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- 1 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—Shelves
- 2 The Consort Rises in the Palace by Mastering a Special Sleeping Technique 凭借特殊睡觉技巧，娘娘宫斗上位 Not a faithful-couple romance! Not a faithful-couple romance! She doesn't love the Emperor! Entertainment-industry superstar Liu Qianqian transmigrates one day into the body of an unfavored palace concubine, only for a reborn, unknown supporting character to make it her mission to kill her! To stay alive, she has no choice but to fight for the Emperor's favor and climb the ranks. What to do about the reborn supporting character? No need to panic. Her Highness has a knack for sleeping: men can't 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Palace Intrigue? It’s Just Building a Career Somewhere Else! 宫斗？不过是换个地方搞事业！ Who says modern skills are useless in ancient times? When psychology helps her read people's minds, management helps her marshal resources, and crisis PR skills help her escape seemingly hopeless situations... The imperial palace becomes the stage where she shows off her top-tier professional skills! Everyone thinks she's a meek little concubine anyone can bully, but they don't know she's already sharpening her blade. How will this modern career woman use her superior knowledge to crush the comp 118Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 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 495Reads7.1Score100Shelves
- 5 Reborn: The Noble Consort Doesn't Want to Slack Off, She Just Wants to Rise to the Top 重生：贵妃不想摆烂，只想扶摇直 [Male lead has prior experience, heroine is pure + palace intrigue + career-focused + clear-headed heroine] Watching the drunken Crown Prince, she reached out a small hand and pressed it against his firm chest, dodging his kiss. But in doing so, she accidentally revealed a generous expanse of pale skin. Her fingers seemed to brush his belt by chance as she wept, her face streaked with tears: “Your Highness... We can't do this...” Nan Chen and his wife had always been deeply devoted to one anoth 6Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 6 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 1.6kReads8.6Score184Shelves
- 7 After Becoming the Crown Prince’s Concubine, I Take My Job Seriously 穿成太子侍妾后我爱岗敬业 [Transmigrate into a book + household and palace intrigue + the male lead has a romantic past + eventually dotes on her alone] Jiang Suisui transmigrates into a book, becoming a lowly concubine of the villainous, disgraced Crown Prince. Inside the prince's residence, the Crown Princess is ruthless and an expert at forcing abortions, while the secondary consort is arrogant and comes from a powerful family. Outside, the novel's hero and heroine are sharpening their knives, determined to bring the 1.1kReads8.2Score101Shelves
- 8 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
- 9 The Consort's Business Venture Succeeded, Then She Suddenly Died 宠妃创业已成，却猝然崩殂 [The Two Worlds' Beloved Consort] Liu Yao worked her way up from beauty to imperial consort, becoming the apple of the emperor's eye. One day, the emperor peacefully passed away in her arms, bound for the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. At last, all her hardships had paid off. On his deathbed, the emperor issued an imperial decree allowing her to live at Qionghua Mountain Villa, a palace retreat, instead of remaining in the palace. She now had wealth, status, and freedom. She had it all. A winner a 49Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 10 Thrown Into the River From the Start? The Foxlike Consort Takes the Palace by Storm 开局投河？贵妃狐媚子大杀四方了 [Palace Intrigue + Not Both Leads’ First Love + Transmigration + Beloved Consort + Devoted Love Later] Yun Tang, a top-tier star and award-winning actress, wakes up one day to find she has transmigrated into the fictional Chengyu Kingdom, where she is the lowest-ranking palace attendant. From the start, things go badly: a hidden enemy pushes her into the water. The three most powerful women in the harem all want her gone, but thanks to her peerless acting skills and alluring charm, she manages t 176Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 11 You Forced Me to Disfigure Myself? Then Watch Me Become Empress! 逼我毁容？母仪天下给你看！ [Reborn for Revenge + Household and Palace Intrigue + The Men Aren’t Chaste, the Women Are + Instantly the Sole Favorite + Black-Hearted Heroine + Brain-Off Power Fantasy] In her previous life, Jiang Rou was the most beautiful courtesan at Yichun House. With her delicate, soft features and naturally seductive body, she drove every man wild. Yet she devoted herself entirely to helping Shangguan Duanru win favor. In the end, Shangguan Duanru slashed her face and threw her in with the beggars. Less 411Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 12 Cruelly Killed in My Past Life, Reborn as the Emperor's Favorite 前世惨死，重生后成为皇帝心尖宠 [Palace intrigue, palace intrigue, palace intrigue: it bears repeating three times. The heroine controls the whole game + a bewitching, calculating woman who plays the pig to eat the tiger + a master of acting + scheming her way to the top + fast-paced power fantasy (the heroine starts taking the palace by storm as soon as she enters, never suffers in silence, and always gets revenge; no tormenting the heroine) + a clearheaded heroine focused on her ambitions + a scheming emperor + his devotion 916Reads8.6Score109Shelves
- 13 Transmigrate into a Book: The Empress Is Here to Rise to Power 穿书，娘娘要上位 [Alluring, dazzling, mischievous imperial consort × scheming, ruthless emperor; palace intrigue + male lead has had previous partners, heroine has not + transmigrate into a book + seduction and a rise to power + villainess + eventually his only love + happy ending] Jiang Xiyao transmigrates into a book and becomes the most fragile, short-lived cannon-fodder villainess in the story. To survive, she seduces him with a clear purpose and a plan. At the selection banquet, he doesn’t even look at her 244Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 14 After the Charming Consort Entered the Palace, the Cold-Faced Emperor Became Her Devoted Puppy 娇媚娘娘进宫后，冷面帝王变忠犬 [Palace Intrigue + Sole Favorite + Emperor With His Head in the Clouds Over Love (Not a Virgin, But Devoted Exclusively to Her After She Enters the Palace) + Ensemble Cast] When Su Yuewu was nearing her coming-of-age ceremony, her distant aunt, the empress, selected her to enter the palace as a potential consort to Crown Prince Shen Heng. As the two spent more time together in the Eastern Palace, their feelings deepened. Just when they had become utterly inseparable, Su Yuewu suddenly came to 47Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 15 On the Jade Couch: The Sickly, Tyrannical Emperor Only Dotes on His Enchanting Queen 枕玉榻：病娇暴君他独宠妖后 (The rating just opened and will rise later.) Devoted romance, sweet pampering, multiple births, and a clear-headed palace intrigue. A naturally fertile, wicked, unhinged beauty and a lovesick male lead who overthinks everything. Jiang Wenyu was merely a lowly concubine-born daughter. Because of her beauty, her legitimate elder sister forced her to enter the Third Prince's household and win his favor, intending to kill the mother after taking the child. Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince saw her k 1.3kReads7.2Score121Shelves
- 16 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
- 17 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 159Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 18 An Empress’s Daily Harem Battles 娘娘日常宫斗忙 Not a one-man-one-woman romance, and he won't be devoted to just one woman. Read with caution. (Satisfying revenge + steady rise through the ranks + settling every score) From Concubine Xu to High Consort Xu, Xu Chenbi takes every step with care: becoming pregnant, giving birth, and rising in rank. After ascending to the empress's throne, will she become a shield for the emperor's beloved? Sorry, you two enjoy your romance. My goal is to become the empress dowager! 192Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 19 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 196Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 20 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
- 21 Three Sons and a Daughter? The Empress Reigns Supreme in the Harem 生育三子一女？娘娘她冠宠六宫 The story has just received its first rating, and it will gradually climb! [Calculating, seemingly frail and pampered maid × cold-hearted, deep-thinking emperor] [Reborn + power-up wish fulfillment + doting romance + not both virgins + his devotion to her later on] In a nutshell: His Majesty is absolutely smitten! Xue Yingzhu was born into humble circumstances and was easy prey for everyone, yet she possessed a breathtaking beauty. In her previous life, she cared nothing for power and acted with 522Reads6.8Score111Shelves
- 22 Lady Zhaoyi Grows Arrogant on the Emperor's Favor 昭仪娘娘她恃宠生骄 By imperial decree, Yu Qingyao, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yong’an’s household, was given to Prince Jing as his wife. Her rank was a little low, but that was fine. Once she won Prince Jing over, her status would rise soon enough! Qingyao sharpened her knives and got ready to go all in on Prince Jing. The following year, the late emperor passed away, and Prince Jing ascended the throne. He made Qingyao a Zhaoyi and granted her the main hall of Guanju Palace as her residence. In Dec 270Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 23 Bound to the System, the Empress Keeps Conceiving 绑定系统后，娘娘她好孕连连 In her previous life, Yun Zhining was forced to enter the palace to save her legitimate elder sister from the Cold Palace. Her sister regained the emperor's favor and stepped over Yun Zhining's corpse to become empress. Unwilling to accept her fate, Yun Zhining bound herself to a System and was reborn anew. Ding! Congratulations, you've bound yourself to the System and gained exceptional talents. Ding! Congratulations, you've won the emperor's favor and received one fertility pill. Ding! Congrat 470Reads7.3Score105Shelves
- 24 Reborn as a Phoenix: Your Majesty, Please Behave Yourself 重生为凰，皇上请自重 Xie Ci was reborn, returning to the year she was sixteen. A rebirth without ambition might as well be a wasted life. This time, her goal was to bear a prince, outlive the emperor, and help her son take the throne so she could become empress dowager! Emperor Jing: Hah! That silly little rabbit thinks she can turn the world upside down! 484Reads9.2Score105Shelves
- 25 Palace Intrigue System: I Become the Emperor’s Favorite 宫斗系统：我成了陛下心尖宠 [Both Pure + Sweet Romance + System + Devoted Love + Transmigration] Easygoing Qin Zhaozhao transmigrates into the body of a newly arrived imperial consort. She plans to lie flat, but then a palace-intrigue System activates, and somehow she catches the new emperor’s attention. The System says that completing missions earns her rewards, including the chance to become empress. It sounds simple, but it’s incredibly difficult. A noble consort has her eye on the throne, while the emperor’s former fla 335Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 26 The Emperor's Favorite: Reborn, I Fight My Way Through the Palace to Become Empress 帝心宠，重生娘娘一路宫斗夺后位 [Palace intrigue only + Not mutually chaste + Clear-headed heroine who pretends to be weak + Devoted hero] In her previous life, after her flesh had been carved away and her eyes gouged out, one man came for her through a river of blood and overthrew the dynasty to avenge her. Reborn, she did everything she could to get by his side. By then, he had become the supreme emperor, while she was just a low-ranking consort. She pretended to be a little white rabbit to avoid the palace’s bloody intrigue 227Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 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 612Reads8.2Score107Shelves
- 28 A Palace Peril: The Consort Wants Power 深宫劫：娘娘要上位 [Palace intrigue ensemble + alternate setting + no transmigration or rebirth] The imperial palace is a stage, and everyone is putting on a show. Perform well, and you earn favor. Mess up, and anyone can walk all over you. Now that she has stepped onto the stage, she intends to become the star everyone applauds! (Reader beware: the pacing is slow, so don't start if that bothers you. The male lead is a scummy emperor, while the female lead only cares about her career. She will make a move against 122Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 29 The Bewitching Consort Rises to Power, Face-Slapping the Scheming, Cold Emperor 娇媚娘娘狂上位，打脸勾心清冷帝 [Palace intrigue, transmigration, a clear-eyed heroine who uses schemes and acting skills to rise to the top, palace intrigue in the early stages, then becoming the emperor's only favorite, happy ending] [A glamorous star with a thousand-layered bag of tricks and countless ways to seduce; a slow-to-warm, aloof emperor gradually gets proven wrong, and an old flame turns him into a lovesick fool] Everyone in the palace knew that Emperor Zhaoming, with his immortal bearing and few desires, treated 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Bold Consort Flirts with the Emperor, and He Begs for Cuddles Every Day 直球贵妃撩帝王，他竟日日求贴贴 [Just got a rating, and it’ll slowly go up from here~ Welcome, everyone!] [Palace intrigue, not an innocent romance] [Sweet romance; the male lead falls early and dotes on her exclusively after about ten chapters] [A clever, brave, strong, stunning beauty who speaks her mind × a clingy, love-struck puppy of an emperor] Shen Chaoying opened her eyes to find herself sitting in the sedan chair taking her to the emperor’s bedchamber. She looked around and nearly fainted on the spot. Thanks for askin 1.1kReads8.8Score133Shelves
- 31 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
- 32 I'm Already a Concubine, So What's Wrong with a Little Cunning? 都做妾了，有点小心机怎么了？ [Scheming in the household early on, palace intrigue later + System + Gorgeous heroine + A little childbirth + Sweet romance] [Stunning heroine who is sweet yet ruthless and a brilliant actress × Cold-faced prince who dotes on his wife and lets his imagination run wild] The male lead in this palace-intrigue novel is not sexually inexperienced. He favors the heroine early on and devotes himself solely to her later. Readers who mind should proceed with caution. In her previous life, Su Yujiao was 2.3kReads7.3Score154Shelves
- 33 The Cold Emperor’s Laid-Back Favorite Consort 高冷帝的摆烂宠妃 Song Zhilan transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder character doomed to an early death. After saving her own life, she wants to stay out of trouble and be a laid-back little palace consort. The more Song Zhilan slacks off, the more the aloof Baili Jing dotes on her. The other consorts grow jealous and frame her, getting her sent to the Cold Palace, but Baili Jing doesn’t intervene. Just two or three months later, Song Zhilan becomes pregnant and makes a triumphant return. Song Zhilan: Prepa 60Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 34 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
- 35 It's Not Easy Being a Noble Consort 贵妃不容易 [Palace intrigue, a villainous heroine who stays clear-headed throughout, power struggles, love and hate, a cast of women trapped in a feudal society, GhelpG] A belated leave notice: An elderly family member suddenly passed away last week, so I'm taking two weeks off, including last week and this week. I'll definitely resume updates after August 22. Noble Consort: Today, I'm going to climb to the top, no matter what! The story of a humble-born noble consort fighting her way up. From the imperial 51Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 36 The Consort Is Alluring and Charming, and the Chaste Tyrant Falls for Her Day After Day 娘娘千娇百媚，禁欲暴君日日沦陷 (The main story is complete) [Transmigration + palace intrigue + both leads’ first love + sole devotion + fictional setting + hero is head over heels] She! Shen Qingtang! A cannon-fodder character who dies as soon as she appears. To stay alive, she has no choice but to seduce the cold, ruthless emperor. But if he was supposed to be so detached and desire-free, why is he different with her? A plaything whom outsiders think has nothing but beauty rises from Noble Lady to Noble Consort, and even to 1.5kReads8.4Score171Shelves
- 37 The Crown Princess Is a Master of Acting, and the Brutal Crown Prince Spoils Her Endlessly 太子妃演技派，残暴太子宠溺无度 [Fictional setting + family and palace intrigue + switched betrothals + marriage before love + transmigration + rebirth + both leads are devoted to one another] Shen Wantang transmigrates into the heroine of an angsty novel she once read. Her mother married the Minister of the Secretariat as his secondary wife, but died soon afterward. Shen Wantang grew up cautious and frail, and was betrothed to a poor scholar. But after her elder legitimate sister, Shen Wan Yin, has a nightmare, she refuses to 135Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 38 The Emperor’s Favorite: His Beloved Consort 娇妃娘娘盛宠六宫 (Transmigration + System + palace intrigue + happily ever after with the heroine as the emperor’s sole favorite) Xu Lanshan transmigrates into the body of a palace maid who was tortured to death by her own mistress. She has no choice but to plot her escape. The only way to stay alive is to win the emperor’s favor. She sees the bright side: he’s the most powerful man in the world, and he’s young and handsome, too. Sleeping with him would be a win. But what’s with this palace-intrigue System? If s 1.2kReads8.9Score104Shelves
- 39 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
- 40 When the Delicate Consort’s Eyes Turn Red, the Cold Emperor Pulls Her Close and Spoils Her 娇娇娘娘眼一红，冷戾帝王揽腰宠 [Just started posting, the score will rise over time] [Complete] [Palace intrigue and putting scoundrels in their place + Devotion in the later stages + A clearheaded heroine gradually winning over a distant, aloof hero] To protect the Dingyuan Marquis household, An Qingyao resolutely entered the palace. Her goal was clear: to become the most exalted woman in the land. With bright eyes and pearly teeth, she was dazzling beyond compare and earned the emperor’s particular favor. In just three year 4.4kReads7.7Score501Shelves
- 41 After My Eldest Sister Died, I Entered the Palace as the New Empress and Won the Emperor's Favor 长姐死后，我入宫为继后，夺帝宠 [Pure historical romance] Song Mingqian, Grand Secretary of the Central Secretariat, had two daughters. His legitimate daughter, Song Yingzhen, was the top beauty and most talented woman in the capital. At fifteen, she came of age and married the Crown Prince as his principal consort. His concubine-born daughter, Song Mingzhen, was raised deep within the household and rarely spoken of. The emperor died, and the Crown Prince ascended the throne. The Crown Princess became empress, and the era name 1.2kReads7.4Score124Shelves
- 42 The Imperial Consort Enjoys His Favor Alone, and Her Promotion in Three Days Makes Everyone Envious 娘娘独享圣恩，三日封妃羡煞旁人 [Doted on Exclusively + Rapid Promotion + Male Lead Supports the Heroine No Matter What] Zhiyao's father was only a low-ranking county magistrate, but she and the emperor fell in love at first sight. So the moment she entered the palace, she became a Noble Lady. After spending the night with the emperor, she was promoted straight to Concubine rank. In less than three days, she was suddenly elevated to Consort rank... She's a spoiled troublemaker, but that doesn't stop the emperor from loving her 3.9kReads5.2Score462Shelves
- 43 The Finest Branch of Spring 独占春风第一枝 Shen Tangxi, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Jingguo’s household, was gentle and dignified. One day, she entered the palace after being selected as a consort. She never competed for favor, vied for attention, or formed factions. But the most formidable people in this world have never been the ones who bare their claws. They are the ones who act without making a sound. While others fought to outshine one another, he loved most the sight of her grinding ink with her delicate hands and quiet 14.6kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
- 44 Dressed as a Man, Hated by All? The Whole Crowd Is Secretly After Me 女扮男装万人嫌？全员觊觎修罗场 [Woman disguises herself as a man / Everyone's darling / Ancient-to-modern / Entertainment industry / Wealthy families / Rivalry between men and women in a chaotic love triangle] Qi Qingqi woke up one day as a universally hated person who'd disguised herself as a boy since childhood to compete for the family fortune. “He” was insecure and sensitive, cautious in every little thing, and tried desperately to please everyone. Yet his family disliked him, his bandmates loathed him, his fans cursed 68Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 45 Splendid Ceremony: The Su Family Heiress Rises Step by Step in the Imperial Palace 仪华万千：苏氏千金深宫步步高升 [Dual happy and bad endings] [Palace intrigue] [Not a pure romance] [Clear-headed heroine] Also known as: Beneath the Inner Palace: A Favored Consort's Step-by-Step Plot to Win the Emperor's Heart According to popular gossip, the Su family's daughter had bright eyes and pearly teeth, a face like a peach blossom, and was known as the most talented woman in the capital. She entered the palace in the first year of the selection. From the moment she arrived, Mingyi understood that she would spend th 130Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 46 Her Majesty Is Bewitchingly Beautiful, Reigns over the Six Palaces, and Takes the Empress's Throne! 娘娘千娇百媚，宠冠六宫坐后位！ [Harem intrigue + clear-headed heroine + not the emperor’s sole favorite at first, but his only favorite later] Su Mei never imagined she would transmigrate into a harem-intrigue novel, let alone as the lowest-ranking palace concubine. If she wants a better life, she has to cling tightly to the emperor’s coattails. At first, the emperor is interested in her only because of her alluring face. Later, he summons her more often because she is delicate and soft, and somehow he develops feelings for t 397Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 47 The Theatrical Little Palace Maid Charms the Tyrant with Her Alluring Swagger 小宫女戏精，撩拨暴君媚又飒 [Strong Female Lead + Clear-Eyed Heroine + Palace Intrigue + Sweet Romance + Building a Career + Getting Rich] Sheng Yunshu never imagined that, just after transmigrating into the imperial harem, she would become one of the new palace candidates. All under heaven belongs to the emperor, so escape is out of the question. She might as well win the emperor’s favor and build a career. Want to get rich? Lay the groundwork first, then keep the tricks coming. A carefully arranged encounter and a gentle 1.4kReads8.6Score142Shelves
- 48 The Consort Is Coy and Alluring, and Has Her Sights Set on the Throne 娘娘又茶又媚，一心只想上位 [Alternate history + pure palace intrigue + clear-eyed heroine who doesn’t love the emperor] Su Qingyao looks like a delicate beauty, but she is more clear-headed than anyone. In the imperial harem, all she wants is power. Before the emperor, she is the picture of understanding. “Your Majesty is my only support.” “With Your Majesty by my side, I have nothing to fear.” But what she is really thinking is: Thank goodness she made plans long ago. The man before her is the least reliable person of al 168Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 49 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
- 50 Good Fortune Is Always on the Way 好孕常在 [Transmigration + no System + childbirth + devoted love in the later story + male lead is not a virgin] [Female lead keywords: stunning beauty + drama queen + clear-eyed realist] After transmigrating, Lin Wan became a low-ranking concubine. Everyone said Emperor Hongjing's lack of sons was divine punishment. Lin Wan, a genius medicine master: Yeah, right! You want a beauty as light as a swallow, and lots of children and grandchildren too? As if you can have it both ways! With her medical skills 637Reads8.8Score103Shelves
