Novels like The Palace Maid Is Alluring and Wily, and Coaxes the Emperor into Making Her Empress
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- 1 Reborn: The Poison Doctor Princess Consort Goes on a Rampage 重生后,毒医王妃她杀疯了 Reborn as a Poisonous Consort: The Prince’s Darling Is a Killer??? Poison is poured down Su Lili’s throat in a freezing water dungeon, and she dies consumed by hatred! When she opens her eyes again, she has been reborn on the day of her wedding into Prince Jin’s household. Not one of the monsters who bullied, harmed, or betrayed her in her previous life will escape! In this life, Su Lili, the Prince of Jin’s consort, is peerless in both medicine and poison. With silver needles in her left hand, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I Failed to Leave the Palace and Became the Emperor's Most Cherished One 出宫不成,反成了陛下的心尖宠 "Not a clean romance, not a strong female lead, with exclusive devotion later on." Zhou Ying is a junior palace maid. To get enough to eat in the palace, she often embroiders pieces and asks palace guards to take them outside and sell them for her. Later, the guard who used to help her disappears, so she has no choice but to find someone else. This time, however, the guard she finds is nothing like the gentle one before. He is stern and taciturn, and at first Zhou Ying doesn't even dare look him 7.3kReads7.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 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—14d adds
- 4 The Cool Prince and His Laid-Back Princess 清冷王爷和他的佛系王妃 [A sweet romance where the leads dote on each other + married life + traditional historical romance + happy ending] [The famously cold and ruthless Prince of Yan × the easygoing, clever second daughter of the Song family] Song Huiyin, the legitimate second daughter of the Song family, loves to eat and sleep. All she wants in life is to lie flat and enjoy her carefree little days. When she married Shen Yan'an, she thought they would spend their lives treating each other with polite respect. Only 607Reads6.5Score10914d adds
- 5 From Maid to Consort: The Rise of Imperial Noble Consort Huixian 【从婢到妃】慧贤皇贵妃逆袭录 She is a lowly jade buried in the dust; he is the emperor who wields his brush high above the heavens. She uses tenderness as a blade, carving a path through the blood-soaked depths of a palace that devours its own. She helps him resolve a political crisis and devises a plan to ease the floods in Jiangnan; when he loses his legitimate son, she silently copies a hundred volumes of sutras for the dead. Hongli holds her bloodied, coughing body, his voice breaking as he cries: “Qingyuan, I promise 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 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 1.4kReads6.8Score13114d adds
- 7 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 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 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—14d adds
- 9 Stealing the Emperor's Favor 夺帝宠 "Jiang He is Miss's servant, and always will be." [Strong Female Lead] [Palace Intrigue and Revenge] [Mutual Exploitation] [The Powerful One Falls] Sui Bihua, daughter of the county magistrate of Qiyang County, was famed for her beauty. One day, she caught the emperor's eye, and he ordered her to enter the palace. Within the imperial palace, Sui Bihua plans every step, determined to climb higher by any means necessary. She seems gentle and innocent on the surface, but deep down, she is more ruth 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Sent to the Palace to Help My Legitimate Sister Win the Emperor's Favor? The Tyrant Holds Me Close and Spoils Me Every Day 入宫给嫡姐固宠?暴君掐腰日日宠 [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + rising to power and crushing the villains] [Pampered, spoiled, and charming consort × Violent, scheming emperor] Yun Jinshu transmigrates into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character in a palace-intrigue novel. Her stepmother and father scheme to secure the emperor's favor for her legitimate elder sister, and go to great lengths to send the simple-minded, arrogant, and overbearing Yun Jinshu into the palace. But they don't know that it's all an ac —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 In the Pear Garden 梨园里 [This novel will definitely be completed. If you want to skip straight to the palace intrigue, start with Volume Three.] One act ends and another begins; ask yourself, is a foreign land truly home? On a winter night in the ninth year of Kangxi’s reign, red snow fell over the Li residence in Liaodong. Ten-year-old Li Anyu, known as Yuan-jie, curled up inside a blue-and-white porcelain vat, listening as swords raised by those who sought to overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming shattered the pl 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 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—Score1.2k14d adds
- 13 The Princess Consort's Guide to Winning Hearts 王妃攻略指南 My new story is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Palace Maid’s Seduction: The Tyrant Falls Deeper with Every Step 宫女蓄意勾引,撩得暴君步步沉沦 [Beautiful, scheming little palace maid VS cold, ruthless, unhinged emperor] [Palace intrigue, not both each other’s first + powerful man, weaker woman + domineering possession + calculating, willful heroine + obsessive emperor + exclusive devotion] Yan Shu was beautiful, but she was only a lowly palace maid. Her one ambition was to become the emperor’s woman. At a palace banquet, she saw the favored consort drug the emperor. She chose to keep quiet and go along with it. When the drug took effec 1.3kReads6.9Score10814d adds
- 15 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. 3.7kReads6.2Score40814d adds
- 16 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—14d adds
- 17 A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart 扑倒帝王的一百种套路 [Bold flirt who makes the first move VS a mad, obsessive emperor + love at first sight] After transmigrating into the palace as a nobody, Tang Song only wanted to live quietly and safely, keeping her head down and never causing trouble. Then the emperor summoned her to his bed. She opened her eyes: Holy crap!!! Why was the emperor so ridiculously handsome? Cold, alluring, and utterly gorgeous. She immediately revised her life's goal: sleep with him! She had to make this untouchable beauty yield! 5.5kReads8.6Score81814d adds
- 18 Consort Zhao's Rise to the Top 昭妃娘娘步步高升 [All the women are villains + palace intrigue + a touch of power politics + no saintly heroine + two souls in one body + doted on by one man later on + slight twists] Qiao Wanshu, one of the two great beauties of the capital: graceful and alluring, peerlessly beautiful, the most stunning woman in the Forbidden City. She is cruel and ruthless, with vicious methods. Once she enters the imperial harem, she must navigate among its many villainous women. The arrogant and domineering Noble Consort 1kReads8.1Score11414d adds
- 19 After Faking Her Death for Ten Years, the Princess Returns to the Capital to Crush Her Enemies 假死十年,公主回京大杀四方 [A native-born heroine + political intrigue + a touch of ensemble cast] Jianjia is famous in the capital for being a walking disaster. Anyone who gets close to her is doomed to bad luck. Born into a noble family, she lost her mother at the age of four. Her maternal grandmother, the Empress, took her into the palace to raise her, only to be convicted and imprisoned; her uncle, the Crown Prince, took her to the Eastern Palace, only to be gravely injured saving the Emperor; after the Crown Princess 16.2kReads8.6Score1.6k14d adds
- 20 I Eavesdrop on the Palace Maid’s Thoughts, and the Tyrant Keeps Ordering Cold Water 偷听宫女心声,暴君频频备冷水 [Alternate World + Tyrant + Cannon Fodder + Mind Reading + Shared Sensations + Comedy + Sweet Romance + Mutual First Love] She transmigrated into the palace as the unluckiest maid in the Cold Palace, and got saddled with a debt System. [Hello, Host. I’m your debt System, Dingdong Chicken. You died before paying for the male escorts you hired, so you can’t be reincarnated. That’s why this System fished you out and brought you here to work off your debt. Once you’ve paid back one hundred taels, yo 11Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 21 The Palace Maid Zhaozhao 宫女朝朝 [Palace intrigue + favored consort + more children, more blessings golden finger: the ability to bear children] Zhaozhao was stunningly beautiful, yet she was only a lowly palace maid. That meant she would be bullied and assigned by her mistress to a sadistic eunuch. But Zhaozhao wanted to live, too. At first, she knelt before the most exalted man in the realm, tears glistening in her beautiful eyes as she spoke in a voice brimming with seductive tenderness: “I beg Your Majesty to take pity on t 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Consort's Business Venture Succeeded, Then She Suddenly Died 宠妃创业已成,却猝然崩殂 [The Two Worlds' Beloved Consort] Liu Yao worked her way up from beauty to imperial consort, becoming the apple of the emperor's eye. One day, the emperor peacefully passed away in her arms, bound for the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. At last, all her hardships had paid off. On his deathbed, the emperor issued an imperial decree allowing her to live at Qionghua Mountain Villa, a palace retreat, instead of remaining in the palace. She now had wealth, status, and freedom. She had it all. A winner a 49Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 23 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—14d adds
- 24 The Palace Maid's Rise from Idle to Influential 咸鱼宫女升职记 Reborn as a low-ranking palace maid, all she wants is to last until she turns twenty-five and is released from the palace. So she can enjoy life once she gets out, she plans to keep her head down while she's there. But somehow, by quietly keeping to herself, she ends up becoming the most powerful woman in the imperial harem... 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Don't Blame the Consort for Her Schemes, the Stoic Emperor Is Just Too Good at Flirting 不怪贵妃手段高,面瘫皇上太会撩 [Transmigrate into a book + Noble Consort + Pampered Romance + Not Both Virgins] (Court intrigue: The heroine is favored by the emperor at first, then becomes his one and only.) Jiang Zhi, the Duke’s cousin, has had memories of a “previous life” for as long as she can remember. She thinks she’s been reborn into a wealthy, beautiful family and happily assumes she can coast through life. But life is full of surprises. When young Jiang Zhi’s parents both die, and her maternal relatives arrive to h 4Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 26 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 1.5kReads8.4Score17914d adds
- 27 The Lady Consort Has a Rebellious Streak, and the Ascetic Crown Prince Falls for Her Step by Step 良娣一身反骨,禁欲太子步步沦陷 [Both leads are each other's only partner + Devoted romance + Comedy + Light, fluffy sweetness] Liu Qingqing, a rookie police officer from the 21st century, opens her eyes and nearly cracks the Crown Prince's skull. To stay alive, she plays dumb while secretly being clever, seduces him in the Eastern Palace, and gradually turns the cold, abstinent Crown Prince into a soft-hearted lover. Excerpt 1: The Crown Prince glares at the sulking woman. He can hardly eat or sleep, while this heartless litt 253Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 28 Little Palace Maid, I’ve Set My Sights on You 小宫女,朕要定你了 In her previous life, she was the daughter of a great general. For love, she endured humiliation and became a concubine, only to have the man she loved scheme against her and destroy her family. Reborn, she becomes the lowliest palace maid in the imperial palace. All she wants is to seduce the emperor, become his favorite consort, and avenge herself for her past life. In public, he is timid and meek. In private, he is courageous, cunning, and devious. After years of keeping his head down, all he 387Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 29 Reborn Emperor Begs Me for Affection After I Become a Palace Maid 穿成小宫女,重生帝王求我垂怜 [Mind Reading + Transmigration + Rebirth + One-on-One Romance + Sweet Romance + Ancient Imperial Harem] Yun Jinxia transmigrates into the body of a palace maid. The moment she opens her eyes, she's faced with a horrifying scene: she's about to be beaten to death. Even worse, the memories she's inherited are incomplete. What is she supposed to do? Is this the end for her? Luckily, there's still hope. She can actually hear the emperor's thoughts. But can someone explain why this emperor has been r 37Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 30 The Palace Maid Dances on the Blade's Edge, and the Mysophobic Tyrant Breaks His Rules Every Day 宫女刀尖蹦迪,洁癖暴君日日破戒 [The rating is a little low since the book just started, but it'll go up. Don't let the score put you off!] Funny, sunny heroine + seemingly sweet but secretly ruthless hero + intense push and pull + healing body and soul + 1v1 HE They say the tyrant Xiao Jingheng is a madman. He's killed countless people, has an extreme aversion to dirt, and can't stand anyone getting close to him. But Qiao Zhaixing isn't afraid of him. She transmigrates into the body of a palace maid serving the tyrant. Sh 39Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 31 The Cannon Fodder Lady Official's Heaven-Defying Change of Fate 炮灰女官的逆天改命局 When Shi Yao opened her eyes, the bronze mirror in the Department of Palace Affairs reflected a face both strange and familiar: the very female official she had written to her death with her own hand. At that moment, the boundary between reality and fiction collapsed. Fate was a game of chess whose moves had long been decided, and she was the only piece that knew their order. New to the palace, she found herself at the heart of a storm. The consorts traded open blows and hidden barbs, currents —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 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 596Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 33 The Alluring Palace Maid Climbs the Ranks, Capturing the Emperor’s Heart and the Phoenix Throne 娇媚宫女上位,勾帝心夺凤位 (A bewitching, scheming young palace maid vs. a cold, heartless emperor) Xuezhi counted the days until she could leave the palace and reunite with her family. But the harem was rife with endless rivalries, and a fire set as part of someone’s scheme dragged even a little palace maid from the Cold Palace into the turmoil. One night of pleasure with the emperor, and Xuezhi was trapped forever within the Forbidden City. She kept a clear head and avoided his favor; he took her by force He granted her 130Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Dutiful Palace Maid Rises to Empress 乖乖宫婢,一路封后 One promise: If it’s not sweet, you don’t pay! Sweet romance! Sweet romance! Sweet romance! [Beautiful, gentle little palace maid × cold, ruthless, obsessive emperor] [Palace intrigue, neither lead is inexperienced | Possessive pursuit | Devoted from the start | Hero worships the heroine to the extreme] Chu Linyuan is a tyrant in the eyes of the world, cruel in his methods and unpredictable in his moods. Zhizhang is merely an ordinary palace maid. Delicate and lovely, she wants no wealth or stat 7.2kReads8.8Score90514d adds
- 35 The Palace Background Character Is Done Being a Couch Potato 后宫小透明不想闲鱼了 Synopsis: In her previous life, Yu Yao was a nobody who died in a cold little room at Cuiwei Pavilion. The day she died, Consort Yue of Chunxi Palace was having a happy meal with the Emperor and her two-year-old daughter, the three of them enjoying a family moment. Yu Yao thought that as long as her daughter was happy, she would be content. As an unfavored nobody, she might only burden her daughter while she was alive. Once she was gone, Consort Yue could truly treat Mianmian as her own. A foste 20Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 36 The Palace Maid's Alluring Charms: The Emperor Grips Her Waist and Kisses Her Every Day 宫婢娇软媚人,皇上日日掐腰吻 Zhu Jinrun was a low-ranking palace maid at Yimei Garden. The matrons were jealous of her beauty and said she was bound to set her sights on the emperor. As it turned out, they were right, though he was the one who fell for her first. The mighty emperor clung to a little maid and refused to let go, even if it killed him. After the Empress Dowager took a liking to her, Zhu Jinrun was assigned to Shoukang Palace. The palace staff said the emperor visited the Empress Dowager every day out of filial 201Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 37 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 3.9kReads8.2Score39114d adds
- 38 The Little Palace Maid Who Ruled the Harem 小宫女宠冠后宫 [A pampered little palace maid × a possessive, scheming emperor; pseudo-childhood sweethearts; doted on from the start; happy ending] When A Ruo was seven, the Grand Empress Dowager found her and brought her into the palace. She had been raised by her ever since. Though she was a maid, everyone in the palace addressed her as Miss A Ruo. Life couldn’t have been sweeter. But her carefree days didn’t last long. After four years away from the capital, she returned to hear something unbelievable. The 4.9kReads7.5Score55214d adds
- 39 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 56.6kReads8.8Score10.4k14d adds
- 40 The Favored Green Tea Consort: The Little Palace Maid's Rise to Power 娇宠绿茶贵妃之小宫女上位录 [Palace intrigue + spatial dimension + green-tea schemer + compulsive tattletale] Not exclusively doted on, not mutually chaste In her previous life, she was a little demon, a purple sable who devoted herself to cultivation. Just when she finally managed to ascend to the immortal realm, she met a lunatic immortal official. That male immortal kept harassing her, causing an uproar throughout the immortal realm and getting her stripped of her immortal status and cast down into the mortal world. In 9Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 41 The Prince’s Beloved Side Consort Is Flirting with You Again 独宠侧妃,殿下她又在钓你了 (New book, just received its rating. It will rise later.) [The whole story is devoted to one heroine] Shen Qingyun wakes up to discover that she has transmigrated to an unknown dynasty. To her surprise, she is about to take part in the selection of imperial consorts. How did this ridiculous plot end up happening to her?! Before becoming the Fifth Prince's secondary consort, Shen Qingyun's daily goal is to act sweet and sensible while keeping the people who feed and clothe her happy. After all, s 3.2kReads7.4Score26614d adds
- 42 When the Delicate Consort’s Eyes Turn Red, the Cold Emperor Pulls Her Close and Spoils Her 娇娇娘娘眼一红,冷戾帝王揽腰宠 [Just started posting, the score will rise over time] [Complete] [Palace intrigue and putting scoundrels in their place + Devotion in the later stages + A clearheaded heroine gradually winning over a distant, aloof hero] To protect the Dingyuan Marquis household, An Qingyao resolutely entered the palace. Her goal was clear: to become the most exalted woman in the land. With bright eyes and pearly teeth, she was dazzling beyond compare and earned the emperor’s particular favor. In just three year 4.3kReads7.7Score46814d adds
- 43 After My Eldest Sister Died, I Entered the Palace as the New Empress and Won the Emperor's Favor 长姐死后,我入宫为继后,夺帝宠 [Pure historical romance] Song Mingqian, Grand Secretary of the Central Secretariat, had two daughters. His legitimate daughter, Song Yingzhen, was the top beauty and most talented woman in the capital. At fifteen, she came of age and married the Crown Prince as his principal consort. His concubine-born daughter, Song Mingzhen, was raised deep within the household and rarely spoken of. The emperor died, and the Crown Prince ascended the throne. The Crown Princess became empress, and the era name 1.2kReads7.4Score12614d adds
- 44 Your Majesty, the Empress Is Killing Again Through Her Tears! 陛下,娘娘又哭着杀人了! [Black-Bellied, Tear-Prone, Clumsy Consort vs. Love-Struck, Obsessive, Yandere Tyrant] [Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + He Only Loves Her from Start to Finish + Mutual Healing + Hero Hands Her the Knife] Shen Qiyue died on a cold winter's day. Her soul drifted for three days, during which she witnessed Rong Heng holding her corpse as he slaughtered his way through the palace, before finally setting himself on fire. Reborn half a year earlier, she put aside her fear and took the initiative to 1.5kReads8.2Score23214d adds
- 45 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 661Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 46 Diary of a Palace Musician 深宫乐师日记 Jiang Zhi, the head of the Music Bureau, unexpectedly becomes one of the emperor's consorts. She thinks her life will be consumed by the schemes of the women in the palace, but instead, she becomes the emperor's most favored consort. Jiang Zhi says, “This isn't what I trained for!” Content warnings: 1. The male lead is not a virgin! He isn't! He's the emperor! 2. The male lead is attracted to the female lead at first sight, while she falls for him over time. 3. The female lead always gets reveng 29Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 47 I Traveled to Ancient Times and Won Over the Cold-Hearted General with My Cooking 穿到古代,我靠厨艺拿捏冷面将军 Food blogger Su Jixiang transmigrates into the body of a palace maid in the Cold Palace. What do the masters' schemes have to do with a lowly maid like her? She thought she could keep her head down and lie low until she turned twenty-five, when she'd be released from the palace to live like a little rich lady. Who could have guessed the emperor would flee! As a palace remnant of the deposed emperor's court, Su Jixiang is given to a general guarding the frontier. The palace loses a beloved Auntie 67Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 48 You Offered Me Up to Win His Favor? Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Empress? 送我固宠?我当皇后你哭什么? [Transmigrate into a book / palace intrigue / not mutually devoted / face-slapping feel-good story / sweet romance / historical romance] A beauty who keeps a low profile early on, then acts spoiled and arrogant under the emperor's protection / a cold, strict emperor who falls in love at first sight, favors her, and fiercely defends her *A transmigration trope, a chef slicing meat and tossing it in the wok. Come have a bite of this satisfying favoritism story! Chu Qingwan transmigrated into a boo 1.6kReads8.4Score22414d adds
- 49 The Emperor Is Infertile, Yet He and His Scheming Palace Maid Have a Secret Romance and Many Children 皇帝不孕,和心机宫女地下恋多胎 [A scheming, beautiful young palace maid + a cunning, possessive emperor] What does it feel like to have a secret affair with the emperor in ancient times? Su Jin transmigrates into the body of a nine-year-old beggar girl in ancient times. With a little luck and a lot of cunning, she makes her way into the palace and becomes a favorite of the empress. She never expects to catch the eye of the abstinent, aloof crown prince as well. She doesn’t want to be the other woman, but imperial power rules 436Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 50 A Palace Maid from the Start, the Emperor’s Beloved 开局成宫女,皇帝的心头宠 [Palace intrigue + satisfying revenge + romance] After entering the palace, she becomes the noble consort’s personal maid, the only person who can get close to her. In this imperial harem, countless eyes are fixed on her, and she can feel their greedy gazes. “Your Majesty, although I’m only a servant, I’m the person Her Highness trusts most. You...” “I want the truth.” In that moment, it was as if every sound in heaven and earth had faded away, leaving only his deep, resonant voice beside her ea 29Reads—Score—14d adds

















































