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- 1 Chronicles of the Hidden Palace 幽宫记 As a well-bred young lady carefully raised by the Qi clan, she was told by her mother from a young age, “The Qi clan has no high ministers at court from the previous dynasty, only women in the imperial harem.” From then on, Qi Yuesheng knew she bore a burden that had nothing to do with so-called “romance,” but rather “the glory of the family.” [Rank] Empress (one), Imperial Noble Consort (one), Noble Consort (two), Consort (four), Concubine (six), Noble Lady, First Attendant, Answering Attendan 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Delicate Little Crybaby Makes the Mad Emperor See Red 娇气小哭包，勾得疯批帝王红了眼 [Palace intrigue + fake uncle-niece relationship + coercive love + aloof beauty + surrender + sweet romance + play the pig to eat the tiger] The pampered girl in all of the capital who fears the emperor most is forced into his arms when he’s drunk, only to become the precious one he can’t bear to let anyone touch. The aloof beauty descends from her pedestal just to win a smile from the little crybaby. In Pei Ning’s eyes, Xiao Wang is a cat, and she’s just a mouse that could be crushed at any 8.6kReads—Score1.2kShelves
- 3 My Lord! That Mute Girl Can Talk Now!!! 王爷！那哑女会说话了！！！ [Sweet, Soft-Spoken Soul-Transmigrated Heroine VS Suspicious, Scheming Regent] [Love Grows Over Time / Devoted Couples / Ensemble Cast / Hopeless Romantics / Forced Proximity] Two modern people transmigrate into ancient times, become close friends, and stir up the imperial court. Overworked office drone Bai Bingbing faints from exhaustion and wakes up in ancient times as a mute commoner?! By chance, she’s sold into the Regent’s palace! The mute girl has a peculiar way of doing things, prompting 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Taking My Rental House to Ancient Times to Become an Imperial Consort 带着租房去古代当贵妃 (Palace intrigue + evolving pocket-space golden finger + satisfying power fantasy + quick kills + alternate universe) Xu Zhiyi, the ultimate wage slave, scrimped and saved until she had enough for a down payment. On the very day she bought her house, a flower vase fell from the sky and killed her. She raised her middle finger and cursed heaven for its injustice, only to realize she'd spoken too soon. When she opened her eyes again, she had become Xu Daya, a poor little girl from Xu Family Vil 746Reads7.3Score104Shelves
- 5 The Sweetheart Uses Her Beauty, and the Cold Emperor Falls Hard for Her 娇娇略施美人计，清冷暴君强制爱 Synopsis: [Palace intrigue + reborn and taking revenge on scoundrels + falling deeper at every turn + a powerful man humbles himself for love + possessive pursuit + devoted love in the later stages] Qin Yiyan, the Noble Consort Chen, is dead, hacked to death with a flurry of sword strikes by her childhood friend, younger sister, and political rival... She opens her eyes and finds herself back more than a decade earlier, amid a raging fire. She thinks, Let the flames spread until they consume eve 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Framed While Bearing a Child for the Legitimate Heir? She Seizes the Phoenix Throne and Imperial Power 替嫡姐生子被害？她夺凤位夺皇权 The rating is low since it just started, but it should go up later~ [Palace intrigue / reborn for revenge / not a chaste couple / devoted only to her later on / the heroine only loves power] In her previous life, Song Shuyao gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, for her elder legitimate sister, the empress. But her sister turned around and sent her to the family's brothel, where she was tortured to death. Song Shuyao died with a grievance she could not let go. Reborn, Song Shuyao resolved to u 106Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 7 After the Empress Dowager Threw Me Down a Well, I Returned with a New Face to Become a Femme Fatale 被太后扔井后，我换脸归来当祸水 [No rebirth + no golden finger + no System + no transmigration + strong heroine + strong hero + revenge + villains get what they deserve] The Empress Dowager of Northern Chu orders the death of the calamity-bringing imperial consort. The emperor grieves the loss of his beloved, unaware that three years later, Lu Chuhua, who was thrown down an abandoned well by a eunuch, will return to the Northern Chu palace under another identity... The Prince of Dongping from Western Hao comes to ask for her h 441Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 8 Reborn: Snow Fills the Hall 重生之满堂雪 In her previous life, Xie Qingyuan trusted the wrong people and entrusted her heart to the wrong man. Xiao Mingxiu used the power of the Xie family to throw his weight around, then finally turned his blade against them. She was imprisoned, everyone around her was either killed or injured, and the Xie family fell in a single day. Filled with hatred, she died in the most resolute way on the grand wedding day of the scoundrel and his mistress. Unexpectedly, Heaven gave her another chance to start o 157Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 9 Reborn, Consort Chen Fights for the Emperor's Favor 重生后，宸妃要争宠 New book: Daddy, open the door! Your daughter is here to take you soaring! A strong female lead + a powerful heroine + everyone's favorite + doted on by one man + empress. Watch the heroine grow into an empress. In the twenty-fifth year of Hongde, Emperor Anwen died. The crown prince ascended the throne and changed the reign name to Yongsheng. Xu Jinhuan, born into a distinguished family, was reborn in the fifth year of Yongsheng. In her previous life, Xu Jinhuan was the only daughter of the mai 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Schemes of the Palace, Strategies of the Emperor 宫谋帝王计 The year the begonias first bloomed, she took off her gold hairpin and asked only to be rejected and sent out of the palace. But after she declared before the throne that “a woman should be like a pine or cypress,” the emperor personally selected her to stay. On her first day in the palace, she saw through this place that devoured people. From then on, in this cage built of tenderness and lies, she used illness to survive and wit to win love, advancing carefully at every turn. Everyone laughed a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 After I Rebelled, the Emperor Fainted on His Dragon Throne 我造反后，皇帝哭晕在龙椅 After I Rebelled, the Emperor Cried Himself Unconscious on the Dragon Throne 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Your Majesty, We’re Hometown Folks!!! 陛下，我们是老乡啊！！！ In the seventh year of the Zhaohua era, Lin Zhinan entered the palace through the selection in order to take revenge, becoming a Fifth-Rank Attendant. No one knew she possessed an incredible ability: she could turn back time. So when Emperor Yan Zhao, a transmigrator, fell ill and lost his senses, then tried to kill Lin Zhinan, Lin Zhinan hurriedly turned back time and lied, claiming to be the emperor’s “fellow countrywoman.” From then on, whenever the consorts tried to frame Lin Zhinan, Emperor —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Spoiled Noble Consort’s Daily Life 作精贵妃娇宠日常 Gu Luxi, the beloved consort of the Sheng Kingdom, is bound to a System. It tells her that disasters will plague her for the next six months, and under the whip of fate, she completes the tasks the System assigns. But why is her husband acting so strangely, too? Gu Luxi idly plucks the strings and plays a broken rendition of “Little Ding Dong.” “This song belongs in heaven. How many times could one hear it in the mortal world?” Gu Luxi lazily swishes her long sleeves. “Light as swirling snow, sh 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Her Majesty Reigns Supreme in the Harem 娘娘她宠冠后宫 Liu Qingtong, granddaughter of the Grand Tutor, was born into a distinguished family. Noble and refined, she possessed the beauty of an immortal and was betrothed to the legitimate son of the Duke Rong household. Before the wedding, however, the young master of the Duke Rong household became embroiled in a scandal, and the Liu family resolutely broke off the engagement. With the imperial selection of consorts approaching, all unmarried respectable young women had to enter the palace to be consid 1.4kReads6.8Score131Shelves
- 15 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
- 16 A Palace Maid from the Start, Rising to Empress 开局宫女，稳坐后位 [Female-led power fantasy + pure palace intrigue + not both virgins] Yun Luo was born into poverty and endured cold looks and humiliation from a young age. Then, after catching a glimpse of wealth, boundless ambition sprang up in her heart. Yun Luo was fortunate enough to have a face of breathtaking beauty, giving her the courage to set herself the goal of “better to be a rich man’s concubine than a poor man’s wife.” At first, she had her sights set only on the young lord of the Duke of Guo’s es 7Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 17 The Tale of Yunxi in the Imperial Harem 后宫云曦传 Once you enter the palace gates, the halls stretch deep, and you are powerless to decide your own fate. In the harem of Chu, open and covert attacks, flashing blades, honeyed words concealing daggers: its rivalries are no less fierce than the struggles among emperors and ministers at court. Countless schemes unfold in endless cycles, every moment of every day. To win favor, seize power, claim the throne, or become empress, women once as lovely as flowers spend all their finest years in the harem 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 A Palace Maid Rises to Power! She Becomes a Thorn in the Side of the Harem's Vicious Woman 宫女上位！成了后宫毒妇的眼中钉 [Transmigrate Into a Book + Palace Intrigue + One-and-Only Devotion Later On + Happy Ending] After transmigrating into a book, Lu Mingyao finds herself a low-ranking palace maid who has risen to become a concubine. The System offers her a tempting deal: become empress, and she can return to the real world. Determined to go home, Lu Mingyao throws herself into palace intrigue and climbs steadily toward the top. The wicked women of the harem call her ruthless, but so what? With her heart set on go 1.1kReads8.7Score101Shelves
- 19 The Dark Moonlight's Guide to Cultivation: The Domineering Prince Forces His Love on Her 黑月光修炼手册，霸道王爷强制爱 Su Zhaoyu is a fine young person from the 21st century. While helping someone one day, she unexpectedly finds her soul transported to another world. Carved beams and painted rafters? A life of luxury? Su Zhaoyu just wants to flip the table! The original owner's memories are full of one mess after another She meant to give up and enjoy life, but there's always some fly buzzing around her. With no other choice, Su Zhaoyu starts a side quest to take down the scumbags, only to accidentally trigger t 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 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
- 21 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
- 22 After I Was Ordered to Protect His Beloved, She Rose to the Top 奉命保护白月光后，她一路高升 (Nobody’s reading this, so the rating is low) [Beautiful, Clever Young Concubine VS Emperor Who Falls for Her at First Sight] [Palace Intrigue + Starts at the Bottom and Climbs Up + Emperor Slowly Falls for Her] The first time Shu Juexia sees the emperor after entering the palace, she makes a deal with him. Yu Zhaoheng gives her power and status, and she protects his beloved from the rest of the harem. It’s a perfectly fair bargain. She knows exactly what she wants and is happy to fight her way 1.1kReads8.2Score152Shelves
- 23 The Tale of Noble Consort Yu 妤贵妃传 Lin Shushu was the most favored consort in the Yangzhao Kingdom, and she and Emperor Yangzhao had once risked their lives for each other. She reigned supreme in the harem for years, blessed with a life of wealth and never once losing the emperor's favor. This is a fictional historical setting, so don't expect strict historical accuracy. Hope you enjoy it. 3.7kReads6.2Score408Shelves
- 24 The White Jade Bell Within the Palace Walls 宫墙内的白玉铃铛 [Palace Intrigue + Revenge Payoff + Strong Female Lead] On a palace avenue in late spring, Consort Luan walks in plain robes, each step like a lotus blooming. The jade bells around her ankles chime softly, their chill seeping into the bone. No one knows that inside the lambskin-white jade bell bestowed upon her by the emperor lie the ashes of Consort Chen, who died unjustly three years ago. Once, her elder sister Mu Yunzhuo was framed for practicing witchcraft. Her limbs were severed and her e 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Sly Consort Wants to Slack Off, but the Emperor Won’t Let Her! 茶茶贵妃想摆烂，可皇上不许啊！ (Readers who insist both leads be faithful to each other, stay away. This is not that kind of story.) Su Yuwan is at her wits’ end. She works all year without a break, and just when she finally takes a day off, curiosity gets the better of her and she opens a game her agent sent her: Sheep a Sheep. She never expected the first level to be so easy even a blind person could beat it. But the second level is impossible even if you’re blind! So Su Yuwan stays up all night battling it, only to die sud 1Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 26 Reborn, the Emperor Begs Me to Rule the Empire by His Side 重生后，帝王求我母仪天下 [A clear-eyed noblewoman reborn + an emperor starved of love who lives by the rules of virtue] [He dotes on her from the very beginning, a devoted couple in this life, the heroine coasts to victory, and the supporting heroine is reborn] Shen Yingzhen was born into a distinguished family and possessed beauty that could outshine a nation. She was supposed to enter the palace at seventeen and become the emperor's favorite consort. But her younger half-sister was reborn one day, knowing that her fia 4.1kReads8.8Score557Shelves
- 27 The Empress Is Beautiful and Alluring, and She’s on Track to Win the Palace Politics Crown 娘娘又美又撩，一路稳拿宫斗冠军 [Palace intrigue + Not both chaste + Devoted love later on] Jiang Yueli, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Anyuan, enters the palace to win favor and preserve her family’s glory. Starting as a low-ranking Talent, she advances step by step until she reigns supreme among the imperial consorts... 86Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Noble Consort Has a Heart Condition: Beautiful, Ruthless, and Meant to Be Pampered 贵妃有心疾，美艳又狠辣，得宠着 Rong Yu was a dazzling, peerless, brilliant healer and top female agent for a mysterious organization in the 21st century. During an overseas mission, her ship exploded. She died and her soul crossed into another world, where she became the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Zhenbei’s household in the Cangfeng Dynasty, a delicate young woman with a weak constitution and a heart condition. He appeared to be a puppet emperor, stripped of his imperial authority. Behind the scenes, however, he was 385Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 29 Jade-Soft Pastry 玉团酥 Also known as The Survival Guide of a Palace Hothouse Flower [Female transmigrator who plays the pig to eat the tiger X scheming, calculating emperor] [Palace intrigue + raising a child + food + sweet romance + both leads are smart] After transmigrating and being forced to become a consort, Su Su always follows the professional code of conduct for a delicate little flower with no family status, talent, virtue, or connections: lie flat and look beautiful. In practice, that means eating, drinking, 48Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 30 The Bride in Disguise: A Mad Doctor Tames Her Husband 替嫁娇妃：疯癫医女驯夫记 “On our wedding night, blood stains the red candles. The mad consort presses a silver needle to her throat: ‘Marquis, are you going to inspect my virginity mark?’” Lin Shuying, her hair hanging loose, tears up the marriage contract, only to see Shen Yan pinch the cinnabar mole on her wrist. “Madam, do you know that pretending to be insane is a crime of deceiving the emperor?” Medicinal dregs in the manor conceal the secrets of the struggle for the throne. The mad consort wields her needles to br —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Good Fortune Is Always on the Way 好孕常在 [Transmigration + no System + childbirth + devoted love in the later story + male lead is not a virgin] [Female lead keywords: stunning beauty + drama queen + clear-eyed realist] After transmigrating, Lin Wan became a low-ranking concubine. Everyone said Emperor Hongjing's lack of sons was divine punishment. Lin Wan, a genius medicine master: Yeah, right! You want a beauty as light as a swallow, and lots of children and grandchildren too? As if you can have it both ways! With her medical skills 596Reads8.8Score103Shelves
- 32 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—Shelves
- 33 The Favored Concubine 良妾 Better to be a highborn man’s concubine than a poor man’s wife. When Zhou Nianxiang came of age to marry, her own mother sent her into the Duke’s estate to become a concubine. Since she couldn’t fight it, she would accept reality. If she had to be a concubine, she would be one everyone envied! There was the principal wife, childless after four years of marriage; the tyrannical old madam’s spoiled grandniece; and the concubine who was to be used as a surrogate. Zhou Nianxiang gave a cold laugh. A 3.9kReads8.2Score391Shelves
- 34 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
- 35 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
- 36 The Order of the Cold Boat 寒舟令 The day my entire family was executed, I became the sole survivor of the Shen family. Seven years later, I took on the identity of an orphan girl named Chen Zhou and infiltrated my enemy’s residence, the Shen estate, as a maid. They laughed at me for being as lowly as a weed. I laughed at them for being on the brink of death. I wielded medicine as a blade and turned the inner household into a game, throwing the illustrious Shen estate into chaos. Then the powerful official Xie Lin seized me by t 238Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Palace Is Deep as the Sea, but the Noble Consort Shows No Mercy 宫门深似海，贵妃毫不手软 Two noble daughters in one family, and everyone says the Marquis of Cheng'en's household is blessed with good fortune. But Liang Nianfu knows that beneath this fortune lie captivity and confinement, and a road from which there is no return. Red walls and green tiles, a pampered and precious life: once those who deserve to be hated and the things that need doing have all been dealt with, how can a cage hold a flying bird? A cage cannot hold a flying bird, but a person can! One moment of poor ju 142Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Ninefold Spring: The Empress Consort’s Exclusive Favor 九重春：娘娘她独得恩宠 Song Peiqing is the second daughter of the Grand Tutor's household, kept deep within its inner quarters, and the eldest daughter who was mistakenly switched at birth years ago. After more than a decade confined to the estate, one imperial decree sends her by mistake into a gilded cage. Her legitimate elder sister resents her, the women of the imperial harem watch her with wary eyes, and the emperor's heart is as cold as a deep pool. Better to savor a lotus-seed pastry, enjoy the clear rain in th 388Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 39 The Finest Branch of Spring 独占春风第一枝 Shen Tangxi, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Jingguo’s household, was gentle and dignified. One day, she entered the palace after being selected as a consort. She never competed for favor, vied for attention, or formed factions. But the most formidable people in this world have never been the ones who bare their claws. They are the ones who act without making a sound. While others fought to outshine one another, he loved most the sight of her grinding ink with her delicate hands and quiet 14.2kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
- 40 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 1.1kReads9.0Score119Shelves
- 41 She Just Wants to Take It Easy, So Why Does Everyone Keep Pushing Her to Work Harder? 她想当咸鱼，怎么总有人逼她卷啊 Obsessive love + sweet romance + healing + happy ending Huo Miantang only knew that she had transmigrated into a book. She planned to keep her head down, do nothing, and lie low until the story ended. Then her father gave her a mission: return to the capital and ask the Crown Prince for military funds. The Crown Prince? He was the gloomy powerhouse in the original story. Who was she to dare question His Highness? Still, for the soldiers stationed in Xirong to get their pay and return home, she h 49Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 42 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
- 43 Entering the Palace to Seize the Phoenix Throne, with a Treacherous Minister as My Blade 入宫，夺凤权，奸臣为我掌中刀 Reborn for revenge + palace intrigue and putting scoundrels in their place + the emperor is a dog + becoming empress dowager + a powerful minister as a blade that shakes the court [The mild-mannered scholar who turns utterly ruthless vs. the general's daughter, a reborn, bloodthirsty demon empress] Could a Yangzhou singing girl really become empress? “No, they're wrong. Taohua will kill the tyrant and rule this realm!” She is Shen Wanyin, daughter of the Shen family, whose maternal relatives ar 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 May the Noble Consort Be Well 贵妃安好 [Transmigrate into a book + male lead is not chaste, female lead is + light ensemble cast + his sole favorite later on + mostly everyday life + romantic push and pull + happy ending] Shen Yueyao transmigrates into an ancient romance novel, becoming a cannon-fodder villain destined to be tortured to death by the male lead. A low-born concubine in the Eastern Palace, she keeps a low profile and patiently endures, doing her best to become invisible. She swears she really is trying to stay alive. Bu 750Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 45 The Empress Is Alluring and Charming, and the Emperor Sees Her as His Weakness 娘娘千娇百媚，皇上视为软肋 [Transmigrate into a book + palace intrigue + no exclusive favor + fake stand-in + clear-eyed heroine] Content warnings: The heroine is not a virgin. No System and no golden finger. Note: Set in a fictional dynasty. Jiang Qingchi wakes up one day and discovers she has become the heroine of a novel she only read one page of. After living cautiously for eight years, she finally gets her life in the palace on track. In the palace, she is the perfect stand-in for the late empress. As the late 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Forced to Become a Consort, She Is Doted on by the Emperor Every Day 被逼为妃后，她被皇上日日娇宠 Palace intrigue, satisfying revenge, the emperor’s exclusive devotion in the later arcs, not a chaste romance Song Wanyue was stunningly beautiful. After accidentally discovering the truth behind her mother’s death, her own sister threw her down a dry well, where she died with her eyes open. Reborn, she swears to win favor in the harem, monopolize the emperor’s affections, and avenge her mother! She uses her supernatural ability to empty the Minister’s residence, then relies on money to estab 243Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 47 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
- 48 The Bold Consort Flirts with the Emperor, and He Begs for Cuddles Every Day 直球贵妃撩帝王，他竟日日求贴贴 [Just got a rating, and it’ll slowly go up from here~ Welcome, everyone!] [Palace intrigue, not an innocent romance] [Sweet romance; the male lead falls early and dotes on her exclusively after about ten chapters] [A clever, brave, strong, stunning beauty who speaks her mind × a clingy, love-struck puppy of an emperor] Shen Chaoying opened her eyes to find herself sitting in the sedan chair taking her to the emperor’s bedchamber. She looked around and nearly fainted on the spot. Thanks for askin 997Reads8.8Score132Shelves
- 49 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
- 50 The Imperial Consort Exudes an Enchanting Fragrance, and the Emperor Spoils Her Every Day 娘娘自带暖情香，皇上日日娇宠 [Palace intrigue only, not a faithful couple + favored exclusively in the later chapters + clearheaded heroine] Yun Shu, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue, is beautiful, but unfortunately falls for a kept man. She helps him climb the ranks, only for him to have an affair with her cousin Yun Rou'er and get her pregnant! Reborn, Yun Shu resolutely enters the palace. She will rise to the highest throne! Win favor! Bear children! Seize the throne! Take revenge! She wants 153Reads8.4Score—Shelves
