Novels like A Palace Maid’s Daily Struggles
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Palace Maid’s Daily Struggles, best match first.
- 151 The Alluring Consort Climbs to the Phoenix Throne and Captures the Emperor's Heart at First Sight 尤物娘娘爬凤位，让皇上一见钟情 [Devoted love + the emperor falls at first sight + palace intrigue and rising to power through favoritism + heroine’s acting skills + strong, clever heroine] Wen Shuyao loved only herself. Only losers loved men. Now that she had been granted the title of Attendant and ordered into the palace, she would make use of the emperor’s love at first sight. The emperor was merely a stepping stone for Wen Shuyao. It wouldn’t be hard to act like someone deeply in love with him. Wen Shuyao was the legitimat 5.1kReads9.0Score609Shelves
- 152 A Concubine’s Guide to Winning the Crown Prince’s Favor 太子宠妾上位攻略 How will His Highness the Crown Prince deal with the side consort who fainted during her investiture? Pei Jingyan: “She embarrassed me. The Cold Palace is where she belongs!” How will the precious pearl in his palm take revenge on the Crown Prince who made her a concubine? Yao Baozhu: “A woman’s revenge lasts all day long!” Their meeting was far from beautiful, and their relationship began with schemes. Yet over the long years, they found love and tenderness, and learned to give each other their 1.8kReads8.7Score205Shelves
- 153 A Substitute Slave! Her Way Through the Palace to Become Empress 替身为奴！一路宫斗做皇后 Yongan, the daughter of a disgraced official, was sentenced to palace service. She endured a life of hunger and cold in a cutthroat harem, struggling through hardship after hardship until she finally became a senior palace maid. He said he would cherish her for the rest of her life, but she had grown tired of the intrigue and ruthless rivalries. Once she stepped beyond the palace gates, she was no longer the senior palace maid everyone envied. The world was wide open, and she was free to soar! W 1.8kReads9.3Score366Shelves
- 154 The Reborn Second Wife’s Handbook 继室重生手册 When do the symptoms arise? At that moment when the lanterns are dim and the moon is half-bright. In her previous life, Chen Yining failed to see Xu Zeyu’s love for her. She was used by others, and in the end, she caused Xu Zeyu’s death and died miserable herself. Reborn in this life, Chen Yining will never again betray the person who loves her most in the world. 1.4kReads8.7Score147Shelves
- 155 I’m Fighting for Favor in the Palace, and You’re Watching the Show??? 我在宫斗，你在看戏？？？ A no-holds-barred harem showdown. Got the guts to join? ^_^ [Pure palace intrigue + characters who aren't dumbed down + clear-headed heroine + no pointless self-torment + cheerful and lighthearted] After Qiu Ju dies, she transmigrates to the Qianyuan Dynasty and becomes a low-ranking palace maid. Because she doesn't want to get up at three in the morning to work, she decides to seduce the emperor... Her modest goal: become a consort who has to get up no earlier than five in the morning... 5.5kReads9.0Score533Shelves
- 156 I Became the Emperor’s Farmgirl Wife, and Now I’m the Favorite of the Six Palaces! 穿成皇帝农家发妻，我宠冠六宫！ She transmigrates into a peasant woman and discovers she is Wang Baozan. After five years of waiting in a humble cave, she becomes empress overnight! The underage consorts are far too competitive, while her newly successful emperor husband says one thing and does another. The ministers bow in reverence, the four seas sing her praises, and a peasant-woman craze sweeps through the capital… 779Reads9.0Score101Shelves
- 157 With a Childbearing System in Hand, the Empress Gives Birth to Octuplets 生子系统在手，皇后娘娘一胎八宝 [Not a devoted couple + palace and household intrigue + multiple pregnancies and births + satisfying revenge] Lin Shuangshuang was forced to become a consort and had planned to spend her life doing nothing. Little did she know that people in the imperial harem were experts at currying favor for money. Without money or the emperor's affection, she could barely even get enough to eat. Faced with the servants' mistreatment and her own growling stomach, Lin Shuangshuang decided to compete for the em 1.6kReads7.2Score134Shelves
- 158 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
- 159 A Palace Maid Rises to Power and Becomes the Tyrant’s Beloved 宫女上位，成为暴君心尖宠 [Harem intrigue] [The leads are not each other’s first] [He only dotes on her in the later part] Overworked office worker Fang Ziluo transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid named Fang Zhilu. Three years earlier, the emperor had exchanged a few words with her. That alone was enough to offend Noble Consort Liu, and she spent the next three years tending the kitchen fire. The original Fang Zhilu had died a miserable death after enduring all that humiliation. Fang Zhilu thought, Now that 735Reads8.8Score105Shelves
- 160 The Grand Empress Dowager Just Wants to Watch the Show 太皇太后她只想看戏 (No romance) Three days after transmigrating and becoming empress, the emperor died. The chief minister found the emperor's great-nephew and made him the new emperor. In a single night, Jiang Shan rose two ranks and became the Grand Empress Dowager. The new emperor arrived with two mothers, and before they had even entered the palace, they were already arguing over who would live in the east wing and who would live in the west. After that, the new emperor's wives came and went, each trying every 263Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 161 The Fortunate Concubine 庶女有福 The third daughter of the Chu family, Chu Lingran, is breathtakingly beautiful, with peerless looks. In truth, she is merely a concubine-born daughter of the Chengbo Marquis household, always cautious and modest, playing the pig to eat the tiger. Her stepmother took a fortune-teller’s words, “This girl will have many descendants,” and sent her to the Crown Prince’s residence to serve as a childbearing tool. But the full prediction was: “This girl will have many descendants, for she is destined t 1.3kReads9.0Score138Shelves
- 162 Qing Transmigration: The Sweet and Adorable Consort Is Doted on by the Fourth Prince 清穿好孕：福晋娇娇四爷甜宠我 [Qing Dynasty transmigration + exclusive devotion + spiritual spring in a pocket dimension + adorable baby + strong heroine] Transmigrating into the Yongzheng Emperor’s household as an obscure bondservant concubine, Jiang Yan sees the distinctive shaved foreheads of the Qing Dynasty and wonders, Have I transmigrated? Fourth Master: “Jiang Yan, you’ve got some nerve!” Jiang Yan: “If I want to get pregnant, I have to be bold! Fourth Master, here I come!” Fourth Master: “Be good. Tomorrow, give me 4.8kReads8.5Score359Shelves
- 163 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
- 164 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
- 165 From Talented Lady to Empress: Your Consort Knows Court Intrigue Best 从才人到皇后，爱妃最懂宫斗 The author's first book, so please don't mind the low rating. Zhao Xiyao is a fashion designer. Maybe she'd watched too many palace-intrigue dramas, because she actually transmigrated to an ancient imperial harem and became a low-ranking concubine. The palace intrigue she faced was far crueler than anything she'd ever seen on television. A death sentence from the start, all kinds of plots against her, and endless scheming... As someone from the modern world, Zhao Xiyao could write poetry and mak 32Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 166 The Imperial Noble Consort’s Laid-Back Life in the Qing Dynasty 清穿皇贵妃的咸鱼日常 Su Yin unexpectedly arrives in the Qing Dynasty and, by a twist of fate, ends up in the Fourth Prince’s residence. Knowing roughly how history is supposed to unfold, she chooses to keep a low profile to save her own skin. Who would have thought that one day, the Fourth Prince would overhear her secretly badmouthing him? The prince declares, “Very well. You’ve got my attention!” Su Yin denies it three times over: “It wasn’t me, I didn’t do it, don’t make things up.” 3kReads9.0Score262Shelves
- 167 The Scheming Prince: The Fierce Girl Plans to Turn the Tables 腹黑王爷：彪悍丫头要翻天 Ye Zhenzhen became Prince Jing Qi You's personal maid, and everyone said her lowly birth meant the prince would tire of her sooner or later. A young servant: "Don't worry, Zhenzhen. Once the prince gets tired of you, he'll give you to me as my wife!" A guard: "Zhenzhen, when the prince no longer wants you, I want to take care of you for the rest of your life!" Zhenzhen rolled her eyes. She had plenty of money. When the prince got tired of her, she would buy her freedom, open a shop, and become a 4.3kReads9.1Score529Shelves
- 168 Your Majesty, That's Enough! 陛下请适可而止吧！ A birthday banquet for the Empress Dowager. A cup of wine meant for lovers, drunk by mistake. When the emperor dragged Lu Zhixue into a private room, she thought it was a disaster that had come out of nowhere. Beneath his dragon robes, his fingertips burned. His kiss was poison, and he branded her neck with a mark of humiliation. “Since you’re my concubine, helping me sober up is your duty.” She hurt so badly that she clawed his back raw, her tears soaking the brocade quilt. Little did she kn 1.6kReads8.6Score119Shelves
- 169 I'm Already a Concubine, So What's Wrong with a Little Cunning? 都做妾了，有点小心机怎么了？ [Scheming in the household early on, palace intrigue later + System + Gorgeous heroine + A little childbirth + Sweet romance] [Stunning heroine who is sweet yet ruthless and a brilliant actress × Cold-faced prince who dotes on his wife and lets his imagination run wild] The male lead in this palace-intrigue novel is not sexually inexperienced. He favors the heroine early on and devotes himself solely to her later. Readers who mind should proceed with caution. In her previous life, Su Yujiao was 2.3kReads7.3Score154Shelves
- 170 Raising Children as Consort Xi in the Qing Dynasty 清穿之熹贵妃养崽日常 [A max-level green tea who treats men like bosses and sweet-talks them while focusing on raising her child, the Imperial Noble Consort VS Yongzheng, a cold-faced prince to outsiders but a cute, proud tsundere at home; Qing Dynasty setting, palace intrigue, Consort Xi, adorable child, feel-good story] After raising a baby for two months, Qian Shengyan found out he was actually Qianlong. She immediately decided to lie back and let things work out in her favor. ...Then the baby nearly died. Terrifi 476Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 171 Oh No, Fourth Master from Empresses in the Palace Has Transmigrated 不得了，甄嬛传四大爷穿越了 [System] [Transmigration] [Empresses in the Palace] [True Harem] Ye Shu has watched Empresses in the Palace countless times, and her greatest pleasure is reading the live comments. Without them, the show just isn't as fun. As usual, Ye Shu turned on the live comments, only to spot an amusing one: “If the emperor could be reborn, what would he do?” Ye Shu chimed in, “Guard against fire, thieves, and getting cheated on. Hahaha.” Ding! Congratulations, you've been granted the chance to transmigrate 570Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 172 She Entered the Palace as a Zhaoyi, Bewitching the Emperor with Her Obsession and Allure 入宫即是昭仪，又痴又媚紧握帝王 That year, she fell for him at first sight. She threw caution to the wind and insisted on entering the palace as his concubine, even knowing she was nothing more than a pawn he used to keep the harem in check. She was willing. Even knowing his heart held only the empire and Empress Chu, she was willing to be a reflection beneath Empress Chu’s feet. As Su Qingluan pursued the emperor’s love, schemes and intrigues unfolded in the harem, one step at a time. He once said, “You shouldn’t expect an em 1.6kReads8.4Score135Shelves
- 173 The Bold Consort Flirts with the Emperor, and He Begs for Cuddles Every Day 直球贵妃撩帝王，他竟日日求贴贴 [Just got a rating, and it’ll slowly go up from here~ Welcome, everyone!] [Palace intrigue, not an innocent romance] [Sweet romance; the male lead falls early and dotes on her exclusively after about ten chapters] [A clever, brave, strong, stunning beauty who speaks her mind × a clingy, love-struck puppy of an emperor] Shen Chaoying opened her eyes to find herself sitting in the sedan chair taking her to the emperor’s bedchamber. She looked around and nearly fainted on the spot. Thanks for askin 1.1kReads8.8Score133Shelves
- 174 The Story of Consort Xi of the Yongzheng Emperor 雍正熹妃传 She entered the household at thirteen, marrying the dignified and elegant Fourth Imperial Prince, Yinzhen. At their first meeting, he gently brushed the crumbs of osmanthus cake from the corner of her mouth and asked with a faint smile, “Do you like the pastries in the residence?” His cool, clear eyes, which seemed a little distant, warmed with his smile. He had never promised her an eternity together, yet she believed she would love him until the end of time. Kangxi said he was steady, but she 505Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 175 Tell Me, Tell Me, Will History Remember Her Beauty? 知否，知否，青史载红妆 In The Story of Minglan, how did the concubine-born girl who lost her mother at five learn to hide her talents and survive amid bloodshed? No transmigration, no golden finger, no cheat codes. With nothing but patience and restraint, she navigates the rivalry between the legitimate and concubine-born children, plotting her mother's revenge without getting blood on her hands; With nothing but her keen eye, she rises from a back courtyard in the Sheng household to become the matriarch of a marquis' 974Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 Her Grace Is Cool and Gentle, and Everyone Loves Her 娘娘她清冷温柔惹人爱 A pure palace-intrigue story, in classical style. No transmigration, no rebirth. The fate of a noblewoman has never been hers to decide. She is Yun Wan, the Chancellor's only legitimate daughter. Her destiny was set from birth: everything she learned was solely to prepare her to enter the palace. Would she willingly enter the palace and fade into obscurity, becoming a pawn the emperor could use to keep the Yun family in check? Or would she carefully maneuver her way into becoming the favorite co 1.4kReads8.4Score116Shelves
- 177 Raising Children in the Eighth Prince's Household 清穿之八爷后院养包子 Overnight, she transmigrated into the Qing dynasty and became the Eighth Prince's wife. Chi Xiaohe wanted nothing more than to give the god of transmigration the finger! She was just an ordinary nobody, so how was she supposed to survive as a prince's wife? Compete for his favor? She couldn't do that! Fight for dominance in the household? No idea! Get caught up in palace intrigue? Even less! But she wasn't content to simply eat, sleep, and wait to die, either. After much thought, Chi Xiaohe set 50Reads8.4Score104Shelves
- 178 Qing Transmigration: The Young Lady Is a Drama Queen, and the Fourth Lord Dotes on Her Day and Night 清穿：格格是戏精，四爷日夜宠爱 [Clear-headed heroine, not a self-sacrificing saint + stunning beauty who seems sweet but is secretly ruthless + exclusive devotion + sweet romance + many talents + childbirth + golden finger] … (An alternate Qing dynasty, with differences from the historical record) … Wanrong transmigrates and becomes a low-ranking concubine in the Fourth Prince’s household. She had planned to leave others alone as long as they left her alone. But Ulanara’s schemes and oppression soon give wa 1.6kReads8.7Score100Shelves
- 179 The Empress Takes the Throne, and the Treasury Is Already Empty 娘娘入主中宫，国库已被搬空 [Both pure + sweet pampering + he convinces himself she loves him + tooth-achingly sweet!!!!] After transmigrating, Bai Leqing wanted a life where food and clothes were brought right to her, so she immediately latched onto the tyrant of an emperor and fawned, “Your Majesty, I love you so much I can't help myself, I'm absolutely head over heels for you~” The emperor gave her a disdainful sidelong glance. “Get lost. You're making yourself look cheap and bringing shame on me.” Later... The emperor 481Reads8.8Score110Shelves
- 180 After Being Sent to the Palace, I Win All the Emperor’s Favor 被献入宫后，我夺尽恩宠 🌟The drama adaptation, Qin Meiren’s Rise to Power, is now streaming!🌟 [Palace intrigue / not both virgins / devoted love later on. This isn’t a mindless indulgence story. If you’re looking for pure doting after just two or three chapters, you should leave now.] In her previous life, Qin Liuse entered the palace in place of a noble daughter of the Qin family. In the end, she was left with nowhere to call home, forced to watch the man she loved marry someone else. Reborn, she is still the neglect 3.3kReads8.8Score381Shelves
- 181 After Entering the Palace, She Becomes His Majesty’s One True Love 入宫后她是陛下的白月光 [Pure Palace Intrigue] [No Saintly Heroine] [The Heroine Schemes Against the Entire Harem] [Political Machinations] [Clear-Headed Careerist] Originally titled "The Empress's Daily Life of Palace Intrigue," retitled "A Consort's Guide to Palace Intrigue" * Shen Yiwan, the illegitimate daughter of the Shen family, became pregnant after entering the palace and was made Virtuous Consort. Somehow, she let her good sense fly out the window and made the decision she would regret most in her life. She s 754Reads8.6Score100Shelves
- 182 Spoiled in the Qing Court: She Becomes the Fourth Prince's Beloved 清穿娇宠：她成了四爷的心上宝 Transmigrate to the Qing dynasty and become a concubine? And a concubine in Fourth Prince’s household, no less? Concubine Li is overbearing, Concubine Song is honey-tongued but treacherous, and even the lofty Princess Consort is kind-faced but hard-hearted. Not to mention the yet-to-appear Niohuru and Nian. Oh my God, how is she supposed to survive in this den of wolves? Act sweet, play cute, coax Fourth Prince, kick the other concubines, and be fierce. Little by little, she melts his heart, unt 4.9kReads8.9Score344Shelves
- 183 The Spoiled Concubine's Daily Death Wish 宠妾作死日常 You have to die once to realize what you’ve missed, especially in a back courtyard full of endless intrigue! Before the selection, Wanyan Wanxi was the apple of her family’s eye. After she was chosen and entered the imperial household, she remembered her mother’s teachings: respect the principal consort and tread carefully in everything. She never sought the limelight. But who could have guessed that this very respect and sense of propriety would lead to her downfall? Returning to the beginnin 3.6kReads8.8Score260Shelves
- 184 I Am the Consort 妾为后 Wu Xiaoyan was not beautiful. For a woman, she was far too tall, and her skin was too dark. She was stronger than a man and ate more than one, too. As she grew older, all she wanted was to marry an ordinary man and live an ordinary life. But this little wolf cub she had raised... really was a little wolf cub!! 2.1kReads9.0Score195Shelves
- 185 The Empress Doesn't Fight for Favor, the Emperor Crowns Her Empress 娘娘不宫斗，帝王捧上后位 [A Dark, Unhinged Emperor vs. A Wild and Alluring Consort: Not a Pure Romance, but Full of Devotion, Thrills, and Sweetness!] Jiang Shu transmigrates into the harem of a tyrant, becoming an obscure Noble Lady. She thinks she’ll just keep her head down in the palace until old age. But then, to survive, she throws herself into the tyrant’s arms. The emperor adores her beyond measure! He clears out his entire harem for her and puts her on the throne as empress. From then on, their life as emperor a 1.2kReads9.1Score134Shelves
- 186 The Bewitching Consort Rises to Power, Face-Slapping the Scheming, Cold Emperor 娇媚娘娘狂上位，打脸勾心清冷帝 [Palace intrigue, transmigration, a clear-eyed heroine who uses schemes and acting skills to rise to the top, palace intrigue in the early stages, then becoming the emperor's only favorite, happy ending] [A glamorous star with a thousand-layered bag of tricks and countless ways to seduce; a slow-to-warm, aloof emperor gradually gets proven wrong, and an old flame turns him into a lovesick fool] Everyone in the palace knew that Emperor Zhaoming, with his immortal bearing and few desires, treated 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 187 The Fourth Master's Beloved Consort Is Pregnant: He Spoils Her Rotten 福晋有喜：四爷，太会宠 “The guilty always make the first accusation. Watch your tongue, or you'll bite it.” Biu~ The drama queen gets what's coming to her. “Clingy and shameless? Watch your step, or you'll trip on flat ground.” Biu~ The green tea girl gets unlucky. “With such awful character, watch out or you won't have any sons.” Biu~ A certain prince has six daughters in a row. Fourth Prince always thought his little sweetheart Yun Shu was a jinx. He was afraid someone would seize her and burn her as a witch. He gua 1.2kReads7.2Score111Shelves
- 188 Fourth Master, Her Majesty Just Wants to Eat and Do Nothing 四爷，娘娘只想混吃等死 Xun'er transmigrated and became a concubine in Fourth Master’s household! As a lowly concubine with a humble background, and with the principal wife being so ruthless, she figured she’d better keep her head down, stay unnoticed, and live off the household until the end of her days. Who knew that even while doing nothing but eating, she’d end up eating her way into Fourth Master’s heart? As he started showing up for meals more and more often, certain people grew jealous and came at her with a ten 739Reads8.6Score100Shelves
- 189 Palace Intrigue: The Story of Qing Zhi 深宫策·青栀传 Her eyes can see through sinister tricks and schemes, but she cannot fully see the changes in people's hearts. His hands hold the fate of all under heaven, yet all he wants is to hold on to the few who truly care for him. How far is it from being the daughter of a powerful official distrusted by the emperor to becoming a virtuous empress remembered throughout history? Once she enters the imperial palace, her past ties are severed. Half a lifetime of ups and downs conceals the green of the garden 1.9kReads9.2Score298Shelves
- 190 The Empress Is So Charming, the Emperor Holds Her in the Palm of His Hand 娘娘多娇，帝王捧在掌心宠 [The leads are not faithful to each other at the beginning, so read with caution] [Palace intrigue at first, favoritism in the middle, exclusive devotion in the later part] [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + a stunningly beautiful, charming consort x a workaholic, devoted emperor] Qu Wanning was a die-hard fan of palace-intrigue novels. Just because she left the author a comment asking them to continue the story, she transmigrated into a new book whose blurb she had just finished reading! She ge 2.7kReads8.8Score311Shelves
- 191 A Royal Concubine 皇家妾室 [The heroine does not transmigrate, has no golden finger, and is not the sole object of the prince’s favor. He may favor her more later on. Read with care if that bothers you.] Qiao Weiyue was born into a merchant family. Because of her beauty, she was presented to Prince Jin as a concubine. She knew her place. The prince would never favor her alone, and she couldn’t compete with noblewomen who had powerful families and plenty of tricks up their sleeves. So she could only cling tightly to Prince 7.1kReads8.4Score823Shelves
- 192 From Palace Maid to Imperial Consort: Her Majesty Is on a Killing Spree 从宫女到贵妃，娘娘她杀疯了 It’s bad enough that she’s transmigrated into a palace laundry maid. Who knew a eunuch would take a fancy to her, too? Jiang Zhiyi decides that lying low in the palace is out of the question. She’ll just have to climb the ladder to success. When a eunuch lusts after her, she sends him to his grave. When the concubines vie for favor, she’ll stop at nothing. Jiang Zhiyi knows the imperial harem is a cutthroat workplace where only the capable survive. The palace is full of deceit and intrigue, 6.1kReads8.8Score613Shelves
- 193 Qing Transmigration: The Noble Consort Lies Flat with Six Little Ones 清穿：贵妃娘娘靠六个崽崽躺平 The main story is complete. A dramatic, stunning widow + a sickly, temperamental Kangxi = six mighty little ones. A one-of-a-kind, unconventional Qing dynasty transmigration tale, with the madness starting right from the emperor. I transmigrated into the body of Guo Luoluo Garudai, an older widow and the unremarkable elder sister of Yifei, never expecting to be the white moonlight Kangxi had buried deep in his heart and lost. A selection was held just for her, and she was admitted to the palace 1.9kReads8.8Score148Shelves
- 194 The Alluring Imperial Consort Climbs to the Top by Winning the Emperor’s Favor 贵妃娘娘妩媚诱人，一路争宠上位 [A drama-loving, cunning heroine who puts on a beautiful act × a hero who falls for all her tricks] The heroine is spoiled by his affection, and the hero keeps lowering his standards for her Shen Yue knew from childhood that she had to fight for whatever she wanted. Having watched her concubine mother bow and scrape around the household, she wanted to win a respectable place in the world for them both. As a concubine-born daughter, no high-ranking family would take her as a principal wife. If sh 2.8kReads8.8Score251Shelves
- 195 The General's Legitimate Daughter: The Hot-Tempered Consort Is Not to Be Trifled With 将门嫡女：暴脾气贵妃不好惹 [Devoted Love in the Later Story + Adorable Baby + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Beloved Legitimate Daughter] [Hopelessly Devoted Foolish Emperor + Clear-Headed, Self-Controlled, Clever Noble Consort] Once you enter the palace, it’s as deep as the sea. Yu Jinghe is the most clear-eyed woman in the world. Noble Consort Yue, the most stylish woman in the harem, wins the emperor’s favor all to herself with her fiery temper. Sharp-tongued and quick to throw a punch, she’s practically the harem’s gangs 3.3kReads9.2Score300Shelves
- 196 The Little Palace Maid Who Ruled the Harem 小宫女宠冠后宫 [A pampered little palace maid × a possessive, scheming emperor; pseudo-childhood sweethearts; doted on from the start; happy ending] When A Ruo was seven, the Grand Empress Dowager found her and brought her into the palace. She had been raised by her ever since. Though she was a maid, everyone in the palace addressed her as Miss A Ruo. Life couldn’t have been sweeter. But her carefree days didn’t last long. After four years away from the capital, she returned to hear something unbelievable. The 4.9kReads7.5Score533Shelves
- 197 The Refined Self-Serving Life of the Imperial Harem 精致利己的后宫生活 Content warning: Good and evil are relative, human nature is complicated, and the heroine is an unapologetic self-interested pragmatist. As a low-ranking palace maid, she has hundreds, even thousands, of mountains bearing down on her. Life is truly miserable... Rather than toil away her whole life, become a eunuch's bedmate, and be cremated after death, with her ashes scattered into the Rebirth Well so that they become one with his... Ji Hansu decides to find herself a better place to end up. As 1.2kReads7.2Score117Shelves
- 198 Qing Dynasty Noble Consort: All Nine Sons of Kangxi Vie for My Favor 清穿贵妃多娇，引康熙九龙竞折腰 Overnight, she transmigrates and becomes the younger sister of Yi Fei, who will one day be greatly favored in the Qing palace. Luo Shuyao, a recent college graduate who has never had to endure hardship, is baffled: just because her surname is Luo, does that make her a Guoluoluo? Living in the Qing dynasty is now a fact, so Shuyao can only adapt. After all, she has a childbearing System, which is at least a golden finger of sorts. It is better than having nothing. Only when a deep-seated convicti 4.1kReads8.6Score313Shelves
- 199 I’m Sweet and Well-Behaved, So Why Am I the Harem’s Only Favorite? 我又乖又美，独宠后宫怎么了？ [Sweet Romance + Harem + No Angst] A lively, stunning beauty + a devastatingly handsome, love-struck good emperor. (He’s love-struck but knows right from wrong) (No cutthroat palace intrigue) (Not a devoted couple) (Fast-paced) (Heroine’s halo) Ji Wanqing transmigrates into the harem of the Emperor of Yan and becomes a low-ranking concubine. The moment she arrives, the arrogant Consort slaps her. The Consort is bad enough, and the Empress is no better, using her to stoke the Consort’s anger. Wit 4.1kReads9.2Score447Shelves
- 200 Life as a Consort: I’m Surprisingly Good at Slacking Off 嫔妃这职业，摆烂的我竟驾轻就熟 Office drone Tao Yanyan transmigrates into the body of Tao Yanyan, the lowest-ranking concubine in an ancient emperor’s harem. Surrounded by women of higher rank, she has no choice but to tread carefully and survive to the end. Competing for the emperor’s favor? Not a chance. Keeping her head down is the way to go. What? The emperor is super handsome? But he’s in love with everyone! What? Without the emperor’s favor, she won’t live to old age? What? You’re the lowest-ranking concubine and you’re 5.6kReads8.3Score559Shelves
