Novels like Working Hard to Win the Tyrant's Favor
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- 1 My Empress Is So Hard to Tease 朕的皇后好难撩 In her previous life, Chu Yuexi, the legitimate daughter of the General's household, was disfigured. Only as she lay dying did she realize that her concubine-born younger sister and her stepmother were the wolves lurking by her side. Her former husband cut off her hands and feet, and she died with her eyes open. She awakens at fourteen, reborn in the bloom of youth. She is once again the stunning legitimate daughter of the General's household, and she has mastered the art of miraculous healing. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Your Majesty! The Consort in the Cold Palace Is Causing Trouble Again! 陛下！冷宫那位娘娘又作妖了！ [Absurd comedy + sweet romance + both leads' first love + past and present lives] She transmigrates into the body of an imperial consort, and the emperor has to kill her with his own hands before she can return to her own world. But as she watches herself become everyone's darling, she starts to grow a little attached to this place. “Lazybones, be good and stay by my side. Don't go anywhere, all right?” Mu Zixi, you are the one love of my life. Xiao Jiyan, my past and present lives belong to y 17Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 3 I Became the Villainess and Got a Happy Ending with the Male Villain 穿成恶毒女配和反派he Lin Wanwan transmigrated into the villainess of her own novel. As the pampered and privileged seventh legitimate daughter of a general’s household, the original owner was vicious by nature, infatuated with the Second Prince Ling Rui, insanely jealous of her illegitimate elder sister, and guilty of countless misdeeds. In the end, the great villain fed her poison, and she died a miserable death. When she awoke, Lin Wanwan was afraid as she faced the great villain’s menacing gaze. But curry favor w 38Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 4 Bound for Years 缚经年 [Rebirth + both virgins + sweet romance + coercive love + imprisonment + desperate pursuit after a breakup + palace and household intrigue] [Fallen daughter of a ruined former dynasty chancellor's family × new emperor, an obsessive, cunning, sinister man] In her previous life, Shen Ningxuan's clan was wiped out and her family destroyed. Reborn and left all alone, she gradually drew closer to Su Yu, the new emperor of the realm, in order to clear her father's name. She planned each move carefully 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Shameless Empress: The Emperor's Clearance Sale 无赖皇后之皇上清仓大甩卖 (A faithful couple + transmigration + comedy + HE) A certain fujoshi's catchphrase was, “I'd rather destroy ten temples than break up one couple.” When she heard the emperor was gay, her eyes lit up. “Father, hurry and marry me off to the emperor!” On the night of the imperial wedding, with the moon rising above the willow branches, the fujoshi empress watched two handsome men standing together in a pavilion from behind some hidden bushes. Tears of excitement streamed down her face. “Your Majest —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Reborn as the Empress in the Cold Palace, I Was Doted On 穿成冷宫皇后，我被娇宠了 (Both leads are devoted to each other, the male lead has a twin, both are powerful, and it’s a hilarious wish-fulfillment story!) History prodigy Meng Xi learned the hard way not to run her mouth. After mocking the scapegoat villainess, the poison-tongued empress Meng Xi, in a novel, she transmigrated into Meng Xi herself! And not just any Meng Xi, but one who had already managed to get herself banished to the Cold Palace! Meng Xi could hardly keep from crying. After taking a few days to calm do 11Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 7 The Empress Has Decreed: Your Majesty, You've Fallen Out of Favor! 皇后有旨：陛下，您失宠了！ In her first life, she loved him but could never have him. Though she was his empress, she had the title but not his heart. His favored consort poisoned and murdered her. In her second life, she swore she would never enter the palace to become empress. When they met again, she still fell for him and couldn’t pull herself away. She silently became his confidante, never daring to cross the line. In the end, she died saving him during an assassination attempt. In her third life, she would kill anyo 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Crown Prince Has Offered Himself Up Again and Again 太子又又又献身了 Yun Yao, the head of a modern martial arts family, transmigrates to the Kingdom of Yingyue and becomes the crown prince's fiancee. From the moment she opens her eyes, she has to face her stepmother's provocations and assassination attempts. Not a single person in the Yun family is sincere toward the original owner. They all approach her with one ulterior motive or another, but she sees through them all. In the midst of it all, Yun Yao's feelings for someone begin with his good looks and end with 9Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 9 The Emperor's Favor Rules the World 帝宠天下 For his sake, she fought through blood and fire on the battlefield, only to be cruelly poisoned by him in return. Reborn, she killed her venomous stepmother, destroyed her elder sister, slew her friend, and executed the scoundrel who had betrayed her, dealing with every person who had harmed her in her previous life. But the man she had once hurt so cruelly was still waiting for her where the lights faded into the distance. As the ruler of an entire nation, he had nearly given her everything. Sh 4Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 10 The Spoiled, Beloved Empress 团宠作精皇后 [Transmigration + sweet pampering + adored by everyone] After transmigrating and being reborn, Feng Jiuge found new ways to court death every day. She never expected that the more trouble she caused, the more she was pampered, and the more spoiled she became. The emperor, a lying scoundrel, adored her beyond all reason, and everyone in the palace loved her too. The emperor tried every trick to hide her away and keep her as his beloved, but people kept trying to steal her from him every day. It w 33Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 11 You Won't Marry Anyone but Me? Your Majesty, That's Practically Extortion! 非我不娶？皇上你这有点讹人了吧 Transmigration + medicine + strong heroine + pocket dimension + sweet romance + a sickly, possessive prince Medical doctor Gu Ziyuan transmigrates and becomes the timid eldest legitimate daughter of a vice minister. By chance, she marries a prince who is gravely ill from a lethal poison and has little time left to live. At least he's pretty handsome. Luckily, she has an all-purpose pocket dimension and extraordinary medical skills. She takes down corrupt officials, punishes her enemies, and c 4Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 12 Your Majesty, the Jealousy Jar Has Spilled Again 陛下，醋坛子又翻了 Lu Qingyin has been empress under two dynasties, yet everyone knows she is merely a pawn to the emperor. They all hope she will fall out of favor, but instead, she grows more and more beloved... The ministers pressure the emperor to choose consorts, while the empress dowager urges the empress to persuade him to share his favor among the women in his harem. “Your Majesty, you must share your favor equally!” Lu Qingyin often says. “Easy enough.” The emperor grins roguishly. “You’ll be the favor 669Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 13 The Naturally Oblivious Empress 皇后天然呆 What? I transmigrated? What? I transmigrated into an empress, of all things! And who said the emperor was so devoted to government affairs that he never had time for the harem? Then who is this man who keeps flirting with me? Fan Wanwan was on the verge of tears. Could someone tell her how she was supposed to survive past episode two in a palace intrigue story, when her intelligence was only suited to a lighthearted farming story? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 She Claimed the Crown Prince 太子殿下她要了 [Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion + No Amnesia Plot or Angst] Yin Yu is gifted at divination. The noblewomen of the capital who have received her personal predictions have all been left speechless by just how accurate they are. But to Crown Prince Yan Yu, the most special thing about her is this All he has to do is get within a foot of Yin Yu, and his otherwise incurable headaches disappear. Later, rumors spread through the capital that Yin Yu is a jinx Yan Yu promptly obtains an imperial decree 332Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 15 After Becoming the Villainess, I Came Clean 穿成恶毒女配后我摊牌了 Body-Swap Transmigration + Political Intrigue + Both Leads Are Chaste. The heroine isn’t a superpowered fighter, and this isn’t a female-led power fantasy. The focus is mainly on political intrigue!!! One day, Jiang Wan woke up to find she had become a wealthy, beautiful woman, but she couldn’t bring herself to celebrate. She had transmigrated into the role of a vicious supporting character who was deeply in love with the Crown Prince. She schemed against the sweet, innocent heroine in every way 76Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 16 Book Transmigration: I Got the Female Lead's Script After Becoming a Substitute Bride 穿书：替嫁后我拿了女主剧本 [Farming + doting on his wife + everyone’s favorite] Also known as [The Spoiling Romance of the Arrogant Chief Minister] Song Qingwu transmigrates into a book she’d read before. She becomes a female side character who dies just a few chapters after appearing, and her System is completely useless, pretending to be dead every day. To return to the real world, she decides to stay alive first and figure out how to get home later. But how did she accidentally end up in some man’s arms? “Qingwu, will 6Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 17 A Thousand Years for the Empress 皇后千千岁 His cold gaze fixed on her as he commanded, “Be my woman!” She refused. “No.” He snapped, “You slept with me. Don’t you have to take responsibility? Believe me, I’ll use your life as my pillow!” Damn it. Rather than risk her life by becoming his woman, she’d be better off keeping to her duties as a palace maid. But with this heartless emperor threatening her life, she had no choice but to fight the women of the harem to the death. This palace is a place where either you die or I survive. In the 165Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 18 The Supporting Actress Turns Her Life Around: The Regent’s Beloved 女配翻身：摄政王的心尖宠 What can you do if you transmigrate into a book as a wicked supporting woman who keeps courting death and bullying the male lead while he’s still powerless? Lin Qingqian let out a long sigh. What can she do? Life may torment you a thousand times over, but you still have to treat it like your first love and keep going. To avoid a miserable death, Lin Qingqian decides to make amends for the mistakes her predecessor made. Whenever the male lead, Gu Changeng, is bullied, she comforts him and does ev 185Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 19 Captivating the Empress Dowager: Your Majesty, I'm Not Making Any Promises 魅宠太后：皇上我不约 Transmigrate, then transmigrate again. An imperial decree summoned me to the palace, but the old emperor kicked the bucket before my phoenix sedan even arrived. In the prime of my youth, I became the empress dowager, exalted above millions. Everyone thought I had it made, but my so-called emperor son schemes against me every day. We were supposed to be enemies. How did all the rumors turn into a love-hate relationship? Dear son, take your hands off my clothes... I want to leave, and no one can s 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, the Villainous Heir Wanted to Be with Me 穿书后，反派世子竟想和我在一起 An obscure, utterly ordinary female photographer slipped and hit her head after taking a shower, dying in an accident. Unexpectedly, Heaven gave her a second chance at life. She transmigrated into a rebirth novel she’d stayed up late reading two days earlier, becoming a nasty little cannon-fodder character who appeared in just one chapter and existed only in the memories of the third male villain. To keep the third male villain from following in his father’s footsteps, becoming successful, and c 54Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 21 The Favorite Consort’s Rise to Power 宠妃晋升记 Little sweetheart Gu Qing is sent by her useless father to the powerful Regent’s Palace. She thinks that once she becomes a concubine, her carefree days will be over. But how can the notoriously fearsome prince be a shopaholic who loves buying things for people? Gu Qing looks at the piles of things filling the room and frets. Before she can finish worrying, the Princess Consort sends over even more gifts. Waaah, you’re all so mean, picking on poor little me. After it’s all over, Gu Qing says, “W 523Reads8.4Score109Shelves
- 22 I Transmigrated Into a Book and Survive by Borrowing the Eastern Depot Big Shot’s Luck 穿书后靠蹭东厂大佬气运值续命 [Borrowing luck + powerful Chief Eunuch + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + dramatic heroine] Jiang Jiao, a double-crowned Best Actress, transmigrates into a book one day and becomes a doomed cannon-fodder supporting heroine. To stay alive, Jiang Jiao decides to cling to the powerful Eastern Depot chief every day and borrow his luck! Her birth mother died young and her father doesn’t care about her? So what if her stepmother and half-sister make things difficult for her? With the Chief 66Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 23 The Emperor Is My Ex-Boyfriend 皇上是我前男友 Lin Ruowan had a falling-out with Lu Xun and broke up with him. Unable to let go but too proud to reach out, she got blackout drunk at home. When she woke up, she found herself lying in a magnificent bed, having become Empress Chu Yue of the Northern Xia Dynasty! Even more astonishing, the so-called Emperor Zhao Yunjue looked exactly like her ex-boyfriend Lu Xun... The palace is full of rumors that the emperor and empress are at odds, and that the emperor has always resented the empress. But jud 226Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 24 Book Transmigration: I'm Thriving in the Harem by Doing Nothing 穿书：我在后宫躺赢了 Shen Bairong is an overworked modern office drone who transmigrates into a novel she's read, only to become its villainess! Fight back and turn her life around? No thanks, she's not cut out for that. But why isn't the male lead following the script?! Gong Yuxuan pins her beneath him and whispers in her ear, “My beloved consort seems to be enjoying the show~” Shen Bairong: Trapped in the corner of the bed, trembling! Wait, what's going on? Did the male lead pick up the wrong script? Shen Bairong 197Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 25 The Transmigrated Book Side Character: The Villainous Big Shot Has a Secret Crush on Me 穿书女配：反派大佬暗恋我 [One-on-One, Both Pure and Devoted, Sweet Romance] A tsundere male lead who says one thing but means another, versus a career-focused female lead who’s always forced to put on a show. A three-time Golden Award-winning Best Actress lands in a novel as a cannon-fodder supporting woman whose groom is stolen by the heroine right at their wedding. But to her surprise, the powerful villain in the book rushes up and proposes to her! After that, Chu Xiyu puts on a show of affection in public, while behi 6Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 26 Transmigrated as the Crown Prince’s Cherished Darling 穿成太子的掌上娇 She transmigrates into the body of the second young lady, a cannon-fodder character in a selection ceremony at the Duke's manor. Her life is a disaster from the start: she kicks the Crown Prince and tears apart the scheming white lotus. Rumor has it that the Crown Prince is ruthless and heartless, calculating and domineering, and always gets revenge. Yue Lingyun thinks she's escaped the selection ceremony and can now feast her eyes on the handsome men and enjoy all the world's finest food. But a 1.2kReads8.9Score116Shelves
- 27 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Take in a Disabled Prince as My Husband 穿书后，我招赘了残疾王爷 Gu Chishu transmigrates into the body of a flirtatious commandery princess who takes a disabled prince as her live-in husband. The disabled prince is obsessive, brooding, cold-blooded, and cruel. After enduring two years of humiliation, he rises again, topples the new emperor, and has the original owner ground to dust. The original owner humiliated him, abused him, and treated him with contempt. Gu Chi only pampers him, protects him, and indulges his every whim... And she truly wouldn't dare mak 48Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 28 The Empire Is My Betrothal Gift: The Reborn Noble Consort Strikes Back 江山为聘：重生贵妃不好当 [Reborn + palace intrigue + sweet romance + one-on-one] In her previous life, Song Qingqian was a pampered young lady from a prestigious family and the legitimate daughter of a powerful minister. She lived in splendor for twenty years, becoming the emperor’s most favored Noble Consort. She thought her life was destined to be smooth and luxurious. But when a great fire turned half the sky over Jian’an red and the entire Song clan was thrown into prison, she learned that her father had committed t 73Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 29 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Dote on My Second Older Brother, the Villain 穿书后，我娇养了反派二哥哥 Chu Yunruo, a twenty-first-century medical genius, unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a cannon-fodder princess. From the start, she beat the future villain half to death. Looking at the villain, battered in both body and spirit, and remembering the tragic fate of the original owner’s family, she decided to secretly cling to him to keep him from taking revenge. Who knew she wouldn’t manage to cling to him, and would instead end up on his mind? At first, Li Mu said with disgust, “You vici 144Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 30 The Empress Couldn’t Possibly Be This Adorable 皇后不可能这么可爱 A tsundere emperor who has no idea how to manage his harem. A shrewd empress who rules it with an iron fist. On the very day the empress is about to be forced to take out the emperor, they switch bodies and return to seven years earlier! After being reborn in the empress's body, Emperor Xiao Jingyang discovers that his empress has plenty of little secrets. Xiao Jingyang always thought the empress was affected, jealous, selfish, wicked, and devious... and that she had someone else in her heart! A 91Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 31 A Lifetime of Love From the Emperor to His Empress 皇上对爱后的一生 Once upon a time, there was an emperor who adored his empress. The whole country envied them, and everyone took the emperor as their example, treating their wives with love. Their eldest son was made crown prince, and their daughter was the apple of the emperor and empress’s eye. 97Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Reborn as a Cannon Fodder Villainess, I Ruin Every Protagonist 穿成炮灰女配，将主角统统干废 Transmigrate into a book + legitimate daughter + revenge + face-slapping + mixed-blood prince + one-on-one, both pure + sweet romance Jiang Lingling had a fiery temper. All she did was complain while reading about how terribly the legitimate daughter in the novel was treated, and feel sorry for her. And so Jiang Lingling transmigrated into the book, inexplicably bound to a System. Her mission was to become the legitimate daughter in the story, save the wretched girl, and turn her tragic life aro 260Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 33 The Foodie Empress: The Imperial Kitchen Never Closes 吃货皇后：御膳不打烊 In her previous life, she was appointed a princess, married into the royal family, entered the imperial court, and reached the pinnacle of success, only to starve to death in the end. Reborn, she resolves to keep a low profile and live for food, but fate has other plans. There are schemes in the inner palace, and an emperor with an unusual appetite. At least the Imperial Kitchen’s delicacies can comfort her fragile heart. “Your Majesty, Her Highness has been poisoned again.” “…” He originally m 67Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 34 Married First, Fell in Love Later: I Picked Up an Emperor for a Husband! 先婚后爱，捡了个皇帝当老公！ [Female Lead Transmigrates]+ [Male Lead Is Reborn]+ [Both Leads Are Inexperienced]+ [Couch Potato]+ [Not a Strong Female Lead] (The female lead’s perspective is a marriage-first, love-later romance, while the male lead’s perspective is a second chance at love!) … Grand Empress Dowager: “Yan’er, you’re not getting any younger! It’s time you got married!” Emperor: “Grandmother…” Grand Empress Dowager: “I won’t hear it! You must marry this year!” Qin Shu: If I have to enter the palace, so be it! 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took the Road to Stardom with the Crown Prince 穿书后我和太子一起走花路 Before she transmigrated into a book, Cheng Xianxian was a poor little orphan raised in a children’s home. Afterward, she became a rich heiress, doted on by her parents and feared by her little brother. Cheng Xianxian: Thanks, nature, for this generous gift! Even as a rich heiress, though, she was still destined to be a sacrificial side character. All she wanted was to live a little longer! There was no time to think. Knowledge would change her fate! After successfully enrolling at the Foreign L 77Reads9.1Score101Shelves
- 36 How Do I Survive After Transmigrating as the Vicious Cannon Fodder? 穿成恶毒炮灰后我该如何苟命 Su Yu, an ordinary third-year college student, transmigrates into a novel about obsessive love and redemption. To her dismay, she becomes the vicious cannon-fodder character responsible for turning the male lead into an obsessive, lovesick maniac! What happens to cannon fodder? There's only one ending: death! From the start, the young male lead is being mercilessly abused. Su Yu nearly cries: What kind of hellish situation is this? Is it all over before it's even begun? To make it to the end, Su 30Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 37 The Villainess Refuses to Accept Her Fate: Transmigrating into a Book to Win Over the Villainous Regent 女配不认命，穿书攻略反派摄政王 [Faithful love, sweet and doting with no angst, redeeming the villain, a stunning little princess vs. a cold and domineering regent] Jiang Wan transmigrated into a book, and even worse, she became a cannon-fodder princess who wouldn't survive past three chapters. Worst of all, the all-powerful regent was always looking for a chance to topple the Jiang imperial clan, and planned to send her to the grasslands to marry for peace. To save her own life and her brother's, she started finding ways to k 56Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 38 The Commandery Princess Made the Heir Cry Again 郡主又把世子惹哭了 She was a princess of the imperial family, yet her reputation was ruined and she was framed to death. Shen Lingshu regretted it so bitterly that she could have kicked herself, but thankfully, Heaven took pity on her and sent her back to her childhood! The first time she met the young heir, someone had shoved him to the ground, and he looked up at her with teary eyes. Shen Lingshu called him a poor little thing, then walked right past without even glancing at him. The second time they met, the pa 248Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 39 Heaven-Defying Doctor Consort: The Crown Prince Is Blind, Don't Marry Him! 逆天医妃：太子他瞎，别嫁！ Overnight, after transmigrating into a book, female doctor Yun Linglong became a princess who shared her name, a cannon-fodder villainess. In the original story, she abused the male lead, who later hung her from the city wall and left her to dry into jerky. So she decided to defy fate and change her destiny, starting by saving him. Not only did she spare the peerlessly beautiful male lead from being defiled by the obese, debauched emperor, she also cured his blindness. But somewhere along the wa 271Reads9.1Score103Shelves
- 40 Great Ming: Reborn at Tumu Fortress 大明王朝：重生土木堡 [Transmigration] [One heroine] [Emperor] In one moment, I transmigrate and am reborn in the body of Zhu Qizhen, the Zhengtong Emperor of the Great Ming. “Empress Qian, are you still waiting for me to come home?” After the Tumu Crisis, peace returns to the realm and the harem is disbanded. A lifetime together is all we need! “Greetings, Your Majesty.” “How did you know this was a gift the empress made for me with her own hands?” “Your Majesty, I…” “I told her she didn’t have to make it, but she i 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 The Emperor’s Life with His Beloved Empress 2 皇上对爱后的一生2 This is the second part of The Emperor and His Beloved Empress’s Life, continuing the story from the first part and following Yun Cong and Ying Lan through more sweet moments. The focus is on keeping the romance going, and this installment will continue through to the finale. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Princess Consort’s Endless Affection 妃常宠溺 He died for love, with no regrets to his last breath. She let go of her hatred, only to realize she had loved him deeply. Being reborn is not a fated cycle, but a chance granted by Heaven! She was reborn for her parents, her family, and the man who cherished her beyond measure. He was reborn for the wish engraved in his heart: to love her for a lifetime and cherish her forever. 29Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 43 The Reborn Legitimate Daughter: My Empress Always Wants to Run Away 嫡女重生，朕的皇后总想逃 Blind once, miserable forever. Reborn, Shen Shu vows to open her eyes and stay alert to fires, thieves, and scumbags! The scumbag and his mistress severed the tendons in her hands and feet, killed her eldest son, harmed her eldest daughter, and ruined her youngest daughter! Ha! She'll settle every last one of those scores! The scumbag wants to climb the social ladder? Then she'll ruin his reputation and leave him disgraced! The mistress is vicious? Then she'll tear off that pretty mask! But whil 57Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 44 The Noble Consort Is Both Charming and Alluring 贵妃她又娇又媚 Just after Lin Jiaojiao wins the title of International Best Actress, a car accident sends her transmigrating into a melodramatic palace-intrigue romance called The Violent Monarch's White Moonlight. She becomes the female antagonist, a shameless troublemaker who loves to stir up trouble. Lin Jiaojiao says, “No need to panic.” With her lucky koi aura, she'll trample the female lead, power up all the way, and claim the highest seat in the land. But just as Lin Jiaojiao is excited to show off her 155Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 45 A Consort by Imperial Decree 奉旨为妃 Trapped in the imperial palace, she clung to what she believed was a devoted love, only to end up abandoned by everyone and meet a miserable death. Reborn, Xie Yuning swears to kill the scumbag with her own hands, defeat the monsters in the palace who once framed her, and rely on the Emperor’s protection to keep her family safe for life. She never expected that her heart, long since numb, would grow warm again under her imperial husband’s tender care. With her revenge complete and peace restored 437Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 46 I'm Not the One You Love: The Crown Prince's One and Only 非我倾城：独宠太子妃 In her previous life, she helped him ascend the throne. In return, he stripped her of her title as empress, took her beloved child, tore her family away, and had both her legs cut off. As she lay dying, she gripped the tip of a sword and stabbed herself five times, severing every last thread of love she felt for him. The final wound was delivered by his own hand, straight to her heart. She died with her eyes open. When she awoke, she had returned to the year she was fifteen. Given another chance 12Reads9.0Score573Shelves
- 47 The Drama Queen Performs Every Day, and the Mind-Reading Tyrant Clings to Her Every Night 戏精娘娘日日演，读心暴君夜夜缠 [Mind reading + silly humor + dramatic heroine + devoted love + time loop + solving crimes] [Content notes: Not palace intrigue; not a strong heroine. The early part is lighthearted, with plenty of inner monologue from the leads. The later part is suspenseful and focuses on solving crimes and mysteries, which is also key to the romance developing. One-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only, and the ending is very sweet~] One day, she transmigrates and discovers she's the wife of a ty 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Forced Marriage: The Villainous Crown Prince Is So Sweet 强娶横夺：反派太子甜爆了 [Both romantically inexperienced + happy ending + love grows over time + mutual devotion + sweet and cozy romance] She transmigrates into a book and is forced into marriage. Her husband is the villainous former crown prince, returned in a violent rage. Is her family’s fate in the hands of the great villain? No need to panic! She knows the villain’s ultimate secret, doesn’t she? Understanding each other without a word, they join forces to put on a show, acting out married bliss to perfection. “Th 179Reads8.9Score108Shelves
- 49 With the Beloved Empress System, I Become the Prince's Favorite 我靠宠后系统，被王爷宠上天 [One-on-one romance, sweet story] Gu Qingmei wakes up one morning to discover that she has transmigrated into the body of a palace selection candidate with the same name. “Ding! The Beloved Empress System is online. Our goal: defeat every obstacle and claim the throne of Empress!” Gu Qingmei looks at the emperor across from her, carefully holding out the imperial seal, and smiles alluringly. That was easier than expected. Xie Lang looks at the young woman in front of him, who's angry with him, a 722Reads9.0Score100Shelves
- 50 No Palace Schemes for Me: The Crown Princess Just Wants to Take It Easy 拒绝宫斗，太子妃只想咸鱼 Li Wanzhou had finally made it through countless palace intrigues and secured her place as Empress Dowager. But before she could even settle into the seat, she kicked the bucket. That would have been bad enough, but she went straight back to the beginner level. Furious, Li Wanzhou decided to lie flat. She didn’t want this man anymore, and she didn’t want to be Crown Princess either! So every day, she slept, woke up to eat, then went back to sleep. Yet somehow, this unambitious attitude won her g 52Reads8.1Score—Shelves
