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- 51 Don't Be Afraid, Mother. I'll Make You Empress Dowager 母后别怕，孩儿送你上太后之位 Three years ago, Qin Shuran, the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor’s family, was granted an imperial marriage and named Crown Princess. Little did she expect to skip right past being Crown Princess and become empress instead. Qin Shuran smiled faintly. “Just what I wanted.” Now that she had taken the empress’s throne, how could she let anyone else sit on the empress dowager’s? The emperor said, “Shuran is gentle and kind to everyone. She is truly a virtuous empress, fit to rule the inner 525Reads7.0Score10314d adds
- 52 After a Marriage Swap, I Became Empress Dowager at Eighteen 换亲后，我十八就当上了太后 [The Empress Who Comes After Tears Apart a Transmigrator and Takes Her Time Setting the Harem Straight] Shen Shuhua and her younger sister were reborn together. In her previous life, she married a penniless top scholar, while her younger sister entered the palace and became empress, living in splendor. But life is unpredictable. The top scholar, once penniless, rose to the pinnacle of power and became prime minister, securing a first-rank noble title for his wife, Shen Shuhua. Her younger sister 1.4kReads9.1Score23014d adds
- 53 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 243Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 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 592Reads8.2Score10714d adds
- 55 The Empress Has Had Enough of Being Virtuous: There Are Too Many Children in the Harem! 皇后别贤了，后宫的孩子超标啦 The heroine is a senior executive from the 21st century who worked herself to death, single all her life. At the same time, in another world, twelve-year-old Fan Shuiwei drowned at a flower-viewing banquet. She died with regrets, unable to stop worrying about her mother and younger sister. The heroine’s soul accidentally transmigrates to that other world and takes over Fan Shuiwei’s body, inheriting all her memories and emotions. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Fan Shuiwei devotes herself to 22.8kReads8.5Score2.9k14d adds
- 56 Locking the Yuanluan 锁元鸾 (The rating is low because few people have rated it) [Palace intrigue + satisfying revenge on scumbags + dramatic, mischievous heroine + heroine isn't ruled by love + seizing power + play the pig to eat the tiger + ensemble cast] Everyone in the palace knows that Empress Lin Yuanluan, the emperor's second empress, is shallow, foolish, domineering, and lovesick. Only Yuanluan herself knows she has never loved the emperor. That's precisely why she was able to rise from a mere secondary consort to 37Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 57 I Transmigrated into a Book as the Righteous Heroine, but Maybe I Should Be the Villain 穿书正派女配，我还是做反派吧 [Alternate ancient setting + transmigrate into a book + love that grows over time + powerful leads + master and disciple] Lin Xuan transmigrated into a book, becoming Lin Zixuan, a supporting female character in an old-fashioned transmigration romance novel. The good news: she isn’t a vicious supporting character, but a righteous one on the protagonists’ side. The bad news: her ending is hardly any better than the villainess’s. In the original story, Lin Zixuan was the apple of her parents’ eyes 161Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 58 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
- 59 Palace Intrigue and Beauty: The Makeup System Helps Me Outshine Them All 如此宫斗之美妆系统助我艳压群芳 [Scheming Green-Tea Girl + No Romance + Palace-Intrigue Wish-Fulfillment + Slow Pace + Light System] Liu Yaoyao transmigrates. A beauty influencer, she falls asleep and wakes up in a feudal dynasty, where she has become an overlooked concubine-in-waiting. She also gets the makeup counter every girl dreams of, fully stocked with top-brand cosmetics and skincare products! Later, it can even be upgraded into a palace-intrigue System! This is the story of a woman who combines makeup skills with cunn 206Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 60 It's Not Easy Being a Laissez-Faire Empress 咸鱼皇后不好当 [Invincible + Transmigration + Mad Empress + Palace Intrigue + Crushing Scumbags from Start to Finish + Feel-Good Story] A modern woman transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the empress. She plans to quietly laze around, but palace intrigue never stops, and everyone wants her dead! How could she put up with that? From then on, the empress turns into a lunatic. Who cares whether there's evidence? If she suspects you, she'll come after you, and there's no negotiating your way out of the tortu 779Reads7.1Score10414d adds
- 61 A Stunning Film Queen Possesses Someone in Another World, Masters Palace Intrigue, and Becomes Empress 绝美影后搞魂穿，玩转宫斗成皇后 [Powerful female lead transmigrates into another person's body + high-IQ palace intrigue + one woman takes on the entire harem + not both leads' first time] A stunning award-winning actress transmigrates into the body of a concubine-born girl who has been drugged with an aphrodisiac and is still expected to enter the palace. Entering the palace would be one thing, but her rank is low. Her rank being low would be one thing, but she has no money either. No matter. Sister Shen knows exactly what sh 227Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 62 The Wicked Empress Is Done 恶毒皇后不干了 [Transmigration + Food + Lighthearted + Sweet Romance] Yan Suining transmigrates, and from the start she's a vicious empress, notorious and guilty of every crime imaginable. Her first thought is: I can't be this empress! But as the eldest legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household and mistress of the imperial palace, she gets hairpins and fine clothes for free, and exquisite delicacies cost her nothing. Yan Suining: On second thought, maybe being empress isn't so bad. People always c 484Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 63 The Empress’s Coy Glance Makes the Cold-Faced Tyrant Dote on Her 娘娘媚眼含羞，撩得暴君冷脸宠 [Scheming Beauty Who Dares to Defy Convention + Cold, Twisted Emperor Who’s Obsessed with Her + Harem Intrigue + Not Each Other’s First] Yu Nuan was on her way to a film set when she transmigrated, becoming an unpopular, low-ranking consort who had lost in the harem power struggle. Born into a family of imperial merchants, with a lowly family background and unable to bear children, she had been dealt a terrible hand. Yu Nuan gazed at the beautiful woman in the mirror, her skin like snow and her 1.4kReads8.7Score10314d adds
- 64 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
- 65 My Empress Is a Carefree Slacker 朕的皇后很闲鱼 Yue Youyou stayed up too late and suddenly died, only to have her soul transmigrate into the Great Yin Dynasty as Yue Youxian, the emperor's lovesick queen. Maid: “Your Majesty, are you going to the imperial gardens to bump into His Majesty today?” Yue Youxian, holding a chicken leg in one hand and a duck neck in the other: “No. I'll leave that sort of thing to the other ladies of the harem. I have no interest.” Maid: “…” The empress dowager looked at her belly. “My dear, do you understand?” “D 644Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 66 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—14d adds
- 67 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 748Reads8.6Score10014d adds
- 68 The Emperor's Cherished Beauty 帝中娇 Original title: The Consort Yuan in the Cold Palace Is Favored by the Harem Again A cruel, unhinged emperor × a scheming consort who only pretends to love him × a tragic pursuit of his wife Song Huaiyue spends five years biding her time in the cold palace. Every day after she gets out, she plots a way to kill Li Chengzhi. That way, she can become empress dowager! But five years later, Li Chengzhi is even more unhinged and difficult to deal with. And he keeps insisting that he loves her! What a j 396Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 69 Executed for Killing Four Consorts, the Empress Is Reborn 连杀四妃被赐死，皇后娘娘重生了 [Not a story where both leads are romantically inexperienced] + [Palace and household intrigue] + [Reborn] + [Empress] + [Feel-good wish fulfillment] + [Past and present lives] + [Villain] + [Face-slapping] In her previous life, Zheng Xiyan was a wicked empress hated by everyone. She killed four consorts and ruled the harem, never realizing it was all part of Emperor Xiao Xuanchen's scheme. He used her to keep the court in balance while consolidating power in his own hands. Reborn, Zheng Xiyan d 272Reads6.7Score10514d adds
- 70 Your Majesty, I’ve Fallen Head Over Heels! 皇后，朕恋爱脑犯了！ [Mutual devotion! Older woman-younger man romance! Love after marriage! Fictional setting!] Quan Suye was the legitimate eldest daughter of a family with neither power nor influence. Her fiancé was stolen, her reputation ruined, but she didn’t care. She always remembered her late mother’s last words and took care to keep a low profile. By chance, she rescued a child, only to discover he was the Ninth Prince. From then on, her life changed completely. Her stepmother no longer dared bully her, her 538Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 71 The Empress Is Exquisitely Charming: Winning the Palace Battles and Raising a Child to Become Empress 娘娘千娇百媚，宫斗养崽坐后位 [Transmigration + Pure Palace Intrigue + Raising a Child + Clear-Headed Heroine + Focused on Her Career + Light Ensemble Cast] Xie Zhao transmigrates to the state of Beiqi, a country that has never existed in recorded history. When she learns she is to take part in the selection two years later, she begins diligently practicing all kinds of skills. After successfully being selected, her goal is to safely give birth to a prince, raise him into an outstanding crown prince, put him on the throne, a 360Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 72 The Emperor’s Doting Consort: He Coaxes Her Day and Night 宠妃多娇：帝王折腰日日哄 [Transmigration + Palace Intrigue + Fertility + Sweet Romance + Devoted Husband + Alternate History] What’s it like to transmigrate into a sweet romance novel after it has already ended? Jiang Lanxue says her golden finger is completely useless. The original owner had been in the palace for three months but had never met Emperor Xuanning, so the other consorts didn’t take her seriously at all. Unexpectedly, on the very first day Jiang Lanxue transmigrated, she was summoned to the emperor’s bedch 384Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 73 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 298Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 74 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 1.2kReads8.9Score10614d adds
- 75 Frost-Kissed Beauty: A Journey Through the Palace to Win the Emperor’s Heart 冰霜绝艳：辗转宫闱征服帝王心 [A note up front: This isn’t good, this isn’t good, this isn’t good. It’s brainless, brainless. Don’t click! Don’t click! Don’t click! Don’t click] The emperor, Li Yi, has just one standard for choosing his concubines: they must be beautiful. Song Yunchu, a concubine-born daughter who has suffered abuse since childhood, is chosen by Emperor Li Yi to enter the palace because of her stunning looks. Before entering the palace, her mother is looked down on by the servants, and her younger sister bu 633Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 76 Transmigrated as a Bedclimbing Palace Maid in a Palace-Intrigue Novel 穿成宫斗文里的爬床宫女 No prestigious family background, no peerless beauty. After transmigrating, film queen Li Songyue finds herself cast as the most expendable bed-climbing maid in a palace intrigue novel. The transmigrated heroine is ahead of her, the reborn supporting female lead is behind her, and there’s also a demanding emperor to contend with. From bed-climbing maid to empress dowager of the realm. She won’t know how cold it is at the top until she climbs there. 228Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 I Slacked Off Too Much, So They Dragged Me Off to Become the Empress Dowager 因摆烂不努力被拉去当太后 "Inner-courtyard scheming and scumbag takedowns + substitute marriage + devoted couple + taking advantage of others' mistakes + play the pig to eat the tiger" The legitimate daughter refused to marry Ning Yu, the illegitimate son of Prince Ning, as his concubine and ran away. So the illegitimate daughter, Liu Xiangsi, became the substitute bride. A transmigrated office worker refuses to get caught up in workplace competition! She is determined to be a champion of doing as little as possible! She 4kReads8.6Score32914d adds
- 78 Empress of the Song Family: The Legend of Yuyao 宋家皇后——钰瑶传 The leads are not each other’s first partners!!! The heroine is neither a naive innocent nor a particularly kind person!!! The emperor hero is a jerk!! Set in an alternate history!! This is not a feel-good story!!! She transmigrates straight into the role of empress. If she rises in rank, she becomes the empress dowager; if she fails, she is deposed and banished to the cold palace. That is the reality of the inner palace: failure leaves almost no chance to recover. A twenty-first-century fashion 585Reads9.0Score10314d adds
- 79 The Young Marquis’s Darling: His Wife Is Rich Beyond Compare 小侯爷心尖宠：夫人她富甲天下 Jiang Heng joined the army at ten. From then on, he endured the elements and fought on the battlefield, leaving behind the refinement and bearing of the young nobleman he once was. On top of that, the Emperor grew suspicious of him and repeatedly cut his military pay. The heir to the Marquis of Wuan was so broke his pockets were practically rattling! Gradually, Jiang Heng became an “odd one out” among the noble young men of the capital. His clothes were out of fashion, and his purse was always r 2.5kReads9.0Score32914d adds
- 80 The Deposed Empress Returns 废后归来 A new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 A Virtuous Empress in Shunzhi’s Reign: I Strive to Become Empress Dowager 清穿顺治的贤德皇后，奋斗当太后 In the book, Shunzhi’s first empress was unloved and childless. Demoted to a consort, she died miserably in the depths of the imperial palace. After he transmigrated, he didn’t like her. As it happened, she didn’t like him either: a man who flirted with his younger siblings’ spouses and had no principles. It turned out they were better off as relatives! When the Tonggiya clan entered the palace: “Cousin, your new sister-in-law dances beautifully. Just look at that tiny waist. It makes me want to 1.1kReads8.3Score10814d adds
- 82 The Emperor Struggles to Win Back His Wife, While the Empress Just Wants to Raise Her Child in the Cold Palace 帝王追妻难，皇后只想冷宫养娃 [Devoted love · winning her back · raising children · palace intrigue · both strive for each other] The day Chao Yan first met Shang Hanxi, he rode in on his iron steed and rescued her from bandits with dashing courage. Chao Yan lost her heart and followed him into the palace without hesitation. She thought they would live together in harmony, devoted to each other, but never imagined she would become a pawn in his efforts to balance the harem. Heartbroken, Chao Yan only wanted to raise their 342Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 83 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 350Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 84 The Emperor's White Moonlight Goes on a Killing Spree in the Palace 白月光进宫后杀疯了 [Palace intrigue + bewitching, scheming beauty heroine + male lead gradually falls for her + revenge] In her previous life, Xie Shuning was the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue, yet her cousin’s family manipulated and brainwashed her into marrying far from the capital. After the wedding, her husband’s family abused and humiliated her, while her cousin became a favored consort of the emperor, living in splendor. She even joined forces with Prince Yu to frame the Xie family, sending 2.6kReads8.8Score31114d adds
- 85 Her Grace Is Cool and Gentle, and Everyone Loves Her 娘娘她清冷温柔惹人爱 A pure palace-intrigue story, in classical style. No transmigration, no rebirth. The fate of a noblewoman has never been hers to decide. She is Yun Wan, the Chancellor's only legitimate daughter. Her destiny was set from birth: everything she learned was solely to prepare her to enter the palace. Would she willingly enter the palace and fade into obscurity, becoming a pawn the emperor could use to keep the Yun family in check? Or would she carefully maneuver her way into becoming the favorite co 1.4kReads8.4Score11814d adds
- 86 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 120Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 87 When I Transmigrated as Empress Fucha 当我穿越成富察皇后 [The heroine never loves Hongli, from beginning to end + cameo appearance by a young imperial physician boyfriend + Wei Yanwan is reborn + includes Wei Yanwan and Sun Li's Zhen Huan + rewrites most people's fates, including Ruyi + plot adjustments, but generally follows the drama] [No mindless character bashing + This is the author's first novel, so the opening is a little rough. I apologize to everyone here, QAQ.] After transmigrating, Yan Hao, an ordinary college student from the modern era, i 1.1kReads8.8Score10114d adds
- 88 She Was Reborn and Stole My Match, So I Married into the Harem and Went on a Rampage 重生抢我姻缘，我嫁到后宫杀疯了 Ye Wanchen and her legitimate older sister were both reborn. In her previous life, her older sister entered the palace as a consort, only to die deep in the palace after plotting to harm the emperor’s child. Ye Wanchen married an unfavored prince. She carefully plotted at every turn to put him on the throne, only to be stabbed by the person dearest to her and die within the palace walls. Now that they had another chance at life, her older sister wanted to switch marriages and take over her fate? 324Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 89 After Failing to Assassinate the Emperor, I Return to Power Seven Years Later 弑君失败，七年后本宫卷土重来 [An emperor who seems gentle and refined but is actually an obsessive tyrant VS an empress who seems detached from worldly desires but is actually ruthless] Year Five of Jiayou. A political upheaval brought down the Jiang family, the imperial family’s staunchest supporters, overnight. That same year, Empress Jiang He’s plan to poison Emperor Jiayou in Fengqi Palace failed, and she was confined to Qianyuan Temple to pray for the realm. The realm remained unharmed, but the imperial harem became a 1.9kReads8.4Score15614d adds
- 90 Life as a Consort: I’m Surprisingly Good at Slacking Off 嫔妃这职业，摆烂的我竟驾轻就熟 Office drone Tao Yanyan transmigrates into the body of Tao Yanyan, the lowest-ranking concubine in an ancient emperor’s harem. Surrounded by women of higher rank, she has no choice but to tread carefully and survive to the end. Competing for the emperor’s favor? Not a chance. Keeping her head down is the way to go. What? The emperor is super handsome? But he’s in love with everyone! What? Without the emperor’s favor, she won’t live to old age? What? You’re the lowest-ranking concubine and you’re 5.5kReads8.3Score56114d adds
- 91 A Few Things That Happened After Entering the Palace 入宫后的二三事 [Unconventional Favorite of the Harem + Everyone’s Darling + Business + Unconventional Palace Intrigue] A heads-up: This is an everyday-life story that takes things slow. The writing and ideas are average. It’s not a power fantasy, just something I wrote for fun. If it’s not your thing, please move along. Thanks for understanding! As the emperor’s one true love, Lan Xi enters the palace as a high-ranking consort, where she eats well, drinks well, and enjoys herself! As for palace intrigue? Every 529Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 92 A Matriarchal World: The Ultimate Transmigration Disaster 女尊，穿越大型社死现场 Office worker Du Nuannuan transmigrates to a parallel world where men outnumber women. But can someone explain what happened when she arrived? She soon realizes reality is cruel. Maybe she can jump into the water and transmigrate back, she thinks, but... it only turns into another embarrassing fiasco... Her heart is dead. Please leave her alone... Later, well, the handsome men here really are irresistible... 1.1kReads7.7Score10114d adds
- 93 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 391Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 94 If I’m Going to Be a Concubine, I Might as Well Choose the Future Emperor 都是当妾，当然选未来皇帝了 Jiang Wanyue was reborn. As the daughter of a convicted official, Jiang Wanyue entered Prince Jing's residence and became one of the many women by his side. There was the cold, inscrutable princess consort, the kind and flawless moonlight of his heart, and the secondary consort who had once saved his life... Among these women, Jiang Wanyue fought her way to the top, climbing from Prince Jing's favored concubine to his beloved consort, and ultimately to Empress Dowager. Everyone said she was ungr 1.1kReads8.2Score10514d adds
- 95 From Talented Lady to Empress: Your Consort Knows Court Intrigue Best 从才人到皇后，爱妃最懂宫斗 The author's first book, so please don't mind the low rating. Zhao Xiyao is a fashion designer. Maybe she'd watched too many palace-intrigue dramas, because she actually transmigrated to an ancient imperial harem and became a low-ranking concubine. The palace intrigue she faced was far crueler than anything she'd ever seen on television. A death sentence from the start, all kinds of plots against her, and endless scheming... As someone from the modern world, Zhao Xiyao could write poetry and mak 33Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 96 The Beautiful Consort Loves to Put on a Show, and the Sly Emperor Loves Watching 娘娘貌美又爱演，皇上腹黑很爱看 [Willful legitimate daughter + loves acting + favored by the emperor + his one and only + palace intrigue + becomes empress] Having learned from her mother's example, Gu Yanran never showed anyone her true feelings. She relied on her acting skills to navigate those around her, escaping one den of wolves only to enter a tiger's lair. Helpless, she ended up in the palace... The emperor loved watching her act, but not when she acted for him. At their first meeting, the emperor looked at her and 204Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 97 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 890Reads6.4Score10014d adds
- 98 Last Year's Springtime Heartache Returns 去年春恨却来时 [Clearheaded, self-possessed noblewoman × scheming, cold-blooded emperor] [Love and hate in equal measure + clear-eyed heroine + the leads use each other + ensemble court intrigue + everyone gets a bad ending + fictional setting] [Content warnings: ① Neither lead is sexually inexperienced; ② Not a wish-fulfillment novel. The heroine grows over time. ③ Both leads are deeply complicated and far from kind. Don't read if that's not for you!] Yan Qinghe was born a concubine-born daughter of a noble f 1.9kReads8.2Score13414d adds
- 99 Don’t Cling to Glory and Splendor; It’s Time to Go Home 荣华休恋，归去来兮 She was a modern high school history teacher who transmigrated by accident into the body of the eldest granddaughter of the Grand Princess Rongxian of the Great Liang dynasty. Her grandfather was a first-rank Grand Tutor, and her father was the Minister of Revenue. At sixteen, the emperor betrothed her to Prince Chen as his principal consort. He was the emperor’s fourth son, a celebrated God of War who had made his name in battle at sixteen. He could not forget his first wife, while she had neve 284Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 100 The Viperous Favorite Consort: Scheming Her Way to Rule as Empress Dowager 蛇蝎宠妃心机深，垂帘听政做太后 [Content warning! The female lead is a wholly evil villain, cruel and scheming, and will stop at nothing to climb to the top.] “[Don't randomly bring up women competing against women. This is a palace-intrigue story!! The harem is a workplace, and the imperial consorts are all rivals!]” Bu Xingruo was the most favored consort in the palace. In her previous life, she let the Emperor's favor go to her head, throwing her weight around and acting arrogantly in the harem. Lost in the Emperor's fleeti 658Reads8.6Score10014d adds
