Come Read This Palace-Intrigue Story! Both Leads Are Smart, and It's Not Clichéd 快来看这本男女主都智商在线不老套的宫斗文！

1. 51 被 Forced into Marriage by a Scheme, the Seventh Prince Spoils Her Rotten 被算计强娶，七王爷他超宠的 Fang Qingqing方卿卿Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted [Historical revenge] [Flirtatious, bewitching prince + ruthless, clever beauty + no rebirth + play the pig to eat the tiger + multiple secret identities] Song Yunshu was the eldest daughter of the valiant General’s household. Clever from childhood, she had a photographic memory. But when she was seven, a power struggle at court saw her entire family accused of treason and executed. During her escape, she was unexpectedly rescued by a merchant family from Jiangnan who had come north seeking medic 4.8kReads8.8Score495Shelves

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   Both leads are incredibly intelligent, the female lead is amazing, and she's ruthless too! Highly recommended!

2. 52 太 The Empress Dowager Is Pregnant 太后有喜了 Walking Summer行走的夏天Ancient Romance111k WordsCompleted The heroine, Shen Jinzhi, is the daughter of the richest man in the land. She supports the down-and-out prince Xiao Jingheng, but after he ascends the throne, he wants to make someone else empress? In the end, she becomes the Empress Dowager. Later, the Empress Dowager becomes pregnant. “My dear stepson, it’s time for you to give up the throne.” 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Gao Wen has an online IQ.

3. 53 我 I Seek Power Alone; Love Is Nothing but a Stepping Stone to the Clouds 我只谋权势，情爱与我不过登云梯 The North Wind Can't Budge Me北风吹不动Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted I Seek Only Power. Love Is Nothing but a Ladder to the Clouds 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 长 The Grand Princess Transmigrates to the Modern World to Save a Lonely Heiress 长公主穿越到现代，拯救豪门孤女 Walking Summer行走的夏天23k WordsCompleted A Grand Princess Transmigrates to the Modern Era to Save a Lonely Heiress —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 贵 The Noble Consort Drops the Act 贵妃她不装了 Wonderful, Puffed-Up Jade妙气鼓鼓的美玉Ancient Romance289k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue]+ [System]+ [raising and training]+ [unhinged male lead]+ [love and hate]+ [yandere] After transmigrating into a book thirty-six times, Consort Shen Qingci decides to stop pretending. In the Cold Palace, she finds a child the world has forgotten. She plans to raise him into a weapon that will destroy the dynasty, but after thirteen years of relying on each other, she ends up giving her own heart away, too. When a task machine grows a heart, when a tool becomes the one she loves —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Super incredibly beautiful

6. 56 为 The Professional Ethics of a Concubine 为妾的职业操守 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 31.6kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves

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   Highly recommended!!! A political intrigue drama with both male and female leads possessing high intelligence.

7. 57 花 A Song of Flowers by Night 花夜吟 Heart's Words, Flower's Language心言花语Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [A cruel, possessive male lead + a beautiful, strong, tragic, and icy female lead + fantasy setting + manipulation + control + revenge + marriage before love + love that grows over time + mutual salvation] The Phantom Night Witch, Hua Li, bears the demonic breath of Taotie. After the ruler of Chiyu seals it, she is married off to Ling Ye, Prince of the Southern Commandery. Ling Ye drains her blood to cure his poison, turning her into his “medicinal catalyst.” She also swallowed Qiongqi 739Reads9.4Score101Shelves

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   This is a good book; both the male and female leads are intelligent and the plot is original.

8. 58 通 The Concubine-in-Waiting Is Pregnant, and the Cold, Powerful Minister Isn't So Cold Anymore 通房有孕，清冷权臣不清冷了 Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance703k WordsCompleted (Childbearing System + overachiever heroine + cool beauty brought down from her pedestal + workplace culture) After losing her job, office worker Yun Shu finds herself in ancient times as a maid in the Duke's estate, born into the household staff. Yun Shu throws her head back and laughs. She'll never have to worry about losing her job again! Her parents are both estate stewards, so she's well-connected. With a sharp eye for opportunity, Yun Shu rises through the ranks and becomes the senior m 54.6kReads8.7Score7.6kShelves
9. 59 是 A General, and an Emperor’s Dog 是将军，也是帝王的狗 Luo Huaifeng洛淮风Two Male Leads257k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + power imbalance + mild coercive romance + violence + obedience-training fiction] [Powerful, suspicious emperor (1) vs. loyal, long-suffering general (0)] [Original title: He Is a General, and the Emperor's Dog] A story about a loyal, patriotic general who gives in to the emperor's skill at ruling, persuades himself to accept his unusual preferences, and eventually comes to share his feelings. A lowborn soldier is humiliated by someone. He seizes the meager compensation offere 5.7kReads9.2Score689Shelves
10. 60 我 My Sweetheart's Secret Guard 我的甜心暗卫 Plum Milkshake梅奶昔Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted Two strong leads, one-on-one, with a secondary couple, both chaste Loyal secret guard bottom × scheming prince top A special reunion made Shangguan Yunhan understand at once the feelings that had stirred in his heart when he was young. Since that was the case, this time, he would not let you escape. Inside the prince's residence. Qing Jiu: “I was too late to save you, Master. Please punish me!” Shangguan Yunhan glanced at the assassins sprawled across the ground and the blood dripping from the s 15.5kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
11. 61 侯 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义？摄政王撑腰，不原谅 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 180.6kReads9.4Score27kShelves
12. 62 和 After Getting Together with a Eunuch, the Real Princess Was Reborn 和阉贼在一起后，真公主重生了 You Lu由鹿Ancient Romance571k WordsCompleted When Rong Yao was six, she was poisoned and her mind was damaged, leaving her an idiot. Everyone said she had the wits of a six-year-old. To survive, Rong Yao sneaked into the palace and became Princess Shengping's personal maid. She washed the princess's feet and rubbed her back every day, doing light chores. Grateful to Princess Shengping for not despising her as an idiot, Rong Yao secretly climbed into the bed of the powerful eunuch Qi Shen when the princess asked her to become his companio 214kReads9.2Score38.3kShelves

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    Enjoy watching! The later episodes will be even more exciting than the early ones, and it's not just about palace intrigue.

13. 63 皇 The Imperial Uncle’s Beloved, the Peerlessly Beautiful Princess Who Ascended to the Throne 皇叔掌心娇，绝美郡主登后位 Moon-White Wu月白芜Ancient Romance460k WordsOngoing Princess Qi Awang of Zhaoyuan was raised by her imperial uncle. He gave her the utmost affection and brought her up like a precious jewel. She depended on and adored him from childhood. He was the most important person in her life. One day, she had a dream. In it, she was the tragic villainess in a novel called The Concubine’s Rise. Her fiancé, Crown Prince Xiao Xun, would eventually cast her aside and imprison her for the heroine, Pei Qingyue, leaving her to be strangled with a white silk cord 3.8kReads6.0Score465Shelves
14. 64 嫡 The Legitimate Daughter Returns: His Highness Is Willing to Bend for Her 嫡女归：殿下他甘愿折腰 Little Tang by the Stove灶边小棠Ancient Romance139k WordsCompleted Lin Yunshu, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Hou family, was switched by a midwife on the day she was born and spent fifteen years growing up in Jiangnan. After her adoptive mother dies of illness, her stepmother tries to force her to marry an elderly widower who beat his first two wives to death. With nowhere else to turn, she clutches half of a jade pendant carved with intertwined lotuses and travels a thousand miles to the capital to claim her family. Her birth mother makes her kneel out 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    😠[Bump][Bump]

15. 65 妾 Being a Concubine Is Hard, So I’m Taking the Money and Running 妾室难为，所以我打算卷钱跑路 Xuanhan Bao'er萱涵宝儿Ancient Romance363k WordsCompleted [The rating has only just appeared and will rise later, so please ignore it.] The eldest daughter of the Marquis Zhongxin's household has been married into the Duke Dingguo's household for five years without bearing a child, so the Old Madam turns her attention to the legitimate daughter of her illegitimate son. The illegitimate son is a spineless weakling who has never achieved much in his life. What could his daughter possibly amount to? Zhou Wenxin wants to follow in her maternal grandfather' 1.2kReads6.9Score107Shelves

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    The female protagonist of a domestic power struggle novel

16. 66 一 Before I Knew It, His Majesty Was Helping Me Fight My Household Battles 一不小心，陛下他下场帮我宅斗了 A Touch Of Green On Junshan君山一点青Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted An accident causes Cui Lingyao and the reigning emperor, Pei Jie, to swap souls. On the fifteenth of every month, each must spend a day in the other's body. One side is the chaotic Earl's residence, with a reborn younger cousin, an aunt harboring dark intentions, an uncle shrouded in secrets, and a grandmother who loves to smooth things over. The other is the imperial court, where the empress dowager holds power, Prince Xin is ambitious, the emperor's personal attendant has already defected, an 10.8kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves

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    Later historians commented: Empress Zhaoxian, as a woman, participated in the decision-making of the court and jointly ruled the world with Emperor Cheng, ushering in a prosperous era. She vigorously reformed long-standing abuses, broadened the path for talent, and allowed women throughout the land to see the light of day. The system of two sages ruling together became a model for later generations. Looking at her life as a whole, she can be said to have pioneered the way for women and set an example for all ages.

17. 67 开 From the Start, I Was a Slave, Then the Mad Empress Forced Me to Marry Her 开局为奴，疯批女帝强娶我为后 Roll Over, Dead Fish翻滚吧死鱼Ancient Romance518k WordsCompleted Also known as: Infinite Rebirth, My Master Is a God [Anti-rebirth, anti-System, anti-transmigration] [Many changes of destination] A story about a puppet becoming human, then becoming a puppet again Wen Liuyue could never understand: Why was he born with the ability to sweep through thousands of troops? Why had his master, Song Qingchen, taken a liking to him at first sight, even though he had been born a slave? Why did his master dare to openly favor him in front of everyone? Why could his mast 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male and female leads are both intelligent, and the story is original.

18. 68 凤 Phoenix Perched on the Jade Terrace, Memories of a Dream 凤栖瑶台忆梦痕 Don't Touch My Fishing Rod别动我鱼竿Ancient Romance780k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted to Each Other + Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming] A second-year graduate student is halfway through a novel when she transmigrates into a book as a spineless Grand Princess. Three years ago, blinded by love, the original owner asked the Emperor to arrange her marriage to the Regent. Now he has taken his beloved first love as a co-wife. She plans to divorce him and focus on her own ambitions, but memories of the original owner keep pulling at her, and s 17Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 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 105.4kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves
20. 70 全 They're All Scumbags, Yet I Still Talked Them Into Becoming Hopeless Romantics 全员渣男还不是被我忽悠成恋爱脑 Graceful as Can Be婉婉如兮Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted A word of warning: If you don't want to read about the female lead's struggles, don't read this! This isn't a mindless wish-fulfillment story. It takes a more realistic approach, with a low-born heroine who starts at the bottom and rises to the top. [Winning over villains + adored by all + punishing scumbags + irresistible charm + role-playing + multiple male leads + no romance] The young actress Su Wanqing drowns while filming. When she wakes up, she finds herself in ancient times, playing the 622Reads8.1Score108Shelves

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    Fast-paced, you can finish it in one go.

21. 71 她 She’s a Headhunter in the Imperial Harem 她在深宫当猎头 The Green Snake Is a Tigress青蛇是母老虎Ancient Romance755k WordsCompleted Top headhunter Wen Xuerui transmigrates and finds herself a lowly palace maid whom anyone can bully. Faced with a strict supervisor, a female official who hides a knife behind her smile, and factional struggles full of twists and turns, she says, “I know this palace intrigue KPI inside out.” And so the deep palace’s atmosphere changes overnight: poaching talent, conducting background checks, building a talent pool... She puts the tactics of a modern headhunter to dazzling use. Until one day, the —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    High intelligence, sound values, strategic thinking, resourceful, and possesses a grand vision.

22. 72 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 118kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves

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    You absolutely have to watch this! It has a 9.6 rating and is incredibly good. The female lead isn't a completely good person, but she loves herself and is very clear-headed.

23. 73 袅 Delicate and Enchanting 袅袅妖娆 Ying Xiang赢香Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [Satisfying power fantasy + seductive troublemaker heroine + face-slapping and tormenting scoundrels + love at first sight based on looks + love grows over time + ten-year age gap] A beautiful, sweet-voiced heroine who plays the fool: a cunning, foxlike, black-lotus beauty. A hero who says one thing and means another: a strict, upright royal uncle who works as a school disciplinarian. Everyone knows Prince Ying, Huo Yin, is handsome and refined, with a face like an immortal's. But he never smile 9.2kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    Enough said, beauty is in the eye of the beholder 🤭🤭

24. 74 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Available in print. Search "Zhaohua Rebellion" on any platform to purchase.] [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, high-IQ palace intrigue, the heroine schemes against the entire harem, a dangerously unhinged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen the world more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I en 87.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
25. 75 要 Good Grief! The Fox Cub I Picked Up Is the Enemy Nation's Empress 要命！捡的狐狸崽子竟是敌国皇后 Calm, Calm, Calm冷静静静Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The rights to an animated comic have been sold. Stay tuned!) Strong male and female leads Palace intrigue Lovers turned enemies The male lead’s arduous pursuit of his wife The second male lead takes the spotlight He Ruo Xingyao, the Northern Wei saintess and youngest daughter of Imperial Preceptor He Ruo Fu, can read the stars, command beasts, and practice Gu sorcery. Beautiful as a flower, she is Northern Wei’s most esteemed woman, and was chosen from childhood to become its future empress. 13.5kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
26. 76 冬 Winter Winds Brush My Face, Plum Blossoms Bloom 冬风拂面梅花开 Let Your Dreams Soar放飞梦想Ancient Romance2.0M WordsOngoing In the Kingdom of Nanye, Zhou Wanruo, daughter of the prime minister, is hunted by her second aunt in the prime minister's residence. She escapes and collides with the poor scholar Zhang Yunze. She brushes past Li Jin, the richest man in the land, Lin Hai, son of a Hanlin Academy scholar, and Wang Zhihao, son of the Minister of Revenue. Later, they meet again and wreak havoc at the examination hall. She returns home, takes her aunt and younger sister with her, steals horses belonging to a foreig 28Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is very strong, please open your eyes quickly.

27. 77 通 After His Bedchamber Maid Faked Her Death, the Chaste Heir Searched for Her for Three Years 通房假死后，禁欲世子苦寻三年 Return Feast Wine归宴酒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Powerful Man Bows His Head] [The Regret-and-Redemption Arc] [Both Leads Are Inexperienced] At first, in Zhao Xuanyou’s eyes, Yu Ying was nothing more than an ordinary bedchamber maid. She was pretty, she knew how to flatter him, and she was just a plaything. Watching Yu Ying scheme her way up the ranks and bask in her success, he treated it all as a diversion. It wasn’t until she faked her death and ran away that Zhao Xuanyou realized he didn’t just covet her charms. He wanted all of her, inclu 15.6kReads8.6Score2.3kShelves
28. 78 人 In Ancient Times, the Powerful Keep Taking What They Want 人在古代，权贵步步强夺 Xi Han习含Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted In her third year in the ancient world, the person who had sheltered Zhu Qingyu became embroiled in a legal case. Gu Zhao, heir to the Duke of Dingguo, offered his help. “Just this once,” he said. A fleeting night of passion was an ending for her, but only the beginning for him. Gu Zhao lived by the principles of self-restraint and keeping his heart in check. He was upright and proper in all things, except that he couldn’t suppress his endless greed, anger, and desire for a married woman. He 62.4kReads9.0Score9.6kShelves
29. 79 重 After Being Reborn, the Obsessive Emperor's Moonlight Turns Out to Be Me 重生后，偏执帝白月光竟是我自己 Heng Yi珩意Ancient Romance413k WordsCompleted [Newly rated] [Bratty, silly favorite consort x possessive, doting emperor] [Both leads devoted to each other + carefree wish fulfillment + sweet romance + a touch of everyone doting on the heroine] [Not a strong female lead; the male lead absolutely adores her!] Reborn on the day the Crown Prince ascends the throne, Jiang Yuci turns around and climbs into his bed. In her previous life, she was foolish enough to believe the sweet talk of a woman who was trying to win over the emperor. In the e 7.1kReads7.2Score837Shelves

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    The last one is super beautiful.

30. 80 娘 The Empress’s Peerless Beauty: The Cold Emperor’s Beloved Wife 娘娘绝色：冷情帝王的娇娇皇后 Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + palace and household intrigue + alternate history + exclusive devotion + childhood sweethearts + long-planned love + secret admiration] As the legitimate daughter of a duke’s mansion and the future crown princess, Li Yunshu has been doted on by everyone since birth. Everyone in the capital knows that no one can match Li Yunshu’s radiant beauty, and that her spoiled temperament is just as singular. Then, one day, the Crown Prince dies. The duke’s mansion, whi 12.5kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
31. 81 重 Reborn in the Dragon Bed, the Beloved Consort Cries in the Emperor's Arms 重生在龙塌，宠妃抱着陛下哭 Staggering Along蹒跚行Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [A spoiled, sweetly obedient favorite consort VS a gentle, jade-like emperor who's sweet on the outside and ruthless within (they are not each other's first, but he dotes on her exclusively from the beginning to the end)] Jiang Shuyi's life as a favorite consort went smoothly for fifteen years. The emperor was gentle and benevolent, doting on her without restraint, and not a single woman in the harem dared challenge her. But she was blind to her own sister's treachery. In the end, her closest 100.7kReads9.2Score11.2kShelves
32. 82 惹 Why Mess With Her? She's His Majesty's Beloved and His First Wife 惹她干嘛，她是陛下白月光兼发妻 Amidst Misty Rain on the Terrace楼台烟雨中Ancient Romance452k WordsCompleted [A calculating, possessive emperor × a sweet, gentle beauty | devoted to one another | mutual healing | growing-up romance | two hopeless romantics falling for each other~] Jiang Yingli has spent four years as Prince Su’s concubine. Xiao Chenglan, Prince Su, has little interest in women, and she is the only concubine in his household, so her life is peaceful and carefree. She thinks things will stay that way, but then Prince Su ascends the throne. Overnight, she rises from a lowly concubine of P 56.1kReads8.9Score6.5kShelves
33. 83 孤 An Orphaned Girl Takes the Family Reins: Ruling the Realm from the Inner Chambers 孤女承家：从后宅定天下 Li Mingjiu李明玖Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted [A score of 6.9 on May 25, 2026. A special milestone, and here's hoping it rises! A strong female lead, a cast where everyone shines, no one is reborn, and there is no System] Who says women are inferior to men? Why be confined to the inner courtyards and their rivalries? Women have a world of their own to conquer. Her father and brother returned victorious, only for their deaths to be announced. When their coffins came home, she became an orphan overnight. Everyone laughed at her for having no 18Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    Everyone's IQ is online

34. 84 没 I Never Thought I’d Be the Male Lead’s White Moonlight 没想到我竟是男主的白月光 Eat a Melon吃一瓜Ancient Romance292k WordsCompleted Jiang Menglian stared at the name on the book in front of her, lost in thought. Holy crap! There was actually a villainess with the exact same name as her! And not just any villainess, either. She was the kind who died without even leaving a whole corpse behind. Jiang Menglian felt her name deserved better, so she stayed up all night writing the author a ten-thousand-word complaint. Then she woke up to find she had become the wicked supporting female character! Why? This was so unfair! How could 1.7kReads8.8Score139Shelves

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    It's all normal 😘

35. 85 开 With a Baby from the Start, I Have a Shot at Becoming Empress 开局有娃，我登后位有望了 Fengfeng Chichi峰峰痴痴Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted (The rating has just opened. Please give it a look~) [Sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside, aloof beauty VS childhood-sweetheart emperor] (Clearheaded, strong female lead + a groveling pursuit + harem rivalry) Modern office worker Wen Yuehua works herself to death. To earn enough life points to return to the modern world, she transmigrates into the ancient Zhou dynasty as Wen Yuehua, the emperor’s childhood sweetheart and the esteemed Consort Chen, who died of depression after giving birth t 2.1kReads8.0Score236Shelves
36. 86 你 You Traded Your Military Merits for a Second Wife, So I’ll Marry Into the Prince’s Manor With a Noble Title 你拿军功换平妻，我诰命加身嫁王府 Pillow on the Galaxy枕星河Ancient Romance449k WordsCompleted Shen Mingyue pursued Xie Chang for three years, only to have her betrothal replaced by someone else's military achievements. Xie Chang magnanimously offered to take her as his secondary wife, but in truth he wanted to marry into her family and seize the Shen family's wealth. Shen Mingyue promptly accepted the Empress Dowager's arranged marriage, winning herself the title of commandery princess while protecting her family's immense fortune. Everyone laughed at her for marrying a “useless man,” bu 6.6kReads8.5Score753Shelves
37. 87 清 A Brilliant Scheme for the Noble Daughter of Qingchen 清辰似锦嫡女谋 July Light L七月光LAncient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted As the youngest legitimate daughter of a duke's household, she should have had a peaceful, uneventful life. But after entering the palace one day, she found herself caught in its treacherous intrigues… 8.5kReads8.2Score716Shelves
38. 88 贤 The Worthy Consort Is Still Taking It Easy Today 贤妃今天也在咸鱼 Misty Clear Melody渺渺清音Ancient Romance625k WordsCompleted In the harem of Emperor Chenyuan of the Great Jin, there is a dignified and gentle empress, a charming and lovely Noble Consort, a peerlessly beautiful Consort Li, and a clever, kindhearted Consort Hui. Talented women abound, and the competition is fierce. Han Shuyi looks left and right, but can't find a niche for herself as Worthy Consort. Oh, well. Competing for favor now and then while choosing to lie flat the rest of the time: that's the real truth of life in the harem. * As emperor, Meng Ti 21.7kReads8.2Score2kShelves
39. 89 妾 The Stunning and Clear-Headed Concubine, and the Crown Prince Slowly Falls for Her 妾室绝美又清醒，太子逐步沦陷 A Little Comet一只小彗星Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] (The rating just came out, so it’s a little low. New readers, don’t let that scare you off. Feel free to check out the reviews or give the book a try. Thanks!) Transmigrate into a book + reborn in another world + palace intrigue first, harem intrigue later + stunning, clear-headed heroine + not a pure couple This is Shen Yan’s second time transmigrating into a book. The first time, she became a palace maid who was destined to end up as a disposable character according to th 662Reads7.5Score105Shelves
40. 90 重 Reborn: I Became Crown Princess by Stepping on His Moonlight 重生后，踩着白月光成了太子妃 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Ancient Romance239k WordsCompleted In her previous life, the empress harmed the entire Xie family for her own selfish desires, sentencing them all to execution. Only Xie Shuhua managed to escape by sheer luck. To get revenge, Xie Shuhua entered the palace as a maid. She spent fifteen years navigating its treacherous waters before finally killing the empress herself and avenging her family. She, too, was pierced by a thousand arrows. When she opened her eyes again, Xie Shuhua discovered that she had returned to the age of sixteen, 2.8kReads8.6Score269Shelves
41. 91 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Became the Frail Moonlight of the Entire Imperial Harem 穿越后我成了全后宫的病弱白月光 Si Qian and Porridge司千和粥Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted Rising star Wan Lai'er transmigrates overnight and becomes Wan Jiaojiao, a palace lady who died just after entering the imperial palace of the Great Jin dynasty. With her “bounce back from the brink, refill the mana bar” skill, Wan Jiaojiao isn't afraid of a thing. As long as she's still breathing, she can't die. What?! The horse beside the Empress Dowager has bolted? Wan Jiaojiao says, “Leave it to me!” The Empress Dowager declares, “Jiaojiao saved my life. I want to see who in the harem dares 2.8kReads9.3Score415Shelves
42. 92 清 Qing Transmigration: The Imperial Noble Consort’s Life of Luxury 清穿：皇贵妃娘娘的顶配人生 Jianghuai Never Returns at Night江淮不夜归Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted (The heroine is clear-headed, not saintly, and never meddles in the consorts’ harem rivalries. At first, she focuses on raising her child; later, she pushes the Nine Dragons to strengthen the country.) [The Fourth Prince had a happy childhood, grew up a bit lazy, and of course managed to turn things around in the end~] Yu Wan transmigrates and becomes the historical Yongzheng Emperor’s adoptive mother, Empress Xiaoyiren of the Tongjia clan. Yu Wan is practically moved to tears with joy: Her fath 10.7kReads7.8Score1kShelves
43. 93 夫 My Lady, Stop Pretending to Be Delicate. I Saw You Hit Someone 夫人别装柔弱，为夫看见你打人了 Yun Xi Wei Xi云溪未晞Ancient Romance599k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance in a Fictional Setting | Reborn Heroine | Mutual First Love] [A scheming young lady who holds grudges and knows how to put on an act VS a hot-tempered, easily rattled young lord with a hopeless romantic streak] In her previous life, a forged piece of evidence led to the entire household of the General Who Guards the North being wiped out, and Zhong Lingyue met a gruesome end. After being reborn, Zhong Lingyue decided to steal the forged evidence before anything else. But just 11.3kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
44. 94 卿 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 24.4kReads9.4Score3kShelves
45. 95 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 86.4kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves
46. 96 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 257.8kReads9.7Score30.2kShelves
47. 97 甄 Empresses in the Palace: Reborn Huanbi Becomes Prince Guojun’s One True Love 甄嬛传：浣碧重生成果郡王心尖人 Meteor Pillow Moon流星枕月Female-Channel Fanfiction441k WordsCompleted [The Lord of Guojun and Huanbi pairing] Come on in if you want to see them being sweet together! Huanbi is reborn on the day Zhen Huan meets the Emperor in the imperial garden, and he flirts with her under the Lord of Guojun’s name. In her previous life, she went to great lengths to marry the Lord of Guojun, but he had only ever loved her elder sister, Zhen Huan. In the end, she was forced to drink poison, and she killed herself by throwing herself against a coffin. Now that she’s reborn, she’ll 134Reads—Score—Shelves

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48. 98 清 Pure Grace and Resplendent Splendor 清芷重华 Wan Wandou万万斗Ancient Romance405k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead]+ [High-IQ Power Struggles]+ [A Devoted Couple, Faithful to Each Other for Life] Su Qingzhi is the legitimate daughter of a marquis's household, and her mother is the legitimate daughter of the Defender-General's household. She was born to a noble family and should have enjoyed a lifetime of wealth and glory. But her father's illegitimate daughter, a half-sister born only a month after her, coveted everything she had and swore to find a way to take it all from her. Su Qingzhi 1Reads8.2Score—Shelves
49. 99 伴 The Bride’s Personal Maid 伴嫁丫鬟 Yan Su You Ni眼粟有妮Ancient Romance160k WordsCompleted In the silent depths of a grand household, fate drifts like a wisp of silk. From a maid who came with the bride to a maidservant in the study, she treads carefully at every turn, caught between schemes and growing affection. Beneath his cold exterior lies tenderness; beneath her caution, a heart beginning to stir. In the deep halls of a marquis’s household, an unspoken love quietly takes root. Love runs deep in the marquis’s manor, where schemes stretch as far as the sea. Where will she ultimate 2.5kReads7.3Score172Shelves

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50. 100 嫁 After Marrying the Mad Crown Prince to Bring Him Good Fortune 嫁给疯批太子冲喜后 You Shi尤时Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas 33.4kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves

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