Novels like The Prime Minister's Eldest Daughter: Beautiful and Ruthless
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- 1 The Emperor Cries to Me About Being Broke Every Day. You Call This Poor and Pitiful? 皇上天天跟我哭穷,你管这叫小可怜? Original title: Laughable! After You Betrayed Me, My Brothers Still Think I’ll Forgive You? [Anti-doting family + Brothers Begging for Forgiveness + True and Fake Heiresses + Pocket Dimension + Light Fantasy] Shen Zhoujin was the real heiress of the Earl’s household, yet all her life she was trampled underfoot by the fake heiress. Her reputation was in tatters, and she died without a body left intact. Given another chance, her scumbag father and brothers still treasured the fake heiress like a 158Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 2 What a Shock! The Real Legitimate Daughter Who Took the Princess Consort’s Place Is a Divine Healer 傻眼!王府替嫁的真嫡女是医圣 She was on a mission in an ancient tomb. When she opened her eyes, she had become a country bumpkin young lady in the prime minister's household of an imaginary ancient dynasty. Abandoned as a child and raised on a farm, she had been sent to marry Prince Rui in her elder sister's place, to bring him good fortune. But who was this lively groom? Prince Rui gripped Su Qiqi by the throat. “You have defiled me. I'll confiscate the two hundred thousand taels of silver!” Su Qiqi protested, “But I didn' 11.2kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
- 3 Born to Be Empress 天生皇后命 The interstellar doctor Ni Shuxin transmigrates into a historical romance about a household’s internal power struggles, becoming the crown princess destined for a tragic ending. When the crown prince was still a prince, he coveted the empress’s destiny that the Imperial Preceptor had divined for her. He schemed to marry her, and sure enough, he became crown prince. After ascending the throne, the emperor uses her and then plans to depose her, send her into exile, and marry her half-sister, the f 1.5kReads9.0Score201Shelves
- 4 A Qing Dynasty Romance: The Fertile Consort's Charm Captures the Fourth Prince 清穿好孕:贵妃娇媚,四爷动心了 Li Tian, a seasoned career woman, transmigrated into an alternate version of the Qing dynasty and became a gege in Yinzhen’s household. She treated Fourth Master like a boss: put in the work, win him over, and try to have children. Her life became an endless cycle of having and raising children… Then her carefully crafted persona fell apart. Yinzhen pinned Li Tian down and told her, “I’m the only man you’re allowed to have eyes for.” The woman asked timidly, “What about our son?” Fourth Master d —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Qing Transmigration: The Fourth Master’s Sweet Side Consort Is So Fertile 清穿:四爷的娇娇侧福晋太好孕 They are not mutually devoted at first. Only after Fourth Prince takes the throne does he gradually stop taking other women to bed. I haven’t followed historical records, so please be understanding if certain characters don’t match your expectations. Gu Linlang struggled for half her life in the modern world. Just when she finally managed to buy a little apartment, a truck coming straight at her sent her to the next life. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the side consort of Yinzhe 3.1kReads8.9Score181Shelves
- 6 After My Bridal Sedan Left the Manor, I Was Forced to Marry the Disabled Prince Next Door 花轿出府后,我被逼改嫁隔壁残王 (Complete) [Transmigration + Strong Female Lead + Devoted Couple + Yandere + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Mutual Redemption] A bold, badass mercenary assassin vs. a sweet-on-the-outside, dark-within yandere war god prince Xiao Chengli has two faces. In public, he is a bloodthirsty war god who commands hundreds of thousands of soldiers, the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Reach Pavilion, revered by everyone in the martial world. He cares nothing for even the emperor. If a neighboring kingdom invade 4.3kReads9.2Score666Shelves
- 7 Exiled Right After Our Wedding, the Chaste War King Starts a Rebellion for Me 刚成亲就流放,禁欲战王为我造反 [One-on-one romance + transmigration + finding warmth together + mutual devotion + adorable baby arrives] Lin Yuan, a modern woman who enjoys the finer things in life, met with an accident while traveling and transmigrated to an alternate dynasty. To make matters worse, she became the despised Princess of War, and was sent into exile in the northern wastelands. Along the way, she found the husband she'd married but never met. Survival expert Lin Yuan used every trick she'd learned across two lif 3.1kReads9.0Score306Shelves
- 8 After Dying Horribly in Childbirth, I Remarried the Powerful Regent 剖腹惨死后,改嫁权倾朝野摄政王 The short drama “The Moon Comes Chasing” is complete. In her past life, she helped him ascend the throne, but after becoming emperor, he married her half-sister and made her Imperial Noble Consort. When her half-sister’s child needed a newborn’s heart blood as a medicinal ingredient, he ordered someone to cut the baby from her womb and take the blood from her newborn child! Only as she lay dying did she learn that the child’s father 7.7kReads9.3Score916Shelves
- 9 Trapped in a Book as the Demon Queen: The Sickly Regent Is No Gentleman at Night 书穿妖后:病娇摄政王每晚不当人 After transmigrating into the Great Zhou’s most notorious empress, Su Ruo barely has time to enjoy herself before her life is in danger. A patriotic System comes knocking, asking her to support the young emperor and change the fate of the Great Zhou’s fall. ??? She’s the wicked empress everyone wants dead! Never mind that the young emperor is hopelessly incompetent. Picking a fight with the regent, who holds all the power at court, is just asking to die young, isn’t it? Patriotic System: The reg 2.2kReads9.4Score301Shelves
- 10 In the Qing Court, Kangxi Wants Only Me 清穿之康熙只要我一个 What’s it like when someone who firmly believes in historical materialism suddenly transmigrates? Jing Su: ...I’d really like to think about it, but my freshly beaten backside won’t let me. To stay alive, Jing Su quickly sets herself some life goals. Goal one: Keep her head down until she can leave the palace at twenty-five! Why it fell through: Staying alive is too hard. She has to climb higher. Goal two: Su Malagu is so impressive. I want to be like her! Why it fell through: I’ve fallen for th 3.5kReads9.2Score281Shelves
- 11 A Qing Dynasty Noble Consort's Glorious Reign 清穿贵妃荣宠记 A favored consort from the start? And the younger sister of Empress Xiaozhao, no less? Wasn’t she supposed to die young, with her daughter passing away in childhood? This time, she has both sons and daughters, and the emperor cherishes her like a treasure. Not only is he clingy, he has an overactive imagination, and Niu Hulu Baozhu is exhausted. After outliving Imperial Noble Consort Tong and Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, she becomes the highest-ranking woman in the imperial harem. All she wants i 3.8kReads8.8Score263Shelves
- 12 On Our Wedding Night, My Cruel Husband Heard My Thoughts 新婚夜,残虐王爷听到我心声 [Sweet Romance + Healing + Both Pure] She transmigrates into the body of an ugly girl whose father doesn’t care for her, whose mother doesn’t love her, and whose five older brothers despise her. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s married off to the cruel, wicked prince everyone fears. What she doesn’t know is that he can read minds! The wicked prince, usually unruffled and indifferent to women, finally falls for her! He wraps an arm around Wushuang’s slender waist and pins her firmly against t 948Reads9.2Score257Shelves
- 13 I Was Angered to Death on My Wedding Night! I Married My Scumbag Husband's Brother and Had a Sweet, Baby-Filled Life 新婚被气死!嫁渣男他哥甜爆生崽 [The short drama is now streaming: Late Stars Sway Gently, A Falling Boat, Zhi Chunhe x Yihang] [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Redemption] [Pocket Dimension] [Both Pure] [A Handsome, Weepy Fool of a Husband x A Badass Heroine, Cozy and Hilarious Daily Life] After transmigrating into a book as a supporting character who was furious with her scumbag husband on their wedding night and died, she ripped off her wedding dress, kicked the jerk out, and took a fool as her live-in husband. Everyone laughed 6.2kReads9.3Score860Shelves
- 14 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
- 15 The Empress Is Alluring and Delicate, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Falls for Her at First Sight 娘娘娇娇媚,冷戾帝王一见倾心 [Palace intrigue and revenge, a slow-burn, slow-payoff story + stunning heroine + exceptionally clearheaded heroine with an unwavering goal] [The hero always favors the heroine + dotes on her exclusively in the middle + disbands his harem later] After Shen Qingtang’s aunt is schemed against and killed by Madam Shen, her goal becomes perfectly clear: she will enter the palace, become the most honored woman in the land, and make everyone who plotted against her aunt pay. She is also perfectly clea 4.9kReads9.1Score544Shelves
- 16 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
- 17 Scheming for the Heir 谋嫡 From being a pawn sent by her elder half-sister to the Third Prince's residence to climbing over a mountain of blood and claiming the empress's throne, Lin Wanying did just one thing: she kept Zhao Xuan firmly by her side. 3.3kReads9.1Score626Shelves
- 18 After Being Reborn, the Princess Consort's First Thought Is to Find a New Husband 王妃重生后,第一件事就想换夫君 Su Wan, the Princess Consort of Prince Zhao, who died young of consumption in her previous life, has been reborn. Looking back on her previous life, she had been gentle and virtuous, managing the household with propriety, all the while trying to warm the heart of her husband, a man as cold as ice. The result was only too predictable: She failed to melt the ice and instead wore herself out, riddled with ailments at a young age, before dying in her prime. Reborn, Su Wan thinks things over carefull 14.3kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
- 19 Qing Transmigration: My Son Is So Outstanding, I Become Empress After Being Made a Side Consort 清穿:儿子太争气,侧福晋封后了 [Alternate-history Qing Dynasty transmigration + spiritual spring space + sweet romance, no angst + doted on exclusively in the later chapters] Transmigrating as Geng Shi, Yongzheng's Consort Yu, Geng Jinghan puts winning his heart first and seducing him second. Fourth Master: “Bear me a son and I'll promote you to Side Consort.” Geng Jinghan: “What if I give you two sons?” Fourth Master: “What do you want, Han'er?” Geng Jinghan: “Be crazy about me, mad for me, and bang your head against the 21.7kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
- 20 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
- 21 Qing Transmigration: The Side Consort Has an Assist System 清穿:侧福晋有助攻系统 A word of caution: This is a novel, not history, so don't scrutinize it. The names and anything else that differs from history are all invented for the story. If that's not your thing, read at your own risk. [Alternate Qing Dynasty + Assist System + Everyday Leveling Up + Raising Children] Song Shurou transmigrates and becomes a Song Concubine in the early years of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign. Song Concubine has a breakout? System: Don't worry, Shurou. Just say one sentence to Yongzheng, and w 14.5kReads9.3Score974Shelves
- 22 Report to the Prince Regent: The Boss Specializes in Treating Infertility 报告摄政王:大佬她专治不孕不育 The heir to the Xuanling family unexpectedly becomes the most beloved legitimate daughter of the Chancellor’s household from a thousand years ago. Mu Youyue has mastered the art of Xuanling to perfection. She can command ghosts, revive the dead, and restore flesh to bones. She clearly has the pampered, laid-back life of a beloved darling all laid out, yet people keep showing up to get themselves killed. Very well, with time on her hands, she might as well... Sharpen her blade with one hand and c 6.3kReads9.4Score917Shelves
- 23 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 In her previous life, she endured a life of hardship and instability. From the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an to a government courtesan available to any man, she finally escaped a life of being passed from one man to another, only to jump from the tiger’s jaws into the wolf’s den. She walked on eggshells at every step until she finally became the real power behind the prefect’s household. But the misery of her first half of life had already left her body broken beyond repair. Only o 7.7kReads9.0Score763Shelves
- 24 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
- 25 Born with a Bewitching Charm 媚骨生香 261Reads9.5Score—Shelves
- 26 The Princess’s Tactics Are Impeccable, but Her Little Slave Can’t Handle Her Flirting 长公主手段高,小奴隶他不经撩 [Master-servant romance + slight yandere elements + reborn revenge against scumbags + sweet romance + heroine spoils hero. A story about a princess who builds her power and takes revenge while doting on her little slave, then goes on to become emperor.] [Unhinged, dark princess vs. sweet, loyal puppy-like little slave] In her previous life, Gu Xun trusted the wrong people and watched her country fall and her family perish. Reborn, Gu Xun vows to protect her homeland and make the so-called destin 4kReads9.4Score467Shelves
- 27 The Tyrannical Empress and the Chaste Heir Whose Beauty Bewitches All 女帝暴虐,禁欲世子他美色撩人 [Completed ❤️] Transmigration + 1v1 + strong female lead and weaker male lead + coercion + woman disguised as a man + decisive and ruthless heroine vs. restrained, reserved, beautiful but tragic hero [Warning: strong female lead and weaker male lead!!!] Feng Jin, an executive at a publicly listed corporation, suddenly died and transmigrated into the body of a tyrannical, cruel, mentally unstable crown prince who was a woman disguised as a man. From the start, a beautiful man offered himself to h 6.3kReads9.3Score691Shelves
- 28 A General's Daughter's Comeback: No More Coddling, It's Time to Rise 将门逆袭:不要娇宠要上位 When her aunt was on her deathbed, she entrusted her child to Wanqing. Out of gratitude, Wanqing became the concubine of the general’s eldest son. The rules for concubines in the general’s household: be dutiful and proper, and have no children. The household had no need for children born to concubines. Yet Wanqing bore four sons and a daughter, then took her place as the eldest son’s principal wife. The Empress Dowager personally bestowed on her the title of First-Rank Lady of Virtue. Someone sc 41.2kReads9.5Score5.5kShelves
- 29 A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧 Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen 12.2kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
- 30 The Villainess Kills with Her Beauty 反派她以美貌杀人 (The heroine is a true villain. If you prefer morally upright characters, read with caution.) She was the villain of a book, but she never knew it. But what did that matter? Her beloved was dead. How could those responsible for his death be allowed to live? She toyed with the world in the palm of her hand, laying schemes within schemes and concealing deadly intent at every turn. Her gentle nature and ethereal beauty were both weapons, and no one could stand in the way of her revenge. The person 4.1kReads9.4Score479Shelves
- 31 After Being Reborn, My Five Brothers Beg Me in Tears to Return Home 重生后,五个哥哥哭着求我回府 [Currently being published] [She chases him after the breakup + sweet romance + satisfying read] In her previous life, Jiang You'an was a cannon-fodder side character in a novel where the whole family doted on the heroine. Her entire family favored her younger sister, and she was beaten to death with clubs. After being reborn, she refuses to repeat her past mistakes, only to discover that her family regrets everything and begs for her forgiveness. Everyone wants to make amends? Hah, I’m not int 7.7kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
- 32 The Vicious Villainess in a Matriarchal World Raises Her Fish Online 女尊恶獠在线养鱼 [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
- 33 The Princess Is Fierce and Beautiful, and Her Shadow Guard Keeps Crossing the Line 公主暴戾绝色,影卫日日以下犯上 [Strong heroine + Feel-good power fantasy + Yandere + Devoted loyalist] Fate played a cruel trick: the most powerful imperial princess on the Jiuzhou Continent was reborn in the body of a lovesick little princess from Western Qi. The moment she awoke, the world was shaken. A scumbag points at her and curses? She orders coldly, “Drag him out and give him fifty more lashes!” The overlord of the business world is her subordinate, the most revered emperor in Jiuzhou is her older brother, the mighty 16.8kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
- 34 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河,贵妃不想负责 Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 45.4kReads9.5Score5.7kShelves
- 35 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves

































