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- 1 I Was the Queen of Household Battles, Now I’m Wreaking Havoc in the Palace 老娘是宅斗冠军，进宫我嘎嘎乱杀 [Villainous, unhinged beauty + not a brainless power fantasy + elite family background + clear-headed heroine, no romance + a palace full of high-IQ schemers + heroine goes on a rampage in the latter half] In the spring of the third year of Jingqing, He Biyin entered the palace by imperial decree. After dealing with the last troublesome concubine, she changed into clothes that made her look harmless and walked, step by step, toward that man-eating place. She knew full well how treacherous the in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Nonsense! Are You Saying the Noble Consort’s Dog Can Read Minds? 胡闹！你是说贵妃的狗会读心？ [Palace intrigue and power struggles + pets hear people's thoughts + wrongly bound System + clear-headed, intelligent heroine + exclusive devotion later on] Everyone says the Noble Consort is incredibly lucky. A commoner from a poor family has risen through the ranks and become the emperor's sole favorite. Even her mutt can compete for his affection! But the truth is full of twists and turns, and far more complicated than that. In this palace, ruled by powerful clans and cruel enough to devou 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Consort Plays Sweet and Innocent, and the Emperor Spoils Her Every Day 娘娘清醒装茶，皇上心软日日甜宠 [Classic historical romance + empowering heroine + satisfying revenge + palace intrigue + ambitious heroine + utterly doted on + rises to become empress] Her mother died in childbirth, and as the legitimate daughter, Song Mian lived worse than the servants. A new emperor takes the throne, and even a county magistrate’s family from a small town is eligible to enter the triennial selection of imperial consorts. Song Mian won’t let this chance to escape her family slip away. So her only rival, her 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 A Charming Favored Consort: The Palace Intrigue Power Players Are All My Friends 娇媚宠妃，宫斗大佬都是我好友 The modern-day campus beauty Xu Tiantian dies suddenly after staying up all night reading. In a daze, she joins a group chat, only to transmigrate to an alternate dynasty. She becomes a pitiful, unfavored concubine whom even the palace maids dare to bully, as well as Consort Chen’s surrogate. How can the campus beauty, accustomed to being adored, put up with that? She immediately fights back, steals the emperor right in front of Consort Chen, and makes her die of rage. When Xu Tiantian becomes e 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Bound to a Palace Intrigue System, I Transmigrated 绑定宫斗系统后我穿越了 Xu Miao, a modern-day corporate drone, transmigrates after an elevator accident into the body of Xu Miaoyi, the eldest daughter of an eighth-rank official in the Yin Dynasty. Just as the new emperor ascends the throne and launches a grand selection of consorts, her pretty face gets her shoved into the palace by the county authorities and appointed a Talented Lady. Xu Miao had planned to live like a parasite, eating and living at the state's expense. Unfortunately, fate has other plans, and troub 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Little Palace Maid Is Sweet and Seductive, and Has Become the Emperor’s Favorite 小宫女又茶又媚，撩成帝王心尖宠 [Beautiful, scheming little palace maid vs. cold, ruthless, obsessive emperor] [Palace intrigue; not an exclusive couple + the male lead always favors the heroine + dotes on her alone in the latter half] Nan Qing is a beautiful young palace maid. She doesn’t want her master to marry her off to a hereditary servant, only for her to give birth to a whole bunch of little servants. So she starts looking around the palace for a suitable husband, setting her sights on a promising Imperial Guard. … Fen 27Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 7 The Rise of Consort Zhao 昭贵妃上位记 Chu Yun is the illegitimate daughter of Chu Xiong'an, Minister of Rites. After the legitimate daughter, Chu Yunxi, entered the palace and became pregnant, she sent Chu Yun to the palace to secure the emperor's favor. Knowing how beautiful Chu Yun was, Chu Yunxi had her mother force several large bowls of safflower tea down Chu Yun's throat before she entered the palace. After narrowly escaping death, Chu Yun took part in the selection and was chosen as a palace maid. A palace maid? Perfect! Now 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Harem System in Quick Transmigration 快穿之后宫系统 He Ru woke up one morning to find herself an insignificant nobody in the imperial harem. To return to the modern world, she had no choice but to follow the System's instructions and start a series of schemes to win favor. (This story is entirely fictional. Please don't criticize it for things that don't conform to historical reality.) 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Transmigrate as a Noble Consort with a System: The Emperor Spoils Me Rotten 穿越之贵妃有系统，陛下狠狠宠 [One True Pairing + Sweet Romance + Transmigration + System] Tang Wan was about to get promoted. She went out for a celebratory meal, only to run into a love-struck fool who was about to throw herself into the sea for love. Tang Wan failed to talk her out of it and ended up losing her own life trying to save her. When she woke up again, she had gained a System and been made a noble consort. Before she could even celebrate, she was told: “You’re in debt, dear! Saving you used up all 588’s energy, 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Tale of Qinghui 清徽传 A young emperor travels south with his favorite consort to inspect the people’s living conditions. There, he meets the county magistrate’s legitimate daughter, a cool beauty whose lively, bold personality is utterly at odds with her appearance. What is going on? She instantly catches the emperor’s interest, driving the favorite consort beside him mad with jealousy. “Though my status may be lowly, I will never be anyone’s concubine in this life.” The young emperor before her wears an utterly humb 292Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Climbing the Ranks in the Harem Is No Easy Feat 后宫美人升职难 The moment An Su transmigrates, she finds herself a beautiful but ill woman who hasn’t seen the emperor in ages, without so much as a piece of charcoal to keep warm. To survive in this ruthless imperial harem, An Su decides to take a gamble. Who would have thought she’d rise to become the most favored consort in the palace? 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Life in the Harem: The Laid-Back Consort's Carefree Days 后宫之咸鱼娘娘的摆烂日常 (Completed) A low-profile concubine with no connections or schemes somehow becomes the revered Empress Dowager, leaving the younger women who have just entered the palace gossiping in confusion. The younger women: “Your Majesty, could you tell us how you conquered the harem and climbed your way to the top?” Su Mingyan: “...By being lazy?” Su Mingyan transmigrates into the palace as a low-ranking fifth-rank lady. As soon as she realizes she has transmigrated, she decides to be a couch potato. 60Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 13 The Empress Is Beautiful and the Emperor Dotes on Her: Every Step in the Palace Struggle Brings Her Closer to the Throne 娘娘美貌皇帝怜爱，宫斗步步为皇 Heaven gave Jiang Zhi stunning, irresistible beauty, but not a family powerful enough to protect her. As a palace maid, she worked conscientiously and diligently, counting the days until she could leave the palace, marry her beloved, and reunite with her parents. Who could have guessed that the emperor would take a fancy to her and make her one of his consorts? Jiang Zhi was furious. That wretched emperor had made her betray everyone who loved her. But there was no changing what had happene 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 A Palace Maid's Rise to Power 宫女升职记 Su Ya had planned to leave the palace when she turned eighteen, open a shop, find a suitable husband, and live a quiet, ordinary life. But the Empress was so pitiful that Su Ya stayed in the harem to repay her kindness. She rose from a lowly palace maid to the Empress Dowager, and from a girl in the bloom of youth to an old woman in her twilight years. Looking back on her life, she had known both friends and enemies, all of them women. She had been trapped in the harem her entire life. Her only 47Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 15 A Palace Maid Who Doesn't Want to Rise Through the Ranks Isn't a Good Maid 不想上位的宫女不是好宫女 Li Chuyan, daughter of the Assistant Prefect of the Capital, was set up by her elder half-sister, Li Heyue, and sent into the palace, where she became a lowly maid in the Imperial Kitchen. She died bitter and depressed, with no hope of ever leaving the palace. After transmigrating, Li Chuyan decides that if leaving the palace is out of reach, she will do everything she can to rise above everyone else within it. She drops her disguise and uses her beauty to tempt the emperor. After careful invest 55Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 16 A Palace Maid from the Start, Rising to Empress 开局宫女，稳坐后位 [Female-led power fantasy + pure palace intrigue + not both virgins] Yun Luo was born into poverty and endured cold looks and humiliation from a young age. Then, after catching a glimpse of wealth, boundless ambition sprang up in her heart. Yun Luo was fortunate enough to have a face of breathtaking beauty, giving her the courage to set herself the goal of “better to be a rich man’s concubine than a poor man’s wife.” At first, she had her sights set only on the young lord of the Duke of Guo’s es 7Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 17 Forced to Become a Consort, She Is Doted on by the Emperor Every Day 被逼为妃后，她被皇上日日娇宠 Palace intrigue, satisfying revenge, the emperor’s exclusive devotion in the later arcs, not a chaste romance Song Wanyue was stunningly beautiful. After accidentally discovering the truth behind her mother’s death, her own sister threw her down a dry well, where she died with her eyes open. Reborn, she swears to win favor in the harem, monopolize the emperor’s affections, and avenge her mother! She uses her supernatural ability to empty the Minister’s residence, then relies on money to estab 244Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 18 Little Palace Maid, I’ve Set My Sights on You 小宫女，朕要定你了 In her previous life, she was the daughter of a great general. For love, she endured humiliation and became a concubine, only to have the man she loved scheme against her and destroy her family. Reborn, she becomes the lowliest palace maid in the imperial palace. All she wants is to seduce the emperor, become his favorite consort, and avenge herself for her past life. In public, he is timid and meek. In private, he is courageous, cunning, and devious. After years of keeping his head down, all he 387Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 19 After Becoming a Consort, She Slays Her Legitimate Elder Sister 成为嫔妃后她手刃嫡姐 Content warning: The heroine is a concubine-born daughter, and there is no exclusive-favoritism plot. She has black-lotus tendencies. The emperor is over twenty years older than her, and there is no romance between them. Her legal mother wants Jiang Yanyi to enter the Eastern Palace and help the Crown Princess secure the Crown Prince's favor. She intends to send her there in a sedan chair as a maid to serve Crown Princess Jiang Yanshu, then have her son taken away to be raised in the Crown Princ 89Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 20 I Solve Palace Intrigues by Having Babies 我靠生娃摆平宫斗 [Quick Transmigration] [Harem Intrigue] [Winning Hearts Through Seduction] [Mutual Purity in Every World] [High-Level Green Tea Heroine] [Many Pregnancies and Children] Xu Jiaojiao died, and then Heaven gave her a chance to live again. There was only one condition: have children, as many as possible! She was sent to one world after another to bear children for the emperor protagonists, who were fated to have no heirs. One child after another, and the time she had accumulated to stay alive kept g 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Sweetheart Uses Her Beauty, and the Cold Emperor Falls Hard for Her 娇娇略施美人计，清冷暴君强制爱 Synopsis: [Palace intrigue + reborn and taking revenge on scoundrels + falling deeper at every turn + a powerful man humbles himself for love + possessive pursuit + devoted love in the later stages] Qin Yiyan, the Noble Consort Chen, is dead, hacked to death with a flurry of sword strikes by her childhood friend, younger sister, and political rival... She opens her eyes and finds herself back more than a decade earlier, amid a raging fire. She thinks, Let the flames spread until they consume eve 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 From the Start, All I Had Was a Trash System: A College Girl Takes on the Palace Schemes 开局一个破系统，女大学生闯宫斗 [Household and Palace Intrigue + No Naive Doormat Heroine + Rise to Power + Sweet and Satisfying] Also known as: Everyone Has to Kneel Before Me? A university student who knows palace-intrigue dramas inside out transmigrates, and the empress’s throne is practically in her grasp! She transmigrates into the Forbidden City, only to find herself a lowly palace maid! What a disastrous start. Luckily, she has a System to help her. But you’re saying my ultimate mission is to become empress? Me? Empress 601Reads8.2Score10714d adds
- 23 A Palace Maid from the Start, the Emperor’s Beloved 开局成宫女，皇帝的心头宠 [Palace intrigue + satisfying revenge + romance] After entering the palace, she becomes the noble consort’s personal maid, the only person who can get close to her. In this imperial harem, countless eyes are fixed on her, and she can feel their greedy gazes. “Your Majesty, although I’m only a servant, I’m the person Her Highness trusts most. You...” “I want the truth.” In that moment, it was as if every sound in heaven and earth had faded away, leaving only his deep, resonant voice beside her ea 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Concubine’s Daughter Rises Through the Ranks After Entering the Palace 进宫后庶女一路高升 After a car accident, Chen Zhirou unexpectedly transmigrates and becomes the beautiful, timid Seventh Miss of the Yong'an Marquis Household. Rather than let her father give her away as a concubine, Chen Zhirou chooses to risk everything by entering the palace. On the day of the selection, she is about to be rejected when she calls out to the emperor, earning herself the rank of Good Lady. But that is nowhere near enough. The harem is filled with three thousand beauties, each extraordinary in he 467Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 25 With My System, That Flirtatious Emperor Is Nothing but a Dog 老娘系统在手，多情皇帝似狗 [Strong Female Lead Power Fantasy] [Madwoman Who Fights Anyone Who Dares Defy Her] [Clear-Headed Heroine] [Harem Intrigue] [Heavenly Beautiful, Prickly, Fastidious Green-Tea Consort X Charismatic, Handsome, Flirtatious, Narcissistic Emperor Who Loves Cosplay] Mu Yunxi transmigrates into a game world and is bound to a harem-intrigue System. The System tells her she can return to the real world only after completing the main quest. To get home sooner, she gives it everything she's got! Being p 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 System: Power Over the Court 系统之权倾朝野 (System + strong heroine + no moral limits + invincible in the later chapters + palace intrigue and power struggles) Fu Xiaolian spent over a decade struggling her way through the entertainment industry and finally became a Best Actress. On her way to the awards ceremony, she died in a plane crash. She transmigrated to ancient times and was forcibly bound to an unknown creature claiming to be a Palace Intrigue System. Fu Xiaolian had no choice but to embark on the treacherous path of palace intr 53Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 27 With a Palace Intrigue System in Hand, I Rise to the Top with Ease 手握宫斗系统，一路开挂上位 [Palace intrigue System, 1v1, sweet romance, happy ending. The male lead has prior relationships, while the female lead is chaste; later, they are both chaste.] Fu Ruyan opens her eyes to find she has transmigrated on the eve of the imperial selection. Recruited by a palace-intrigue System, she can only go along with it and win over the cold emperor. Later, she bears him a child, and his icy nature melts into tenderness. He cherishes her like a precious jewel, and she rises all the way to Noble 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Twins in One Birth: I Become the Harem's Most Ambitious Worker 一胎双子，我在后宫当卷王 What happens when a top-tier modern-day manipulator transmigrates into the imperial harem? On the night she was summoned to the Crown Prince’s bedchamber, Fu Qianyu bit his shoulder. Crown Prince Zhao Yuancheng, however, said it was no big deal. She might be a little willful, but she was quite alluring, and there was no harm in indulging her a little more. With a modern soul, Fu Qianyu knew men all too well. She alternated between being cool and warm toward Zhao Yuancheng. Keeping him at arm’s l 194Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 29 The Delicate Little Crybaby Makes the Mad Emperor See Red 娇气小哭包，勾得疯批帝王红了眼 [Palace intrigue + fake uncle-niece relationship + coercive love + aloof beauty + surrender + sweet romance + play the pig to eat the tiger] The pampered girl in all of the capital who fears the emperor most is forced into his arms when he’s drunk, only to become the precious one he can’t bear to let anyone touch. The aloof beauty descends from her pedestal just to win a smile from the little crybaby. In Pei Ning’s eyes, Xiao Wang is a cat, and she’s just a mouse that could be crushed at any 8.2kReads—Score1.1k14d adds
- 30 The Phoenix's Path Through the Ninefold Palace 凤临九重宫阙路 As a concubine-born daughter, Qin Yuan should have been planning her future within the marquis's household. But when her legitimate elder sister became pregnant, Qin Yuan was thrust into the turmoil of the imperial palace. Her family saw her as a tool to win the emperor's favor and forced her into the depths of the palace. Everyone looked down on her and laughed, calling her a disposable pawn. Yet, with the emperor's favor, she rose steadily to the highest ranks, forcing them to look up at her a 377Reads7.4Score11014d adds
- 31 The Little Palace Maid Is Sweet and Alluring, Easily Rising Through the Ranks to Become Empress 小宫女又娇又媚，轻松上位又封后 Su Yunlian thought her life as a palace maid would pass quietly until she was eventually sent home. But she never expected to provoke a ruthless consort and become the target of endless schemes. Su Yunlian used every trick she could think of, and at last on a rainy day, she encountered the most powerful man in the imperial palace. Her clothes damp with rain, the beauty looked delicate and vulnerable. One glance was enough to haunt Gu Jingchen’s thoughts day and night. After becoming a palace 988Reads—Score15514d adds
- 32 Transmigrated as Hoifa-Nara: I Slack Off and Still Get Promoted at Every Turn 穿成辉发那拉，摆烂升职一路开挂 Transmigrate + intelligent inner-court and palace intrigue + carefree farming and dog-raising + face-slapping and crushing scum + no romance-brained heroine + carefully plotting her way to cheat-level success and rise to empress (The early plot is a little slow to warm up, but it gets exciting later, so feel free to skip ahead. Palace intrigue is the main focus, with a romantic storyline involving Emperor Qianlong woven in. The heroine isn't blinded by love and has a clear goal: climbing the ran 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Doting Substitute Consort: The Emperor Takes Me Through Palace Intrigue 替嫁宠妃：皇上带我玩宫斗 After an unexpected marriage in another woman's place, she became the Zhaoyi who monopolized the emperor's favor, outshining all the women in the palace and living in splendor. But it also plunged her into endless feuds and infighting. With no allies and no power, she was utterly outmatched and had no choice but to ask the emperor for help. The emperor smiled. “How hard can it be? Come, I'll teach you how to play palace intrigue.” From then on, with a powerful backer at her side, she deposed the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Reborn, Consort Chen Fights for the Emperor's Favor 重生后，宸妃要争宠 New book: Daddy, open the door! Your daughter is here to take you soaring! A strong female lead + a powerful heroine + everyone's favorite + doted on by one man + empress. Watch the heroine grow into an empress. In the twenty-fifth year of Hongde, Emperor Anwen died. The crown prince ascended the throne and changed the reign name to Yongsheng. Xu Jinhuan, born into a distinguished family, was reborn in the fifth year of Yongsheng. In her previous life, Xu Jinhuan was the only daughter of the mai 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Imperial Consort Exudes an Enchanting Fragrance, and the Emperor Spoils Her Every Day 娘娘自带暖情香，皇上日日娇宠 [Palace intrigue only, not a faithful couple + favored exclusively in the later chapters + clearheaded heroine] Yun Shu, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue, is beautiful, but unfortunately falls for a kept man. She helps him climb the ranks, only for him to have an affair with her cousin Yun Rou'er and get her pregnant! Reborn, Yun Shu resolutely enters the palace. She will rise to the highest throne! Win favor! Bear children! Seize the throne! Take revenge! She wants 151Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 36 The Soft-Spoken Maid's Rise to Power 娇软通房升位记 [A black-hearted heroine focused on her career + palace intrigue][A stunning, alluring heroine with brains to match] Reborn as a low-ranking concubine destined to be cannon fodder, with no golden finger, she must win over a suspicious emperor? To get back home, Jiang Nian acts for him, deceives him, and carefully plots her every move. While lying low in the prince's manor, she takes a blade meant for him, staining her robes with blood. "If I can protect Your Highness, then dying is worth it." T 6Reads8.4Score614d adds
- 37 The Little Empress of the Imperial Kitchen 御膳房小皇后 A top chef at a five-star hotel transmigrates into the body of a little girl, only to be sold into the palace as a lowly maid by a rotten old man. Would a great chef be content with being a palace maid? She should at least be head chef in the Imperial Kitchen! Then she happens to come across a trash can that can listen to her vent. How could she pass up an opportunity like that? But when she starts complaining that the emperor's meals are getting stranger every day, and that he keeps specificall 47Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 38 The Empress Is Far Too Ambitious 娘娘她太有事业心了 [Palace intrigue! Palace intrigue! Scheming + palace intrigue + sweet romance + slight ensemble cast] [You won’t regret getting invested!!] Watch a sweet, ambitious girl work her way up, one step at a time! From an Attendant to an empress who rules the realm! A sweet girl who plays dumb but is really a wolf in sheep’s clothing × a cold, cunning emperor! His sole favorite? Can you really believe the emperor has just one? True love? The palace is a deep sea. All Lin Yueqing can do is seize the emp 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 After Transmigrating, the Good-for-Nothing Palace Maid Doesn't Want to Be Empress 穿越之废柴小宫女不想当皇后 Jiang Xiaohe was an utterly ordinary office worker in the modern world. She lived to twenty-three without illness or hardship, had no particular ambitions, and always believed that eating and sleeping well were what mattered most. Then, in a blink, she transmigrated to ancient times and became a low-ranking palace maid in the imperial harem of a feudal dynasty. What was she supposed to do now? Had she transmigrated just to work an extra ten years? 844Reads8.7Score11614d adds
- 40 The Consort Doesn’t Want to Compete for Favor Anymore 娘娘不想争宠了 Over-the-top drama is everywhere, but a transmigration that really screws you over? One moment, she’s transported to the day of her wedding and becomes an empress nobody favors. Shen Yao thinks these ancient people are terrifying. She doesn’t want to fight for power in the harem or court. Couldn’t they just treat her like a useless ornament and leave her alone? But then... “Your Majesty, did you poison someone today?” Shen Yao: “...” 147Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Beautiful, Delicate Consort Wins the Empress's Throne with the Emperor's Support 娘娘美艳娇软，陛下捧上凤位 (Thanks, everyone! The ratings are slowly going up.) [Palace intrigue + rising to power and crushing the villains + clear-headed heroine + hero falls first] (Not pure; the heroine won't put up with being mistreated, the hero knows he loves her, and he devotes himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.) Song Lingyue was outstanding in every way, from her family background to her looks. She entered the palace with one goal: to become the most exalted woman in the land. She would win Qin Y 7.2kReads6.9Score71914d adds
- 42 Palace Intrigue and Beauty: The Makeup System Helps Me Outshine Them All 如此宫斗之美妆系统助我艳压群芳 [Scheming Green-Tea Girl + No Romance + Palace-Intrigue Wish-Fulfillment + Slow Pace + Light System] Liu Yaoyao transmigrates. A beauty influencer, she falls asleep and wakes up in a feudal dynasty, where she has become an overlooked concubine-in-waiting. She also gets the makeup counter every girl dreams of, fully stocked with top-brand cosmetics and skincare products! Later, it can even be upgraded into a palace-intrigue System! This is the story of a woman who combines makeup skills with cunn 209Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 43 Sweet Romance in the Imperial Palace: The Chaste Emperor Spoils His Wife Rotten 深宫甜宠，禁欲皇帝是宠妻怪 No rivalry between women + powerful male and female leads + career-focused heroine + exceptionally sweet, exclusive devotion + immersive quick transmigration The history books say that Emperor Chengde had a favored consort, Noble Consort Ruan. As it happens, Song Yu transmigrates into the empress and only wants to focus on her career. While waiting for Noble Consort Ruan to appear, she works tirelessly every day, determined to put an end to palace infighting and turn the harem from a battlefield 107Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 44 Serving as a Palace Maid to Wu Zetian 我在武则天身边当宫女 When other people transmigrated, they ended up in the homes of princes and ministers, or became young heroes who made their mark early. At the very least, they were born into wealthy families. But she had transmigrated into the body of a palace maid. Whenever she thought about it, Li Ruowan couldn't help throwing her head back and groaning. Accused of treason, her family destroyed, and her only relative dead by foul means. In a TV drama, this plot would make her the quintessential Mary Sue heroi 137Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 45 As Long as You Can Act, You’re Bound to Become a Consort 只要演技好，贵妃之位没得跑 Lin Qingyan was the daughter of a marquis. Her father was the Marquis of Ding'an, a prominent figure at court, yet she had none of the fine clothes and luxurious comforts that should have come with her birth. She was merely an unloved concubine-born daughter of the Marquis of Ding'an’s household. A father who ignored the people and affairs of the inner quarters and cared only for his own pleasure; a ruthless legal wife who treated her concubine-born daughters harshly; and a half-sister who wante 1.6kReads8.6Score17614d adds
- 46 The White Lotus Empress's Only Favorite [System] 独宠白莲花娘娘【系统】 [Palace intrigue + comedy + System + white-lotus heroine | male lead who wins himself over] Su Qingxia, a palace-intrigue novelist of five years' standing and a veteran expert on palace-intrigue dramas, transmigrates into the imperial harem. It's an absolute dream come true. She doesn't get it. With skills like hers, why does she need a System? (System: Gets picked on every day.) She focuses on her career and enters the palace to gather a crowd of female admirers. A satisfying story with a brisk —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Consort Is So Alluring, the Emperor Bends Over Backward for Her 贵妃如此多娇，引得帝王竞折腰 [Palace intrigue + reborn + devoted love later on] In her past life, Xi Rong had devoted herself to supporting her elder half-sister and obeyed her every word, only to be plotted against and framed by her. She died of illness in the depths of the imperial palace. Heaven had eyes and gave her another chance. Looking at herself in the mirror, she wondered: why should she let someone else have the favored consort’s place instead of claiming it herself? Returning to the imperial harem, she used he 73Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 48 A Palace Maid Rises to Power! She Becomes a Thorn in the Side of the Harem's Vicious Woman 宫女上位！成了后宫毒妇的眼中钉 [Transmigrate Into a Book + Palace Intrigue + One-and-Only Devotion Later On + Happy Ending] After transmigrating into a book, Lu Mingyao finds herself a low-ranking palace maid who has risen to become a concubine. The System offers her a tempting deal: become empress, and she can return to the real world. Determined to go home, Lu Mingyao throws herself into palace intrigue and climbs steadily toward the top. The wicked women of the harem call her ruthless, but so what? With her heart set on go 947Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 49 The Lottery System: The Green Tea Consort's Daily Balancing Act 抽奖系统：绿茶娘娘的端水日常 [Alternate setting, not an exclusive romance, and they are not each other’s first and only. The heroine doesn’t love the emperor; she’s only doing her job.] From palace kitchen maid to empress Everyone thinks Ye Yu owes her success to the emperor’s devoted love. Alas, love that runs too deep never lasts… [Your remaining days of survival are running low. Please recharge.] Ha. As if there’s any true love in an imperial household. She has her transmigration-awakened Empress Growth System to th 505Reads7.1Score10014d adds
- 50 Reborn, Noble Consort Shu Wants Only Wealth and Glory 重生后，淑妃只想荣华富贵 [Reborn] [A heroine pursuing her ambitions] [Palace intrigue] [A clear-eyed heroine] Reborn, Xiao Qinglan finally saw how heartless the emperor was. The position of empress? She didn't want it anymore. The emperor loved someone else, and made her and Consort Rong fight until the heavens and earth were turned upside down, dragging both their families into the turmoil. To avoid the same fate as in her previous life, when her family was wiped out, Xiao Qinglan knew she had to give some things up. H 204Reads6.9Score—14d adds
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