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. 201 典 A Bride for Good Fortune: I Heal the Crippled Prince, and He Turns Wild 典妻冲喜：残王被我医活后野翻了 Mu Zi幕橴Ancient Romance404k WordsCompleted [Winner of Tomato's Mid-Length Novel IP Potential Award] Historical medical heroine × disabled prince, featuring both a pocket dimension and medical skills. A brisk pace and frequent twists make it ideal for short drama or comic adaptation. Completed at 404,000 characters. Rights available for sale; inquiries welcome. (The new book has only just received its score, and it'll go up, so don't worry, everyone! Come on in!) [Devoted couple + equally matched leads + pocket dimension and miraculous me 5.8kReads8.5Score773Shelves

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   These three books are good, especially the first two.

2. 202 医 The Physician Consort Arrives with Cutting-Edge Tech: One Shot, One Enemy Down 医妃携黑科技驾到，枪到敌倒 Mu Zi幕橴Ancient Romance518k WordsCompleted [High-rated historical romance, 8.8] Unhinged Princess × Black-Tech Doctor The heroine transmigrates with a black-tech System. It has the trappings of historical romance with a modern imagination: a wild heroine, fast pacing, and big ideas. Its scenes are naturally suited to short dramas and comic adaptations: healing with medicine, causing a scene with black tech, and a princess turning the tables. Highly visual and production-friendly. Rights available for sale. Inquiries welcome. [Mutual firs 4.6kReads8.8Score653Shelves
3. 203 穿 With a Transmigrated Physician Consort and a Lucky Child at My Side, the World Is Mine! 穿越医妃和福娃在手，天下我有！ Mu Zi幕橴Ancient Romance256k WordsCompleted [Medicine + transmigration + pocket dimension + lucky child + historical romance + sweet pampering] Shen Lingshuang, a medical PhD from the 21st century, transmigrates through time to the Great Liang Kingdom, where she arrives as a woman in labor and is delighted to welcome an adorable baby! But the baby's father is a mystery! She never expected that the little darling, Liuyi, would be a lucky child, bringing one stroke of good fortune after another to the family from the moment he was born! The 369Reads8.8Score—Shelves
4. 204 黑 The Black Lotus Is Reborn, and She Slaughters Her Way Through with the Ailing Young Lord 黑莲花重生，和病弱小公爷杀疯了 A Drunken Glance at the Glazed Moon一醉琉月Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted Shen Wan is the model of an aristocratic young lady: equally skilled in the literary and martial arts, and a peerless physician. Her parents and five older brothers adore her and treat her like the apple of their eye. Before these very relatives hunt her down and kill her, she too believes she is the beloved young lady everyone dotes on, and the Crown Prince’s sweetheart. Only as she lies dying does she learn the truth: she is not the legitimate daughter of the Shen family at all. The true daugh 28.7kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves

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   I can't get enough of villains who all have brains.

5. 205 别 Gentle Yet Generous 别柔有容 User11816547用户11816547Ancient Romance136k WordsCompleted The day Lu Yourong’s engagement to the marquis’s household was called off, the whole capital waited for her to cry. She didn’t. Instead, she pulled out a stack of old IOUs and asked whether the household planned to repay its debts along with ending the engagement. A sickly scholar named Zheng Jingren arrived in the rain, wearing an old blue robe and carrying a battered umbrella. He coughed as if he wouldn’t live another three months, yet he dismantled the marquis’s fake accounts in just a few wo 156Reads—Score106Shelves
6. 206 咬 Biting into Spring: Spring Mountain and Downriver 咬春：春山和下水 User11816547用户11816547Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing The grand affairs of the court are no match for a bowl of lamb offal soup at the West Market; the lovers' tragic struggle between life and death amounts to no more than a breath shared on a bed at midnight. There is no all-powerful male lead falling in love with the heroine from the very first chapter, no peerlessly beautiful heroine waiting to be rescued, and no sweet talk like "I'd give up everything for you." Instead, two worldly, calculating adults who can't stand each other yet depend on ea —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 嫡 The Reborn Princess: Taking Control of the Duke's Estate and Slaughtering Her Way Through 嫡公主重生：权掌公府杀疯了 Amber the Fox of Nadan Pavilion那丹阁的妖狐琥珀Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted The Reborn Di Princess: Wielding Power in the Ducal Residence and Slaughtering Her Way Through —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Short story, palace intrigue and domestic power struggles

8. 208 宠 Doting on a Concubine and Neglecting His Wife! The Duke’s Wife Wakes Up and Takes Down Her Trash Husband and His Vile Mistress 宠妾灭妻！清醒后国公夫人反杀渣夫贱妾 Amber the Fox of Nadan Pavilion那丹阁的妖狐琥珀Ancient Romance29k WordsCompleted Doting on a Concubine and Neglecting His Wife! After Coming to Her Senses, the Duchess Strikes Back at Her Trash Husband and His Vile Concubine 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 209 女 After Faking Her Death in Disguise as a Man, She Starts Playing the Frail, Scheming Green Tea 女扮男装死后，她开始演柔弱绿茶 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The print edition of [Playing Coy] is available on all platforms. [The heroine is everyone’s beloved, with maximum “moonlight in the heart” appeal + doted on by all + universally adored + strong female lead] Qin Buwen disguised herself as a man and played the part of a treacherous official for sixteen years. At the height of her infamy, everyone in Chang’an, even the dogs, would go out of their way to avoid her. Then she was betrayed and abandoned by everyone. She leapt from a tall building, onl 36.5kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves
10. 210 绿 Green Shoots on the Branch 绿上枝头 Light Peach Blossoms轻薄桃花Ancient Romance221k WordsCompleted [Signed for print] [Brave, steadfast transmigrated heroine VS cool, clearheaded young noble] [Transmigration + rebirth + prominent family + household intrigue + feel-good + career building + strong heroine + light comedy] Jiang Lübao, daughter of a censor, was unexpectedly kidnapped and had her reputation ruined. The marriage that had already been arranged for her was called off, too. For a young woman from a prominent family, this was a devastating blow. But she burst out laughing. No one knew 86.2kReads9.6Score9.6kShelves
11. 211 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 88.8kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves
12. 212 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 84.3kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves
13. 213 疯 She's Gone Mad! The Day She Transmigrated, the Sickly Young Lord Vowed to Give Himself to Her! 疯了!穿越当天，病娇世子爷他要以身相许! Han Mianmian韩绵绵Ancient Romance868k WordsCompleted Original title: After the Heir’s Consort Turns Dark, All the Gods Fall at Her Feet [Transmigration + two scheming minds locked in a battle of wits + obsession + political intrigue + bickering couple] Yun Jincheng transmigrates and, the moment she opens her eyes, strips the sickly heir of his clothes and stumbles upon a secret he has kept hidden for years. Rumor has it that the heir of the Prince of Zhennan, who has been frail for years and gasps for breath after just a few steps, isn’t sick at a 2kReads9.3Score529Shelves
14. 214 贵 The Noble Consort Is Cool and Aloof, and the Emperor Yearns for Her Night After Night 贵妃清冷，圣上夜夜相思 Que Ling Yan Zi雀翎宴子Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted Shen Qinghe was in the bloom of youth when she entered the palace, where she weathered its intrigues for more than a decade. She had hoped to leave with a reward one day, or perhaps spend her whole life peacefully as a palace official. But then an order came down, and one day she unexpectedly became an imperial consort. She watched these women fight day after day, never expecting to become entangled in their schemes herself. Shen Qinghe could only sigh. He was the emperor, and she was a palac 13.1kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
15. 215 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 21.8kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
16. 216 宠EN Favoring a Concubine and Disgracing Your Wife? I Quit as the Marquisate's Matriarch! 宠妾灭妻？这侯门主母我不当了！ Li Wu礼午Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 54.8kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves
17. 217 小 The Concubine with the Dragon Vein, Branded a Man-Eating Monster 小妾手握龙脉，被传是吃人妖怪 Qian Mu You千木幽Ancient Romance219k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead] [Unhinged] [Peerless Demonic Pet] [Delicate Young Lord] A beauty is sent to the young lord's room in the middle of the night, but by the next morning, she has vanished without a trace, neither alive nor dead. Rumors spread through the palace that the young lord's concubine is a jealous monster who chews people up until not even scraps remain. Feng Yin feels completely wronged. Those beauties were the monsters! What does where they went have to do with me? —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 218 我 I Survived the Harem to the Grand Finale by Being Brazen 我靠嚣张在后宫活到大结局 Oriental Leaf with Milk东方树叶加奶Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted The groom died suddenly, and the imperial edict turned to ashes. With my power as an imperial relative, my immense wealth, and the blade of my childhood sweetheart, I donned the dragon robe amid the chaos and secured this vast realm. I thought ruling the world was the end, until a teasing voice rang down from beyond the heavens on the day of the sacrifice to Heaven: "This mortal world really is more interesting than a game board." So the three years of people trading their children for food, the 12Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    This book is absolutely fantastic!

19. 219 刺 Assassin Yun Linshuang 刺客云凛霜 Ink-Splashed Lazy Cultivator泼墨修懒Ancient Romance119k WordsCompleted After an accident leaves her homeless and on the run, a mysterious stranger takes her in and trains her from childhood to be a cold-blooded assassin, with the emperor as her target. Yet she finds herself caught up in the whirlpool of court intrigue and deadly schemes in the imperial harem. As layer upon layer of conspiracy is peeled away, the truth of her past and a blood feud come to light. With her faith shattered and her convictions turned askew, where can she go from here? And where will the —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Historical fiction with political intrigue elements, recommended.

20. 220 落 Where the Fallen Blossoms Return 落惜归兮 Ink-Splashed Lazy Cultivator泼墨修懒Ancient Romance46k WordsCompleted During the Lantern Festival, Zhao Shuyao, the sheltered young lady of the Zhao family, encounters Mo Chengyu, a wealthy merchant's son who has just arrived in town. A jade hairpin seals their bond, and one glance is enough to leave them smitten. He tosses and turns, unable to sleep, then comes to ask for her hand in marriage. She keeps her feelings hidden, but secretly gives him her heart. Bound by family status and convention, and swayed by her parents' concerns, she is betrothed to someone els —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 221 雪 The Snowbound Blade 雪藏刃 Xie Xue Hanyan邪雪寒嫣Ancient Romance894k WordsCompleted One is a cold-faced constable who disguises herself as a man. The other is the Prince of Xichuan, a foreign nobleman said to have brought about his wife's death. When these two meet, an extraordinary story is bound to unfold. Passing herself off as a man to serve as a constable in the Six Fan Gate is no easy task. Dao Xueshan even changed her name to Dao Sanxue. To make it in a crowd of men, she has only one choice: be crueler, fiercer, more ruthless, and better at killing than they are. But she 353Reads—Score152Shelves

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    This is a completely handwritten novel. The female protagonist disguises herself as a man, working in the government and navigating the political arena. It features martial arts detective work, suspense, political intrigue, and female-led cooperation. The female protagonist has exceptional combat skills and is completely devoid of romantic interest. ੧ᐛ੭

22. 222 发 I Sent the Wrong Message, and the CEO Won't Leave Me Alone 发错消息后总裁赖上我 Half an Inkstone of Flowing Light半砚流光28k WordsCompleted After I Sent the Wrong Message, the CEO Wouldn't Let Me Go 3Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 223 重 Reborn, I Married the Man Who Was Supposedly Impotent 重生后，我嫁给了那个“不行”的男人 Half an Inkstone of Flowing Light半砚流光25k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Married the Man Who "Couldn't Perform" 1Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 224 穿 I Became the Stingiest Marquis's Manor Fake Heiress, and When the Real Heiress Came to Suffer in My Place, I Laughed Myself Silly 穿成最抠侯府假千金，真千金来替我受苦我笑疯了 Half an Inkstone of Flowing Light半砚流光Ancient Romance30k WordsCompleted I Reincarnated as the Stingiest Fake Heiress in the Marquis's Household, and I Grinned Like Mad When the Real Heiress Came to Suffer in My Place 86Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 225 假 The Fake Heiress Pretended to Be Sweet, Then the Real Heiress Broke Down 假千金装乖后，真千金破防了 Half an Inkstone of Flowing Light半砚流光24k WordsCompleted After the Fake Heiress Pretended to Be Sweet, the Real Heiress Lost It —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 226 花 She Paid a Midwife Twenty Liang to Pose as the Real Heiress, Then the Villainous Family Taught Her a Lesson 花二十两雇稳婆冒充真千金，全家反派教她做人 Half an Inkstone of Flowing Light半砚流光24k WordsCompleted She Paid Twenty Taels to Hire a Midwife to Pose as the Real Heiress, but Her Whole Family Were Villains Who Taught Her a Lesson —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 227 替 After I Married Him as a Substitute, the Frail Heir Stood Up 替嫁后，病弱世子居然站起来了 Pillow Star03枕星03Ancient Romance128k WordsCompleted Everyone in the capital knows that Shen Qiange, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jing'an's household, would rather die than marry that sickly heir who “won't live past this year.” So Shen Yunshu, the illegitimate daughter who has endured everyone's disdain, is pushed forward to marry in her place and bring him good fortune. On their wedding night, the heir coughs blood and faints. Everyone waits to see her become a widow. No one knows that on her first night in the prince's manor, Shen 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The pace is quite fast.

28. 228 锦 Spring in the Splendid Hall: Reborn, I Toppled the Marquis's Estate 锦堂春，重生后我掀了侯府 Thirty-Something Smiles一笑三十多Ancient Romance903k WordsCompleted A blood feud. Nine lifetimes of reincarnation. In this life, I'll make everyone pay in blood! Shen Zhiwei died full of hatred after being cut open on the birthing bed and having her child taken from her. When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn to the night before her due date. Faced with her hypocritical stepmother's poison and her half-sister's poisoned scissors, she offered her blood to activate a forbidden art that defied fate! In this life, she is not only the legitimate daughter 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Palace intrigue, family feuds, fantasy elements, feng shui secrets, rebirth!!!

29. 229 凤 The Phoenix's Lament: The Mystic Consort's Dragon-Slaying Manual 凤鸣劫：玄妃屠龙手册 Thirty-Something Smiles一笑三十多Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted The Phoenix's Calamity: The Mysterious Consort's Dragon-Slaying Manual —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 230 娇 The Beloved Daughter Makes No Play for Power, Yet Wins the Emperor's Heart 娇女不争，帝心自倾 User66057836用户66057836Ancient Romance441k WordsOngoing Her soul transmigrates from modern times into the body of Shen Zhiwei, the most cherished legitimate youngest daughter of a distinguished military family in the Great Sheng dynasty. Pampered by her father and brothers since childhood, she only wants to use her modern medical skills to keep her family safe, stay clear of imperial power struggles, and live a peaceful life. But the late emperor was bound by a deep friendship with the Grand General Who Guards the Nation. Before his death, he persona 10.1kReads6.6Score666Shelves

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    Emperor and Empress's arranged marriage turned into love

31. 231 桃 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 15kReads9.5Score5.5kShelves
32. 232 高 Marrying Up 高嫁 Dust and Ashes尘灰Ancient Romance755k WordsCompleted On the day Ning Wanqiao married Duan Yunzhou, he brought his white moonlight into the household as his concubine. On their wedding night, Ning Wanqiao spent the night alone, while Duan Yunzhou stayed in his white moonlight's courtyard night after night. Later, Ning Wanqiao learned that she was the wicked woman standing in the way of Duan Yunzhou and his white moonlight. She was neglected everywhere in the Marquis's household and was not allowed to live in the main courtyard reserved for the Marc 12.3kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
33. 233 权 Power and Favor in the Capital 权宠京华 June六月Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of the novel of the same name, The Glory of Power in the Capital: The Glory of Power 3: The Glory of Power in the Capital, is now open for reservations on the Hongguo app. It premieres on April 30. Everyone says Yuwen Xiao, heir to Prince Su, is a cold-faced military commander with ruthless methods, and that he was born under a lonely star, destined never to find love. Everyone in the prince's residence was left dumbfounded. Wasn't he supposed to have no romantic ent 9.4kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
34. 234 撕 Tear Apart the Harem! Win Favor! She's a Lunatic, Who Dares Cross Her? 撕后宫！得恩宠！她是疯批谁敢惹 Cats Are Extra Sweet猫猫特别甜Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue Only + Concubine-born Daughter + Reborn + Revenge + Everyone Is Evil + Wish-Fulfillment] [The story begins before the heroine enters the palace] [The emperor favors no one at first, and the heroine doesn’t fall in love] Jiang Shiying had died once. She died in childbirth, after her own elder sister had her killed to keep the baby. Reborn, she had made up her mind: she would enter the palace and get revenge, but she wouldn’t suffer! Not her stepmother or her elder sister, not eve 7.4kReads9.3Score950Shelves

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    All three are palace intrigue novels, and both the male and female leads are intelligent. The first one is quite angsty, and the male lead fits the role of an emperor well. I admire the female lead in this one; in a strange world, she persevered for years with a cold and indifferent man. If you want a angsty story, especially one with a "wife-chasing-after-the-crisis" plot, this is for you. The second one features a female lead from a good family background who is intelligent, clever, a good actress, clear-headed, ambitious, and knows what she wants. The premise is particularly novel, with a perfect closed loop—amazing! 👍 The third one is for those who like strong female leads. The female lead is decisive, courageous, resourceful, and doesn't tolerate being wronged. She remains clear-headed and doesn't invest emotionally—a truly strong female lead.

35. 235 契 Our Contract Is Up, but Mr. Fu Begs Me to Come Back 契约到期，傅总跪求我回头 Happy King Guo开心郭大王Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted [Contract Marriage + Wealthy Family's Old Scandal + The Long Road to Winning Her Back + Heroine's Rise + Powerful Man Bows His Head] When Shen Zhiyi was at her lowest, her own brother sent her to Fu Chenzhou. One contract. One year. Everyone said she was Fu Chenzhou's kept woman. She had no status, no way out, and no right to talk about love. But later she learned that her parents' car crash hadn't been an accident, that there was more to the old Shen family case, and that Fu Chenzhou had fi 494Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I really love the author's writing style; it's so delicate and warm, never abrupt or jarring, so considerate, with both bittersweet moments. I love you! 😘😘😘😘

36. 236 扮 The Little Princess Who Plays the Pig to Eat the Tiger 扮猪吃虎小王妃 Little One Who Loves Sweet Potatoes爱吃香薯的小娃娃Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted After the shock of that intense visual impact wore off, Ye Yiyi finally came to her senses and immediately turned around. “Beiming Yu! Are you crazy? Why did you let me in while you were changing?” “I didn't let you in! I only told you I was in the bedroom.” Beiming Yu stifled a laugh inside, but put on an utterly innocent face as he spoke. “Ye Yiyi, you've seen my body twice. You have to take responsibility for me!” “Hmph, I've seen plenty of people. Do I have to take responsibility for all of 2.4kReads6.7Score247Shelves

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    This book is good; it's not mindless or intellectually simplistic, and the writing style is light, humorous, and witty—very funny.

37. 237 冷 The Discarded Consort of the Cold Palace: After Breaking Free of the System, I Built a Golden Age 冷宫废妃：挣脱系统后开创了盛世 Lemon-Flavored Cake青柠味蛋糕Ancient Romance493k WordsOngoing A top modern history student transmigrates and is thrown into the Cold Palace the moment she opens her eyes, where she is about to die an unjust death! With a blade at her throat, the Palace Intrigue System binds itself to her: if she does not leave the Cold Palace within seven days, she will be erased at once! To survive this desperate situation, she combines the System's skills with her advanced knowledge of history. A miraculous omen turns the tables, and she goes from discarded consort to lo —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 238 闺 My Best Friend and I Transmigrated Into the Martial World 闺蜜一起穿越江湖 Yan Jin颜瑾Two Female Leads465k WordsCompleted Group transmigration + multiple couples + modern people in ancient times + light mystery + martial world Four close friends accidentally transmigrated into the world of an ancient book after finding a wordless old book in a museum. Other people transmigrate and enjoy a life of comfort, meeting their true love, a prince. But these four were hunted down, framed for murder, and thrown in jail? The four wailed, “Heavens, you can't treat us like this!” Su Mo was a beautiful, bold tomboy skilled in ma 6.3kReads9.4Score892Shelves
39. 239 夭 Good Grief! The Madam Is Helping the Grand Secretary Take Another Concubine Again 夭寿！夫人又帮首辅大人纳妾了 Ning Muxi宁慕溪Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Now adapted into a comic drama. Hongguo Drama title: The Cannon Fodder Wife of the Chief Minister [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Chief Minister] [Cannon Fodder] [Love After Marriage] Yun Wei accidentally transmigrates into the male-oriented harem power fantasy she has been reading lately, becoming the "wife" in the male lead's rise to power, fortune, and his wife's death. This "wife" is arrogant and domineering. She looks down on the male lead and humiliates him at every turn, thoroughly offending 48.7kReads9.0Score9.3kShelves
40. 240 老 An Older Wife and Younger Husband: The Villain Keeps Trying to Become a Widower! 老妻少夫：反派他总想当鳏夫！ Three Peppercorns三两花椒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing 35.7kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves

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    The female lead is very intelligent and knows how to scheme; I didn't understand it while reading it though 💕💕 The author also explains it.

41. 241 开 From the Start, I Snatched the Embroidered Ball: Will Becoming a Live-in Son-in-Law Stop Her From Taking Power? 开局抢绣球，入赘影响她当权臣吗 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance749k WordsCompleted [Female-Supremacist World + Court Intrigue + Women Stronger Than Men + One-on-One Romance + Sweet Doting] [Refined Scoundrel, Scholarly Imperial Tutor × Lively, Proud Heiress to a Wealthy Merchant House] Before Lou Yushen became a live-in son-in-law, the standard for a good one was simple: don't covet the family's wealth, and don't take anyone's life. Lou Yushen thought, The people who came before me sure made the path easy! One day, while coaxing someone, she said, “Since the world is so lenien 16.8kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
42. 242 女 The Vicious Villainess in a Matriarchal World Raises Her Fish Online 女尊恶獠在线养鱼 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 15.1kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
43. 243 宫 Palace Intrigue 宫斗 Fei Er菲儿5k WordsCompleted Liang Shang is a history student who dreams of living like an ancient emperor, with three palaces and six courtyards of consorts. A casual remark from a friend gives him an idea. Under the pretext of experiencing the ancient imperial harem and learning about history, Liang Shang creates a QQ group. He is the “Emperor,” appoints Shen Ruyan as the “Empress,” and chooses several “Consorts.” Ying'er, one of the consorts, falls in love with Liang Shang, while Liang Shang falls for the “Empress,” Shen 2Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 244 宫 Harem Intrigue 宫斗. User30658562用户30658562Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 245 太 The Empress Dowager Goes Undercover, Only to Be Sold to a Brothel by a Palace Candidate 太后微服出行，却被秀女卖进青楼 Maltose麦芽糖Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted I took the disguised Empress Dowager on a trip south. Who would have thought that while listening to music at a theater, we would run into Shen Yulan, a young woman about to enter the palace as a concubine? The Empress Dowager accidentally spilled tea on her, and she flew into a rage, demanding that the girl be sent to a brothel. "Lin Jiang, even if you are the emperor's favorite consort, you can't reveal your identity here in Jiangnan. I can't do anything to you, but I can teach this wanton old 61Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 246 哎 Hey, Whose Minister Is Cuddling the Foolish Emperor? 哎呦，谁家权臣抱着昏君亲呀 Shanhai Xiang山海湘Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted Main story complete [Bottom × sweet-and-angsty romance × sci-fi power struggles × ensemble cast with multiple couples × every child of the bottom is born from infidelity] [Clear-eyed sweetheart × scheming, unhinged power player] Zhao Lin transmigrated, pulled by a System into the darkest period in Chinese history and transformed into the fallen emperor Shengling, who shared his name. According to official histories, Emperor Shengling would die suddenly this very year. Unofficial accounts said he 4.9kReads9.4Score925Shelves
47. 247 穿 Transmigrated as a Bedclimbing Palace Maid in a Palace-Intrigue Novel 穿成宫斗文里的爬床宫女 Red Wolf Doesn't Eat Meat红太狼不吃肉Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted No prestigious family background, no peerless beauty. After transmigrating, film queen Li Songyue finds herself cast as the most expendable bed-climbing maid in a palace intrigue novel. The transmigrated heroine is ahead of her, the reborn supporting female lead is behind her, and there’s also a demanding emperor to contend with. From bed-climbing maid to empress dowager of the realm. She won’t know how cold it is at the top until she climbs there. 228Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 248 宫 Harem Intrigue 宫斗 I'm Shameless and Proud我猥琐我自豪Eastern Fantasy296k WordsCompleted After transmigrating from the twenty-first century to ancient times, An Yuezhi refuses to let anyone dictate whom she marries. With her wit, she wins the freedom to choose her own husband and becomes the dynasty’s only female official, even rising to the high-ranking post of chancellor. She had hoped to live a quiet life, but then she and the new emperor switch bodies... 1.3kReads9.0Score—Shelves
49. 249 但 All I Ask Is to Win the Beauty’s Favor 但求美人折 By the Yangtze River长江畔Ancient Romance321k WordsOngoing Wu Ying sat before the bronze mirror, gazing at the face carefully made up with cosmetics. It seemed terribly unfamiliar. Her eyebrows had been drawn longer, sweeping up toward her temples and lending her almond-shaped eyes a sharper look. Her lips were stained with rouge, a deep vermilion like the first crabapple blossom of spring in full bloom. Her hair was swept into a tall bun, with twelve gold-and-jade hairpins placed one by one. Every pin weighed heavily, as if it meant to bend her neck be 7Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    On the contrary, there was no palace intrigue involved; it was more about some political life lessons.

50. 250 星 Sparks Over the Great Jing: The Princess’s Modern Nation-Building Strategy 星火大靖：长公主的现代强国策 Green Mountain Should Be Thus青山应如是Ancient Romance528k WordsOngoing [Dual Transmigration] [Eldest Princess] [Nation-Building] [Court Intrigue] [No System] [Soul Transmigration] [Travel Between Two Worlds] Chu Yingzhao is the most honored eldest legitimate princess of the Great Jing, born to wealth and power, above all others. Then an assassination attempt sends her tumbling off a cliff. As she narrowly escapes death, she unlocks an astonishing chance to travel between two worlds. She steps into another world: towers soaring into the clouds, armored vehicles spee 11Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    It's a great show with positive values and an interesting premise.

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