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- 151 After Reclaiming Her Roots, the Legitimate Eldest Daughter Becomes the Capital’s Darling 认祖归宗后，嫡长女被全京城团宠 [Rebirth + family intrigue + grinding scumbags to dust + everyone’s favorite] In her previous life, she gave him everything and helped him ascend the throne. In return, he demoted her from wife to concubine and made her half-sister empress. He also framed her parents for treason and had them tortured to death. Her three outstanding brothers went missing, and he and her half-sister were behind that, too. Even the child in her womb wasn’t his. Her half-sister sent her off with a bowl of poison. As 1.8kReads8.6Score28714d adds
- 152 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. 1.9kReads9.1Score28014d adds
- 153 Tear Apart the Harem! Win Favor! She's a Lunatic, Who Dares Cross Her? 撕后宫！得恩宠！她是疯批谁敢惹 [Palace Intrigue Only + Concubine-born Daughter + Reborn + Revenge + Everyone Is Evil + Wish-Fulfillment] [The story begins before the heroine enters the palace] [The emperor favors no one at first, and the heroine doesn’t fall in love] Jiang Shiying had died once. She died in childbirth, after her own elder sister had her killed to keep the baby. Reborn, she had made up her mind: she would enter the palace and get revenge, but she wouldn’t suffer! Not her stepmother or her elder sister, not eve 7.5kReads9.3Score95214d adds
- 154 Reborn, the Emperor and Empress Both Quit Their Jobs 帝后重生后都撂挑子不干了 (A cool, dignified male lead who'd rather slack off than be emperor, and a beautiful, sensible heroine who sometimes gets a little mischievous.) In her previous life, she lived in splendor but felt stifled as empress for over a decade. As she lay dying, her emperor husband was still away on campaign and had yet to return. Reborn, Chu Yue reflects on the past and decides that while the empress's phoenix crown was beautiful, it was also heavy and exhausting. She really doesn't want to wear it agai 4.6kReads8.5Score34114d adds
- 155 Reborn Empress Opens Her Eyes, Torments Her Scum Husband and Seizes the Empire 重生皇后一睁眼，虐死渣夫夺江山 A power-hungry, unhinged empress takes on the world vs. her fiercely loyal shadow guard / strong heroine + unhinged female lead + satisfying read + villains get humiliated throughout + devoted guard In her previous life, she died pregnant, full of hatred. In this life, she has sworn off love and wants only power. The puppet emperor is nothing but a stepping stone. Her maternal grandfather is the chancellor, her uncle is a general, and her brother commands the Imperial Guard. With such powerful c 5.6kReads9.1Score54514d adds
- 156 A Romance in the Capital 上京缘 [Not a transmigration or rebirth story. An old-fashioned setting, a stunning, delicate newly titled noblewoman VS the Seventh Prince, a cold and abstinent man who seems like a spoiled playboy. Scheming within the marriage, intense push-and-pull, devoted one-on-one romance, sweet and indulgent.] When Jiang Jiuchu was little, bandits took her hostage to threaten her father, who was leading a campaign to suppress them. A young man appeared and rescued her, but she missed her chance to repay him. Ye 4.3kReads8.8Score51314d adds
- 157 Reborn to Marry a Mad Prince, I Send My Scumbag Ex to the Crematorium 重生嫁疯批太子爷，让渣男火葬场 [Face-slapping the scumbags + real and fake heiresses + unmatched in medicine and poison + scumbag gets his comeuppance + clingy, unhinged crown prince] Rumor had it that the legitimate young lady, whom the Great General's household had gone to great lengths to find, was ugly, illiterate, and shameless! Before she had even been home for half a month, she had slept with several servants and coachmen in the household! On her younger sister's birthday, she even climbed into her brother-in-law's bed 3.5kReads9.1Score66514d adds
- 158 My Ungrateful Sister Wants to Be Empress? I'll Rule the World as Queen 白眼狼姐姐想当皇后？我母仪天下 [Reborn + fake and real heiresses + face-slapping + competing for destiny + golden finger + devoted male lead who loves his wife without limits] The day Si Wan died, the entire capital was celebrating the empress's coronation. Her disemboweled, heartless corpse was tossed into a mass grave. She watched as her elder sister, Si Qingjia, stepped over her phoenix bones to claim the throne. A blood-red cuckoo circled above that woman's head, carrying the ninth golden feather it had stolen from Si Wa 2.5kReads8.4Score34814d adds
- 159 I Died Tragically in My Past Life, Then Was Jilted Again After Being Reborn 前世惨死，重生后又被退婚 [Complete] 1. This story focuses mainly on palace and household intrigue, with very little romance and not much screen time for the male lead. The leads support each other and join forces against their enemies, with no misunderstandings or love rivals. One man and one woman, both pure; a strong heroine and an even stronger hero. The male lead spoils the heroine. 2. This is a fictional setting with no connection to real history. Synopsis: Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest daughter of 9kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 160 The Emperor Finds His Consort Alluring; I Find His Majesty a Jerk 朕见贵妃多妩媚，妾见皇上甚是渣 [No transmigration or rebirth] [Pure palace intrigue] [The heroine never falls in love] Jinyue, the legitimate eldest daughter of a general's household, is chosen in a selection for the imperial harem. The Empress appoints her as a spy and marries her off to the Crown Prince as a secondary consort. The moment she enters the Eastern Palace, she understands that she and Zhongli Jin are bound only by mutual interest. There can never be the slightest affection between them. After sixteen years in th 2.5kReads9.0Score24214d adds
- 161 The Eldest Princess Is Fierce and Stunning, While Her Scheming Hostage Prince Grows Arrogant on Her Favor 长公主暴戾绝色，绿茶质子恃宠而骄 In her previous life, Yan Shu was blinded by love and wasted a winning hand! Not only did her kingdom fall, she was also poisoned to death by a scumbag full of schemes! Reborn, she swept her hand through the air! She had the scumbag beaten with a rod, wiped out his entire household, brought down the Noble Consort... She would slay any god or Buddha who stood in her way! The richest man in the world was her disciple, the strongest shadow guard was her senior brother, the fearsome Iron Cavalry gen 1.6kReads9.1Score22714d adds
- 162 The Empress Dowager Reborn: A Phoenix’s Plot for the Empire 太后重生：凤谋天下 [Strong heroine + ensemble cast + political intrigue] Reborn, she turns the world into a board and all living beings into pieces. She is the one pulling the strings behind the scenes. Slender, pale hands, an icy gaze She moves her pieces, a faint smile on her lips Why should beauty worry? Reborn, risen from the ashes A phoenix’s schemes hide in her lotus-bloom bones Her name will live on in the annals of history Willow branches in her hometown, the moon a hook She watches generals and princes 1.2kReads9.0Score18514d adds
- 163 He Rebelled for Her in Their Past Life, Then Returned to Their Wedding Night and Swept Her Off Her Feet 前世为她谋反，重回新婚夜撩翻了 [Rebirth + getting revenge on scumbags + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment] In her previous life, she defied her father and brothers and gave everything to help a scumbag become emperor, only for him to slaughter her entire family. Reborn, she plans her every move, protects her loved ones, kills her scheming cousin, executes her vicious aunt, and crushes the scumbag emperor’s dreams. On her path to revenge, she’ll kill any god or Buddha who stands in her way. But she accidentally catch 15.5kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds
- 164 South Branches Toward Dusk, The Regent Has Been Plotting This for Ages 南枝向晚，摄政王他蓄谋已久 [Just received a rating] Complete ◎ [Revenge after being reborn + mastery of medicine and poison + powerful leads who cherish each other + everyone’s a schemer + palace intrigue and political machinations] Important: No stupid villains. Everyone has eight hundred tricks up their sleeve, and the battle of wits is at its peak! In her previous life, Shen Nanzhi, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s family, was blind to the truth. She used a forbidden technique to save a scumbag man, dr 22.9kReads8.8Score2.6k14d adds
- 165 In My Past Life, You Slaughtered My Entire Family. Reborn, I'll Take Your Kingdom 前世你灭我满门，重生我覆你江山 The short drama "Scheming Phoenix, Beloved Substitute Eunuch" is now streaming. Thanks so much for your support, guys. Love you all! [Both leads reborn + devoted to each other + family and country + power struggles] A heroine who always gets revenge + a patient, deeply devoted hero with a secret identity In her previous life, Li Shuangwan used the meritorious service of the entire General’s House of Zhenguo to help the helpless Ling Heng ascend the throne. She believed that after ten years of ma 9.4kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 166 Bound by Love at the Winter Solstice 冬至缚情 The eldest legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Dingbei marries into Prince Chen’s household by imperial decree. On their wedding night, her husband abandons her for the woman he loves. A scheming white lotus puts on an act at every turn and provokes her. In the capital, everyone plots and schemes, and intrigue is everywhere, whether hidden or open. But what does any of it have to do with her? She doesn’t love Prince Chen, nor does she love this prosperous, sordid capital. All she wants is to r 52.4kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds
- 167 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 2.2kReads8.9Score22014d adds
- 168 Reborn Evil Matriarch Swapped into a Marriage and Wreaks Havoc in the Marquis's Household 恶人主母重生被换婚在侯府杀疯了 [Palace and Household Intrigue + No Male Lead + Fictional Dynasty + Reborn to Crush Her Enemies + Bread, Not Romance] Chen Wu was the fake legitimate daughter, switched into the Chen family by mistake. When the real daughter, Chen Qingjiao, was brought home by their parents, she stole Chen Wu’s fiancé. Chen Wu didn’t fight back. She married a soldier and willingly followed him to the frontier. In the end, after her husband regained his true identity, he wanted her dead for the sake of his childh 504Reads8.9Score10614d adds
- 169 He Spoils His Favorite Consort and Destroys the Harem, While the Biased Emperor Decrees Her Empress 宠娇妃灭后宫，偏心皇上下旨封后 [The emperor falls in love at first sight + the heroine isn't the only one for him at first, but later receives all his favor + the emperor helps her fight in the harem and makes her empress + the heroine fights in the harem and kills] A low-ranking concubine? I want to be empress. No, no, I want to be Empress Dowager. What? The emperor saw Han Qianning kill someone, and still wants to keep her by his side... Once I'm in the palace, I'll climb my way up to the phoenix throne and kill them all. 1.1kReads9.0Score10614d adds
- 170 The Empress Is Determined to Rise to the Top 娘娘她立志登高位 Scheming beauty x stern, cold emperor (soul transmigration + palace intrigue + not mutually devoted + eventually his one and only) In the third year of Zhaowu, Wen Zhuohua abandoned the path laid out for her and entered the palace as a palace-selection candidate. She loves wealth, splendor, power, and status. All under heaven belongs to the sovereign, and nothing in this world is more exalted than imperial authority. Once in the palace, she treads carefully in the harem and puts on an act for th 15.3kReads9.0Score2.1k14d adds
- 171 The Legitimate Daughter Is Reborn: Uncle, You Spoil Me to Death! 嫡女重生：皇叔，你宠死我算了！ [Reborn + Strong heroine and hero + Satisfying romance with lots of sweetness] In her previous life, Gu Yuechao was framed by her scumbag husband and his mistress. She watched her son torn apart by chariots, her family executed, and her personal maid mutilated into a human stump. She was reduced to living like an animal, eating alongside pigs and dogs, and wishing she were dead. But her scumbag husband’s uncle defied public condemnation and an imperial edict to take her in, a woman whose reputat 3.4kReads9.0Score65614d adds
- 172 Jiang Yugu 姜域顾 [Pure historical romance + devoted and sweet love + a gentle, proactive little princess + doting affection + mutual devotion] Jiang Sui, the seventh imperial princess of the Great Qi Dynasty, was born into a life of luxury and privilege. Bright and lively, she was simple and guileless, never hiding what was on her mind. When she was twelve, she fell in love at first sight with a young man and secretly gave him her heart. From then on, someone lived in her heart, and she kept a little secret all 6.7kReads9.2Score73914d adds
- 173 Catch a Husband at the Results Board, and My Scheming Groom Is Irresistible 榜下捉婿，腹黑夫君太撩人 [Clear-eyed, wealthy beauty VS scheming, devoted top scholar] [Marriage First, Love Later; Sweet Romance] Zhao Wanqing, the legitimate daughter of Prince An of the Great Yue Dynasty, was frail as a child. At the abbot’s guidance at Xiangguo Temple, she learned that she needed to marry someone whose Four Pillars of Destiny were purely yang. Prince An loved his daughter dearly. He followed every lead until he found her destined match, then shamelessly begged the emperor to arrange the marriage, fi 6.5kReads9.1Score83114d adds
- 174 Winding the Wind into Splendor 绾风华 Cui Wanwan died, killed by a woman from another world. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself back at twelve years old, three years before the transmigrated woman arrived. Cui Wanwan, the second young lady of the Cui family, had been born a favorite of heaven, the apple of her family’s eye. With her family’s favor and prestige, she was destined to become a prince’s consort and enjoy a life of wealth and glory. She had thought her life would be carefree, but an odd woman who claimed to 3.1kReads8.9Score34014d adds
- 175 After the Legitimate Daughter Came Down from the Mountain, the Crown Prince Doted on Her 嫡女下山后被太子殿下宠上天 Shen Qingyin, the only legitimate daughter of Chancellor Shen, whose power held sway over the imperial court, was the apple of his eye. Her status was second only to that of the princesses of the imperial family. She should have been raised in luxury in a palace of jade and fragrant orchids. But when she was little, a fortune-teller declared that her destiny was unusual and that she must stay away from her parents and family until she turned sixteen if she was to grow up safely. She learned peer 4.7kReads9.0Score47214d adds
- 176 The Lowly Concubine-Born Daughter Turns a Losing Hand into a Winning Finale 卑微庶女一手烂牌打出王炸结局 [Traditional historical romance + growing heroine + marriage before love + palace and household intrigue + both leads grow powerful later + transmigrate into a book] Zhao Fangyu transmigrates into a book and lands in a deadly situation from the start: in a wealthy household, she has a fever of 104 degrees, but her mother refuses to let her see a doctor! She thought she’d landed in a living hell where neither parent cared for her, but the great household turns out to be full of hidden talent: T 6.3kReads8.7Score66214d adds
- 177 A Cursed Lone Star? The Chaste Prince Dotes on Her to the Bone 天煞孤星？禁欲王爷却宠她入骨 [Marriage before love + divine physician + one-on-one romance + pocket dimension + satisfying wish fulfillment] Because Shen Yindi was said to have the fate of a jinx, her birth family despised her and bullied her until she became mentally disabled. Her own sister even disfigured her, making her the ugliest woman in the world. On the night she was married off to the ugliest prince in Great Chu, she died an untimely death. A top physician from the twenty-second century transmigrated into Shen Yin 2.5kReads9.2Score48914d adds
- 178 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 5kReads9.1Score56414d adds
- 179 The Commandery Princess Returns to the Capital, So Why Is the Entire Marquis’s Household Dead? 郡主一回京，侯府怎么死光了？ [Satisfying family-intrigue story + ruthless heroine + face-slapping the villains] Qu Ling was framed by her stepmother and left the Marquis's residence for six years. When she returned to the capital, happiness wasn't waiting for her. Instead, she was driven step by step to the brink of madness. In the end, she went mad and killed everyone in the marquis's household, paying for it with her own life. After coming back to life, Qu Ling took up her knife. She no longer needed to go mad to slaughte 33.5kReads9.2Score4.4k14d adds
- 180 Spring Boudoir Romance 春闺娇 Ten-year-old Qin Zijin has just lost her mother when her aunt takes her to the capital. She thinks she's headed for a life as a dependent who'll die far from home, with no way back. Little does she know she's stepping onto a bright road where she and her mother-in-law will team up to take down scumbags, childhood sweethearts will shower each other with affection, and she can learn new skills and make money! Mother-in-law: I can do without a son, but my daughter-in-law is my own daughter. Husband 3.1kReads9.0Score43814d adds
- 181 Ballad of Changle in the Great Capital 大都长乐谣 Until the age of ten, Yuan Wei was the apple of everyone’s eye in the Marquis of Cheng’en’s household in the capital. Her grandparents were kind, and her father often carried her on his shoulders as they played. After she turned ten, her mother died, and Yuan Wei was sent to Putuo Temple to recuperate. By the time she was fifteen, Yuan Wei wore prayer beads and lived freely, doing whatever she pleased. 3.4kReads8.9Score33814d adds
- 182 The Black Lotus Is Reborn, and She Slaughters Her Way Through with the Ailing Young Lord 黑莲花重生，和病弱小公爷杀疯了 Shen Wan is the model of an aristocratic young lady: equally skilled in the literary and martial arts, and a peerless physician. Her parents and five older brothers adore her and treat her like the apple of their eye. Before these very relatives hunt her down and kill her, she too believes she is the beloved young lady everyone dotes on, and the Crown Prince’s sweetheart. Only as she lies dying does she learn the truth: she is not the legitimate daughter of the Shen family at all. The true daugh 28.8kReads8.7Score2k14d adds
- 183 The Tyrant Gives Me One-on-One Lessons in Palace Infighting 暴君一对一辅导我宫斗 Everyone says the newly enthroned emperor of the Dayan kingdom is a cruel and brutal tyrant. Song Yin, a transmigrator, thinks that tyrants are supposed to be the type who love beauties more than their kingdoms. So why does this one spend every day plotting how to kill his own concubines? Tyrant: “The women in my harem love power, not me. Keep your head down if you want to survive.” Song Yin: “Understood!” Later Tyrant: “A consort who doesn’t want to be empress isn’t a good consort.” Song Yin: “ 259Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 184 Miss Shen’s Days in the Palace as Everyone’s Favorite 团宠沈小姐入宫记 [Completed, so enjoy with confidence~] A daughter of the Shen family comes of age. At eleven, He An wins the Empress Dowager’s favor with a performance of “Longing’s Thread” and enters the palace to study under her personal instruction. She thought the palace would be full of schemes and intrigue, where she would have to tread carefully at every step. She had prepared for every eventuality, but why… is the palace nothing like she imagined? Empress Dowager: “An’er is so sweet and adorable. Let’s 1.9kReads9.2Score23814d adds
- 185 EN After the Grand Princess Is Reborn, the Chief Grand Secretary Can No Longer Sit Still 长公主重生后，首辅大人坐不住了 [Rebirth + Political Intrigue + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Plenty of Foreshadowing + Serious Ensemble Cast] [Charming, Alluring, Sweet-Natured Yet Cunning Eldest Princess + Autocratic, Possessive Chief Grand Secretary] [Important: This is NOT a wish-fulfillment novel!!!] As a princess, Zhao Huiluan lived in luxury and honor, yet died in the prime of her life. Reborn, she finally realized that all the countless honors and favors she had once been proud of were nothing but illusions. Power is saf 5.5kReads9.2Score75614d adds
- 186 The Empress Ran 冉后 Ran Hu was made a Jieyu concubine as soon as she entered the palace. On her very first day, she was summoned to the emperor’s bedchamber and granted the title of Chen, cherished like a rare treasure. Her peerless beauty and her younger brother’s illustrious military achievements as Marquis of Chang’an gave her the confidence to act as she pleased in the harem. The two souls who had come from a later age ultimately left a lasting mark on this strange world. 4.6kReads9.0Score47914d adds
- 187 The Beautiful Imperial Consort Frowns, and the King Pulls Her Close to Soothe Her 绝色皇妃一皱眉，君王锁腰轻哄 [Reborn + sweet romance + one-on-one] A stunning, flirtatious princess who knows how to ensnare a man x a domineering, scheming, jealous emperor In her previous life, Yun Shuwu, the most revered of the five princesses of Beimo, married the wrong man: Xiao Jimian, the emperor of Nanjiang. She thought he was the right one for her, but he turned out to be an obsessive scoundrel who knew nothing of love and only knew how to use her. She endured endless humiliation and torment in Nanjiang, and died f 1.4kReads9.2Score21614d adds
- 188 The Empress Is So Sweet and Charming, Who Still Cares About a Lost Love? 娘娘又娇又媚，谁还稀罕白月光 [Villainess Transmigrates into a Book + Top-Grade White Lotus + Winning Hearts and Minds + Not Both Leads' First Love] [The heroine looks like a pure, sweet little bunny, but she's actually a scheming temptress who knows how to play her cards.] When Xu Zhuohua is named crown princess, Crown Prince Qi Hecang and his secondary consort Lu Wanning are at the height of their love. As the hero of a male-oriented novel, Qi Hecang only cares about building his career, and his heart belongs solely to Lu 12.7kReads8.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 189 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 610Reads9.0Score10114d adds
- 190 Marrying the Imperial Tutor 嫁帝师 [When a Scheming Black-Bellied Type Meets a Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside Type + Love and Hate + Soul Swap + Revenge, Traditional Historical Romance in an Imaginary Setting] Jiang Wanzhi first met Song Qingshi when she was fourteen. At sixteen, she became Mrs. Song. Everyone said she was lucky: a merchant’s daughter had married a top-scoring scholar. That is, until she died under mysterious circumstances on the very night Song Qingshi asked her for a divorce. When she awoke again, she 28kReads9.3Score4.4k14d adds
- 191 The Physician Consort Died Tragically, Then Was Reborn to Make the Whole Dynasty Weep 医妃惨死重生后，虐哭整个皇朝 Complete. One-on-one, both completely devoted to each other, sweet romance with no angst. The blue gum tree offers shelter only to the white-plumed honeyeater; I love no one but you. A slightly obsessive, scheming, deeply devoted crown prince × a beautiful, bold crown princess who excels at both medicine and poison. In her previous life, Mu Qianli betrayed the crown prince, who doted on her more than his own life, and did everything she could to help Prince Chen ascend the throne. But Prince Che 157Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 192 The Eastern Palace's Pampered Concubine: The Crown Prince Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, and She Sets Her Sights on the Empress's Throne 东宫娇妾：太子宠妾灭妻目标后位 Not a pure pairing, not a pure pairing [The prince’s concubine is not a pure pairing at first + she enters the palace soon after, and becomes his sole favorite after the palace struggles] [The heroine is clear-headed and career-minded, working her way up to the empress’s position] Since I’ve been granted the title of Worthy Lady, my goal should be the empress’s throne. The Crown Prince has been married for two years, but the Crown Princess has yet to bear him a child. The Empress personally choo 2.2kReads8.9Score18314d adds
- 193 The Emperor Has No Heart, Yet His Cool and Elegant Noble Consort Has Her Ways 帝本无心，怎奈清冷贵妃手段高 [Cool, seductive fox beauty vs. a carefree, womanizing emperor] [The heroine is the true daughter, driven by revenge and ambition: a scheming beauty, sweet on the outside but ruthless within, and far from virtuous. This is an unconventional palace-intrigue story focused on winning hearts. The hero is not chaste. Later, he desperately tries to win her back. The overall tone is sweet, and the romance becomes one-on-one in the latter half.] Until the age of five, Changyu Jiao was the legitimate da 8.8kReads9.4Score1k14d adds
- 194 After the Imperial Betrothal, the Grand Secretary Finally Got a Clue 赐婚后，首辅大人开窍了 Everyone in the capital knew that the legitimate daughter of Imperial Censor Qiao was frail and could be knocked over by a breeze. Yet the emperor betrothed her to Mu Shijing, the Chief Grand Secretary, who stood second only to the emperor and above everyone else. Mu Shijing was the man who had shattered the dreams of countless young ladies in the capital, and on top of that, he had paid a fine for staying unmarried for two years in a row, making him the capital's most eligible bachelor. When th 5.7kReads8.8Score73114d adds
- 195 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 5.1kReads9.0Score58714d adds
- 196 Demote the Wife to a Concubine? The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Wipes Out His Entire Family 贬妻为妾？重生嫡女嘎了他全家 [Strong female and male leads + both leads' first and only love + satisfying reborn story + nation and family] She was a renowned female war god, formidable in battle and unmatched in strategy. After being reborn in the body of the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household in the Great Yong, whose honor had been besmirched, her supposedly gentle and refined fiancé came to break off their engagement and demote her to a concubine. Every one of her relatives regarded her as a disgrace 27.8kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds
- 197 Surrogate Motherhood? The Second-Time Bride and Beloved Consort Insists on Rising to the Top 借腹生子？二嫁宠妃偏要步步高升 [A gentle, kind widow and an arrogant, biased emperor. Sweet, doting everyday romance, with little palace intrigue (the emphasis is on little).] The Yu family had three daughters, all beautiful. The eldest became a countess, the youngest became a consort in the palace, and only the second daughter returned home a widow less than five years after her marriage, with a little girl in tow. One day, the palace consort suffered a miscarriage and was told she would have difficulty bearing children in t 21.5kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds
- 198 Her Bones Are Yet Cold, Her Vengeance Unfulfilled: The Wicked Woman Returns from Hell 骨未寒，仇未报，恶女她从地狱来 [Revenge after being reborn + the whole family gets what they deserve, no forgiveness + satisfying inner-courtyard drama] In her previous life, Gu Han Yin was framed by her fiancé and adopted daughter. On the eve of her wedding, everyone caught her in bed with another man. That same day, the adopted daughter stole her identity, became the most favored young lady in the marquis's residence, rose to prominence, and married into the heir's household. They ruined her reputation, trampled over her 65Reads—Score414d adds
- 199 The Beloved Cousin 盛宠表姑娘 When Jiang Yunting first arrived in Bianjing, all she wanted was to be a well-behaved young cousin at the Duke of Dingguo's residence, enhance her standing, then marry her childhood sweetheart and live a smooth, happy life. But later, her fiancé turned his back on her for wealth and status, while the refined, aloof second cousin in the household began looking at her strangely, as if he wanted to devour her. When Shen Yu first met Jiang Yunting, he had one erotic dream after another. In his d 16.9kReads9.0Score2.1k14d adds
- 200 Little Sister, Stop Competing. Your Elder Sister Has Married into a Powerful Family 妹妹别斗了，嫡姐已嫁高门 Household intrigue + marriage first, love later + warrior x young woman Synopsis: Xie Yuxi had an excellent marriage prospect. Her unremarkable, illegitimate fiancé was far more impressive than anyone realized: without making a fuss, he had passed the imperial exam and become its top scorer. In the prime of her youth, she would marry a promising man who was everything she could wish for. How enviable. But after he failed to show up for their arranged meeting at a temple, the top scholar sent som 16.1kReads8.9Score1.8k14d adds
