Novels like The Empress Dowager Starts Taking Them Out
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Empress Dowager Starts Taking Them Out, best match first.
- 51 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 456Reads8.2Score100Shelves
- 52 The Beloved Noble Consort Has Her Ways, and Vows to Take Down the Transmigrator 娇娇贵妃手段高，誓要斗倒穿越女 Protagonist: Bai Jiaojiao Main storyline: Bai Jiaojiao, the black-lotus daughter of a powerful clan, versus Qing Zhi, a transmigrator who doesn't know her place. [An aristocratic young lady who unexpectedly awakens to the truth, palace intrigue, female-led power fantasy with a large ensemble cast, seemingly delicate and alluring but putting on an act, doesn't love the emperor and later takes the throne, gains admirers of her own later on] The villainous transmigrator Qing Zhi transmigrates into 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 The Princess Consort's Married Life 王妃的婚后日常 Neither the heroine nor the hero is reborn or transmigrates, and neither has a golden finger. A quiet, everyday story of love after marriage, set in a purely ancient setting. The heroine’s beauty is an asset. Her upbringing has made her cold and aloof, slow to warm up, and self-centered. The hero is taciturn and sharp-tongued, and his temperament becomes even harder to read after his leg is injured. Wei Zi is naturally beautiful and wants to marry into a powerful family so she can live a carefre 168Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 54 The Green Tea Legitimate Daughter Takes the Harem by Storm 绿茶嫡女卷翻后宫 Su Yunqing was once the neglected legitimate eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household. But she came out on top in the imperial selection and became the only woman bestowed with a title: Lady Rong. There is no true love in the imperial family. A woman is favored in the harem for profit or beauty, nothing more. Su Yunqing intends to use the emperor and become the most powerful woman in the Great Xi Dynasty. The harem has women who think they can share a hundred years of true love with th 74Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 55 My White-Eyed-Wolf Sister and I Were Reborn and Swapped Souls 我和白眼狼妹妹重生后灵魂互换了 A cunning, ruthless heroine versus a twisted, obsessive hero In her previous life, Su Yu'er enjoyed the emperor's favor without end, until Shen Ningyue and the empress conspired to frame her. Reborn, she and Shen Ningyue switch souls. Now in Shen Ningyue's body, she initially plans to pretend they've made peace and team up with Su Yu'er to get revenge. But that plan falls through, so she lies low at Lady Zhaohua's side and stokes conflict in the harem, sowing suspicion between the empress and L 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 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
- 57 The Deposed Empress Returns 废后归来 A new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 After the General Went to War, His Second Wife Had Three Children 将军去了战场后，续弦妻生了三娃 Sun Shuzhen married General Song Yi when she was just fifteen. Song Yi had a first wife before her, but she died in childbirth. Although his late wife had been dead for three years, he still couldn’t forget her. If not for the emperor’s decree, he would never have married a young girl as his second wife. Not long after Sun Shuzhen entered the family, war broke out again on the border. Before leaving, Song’s mother tearfully begged him to leave an heir for the Song family. That was the only reaso 3.8kReads7.6Score279Shelves
- 59 The Grand Princess's Marriage Alliance Fell Through? Ministers, Run for Your Lives! 长公主和亲未遂？满朝文武快跑！ [Wise and decisive Grand Princess VS patient, scheming Hanlin Academy scholar] [Two powerful leads + punishing scumbags + sweet romance] One-line synopsis: You were a gentleman, so how did you end up joining the thieves? In Zhu Qing’an’s eyes, Luo Jiangning is nothing but a bastard who climbed the ranks by relying on women! She could have lived carefree at the Temple of Gratitude as the late emperor’s posthumous daughter, but Luo Jiangning dragged her into the treacherous political arena for no 132Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 60 The Allure of Her Grace 媚君姿 Cautious, unassuming concubine-born daughter vs. clever, scheming concubine-born son (one-on-one, both each other's first, sweet and doting, a match made in heaven) [No rebirth, no transmigration; a local girl makes her own way] This story takes place in a fictional dynasty. Anything unrealistic is just the author's invention. (The author's best grade in school was in the bottom fifteen in class, and she usually hovered in the bottom ten.) To avoid being married off by her legal mother to an o 1.4kReads8.8Score142Shelves
- 61 The Maid Is Sweet and Scheming, Climbing Her Way to the Top 宫女又茶又媚，一路内卷做娘娘 [They scheme against each other + the male lead has been with other women, while the female lead is chaste + palace intrigue + exclusive devotion later on + marriage before love] The rating just came in. It’ll go up later. The heroine grows over time! She suffers a little at first, but later fights back and gets a major power-up! She was once the cherished jewel of the Jinzhong prefect, raised like nobility. But when her father was exposed for corruption and thrown into prison, she was implicate 267Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 62 The Empress's Palace 中宫 At eighteen, Yu Lanqing was shrewd, clever, and breathtakingly beautiful, yet stubborn enough to keep going until she hit a wall. Wei Li went to every length to marry Su Yaoyao, and Yu Lanqing used every means at her disposal to become Wei Li's empress. A daughter of the Yu family couldn't stand the sight of anything dirty. She acted decisively and turned his harem upside down. Wei Li did not love Yu Lanqing. That was why everything she did and said annoyed him so much. Wei Li said Yu Lanqing wa 669Reads8.6Score102Shelves
- 63 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
- 64 After Flirting with the Emperor, the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 撩拨皇帝后，贵妃她不想负责 Household intrigue in the beginning, palace intrigue later. Bai Zhi was the legitimate daughter of the prime minister. Though born to the prime minister's household, her mother died young and her father remarried. He doted on her younger sister, while Bai Zhi spent sixteen years unloved by her father and mother. Then an imperial decree came: the emperor had chosen her to be Prince Ying's concubine. Later, Prince Ying ascended the throne. "Your Majesty, this is terrible! Consort Xian slapped Lady 1.1kReads7.4Score112Shelves
- 65 Cloud-Swept Hair and Flowerlike Beauty: Reborn as a Force to Be Reckoned With 云鬓花颜，重生一世狠角色 [Rebirth + household intrigue + strong heroine + one-on-one romance + all-out action + female-led growth] Warning: This is a story focused purely on household intrigue, with little romance. It is a coming-of-age story centered on household battles, and it starts slowly. This is not a fast-paced novel. If you prefer fast-paced stories, feel free to move on. Thank you. Born into wealth, she was nevertheless surrounded by people plotting against her. Qin YunyI never imagined that her devoted husban 596Reads8.5Score110Shelves
- 66 The Empress Is Exquisitely Charming: Winning the Palace Battles and Raising a Child to Become Empress 娘娘千娇百媚，宫斗养崽坐后位 [Transmigration + Pure Palace Intrigue + Raising a Child + Clear-Headed Heroine + Focused on Her Career + Light Ensemble Cast] Xie Zhao transmigrates to the state of Beiqi, a country that has never existed in recorded history. When she learns she is to take part in the selection two years later, she begins diligently practicing all kinds of skills. After successfully being selected, her goal is to safely give birth to a prince, raise him into an outstanding crown prince, put him on the throne, a 374Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 67 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
- 68 A Marquis's Wife's Rich and Leisurely Life 侯府主母的富贵悠闲生活 [Noblewoman reborn + adored by the emperor + cherished by the Grand Matriarch] Song Chuyu died peacefully. She had been granted an honorific title and had enjoyed a life of wealth and luxury for years. But she never imagined she would come back from the dead! Even more astonishing, her cousin had also been reborn, and had stolen her husband. In her previous life, she was supposed to marry a poor scholar. Though they endured many hardships, her husband was ambitious and rose steadily through 2.4kReads8.2Score236Shelves
- 69 Ninefold Spring: The Empress Consort’s Exclusive Favor 九重春：娘娘她独得恩宠 Song Peiqing is the second daughter of the Grand Tutor's household, kept deep within its inner quarters, and the eldest daughter who was mistakenly switched at birth years ago. After more than a decade confined to the estate, one imperial decree sends her by mistake into a gilded cage. Her legitimate elder sister resents her, the women of the imperial harem watch her with wary eyes, and the emperor's heart is as cold as a deep pool. Better to savor a lotus-seed pastry, enjoy the clear rain in th 378Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 70 Clear-Eyed Palace Intrigue: Rising to Empress Dowager 清醒宫斗，晋升太后 [Court intrigue + political maneuvering + no romance] After working for 29 hours straight, Cui Xiu collapsed at her desk. Then she transmigrated, arriving in the world as an unborn child. Her parents doted on her and her older brothers cherished her. Having been an orphan in her previous life, she finally knew the warmth of family. Cui Xiu took the opportunity to learn all the music, chess, calligraphy, and painting she had loved in her past life but never had time to study. She had hoped to liv 13.7kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
- 71 After Relentless Pursuit, the Cold and Powerful Minister Loses Control 死缠烂打后，清冷权臣失控了 Xiao Jingxian transmigrated into the body of an unfortunate princess from the previous dynasty. She was born just as her kingdom fell. To show his magnanimity, the new emperor casually spared her life. And so she became the most awkward presence in the imperial palace, hated by people and bullied by servants. To survive, she set her sights on the one man in the empire no one dared provoke: Chancellor Xie Heng. He had risen from humble beginnings to the pinnacle of power, wielding influence o —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 After Her Strategy Fails, the Consort Seduces the Emperor to Claim Her Place 攻略失败后，娘娘她勾君上位 [Satisfying Palace Intrigue + Winning the Emperor’s Heart + The Emperor Steals His Minister’s Wife + Transmigration + Best Friends Transmigrate Together] Meng Yunran and her best friend transmigrate to ancient times and receive System missions to win over their targets. She sets out to win the heart of Fu Qingyue, the marquis’s illegitimate son, and helps him become the renowned Marquis of Cheng’an. But all she gets in return is his humiliation and abuse, as he dotes on his concubine and neglect 10Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 73 The Courtesan Takes Charge and Fights Against the Odds 角妓当道逆风行 [Traditional historical romance + household intrigue + palace intrigue + strong female lead + ...] One careless mistake, and she becomes a courtesan... See how she escapes that life, avenges her family, and even rises to power over the entire court! 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Married into a Wealthy Family as the Second Wife, I Won the Cold Husband's Heart 嫁入高门做继室，清冷夫君动了情 Jiang Muyun was the daughter of a minor prefect, and thought she would be free to live her life as she pleased. But then her elder sister died young, and her grandmother schemed against her. Her life was turned upside down. 734Reads6.5Score107Shelves
- 75 Ten Years as a Consort 为妃十载 [Palace intrigue + ruthless, formidable female lead and unhinged villainess + no golden finger, no System] Dongfang Li has always been a femme fatale. “If someone hurts me once, I’ll make them pay a hundred or a thousand times over.” “If I were plain-looking, that would be one thing. But Heaven gave me a beauty unlike any other. Why shouldn’t I fight and seize what I want?” Dongfang Li is an unfavored daughter born to a concubine, so from the moment she enters the palace, she treads carefully, r 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 Reborn, the Matriarch Marries a Playboy and Welcomes Twins 重生主母嫁纨绔，一胎双宝喜洋洋 [Reborn + tearing apart the white lotus + twins + punishing scumbags + one-on-one romance] In her previous life, Song Ruolan believed she was the happiest woman in the world. Her husband loved her, her mother-in-law doted on her, and her only regret was that she hadn't borne the heir a child. She could only blame her frail health: in just four or five years, she had become terminally ill. As she lay dying, her husband wept inconsolably. "In this life, you are the only wife I've ever loved." Song 5.5kReads8.8Score717Shelves
- 77 Skilled at Singing 善吟 [Purely historical setting, no rebirth or transmigration] Everyone said that the eldest son of the Zhou family was a gentleman who cared nothing for money or power. But Shen Shan knew he was a bastard, and one who could wreak havoc on a woman’s heart… 2.5kReads8.9Score232Shelves
- 78 Shocking! The Flower-Palace Courtesan Is Pregnant, and the Barren Prince Will Have an Heir 惊！花魁孕崽，绝嗣王爷有后了 [Just rated, score may rise] (Sly yet spirited beauty × fake playboy, fake infertile, real prince) [Household-intrigue power fantasy + devoted couple + everyone’s favorite + marriage before love] Jiang Li took the place of a princess who had fallen on hard times and was sold into a brothel. After thirteen years, on the day she became the star courtesan, a mysterious man bought her first night, and she unexpectedly became his cure for pent-up desire. Who knew she was naturally fertile? After one 1.2kReads8.2Score145Shelves
- 79 This Noble Consort Doesn't Do Overtime 这个贵妃不太卷 Qin Yan was sent to the Eastern Palace by imperial decree and became Shen Jingchuan’s secondary consort. Everyone in the palace was an expert at scheming. To survive, they all relied on familiar tactics like acting coy and warning the servants. Two years later, Shen Jingchuan ascended the throne and bestowed on Qin Yan the rank of Consort, second grade, with the title Rong. At Jingyang Palace, Qin Yan reclined on a chaise longue, her brows slightly furrowed as she complained, “Your Majesty is fa 866Reads6.4Score100Shelves
- 80 Spring in the Imperial Palace 宫闱春 [Female Lead in Palace Intrigue + Male Lead in Political Schemes + High-IQ Cast + Beautiful, Unhinged Characters + Ensemble Cast] An alternate-world story. The female lead is highly intelligent, clear-headed, and no lovesick fool. From the moment she enters the palace, Jiang Wanqing knows she will spend her whole life within these walls. She never forgets one thing: she wants to become empress. She also knows that the current emperor, Zhou Qijing, cares only about royal power and dominion. So sh 669Reads8.7Score112Shelves
- 81 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
- 82 The Road to Glory for a Noble Lady 高门贵女的荣华之路 As the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping's household, Lin Chuyue married the Fourth Imperial Grandson, Zhou Xiao, as his principal wife at sixteen. At nineteen, she became a princess consort, and at twenty-six, she rose to become the most powerful woman in the Great An Dynasty: the empress. Who hasn't exclaimed that Lin Chuyue was born under a lucky star? Yet the hardships she endured are too painful to speak of. Zhou Xiao's childhood sweetheart of a cousin, a concubine reborn, and a ma 4.9kReads8.8Score310Shelves
- 83 I'm Not to Be Trifled With 本宫不好惹 Ning Xiyue’s guide to surviving in the imperial harem: First, don’t fear shame. Second, don’t fear death. Have thick skin and a ruthless streak. Be magnanimous, but always repay a grudge... Of course, is this a survival guide or a guide to getting yourself killed? That depends on whether you can win over His Majesty the Emperor. 672Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 84 Born Noble, the Empress Climbs Her Way to the Top 娘娘天生尊贵，一路宫斗上位 [The Warm-Faced, Cold-Hearted Emperor * His Obsessive, Sweet-Natured Consort] [Not a Pure Romance + Romance-Focused] Yun Xiaoxue was born into privilege, with wealth, connections, and power at her fingertips. She had hoped to travel the world as a carefree princess, but an imperial edict summoned her to the palace. She entered the palace as a Jieyu, already a high-ranking consort. But the Empress Dowager's niece came before her, and the emperor's cousin followed. Lady Xu had long enjoyed the emp 1kReads8.0Score110Shelves
- 85 Huan Bi Becomes a Consort 浣碧为妃 When Huanbi was reborn, she no longer lost herself in the lonely waiting of her previous life. What would her future hold? Would she leave the palace with her elder sister, as she had in her previous life? Her greatest wish was to become a daughter of the Zhen family openly and honorably, and to have her mother’s memorial tablet placed in the ancestral hall. After careful thought, Huanbi decided to stay in the palace and find a chance to get close to the emperor. She would use his power to prote 2.4kReads9.1Score204Shelves
- 86 Reborn: The Concubine Refuses to Enter the Household 重生之妾不入府 [Older man and younger wife + reborn + no angst in this historical romance + lighthearted comedy + plenty of scenes for the supporting cast + active author] In her previous life, her family was convicted of a crime, and her fiancé broke off their engagement. Through a twist of fate, Song Yuzhu became the concubine of her former fiancé's father! Watching her former fiancé marry and have children, living in perfect harmony with his wife, she couldn't help but grow resentful and blame the heavens. 934Reads8.7Score106Shelves
- 87 The Tale of Empress Tong Jia of the Qing Palace 清宫之佟佳皇后传 Also known as The Empress’s Professionalism: A Half-Day “Elder Sister, are you getting married?” “No, that’s called entering the palace.” Tongjia Qingyue was a woman who served as empress for just one day. She was known as the shortest-lived empress in Qing history: Empress Xiaoyiren. She was the niece of Empress Dowager Cihe, mother of Emperor Kangxi, the daughter of Imperial Uncle Tong Guowei, and Kangxi’s own cousin. She was Kangxi’s third empress, as well as his last. He never appointed anot 500Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 A Qing Dynasty Transmigration: The Empress Wants Her Comeback 清穿之继后要翻身 Transmigrated as Nala, Qianlong's empress, Nairou looked at the palace full of moonlight-white beauties, vermilion-mole darlings, and charming confidantes, and finally understood: Instead of fighting over a stand-in until it all ends in disaster, she might as well lie flat. Consort Ling wants His Majesty's favor? This palace will throw in double your stipend! The emperor is choosing consorts? I'll add three beauties to the list tonight! The Empress Dowager thinks she's a good-for-nothing? What a 328Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 89 Jiang Congnan, the Marquis's Eldest Daughter 侯门长女江从南 The marquis’s principal wife had only two daughters. Who would inherit the title? Until she was twelve, Jiang Congnan was pampered at home like a treasured guest. That year, seeing her mother tormented by her grandmother for failing to bear a son, she made a bold move: she went to Qingfeng Abbey outside the city, took up a lay practitioner’s life, and prayed for her grandmother’s good fortune. She stayed there for three years. Three years later, the question of who would inherit the title of Mar 4.4kReads8.8Score497Shelves
- 90 The Wicked Matriarch Starts a Boot Camp, and Everyone in the Marquis’s Household Becomes a Tiger Parent 恶毒主母开班，侯府个个鸡娃 [Daily Life of a Marquess's Wife Raising Children + One-on-One, Both Chaste + Everyone's Favorite + Adorable Kids + The Whole Family Goes Wild When Upset] Ling Xiaoyue, a career-driven woman, fell gravely ill. The two younger brothers she had worked so hard to support were already planning to pull the plug and split her estate. Before she died, she signed all her assets over to her best friend, who had cared for her ever since she fell ill, with a lawyer as witness. When Ling Xiaoyue woke again, 396Reads9.0Score101Shelves
- 91 After Failing to Assassinate the Emperor, I Return to Power Seven Years Later 弑君失败，七年后本宫卷土重来 [An emperor who seems gentle and refined but is actually an obsessive tyrant VS an empress who seems detached from worldly desires but is actually ruthless] Year Five of Jiayou. A political upheaval brought down the Jiang family, the imperial family’s staunchest supporters, overnight. That same year, Empress Jiang He’s plan to poison Emperor Jiayou in Fengqi Palace failed, and she was confined to Qianyuan Temple to pray for the realm. The realm remained unharmed, but the imperial harem became a 2kReads8.4Score156Shelves
- 92 Life in the Qing Palace: Consort Duan of Emperor Kangxi's Daily Climb Up the Career Ladder 清宫之康熙端嫔的升职加薪日常 First life: Dong Jingshu was the third-ranked Duan Concubine among Kangxi's seven imperial concubines. She rose through the ranks on the strength of her family background, but had no children. Later, the women who had once been beneath her surpassed her and became consorts, and she faded into such obscurity in Kangxi's harem that she might as well have never existed. Second life: Dong Jingshu married her childhood sweetheart and had a child, but her husband cheated during her pregnancy, and thei 4.8kReads8.7Score393Shelves
- 93 The Empress Doesn't Want Palace Intrigue, but the Emperor Keeps Stirring Things Up 娘娘不想宫斗，奈何皇上带节奏 [Transmigration, Palace Intrigue, Political Scheming, Not Both Pure, Absurd Comedy, Devoted Love Later On] Shen Jinruo transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking concubine who had no favor from the emperor. Having lost her freedom, she’d planned to keep her head down and quietly build up her strength. But she soon discovered that in this harem, even if you don’t go looking for trouble, trouble will find you. To survive, Shen Jinruo worked hard to adapt and officially joined the harem’s struggl 2.2kReads8.9Score222Shelves
- 94 Qing Chen's Scheme 卿宸谋 [Not a virginal romance, not a wish-fulfillment story. Read with caution! A story that could loosely be called an ancient Cinderella tale] [Traditional Historical Palace Intrigue]+ [Rich Plot]+ [A Mix of Sweetness and Heartbreak]+ [Slow-Burning Happy Ending] Autumn, Year Seventeen of the Nanyan era. The late emperor passed away, and his eleventh son, Xiao Yuning, ascended the throne, ushering in the Minghe era. In the third year of Minghe, the court decreed that officials of the fourth rank and 1.2kReads8.9Score119Shelves
- 95 Palace Intrigue: Starting with Pretending to Be Innocent 宫斗，从装纯开始 To give her sister a peaceful life, Xiao Wu, who lived under other people's roof, entered the palace selection. The palace gates opened onto a world of intrigue, but Xiao Wu had a clear goal. She would climb, one step at a time, all the way to the top. She would climb until no one could bully her and her sister! When Bei Chen Yue first met Xiao Wu, he thought she was delicate and soft, someone who looked easy to bully... He figured he might as well give her a title and keep her by his side. Who 686Reads8.6Score107Shelves
- 96 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
- 97 The Bewitching Consort Goes Mad, Scheming Ruthlessly to Seize the Empress’s Throne 娘娘疯诱娇媚，狠毒宫斗疯夺后位 [Doesn't love the emperor + single-mindedly plays palace politics + not mutually chaste + favored exclusively in the later stages + no idiotic palace scheming + the empress's throne! The empress's throne!] Lin Zhi Ruan concealed her looks until she entered the palace, only then revealing her true appearance. Before she died, Concubine Meng clutched her hand tightly and warned her never to show her real face before leaving the estate. Given the chance to enter the palace, Lin Zhi Ruan understood 300Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 98 Empresses in the Palace: The Beloved Jewel of Chengqian Palace 甄嬛传之承乾宫娇宠 Across three thousand Qing palace worlds, she is always the girl named Wanxi. Her identity may change, but her fate does not: she is destined to be favored, destined to be the most beloved woman in the six palaces. From the prince's residence to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she fights her way forward and wins hearts along the way. The harem is a battlefield, and she is always the winner with the trump card in her hand, cherished above all. World [1]: Empresses in the Palace (Yongzheng) √ Worl 742Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 99 A Few Things That Happened After Entering the Palace 入宫后的二三事 [Unconventional Favorite of the Harem + Everyone’s Darling + Business + Unconventional Palace Intrigue] A heads-up: This is an everyday-life story that takes things slow. The writing and ideas are average. It’s not a power fantasy, just something I wrote for fun. If it’s not your thing, please move along. Thanks for understanding! As the emperor’s one true love, Lan Xi enters the palace as a high-ranking consort, where she eats well, drinks well, and enjoys herself! As for palace intrigue? Every 532Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 100 The Emperor's Lady 帝台娇 [Genius statesman Wei Xiao x puppet good-for-nothing empress Jing Ning] [Long-laid plans + raising her + a match made in heaven + political scheming] 1, Wei Xiao, the Left Chancellor who holds the court in the palm of his hand, is a traitor everyone curses but no one dares to strike. People say he has coveted the realm of Jing Ning, the useless emperor, for a long time. Hearing this, Wei Xiao closed his memorial and pressed his long fingers to his brow. “They’re not entirely wrong. I have indeed 380Reads8.7Score—Shelves
