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- 1 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 1.3kReads8.0Score149Shelves
- 2 So What If I’m a Maid Who Rose to Power? I’m Winning at Life with a Litter of Babies 丫鬟上位咋了，我一胎多宝躺赢了 [Childbearing System + Maid Rises in Rank + Exclusive Devotion] A new concubine named Yao has joined the household of Xiao Jinnian, heir to Prince Jin. Rumor has it that she was engaged to someone else, but after the young master took a fancy to her, he forced her to stay by his side. No one knows what kind of beauty she must be to make the usually composed and self-controlled young master lose his head. In her previous life, Yao Qingdai was framed for betraying her mistress and seducing the hei 15.8kReads8.5Score2.3kShelves
- 3 The Elegant Legitimate Daughter and the Mischievous Princess of the Regent Prince 嫡女风华摄政王的调皮王妃 [Transmigration, physician consort, sweet romance, satisfying revenge, devoted couple] Overnight, Su Qianmo transmigrated and became a famously ugly woman. Her half-sister stole her fiancé, the Crown Prince broke off their engagement, and then, for some inexplicable reason, she was betrothed to the Regent. This ridiculous plot made Su Qianmo so furious she nearly spat blood. She was a genius trained in both Chinese and Western medicine. How had she ended up transmigrating into the body of an ugl 2.3kReads9.0Score218Shelves
- 4 The Women of the Imperial Harem 后宫里的女人 Lin Lishang starts out as a First-Rank Consort, with wealth and an illustrious family background. The ridiculously handsome scumbag emperor dotes on her, so it’s hard not to slack off, sir. But the others don’t see it that way. The palace-intrigue version: The empress, born to a noble family and firmly established in her position; the Noble Consort, backed by a father with an army of two hundred thousand; the Virtuous Consort, the empress dowager’s beloved niece; the tragic beauty Yue Consort; 1.3kReads8.2Score127Shelves
- 5 The Heir Would Rather Break Than Bend, While I Know When to Yield 世子爷宁折不弯，小女子能屈能伸 [Palace intrigue + household drama + runaway bride + bickering couple + playing dumb while hiding one's true abilities + a long road to winning back his wife] Cheng Zhu, the second daughter of the richest family in the capital and younger sister of the crown princess, has only just come of age when her world falls apart: the emperor is about to betroth her to Qin Xu, heir to the Duke of Pillar of State. Though her elder sister married into the imperial family, she hasn't smiled since the wedding 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 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—Shelves
- 7 The Legitimate Elder Sister Steals the Favor? Then She Can Die! Consort Lan Fears Nothing! 嫡姐夺宠？找死！兰嫔她无所惧！ [Palace intrigue + golden finger + no romance + career-driven heroine] In her previous life, Xu Qingqiu was forced to take the place of the legitimate daughter and enter the palace. With no connections to rely on, she ultimately died a miserable death in the harem. When she opens her eyes, she is back before the imperial selection. She knows that entering the palace is like stepping into a bottomless sea, and every step must be taken with the utmost care. She wants wealth and glory, a lofty stat 17Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 8 The Entire Harem Is Cool as Chrysanthemums, So I Win the Emperor’s Heart by Outworking Them 后宫全员人淡如菊，我靠内卷独得帝心 [Transmigration + scheming beauty + palace intrigue + ambitious heroine who is focused on her career vs. perceptive but tight-lipped, cold emperor + clear-headed surrender] Su Yin transmigrated into the harem as the lowest-ranking palace woman. This harem seemed rather unusual. The emperor was handsome and refined, but all the concubines had given up and had no interest in competing for his favor. Each had her own reason for giving up. The empress was determined to become a virtuous ruler and en 173Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 9 I Bound Myself to the Harem Wage-Slave System 我绑定了后宫打工仔系统 [Transmigration to an Alternate World + System Binding + Surviving the Imperial Harem] Qin Zhiwei's motto in life: Anything works. Sure. No problem. Other people fight for money and power in the palace. Qin Zhiwei fights... just to get off work. She transmigrates into an alternate-world imperial harem and binds to a points System. Her goal: save up ten thousand points and retire with honor! As a laid-back woman with steady emotions, she completes missions and exchanges points for items, all with 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Qing Transmigration: The Short-Lived Empress Is Determined to Live Longer This Time 清穿：短命皇后这次要长寿 [Alternate Qing Dynasty + Reborn with a Golden Finger + Harem Leveling Up + Everyday Life Raising Kids] Entered the palace at fifteen, became empress at sixteen, and died at seventeen. Kangxi's Empress Xiaozhaoren, Niu Hulu Mingzhu, near the top of the rankings of short-lived empresses, has been reborn! This time, she vows to make her debut as the low-ranking concubine Uya, never to lose her head over love, and to focus entirely on her career! Xuanye: “My beloved consort, I will protect you for 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 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 551Reads8.7Score103Shelves
- 12 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—Score100Shelves
- 13 The Eunuch’s Too Good at Flirting, and the Crown Prince Loses Control Every Night 通房太会钓，太子夜夜失控 [One devoted couple, 1v1 + ancient romance + palace and household intrigue + reborn for revenge + powerful man falls for her step by step + satisfying, no-frustration story] In her previous life, Yun Chu was the lowliest bedchamber maid in the Eastern Palace. She served the Crown Prince with anxious care, never competing or making demands, only to be poisoned to death with a cup of wine by his future Crown Princess. When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn on the night she spent with 59.5kReads8.8Score11.4kShelves
- 14 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
- 15 After Awakening to the Comments, the Cannon-Fodder Consort Rose to the Top 觉醒弹幕后，炮灰良娣扶摇直上了 [Live comments + underdog comeback + palace and household intrigue] Yan Siyu was an unfavored consort in the Eastern Palace, living cautiously under the protection of her good friend, the Crown Princess. When she was seven months pregnant, she took a fall and unexpectedly saw live comments revealing her fate. [She’ll die in childbirth, and both mother and child will perish] The person responsible for this fate was none other than the Crown Princess, the woman she had always trusted. She didn’t w 293Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 16 A Political Marriage? I’m Your Ancestress! 和亲？哀家是你祖宗！ A new work is here! Welcome to read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Have a Child! Get a Raise! Become Empress Dowager! 生子！加薪！当太后！ [Transmigration + Palace Intrigue + A Heroine Who Treats the Concubine Harem as a Career and Becomes Empress Dowager + Support-Only System + Lighthearted Daily Life] One day, Xunzhen transmigrates into the body of a concubine-in-waiting and is utterly apprehensive. The harem is a place where those with low status have no say over their lives, while those with high status become targets for everyone. So she can only set herself one goal: climb to the rank of consort and at least make it into midd 14.1kReads8.7Score875Shelves
- 18 A Rough Start: The Imperial Consort Rises Through the Ranks and Has a Baby with Her Red Packet Group 开局不利，娘娘靠红包群升职生包子 Modern office drone Yue Lingyue inexplicably transmigrates into the body of an unfavored palace lady. She wishes she could immediately hang herself from a branch in the southeast and transmigrate back. With Consort Ying making things difficult for her and the Empress, the ultimate boss, secretly plotting against her, how can she survive to the end? Yue Lingyue: With the Red Packet Group at my fingertips, I can lie around and still get promoted, make a fortune, and have babies. And that’s not eve 1.1kReads8.6Score130Shelves
- 19 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
- 20 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 41Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 21 My Days Watching the Drama Unfold in the Imperial Harem 我在后宫看戏的日子 Chi Youning transmigrates to another world and never once thinks of entering the palace, but things don’t go as planned. After the selection of consorts, she is assigned to the Crown Prince. She has no feelings for him, but the palace is full of delicious food and all kinds of beautiful women. Well, since she’s here, she might as well make the best of it. But how did watching the drama unfold end with her becoming Empress Dowager? 68Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 22 The Emperor Won't Share His Favor Equally. What Do I Care? 皇帝就是不雨露均沾，关我屁事！ [Pure palace intrigue + transmigration + not mutually exclusive firsts + devoted love in the later story] Gu Shijin had been quietly overlooked for three years in the palace. She never expected that once she caught the emperor's favor, one trial after another would come her way. With conflicts in the harem constantly arising, Gu Shijin had no choice but to face them head-on. At the same time, she constantly reminded herself that the imperial family was the most heartless of all. It took Gu S 1.5kReads7.5Score138Shelves
- 23 Your Highness, I'm Just a Lazy Fish! 太子殿下，我只是一条咸鱼啊！ A laid-back heroine + a proud, obsessive, sinister hero + sweet romance + a touch of fantasy + an alternate setting. At first, the heroine and hero are boss and underling. The laid-back heroine does her best to survive, and then it turns into a sweet romance. Lin Mingyue dies suddenly and transmigrates into the body of Leng Mingyue, a government official’s daughter in ancient times. She hasn’t inherited any of the original owner’s memories, and from the start she’s blind, yet she still has to go 84Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 24 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 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 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
- 26 I Became the Crown Prince's Consort, and Got Twins as a Bonus 穿成太子良娣，我喜提双胞胎 [Sweet romance, no misunderstandings] Wen Ruantang transmigrates into a wish-fulfillment novel she once read, but she isn't the heroine! She's a cannon-fodder character who kills herself right from the start, a secondary consort of the Crown Prince of the Great Xia Kingdom. That's right, she's cannon fodder, not even a supporting female character! After narrowly escaping death, Wen Ruantang decides to keep her head down and survive. After all, being a secondary consort to the Crown Prince is pra 28.9kReads8.7Score3.2kShelves
- 27 After Mistaking the Prince for Her Husband, the Little Darling Holds Her Waist Every Day 错认王爷为夫后，小娇娇日日扶腰 Transmigration + overachiever + clear-eyed pragmatist + household intrigue + palace intrigue + satisfying wish fulfillment + face-slapping A top sales rep and relentless overachiever dropped dead at a signing dinner and transmigrated into Feng Jiao, an orphaned daughter of a merchant family. As Feng Jiao, she was married off by her greedy second aunt to a merchant, as his second wife. At the Yangzhou docks, her future husband stood tall and handsome. It was only after Feng Jiao boarded the b 49Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 A Concubine from the Start, and Somehow I Became Empress 小妾开局，一不留神当上皇后 [Reborn in the womb + household and palace intrigue + Mary Sue + not a strong female lead + childbirth] Zhao Ru was carried into the Prince of Ying's manor in a small sedan chair. The prince was ambitious, the princess consort was renowned for her virtue, and a steady stream of old and new concubines came and went. After weighing her family background, status, intelligence, and people skills, Zhao Ru decided that keeping her head down was the wisest move. As she kept a low profile, she raise 11.4kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
- 29 So, I’m a Princess in the Back Courtyard of the Prince’s Mansion! 关于我在王府后院当格格这件事！ The primary consort holds her place at the top, unshaken. Secondary Consort Li has children and enjoys the Emperor's favor. Secondary Consort Nian has her family backing her and a beauty that puts flowers to shame. Everyone in the Fourth Prince's household has her own unique qualities and charms. To survive in a household like this, it's easy to dodge an attack in plain sight, but hard to guard against one from the shadows. Better to pick a powerful ally early. Nan Yuying thought she had been ha 1.8kReads8.4Score115Shelves
- 30 Qing Transmigration: Royal Life 清穿：皇家日常 [Quick transmigration, female lead reborn as a baby, no romance, female-oriented] In the forty-sixth year of the Kangxi reign, the imperial selection is held once again. Jiang Sui'an, who missed the previous selection three years ago, is granted by imperial decree to the Fourth Prince as a concubine. Jiang Sui'an accepts the result with some surprise. After all, she never thought she would be chosen. … This might not be a bad thing… She was born into this feudal dynasty and has lived in the 2.5kReads7.2Score101Shelves
- 31 The Duke's Second Wife Wins People Over with Food 国公爷的继室以食服人 [Transmigration + Gourmet Food + Pocket Dimension + Marriage Before Love] Su Ruyi, a top-tier star among food bloggers on a popular platform, unexpectedly transmigrates to another world after a gas leak! On the very day of her wedding, Su Ruyi, the only legitimate daughter of the Minister's household, accidentally bumps her head and passes out! She is a brilliant cook, fair-skinned and beautiful, an outstanding modern woman. The other her has skin like ice and bones like jade, is charming and li 223Reads6.2Score103Shelves
- 32 Caught While Trying to Run Away, the Chaste Emperor Is Completely Obsessed with Me 跑路被抓，禁欲皇帝他超爱 [Mutually devoted couple, one-on-one romance, exclusive love, palace intrigue, fleeing while pregnant, happy ending] Emperor Xuanyuan Mo spends three years cultivating at Tianging Temple to pray for the Great Ye dynasty, but he never expects to meet Rong Yan and break his vows. Unfortunately, the woman only wants to sleep with him once and be done with it. Xuanyuan Mo: “You were the one who seduced me first. Don’t even think about escaping me for the rest of your life!” Rong Yan: “Get lost!” Aft 384Reads8.7Score103Shelves
- 33 The Princess Consort of Prince Li Shows Up on Her Own and Hooks the Proud Prince 自己跑来的离王妃勾住傲娇王爷 (Two powerful leads, both romantically inexperienced + a beloved physician princess + face-slapping + no fake sweetness + the husband chases her after losing her + a sweet romance) No major career plotline. Su Yike, a master of both medicine and poison, opened her eyes to find herself in the fictional Tianqi Kingdom, as the eldest daughter of Duke Su's family, who had been unconscious for six years! The God of War Prince: “She cannot be a concubine. I don't want a concubine! Ke'er, please st 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 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 144Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 35 Tales of Palace Gossip 后宫八卦记事 Life in the palace can be a little dull, but the things that happen among the imperial consorts make Shi Tian positively giddy. First, may the harem keep welcoming new consorts. Second, may the consorts all end up at each other’s throats. Third, may I always have the best seat for the gossip! Unexpectedly, Shi Tian ends up following the gossip all the way to the end, and becomes empress herself. 201Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 36 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 74Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 37 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
- 38 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 2.1kReads6.9Score179Shelves
- 39 The Consort Is Alluring and Charming, and the Chaste Tyrant Falls for Her Day After Day 娘娘千娇百媚，禁欲暴君日日沦陷 (The main story is complete) [Transmigration + palace intrigue + both leads’ first love + sole devotion + fictional setting + hero is head over heels] She! Shen Qingtang! A cannon-fodder character who dies as soon as she appears. To stay alive, she has no choice but to seduce the cold, ruthless emperor. But if he was supposed to be so detached and desire-free, why is he different with her? A plaything whom outsiders think has nothing but beauty rises from Noble Lady to Noble Consort, and even to 1.5kReads8.4Score171Shelves
- 40 A Laid-Back Life as a Concubine After Transmigrating Into a Book 穿书成为妾室后的咸鱼日常 [Transmigrates into a book] [Everyday child-rearing] [No golden finger] [Not a clean romance, proceed with caution] Lin Siyao never expected that reading a novel would send her straight into the story, as the concubine of Prince Qin, Zhao Hanqian, who died in her bridal sedan before she could even enter his household. In this feudal dynasty, where social ranks are rigidly enforced, Lin Siyao has heard that another transmigrator was branded a demon and burned to death. She doesn't dare entertain 4.2kReads8.7Score275Shelves
- 41 Stealing Jade, Stealing Hearts 窃玉偷娇 Xue Ling and Cui Yu had been betrothed since childhood and grew up together. She was peerlessly beautiful, and he was a refined gentleman. They were a perfect match. After their wedding, her in-laws were kind and generous, and her sister-in-law was good-hearted. Everyone envied Xue Ling. But only Xue Ling knew that in their three years of marriage, Cui Yu treated her lovingly in public but coldly in private, and had never touched her. Xue Ling couldn’t understand why, until the day Cui Yu brough 4.1kReads7.9Score429Shelves
- 42 The Scheming Plastic Surgery Heiress: A Careful Climb into High Society 整容心机女步步为营嫁入豪门 [The rating just came out, but it’ll go up! Scheming social climber + self-interest above all + villainess + money-loving fiction + gold digger rises to the top] Follow my new book: [A Scheming Villainess of the Nineties: Her Rise Among Hong Kong’s Elite] A vain, money-obsessed, calculating actress VS a cold, abstinent man on the outside, but secretly possessive and jealous. The aloof heartthrob falls from grace. Everyone said President Qiao’s kept secretary, a replacement for someone else, was 642Reads8.1Score101Shelves
- 43 The Beloved Concubine Only Wants to Live a Carefree Life 宠妾她只想当咸鱼 (PS: It's not one-on-one in the beginning. The male lead has wives and concubines, but later the female lead is the only one he favors.) Overnight, Jiang Yuan found herself as an unfavored concubine of the ancient Fifth Prince. At a loss in the harsh struggle for survival, everyone urged her to compete for his favor and hurry up and have a child. But Jiang Yuan did the math. The Fifth Prince's principal consort was the legitimate daughter of a Marquis's household, and his secondary consort was t 6Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 44 Ten Years as a Consort 为妃十载 [Palace intrigue + ruthless, formidable female lead and unhinged villainess + no golden finger, no System] Dongfang Li has always been a femme fatale. “If someone hurts me once, I’ll make them pay a hundred or a thousand times over.” “If I were plain-looking, that would be one thing. But Heaven gave me a beauty unlike any other. Why shouldn’t I fight and seize what I want?” Dongfang Li is an unfavored daughter born to a concubine, so from the moment she enters the palace, she treads carefully, r 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 A Royal Concubine 皇家妾室 [The heroine does not transmigrate, has no golden finger, and is not the sole object of the prince’s favor. He may favor her more later on. Read with care if that bothers you.] Qiao Weiyue was born into a merchant family. Because of her beauty, she was presented to Prince Jin as a concubine. She knew her place. The prince would never favor her alone, and she couldn’t compete with noblewomen who had powerful families and plenty of tricks up their sleeves. So she could only cling tightly to Prince 7.1kReads8.4Score823Shelves
- 46 The Beautiful, Delicate Consort Wins the Empress's Throne with the Emperor's Support 娘娘美艳娇软，陛下捧上凤位 (Thanks, everyone! The ratings are slowly going up.) [Palace intrigue + rising to power and crushing the villains + clear-headed heroine + hero falls first] (Not pure; the heroine won't put up with being mistreated, the hero knows he loves her, and he devotes himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.) Song Lingyue was outstanding in every way, from her family background to her looks. She entered the palace with one goal: to become the most exalted woman in the land. She would win Qin Y 7.1kReads6.9Score710Shelves
- 47 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
- 48 Consort De Tears Up the Script: This Time, She’ll Raise a Child and Become Empress 德妃掀了剧本，这次养崽当皇后 Completed. [Childbearing System, many children] + [Consort De works hard to become empress] + [Yinreng inherits the throne]. Not mutually chaste, but the bonus chapters are. De Wan transmigrates to the Qing Dynasty and becomes the historical figure Uya De Wan. She is also bound to a Childbearing System. The more children she has, the greater the rewards. But De Wan doesn't want history to repeat itself. Urging someone to become emperor is practically asking their whole family to be executed, she 568Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 49 The Sweet Concubine Never Fights for Favor, Yet the Marquis Can't Help Loving Her 娇妾不争不抢，侯爷偏要爱 In this world, women are at a disadvantage and struggle to survive. Bai Sang is a lone orphan of the lowest rank, with no one to depend on. She’s at the very bottom of the social ladder. Fate is fickle, and she becomes a concubine in a wealthy, powerful household. She knows being a concubine in such a family is no easy thing. But after becoming one, Bai Sang’s life improves considerably: she has food, clothes, and money to spare. She thinks to herself, “Apart from having to deal with that man, i 6.7kReads8.9Score712Shelves
- 50 I Slacked Off Until the End and Became Empress 摆烂到最后，侧妃封后了 In the first year of her marriage to Fu Mingyuan, she was the side consort of a prince. In the second year of her marriage to Fu Mingyuan, she was the side consort of the Crown Prince. In the sixth year of her marriage to Fu Mingyuan, she was an imperial consort. … … After who knew how many years of marriage to Fu Mingyuan, she became empress. Looking back on her life many years later, she had once felt the stirrings of love, once been melancholy and sentimental, and once tried to fight back… S 1.8kReads8.8Score101Shelves
