Novels like Phoenixes at War: The City-Conquering Ugly Empress
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- 1 The Cold Palace Empress's Farming Life 冷宫皇后的种田人生 After waking up from a drunken stupor, He Zhiqiu, a genius doctor from the twenty-second century, finds herself a pitiful nobody in the Cold Palace. A newborn baby, a timid little maid, and three ramshackle rooms are all they have. She treats plagues, controls floods, repairs dikes, builds terraced fields and schools, and promotes education... She stirs up the court and carves out a brilliant life of her own! As for the man sitting on the dragon throne, well, she supposes she can give him a titl 348Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 2 After Becoming a Eunuch's Lover, the Obsessive, Powerful Official Became Addicted to Me 委身宦官后病娇权佞痴缠嗜我如命 [Devoted to One Another + Sweet Romance + The Crematorium + Adorable Kids Later] [A Little Empress Who Is Not What She Seems x A Beautiful, Strong, Tragic, Sickly Eunuch Pretender] A conspiracy kept her empress for three years. In her previous life, Wei Jinyang trusted the young emperor and ended up dying miserably in the Cold Palace, covered in infamy! Reborn, Wei Jinyang finally came to her senses. She refused to be anyone's stepping stone again, so on her wedding day, she invited Lu Yin into 801Reads9.1Score105Shelves
- 3 The Empress Is Alluring and Charming, and Covets the Empress Dowager's Seat 娘娘娇娆柔媚，觊觎太后宝位 [Rebirth + palace intrigue + medical skills + no pairing + doesn't love the emperor] At the age of seven, she was kidnapped in her previous life and became the disciple of a genius physician. But her master coveted the peerless beauty she gradually grew into. After three years of planning, she struck a fatal blow, thinking she was finally free. Then she found the letter her master had left behind... Reborn in a single moment, she changed her fate of being kidnapped and entered the palace. She tr 1.3kReads9.1Score159Shelves
- 4 Fogbound Tiandu: The Soul of Huangshan 雾锁天都—黄山魂 The City Shrouded in Mist: The Soul of Huangshan 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Someone Open the Coffin! The Prince Says This King Can Still Be Saved 来人开棺，王妃说本王还有救 What? I transmigrated as an elite military doctor, but now I'm supposed to be buried alive with the prince? And the coffin is going to be sealed twice? Have you all lost your minds? Si Yeyun shoved open the coffin lid and beat the villains to a pulp, every punch landing hard. Xuanyuan Jing, still lying inside the coffin, tapped on the lid. “Open it. The princess says this prince can still be saved!” 4.2kReads9.1Score861Shelves
- 6 The Prince of Jun Dotes on His Wife: The Princess Consort Has a Bit of a Temper 珺王独宠：王妃脾气有点爆 In the capital stands a residence known as the House of the Living Dead: the Prince Jun’s manor. Prince Jun is paralyzed and disabled, while his princess consort has a poker face and a fiery temper. Before she entered the manor, people trembled at the very mention of it. After she moved in, not a living creature dared to come near! “My dear consort, they say that we’re a pair of calamity stars. How should we respond?” The princess consort doesn’t bat an eye. The willows in the courtyard sway des 1.4kReads9.0Score136Shelves
- 7 Forced to Marry a Lovesick Girl, the Disabled Heir Strikes It Rich 被赐婚花痴女，残疾世子赚翻了 28.3kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
- 8 Is the Noble Consort the Most Favored in the Harem Today? 贵妃今天宠冠后宫了嘛 [The Noble Consort is the reborn empress. Liang Jiayi = Zhou Jinghe. A clever, brave, strong-willed little troublemaker × a diligent, virtuous, wise, and benevolent ruler] Rumor had it that the newly arrived Noble Consort was the empress’s double. The Noble Consort had never put up with such an insult in her life, so she turned around and raised hell in the entire harem. The concubines competed for the emperor’s favor? She drove them out of the palace. The Empress Dowager made things difficult f 432Reads9.2Score102Shelves
- 9 Your Majesty, the Empress Doesn't Want to Leave the Cold Palace 皇上，娘娘她不想出冷宫 When Su Mumu opened her eyes again, she was back at age seventeen, just as she had entered the palace. She resolved to enjoy herself and have fun this time around, stay out of worldly affairs, and be a carefree slacker. Who knew that being reborn was already a miracle, and yet she would also get a golden finger? And that still wasn't all: the emperor, whom she had barely seen three times in her previous life, just had to cling to her in this one. Blurb One: Palace maids and eunuchs: “You're an u 623Reads9.2Score100Shelves
- 10 Fragrant Years, Lasting Happiness 岁月沉香，幸福绵长 The years are fragrant, and happiness lasts. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Age Difference Can't Stand in Love's Way 年龄的差距并不能阻挡爱情的脚步 The age gap cannot stand in the way of love. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Fertile Imperial Consort: The Emperor’s One and Only Favorite 好孕贵妃：独得圣宠 Noble Consort Jingmin: the highest rank many women in the imperial harem could dream of attaining. But what if it was a posthumous title? Who would want that? Given another chance, Wanran had no desire to become empress. She only wanted everyone who had harmed her in her previous life to receive their due punishment, and for her children to live in peace, never again to suffer through those dark days. As for the emperor, she would never again give him her whole heart. 2.4kReads9.2Score221Shelves
- 13 The Beloved Consort's Rise to Power 宠妃升职记 When faced with the selection, An Ruyi is merely a low-ranking daughter of a noble family. To avoid the marriage arranged by her legitimate mother, she has to choose between becoming another man's concubine and becoming the emperor's. Without hesitation, she chooses the latter. Backed by a golden finger in the form of a pocket dimension, she originally only wants to retire in the imperial palace. But even the harem is unsafe, and everyone can bully her. The emperor's favor only puts her in the s 2.8kReads8.9Score196Shelves
- 14 Mistbound Qingming: A Mountaineer's Redemption and Resolve 雾锁青冥：登山者的救赎与坚守 Mist Shrouds Qingming: A Mountaineer's Redemption and Perseverance 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 EN Dominating the Harem by Bearing Children 靠生子称霸后宫 In her previous life, Huameng's childhood sweetheart, the boy next door, betrayed her before their wedding. After watching him marry the daughter of a princess, she put on the bright red wedding dress she had spent two years embroidering and hanged herself. But her soul drifted through the world for twenty years after her death before she learned the truth: her childhood sweetheart had broken off their engagement after accidentally hearing that the childless emperor intended to adopt the princes 3.7kReads9.0Score471Shelves
- 16 The Chief Minister's Road to the Imperial Examinations 首辅的科举之路 [No golden finger + No pocket dimension + Heartwarming family + No ridiculous characters] [The male lead works hard and climbs the ranks one step at a time through his own efforts] [The male lead is devoted; the female lead appears fairly late. The story begins with the imperial examinations and later moves into officialdom] [No forced stupidity, no self-righteous saint, and no fake innocent heroine] Xu Xingfeng, a county-level civil servant in a twenty-first-century town, suddenly finds himself 6.7kReads8.9Score616Shelves
- 17 The Thorny Path Beneath the Glazed Pagoda 琉璃塔下的荆棘之路 The Thorny Road Beneath the Glazed Pagoda 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Buddhist Monk Next Door Is Here to Woo His Wife! 隔壁那佛子，是来钓妻的！ [Just started getting ratings, and the score is rising. Go ahead and give it a try.] ✓ Long-planned pursuit ✓ Buddhist monk × young nun Feng Xuanchen became a monk! Even two years later, the noble young ladies still couldn’t believe it. Their dream man, the God of War Prince of the Chaofeng Kingdom, had renounced the world! Yet there was never a shortage of fearless women throwing themselves at him, hoping to drag the peerless Buddhist monk back into worldly life. It was all in vain. - The empe 11.6kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
- 19 Beloved Across the Realm 宠倾江山 Chu Ran was a triple-threat star in film, television, and music in the twenty-first century. While filming on a city street, she was hit by a car after saving a little girl. When she woke, she had fallen into a dynasty she’d never even heard of in her history books. Well, when in Rome. Fortunately, she had transmigrated into the imperial family as a beloved young princess. Her royal grandfather treated her like a treasure, but her father cared only for romance and poetry, so having a father was 1.2kReads9.0Score124Shelves
- 20 The Tyrant Uncle Who Visits My Dreams Every Night 夜夜梦见未婚夫的暴君叔叔 (Both leads are chaste + she’s his one and only) Yun Si is the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, raised in seclusion. She is gentle, refined, reserved, and proper. After coming of age, she gets engaged. Her fiancé is her cousin, a gentle and refined gentleman, and the current emperor’s nephew. They are a perfect match in status, talent, and beauty. On the night of their engagement, Yun Si dreams of a man pinning her down on a mandarin-duck quilt. His gaze is burning and brazen, as thoug 9.4kReads9.0Score911Shelves
- 21 A Palace Maid’s Daily Struggles 宫女奋斗日常 Ling Huan has skin as smooth as ice and looks like a goddess, yet she has no interest in power and thinks only of leaving the palace. In the end, neither she nor her child meets a good end. Given another chance, her goal is to raise her child well and become Empress Dowager herself. A palace-intrigue story with a strong female lead. The heroine is ruthless and clever. A thoroughly satisfying read. 6kReads9.2Score853Shelves
- 22 I Became the Deposed Empress in the Cold Palace, So I Raised a Baby 穿成冷宫废后去养娃 Leng Luoyue, a web novelist who regularly stayed up late writing until she was half-dead, suddenly dropped dead. Not only did she die suddenly, she also transmigrated. She woke up in the body of a disgraced empress confined to the cold palace, who had died in childbirth, and was bound to some inexplicable child-rearing System. To complete her mission, she had to raise the little kitten into the crown prince. Since she’d already transmigrated, what else could she do? Raise him, of course! 5.3kReads9.0Score863Shelves
- 23 Endgame Player 游戏终局玩家 The Endgame Player 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Possessive Mr. Shi, Your Reborn Wife Is Here to Cherish You 偏执时少，你娇妻重生来疼你了 [A possessive, emotionally unstable man x a woman who never lets a slight go unanswered, 1v1 sweet romance and satisfying face-slapping, with a happy ending] Sheng Qianyi died, but before she did, she saw the man everyone feared pick up her last white bone from the ashes and carve it into a Buddha statue. Possessive yet devoted, he begged her to come back and show him some affection. Reborn into a new life, Sheng Qianyi reveals all her secret identities, kicks her trashy ex to the curb, tears th 3.1kReads9.3Score460Shelves
- 25 A Deal with the Overbearing CEO 和霸道总裁的交易 A Deal with the Domineering CEO 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Wicked Supporting Actress Is Reborn and Wins at Life 恶毒女配重生后躺赢了 The emperor has never touched anyone but the heroine! One beloved consort in the harem + 1v1 romance + fictional setting. Meng Yan only learns on the brink of death that she's a supporting character in a sweet palace-intrigue novel. In the story, she loves the emperor, Lu Haozhi, devotedly until the very end. She diligently competes for his favor and tirelessly fights the innocent white-lotus heroine, only to land herself in the cold palace and die miserably in the snow. After being reborn, she 21kReads9.1Score2kShelves
- 27 After Transmigrating to the Qing Dynasty, Fourth Master Has Three Babies in a Year 清穿后四爷一年抱仨 A wealthy young woman from modern times is reborn in the Qing Dynasty during the Kangxi era after a car accident, becoming Wanyan Wunaxi. With a loving mother, a doting father, and a crowd of protective older brothers, plus a portable pocket dimension, she has a life of pure bliss. All she needs to do is get passed over in the palace selection and marry some honest fellow. Then her life will be complete. Who knew the transmigration god would play a joke on her? An imperial edict comes crashing d 23kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
- 28 Dragon-Elephant Body Tempering Art 龙象淬体诀 Dragon-Elephant Body Tempering Art 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 After Our Marriage by Proxy, the Ailing Young Lord Is So Furious He’s Bouncing with Energy 替嫁后病弱世子被气得活蹦乱跳 After transmigrating overnight, she woke up shoved into a bridal sedan, being sent to bring good fortune to a sickly man who had been poisoned with a rare toxin and was not expected to live long. Su Tang just wanted to make the best of her situation, but with so many people looking for trouble, she had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and protect her husband. Cure poison, crush scumbags, and take on the bizarre troublemakers! Her legitimate younger sister wanted to rekindle an old romance an 4.1kReads9.3Score786Shelves
- 30 Peddler Between Two Worlds 两界货郎 The Peddler Between Two Worlds 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Blazing Embers Shine Bright, Illuminating the Land 烬火昭昭，照亮山河 Brilliant Embers Illuminate the Mountains and Rivers —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Tempting the Villain 诱反派 [Signed for publication] After transmigrating into a book as the cannon-fodder princess who dies tragically on her wedding night, Shen Ruan takes the initiative to seduce her husband, the Prince Regent, to stay alive. The Prince Regent has the face of an immortal, but he's ruthless, murderous, and volatile. He's the story's greatest villain. Shen Ruan goes to great lengths to tempt him, using both her beauty and clever schemes. From time to time, she also has to moonlight as the villain's bedmat 6.3kReads9.1Score672Shelves
- 33 Rebirth in the Yin Tower 阴楼新生 Rebirth in the Yin Mansion 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Little Darling Wreaks Havoc in the Aristocratic Family 奶团子炸翻豪门 The Little Dumpling Turns the Wealthy Family Upside Down 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 A Max-Level Expert Transmigrates into a Good-for-Nothing and Becomes Unstoppable Across the Globe 满级大佬穿成废柴，杀穿全球无敌手 A Max-Level Expert Transmigrates into a Good-for-Nothing and Slays His Way to Unrivaled Dominance Across the World 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 After She Transmigrates into a Book, the Noble Consort Is Forced to Raise the Villainous Tyrant 穿书后，贵妃被迫娇养反派暴君 [Completed] Su Yijin, a veteran supporting actress, has transmigrated into a book once again. When she opens her eyes, she is breathtakingly beautiful and on the pampered darling route, backed by powerful connections. Her father is a general who guards the nation, her mother is the Junyang Commandery Princess, and her maternal grandfather is a prince of a different surname... With the heroine's script in hand, Su Yijin takes down the green tea and kicks the fake innocent aside, then throws herse 1.4kReads9.0Score287Shelves
- 37 A Chronicle of Mending the Rift in the Starry Sky 星穹裂缝修复记 The Starry Sky Rift Repair Record 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Sweet Everyday Life in the Prince’s Mansion 王府甜宠日常 [Past and Present Lives 1v1 + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] Wen Sisi was crown princess for five years. The crown prince appeared to be a loving husband, but in truth he loathed her. From their wedding night onward, he sought out his concubines, and in the end he personally caused her death before elevating the concubine he loved to the position of his principal wife. Reborn, Wen Sisi ignored the crown prince's flirtatious hints and chose to marry Liu Xuan, Prince of Jingjiang, a man o 12.3kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
- 39 A Beauty Bodyguard Transmigrates into a Book as Pan Jinlian 美女保镖穿书潘金莲 A Beautiful Bodyguard Transmigrates into the Story of Pan Jinlian 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Reborn as a Mad Princess: The Moon Shines Over the Western Tower 重生狂妃之明月罩西楼 In her previous life, Jiang Mingyue, daughter of a great general, took blows and shed blood for the Great Yin dynasty. She lived a passionate life and died a passionate death. So when she got another chance at life, she decided to stop making waves. She chose the rich, titled Zhao Xilou, a veteran slacker, as her husband, intending to while away her days with Lord Zhao, eating and waiting to die. But after becoming a Zhao, Jiang Mingyue discovered that her slacker husband might have no ambition 11.6kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
- 41 Farming in the Cold Palace 我在冷宫忙种田 After transmigrating, she becomes an unwanted empress discarded in the Cold Palace. What? The palace has stopped providing her with food and clothing? No problem, she has a pocket dimension and plenty of grain. What? The emperor is a greasy, overweight middle-aged man? No problem, she’ll sell steamy little books, save up enough silver, and leave the palace. What? The impossibly handsome man before her is actually the emperor? His handsome face draws closer and closer. “My beloved consort, where 4kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
- 42 I Became a Mediator in the Marquis's Manor and the Whole Family Dotes on Me 我在侯府当调解员，被全家宠了 Brutal, ruthless Imperial Guard X sweet, gentle ray of sunshine Just as her name suggests, Jiang Mi has a sweet little mouth and knows exactly how to charm people, leaving them dazed and warm-hearted. But an imperial decree sends this honey-sweet girl to the most difficult household to serve: the Ning'an Marquis's residence. The Old Madam is stern and old-fashioned: “You wretches! The whole lot of you are hopeless!” The Ning'an Marquis is aloof and icy: “You unfilial son, do you know what you've 19.5kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
- 43 The Source of Spiritual Energy: The Moon Spirit Legacy 灵气之源，月灵传承 Source of Spiritual Energy: The Moon Spirit Legacy 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Be Good! Sweetheart, Don't Run! The Mad Tyrant Coaxes You in a Hoarse Whisper 乖！娇娇别逃！疯批暴君低哑缠哄 [Also known as The Phoenix Returns to the Luan] [Both Reborn + Both Transmigrate + Yandere + Power Couple + Everyone’s Favorite + Sweet Romance and Power Fantasy] After dying tragically in her previous life and transmigrating to the modern world, Yun Li unexpectedly transmigrates back. When she opens her eyes, it’s her wedding night! “A Li... why can’t you try to love me?” The yandere regent grips her waist, his eyes red-rimmed, and swears he’ll pamper his little darling with his life in this li 10.6kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
- 45 I Transmigrated into the Prime Minister’s Mansion as a Concubine-Born Daughter 魂穿相府庶女 My Soul Transmigrated into the Prime Minister's Concubine-Born Daughter 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Reborn, the Noble Consort Only Wants to Be the Villain 重生后贵妃她只想当反派 [Mutual devotion + sweet romance + no angst] After being reborn, Ye Jiujiu takes her brash, don’t-mess-with-me attitude to the extreme: She kicks the meticulously dressed Consort Li into the water; She slips laxatives into the tea of the coquettish Consort Yun; She wreaks havoc at the flower-viewing banquet the Empress painstakingly prepared; The consorts all rush to the emperor to complain: The cool, dignified emperor says, “I established this harem solely to give the Noble Consort something to 3.5kReads9.1Score349Shelves
- 47 Great Tang: If You Won’t Rebel, Father, Then I Will! 大唐：父亲您不造反，我造反！ [Ruthless and decisive]+ [Golden finger]+ [Conquest and expansion]+ [Industrial Revolution]+ [Age of Discovery] Also known as The Crown Prince Should Stop Competing, the Tang Dynasty Already Has Nine Dragons in One Court, Tang Dynasty: Father, You’re This Old, How Can You Still Sleep?, and I, Li Chengqian, the Steadiest Crown Prince in History. He transmigrates to a parallel Tang Dynasty and becomes Li Chengqian, still the heir of the Prince of Qin’s household. Faced with Li Shimin’s indecision, 12.7kReads8.6Score782Shelves
- 48 The Secret Realm's Dragon-Elephant Art Legacy 秘境传承龙象诀 The Dragon-Elephant Art, an inheritance from a secret realm 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Only After Being Reborn Did I Learn I Was the Cool and Aloof Minister's White Moonlight 重生才知，我竟是清冷权臣白月光 [Revenge on scumbags + sweet romance + switched marriages + reborn heroine vs. transmigrated heroine + a seemingly aloof, secretly twisted beauty] In her previous life, Chu Mingyuan learned only as she lay dying that the younger sister who had secretly been sleeping with her husband was not born to her late mother. She was actually a concubine-born daughter who had been switched at birth by a concubine. Chu Mingyuan died with regrets. Thankfully, Heaven took pity on her, and after her death she 8.7kReads8.9Score901Shelves
- 50 Transmigrate with a Rainbow Spirit Root 穿越七彩灵根 Transmigrated with Seven-Color Spirit Roots 12Reads—Score—Shelves
