Novels like The Harem: The Rise and Fall of Hailan
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- 101 The Day Qingying Entered the Palace, Wei Yanwan Became Langhua! 青樱入府当天，卫嬿婉成了琅嬅！ [An alternate-universe spin-off of Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace. The main cast is portrayed in a negative light, and the heroine is a villainess. Early on, she sets the original story back on track; once Ruyi enters the Cold Palace, the wish fulfillment picks up the pace! This isn’t a traditional, direct face-slapping story, so read with care if that’s not your thing, darlings.] From a little palace maid hated by everyone to an imperial noble consort revered by all, Wei Yanwan spent more than 2.4kReads9.0Score27014d adds
- 102 Ruyi's Story: Jia and Ling Reborn, Sending Big Ruyi Into a Tailspin 如懿传之嘉令双重生，创飞大如 Jialing reborn + lighthearted comedy + boomerang karma + crossover with My Fair Princess When Jin Yuyan, a tribute girl from the Northern Kingdom, awakens after a tragic death, she finds herself back in the Forbidden City, aided by the historical Imperial Noble Consort Shujia. Hypocritical Ruyi and the irascible, faithless Emperor still wear their masks of respectability. This time, Jin Yuyan vows to rip them all off and join forces with Wei Yanwan to become the Garfield Cat she was meant to be, 2.2kReads9.3Score25514d adds
- 103 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
- 104 Consort Hua Reincarnates as Gua Liu 华妃娘娘她魂穿瓜六了 Consort Hua, Nian Shilan, was a woman loved by Emperor Yongzheng. The daughter of a powerful official, she lost her child while still young because the emperor feared her family's influence. For decades, the man she loved most had her drink the incense-scented medicine known as Joyful Harmony, damaging her health and leaving her barren for life. Even so, in the end, she was condemned as having grown too powerful, and in a single night, every member of the Nian family was killed. Her soul is rebo 60Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 105 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
- 106 Story of Yanxi Palace: Loyalty Brings Yanwan Back 如懿传之忠是嬿归来 [Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace Fanfiction + Jinzhi and Wei Yingluo Pairing + Bashing Ruyi + Partners in Crime + Both Reborn + Happy Ending] A story that follows the original plot to set things right! If that's not your thing, don't read! ❗Warning This follows the historical timeline. The hair-cutting and prayer banners will be included, and Ruyi won't be struck from the record early. There will be regrets. The characters aren't invincible, there are no golden fingers, and the leads get a happy 639Reads8.7Score10214d adds
- 107 The Crown Prince's Beloved Consort: His Darling Is Sweet and Adorable 娇宠贵妃：太子的心尖宠又娇又媚 (Palace intrigue. Heads-up: The heroine isn’t the emperor’s sole favorite early on, but becomes his only favorite later.) Su Yu never imagined she’d transmigrate into a book and become one of the Crown Prince’s concubines. And not just any concubine: she has the lowest rank of all. In front, favored higher-ranking consorts are constantly causing trouble. Behind her, the seemingly kind but secretly ruthless Crown Princess plots against her. The conditions for survival are truly brutal. Su Yu thin 78Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 108 Blood on the Palace Walls: I Toppled an Empire with My Medical Skills 宫墙血：我靠医术覆了江山 I was born among the clouds, until one sudden upheaval changed everything. My family was slaughtered, and I entered the palace as a replacement bride to seek revenge. I conceal my medical skills, wield my needle case, stir up the inner palace, and tear the vicious empress to shreds. People say my beauty brings ruin to the nation, but I’ll use my medical skills to overthrow the realm, kill my enemies with my own hands, and rule the world! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 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
- 110 The Story of Ruyi: Langhua Becomes Empress 如懿传之琅华为后 No petty rivalry between women, and no forcing characters to act stupidly. Fucha Langhua is reborn. She doesn’t love Hongli and won’t develop the Consort Yi obsession. She just wants to live a good life. Langhuan Paradise, a woman shining with brilliance. In my previous life, I failed to live up to my father’s expectations. My thoughts were consumed by that foolish Qingying and the heartless emperor. In the end, two of my sons died unjustly, my only daughter was married off far away, and I peris 2.9kReads9.3Score28514d adds
- 111 The Legitimate Daughter's Allure 嫡女媚 Her birth mother was murdered, and her younger brother died a tragic death. She had swallowed her pride and become another’s plaything, only to be tortured and abused to death in the end. Her heart had screamed in anguish, but she’d been powerless to fight back. Now reborn, Wu Yue swore she would carve out a bright future for herself. Those who had bullied and humiliated her would pay back every last debt, with interest. There was a beauty whose face I’ll never forget; a single day apart, and I 1.7kReads9.0Score21514d adds
- 112 A Story of Ruyi: Transmigrating as Wei Yanwan 如懿传同人之穿越魏嬿婉 She didn't want to transmigrate, but she did... She didn't want to enter the palace, but she did... She didn't love Qianlong, but she became his favorite consort... And behind her always stood that servant, forever bent at the waist with his head bowed... My lady, in this servant's heart, you'll always be a celestial being, an angel... 833Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 113 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Graceful as the Moon 如懿传：亭亭似月 [Completed] In the palace, the consorts’ foremost task is to win the emperor’s favor. No matter their rank or how low their methods, all that matters is achieving their goal. Yanwan was once a maid in the Fourth Imperial Storehouse. Innocent and lively, with captivating beauty, all she wanted was to marry her childhood sweetheart, Ling Yunche. But her flower-like face made others wary of her, and she suffered three years of humiliation without anyone offering a helping hand. So she took matters 1.9kReads9.4Score17914d adds
- 114 Reborn Through TV Dramas and Qing Dynasty Worlds 影视清穿的重生者 Reborn, a fanfic centered on characters from Empresses in the Palace and Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace. There are no golden fingers, just foreknowledge. Given a second life, she chooses a different way to live and forges a new path. 613Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 115 Film and TV Crossover: Doting on the Female Supporting Character 综影视之娇宠女配 After ten thousand years of slaughter in the cultivation world, Zi Mei had captivated countless men. But in the end, she still couldn't overcome Heaven's favoritism toward women blessed by destiny, and her body was destroyed. With only her soul left, she possessed the bodies of female supporting characters to humiliate the chosen women and sabotage the plot, gathering destiny points to resist the power of fate. What will happen to their lives when the supporting actresses from all those films an 2.5kReads8.4Score10714d adds
- 116 The Legend of Ruyi: Tales of the Supporting Characters 如懿传之配角列传 Deep within the palace, she continues to change her fate. 1. A Ruo 2. Fucha Langhua 3. Jin Yuyan 4. Gao Xiyue 5. Chen Wanyin 6. Wei Yanwan 7. Bai Ruiji 901Reads7.1Score10614d adds
- 117 Consort Hua Transmigrates into Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace 华妃穿进如懿传 Feminism isn't your accessory. Please stop reading. Being watched is a form of humiliation, too. This story will be deleted as soon as its term expires. Da Lanzi transmigrates into Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace and rules the concubines of a bastard prince with an iron fist, an iron will, and a heart of stone. This book could also be called: “Setting the Rules in a Bastard Prince's Harem”; “Got Hysteria? No Problem, Doctor Lan Will Write You a Prescription”; “Begone, Demon! Take a Punch from T 1.3kReads9.2Score10514d adds
- 118 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Hailan Treats the Harem's Ills 如懿传海兰治疗后宫懿症 Content warning: The heroine, Daru, gets put through the wringer. No woman-versus-woman rivalry. Every boomerang hits Daru dead on, shattering her delusions of victory until she is completely abandoned by everyone. This is not a story about Hailan becoming a favored concubine. The story unfolds from Hailan's perspective as everyone awakens. Jinyuyan's name is written with the character Yan throughout. Please don't read if that bothers you. Once everyone breaks free from the script controlling th 4kReads9.4Score43314d adds
- 119 Story of Yanxi Palace: Yanwan Gets the Heroine’s Script 如懿传：当嬿婉拿了女主剧本 [Main story and bonus chapters complete] After Yanwan dies, she is reborn on the day she is made a Minor Attendant. This time, she'll kindle the flames of revenge and make everyone who bullied her pay dearly. Jinzhong is reborn at the same time after his death. He hates her with all his heart, yet can't help falling in love with the utterly wicked Wei Yanwan. Both have hearts steeped in malice. Yanwan and Jinzhong are two of a kind, a wicked consort and a treacherous courtier bringing a lurid bl 1.7kReads9.3Score16514d adds
- 120 Film and TV Crossover: I Am the Golden Finger 综影视我是金手指 The heroine has an overpowered golden finger. This is a wildly satisfying power fantasy: she never puts up with the slightest mistreatment and steamrolls everyone in her way. It’s mindless, but fun! (If you’re picky about details or logic, don’t read this!) The main focus is Empresses in the Palace and Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace. 1. Xing Xuan (Gao Xiyue’s maid) (Completed) 2. Shen Meizhuang (Completed) 3. Bai Ruiji (Completed) 4. Wang Ruofu (Completed) 5. Guarjia Wenyuan (Completed) 6. Fuch 1.2kReads5.5Score—14d adds
- 121 The Delicate Noble Consort, the Cold Emperor Can't Get Enough 贵妃娇软，薄情帝王轻点宠 [A widowed woman who remarries and becomes a pampered consort VS a dignified emperor (harem intrigue + romantic push and pull + devoted love + slow-blooming romance + raising a child)] At her infant's one-month celebration, news arrived that her husband had died in battle. Sheng Xiyan was plunged into despair. The Prince's manor bullied a helpless widow and orphan, assuming she'd simply accept her fate. But was she supposed to give up? Only the Son of Heaven could help her protect her son. So sh 1.1kReads7.2Score10014d adds
- 122 Empresses in the Palace: Transmigrating as Fat Orange 甄嬛传之穿越胖橘 After rewatching her comfort show, Zhou Qin felt sorry for every character. The women in the harem either fought for fame and fortune or went mad with love, but in the end, it all stemmed from that pitiful emperor. “Perhaps I once got everything I ever wanted in this life. But just like sand slipping through my fingers, in the end, I lost it all...” Yet as she thought about the show more carefully, she realized that even the most despicable characters had something pitiable about them. A mother' 1.4kReads8.6Score11414d adds
- 123 Film and TV Crossover: The Cannon Fodder Gets a Golden Finger 综影视：炮灰有了金手指 The little-dummy System in the Palace Grievance Department has to use its not-so-bright little brain to give golden fingers to cannon fodder characters, all to dispel resentment in the harem and keep the small worlds stable~ Hopefully, the consorts who are cannon fodder can fulfill their wishes and let go of their resentment. That way, the System can earn enough energy to buy golden fingers! World One: Jin Yuyan (completed) World Two: Gao Keai (ongoing) World Three: The Mysterious Maiden World F 739Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 124 The Nine-Phoenix Hairpin 九凤钗 Song Zhu was once a lost royal treasure hidden in the forest, but fate sent her by a twist of circumstance into the palace of her enemies. On one side were the hatred and grievances between their countries; on the other, she found herself slowly sinking deeper and deeper into Mo Jingyuan’s love. Mo Jingyuan drank the plum blossom wine Song Zhu had brewed with her own hands. Dark red blood welled from the corner of his lips. “Azhu, let the grudges of the previous generation end with us. Give bir 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Lingfei Reborn 如懿传之炩妃重生 Wei Yanwan: Before I was reborn, I worked diligently. After I was reborn, I pretended to be crazy and stupid while working just as diligently. Jin Zhong: Before I was reborn, I was utterly devoted to Mistress Ling. After I was reborn, I gritted my teeth and stayed utterly devoted to Mistress Ling. 3.8kReads9.4Score47414d adds
- 126 An Lingrong Goes on a Rampage in Hongli's Harem 安陵容在弘历后宫杀疯了 [Fan Fiction, Palace Intrigue, Feel-Good Story with a Strong Female Lead] When she first entered the palace, she was insecure, sensitive, timid, and submissive. Anyone could trample her underfoot. Later, desperate to prove herself and stop others from looking down on her, she did whatever it took to rise to the top, winning glory for herself and her family. By then, she had become ruthless, suspicious, and numb. Her heart was exhausted, but she had no choice but to keep fighting. She, too, had c 1.4kReads9.1Score14914d adds
- 127 After Entering the Palace, the Obsessive Emperor Dotes on Consort Yuan 入宫后，偏执皇上盛宠元妃娘娘 [A violent emperor + a feigning-fool, ruthless concubine-born daughter + not mutually exclusive in the early stages + favored above the entire harem later] An Qingyu was the fourth daughter of the prime minister. Her mother, Concubine Lan Yue, had been brought into the household as the prime minister’s wife’s dowry maid. As a concubine-born daughter, An Qingyu had grown up at the First Madam’s side, keeping her head down and ingratiating herself, just like Concubine Lan. Then a twist of fate rui 1.8kReads9.0Score19414d adds
- 128 The One and Only White Moonlight Across Films and TV 综影视之唯一的白月光 Becoming Their One and Only Moonlight World One: Fu Cha Lang Hua Arc, Bonus Chapters (post-death bonus chapters from multiple perspectives + alternate happy-ending route) I died the year you loved me most: a venomous, sweet-looking girl x the cold-hearted Hongli World Two: [Ode to Joy] Guan Ju'er (more romance, rekindled love after a breakup + childhood friends alternate-route bonus chapter) An old flame rekindled: a gentle, demure girl x a cunning old fox of the business world World Three: [Har 2.2kReads6.7Score10114d adds
- 129 Me! Ruyi! Calling the Shots in Empresses in the Palace! 我！如懿！在甄嬛传指点江山！ [A ridiculous comedy. If you’re a fan of Ruyi, run!!!] In her previous life, Wei Yanwan was defeated by a few pieces of fabric. She died with regrets and went to the underworld, where she learned that Ruyi was the female lead and had to die once her episodes were up. When she opened her eyes again, both she and Ruyi had arrived in the world of Empresses in the Palace. Big Ruyi was still the emperor’s childhood sweetheart, and Wei Yanwan was still an ordinary palace maid. Fortunately, people 3.3kReads9.0Score30314d adds
- 130 Film and TV Crossover: The Female Side Character Wants to Rise to the Top 综影视之女配要做人上人 [Crossover with multiple dramas and films + slow-paced transmigration between worlds + supporting heroine’s comeback + no-brainer fun. Lots of original twists; some arcs are long and some short. Once I start writing, I get so carried away that I lose all restraint. My writing isn’t great, so please go easy on me.] The Story of Minglan, He Zhaojun arc: currently updating~ Completed worlds: Empresses in the Palace, Hailan arc; Empresses in the Palace, Noble Lady Fang arc; Ruyi’s Royal Love in the 4.1kReads6.9Score11614d adds
- 131 Film and TV Crossover: How Is Spring? 综影视：春色如何 “If you could start over, what would you want to do?” The female leads are delicate and frail. Some supporting heroines are reborn, while others are original characters. There is only one guiding principle: spoil them, spoil them, spoil them! 717Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 132 Qing-Dynasty Time Travel: The Drama Queen Consort’s Epic Blunder 清穿雍正：戏精娘娘翻车实录 [Qing Dynasty Setting + System + Childbearing + Mind-Reading] Cui Xueman, a top finance student in the 21st century, transmigrates one day and opens her eyes to a huge character for “funeral offerings” in the mourning hall. Fainting from shock… That's perfectly normal, isn't it? When she wakes up again, she receives the good-or-bad news: she's transmigrated, and to the Kangxi era, no less. But the long-awaited standard issue for transmigrators, a golden finger or System, is nowhere to be seen! F 1.5kReads9.1Score11714d adds
- 133 Crossover: A Harem’s Daily Survival 综影视之后宫生存日常 A day-to-day story about either slacking off, striving, or stirring up trouble in the imperial harem. 1. Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Jin Yuyan (Consort Jia, completed) 2. Empresses in the Palace: Guaerjia Wanrong (Auntie Gua Liu, original character, completed) 3. Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Lu Muping (Consort Qing, completed) 4. Empresses in the Palace: Su Mei (original character, completed) 5. Scarlet Heart: Fourth Prince's Consort (completed) 6. Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Shui 284Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 134 Reborn: Ruyi Goes on a Killing Spree in the Harem 重生之如懿在后宫杀疯了 [Reborn + Feel-Good All the Way, No Angst + Palace Intrigue] Content warning: No Ruyi syndrome, unrelated to history, and no senselessly tormenting Yanwan. The protagonist is the Ulanara clan's Ruyi, clear-headed now that she's no longer blinded by love. Read with care! Ulanara Qingying, later renamed Ruyi, rose from an abandoned consort in the Cold Palace to become empress. In the end, suspicion and schemes drove a wedge between her and the emperor. Blessed by heaven, Ruyi gets to live her life 5kReads9.1Score43914d adds
- 135 Yixiu Reborn: The Battle Among the Nine Princes 宜修重生之九龙夺嫡风云录 After the Crown Prince was deposed for the second time, Kangxi's temperament changed drastically, and he became even more ruthless in suppressing his other sons. Amid the turmoil, Yixiu had no time to recover from the death of the Crown Princess before she had to deal with schemes coming at her from every direction! War broke out in the northwest, giving the Fourteenth Prince a chance to rise again. Yinzhen and Yinsi had a complicated relationship, sometimes fighting and sometimes cooperating, w 302Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 136 Empresses in the Palace: The Chubby Emperor Is Reborn 甄嬛传之胖橘重生 Da Pangju never imagined that after Zhen Huan had angered him to death, he would become a wandering ghost. Being a ghost was bad enough, but he was trapped inside the Forbidden City and couldn’t go anywhere. This was just too infuriating!!! At last, after three years as a roaming ghost, a glimmer of hope appeared in his afterlife... He was reborn, on the day before he first met Wanwan! Just as he eagerly prepared to sneak into her chambers at night for a glimpse of the woman he’d yearned for, a 3.2kReads8.5Score20814d adds
- 137 The Spy Phoenix: Always One Step Ahead 谍凰，防不胜防 She was once the most dangerous intelligence chief in the modern world. In a single moment, she transmigrates and becomes the daughter of a tenant farmer, invisible to everyone in an ancient dynasty. An adult’s wisdom is trapped in a frail young body. The chaotic world is a web, yet she quietly becomes the one weaving it. From rural fields to the turbulent imperial court, no one knows that behind those clear eyes she is spinning an intelligence network vast enough to overturn the world. In a wor 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Empress Xiao: Win the Emperor and Bear Him a Son 萧氏皇后：拿下皇上生皇子 More children, more blessings. [The fiercest rise to power through palace intrigue + Winning the emperor's heart + Having all the children in the imperial palace + Having children nonstop] Every child who survives in the end is the heroine's. After breaking all ties with Prince Ling, she enters the palace. Two years go by, and she avoids the emperor's favor, wanting only to live out her life in peace. She never expected the empress's banner to sway in her direction and choose her. Xiao Wan'er kn 286Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 139 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: The Harem Game 如懿传之游戏后宫 [Male lead: Jinzong + feel-good revenge + romantic push and pull + taking down Ruyi fanatics] (Also known as “Hongli, Don’t Hang Your Head or Your Hat Will Fall Off” and “A Few Stories About Jinzong and Me”) Xue Yuan struggled to survive in the apocalypse for nine years, only to die beneath a zombie horde. Who could have guessed that when she opened her eyes again, she would find herself in the world of Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace? What? She’s walked in on A Ruo mocking Lianxin? Xue Yuan: [A 2.1kReads9.1Score16414d adds
- 140 Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace: Wei Yanwan, Jin Zhong’s Noble Wife 如懿传之进忠的诰命夫人魏嬿婉 Primarily told from Jinzong's perspective [Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace fanfiction + loyal to one another + breaking out of the harem + Jinzong and Wei Yanwan pairing] This story gives Jinzong and Wei Yanwan a different life, one in which they can enjoy a glorious future together. Jinzong is reborn as a eunuch who becomes a general x Wei Yanwan is sweet-talking, kind, adorable, and judges by looks If Wei Yanwan had met Jinzong before Ling Yunche, would she still have fallen helplessly in love 1.8kReads9.2Score26914d adds
- 141 The Tale of Consort Jin: Put Down Your Blade, Your Majesty, I Can Still Kill 锦妃传：皇上刀放下，本宫还能杀 In her previous life, she trusted the empress and helped her eliminate her enemies, only to be cast aside once she was no longer useful. In this life, she’ll hold on to the emperor and topple the empress. Consort? Noble Consort? If she’s going to be anything, she’ll be empress. Your Majesty, here I come! 139Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 142 Reborn as a Concubine: I Want to Leave the Palace 重生之宠妃要出宫 The heroine's family depends on an ambitious prince who plots to usurp the throne, yet she falls in love with the emperor. In her previous life, her family was destroyed, and she died in despair in the Cold Palace. After being reborn, she decides to steer clear of trouble and live peacefully with her family. But as an ordinary person, she is merely a pawn in the hands of those in power. When she chooses love once more, how will she fight against fate? 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Long Live the Noble Consort 贵妃娘娘千岁千千岁 The Nan family had offered one of their daughters to the royal family, only for her to be killed by the scheming women within the palace. To keep the emperor's favor, Nan Shiyun begins her journey into the palace to compete for his affection. [This story is set in a fictional world. Please don't take it too seriously.] 111Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 The Story of Ruyi: A'ruo Flips the Table 如懿传之阿箬掀桌 [A goofy comedy: face-slapping Ruyi, tormenting the scumbag emperor, Lingzi competing with women, Yihuan turning yandere, and A'Ruo leading the whole harem in a martial arts brawl] You don't need to have watched the show to enjoy this. It's easy to follow! A'Ruo returns to the year before Ruyi leaves the Cold Palace, determined to clear her name, support Yanwan, face-slap Ruyi, and crush the scumbag! Betraying her mistress for glory? “Your Majesty, I sent Ruyi to the Cold Palace to protect her!” 6.2kReads9.4Score59014d adds
- 145 The Alluring Imperial Consort Climbs to the Top by Winning the Emperor’s Favor 贵妃娘娘妩媚诱人，一路争宠上位 [A drama-loving, cunning heroine who puts on a beautiful act × a hero who falls for all her tricks] The heroine is spoiled by his affection, and the hero keeps lowering his standards for her Shen Yue knew from childhood that she had to fight for whatever she wanted. Having watched her concubine mother bow and scrape around the household, she wanted to win a respectable place in the world for them both. As a concubine-born daughter, no high-ranking family would take her as a principal wife. If sh 2.8kReads8.8Score24514d adds
- 146 The Delicate, Soft-Bodied Imperial Consort Turns Her Obsessive Emperor into a Devoted Puppy 贵妃身娇体软，偏执帝王变身忠犬 [Palace Intrigue + Unreasonable, Exclusive Devotion + Scheming Green-Tea Heroine + Obsessive, Love-Struck Hero] In the first year of Yongzhao, the new emperor ascended the throne and issued an edict summoning the former crown prince's betrothed concubine to serve in the palace. The world could not understand it, and the court historian condemned him, but Xiao Yu remained determined. * Yun Miao had seen the harshness of the world from a young age. All she wanted was wealth, status, and supreme po 2kReads8.8Score21414d adds
- 147 Yanwan Reborn: Ruyi’s Diary of Misfortune 嬿婉重生之如懿的倒霉日志 Wei Yanwan died in agony, her heart full of regret and resentment. The instant her soul left her body, unfamiliar memories flooded her mind. In those memories, Empress Fucha was beautiful and kind, and considerate toward her servants. Emperor Qianlong was a wise and mighty ruler who had the final say at court, and was never distracted by something as ridiculous as romantic love. As for Ruyi, who had made her whole life a tragedy, she was merely an empress who barely made an impression. And she h 4.5kReads9.2Score55514d adds
- 148 Empresses in the Palace: Soft as Jade, Gentle as a Flower 甄嬛传之玉软花柔 My father is a high-ranking second-grade official, and my several older brothers are all prominent figures of the Qing Dynasty. As a modern-day corporate drone, Ye Qingran couldn’t be happier. But disaster strikes from above, and Qingran has no choice but to obey an imperial order and enter the palace. If she’s going in, then Niohuru Qingran is determined to make her mark. Yixiu, sweet-tongued but venomous; Nian Shilan, arrogant and domineering; Zhen Huan, dripping with false sweetness... They’l 4.9kReads9.0Score27114d adds
- 149 Better to Ascend the Throne Than Kneel, Cold-Faced, as the Mistress of the House 跪着冷脸做主母不如登基当皇帝 [Palace intrigue in the first half + sharing power in government in the second half + female heir to the throne + a cast of lunatics + no romance + System clashes + ruthless heroine + heroine enters the palace with her child and marries again + a grab bag of elements] On the day she entered the palace, a voice appeared in Xie Xuzhen’s mind. It called itself the Comeback Palace Intrigue System, and said it had come to help Xie Xuzhen, who was about to enter the palace, reach the pinnacle of life. 1.9kReads9.1Score28014d adds
- 150 From Palace Maid to Imperial Consort: Her Majesty Is on a Killing Spree 从宫女到贵妃，娘娘她杀疯了 It’s bad enough that she’s transmigrated into a palace laundry maid. Who knew a eunuch would take a fancy to her, too? Jiang Zhiyi decides that lying low in the palace is out of the question. She’ll just have to climb the ladder to success. When a eunuch lusts after her, she sends him to his grave. When the concubines vie for favor, she’ll stop at nothing. Jiang Zhiyi knows the imperial harem is a cutthroat workplace where only the capable survive. The palace is full of deceit and intrigue, 6kReads8.8Score58714d adds
