Novels like Locking the Yuanluan
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- 151 Are You Crazy? Who Wants to Be a Virtuous Wife? 疯了吧！谁要当贤妻啊 [Scheming, villainous-lotus heroine + love after marriage + household intrigue + both leads are each other's first and only] Lin Rongwan was a lowly concubine-born daughter. Her stepmother treated her poorly, and despite her beauty and excellent character, her low status kept her from finding a good match. Just before she was to be married off to a violent widower, the heir to the Duke of Cheng's title came to ask for her hand, even though she was only a concubine-born daughter. Cheng Wangzhi wa 1.5kReads8.2Score140Shelves
- 152 The Consort Just Wants to Lie Flat, but the Emperor Spoils Her Too Much 娘娘只想躺平，奈何帝王太宠 [Transmigrate into a book + foodie heroine + lucky koi System + multiple pregnancies + both leads are virgins + unserious palace intrigue + exclusive devotion + fluffy romance] A soft, adorable foodie couch potato × a violent, childless, domineering emperor Su Qinghe was a single woman living alone in the 21st century, and she actually starved to death. She should have gone straight to the underworld, but instead Su Qinghe accidentally transmigrated into a fictional world and took over the body 386Reads7.0Score100Shelves
- 153 Better to Ascend the Throne Than Kneel, Cold-Faced, as the Mistress of the House 跪着冷脸做主母不如登基当皇帝 [Palace intrigue in the first half + sharing power in government in the second half + female heir to the throne + a cast of lunatics + no romance + System clashes + ruthless heroine + heroine enters the palace with her child and marries again + a grab bag of elements] On the day she entered the palace, a voice appeared in Xie Xuzhen’s mind. It called itself the Comeback Palace Intrigue System, and said it had come to help Xie Xuzhen, who was about to enter the palace, reach the pinnacle of life. 1.9kReads9.1Score267Shelves
- 154 A Heart Caged Behind Palace Walls: Consort Yuan Is Promoted Again 宫墙锁心宠，元妃娘娘又晋位了 No one is completely devoted to one person in the early part of the story, so don’t read if that’s a dealbreaker. The emperor is a scoundrel at first, but utterly doting later. More sweet than angsty. [Palace intrigue and rising to power + many children + absolute favor + climbing to the top one step at a time] Su Zhitang, the daughter of a general, enters the palace as a beauty after the selection. Her father is already a second-rank official, so she only wants to heed her mother’s advice, keep 607Reads9.0Score101Shelves
- 155 After a Marriage Swap, I Became Empress Dowager at Eighteen 换亲后，我十八就当上了太后 [The Empress Who Comes After Tears Apart a Transmigrator and Takes Her Time Setting the Harem Straight] Shen Shuhua and her younger sister were reborn together. In her previous life, she married a penniless top scholar, while her younger sister entered the palace and became empress, living in splendor. But life is unpredictable. The top scholar, once penniless, rose to the pinnacle of power and became prime minister, securing a first-rank noble title for his wife, Shen Shuhua. Her younger sister 1.3kReads9.1Score200Shelves
- 156 As Long as I Act Well, the Empress's Throne Is Mine 只要演技好，娘娘的凤位跑不了 Red bricks and green tiles, beauty all around. One shower of imperial favor, and from then on she advances step by step, finally ascending the throne to stand alongside the emperor. Her family is in decline? Her brother's career prospects are uncertain? Her sister's marriage prospects have come to nothing? See how Wen Ruo keeps true to herself in the harem, rises step by step, leads her family back to the top, helps her brother advance his career, and finds her sister a fine marriage! “This hare 2.7kReads9.0Score298Shelves
- 157 The Golden Sparrow Hairpin 金雀钗 Rong Lan entered the palace as a maid at thirteen and worked diligently for ten years. She thought she would be able to leave the palace and marry once she turned twenty-five. Little did she know that she would accidentally serve the Empress Dowager to death, and from then on, one unexpected incident followed another. The young tutor Feng Qiw u took a liking to her despite being blind, so Rong Lan hurriedly latched onto a powerful patron and privately pledged herself to him for life. Who knew th 1.1kReads9.4Score139Shelves
- 158 The Crown Prince Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife: The Empress's Daily Life After Bearing Twins 太子宠妾灭妻，娘娘双胎上位日常 [There are a few typos, so please skip this if that bothers you.] A deranged, ruthless heroine and an obsessive Crown Prince, with exclusive devotion later on, clear-headed palace intrigue, and multiple births. Jiang Shiruo is stunningly beautiful, but only a concubine’s daughter. Still, even a concubine’s daughter deserves to live. Jiang Shiruo has no interest in the other princes. She only wants to enter the Eastern Palace, because that’s the only way she can reach the highest position. After 7.7kReads8.9Score676Shelves
- 159 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
- 160 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
- 161 After I Transmigrated to the Qing Palace, I Got a Suspect-Tracking System 穿越后我竟在清宫手握嫌疑人系统 [Alternate Qing Dynasty + Unreliable System + Ensemble Cast + Foster Sons and Daughters] Lin Ling transmigrates for no apparent reason and runs into an unreliable System: the Suspect System. She has to earn suspicion points through various incidents, which means she keeps showing up at events big and small. The people in the imperial harem can’t help but wonder: Why are you everywhere? Lin Ling says: It’s not like I want to be. I just keep getting dragged into things for no reason… 10.6kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
- 162 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
- 163 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
- 164 Wei Yanwan Returns to Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Ruyi, Step Aside 卫嬿婉回到如懿传，如懿请靠边站 A gambling-addicted younger brother, a mother who drains her dry, a childhood sweetheart with no ambition, and her, bullied by the protagonists. Reborn on the day Wei Yanwan sends Yao Huang a peony. Jinzhong, wait for me to use the Emperor’s silver to support you. Warning: This story reflects only this novel’s point of view. 205Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 165 Hiding a Beauty in My Arms 藏娇入怀 [Unhinged obsessive male lead VS enchanting beauty with a slender waist + coercive pursuit + one-on-one, both untouched + happy ending] The male lead is ruthless and cunning, but treats only the heroine well and keeps himself chaste. Later, he leads a rebellion and becomes emperor for her. The heroine is a stunning beauty with a scheming mind, focused entirely on revenge and willing to use men for her own ends. Ruan Hanjiao was born with blood that carried a rich, intoxicating fragrance, one tha 862Reads9.0Score100Shelves
- 166 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
- 167 The Emperor Fell for Her at First Sight: The Bewitching Consort Becomes Empress After Bearing Many Heirs 皇上一见钟情，尤物娘娘多胎封后 [The emperor falls in love at first sight + the emperor begs the heroine to manage the harem + heroine with stellar acting skills + strong, intelligent heroine + lots of children] Whoever harms me, I’ll make them pay! Hua Yunchu loves only herself. The right way to deal with a man is to use up every last bit of his value. But the emperor wants to make Hua Yunchu a Noble Lady, while the empress’s throne sits empty. And he wants me to manage the harem, too? What is going on? I’d planned to coast o 2.6kReads9.1Score290Shelves
- 168 The Crown Princess Is a Pig Farmer? Yet She Has Many Children and Much Good Fortune 太子妃是养猪女？可她多子又多福 [Marriage first, love later + both leads have only ever been with each other + irreverent palace scheming + spatial dimension + everyday life + healing + nation-building] Song Zhiyi transmigrated from the apocalypse and was doing just fine raising pigs with her spiritual spring space. Who could have guessed that an imperial decree of marriage would turn her into the crown princess? Song Zhiyi: ?? She'd heard the crown prince was on the verge of death, and that emperors throughout the dynasties h 15.5kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves
- 169 Blossoms in the Palace 宫闱花 Everyone knew that Su Liuying, the prefect’s only daughter, had rejected a marriage proposal in public and sworn she would never marry Lou Yue, Prince An’s heir. Later, the entire Su family was wiped out, and Su Liuying became a palace servant. When they met again, he sat in the seat of power while she knelt before him. He lifted her chin and gently stroked it. “Do you regret it?” She lowered her eyes, tears of blood falling. “Please, help me!” “Fine!” He agreed, then used the dagger he had give 744Reads8.8Score108Shelves
- 170 Step by Step to Glory 步步荣宠 Mingyue was sold as a child and became a maid in a marquis’s household. After the young master took an interest in her, she was sent to the palace and became a low-ranking palace maid. Step by step, she rose from palace maid to empress. 9.6kReads9.0Score860Shelves
- 171 Transmigrated as a Concubine's Daughter: Becoming the Empress Dowager Isn't So Hard 穿越庶女之苟成太后也不难 [Sign-In System + Pocket Space + Harem + No Angst + Alternate Setting + Childbirth] Transmigrated into the body of a poor little concubine-born girl who starved to death in an ancestral hall? No worries, the Sign-In System is here to help. Bullied by her legitimate mother and groomed to be a pretty but useless ornament? No worries, the Sign-In System is here to help. At long last, she grows up, only for the whole family to agree to send her off as a concubine. Ha! Did anyone ask me? If I'm going 3.4kReads8.8Score251Shelves
- 172 Being a Stepmother in a Powerful Family Is No Easy Task, So She Seeks a Better Match Elsewhere 高门继母不好做，她转身另谋高嫁 (Rebirth + bride swap + battling the System + defying fate) In her previous life, Qin Lingyi brought half the Qin family's fortune, amassed through their merchant business, when she married into the Earl of Zhongyong's household as his third wife. Although the earl had a perfect first love, a beautiful and talented second wife, a childhood sweetheart as a concubine, and a cousin he cherished deeply, Qin Lingyi still believed that sincerity would be met with sincerity. She treated her mother-in-l 3.4kReads8.7Score288Shelves
- 173 Shocking! The Noble Consort Wins the Favor of All Six Palaces by Gossiping 惊！贵妃娘娘靠吃瓜宠冠六宫 [Palace intrigue + substitute + fleeing while pregnant + secret identity] [The leads are not each other’s first; she becomes his sole favorite later. The heroine stays clearheaded and never falls for him. A silly, fluffy story; the heroine is no saint.] Jing Shumei was born with stunning beauty. She used her looks to seduce the Emperor, never giving him her heart, only scheming for her own gain. Using her mind-reading ability to listen in on palace gossip and navigate the harem, she climbed step 4.1kReads9.3Score560Shelves
- 174 The Haughty Empress's Concubine Conquest 傲娇娘娘的宠妃攻略 Palace intrigue + historical romance + not mutually chaste + marriage first, love later She is the general’s younger sister, with an excellent family background and beauty to match. After she transmigrates, she wakes up caught in the schemes and betrayals of the imperial palace. To protect herself, she resolves to become the emperor’s favorite consort. When they first meet, he tells her, “I will never like a woman like you in this life.” Gu Qingyan successfully presents herself as somewhat 1.6kReads8.9Score138Shelves
- 175 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
- 176 Clinging to You 缠娇 In her past life, Yun Yao fled with a scumbag to avoid taking the princess’s place in consummating her marriage with Prince Mu. She believed his lies, only to be sold into a brothel and die miserably in a river! Reborn on the eve of her elopement, she chose to turn back and become the stand-in instead. Who would have thought that Prince Mu, rumored to be hideously ugly and look like a demon, would not only be devastatingly handsome but also have an incredible physique! Being a stand-in suddenly 1.1kReads9.0Score144Shelves
- 177 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
- 178 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
- 179 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
- 180 From the Start, She's His Only One! She and Kangxi Are Both Hopeless Romantics 开局就独宠！她和康熙一起恋爱脑 [Love-Struck Heroine + His Undivided Devotion + The Old Flame Rekindled + Cozy Everyday Life] The thirty-ninth year of the Kangxi reign. Faced with princes who were rapidly coming of age and courtiers whose loyalties were shifting, Kangxi was both wary and uneasy. Just as his anxiety was reaching its peak, a bold, persistent little rabbit charged straight into his heart. Watching the little rabbit whose eyes and heart held only him, Kangxi felt his usually fickle, iron-hard heart soften without 5.7kReads7.6Score406Shelves
- 181 The Empress of the Central Palace 中宫元后 [Transmigration + marriage before love + palace intrigue] (This is a fictional setting, written as I please. Please don't hold it against me if it doesn't fit history.) Qiao Shanshan, who lived to thirty on Blue Star, died while saving a child. Only after reaching the underworld did she learn that it wasn't her time to die. The soul reaper had taken the wrong person. To make it up to her, the King of Hell promi 15.4kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
- 182 The Noble Consort Rejects Love, Yet the Emperor Dotes on Her and Decrees Her Empress 贵妃不入爱河，皇上盛宠下旨封后 [The leads aren't both chaste at first + he pampers her devotedly later + the emperor secretly helps her navigate palace intrigue + the heroine has no interest in loving the emperor and focuses on climbing the ranks.] Alternate-era setting [The emperor personally raises his future empress, then claims her in the night] The Yun family has a legitimate daughter, a peerless beauty hidden away in the general's manor. The prime minister's son came to propose, but didn't even get to see her. “I don't 1.5kReads9.1Score201Shelves
- 183 The Empress Dowager Starts Taking Them Out 继后开始刀人 The empress consort wants no part in the fight for favor. She just wants to kill people. Wei Xiangwan entered the palace with three things to do. First, uncover the truth behind her father's mysterious disappearance. Second, avenge her best friend, who died unjustly. Third, give birth to the crown prince. As for the emperor's affection, it was the least important thing of all. In the resplendent harem, where false affection bloomed everywhere, some people still yearned for true love. Qi Zhao fel 6.7kReads8.8Score696Shelves
- 184 I Won the Harem With My Beauty 我凭美貌在后宫躺赢了 [Transmigration + System + slice-of-life harem intrigue + satisfying revenge + ruthless heroine + lovestruck male lead + not pure + devoted love later] Content warnings at the end! Gu Lingwen dies unexpectedly and meets a clumsy beginner System. The two are stranded in a cruel feudal era, trembling with fear. They can return to the modern world only by completing the final assigned mission… There are only two ways to finish the mission: start a rebellion or fight for power in the harem. Underach 3.7kReads8.5Score241Shelves
- 185 The Spy Phoenix: Always One Step Ahead 谍凰，防不胜防 She was once the most dangerous intelligence chief in the modern world. In a single moment, she transmigrates and becomes the daughter of a tenant farmer, invisible to everyone in an ancient dynasty. An adult’s wisdom is trapped in a frail young body. The chaotic world is a web, yet she quietly becomes the one weaving it. From rural fields to the turbulent imperial court, no one knows that behind those clear eyes she is spinning an intelligence network vast enough to overturn the world. In a wor 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 When Historical Yinreng Transmigrates into Empresses in the Palace 当正史胤礽穿到甄嬛传 Aisin-Gioro Yinreng never imagined that after dying, he would wake up as someone else and find himself in a Qing Dynasty world like this one. Everything unfolding around him seemed utterly absurd! At that moment, Meng Jing (Xian), daughter of the Duke of Pei, was preparing to enter the palace. 3kReads8.5Score153Shelves
- 187 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
- 188 The Emperor and Empress Joined Forces and Purged the Court 帝后联手后，肃清了朝纲 Empress from the start! They love each other for a lifetime, and when the empress passes away, the emperor dies for love! They don't ask to be born together, only to die together! Marriage first, love later + not both virgins + not exclusively doting + completely fictional setting What? The emperor has made a concubine's daughter empress? The powerful ministers are so furious their beards are practically standing on end. Su He, the woman struck by this incredible stroke of fortune, is relieved i 1.9kReads9.0Score187Shelves
- 189 Reborn as the Fourth Imperial Princess: Ready to Play Dirty 重生之四福晋准备玩阴的 (Not a wish-fulfillment novel + household intrigue + palace intrigue + adorable children + political schemes + succession struggle + wiping out Japanese pirates + wiping out Koreans) Also: This book takes history as its foundation and revolves around the Nine Princes’ Succession Struggle. It deals with the empire and its people, and with wiping out Japanese pirates and Koreans. It has absolutely nothing to do with Empresses in the Palace or any of those other novels. Empress Xiaojingxian, Ulan 1.7kReads9.0Score124Shelves
- 190 In the Imperial Harem, My Goal Is to Become the Empress Dowager 人在后宫，目标太后 # Palace intrigue is out of the question. I'll eat snacks, watch the drama, and have children, that's the plan # Cui Xuejian transmigrated into the past and became a low-ranking palace consort. Powerful figures towered over her, while a few insignificant nobodies clawed at her feet. With things like this, why bother with palace intrigue? Better to just give up and coast! Cui Xuejian believed that as long as she kept out of trouble, no monsters, demons, or other ghoulish creatures would come afte 1.7kReads9.2Score138Shelves
- 191 The Childhood Sweetheart Consort Rises to Power, Her Goal Is to Become Empress Dowager! 青梅侧妃上位，目标是太后位！ [Domestic scheming in the early stages, palace intrigue later; the leads are not both faithful~] [The heroine loves the hero but keeps her feelings in check, staying clear-headed and never obsessed. The hero cares for her, but as emperor he has to balance the court, and there will be no shortage of women around him. The heroine is special to him!] An unexpected imperial decree changed Jiang Qingyue from the Princess Consort of Prince Qing to his secondary consort overnight. The emperor’s favor a 4.6kReads8.3Score383Shelves
- 192 A Bewitching Beauty, an Emperor’s Devotion, and a Throne to Share 美人娇，帝皇宠，携手共掌天下权 Qin Shu, a top agent for a mysterious organization in the 21st century, was in a plane crash and came within a breath of death. When she opened her eyes again, her soul had crossed into another world, where she had been reborn as the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Dingguo's household in the Tianyang Kingdom. As the duke's only daughter, she was doted on by her parents and older brothers, and grew up pampered, living exactly as she pleased, carefree and at ease. That was until a new emperor a 2.6kReads8.6Score265Shelves
- 193 After Reincarnating as Wang Xifeng, I Gave Up Trying 穿成王熙凤后我摆烂了 Overnight, Lin Yan transmigrates into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber and becomes the famous Wang Xifeng. Why is the god of transmigration picking on her like this? If she had to transmigrate, couldn't she at least have become someone like Lin Daiyu? Why make a single young woman into somebody's wife? And, worst of all, this man is a complete piece of trash! Gazing at the bleak future ahead, Lin Yan feels like banging her head against a wall. But there's nothing she can do. Since she's alr 2.4kReads9.1Score228Shelves
- 194 Reborn Palace Maid: She Only Wants to Fight for the Emperor's Favor 重生宫女之她只想宫斗 In her previous life, Jiaoyun spent years confined in the Cold Palace before finally being released. What she got in return was a useless husband and a wicked mother-in-law. This time, she decisively betrayed her mistress and climbed into someone else’s bed, successfully rising in status. And then she became the lowest-ranking palace maid… When Emperor Jingheng first saw Jiaoyun, he was merely captivated by her looks. “How can this palace maid have fairer skin than the Noble Consort?” Jiaoy 745Reads9.1Score101Shelves
- 195 Trading a Concubine's Daughter for the Legitimate Heir? The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Shines Across the Capital 以庶换嫡？重生嫡女艳冠满京都 [One-on-one romance + household intrigue + reborn + revenge + putting scumbags in their place + strong heroine + satisfying read] Jiang Zhaoyue was the legitimate daughter of a marquis, but at birth she was switched with the lowly illegitimate daughter of a concubine. In her previous life, Jiang Yuning stole her place, married the Crown Prince, and eventually became Empress, living a life of glory and luxury. Jiang Zhaoyue, meanwhile, was framed and robbed of her innocence, then forced to marry 4.6kReads8.6Score374Shelves
- 196 The Imperial Consort’s Everyday Life: Epilogue 贵妃的番外日常 [Everyday life + no harem scheming + not each other’s firsts + a somewhat sweet little romance] [Content warning! This is not a strong female lead story! There’s no catfighting or harem scheming. The leads’ relationship isn’t entirely romantic, and the female lead is determined to go home.] They say His Majesty had a late, beloved first love whom no one dared mention. Yet one Consort kept talking about nothing but His Majesty’s beloved first love. 1.9kReads9.0Score130Shelves
- 197 An Unconventional Palace Intrigue 非传统宫斗 Imperial selection from the start / Pure palace intrigue with a touch of household intrigue / Ensemble cast / Realistic style [Pure palace intrigue begins after chapter 20] Not the emperor’s sole favorite / Not a virgin couple / No romance pairing [The emperor is a scumbag with the power of life and death. The first few chapters establish his character and contain potentially uncomfortable scenes. If that bothers you, skip to chapter 20.] Everyone is caught up in palace intrigue. The consorts an 2kReads8.3Score227Shelves
- 198 After Entering the Qing Court, I Became a Villainess and Find New Ways to Climb the Ranks Every Day 清穿后成恶女，每天变着法子上位 (All fictional! All fictional! All fictional!) [(The heroine will not fall in love with Emperor Kangxi! She's not a saint, and she's a bit wicked!) The heroine pretends to be an innocent white lotus, but she's no naive sweetheart! Palace intrigue included.] Wu Yaya transmigrates after keeping fish, and overnight becomes a pitiful palace maid who has climbed into someone's bed. The emperor, Kangxi, wants to use her to make the Imperial Noble Consort uncomfortable, while the Imperial Noble Consort 1.6kReads9.0Score105Shelves
- 199 Spoiled in a Golden Age 盛世娇宠 Her promising fiancé is set up by her cousin, so she casts him aside. The heir of a marquis's family wants to take her as a concubine, but she refuses! To protect the people she cares about and trample those who wronged her underfoot, she becomes the emperor's woman. See how she wins the emperor's heart, protects her children, battles the Empress Dowager above and the imperial consorts below, and rises higher with every step. 2.4kReads9.0Score250Shelves
- 200 In the Qing Dynasty, the Host Is Delicate and Seductive 清穿之宿主她娇软缠诱 [I originally planned to write a slow-transmigration story, but the first arc turned out rather long. Since it hasn’t been doing well, I’ve decided to wrap it up after just one story. Readers who stop by can treat it as a short-to-medium Qing Dynasty transmigration novel.] Mu Jiaojiao, an employee of the quick transmigration bureau, beat up the brothers of the domineering male lead. The male lead lost all will to live and killed himself, causing his world to collapse. As punishment, she was sent 2.9kReads9.1Score243Shelves
