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- 1 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Just Want to Be a Slacker 穿越到古代，只想当咸鱼 [Everyday Historical Romance + Marriage First, Love Later] Everything Jiang Nan failed to achieve in the modern world came true after she transmigrated. She had a house and a car, and financial freedom. With all that going for her, she could treat the little matter of an arranged marriage as just another seasoning in life. But after they married, she discovered that her husband was becoming more and more appealing. Maybe an arranged marriage wasn't so bad after all! 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Empress Shunzhao 顺昭皇后 Chen Fuwei was betrothed to the crown prince at birth. At the age of three, she fell ill and was sent to live on Yunjing Mountain. Twelve years later, she returned to the capital, where she was to marry the young emperor who had already ascended the throne. Her heart could hold countless people and countless things, but it had no room for him... The harem is like a cage. I want you to stay by my side forever. 322Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 3 The Empress’s Guide to Avoiding the Rat Race 皇后反内卷日常 As empress, I made two vows in this deep palace: first, I would not seek the emperor’s favor; second, I would have no part in palace intrigue. All I wanted was to share a life with the emperor, nothing more. I would do none of the things that might please him, whether playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, or song. After all, if I refused, there would always be palace consorts willing to do them. Then one day, the emperor seemed to notice something. “Empress, why are all my co 99Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 4 Life in the Harem: The Laid-Back Consort's Carefree Days 后宫之咸鱼娘娘的摆烂日常 (Completed) A low-profile concubine with no connections or schemes somehow becomes the revered Empress Dowager, leaving the younger women who have just entered the palace gossiping in confusion. The younger women: “Your Majesty, could you tell us how you conquered the harem and climbed your way to the top?” Su Mingyan: “...By being lazy?” Su Mingyan transmigrates into the palace as a low-ranking fifth-rank lady. As soon as she realizes she has transmigrated, she decides to be a couch potato. 70Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 5 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
- 6 Shocking! The Empress Wins the Favor of the Six Palaces by Doing Nothing 震惊！皇后娘娘靠摆烂冠宠六宫 As mistress of the Six Palaces, Han Qingtang’s greatest passion was doing nothing. She spent her days idling around the imperial palace. Sometimes she’d go play cards with Consort Shu, other times she’d admire flowers with Consort Xian. She didn’t act like the mistress of the Six Palaces at all. The other concubines grew so unhappy that they all complained to the emperor, saying Han Qingtang was unfit to be empress and asking him to depose her. When Han Qingtang heard the news, she said aloud, “ 144Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Empress Holds the Phoenix Seal and Rules the Six Palaces 娘娘掌凤印，宠六宫 [Alternate historical setting + traditional historical romance + palace intrigue + cherished heroine + exclusive devotion in the later story] Note: The male lead has other women besides the heroine in the early story. Born with the destiny of a phoenix, she must become empress. Huo Junning has always known that she was brought into the palace because the emperor and his ministers feared that her father and brothers had become too powerful, so they summoned her to the palace as a consort. In real 255Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 8 July's Pearl 七月明珠 [Lighthearted + funny + past and present lives + time travel + sweet romance] A funny, mischievous little wildcat versus a repressed, scheming big bad wolf She crossed through time in an instant and became Ye Mingzhu, the Flame Prince’s consort who died on her wedding night. Her father didn’t love her, her mother died unjustly, and she was born under an unlucky star. After finally escaping the lifeless courtyard of the Ye family, she married Yun Yi, the “Cold-Faced Yama,” a domineering man with 20Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 9 The Empress Wants to Kill Me Every Day 皇后每天都想弄死朕 In her previous life, Shen Cancan was punished by the new emperor, Zhao Yi, simply because she had backed the wrong side. Her entire family was wiped out, and she was forced to take her own life to atone. Reborn for reasons she couldn't understand, she thought Heaven had given her a chance to save herself and her loved ones... But when she opened her eyes, she found herself in the identity of an empress, lying alluringly on the imperial bed of the very man who had destroyed her family in her pre 89Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Empress Has No Heir 中宫无子 The empress has no children, while a favored consort has many, putting the empress’s chances of being deposed at a staggering ninety-nine percent. In her previous life, Pei Wan feared that she would be deposed for having no children. She took medicine in hopes of conceiving, but ultimately died in childbirth. She accepted her bad luck and felt she had no regrets about dying, yet after her death she was unexpectedly reborn, returning to the eve of her coronation. By a twist of fate, she learned f 3kReads8.1Score187Shelves
- 11 The Transmigrated Woman’s Legendary Path to Becoming Empress 穿越女之皇后的传奇之路 Empress Ye of the Great Zhou's Zhaohua era was Emperor Jinghe's second empress and the mother of Emperor Yuanshun. Ye Zhaoning was the second legitimate daughter of the Duke of Dingguo. From birth, she possessed memories of another life. As the second daughter, she was often overlooked and was not especially cherished by her parents, but she got along well with her sisters. When she was ten, her parents were posted away to serve as officials, and she was entrusted to her maternal grandfather, wh 1.3kReads7.2Score156Shelves
- 12 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
- 13 The Empress Acts So Coyly, Her Tears Break His Majesty’s Heart 娘娘矫揉造作，哭的朕心都碎了 [Palace intrigue + revenge + the emperor’s devotion in the later story + HE] Yun Shu is exceptionally beautiful and deeply indebted to Empress Wen. The domineering Noble Consort Xu has even managed to eclipse the empress. Seeing the empress’s position weaken, her clan sends Yun Shu into the palace to help the empress win back the emperor’s favor. Yun Shu carefully plans every step and proceeds with caution. In just a few years, she rises from a lowly sixth-rank Beauty to a first-rank Noble Con 101Reads6.6Score—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 Reborn: The Empress Wants to Be Dethroned Every Day 重生后：皇后日日想被废 In her previous life, Shen Xiyue gave everything and stopped at nothing to enter the palace and become Jun Mohan's empress. In the end, disease ravaged her, and she died in gloom and misery. Given another life, she no longer gave her heart away and kept her distance from Jun Mohan. She never expected the cold, heartless emperor to change his ways, too. 203Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 16 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—Shelves
- 17 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 5Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 18 The Empress’s Survival Diary 皇后生存日记 [The prickly Emperor Tuoba Rui x the loyal-dog Empress Feng Ping] [Historical romance + power couple + palace intrigue + strong heroine + childhood sweethearts + marriage before love + heartbreaking + bad ending + coercive love] A bloody rule has long been passed down in the harem of Wei: when an heir is appointed, his mother must die. Whenever a prince is named crown prince, his birth mother is sentenced to death to prevent the empress from monopolizing power. Every emperor of the Tuoba clan wa 306Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 19 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
- 20 Back to the 1970s: The Fiery Wife Is Not to Be Trifled With 重回七零：泼辣媳妇不好惹 Tian Ning transmigrated to 1976 and discovered she was a doomed cannon-fodder character who had abandoned her husband and child. Her first love was waiting for her to divorce and return to the city so she could look after his child. No way. A child is obviously better off with its own parents. She kicked her first love to the curb, dealt with her awful relatives, and managed both to protect her child and build a fortune. As for the man who came back from the army, could they sit down and discuss 83Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 21 After the Noble Consort Gives Up, the Emperor Turns Green with Envy 贵妃摆烂后，皇帝眼红了 The General Who Guards the Nation commanded an army of two hundred thousand and had spent his life on the battlefield. Fearing that the emperor might grow suspicious of him, he had left his legitimate daughter in the capital. But then, by imperial decree, the emperor took her into the harem. The first time he saw her, the young woman was playing the qin in the courtyard. Its gentle, lingering melody tugged at the heartstrings, carrying a note of sorrow that invited reflection. The next time they 234Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 22 I’m Done Fighting. I’ll Lie Flat. Whoever Wants to Be Empress Can Have the Job 不斗了，躺平了，皇后谁爱当谁当 [Reborn + anti-palace scheming + lazy and carefree + the emperor desperately tries to win his wife back] In her previous life, Su Jinxiu was blinded by love and became a poison-wielding empress in her quest to monopolize the emperor’s favor. Not a single royal child in the palace escaped her poison. When her crimes were exposed, she was banished to the Cold Palace, where she fought dogs for scraps and died a miserable death. Reborn into a new life, Su Jinxiu shuts her heart to love. She no longe 3.6kReads7.1Score189Shelves
- 23 I Became the Second Empress, and Suddenly the Empress Is Cold and Heartless Toward Me 穿成继后，皇后突然对朕薄情寡义 She transmigrates into the emperor's second wife. Isn't that the empress? The highest starting point a woman could hope for in ancient times. Sounds great, perfect for lying flat, since she's already at the top. The emperor says she should be magnanimous. Sure, I'll let you take two beauties as concubines at once. No singles, absolutely. The empress dowager says the imperial family needs more heirs. So we'll encourage childbirth in the harem and introduce incentives: anyone who has a child gets 4.7kReads8.6Score412Shelves
- 24 After Transmigrating, A Luo's Daily Life with Her Husband 穿越后，阿萝和夫君的日常 [Two sisters transmigrate into the same world + survive first + scheming + swapped marriages + doted on exclusively + later goes off the rails + new setting] Song Jinnuan transmigrates into the body of a low-born daughter of the Grand Tutor's household. Harshly treated by her stepmother and bullied by her elder half-sister, she makes herself seem meek, determined only to stay alive. Her half-sister, Song Jinhua, is famous throughout the capital, yet she favors the unloved Fourth Prince. Using al 1.5kReads8.2Score101Shelves
- 25 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
- 26 The Empress's Third Marriage 三嫁皇后 [The Empress's Third Marriage x A Younger Powerful Official] [Ancient Political Intrigue + Strong Female Lead + Younger Man + Mutual Devotion] Feng Shu's father sent her into the palace to be empress to an old emperor who was already on death's door. At last, the old emperor died, and she resolved to leave the palace behind for good. But who could have guessed that her childhood sweetheart, now her brother-in-law, Prince Gao Rui of Linzi, would ascend the throne? Gao Rui issued an imperial decre 1.2kReads9.2Score120Shelves
- 27 After Her Strategy Fails, the Consort Seduces the Emperor to Claim Her Place 攻略失败后，娘娘她勾君上位 [Satisfying Palace Intrigue + Winning the Emperor’s Heart + The Emperor Steals His Minister’s Wife + Transmigration + Best Friends Transmigrate Together] Meng Yunran and her best friend transmigrate to ancient times and receive System missions to win over their targets. She sets out to win the heart of Fu Qingyue, the marquis’s illegitimate son, and helps him become the renowned Marquis of Cheng’an. But all she gets in return is his humiliation and abuse, as he dotes on his concubine and neglect 10Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 28 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
- 29 The Empress Is Dignified Yet Alluring: Once She Seduces the Emperor, He Won't Let Her Escape 皇后端庄又妖娆，撩下皇上逃不掉 [Palace intrigue + empress from the start + exclusive devotion in the middle and later stages + winning back his wife] Helian Jin came from the most fallen branch of a prestigious clan, yet the emperor overcame fierce opposition and made her his new empress. She went from cautiously finding her footing in the palace to wielding thunderous methods, taking down scheming rivals and false innocents as she fought her way through the palace intrigue and secured her position. As mistress of the impe 1.2kReads8.8Score127Shelves
- 30 The River Is Stuffed with Ashes, and the Mad Consort Is Having a Blast 河里骨灰填满了，疯批娘娘爽翻了 (Everyone Is Evil + Pure Wish Fulfillment + Wild and Badass) Madness is a lethal weapon! During a talent show, her entire family tries to poison her to death. When she wakes up, she casts off her timid ways and launches into a frenzy of revenge, traps, and murder! The female lead is a madwoman who stands alone, with overwhelming combat prowess. She throws punches at the slightest provocation and dares to take anyone head-on! A gentleman can wait ten years to get revenge, but Her Majesty gets rev 652Reads8.9Score106Shelves
- 31 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
- 32 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
- 33 The Emperor Takes My Place in the Inner Palace Struggle 皇帝替我来宫斗 [Completed] Word has spread through the imperial harem: in the first selection of consorts since the emperor took personal control of the government, he actually chose a fool to enter the palace as a consort. The Noble Consort sneered at the pretty fool, while Consort Xian simply watched for the fun of it. Shen Shuhe had no idea she had become famous in the palace before even entering it. Since everyone thought she was a fool, she might as well keep up the act. That would make life more peaceful 86Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 34 Born Noble, the Empress Climbs Her Way to the Top 娘娘天生尊贵，一路宫斗上位 [The Warm-Faced, Cold-Hearted Emperor * His Obsessive, Sweet-Natured Consort] [Not a Pure Romance + Romance-Focused] Yun Xiaoxue was born into privilege, with wealth, connections, and power at her fingertips. She had hoped to travel the world as a carefree princess, but an imperial edict summoned her to the palace. She entered the palace as a Jieyu, already a high-ranking consort. But the Empress Dowager's niece came before her, and the emperor's cousin followed. Lady Xu had long enjoyed the emp 1kReads8.0Score110Shelves
- 35 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
- 36 The Wicked Empress Returns: Your Majesty, the Empress Is at It Again! 恶后归来：陛下，娘娘又动手啦！ “Your Majesty, Her Majesty the Empress has been locked in the rear palace for three days!” “Has she repented?” “She burned the entire rear palace down...” The legitimate daughter of Prince Mu's household is reborn. One thought: revenge. One target: the current Fourth Prince. Rumor has it the jade pendant at the Fourth Prince's waist can command a mighty army and is worth countless gold taels. Mu Cen merely glanced at it, and the Fourth Prince gave it to her. Rumor has it the Fourth Prince is a l 480Reads8.2Score110Shelves
- 37 Your Majesty, No Need to Burn Me at the Stake. Your Consort Begs You to Die 陛下别火葬场了，娘娘请您驾崩 [Empress Who Doesn't Want to Love Again × Dog Emperor Who'd Give Up His Throne for His Beauty] [Sweet and Angsty + Both Pure + The Emperor's Long Road to Redemption + Rekindled Love + (Infrastructure Building) A Transmigrated Supporting Female Lead Helps Build a Golden Age] After the empress dies, the emperor goes mad! In the eyes of the world, the emperor dotes on the favored consort and despises his arrogant, overbearing empress. But when the empress dies, the emperor refuses to bury her, exec 89Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 I Refuse to Join the Rat Race. This Laid-Back Empress Just Wants to Lie Flat 拒绝内卷，咸鱼皇后她只想躺平 In her previous life, Shen Chuchu fought her way through every obstacle and finally became empress dowager. But the night before she could happily settle in and enjoy her retirement in the harem, she choked to death while sneaking a bite of food at the dog emperor’s funeral. “…” Shen Chuchu opened her eyes and found herself back at the starting point. To hell with this! Emperor Xiao Ci looked back on his life and realized he had mistaken a scheming woman for his unattainable ideal, ruining hims 25Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 39 You Want Me to Bear an Heir? I'll Send My Wretched Sister Straight to the Cold Palace 借腹生子？本宫直接送渣姐进冷宫 [Having children + palace intrigue + reborn] A clear-headed, decisive, scheming heroine + an emperor who knows his own heart, but keeps his feelings restrained The kids are incredibly capable and fiercely protective of their mother! - In her previous life, Lin Chuyi was framed by her elder sister, who killed her mother and stole her child. She died a miserable death in the cold palace. Given another chance at life, Lin Chuyi enters the palace once more. This time, she depends on no one and clin 1.1kReads9.0Score122Shelves
- 40 Sign-In System: I Don’t Want Palace Intrigue, I Want to Retire 签到系统：不想宫斗想养老 No romance. Short story, not a traditional power fantasy, and pure palace intrigue with no love story. Huaixi was an overworked office drone who never expected to die suddenly and transmigrate into the body of a consort who had been married into the palace in someone else’s place. Fortunately, she had a System to help her. Otherwise, she feared she wouldn’t have survived the first chapter. 77Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 41 Reborn, the Consort Runs Wild in the Harem 重生后，娘娘在后宫横着发疯 [A heroine focused on building her career, not falling in love!!!] In her previous life, Xuan Zhi had grand ambitions, but kept her promise and never crossed the line. In the end, her family was destroyed, her young son died, and she met a terrible end. She failed to hold on to everything she wanted to protect. Her resentment and regret were so deep that her spirit lingered in the vast imperial palace, watching her enemies live carefree lives without facing any consequences. Xuan Zhi's resentmen 264Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 42 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
- 43 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
- 44 Your Majesty, the Empress Has Been Reborn 陛下，皇后娘娘重生了 “Your Majesty, do you remember why my mother named me Yanning?” “Wild geese are faithful birds. If their mate dies, they never live on alone.” “And the character ‘Ning’ was because my father spent so many years away at war that he couldn’t even return when my mother gave birth to me. She hoped the realm would be peaceful, so my father could stay by her side forever.” “My father never took a concubine in his entire life.” “I thought… my husband would be the same kind of man.” The man’s expression 156Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 45 I Am the Very Model of a Virtuous Consort 本宫贤良淑德 [Perfectly Composed, Performative Big Sister VS Sweet, Simple, Big-Bear Little Brother] Wu Mingli spent decades fighting for survival in the imperial palace. After being reborn by sheer luck, she chose to marry a prince who was expected to die young. All she had to do was wait for her husband to die for his country, and she would be elevated to Imperial Dowager Consort. Her life would be perfectly settled, just as she wished. Unexpectedly, the husband who had died young in her previous life asce 983Reads8.9Score103Shelves
- 46 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
- 47 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
- 48 Consort Zhuang Won’t Fight for Favor; She Just Wants to Raise Kids and Take It Easy! 庄妃不宫斗，只想养娃和咸鱼！ [No palace intrigue + no golden finger + the male lead might as well not exist] Su Yuanyuan transmigrated, and not only that, she transmigrated into the body of someone in the middle of giving birth. As she lamented her miserable fate, she still had to cooperate with the midwife and deliver the baby. Only after the baby arrived, bawling, did she finally manage to absorb the original owner's memories. She had transmigrated into the body of a consort in the harem of a kingdom called Canglan. She d 123Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 49 The Stunning and Clear-Headed Concubine, and the Crown Prince Slowly Falls for Her 妾室绝美又清醒，太子逐步沦陷 [Main story complete] (The rating just came out, so it’s a little low. New readers, don’t let that scare you off. Feel free to check out the reviews or give the book a try. Thanks!) Transmigrate into a book + reborn in another world + palace intrigue first, harem intrigue later + stunning, clear-headed heroine + not a pure couple This is Shen Yan’s second time transmigrating into a book. The first time, she became a palace maid who was destined to end up as a disposable character according to th 662Reads7.5Score105Shelves
- 50 The Husband Swap: I Turned Around and Married the Crown Prince, Winning at Every Step 换夫记：转身嫁太子步步为赢 The Lin family, headed by the Minister of Revenue, had two daughters. The elder, Lin Duanyue, was the Princess Consort of Prince Yong, while the younger, Lin Zhaoyun, was the Crown Princess. Countless people were green with envy. During the two years Lin Duanyue was Prince Yong's consort, she and Li Xun managed, at least, to treat each other with courtesy and sit down together for tea and conversation. That is, until the Crown Prince died. Li Xun held Lin Zhaoyun in his arms and forced Lin Duany 717Reads8.8Score104Shelves
