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- 51 The Harem's Number One White Moonlight: Winning Her Way to the Heavens 后宫第一白月光，步步为赢登云天 [Pure palace intrigue + ruthless female lead with great acting skills + clear-headed career-minded heroine + fighting for fame and power + high IQ] ※ The Empress was gravely ill. The consorts in every palace were mobilizing their forces, pulling out every trick, and harboring great ambitions. Mu Mingyue, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Duke’s mansion, was also ordered to enter the palace and help her own sister secure the position of Empress... But who would willingly serve as a stepping s 768Reads—Score12414d adds
- 52 From Palace Maiden to Empress Dowager: The Beloved Consort Rules the Realm 从秀女到太后：娇娇娘娘母仪天下 Jiang Wanzhen was merely the daughter of a minor sixth-rank official, forced by circumstance to enter the imperial harem. Luckily, the emperor was young and handsome, so he wasn't too hard to stomach. The women in the harem were all cunning schemers, but Jiang Wanzhen fought her way through every obstacle, tore down paper tigers, and took on the fake sweethearts. She nursed her best friend, had children, and before she knew it, she had risen from an insignificant low-ranking consort to the most 101Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 53 A Harem Palace Survivor's Guide to Living to 120 人在后宫，只想活到120岁 The rating just came out, and it's really low ꈍ◡ꈍ #Quick transmigration heroine + multiple male leads + ends 1v1# Yun Jianxue died. Thanks to her accumulated good karma, she chose to become a civil servant in the Underworld. Calling it civil service is a bit of a stretch. In reality, she travels through various small worlds to complete missions. Along the way, it's inevitable that she attracts a few souls. Yun Jianxue swears: she really isn't doing it on purpose. 1.1kReads8.4Score10014d adds
- 54 The Empress Is Far Too Ambitious 娘娘她太有事业心了 [Palace intrigue! Palace intrigue! Scheming + palace intrigue + sweet romance + slight ensemble cast] [You won’t regret getting invested!!] Watch a sweet, ambitious girl work her way up, one step at a time! From an Attendant to an empress who rules the realm! A sweet girl who plays dumb but is really a wolf in sheep’s clothing × a cold, cunning emperor! His sole favorite? Can you really believe the emperor has just one? True love? The palace is a deep sea. All Lin Yueqing can do is seize the emp 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Who Says the Empress Is a White Lotus? She’s Clearly a Green Tea 谁说娘娘是白莲花？明明是绿茶 [All-around strong female lead, fiercely ambitious, no rebirth or transmigration, play the pig to eat the tiger, concubine-born daughter rises against the odds] Shen Yurong is the eldest daughter of the Shen family, and she has been beautiful since childhood. Her parents therefore had her study music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, as well as singing and dancing, hoping she would be chosen in the imperial consort selection and become a favored consort, bringing glory to the Shen family. Her p —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 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—14d adds
- 57 Phoenix and Luan in the Palace of Tranquility 凤鸾坤宁 [Empress + not a mutually exclusive romance + pure palace intrigue + intelligent characters + bearing a son to seize the throne] Zhao Zhenshu, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Wei’s household, married the legitimate second son of the Prince of Jin’s household. She had only wanted to be the principal wife in the inner quarters. But when the Crown Prince rebelled, the emperor simply replaced him. The legitimate second son of the Prince of Jin’s household was suddenly transformed into the lof 2kReads6.9Score16414d adds
- 58 Palace Intrigue's Winner: I Rise to Power by Raising Kids 宫斗赢家：我靠养崽上位 [Palace intrigue and childbirth, no golden finger, not a devoted couple] “Your Majesty, Ning Guiren's red mandarin-duck bellyband is still hanging from that scoundrel's belt!” Opening her eyes to such a shocking scene, Ning Yuxi immediately kicked the scoundrel aside and ran for it. Seriously, did she have a death wish, giving the emperor a cuckold's horns? An emperor who loves the throne more than beautiful women? No problem. Two children in three years? What's that? I'll have three in two! Wha 145Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 59 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 140Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 60 After the Supporting Ladies Are Reborn, the Empress Goes on a Killing Spree 女配扎堆重生后，娘娘她杀疯了 (This was my first book. Don't read it, it's not good.) Murong Zhao had always been the sort of woman who would stop at nothing to achieve her aims. Calling her ruthless would be putting it mildly. In her previous life, she misjudged people and was betrayed by her imperial brother when her kingdom fell. After many twists and turns, she ended up spending the rest of her life in the Laundry Bureau. In this life, huh, the villainess is reborn? You're telling me someone like me was the villainess? M 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Crafting a Phoenix: From Consort Jin to Empress Dowager 匠心谋凰：从瑾嫔到太后 [Palace intrigue, alternate setting, a vast harem with many ranks, not a one-on-one favorite, most characters are clever and ruthless, a few are reckless fools, and the heroine stays clear-headed from beginning to end. A satisfying story with a touch of ensemble cast.] Tang Yuan is the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Works, sent into the palace by her father as a lucky charm to prove his loyalty. But that’s fine by her: Her ambitious and capable father earns her steady promotions in the e 1.2kReads8.0Score13514d adds
- 62 Forced to Become a Consort, She Is Doted on by the Emperor Every Day 被逼为妃后，她被皇上日日娇宠 Palace intrigue, satisfying revenge, the emperor’s exclusive devotion in the later arcs, not a chaste romance Song Wanyue was stunningly beautiful. After accidentally discovering the truth behind her mother’s death, her own sister threw her down a dry well, where she died with her eyes open. Reborn, she swears to win favor in the harem, monopolize the emperor’s affections, and avenge her mother! She uses her supernatural ability to empty the Minister’s residence, then relies on money to estab 240Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 63 The Concubine's Daughter Stuns the Court 庶女惊澜 A clear-headed, independent modern office worker transmigrates into the body of a marquis’s illegitimate daughter. She thinks modern thinking, flirting tricks, and a golden finger will let her crush the ancient world’s lawful wife. Instead, she runs into a prince’s consort who is brilliant, socially savvy, born into a top aristocratic family, and skilled at reading people and political maneuvering. She’s outmatched at every turn as the two women battle wits. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Sly Consort Wants to Slack Off, but the Emperor Won’t Let Her! 茶茶贵妃想摆烂，可皇上不许啊！ (Readers who insist both leads be faithful to each other, stay away. This is not that kind of story.) Su Yuwan is at her wits’ end. She works all year without a break, and just when she finally takes a day off, curiosity gets the better of her and she opens a game her agent sent her: Sheep a Sheep. She never expected the first level to be so easy even a blind person could beat it. But the second level is impossible even if you’re blind! So Su Yuwan stays up all night battling it, only to die sud 1Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 65 The Concubine's Daughter Rises to the Top: I'm Determined to Be a Master-Level Green Tea! 庶女上位，满级绿茶我当定了！ [Palace and Household Intrigue + Clever, Satisfying Revenge + Strong Female Lead + Not Love-Brained + Scheming Against the Entire Harem] A minor official’s illegitimate daughter, her birth mother dead early, a father who lives off women, and a younger sister. Great, great. A disastrous start. Wen Qian’s eyes go dark. Can’t I just lie flat? Then a turn of fortune comes. Threatened into entering the palace, she catches the young emperor’s eye that very night and is summoned to his bed. Judging by 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Murder in the Palace 宫闱庶杀 A palace selection changed the course of her life. She watched with her own eyes as her mother was murdered and her elder brother left disabled. She met him at the most helpless, wretched moment of her life, when she was caught between life and death. She thought he was the hope fate had sent her, thought he was everything. She fought her way out of the mire for him, risking her life and refusing to let go, only to discover that he could never love her more than the magnificent realm in his hear 99Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 67 Transmigrated: The Spy Who Became the Cunning Prince’s Darling Princess 穿越之腹黑王爷的小娇妃是个细作 [Princess Consort]+ [Empress]+ [Palace Intrigue]+ [Feel-Good] In her previous life, Li Wancheng worked herself to death. After finally transmigrating into the legitimate daughter of a wealthy family, she thought she could lie flat and take life easy from then on. But when she was six, her mother told her she was a spy, and there was no way out. Then, by a twist of fate, the emperor arranged her marriage to the scheming Prince Mu Yin, and her double life began. Can’t lie flat? Then lie flat anywa 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Taking My Rental House to Ancient Times to Become an Imperial Consort 带着租房去古代当贵妃 (Palace intrigue + evolving pocket-space golden finger + satisfying power fantasy + quick kills + alternate universe) Xu Zhiyi, the ultimate wage slave, scrimped and saved until she had enough for a down payment. On the very day she bought her house, a flower vase fell from the sky and killed her. She raised her middle finger and cursed heaven for its injustice, only to realize she'd spoken too soon. When she opened her eyes again, she had become Xu Daya, a poor little girl from Xu Family Vil 746Reads7.3Score10414d adds
- 69 If I’m Not Going to Fight for the Emperor’s Favor, Why Enter the Palace? 不宫斗，进宫干嘛？ [Black Lotus Heroine | Not Love-Brained | Palace Intrigue | Heroine Rises to Power | Male Lead Is Not Chaste (The Emperor Is Not Chaste) | Harem | No Good People] Without power or influence, she presents herself as a delicate flower that clings to others. On the surface, she is weak and harmless, devoted to the emperor. Beneath that, she is meticulous and deeply calculating. She does not covet the emperor's love. Instead, she uses her “devotion” as bait to lure him into her trap. Lady Shu is so 5.3kReads8.7Score59914d adds
- 70 Deep in the Palace, She Speaks Not; Qingyan Makes No Contest 宫深不语，清晏不争 She was the daughter of an ordinary civil official in the capital, from a modest family, neither favored nor ambitious. All she wanted was a quiet life: to marry into an ordinary household and spend her days in a little courtyard. But when an imperial edict called for a selection of palace women, she had no way to refuse and was forced to enter the towering red walls of the palace, where every step was fraught with danger. Others entered the palace seeking favor, power, and glory for their famil 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Floating Clouds in the Deep Palace 深宫浮云 The palace gates are deep as the sea, and the imperial household is rich beyond measure. The triennial selection of palace maidens had come around again. The court was choosing candidates, and the emperor would choose his consort. That year, Yun Ying, the daughter of General Yun Yi, was at the perfect age and among those selected. “Ying’er, be careful today. I hear the palace ladies are all formidable. Don’t make any mistakes.” “Second Mother, don’t worry. The worst that can happen is I don’t ge 62Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 72 The Tale of Lingyi 令仪传 Historical romance, palace intrigue and power struggles, a heroine’s rise, and a comeback story Her nine brothers had died on the battlefield, and her father and uncles had barely been laid to rest. Before a mourning hall could even be set up, the Shangguan family was accused of treason and sentenced to execution in its entirety. Overnight, only women and children remained. Fifteen-year-old Shangguan Lingyi tore up her token exempting her from the selection and bowed to her mother. “Your daughte 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 She Was Given as a Gift 做为礼物的她 She was nothing more than a gift from the empress to the emperor, yet she became the last woman standing in the imperial harem. A sweet romance! (A short biography of Imperial Noble Consort Lingyi, amid the harem battles of the Qianlong reign. An attempt to unravel the mystery behind the Empress’s hair-cutting.) For readers who have experienced being loved. Not for those who cannot accept that other people have love in their lives, or for those expecting to see a lovesick doormat and believing i 416Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 74 Parting with Dreams 与梦离 [Harem Intrigue + Reborn + Political Scheming + Plot-Driven + Ensemble Cast + Serious Drama + Historical Romance] Prologue: Late at night, a sudden downpour began. The jade orchid by the bed gave off a captivating fragrance, as bewitching and hard to resist as the lovely woman in his arms. Urgent knocking sounded outside the bedchamber, accompanied by Eunuch Li's voice. “Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! Consort Yao jumped into a well and took her own life!” “What!” The emperor's he 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Mother of the Nation? No, I Want to Rule the World! 母仪天下？不，我要权倾天下！ [Alternate-World Palace Intrigue + No Romance + Raising Children + Never Falls for the Emperor] Content warning: The male lead is not chaste. Palace intrigue runs throughout, and the emperor never favors just one consort. After a car accident, Chu Ningzhi was pulled into the alternate world of Great Zhou. She had to become Empress Dowager to survive. To stay alive, she entered the palace through the selection and gave birth to a child. She planned every move carefully and defeated all her enemie 179Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 76 Chen Wanyin, Harem Champion 宫斗冠军陈婉茵 Tales from the Prince's Residence: the stories of Fucha Gege and Fucha Fujin Tales from the harem: Empress Xiaoxian's thirteen years on the throne The harem's hidden turmoil: the truth behind Nala's hair-cutting Transmigrators, the palace intrigue begins! … Please like, comment, and leave a nudge for the next update. If you could also send a “Power Up for Love,” I’ll post three chapters a day without fail! Thanks so much for all your support! 215Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 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 69Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 78 Jade-Soft Pastry 玉团酥 Also known as The Survival Guide of a Palace Hothouse Flower [Female transmigrator who plays the pig to eat the tiger X scheming, calculating emperor] [Palace intrigue + raising a child + food + sweet romance + both leads are smart] After transmigrating and being forced to become a consort, Su Su always follows the professional code of conduct for a delicate little flower with no family status, talent, virtue, or connections: lie flat and look beautiful. In practice, that means eating, drinking, 48Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 79 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 164Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 80 A Concubine's Road to Becoming a Consort 庶女升妃路 She was a concubine-born daughter who had willingly sought nothing more than an ordinary life. But under the oppression of the powerful, she chose to fight back. From the moment she first resisted, an ordinary life was no longer an option. Forced onward at every turn, she carved her way through thorns and brambles, ultimately rising to the highest seat of power. And then she said, “To have met you in this life, I would regret nothing, even if it cost me my life!” 123Reads7.3Score11414d adds
- 81 Spring in Jintang: Bianjing’s Number One Concubine-Born Daughter 锦棠春：汴京第一庶女 When she was eight, her mother died before her eyes, leaving behind four words: “Don't fight. Stay alive.” She knelt for three days and three nights to earn a bowl of rice from her grandmother. From then on, she planned every step, endured, and bided her time. It took her sixty years to rise from an orphan mourning before her mother's coffin to the matriarch of a marquis's household, revered by the entire family. To fight is to refuse to accept one's fate; not to fight is to want for nothing. If 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Schemes in the Inner Palace 深宫筳上谋 Slow burn + everyday life + no golden finger + ensemble cast, multiple female leads Only she knows how hard the climb from the bottom to the top was. The new emperor of the Da Qing dynasty ascended the throne. At eighteen, Xu Jingfei entered the palace as a fifth-rank consort and was assigned Guangyang Hall, the most remote part of Changle Palace. Her allowance was skimmed, and she never received her full monthly stipend. While the other consorts vied for favor, she crouched by the back window, 20Reads—Score10014d adds
- 83 System: Power Over the Court 系统之权倾朝野 (System + strong heroine + no moral limits + invincible in the later chapters + palace intrigue and power struggles) Fu Xiaolian spent over a decade struggling her way through the entertainment industry and finally became a Best Actress. On her way to the awards ceremony, she died in a plane crash. She transmigrated to ancient times and was forcibly bound to an unknown creature claiming to be a Palace Intrigue System. Fu Xiaolian had no choice but to embark on the treacherous path of palace intr 54Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 84 With a Palace Intrigue System in Hand, I Rise to the Top with Ease 手握宫斗系统，一路开挂上位 [Palace intrigue System, 1v1, sweet romance, happy ending. The male lead has prior relationships, while the female lead is chaste; later, they are both chaste.] Fu Ruyan opens her eyes to find she has transmigrated on the eve of the imperial selection. Recruited by a palace-intrigue System, she can only go along with it and win over the cold emperor. Later, she bears him a child, and his icy nature melts into tenderness. He cherishes her like a precious jewel, and she rises all the way to Noble 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Tale of Consort Yuan, Part One 元妃传 壹 Where do the clouds return after traveling ten thousand miles? Only to a place where the winds rise and clouds surge, where there is nowhere left to hide. In Liu Antan's eyes, the imperial harem is just like that: at times she stands apart from it, at times she is trapped in its depths. She secures her place in the harem with the emperor's favor, and assumes she understands his heart. The nine-tiered palace of colored glass is both where her story begins and where it will end. She leaves even 49Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 86 A Sudden Breeze Stirs the Mandarin Ducks Along the Fragrant Path 风乍起，闲引鸳鸯香径里 Palace intrigue + not a mutually faithful couple + pure historical romance Qingyin once loved the emperor, but that was long ago. Now she only wants to live peacefully as his empress, yet he refuses to leave her alone. She has no idea why scumbags always pretend to be devoted. Qingyin thinks that if the emperor is no good, she can just replace him. Becoming the Empress Dowager herself might not be so bad. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Apple of His Eye 掌上明珠 Jiang Mingzhu was born into a family of military commanders, but after falling in love with the son of a chancellor from a scholarly family, she forced herself to become the very model of a virtuous, refined woman. But being virtuous and refined brought her no happy ending. She didn't even know how she died. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the heaven-blessed Princess Anle. Still, life as a heaven-blessed young woman wasn't all that easy. Would her widowed sister-in-law stop at not 396Reads7.6Score10214d adds
- 88 Tale of the Phoenix Hairpin 凤头钗记 In her previous life, she was a princess, betrayed by her own kin and left to die in the far north! Reborn in a new life, she becomes a baby girl abandoned by a river. The imprint of a phoenix-head hairpin on her body is the only proof of her identity. From an abandoned girl of the streets to the legitimate daughter of a prince's household, she plots her every move and tears her enemies apart. In this life, everyone who wronged her will pay in blood! #HistoricalRebirth #HouseholdIntrigueAndPower 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 EN Empresses in the Palace 这后宫有毒 The Grand Empress Dowager sits high upon the phoenix throne, watching the winds of change. Empress Dowager No. 1, the late emperor's first wife, is wholly devoted to supporting her relatives. Empress Dowager No. 2, the emperor's former legitimate mother, is shrewd and bides her time. Empress Dowager No. 3, the emperor's birth mother, keeps to herself, her thoughts inscrutable. Three generations of empresses have presided over the central palace. The Noble Consort has the support of powerful eunu 8Reads6.8Score114d adds
- 90 After I Rebelled, the Emperor Fainted on His Dragon Throne 我造反后，皇帝哭晕在龙椅 After I Rebelled, the Emperor Cried Himself Unconscious on the Dragon Throne 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 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 153Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 92 The Zhou Family's Legitimate Daughter 周家嫡女 [Black Lotus Empress kills her husband and seizes the throne! The day her secret identity is exposed, she bathes the imperial city in blood] On the day of her wedding, Zhou Xuyan had her betrothed general stolen by her stepsister. She struck back by entering the palace, turning every move into part of her plan. The transmigrated maid Sang Zi offered her secret recipes, helping her rise from low-ranking noblewoman to empress in just three years. On the night she claimed the imperial seal, Zhou Xu 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Deep Palace: Locked in Autumn's Clear Embrace 深宫，锁清秋 Jiang Yingxue is the most beautiful princess of the Li tribe. She grows up leading a carefree life and is in love with her childhood friend, Wen Zhuqing, the young master of the Wen family. But when the new emperor ascends the throne, Jiang Yingxue is forced to marry the current sovereign, Dugu Jionghua, and even the person dearest to her is killed as a result. No matter how unconditionally Dugu Jionghua dotes on her, Jiang Yingxue still hates him and resents him, refusing to grow close to him. 18Reads—Score11314d adds
- 94 The Side Consort Flicked Her Fingers and Seized the Empress's Throne 侧妃弹指一挥，一举拿下凤位 Bearing the hopes of her family, Xie Zhi resolutely enters the palace selection and joins Prince Qin's household as a secondary consort. With the prince's childhood sweetheart as his princess consort, the renowned Wang as another secondary consort, and a host of concubines all vying to rise in rank, watch how Xie Zhi seizes the initiative and makes her moves one step at a time. From Prince Qin's household to the palace's deepest halls, she survives amid conspiracies, fights for power among a sea 6Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 95 The Empress Is Charming and Lively, and Wins the Emperor's Heart 娘娘娇媚灵动，惹得皇上心动 [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads’ first time + clear-headed heroine focused on living well + doesn’t love the emperor] Xiao Zhaoyuan asked with interest, “What do you usually like to do, my consort?” Cui Qingwan beamed. “I like eating, drinking, and having fun!” Sincerity really is a lethal weapon! Xiao Zhaoyuan couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing. He had never met anyone so genuine. And yet this very genuine woman gradually claimed his heart. But then he realized that she 1.3kReads8.7Score10014d adds
- 96 The White Lotus Empress's Only Favorite [System] 独宠白莲花娘娘【系统】 [Palace intrigue + comedy + System + white-lotus heroine | male lead who wins himself over] Su Qingxia, a palace-intrigue novelist of five years' standing and a veteran expert on palace-intrigue dramas, transmigrates into the imperial harem. It's an absolute dream come true. She doesn't get it. With skills like hers, why does she need a System? (System: Gets picked on every day.) She focuses on her career and enters the palace to gather a crowd of female admirers. A satisfying story with a brisk —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 After I Was Ordered to Protect His Beloved, She Rose to the Top 奉命保护白月光后，她一路高升 (Nobody’s reading this, so the rating is low) [Beautiful, Clever Young Concubine VS Emperor Who Falls for Her at First Sight] [Palace Intrigue + Starts at the Bottom and Climbs Up + Emperor Slowly Falls for Her] The first time Shu Juexia sees the emperor after entering the palace, she makes a deal with him. Yu Zhaoheng gives her power and status, and she protects his beloved from the rest of the harem. It’s a perfectly fair bargain. She knows exactly what she wants and is happy to fight her way 1.1kReads8.2Score14814d adds
- 98 She's Just a Chun Yuan 不过就是个纯元 [Empresses in the Palace fanfiction + palace intrigue + scheming + meticulous detail + rebirth] The palace struggle isn't against the people from my previous life, but against everyone in this one. As the old saying goes: Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost. "Either you're one of my people, or you're one of my ghosts." Yinzhen and Yixiu are both reborn. Is this a story of remorse or slaughter, of putting the greater good first or choosing love and family? What would it take fo 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 After Cutting Off My Romantic Delusions, I Became Invincible in the Harem 斩掉恋爱脑后我在后宫无敌了 [Palace intrigue is the main focus; the heroine doesn't love the emperor] After becoming a palace candidate, Lin Yanzhi counts her advantages on her fingers. Beauty? None. At best, she's a modest, unassuming beauty. Family background? None. Her father is a seventh-rank county magistrate, and her mother is descended from a disgraced official. Money? Even less. Talent? Traditional characters are so hard to write! Besides, there's a genuinely talented woman in the palace who's skilled in poetry and 543Reads8.7Score10314d adds
- 100 Being a Favorite Consort Means You Have to Hustle! 宠妃这职业，得卷！ Consort Zhen has fallen out of favor in the palace. In the depths of the imperial palace, an emperor's favor is as fleeting as flowing water. Since the current emperor ascended the throne more than a decade ago, beautiful women have come and gone from his harem. Consort Zhen, Ming Wu, seemed to be no more than another fleeting shadow among them. Perhaps the only thing that set her apart was her elder sister, who held a high position. That connection had once been her greatest support, but in her 1.1kReads7.3Score10714d adds
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