. 320 云 The Path of Yun Zhao 【云昭之路】 Autumn Hill Cat秋丘猫Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted Two Powerful Leads, and the Male Lead Devotes Himself to Her! A Strong Female Lead! A woman stands firm in this world not through anyone else's favor or affection, but through her own strength and wisdom. I want this realm to heed my words and follow my rules. —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 321 涅 Nirvana's Fate: Dreams of Bianjing 涅槃缘：汴京梦华录 Xi Ma Huashan西马华山Ancient Romance377k WordsOngoing Lin Weiwei, the dazzling center of a modern girl group, is an outstanding dancer. But after catching her rich boyfriend cheating, she is pushed down a staircase during their argument and dies young. A thousand years pass in a dream. When she opens her eyes again, she has become Wanwan, a dancer in the Jiaofang Bureau during the Zhenghe era of the Northern Song Dynasty. She wakes to a life-or-death predicament: Prince Duan, Zhao Zongyou, has come in person to the Jiaofang Bureau and called for he —Reads—Score—Shelves

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22. 322 将 General, Your Wife Wants to Take a Concubine 将军，你的夫人要纳妾 Hua Man of the Noble Palace贵宫的花蔓Ancient Romance27k WordsCompleted General, Your Wife Wants to Take a Concubine —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 323 综 Qing Dynasty Transmigration: Good Fortune and Great Prosperity 综清穿之大吉大利 Hoping for Glory盼生辉Ancient Romance647k WordsCompleted This story is entirely fictional. It includes characters who never existed in history, and some characters’ ages may not match the historical record. Please treat it as an alternate universe. 1. The easy life of a concubine in Kangxi’s harem Shen Anning, a woman who transmigrated from the apocalypse (Ulanara Naanning, with a wood-type golden finger and the ability to share sensations with Kangxi: if she gives birth, Kangxi gives birth; if she dies, Kangxi dies) × Kangxi 2. The daily struggle to 10kReads9.0Score615Shelves

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    Palace fighting and house fighting, high scores, long articles

24. 324 我 I’m Just a Concubine, So Why Is Everyone Clinging to Me? 我是小妾哎，怎么都来抱我大腿？ Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 40.5kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves
25. 325 咸 The Laid-Back Consort: Rising Step by Step 咸鱼娘娘：步步高升 Melancholy Cantaloupe忧伤的哈密瓜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + palace and household intrigue + childbirth + doted on exclusively later] Jiang Wan transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking palace consort of an emperor with no children. To protect the people around her, she has no choice but to compete for a little favor. Who knew she’d end up giving the emperor a chubby baby boy! Emperor: “She’s the birth mother of my only son. Of course I have to protect her.” Who knew that all that protection would turn into affection? As Jiang Wan ris 32.3kReads8.9Score3kShelves
26. 326 宠 The Beloved Consort's Rise to Power 宠妃升职记 Qing Ling卿绫Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted When faced with the selection, An Ruyi is merely a low-ranking daughter of a noble family. To avoid the marriage arranged by her legitimate mother, she has to choose between becoming another man's concubine and becoming the emperor's. Without hesitation, she chooses the latter. Backed by a golden finger in the form of a pocket dimension, she originally only wants to retire in the imperial palace. But even the harem is unsafe, and everyone can bully her. The emperor's favor only puts her in the s 3.8kReads8.9Score265Shelves
27. 327 后 Schemes of the Imperial Harem 后宫谋 Love You Without Getting Tired久爱不腻Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted As a concubine-born daughter, she was destined to become someone else's pawn and enter the palace selection in another woman's place. She made careful plans and entered the palace as a consort, relying on her unremarkable appearance. Once she gained favor and captured the emperor's heart, she faced open and covert struggles and struck back at her powerful rivals. With each step carefully planned, she rose higher and higher, becoming a legendary woman! 119Reads5.3Score—Shelves
28. 328 靠 Dominating the Harem Through Childbearing 靠生子称霸后宫 Wang Ziyun王梓芸Ancient Romance782k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Huameng's childhood sweetheart, the boy next door, betrayed her before their wedding. After watching him marry the daughter of a princess, she put on the bright red wedding dress she had spent two years embroidering and hanged herself. But her soul drifted through the world for twenty years after her death before she learned the truth: her childhood sweetheart had broken off their engagement after accidentally hearing that the childless emperor intended to adopt the princes 4kReads8.9Score474Shelves
29. 329 宫 Joy in the Palace: The Noble Consort Can Read Minds 宫中有喜：贵妃她有读心术 Qin Chu秦楚Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Gu Mianmian has a fiery temper and is not to be trifled with. She meets strength with strength, and after transmigrating into the imperial harem, she has mind-reading powers and no trouble fighting her way up. Only as he lay dying did Emperor Rong Xuan realize how ridiculous his life had been. The empress dowager, who had always shown him loving concern, could not wait for him to die so her own son could take his place. She had even personally fed him poison when he was little. And the women in 1.8kReads9.0Score168Shelves
30. 330 这 This Imperial Consort Is a Little Too Cold 这个福晋不太冷 Fine Dust Beneath the Moon月下微尘Ancient Romance857k WordsCompleted She only went on a blind date. It’s not as if she committed some unforgivable crime. Was transmigration really necessary to test her character? Well, her new family is pretty nice, and they treat her well. It’s just that her identity is a bit of a problem: she gets to enjoy a life of luxury, then has to contribute her marriage in return. Heaven really doesn’t let anyone get away with anything. But why on earth is she marrying Fourth Master? Isn’t she a Guaerjia? How come she doesn’t remember a c 950Reads8.9Score—Shelves
31. 331 重 Back to Her Audition Year, She Rises Through the Harem 重回选秀当年，她在后宫步步高升 Thousand-Layer Cheese千层奶酪Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Ningwan, daughter of the chancellor, was far too innocent. Though she was greatly favored after entering the palace, it was all a ploy to lull her into a false sense of security. In her fifth year there, she was framed for poisoning the imperial heir, thrown into the Cold Palace, and left to die a miserable death. Her family suffered because of her, enduring terrible hardships in prison before they died. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself back in the ye 320Reads8.4Score—Shelves
32. 332 有 There’s a Kind of Harem Called Consort De 有种后宫叫德妃 A Suo阿琐Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted All Wu Yalanqi wants in this life is to be a good palace maid. To become one, she's even willing to risk her life and trick the emperor. Certain she's doomed, she opens her eyes and finds herself lying on the imperial bed... Everyone thinks she's nothing but a pawn the emperor is using to spite his new empress and the court officials after the death of his beloved first wife. But Xuanye cherishes this pawn in the palm of his hand, and keeps her there for a lifetime. 3.6kReads9.0Score409Shelves
33. 333 入 I Entered the Palace as Empress and Secured My Throne with Twins, a Boy and a Girl 入宫为后，我直接龙凤胎稳坐后位 Piggy Piggy Piggy Yao猪猪猪猪瑶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Empress from the start! They love each other for a lifetime, and when the empress passes away, the emperor dies for love! They don't ask to be born together, only to die together! Marriage first, love later + not both virgins + not exclusively doting + completely fictional setting What? The emperor has made a concubine's daughter empress? The powerful ministers are so furious their beards are practically standing on end. Su He, the woman struck by this incredible stroke of fortune, is relieved i 2.2kReads9.0Score178Shelves
34. 334 清 A Qing Dynasty Side Consort’s Struggle 清穿之侧福晋奋斗史 The Fish That Fell into a Tea Mug掉进茶缸里的鱼Ancient Romance488k WordsCompleted The modern girl Yu Mu went to sleep at home and woke up having transmigrated to the Qing dynasty. The Qing dynasty! An era when girls married at thirteen and had to start having babies at fourteen or fifteen. Give birth early enough, and you could be a grandma by thirty. Just thinking about it made Yu Mu want to die. But she valued her life too much to give it up. The girl had done well in the selection, was pretty, and came from a good family, so she'd already been promised to the Crown Prince. 6.5kReads9.1Score419Shelves
35. 335 清 Consort De in the Qing Dynasty: One Small Goal, Become Empress Dowager 清穿德妃：定个小目标，先当太后 The White Coat Has Given Up白大褂它摆烂了Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Not a devoted-couple story, not exclusive pampering, not a childbearing plot, no golden finger, not a wish-fulfillment story. Don’t read if you dislike that. There are no golden fingers whatsoever. The heroine transmigrates, she is not reborn! The story breaks up historical Emperor Yongzheng’s official pairing, but Empress Xiaojingxian will get a happy ending. The author is still growing, so if you don’t like the early chapters, you can skip ahead. Readers say the later writing is better.] (The 2.6kReads9.2Score215Shelves
36. 336 清 Qing Transmigration: The Fourth Prince’s Cherished Young Concubine Rises Through the Ranks 清穿：四爷宠着的小格格一路高升 Salty Fish Qi咸鱼柒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Alternate Qing Dynasty + mutual devotion + heroine has a halo + lavish, exclusive pampering] The heroine’s story: After the college entrance exams, Song Xirou, who loved reading time-travel stories set in the Qing dynasty, went to sleep and transmigrated. She became a concubine of Kangxi’s fourth son, the historical Consort Mao, whose two daughters died young and who was never favored. At first, Song Xirou figured that as Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen’s first woman, she might not be loved, but 3.8kReads8.9Score248Shelves
37. 337 宠 The Spoiled Concubine's Daily Death Wish 宠妾作死日常 Fine Dust Beneath the Moon月下微尘Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted You have to die once to realize what you’ve missed, especially in a back courtyard full of endless intrigue! Before the selection, Wanyan Wanxi was the apple of her family’s eye. After she was chosen and entered the imperial household, she remembered her mother’s teachings: respect the principal consort and tread carefully in everything. She never sought the limelight. But who could have guessed that this very respect and sense of propriety would lead to her downfall? Returning to the beginnin 4kReads8.8Score313Shelves
38. 338 穿 Reborn as a Low-Ranking Palace Consort, I Rise All the Way to the Top 穿成低位宫妃，一路扶摇上位 Geng Jiujiu耿啾啾Ancient Romance652k WordsCompleted [Transmigration, Palace Intrigue, Political Scheming, Not Both Pure, Absurd Comedy, Devoted Love Later On] Shen Jinruo transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking concubine who had no favor from the emperor. Having lost her freedom, she’d planned to keep her head down and quietly build up her strength. But she soon discovered that in this harem, even if you don’t go looking for trouble, trouble will find you. To survive, Shen Jinruo worked hard to adapt and officially joined the harem’s struggl 2.2kReads8.9Score195Shelves
39. 339 宫 A Palace Maid’s Daily Struggles 宫女奋斗日常 Phantom Beneath the Moon月下幻影Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ling Huan has skin as smooth as ice and looks like a goddess, yet she has no interest in power and thinks only of leaving the palace. In the end, neither she nor her child meets a good end. Given another chance, her goal is to raise her child well and become Empress Dowager herself. A palace-intrigue story with a strong female lead. The heroine is ruthless and clever. A thoroughly satisfying read. 9kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
40. 340 宫 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 A Cluster of Flowers一丛花令Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she endured a life of hardship and instability. From the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an to a government courtesan available to any man, she finally escaped a life of being passed from one man to another, only to jump from the tiger’s jaws into the wolf’s den. She walked on eggshells at every step until she finally became the real power behind the prefect’s household. But the misery of her first half of life had already left her body broken beyond repair. Only o 12.1kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
41. 341 清 Qing Transmigration: After Raising Yongzheng, She Enjoyed a Lifetime of Glory 清穿：抚养雍正后她一世荣华 Yu Zhiwei予之微Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When she opened her eyes, she had become an utterly ordinary concubine in the Kangxi Emperor’s court. The one unusual thing was that she had a prince as soon as she transmigrated. With no status, no favor, and only a child to rely on, how could she survive in the murderous imperial harem? There is no decisive heroine obsessed with power, nor any sweet romance. This is simply a story about surviving and raising a child, with the goal of becoming a dowager consort and enjoying retirement. But 12.1kReads8.9Score866Shelves
42. 342 隐 The Hidden Spirit Shatters the Heavens 隐灵破天 Xiao Xiao Chun Chun小小春春Ancient Romance149k WordsOngoing In the cultivation world, spiritual roots determine one's talent. Those without spiritual roots are considered useless. She is a mortal orphan with an unknown past, alone and with nowhere to turn. Seeking a chance to survive, she travels far to join an immortal sect as an apprentice, only to be declared born with a useless spiritual root at the Spiritual Root Assessment Ceremony, becoming a laughingstock of the entire sect. She doesn't know where she came from, or that the body everyone scorns —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 343 狐 Fox Demon Conquest Squad: My Fish Pond Connects the Three Realms 狐妖攻略组：我的鱼塘通三界 Xuanhuang Linglong玄黄玲珑Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted Transmigrate + System + Cultivation + Conquest + Comeback + A Little Domestic Strife + Love Triangle + Silly Comedy + Cute Pets + Multiple Male Leads / Flirty with Everyone + Male Rivalry After transmigrating as the three realms' laughingstock, a lovesick woman, Su Yao is forced to bind herself to the Fox Demon Conquest Group. She flirts with an immortal lord with her left hand and pets the Demon Emperor with her right, all while trying to woo the mortal emperor under the table! Just as her har 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 344 一 The Story Behind a Stone Stele: A Writer's Notes 一块石碑引发的故事-创作手记 Chang Guoxing Is the Big Bad Wolf's Grandma常国兴是狼外婆6k WordsCompleted The Story Behind a Stone Stele: Notes from the Author 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not hearing, not seeing, but pure creepy knowledge!

45. 345 裴 A Thousand-Year Glance Back Before Pei Cen's Stele 裴岑碑前的千年回眸 Chang Guoxing Is the Big Bad Wolf's Grandma常国兴是狼外婆Historical328k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 346 我 I Protect the World with Silver Needles 我以银针安天下 Fish You Chi鱼宥翅Ancient Romance925k WordsOngoing Mu Huanran, a poor middle-school graduate, unexpectedly acquires a cultivation manual while delivering food. He also masters a lost, miraculous acupuncture technique and begins his journey of cultivation. As he explores the forgotten secrets of the cultivation world, he searches for a glimmer of hope that humanity might not be wiped out. Alongside the women who become his confidantes, he grows through close high-school friendships, youthful and innocent feelings, and a loyal love that lasts unti 80Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Modern literature and immortality

47. 347 穿 Transmigration: The Splendor of Tangdi 穿越：棠棣之华 Stars 8888星星8888Ancient Romance277k WordsCompleted The heroine, Lin Wantang, is meek and bullied by her concubine-born younger sister Lin Xiner and her princely fiancé, Xie Jinzhou. By a twist of fate, a modern woman named Lin Wantang transmigrates into the ancient world and gives everyone who bullied her a thorough lesson. She meets Gu Qingyan, the regent who truly loves her, and they treat each other with sincerity, bringing their story to a happy ending. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Time travel, house fights, revenge, cool writing

48. 348 武 The Martial Emperor Is a Meme Lord 武皇有梗 User91440219用户91440219Ancient Romance211k WordsCompleted In 624 AD, strange phenomena filled the skies above the Governor-General’s Office in Lizhou as Wu Zetian came into the world with a wail. Her first cry shattered the window paper and howled the city’s dogs hoarse. Yuan Tiangang was shaken off his donkey. Stuffing earplugs into his ears, he rushed over. “The signal tower’s fixed. Stop shouting.” The baby’s cries abruptly stopped. She opened her eyes, her inner monologue exploding: “This old man knows 5G?” And so, this “Empress of the Barrage’s Gr —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Laughter and tears, this is the real Wu Zetian! Writing a generation of empresses as "the number one complainer in the Tang Dynasty" has great imagination but no drama. When Yuan Tiangang talked about 5G, Li Xian was put on stage barefoot and laughed so much that he slapped the table; when Li Zhi was feeding grapes before his death, he cried like a dog again. It turns out that history can be read like this - it's too superior!

49. 349 替 The Stand-In Is the White Moonlight 替身即白月光 Du Shiyi, Who Loves Chicken Congee爱吃滑鸡粥的杜诗怡Modern Romance700k WordsOngoing A botanist returning from abroad is forced to marry a disabled warlord to save her brother, only to discover that the pen pal she has always longed for, her beloved, is the very wheelchair-bound warlord she both hates and fears. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended!!!

50. 350 本 I Have Never Loved the Emperor 本宫从不爱皇帝 Du Shiyi, Who Loves Chicken Congee爱吃滑鸡粥的杜诗怡Ancient Romance35k WordsCompleted I Have Never Loved the Emperor —Reads—Score—Shelves

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