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- 151 Qing Transmigration: Consort Liang Won't Serve Him Anymore 清穿：良妃娘娘不伺候了 A soul from another world, a fated entanglement. If escape was impossible, then she would seize the heart of the emperor, high above everyone else, and claim the highest place in Kangxi’s harem. 2.5kReads8.4Score21014d adds
- 152 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
- 153 Tame the Little Bunny, and the Emperor Will Fall for Her on His Own 驯到小白兔，帝王他会自己沦陷 “Xiao Jiao, you’ll have to beg me.” [Tyrant + Devoted Couple + Face-Slapping and Falling Hard + Sweet, Delicate Beauty + Coercive Possession + A Little Love Triangle + A Short Groveling Chase] A foolish beauty who knows she’s foolish VS a powerful, deep-minded emperor who rules with an iron fist Rong Jiao is timid and afraid of death, but also delicate and pampered, with a rosy face and peach-blossom cheeks that make people want to protect her. One day, she is sold to a brothel. The disguised ty 124Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 154 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 14.1kReads8.7Score95814d adds
- 155 After I Transmigrate, I Lay Low in the Prince's Mansion and Enjoy My Retirement 穿越后，在王府后院苟着养老 Bai Feiwan was born into the Bai family. Her father was a scholar, and her mother supported the household by doing embroidery. She also had two pairs of twin older brothers, and the family lived in poverty. Her birth brought her father good fortune at last: he passed the provincial examination and landed a seventh-rank county magistrate post. Just when the family’s life was finally beginning to improve, she was chosen for the imperial consorts. The Noble Consort took one look at her and decided 27.5kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds
- 156 A Long-Awaited Return to the Palace 宫阙久别 [Sweet romance] [Mutual devotion] She never believed she could find true love in an emperor. Given the chance, she would always try to escape the palace, but he would never let her go. He only wanted to cherish her in the palm of his hand and dote on her alone. Chen Luo Chu, though mountains and rivers may lie between us, I’ll wait for all the days we have ahead! 158Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 157 From Palace Maid to Imperial Consort 宫女成妃 [Read before starting: This story is set in an entirely fictional dynasty. Some details are original, while others are inspired by various historical dynasties, but it has no connection to actual history. This is just an ordinary romance novel. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Avoid starving to death, live peacefully as a little palace maid, leave the palace when she came of age, use her savings to find an honest man to marry, and spend the rest of her life in quiet contentment. That was 156Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 158 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. 190Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 159 A Brilliant Scheme for the Noble Daughter of Qingchen 清辰似锦嫡女谋 As the youngest legitimate daughter of a duke's household, she should have had a peaceful, uneventful life. But after entering the palace one day, she found herself caught in its treacherous intrigues… 8.4kReads8.2Score69014d adds
- 160 The Empress Doesn't Fight for Favor, the Emperor Crowns Her Empress 娘娘不宫斗，帝王捧上后位 [A Dark, Unhinged Emperor vs. A Wild and Alluring Consort: Not a Pure Romance, but Full of Devotion, Thrills, and Sweetness!] Jiang Shu transmigrates into the harem of a tyrant, becoming an obscure Noble Lady. She thinks she’ll just keep her head down in the palace until old age. But then, to survive, she throws herself into the tyrant’s arms. The emperor adores her beyond measure! He clears out his entire harem for her and puts her on the throne as empress. From then on, their life as emperor a 1.3kReads9.1Score13614d adds
- 161 Love Locked Behind Palace Walls 宫墙锁情 [The rating is low because it just went up. Don’t let it put you off.] [The emperor, her childhood sweetheart × the aloof white moonlight] [One heroine and two male leads + women-centered story + powerful men bow to love + romantic tension + mainly Xie early on, then mainly Shen + fictional dynasty + palace intrigue] As a consort, Yu Qingqing has two men who are both exceptional in looks and build, putting her far ahead of the other women in the harem. Both men grovel at her feet, begging for th 2.2kReads8.4Score11014d adds
- 162 Transmigrate into a Book: The Bewitching Concubine's Rise to Power 穿书之娇媚良娣上位记 [Transmigrate into a book + palace intrigue + winning hearts + devoted to each other + happy ending + no angst + sweet romance] The author isn't very good at writing blurbs, so come on in and take a look. Prince Shen Qingchen made a name for himself at a young age, with a calm and decisive nature. At twelve, he was already gaining experience in the army. Six years later, he returned gravely wounded. The entire Imperial Medical Academy was powerless to help, and with the Empress on the verge of d 12.6kReads8.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 163 A Concubine’s Guide to Winning the Crown Prince’s Favor 太子宠妾上位攻略 How will His Highness the Crown Prince deal with the side consort who fainted during her investiture? Pei Jingyan: “She embarrassed me. The Cold Palace is where she belongs!” How will the precious pearl in his palm take revenge on the Crown Prince who made her a concubine? Yao Baozhu: “A woman’s revenge lasts all day long!” Their meeting was far from beautiful, and their relationship began with schemes. Yet over the long years, they found love and tenderness, and learned to give each other their 1.8kReads8.7Score20514d adds
- 164 The Side Consort Takes Charge of the Household, Then Rises to the Throne as Empress 侧妃潜邸掌中馈，一朝成凰登后位 [Not a Pure Couple, Not a Transmigration Story, Not Reborn, No Golden Finger] [Content warning: The heroine is caught in a whirlpool of conflict and is far from a good person. She knows how to read the situation and may even take the initiative to hurt others.] Given a choice, who would want to become a woman willing to do anything to achieve her goals? At a plum-blossom-viewing banquet in the snow, Hua Songyi tried to keep a low profile, but the host family chose her anyway and forced her to 5.5kReads8.5Score59614d adds
- 165 The Consort Reborn: She Takes the Initiative to Seduce Her Way to the Top 贵妃重生，主动勾引求上位 True beauty and fake vulnerability. From imperial consort to empress. They are not each other’s first. After she enters the palace, she is his one and only. The male lead loves only her. Liu Zhuang is a cold, ungrateful emperor. He admits that he likes Yang Yunzhi, but when he discovers that she has “betrayed” him… Liu Zhuang thinks coldly: He isn’t that pathetic. He’ll never beg someone who doesn’t love him to come back… He’ll just make her regret it, cry bitterly, and beg him to return. Yang 5.5kReads7.6Score51114d adds
- 166 Prince Jin Has Trouble Fathering Heirs? His Delicate Beauty Bears Two Babies in One Night 锦王子嗣艰难？娇柔美人一夜两崽 [Household and palace intrigue + devoted love later on + the most beautiful heroine + a scheming flirt] Sheng Wendi is a delicate beauty with a face like a celestial maiden. Though she has transmigrated, she can’t remember a single poem or song. Her legitimate elder sister, who transmigrated into a book and knows the plot inside out, steals everything from her. The sister marries the son of a civil official, while Sheng Wendi is sent to marry Prince Jin as a concubine. The prince’s manor is full 6.2kReads8.5Score54214d adds
- 167 Fragrant Bedchamber: The Eastern Palace Concubine's Lie-Flat Life 暖帐香：东宫侍妾的躺平日常 [Raising a child + palace intrigue + ordinary transmigrator + not both leads’ first love, but doting romance] Xu Qinglu was transmigrated into the Xu family as their legitimate daughter. In the tenth year of Chengde, she was sent to the Eastern Palace as a concubine. After a year of cautiously serving the Crown Prince, walking on eggshells, she finally became pregnant. Having a daughter was all she needed. She would have been happy to live out her days peacefully in the palace. But when her daug 3kReads9.0Score23414d adds
- 168 The Noble Consort's Hundred Charms 贵妃百媚 [Local villainess versus heroine who transmigrated into a book + villainess awakens + refined self-interest] The Yongchang Earl's household has two daughters. The legitimate daughter, Song Shiyi, is gentle and charming, a talented woman renowned throughout the capital. The concubine-born daughter, Song Fuxi, is jealous and foolish, someone everyone avoids. Everyone in the streets and alleys knows that Song Shiyi will marry into the Eastern Palace as the Crown Princess, while Song Fuxi, jealous t 1.7kReads8.8Score16014d adds
- 169 The Legitimate Daughter Becomes Empress, and I Rule the Harem 嫡女为后，后宫我说了算 [Young married couple, perfect teamwork, both incredibly capable] (Not an exclusive pairing, includes a harem, so proceed with caution if that bothers you. Alternate-history setting.) One is the niece of the emperor’s favorite consort; the other is the legitimate son of the empress, who has fallen out of favor. An imperial decree of marriage binds Lin Tingwan, the legitimate daughter of the Grand Tutor’s household, to the Crown Prince, Li Yanlian. From then on, they share one fate, for better 5.9kReads8.8Score73014d adds
- 170 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 2.5kReads7.2Score10114d adds
- 171 The Imperial Consort Enjoys His Favor Alone, and Her Promotion in Three Days Makes Everyone Envious 娘娘独享圣恩，三日封妃羡煞旁人 [Doted on Exclusively + Rapid Promotion + Male Lead Supports the Heroine No Matter What] Zhiyao's father was only a low-ranking county magistrate, but she and the emperor fell in love at first sight. So the moment she entered the palace, she became a Noble Lady. After spending the night with the emperor, she was promoted straight to Concubine rank. In less than three days, she was suddenly elevated to Consort rank... She's a spoiled troublemaker, but that doesn't stop the emperor from loving her 3.8kReads5.2Score46014d adds
- 172 Ballad of Yong'an 永安谣 Court intrigue and political machinations | A powerful heroine’s rise | A cast of clever characters | A torturous romance After thirteen years under house arrest, my gravely ill grandfather, the emperor, suddenly dumped a dilapidated Imperial Clan Court on me. He wanted me to be the scapegoat for the chaos at court? Sorry, but this dust-covered royal archive is the most formidable weapon in all of Daye: a treasure trove of leverage! The moment I open these classified records, I’ll have the fatal —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 So What? His Majesty Dotes on Me Alone 那又怎样，奈何陛下独宠我 The rating will rise once it’s posted + [A cold, devoted emperor and a dazzling beauty, an alternate dynasty, doted on from the start, both wholeheartedly in love and choosing each other] Jiang Yuexin is reborn. In her previous life, she and her best friend had both transmigrated. Jiang Yuexin became a consort in the palace who had beauty but no brains, while her best friend became the eldest daughter of a general’s household. She was breathtakingly beautiful, while her friend had only the rep 39.8kReads9.0Score6.5k14d adds
- 174 Pregnant with Twins After Entering the Palace, She Is Promoted to Imperial Consort 入宫后怀双胎，她被抬位做贵妃 When her elder sister, the legitimate daughter who had entered the palace as a consort, fell out of favor, Jiang Qingwan was chosen by her stepmother to enter the palace and help her sister regain the emperor's favor. She was beautiful and timid, but who could have guessed that the emperor would end up doting on her to no end... 1.2kReads8.6Score10514d adds
- 175 The Hibiscus Canopy: The Crown Prince’s Childhood Sweetheart Wins Big 芙蓉帐：东宫青梅赢麻了 [Both Leads Are Inexperienced + Sweet Romance + Palace Intrigue + He Eventually Dotes on Her Alone] Xiao Wanyu had spent more than a decade living with carefree arrogance. Then she refused a marriage proposal and injured the young lord of the Duke of Wei’s household, who had coveted her family’s wealth. She was thrown into prison. To protect her maternal family’s immense fortune and save her own life, she agreed to become a concubine in the Eastern Palace, seeking the Crown Prince’s protection 2kReads7.6Score16614d adds
- 176 Be Good, Don’t Cry. I’ll Make You My Empress 乖，不哭，朕让你做皇后 Soft, sweet green-tea black-lotus heroine + kindhearted, compassionate male lead with a hidden edge Shen Chunyi, the third concubine-born daughter of the Marquis of Ning'an's household, is breathtakingly beautiful, soft and winsome, and skilled at seduction. She owes it all to her birth mother, who came from the pleasure quarters. So she has no pride to speak of and can bend with the circumstances. All she wants is to find a way out for herself and her mother. Her legitimate elder sister has spe 2.7kReads7.8Score28814d adds
- 177 The Noble Consort Is at an Age When She Loves to Have Fun 贵妃娘娘正是爱玩的年纪 [The heroine is a virgin, the hero is not. Mild angst early on, then he dotes on her exclusively.] Sheng Mingshu, daughter of the Grand Tutor, was born to a life of privilege. She was as lovely as a little jade doll, lively and pampered, with one well-known hobby: she loved dragging people into playing house. At five, she played house with her brother and the neighborhood children. At ten, she played house with her childhood friends. At fifteen, during her own coming-of-age banquet, she played h 997Reads5.8Score10514d adds
- 178 The Imperial Noble Consort Is Arrogant, and the Emperor Spoils Her Without Restraint 贵妃她嚣张跋扈，皇帝宠到没边 [Flirtatious Consort vs. Love-Struck Emperor + Both Leads Are Chaste + Face-Slapping and Punishing Scum + No Suffering in Silence] Su Heyao, daughter of the prime minister, has enjoyed the emperor's favor exclusively ever since entering the palace. In just six months, she rose from an obscure concubine to the rank of Noble Consort, living in splendor and throwing her weight around in the imperial harem. That is, until the Noble Consort, beloved above all others, personally killed the emperor's w 10.6kReads7.9Score1k14d adds
- 179 Qing Transmigration: From Palace Kitchen Maid to Empress 清穿：从御膳房宫女到皇后 [Qing Dynasty transmigration + sweet romance + daily life + beautiful heroine + icy hero] After transmigrating, Su Lin has a loving father and mother, and siblings she gets along with. It's the perfect life for a lazybones like her. Then, unexpectedly, she is selected for the palace, and has no idea how to handle its complicated life. On her first day in the imperial kitchens, she sets herself a goal: stay until she's twenty-five, leave the palace, get married, and spend the rest of her life bei 1.7kReads7.1Score15214d adds
- 180 Transmigrate as a Laid-Back Concubine, Uninterested in Fighting for Favor 穿越之咸鱼妾侍不争宠 [Easygoing + carefree daily life + household intrigue + mind reading] After transmigrating, modern girl Yun Qiao becomes a pitiful orphan in ancient times, living with her maternal aunt's family. Her striking looks catch the eye of the grandmother of the powerful Marquis of Zhennan, who lives in the capital. The old lady takes her in as a favored concubine. The marquis has few heirs, so the old lady keeps sending women into his chambers, one after another. Yun Qiao is one of them. The marquis is 1.7kReads8.7Score18814d adds
- 181 Delicate Yet Fertile: The Cool Crown Prince Dotes on Her Without Restraint 柔弱但能生，清冷太子肆意宠 A sweet, fertile young woman vs. a cool and aloof heir 1.2kReads8.8Score10114d adds
- 182 Seduce My Way to the Top: Your Majesty, I've Been Plotting This for a Long Time 勾引上位：陛下，我对你蓄谋已久 [Transmigration into a book, villainess, revenge, palace intrigue, seducing her way to power] [They scheme against each other. She runs, he pursues, and she can never escape him] Blurb One Shen Jiaojiao transmigrated into a book and became the heroine of an ancient romance novel. Unfortunately, she was the former heroine. The original heroine, pitifully robbed of the male lead’s life-saving favor by the female supporting character. Heaven knows how miserable Shen Jiaojiao felt, transmigrati 16.9kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
- 183 The Green Tea Extra's Palace of Peril Diary 绿茶龙套的祸宫日记 [A bewitching, scheming, drama-loving actress and a restrained emperor whose old flame reignites] [No System, no pocket dimension. She rises to power solely through beauty and cunning.] [The emperor is far from chaste, but he absolutely dotes on her alone.] A B-list actress known for playing bit parts gets exposed as a fake sweetheart and is struck by lightning. When she opens her eyes, she has somehow become an all-powerful female lead. The problem is, she's a conniving fake sweetheart who can' 15.5kReads9.1Score2.4k14d adds
- 184 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
- 185 She Entered the Palace as a Zhaoyi, Bewitching the Emperor with Her Obsession and Allure 入宫即是昭仪，又痴又媚紧握帝王 That year, she fell for him at first sight. She threw caution to the wind and insisted on entering the palace as his concubine, even knowing she was nothing more than a pawn he used to keep the harem in check. She was willing. Even knowing his heart held only the empire and Empress Chu, she was willing to be a reflection beneath Empress Chu’s feet. As Su Qingluan pursued the emperor’s love, schemes and intrigues unfolded in the harem, one step at a time. He once said, “You shouldn’t expect an em 1.6kReads8.4Score13314d adds
- 186 While My Son Fights for the Throne, His Majesty Lures Me Into Bearing Him a Second Child 吾儿夺储时，陛下榻边诱我生二胎 (Sweet romance + 11-year age gap + the powerful one bows his head + not both virgins) Pei Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Guo's household, had enjoyed a charmed life since childhood. Blessed with a breathtakingly beautiful face, she married Xie Shaoyan, the Crown Prince of the realm, and after their wedding, she became the sole recipient of his favor. But only Pei Yunshu knew that Xie Shaoyan had not touched her once in their three years of marriage. Three years later, Pei Yunshu 5.4kReads8.7Score52614d adds
- 187 After Being Reborn, the Slender-Waisted Beauty Is Lavished with the Chaste Crown Prince's Affection 细腰美人重生后，被禁欲太子狂宠 [Completed] [Cool, celibate Crown Prince x Sweet, slim, easygoing concubine] Lin Jinxu is as lovely as a hibiscus, her beauty impossible to hide. Her slender waist, delicate enough to fit in one hand, is famed throughout the capital. Sadly, in her previous life, she trusted the wrong person and married her hypocritical cousin. She died before turning twenty, and took the entire Lin family down with her. Reborn, Lin Jinxu wants nothing more than to coast through life, eat well, and grow old in pe 4.7kReads8.5Score41714d adds
- 188 The Beautiful Palace Maid and the Emperor's Endless Favor 宫女娇美，皇宠不断 Born with a disability and orphaned, Su Niannian grew up without anyone to protect her. In her harsh circumstances, she suffered endless humiliation and mistreatment from a young age. She lived a lowly, helpless life, escaping one sea of misery only to fall into another. Even after entering the palace as a low-ranking maid, she remained an easy target, and everyone who came near her had an agenda and meant her harm. Yet she did her best to swallow every bitter consequence alone, all for the sa 2.6kReads8.7Score23914d adds
- 189 The Empress Is Sweet and Soft, and the Tyrant's Most Beloved 皇后娇甜软糯，暴君大大心尖宠 [Both leads are devoted to each other + he dotes only on her + age gap + sweet and flirtatious heroine + happy ending] (The rating is still new, so it's a little low!) Seven-year age gap! Obsessive, brutal emperor × delicate little crybaby Shen Yunzhi entered the palace hoping only to eat well and lie flat. Instead, she tumbled into the tyrant's arms, tears pooling in her eyes as she whimpered, “It hurts...” Yuan Shuo looked down at the timid young girl in his arms, his stern brows knitting sli 391Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 190 The Eastern Palace’s Lovely Beauty Is So Sweet, the Crown Prince Spoils Her to His Core 东宫美人乖媚，太子殿下娇宠入骨 [Charming, weepy, airheaded beauty tames an eccentric crown prince] A month after Yu Jinhuan entered the palace, she had already become the emperor’s favorite. No one had imagined that the Crown Prince, who had never been given to romance, would dote on someone so completely, sharing every meal and every night with her. The reborn Crown Princess hated her to the core, and the other women in the Eastern Palace saw her as a thorn in their side. Yet Yu Jinhuan not only escaped becoming everyone’s t 9.3kReads8.3Score98114d adds
- 191 An Arm Around Her Waist: The Maid Is Sweet and Seductive 揽腰宠，通房丫鬟娇又媚 [Palace and household intrigue × no golden finger × reborn in the womb × reborn × both leads are chaste] To be clear, they are both chaste, truly chaste. The mysteries will gradually be revealed as the story unfolds. A clearheaded merchant’s daughter vs. a strategist Crown Prince Reborn in the womb, Lin Wanzhi did her best to become a proper young lady from a prominent family, only to die in the end amid the dark schemes of the inner household. After being reborn, Lin Wanzhi swore she would sett 124Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 192 The Emperor's One and Only Favorite Consort 皇上他独宠贵妃娘娘 1v1, devoted to one another, non-strong female lead: the sweet everyday life of a scheming little consort and her childhood sweetheart, the emperor. She transmigrated, and she was a favored consort from the start? Yun Jingqi was totally fine with that. So what does it take to be the emperor's favorite? Of course, eat well, dress well, drink well, and make sure the emperor treats her well every single day! Yun Jingqi: “Your Majesty, I'm thirsty.” A cup of tea was placed before her. Yun Jingqi: “ 3.8kReads8.4Score32414d adds
- 193 Fusu Really Never Planned to Ascend the Throne 扶苏他真没打算登基 [Born into the story + parallel world + System + the leads grow together in everyday life + not a strong female lead or a female-centered story + one-on-one romance + happy ending] Transmigrate with a System, and you’re born to be the protagonist. E Xi, who was never the decisive, ruthless sort of heroine in either of her two lives, has no ambitions and just wants to lie flat. In this chaotic age, all she wants is to meet a peaceful end. But the one thing she needs for a peaceful end is not t 6.9kReads7.8Score64414d adds
- 194 After the Princess Consort Died, the Obsessive Prince Turned Dark 王妃死后，偏执王爷黑化了 [Angsty romance + the male lead’s pursuit after losing his wife + the second male lead gets the girl + unconventional feel-good story after being reborn] Jun Moli returned to Chang’an. The first thing he did was marry that heartless, barking cur, then torment her in every way imaginable. She spat blood onto his bright yellow imperial robes. With her dying breath, the last thing she saw was his cold, loveless face... After she was reborn, the truth came to light, only for her to marry someone els 26Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 195 Maidens as Numerous as Clouds 丫鬟如云 [A doting husband + a light, sweet romance] Ruyun was Qi Wenyuan's personal maid. She never expected the young master to fall for her. Ruyun became his bedchamber maid, then his concubine. He doted on her through it all! On his wedding night, Qi Wenyuan left his new bride alone so he could be with Ruyun, which made the young madam hate her... 141Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 196 Palace Intrigue: Starting with Pretending to Be Innocent 宫斗，从装纯开始 To give her sister a peaceful life, Xiao Wu, who lived under other people's roof, entered the palace selection. The palace gates opened onto a world of intrigue, but Xiao Wu had a clear goal. She would climb, one step at a time, all the way to the top. She would climb until no one could bully her and her sister! When Bei Chen Yue first met Xiao Wu, he thought she was delicate and soft, someone who looked easy to bully... He figured he might as well give her a title and keep her by his side. Who 669Reads8.6Score10714d adds
- 197 The Childhood Sweetheart Consort Rises to Power, Her Goal Is to Become Empress Dowager! 青梅侧妃上位，目标是太后位！ [Domestic scheming in the early stages, palace intrigue later; the leads are not both faithful~] [The heroine loves the hero but keeps her feelings in check, staying clear-headed and never obsessed. The hero cares for her, but as emperor he has to balance the court, and there will be no shortage of women around him. The heroine is special to him!] An unexpected imperial decree changed Jiang Qingyue from the Princess Consort of Prince Qing to his secondary consort overnight. The emperor’s favor a 4.5kReads8.3Score37414d adds
- 198 Transmigrated to the 1970s: I Don't Want to Work, I Just Want to Lie Flat 穿越七零：不想干活，只想躺平 (One-on-one romance + period setting + exclusive devotion + everyday life) An explosion at a research institute in a high-ranking government agency in some country in the twenty-first century sent a female researcher hurtling into the 1970s. Gu Chuxia’s head throbbed as if it were about to explode, and she could hear someone crying nonstop. She silently grumbled to herself, “So annoying.” First, she landed among a bunch of awful relatives. No problem. She took them out. Then, without another w 245Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Dreamed I Was Poisoned to Death? The Wicked Consort Goes on a Rampage 梦到自己被毒死？恶毒贵妃杀疯了 [Not a pure romance + an all-villain cast + a heroine who kills + an indulgent hero + exclusive devotion from the start] [An aloof, ruthless, pleasure-seeking autocratic emperor vs. an arrogant, domineering, viciously cunning consort] Emperor Long'an had ruled for seven years. What people talked about most was his unusual hobby: keeping all kinds of fierce beasts and wild birds. Little did they know that the creatures who caught Emperor Long'an's interest were all in the harem's fighting ring. E 20kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds
- 200 After Taking Her Sister's Place in the Palace to Win Favor, She Turns Out to Be the Emperor's Beloved 替姐入宫争宠后，竟是帝王白月光 (A short drama adaptation with the same title is now available) [A timid, cowardly little beauty who only wants to keep her head down VS a ruthless, solitary emperor who indulges the heroine without limit] [Palace intrigue, love at first sight, a gradual romance, doted on from the start, the hero is completely devoted to her] Song Wu was the illegitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue in the Great Yan Dynasty. From birth, she was branded as an ill omen and sent away from the capital. When s 21.5kReads8.5Score2.5k14d adds
