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  1. 51 I'm Already a Concubine, So How Could I Not Go Mad? 都做妾了,哪有不疯的? Ancient Romance762k WordsCompleted #She miscarries from the start. What's wrong with going a little crazy?# #The heroine isn't a good person, the hero isn't a good person, and nobody's a good person# Yuan Xiangxue transmigrates. Other heroines either become mothers without the pain or get an overpowered golden finger. She's the unlucky one who miscarries from the start... Then she takes a look at her new identity: she's become the concubine of Liang Yujing, the ninth prince of the Great Liang Dynasty. She was a perfectly good per 5.2kReads8.6Score500Shelves
  2. 52 Consort Hua Reborn: She Gives Up Love and Slays the Dragon at Once 华妃重生归来,放下情爱立刻屠龙 Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing (The pacing is fairly slow, and this isn’t a wish-fulfillment novel. The plot follows the TV adaptation gradually at first. Please be patient and keep reading, dear readers! The author is sensitive, so please don’t be mean if it’s not your cup of tea.) [The writing is serious at first, then turns lively and funny] Lighthearted and stress-relieving, so sit back and enjoy! Don’t pass by without giving it a try! Consort Hua is reborn and breaks free of her lovesick delusions, finally seeing Big Fa 23.7kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
  3. 53 An Antlike Monkey as a Scapegoat? Become Empress and Make Them Eat Their Words 蝼蚁吗喽替死鬼?做了皇后掌你嘴 Ancient Romance875k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Shi Le'an quickly gained a clear understanding of her situation: she was a scapegoat, a fall guy, and a powerless nobody with a fancy title. Her husband was in prison, and her birth family wouldn't lift a finger to help. In short, anyone could take a shot at her. Shi Le'an: ... Absolutely outrageous. Just because I haven't shown my claws, you think I'm a pushover? Even a nobody has dignity. From now on, anyone who bullies me will have their ashes scattered! First, she had t 10kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
  4. 54 Long Live the Noble Consort 贵妃娘娘千岁千千岁 Ancient Romance164k WordsCompleted The Nan family had offered one of their daughters to the royal family, only for her to be killed by the scheming women within the palace. To keep the emperor's favor, Nan Shiyun begins her journey into the palace to compete for his affection. [This story is set in a fictional world. Please don't take it too seriously.] 111Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. 55 Reborn as a Concubine: I Want to Leave the Palace 重生之宠妃要出宫 Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted The heroine's family depends on an ambitious prince who plots to usurp the throne, yet she falls in love with the emperor. In her previous life, her family was destroyed, and she died in despair in the Cold Palace. After being reborn, she decides to steer clear of trouble and live peacefully with her family. But as an ordinary person, she is merely a pawn in the hands of those in power. When she chooses love once more, how will she fight against fate? 21Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 56 Do You Know? Do You Know? The Green Should Be Plump and the Red Lean 知否!知否!应是绿肥红瘦 Female-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted The Story of Minglan: Her birth mother was murdered, her legal mother suppressed her, and her half-sister framed her! As Sheng Minglan, a concubine-born daughter trapped in a deep inner household, she had no golden finger or miraculous opportunity. She survived in the narrow cracks of a cruel family through her keen intelligence and unyielding spirit! While keeping a low profile and biding her time, she exposed embezzlement in the accounts and foiled a poison plot at a banquet, crushing those w 5.7kReads7.7Score778Shelves
  7. 57 The Nine-Phoenix Hairpin 九凤钗 Ancient Romance778k WordsCompleted Song Zhu was once a lost royal treasure hidden in the forest, but fate sent her by a twist of circumstance into the palace of her enemies. On one side were the hatred and grievances between their countries; on the other, she found herself slowly sinking deeper and deeper into Mo Jingyuan’s love. Mo Jingyuan drank the plum blossom wine Song Zhu had brewed with her own hands. Dark red blood welled from the corner of his lips. “Azhu, let the grudges of the previous generation end with us. Give bir 47Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. 58 The Legitimate Daughter's Cunning, and Her Way with Husbands 嫡女善谋,御夫有道 Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Calculating Earl’s Legitimate Daughter vs. Cold and Ruthless Heir to the Duke] [Power Couple, Sweet Romance] Shen Yunshu, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Earl of Xiting, is the only legitimate heir of her generation. But her father, Lord Shen, favors a beautiful young concubine who has both a son and a daughter, while her domineering grandmother can’t stand her either. Always calm and unruffled, Shen Yunshu only wants to live a quiet life with her mother. Yet people keep trying to disrupt 9.5kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
  9. 59 Reborn at the Betrothal Banquet, the Scumbag Crown Prince Calls Me Little Imperial Aunt 重生赐婚宴,渣男太子喊我小皇婶 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + second male lead takes the lead + marriage before love + mutual healing + the scumbag gets his comeuppance] Shen Yao was the orphaned daughter of a general. The emperor took pity on her and offered to arrange her marriage. In her previous life, Shen Yao married the Crown Prince, Xie Jingchu. She endured endless humiliation in the Eastern Palace, yet overheard Xie Jingchu sneer in private, “She forced me to marry her. She deserves everything she gets.” Heartbroken, Shen Yao a 12kReads8.1Score10.1kShelves
  10. 60 Reborn as a Dowry Maid, I Rise to Prominence in the Prince's Manor Through My Son 穿成陪嫁丫鬟,我在王府母凭子贵 Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted After being pushed off a cliff while trying to break up a fight, Tao Yaoyao takes her last breath and transmigrates, reborn in the vast Hao Han Dynasty in the body of a maid who has been the Princess Consort of Prince Chen's dowry for three years. A little background: On the day of their wedding, Qi Chenyuan left Fan Qianyao just after they had completed the wedding rites and headed south under imperial orders to wipe out river bandits. Three years later, Prince Chen returns victorious to the 9.5kReads8.9Score689Shelves
  11. 61 Reborn, the Empress Wants Love, Not Power 重生归来,女帝她不要权势要爱情 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Reborn + a desperate pursuit to win back her husband + both leads are sexually pure + palace intrigue] [Dear readers, if you like rebirth stories and female-led novels, come take a look!] Donglan is a country where women hold power. Empress Dongfang Qingyan has three daughters: Dongfang Yue, Dongfang Ning, and Dongfang Zhi. In her previous life, Dongfang Ning put power above all else. After her elder sister died of illness, she devoted herself to claiming the throne. To achieve that goal, she t 257Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. 62 Rumor Has It the Noble Consort Alone Enjoys the Emperor's Favor in the Deep Palace 听说贵妃在深宫独得圣上恩宠 Ancient Romance568k WordsCompleted When they were young and love stirred in his heart, he took her in. Once he held power, he had no choice but to hide her away. In the lonely inner palace, she waited quietly, day after day and year after year. For power and status, he feared nothing. He overcame every obstacle and held her close. Behind layer upon layer of palace gates and red walls, a dream within a dream awakened the lovers from their reverie. 8.5kReads9.0Score555Shelves
  13. 63 The Daily Records of Consort Xi 熙贵妃起居注 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Tingnian has nothing going for her except a pretty face. As the Grandson's Concubine, she always wore a cold, world-weary expression around everyone, saying only that the days and nights in the Palace of Guanghan were endless, and that the human world would remain the same with or without her. As the Crown Prince's Concubine, she brazenly did as she pleased with the Crown Prince during the late emperor's mourning period, causing endless strife and bloodshed. As Noble Consort Xi, she set her 65Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  14. 64 The Noble Consort Is Stunning, and Both Emperor and Empress Fight to Spoil Her 贵妃娘娘真绝色,惹得帝后争相宠 Ancient Romance600k WordsCompleted Yao Ying saves a stranger, never expecting him to be Ying Heng, the emperor’s eldest son. After waking, Ying Heng falls for Yao Ying at first sight. He showers her with concern day after day, and eventually wins her heart. Then he comes to the Yao residence to ask for her hand as his principal consort. Her mother tells her he is no good for her, but she ignores the objections and insists on marrying him. Yet just before he is due to marry her, he takes Su Wanrou, the eldest daughter of Chancello 5kReads9.2Score603Shelves
  15. 65 Willows in the Wind 风中柳 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ruthless heroine➕female-lead power fantasy➕light ensemble-style palace intrigue➕face-slapping and scum-bashing➕primarily focused on building her career] (Female lead is a virgin; male lead is not) Jiang Fu, the Jiang family’s fifteen-year-old illegitimate daughter, was lovely and graceful. Unfortunately, her stepmother was cruel and her father was heartless. As an illegitimate daughter, she had no say even in the marriage that mattered most to a woman. Her family could manipulate her as they p 2.1kReads8.8Score292Shelves
  16. 66 The Emperor Only Wants to Share a Splendid Realm with His Empress 皇帝只想和皇后娘娘共享锦绣山河 Ancient Romance346k WordsCompleted Qin Weimeng's grandfather was the reigning dynasty's chancellor and the emperor's mentor. Bearing the duty of staying by the emperor's side, she entered the imperial harem, determined to be a capable wife and a good empress. What she didn't know was that Emperor Yuwen Che wanted a wife who would share both hardship and joy with him, and that he had played a part in bringing her into the palace from the very beginning. 3kReads9.0Score189Shelves
  17. 67 An Unconventional Palace Intrigue 非传统宫斗 Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted Imperial selection from the start / Pure palace intrigue with a touch of household intrigue / Ensemble cast / Realistic style [Pure palace intrigue begins after chapter 20] Not the emperor’s sole favorite / Not a virgin couple / No romance pairing [The emperor is a scumbag with the power of life and death. The first few chapters establish his character and contain potentially uncomfortable scenes. If that bothers you, skip to chapter 20.] Everyone is caught up in palace intrigue. The consorts an 2kReads8.3Score223Shelves
  18. 68 Qing-Dynasty Time Travel: The Drama Queen Consort’s Epic Blunder 清穿雍正:戏精娘娘翻车实录 Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Qing Dynasty Setting + System + Childbearing + Mind-Reading] Cui Xueman, a top finance student in the 21st century, transmigrates one day and opens her eyes to a huge character for “funeral offerings” in the mourning hall. Fainting from shock… That's perfectly normal, isn't it? When she wakes up again, she receives the good-or-bad news: she's transmigrated, and to the Kangxi era, no less. But the long-awaited standard issue for transmigrators, a golden finger or System, is nowhere to be seen! F 1.5kReads9.1Score117Shelves
  19. 69 The Empress Is So Sweet and Charming, Who Still Cares About a Lost Love? 娘娘又娇又媚,谁还稀罕白月光 Ancient Romance607k WordsCompleted [Villainess Transmigrates into a Book + Top-Grade White Lotus + Winning Hearts and Minds + Not Both Leads' First Love] [The heroine looks like a pure, sweet little bunny, but she's actually a scheming temptress who knows how to play her cards.] When Xu Zhuohua is named crown princess, Crown Prince Qi Hecang and his secondary consort Lu Wanning are at the height of their love. As the hero of a male-oriented novel, Qi Hecang only cares about building his career, and his heart belongs solely to Lu 12.7kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves
  20. 70 Life Simulator: I'm a Pro at Rising Through Palace Schemes 人生模拟器:宫斗升职我专业 Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Palace Intrigue + System + Golden Finger + A Story That's 30% Indulgence and 70% Playing It Safe] (Important, important, important!!! Content warning: The heroine is an ordinary person who grows over time. At first, she has some girlish romantic notions; she isn't highly intelligent from the start. Not a mutually exclusive first-love story, and the male lead doesn't dote on her alone. Don't read if these bother you.) From the start, she's in the hardest difficulty mode. After s 7.1kReads9.1Score693Shelves
  21. 71 After the Fall of Her Kingdom, the Crown Princess Can No Longer Hide Her Secret Identity 亡国后,太子她马甲藏不住了 Ancient Romance647k WordsCompleted After the Kingdom of Liang fell, people lamented that its famous young crown prince would suffer a miserable fate. Instead, they discovered that Ruan Feng was thriving in the Kingdom of Sheng! Everyone: “Don’t you have even a shred of awareness that you’re a crown prince of a fallen kingdom!?” Ruan Feng smiled faintly. “No.” … Lu Xuan was ambitious. At first, he went to every length to recruit this young genius into his service. Somewhere along the way, he ended up becoming her devoted admi 2kReads9.1Score276Shelves
  22. 72 The Legend of Duoyi 朵依传 Ancient Romance538k WordsCompleted A girl who grew up in hardship is fortunate enough to be acknowledged by the Khan and become the flower of the grasslands. To protect her people, she is sent away as a princess to marry a Khitan king in his fifties, exiled to the desolate frontier. There, she struggles through hardship alongside A Yan, whose fate has been just as cruel. Together, they fight their way out of darkness and toward the dawn. Family, lovers, tribe, homeland: when looking back on the years gone by, which of these is th 312Reads9.4Score106Shelves
  23. 73 The Merciless Imperial Consort, the Tyrant Who Hands Her the Knife 贵妃娘娘心狠手辣,暴君他递刀 Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted [Both leads faithful and powerful + one true pairing + male lead has concubines + dotes on her exclusively from the start + a little palace intrigue and political scheming + System plays a minor role + fast-paced + no brainless tropes + no over-the-top drama + happy ending] [Brutal, calculating tyrant + absolutely rational, breathtakingly beautiful consort] Ye Xiyin has traveled through three thousand worlds and finally reaches the world of her last mission. Then the System tells her to sell her 2.3kReads9.1Score272Shelves
  24. 74 Elder Sister, Your Emperor Is Mine Now 长姐,你的陛下是我的了 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: Tell Me, Your Majesty, Exactly How Many Men Have You Had Children With? [Palace intrigue + the male lead’s redemption arc + neither lead is chaste + three sons and one daughter + physician consort + scheming, delicate beauty] Yun Yan’s death was the unanimous decision of her entire family, made solely to use her child to pave the way for her elder sister, the empress. Five years later. Defying death, Yun Yan returns with a new face and takes the name Shen Zhiyi. On the surface, s 10.3kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
  25. 75 Tear Apart the Harem! Win Favor! She's a Lunatic, Who Dares Cross Her? 撕后宫!得恩宠!她是疯批谁敢惹 Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue Only + Concubine-born Daughter + Reborn + Revenge + Everyone Is Evil + Wish-Fulfillment] [The story begins before the heroine enters the palace] [The emperor favors no one at first, and the heroine doesn’t fall in love] Jiang Shiying had died once. She died in childbirth, after her own elder sister had her killed to keep the baby. Reborn, she had made up her mind: she would enter the palace and get revenge, but she wouldn’t suffer! Not her stepmother or her elder sister, not eve 7.5kReads9.3Score952Shelves
  26. 76 The Imperial Harem: The Story of Consort Qin 后宫:勤妃传 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Chen Wenxin is lazy and loves good food. After transmigrating into the Qing dynasty as a low-ranking palace maid, all she wants is to live a quiet, comfortable life doing nothing. But after one night serving the emperor, she discovers she is exactly his type! He even uncovers her secret laziness and gives her the title of Consort Qin! QAQ I feel like the emperor just hit me with a massive dose of sarcasm. I’m falling apart inside... Am I really going to have to embark on a life of bearing and ra 2.3kReads9.0Score279Shelves
  27. 77 The Gorgeous, Flirtatious Maid Who Ran After Seducing the Heir 美艳通房茶又娇,撩完世子她就跑 Ancient Romance426k WordsCompleted One-on-one romance, happy ending, sweet and doting, ridiculously sweet, both steamy and heartfelt. Everything you want, I've got. Beautiful, scheming, down-on-her-luck heiress X cold on the outside, warm on the inside, intensely possessive heir to a marquis The whole capital thinks Young Lord Jin has gone mad! The aloof and proud Young Lord Jin actually defied an imperial decree and rejected his betrothal, leaving the daughter of the powerful chancellor in the lurch! Rumor has it that it's all 8.7kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
  28. 78 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 Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted [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 2.8kReads8.8Score245Shelves
  29. 79 The Haughty Empress's Concubine Conquest 傲娇娘娘的宠妃攻略 Ancient Romance437k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + historical romance + not mutually chaste + marriage first, love later She is the general’s younger sister, with an excellent family background and beauty to match. After she transmigrates, she wakes up caught in the schemes and betrayals of the imperial palace. To protect herself, she resolves to become the emperor’s favorite consort. When they first meet, he tells her, “I will never like a woman like you in this life.” Gu Qingyan successfully presents herself as somewhat 1.6kReads8.9Score141Shelves
  30. 80 There’s a Kind of Harem Called Consort De 有种后宫叫德妃 Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted All Wu Yalanqi wants in this life is to be a good palace maid. To become one, she's even willing to risk her life and trick the emperor. Certain she's doomed, she opens her eyes and finds herself lying on the imperial bed... Everyone thinks she's nothing but a pawn the emperor is using to spite his new empress and the court officials after the death of his beloved first wife. But Xuanye cherishes this pawn in the palm of his hand, and keeps her there for a lifetime. 2.3kReads9.0Score229Shelves
  31. 81 The Crown Prince Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife: The Empress's Daily Life After Bearing Twins 太子宠妾灭妻,娘娘双胎上位日常 Ancient Romance554k WordsCompleted [There are a few typos, so please skip this if that bothers you.] A deranged, ruthless heroine and an obsessive Crown Prince, with exclusive devotion later on, clear-headed palace intrigue, and multiple births. Jiang Shiruo is stunningly beautiful, but only a concubine’s daughter. Still, even a concubine’s daughter deserves to live. Jiang Shiruo has no interest in the other princes. She only wants to enter the Eastern Palace, because that’s the only way she can reach the highest position. After 7.7kReads8.9Score663Shelves
  32. 82 How Could the Delicate, Beautiful Young Lady Be a Wicked Supporting Character? 大小姐柔弱貌美,怎会是恶毒女配 Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted [One woman, multiple men + scheming beauty heroine + morally gray characters + clever leads + rivalry for her affection + intense romantic entanglements] Everyone in Shangjing knows that Wen Wanyi, the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter, is gentle and gracious, clever and virtuous, a model among the capital's noblewomen. Even the Empress Dowager, who rarely leaves the palace, once praised her as a woman of both beauty and brains, the very embodiment of a refined young lady. But only Pei Lin 4.8kReads8.3Score568Shelves
  33. 83 The General's Legitimate Daughter: The Hot-Tempered Consort Is Not to Be Trifled With 将门嫡女:暴脾气贵妃不好惹 Ancient Romance936k WordsCompleted [Devoted Love in the Later Story + Adorable Baby + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Beloved Legitimate Daughter] [Hopelessly Devoted Foolish Emperor + Clear-Headed, Self-Controlled, Clever Noble Consort] Once you enter the palace, it’s as deep as the sea. Yu Jinghe is the most clear-eyed woman in the world. Noble Consort Yue, the most stylish woman in the harem, wins the emperor’s favor all to herself with her fiery temper. Sharp-tongued and quick to throw a punch, she’s practically the harem’s gangs 3.4kReads9.2Score320Shelves
  34. 84 The Empress of the Central Palace 中宫元后 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + marriage before love + palace intrigue] (This is a fictional setting, written as I please. Please don't hold it against me if it doesn't fit history.) Qiao Shanshan, who lived to thirty on Blue Star, died while saving a child. Only after reaching the underworld did she learn that it wasn't her time to die. The soul reaper had taken the wrong person. To make it up to her, the King of Hell promi 15.4kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves
  35. 85 The Moon in Yun Ting's Heart 云廷心上月 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + palace and household intrigue early on + sweet romance + devoted one-on-one love + happy ending] [Sickly beauty x obsessive male lead] After transmigrating into a book, Qin Yannian finds herself as a minor character in a political scheming novel aimed at male readers. The book is three million words long, and she appears in only three hundred of them. The original owner of her body relentlessly pursued her second cousin, insisting she would marry no one else. In the p 14.6kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
  36. 86 A Heart Caged Behind Palace Walls: Consort Yuan Is Promoted Again 宫墙锁心宠,元妃娘娘又晋位了 Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted No one is completely devoted to one person in the early part of the story, so don’t read if that’s a dealbreaker. The emperor is a scoundrel at first, but utterly doting later. More sweet than angsty. [Palace intrigue and rising to power + many children + absolute favor + climbing to the top one step at a time] Su Zhitang, the daughter of a general, enters the palace as a beauty after the selection. Her father is already a second-rank official, so she only wants to heed her mother’s advice, keep 607Reads9.0Score101Shelves
  37. 87 Who Says an Emperor and Empress Can’t Truly Love Each Other? 谁说帝后不能有真情 Ancient Romance749k WordsCompleted Pei Shu seems to have been born under a lucky star. Born into a prominent family, she grew up cherished by loving parents and surrounded by every luxury. Her only setback was when her fiancé fell for someone else and broke off their engagement. Before the people of the capital could even laugh at her, an imperial decree arrived at the Pei residence, and Pei Shu became the empress. From then on, everything went smoothly: her son was named crown prince, later became emperor, and Pei Shu naturally 11.8kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
  38. 88 I Entered the Palace to Help My Sister Keep the Emperor’s Favor, but Became His Cherished Favorite 入宫替嫡姐固宠,却成皇上掌心宠 Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she entered the palace and devoted herself to helping her legitimate elder sister keep the emperor’s favor. In the end, she died without a body to bury, abandoned by her family. Returning to the year of the imperial selection, Luo Shuran calculates her every move. Her breathtaking beauty is her only weapon. She sheds her youthful timidity and blossoms into a woman of captivating charm. One fleeting glimpse, like a fairy fallen from the heavens, catches the emperor’s eye. 6.1kReads9.3Score878Shelves
  39. 89 The Alluring Consort Climbs to the Phoenix Throne and Captures the Emperor's Heart at First Sight 尤物娘娘爬凤位,让皇上一见钟情 Ancient Romance228k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + the emperor falls at first sight + palace intrigue and rising to power through favoritism + heroine’s acting skills + strong, clever heroine] Wen Shuyao loved only herself. Only losers loved men. Now that she had been granted the title of Attendant and ordered into the palace, she would make use of the emperor’s love at first sight. The emperor was merely a stepping stone for Wen Shuyao. It wouldn’t be hard to act like someone deeply in love with him. Wen Shuyao was the legitimat 5.1kReads9.0Score587Shelves
  40. 90 If Father Doesn't Die, How Can His Daughter Ascend the Throne? 父皇不死女儿怎么登基 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Court Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Villainous Heroine + Dark Younger Brother, a Powerful Team] A scorpion and a venomous snake carve out a path through the treacherous imperial harem. When Li Ruyue was seven, she watched helplessly as the people from the Court of Judicial Review fabricated evidence to frame her mother. Her mother was sent to the Cold Palace, the Qin clan was charged with treason, and all 142 people in Zhaoyang Hall were slaughtered before her eyes. She sat in the blood, watching 3.3kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
  41. 91 Surrogate Motherhood? The Second-Time Bride and Beloved Consort Insists on Rising to the Top 借腹生子?二嫁宠妃偏要步步高升 Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted [A gentle, kind widow and an arrogant, biased emperor. Sweet, doting everyday romance, with little palace intrigue (the emphasis is on little).] The Yu family had three daughters, all beautiful. The eldest became a countess, the youngest became a consort in the palace, and only the second daughter returned home a widow less than five years after her marriage, with a little girl in tow. One day, the palace consort suffered a miscarriage and was told she would have difficulty bearing children in t 21.5kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
  42. 92 Pretending to Be a Lazy Beauty with Bewitching Bones, I Make the Mad Regent Dote on Me, Again and Again 假咸鱼媚骨,疯批摄政王宠宠宠 Ancient Romance291k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple, One-on-One, Funny and Lighthearted, Secret Identity Revealed Later] Yun Luoyu is the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue: beautiful, wealthy, and naturally alluring. She had planned to coast through half her life, but on her wedding day, she was forcibly taken by the mad Prince Regent. From then on, she became his cherished darling, the delight of his bedchamber. She plays sweet and obedient, acts cute, pouts, and cracks jokes. She becomes classmates wi 5.6kReads9.3Score692Shelves
  43. 93 Revenge Complete? The Regent King Carries Me Home to Have His Baby! 仇报完了?摄政王扛我回府生崽! Ancient Romance752k WordsCompleted [A stunning villainess who can cry and act VS a powerful regent who starts out forcing love and later becomes utterly devoted to his wife] In her previous life, Su Tangyu was poisoned by her scumbag father and stepmother, while her younger sister stole her identity and fiancé. She died in misery and despair! Reborn, she wants nothing to do with her shortsighted former fiancé! Instead, Su Tangyu turns to seduce Xiao Jin, the cold and brutal regent who holds power over the entire court. She cries 26.3kReads8.8Score4.2kShelves
  44. 94 Disguised as a Man, She Is Forced Into Captive Love by a Mad Heir to a Powerful Family 女扮男装被疯批豪门太子强制囚爱 Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is now available [Mutual Firsts, 1v1 + Intense Possessive Love + Yandere + Regretful Pursuit + Campus and City Life + Fast-Paced + Mutual Healing + Brotherly Love Triangle + Happy Ending] A wildly possessive, rebellious bad boy × a sweet, gentle girl who knows how to train a dog When Mu Tingyi's older brother, Mu Zhao, is seriously injured in a racing accident, she disguises herself as a boy and takes his place at university. This prestigious university looks glamorous on th 37.5kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves
  45. 95 The Noble Consort Rejects Love, Yet the Emperor Dotes on Her and Decrees Her Empress 贵妃不入爱河,皇上盛宠下旨封后 Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted [The leads aren't both chaste at first + he pampers her devotedly later + the emperor secretly helps her navigate palace intrigue + the heroine has no interest in loving the emperor and focuses on climbing the ranks.] Alternate-era setting [The emperor personally raises his future empress, then claims her in the night] The Yun family has a legitimate daughter, a peerless beauty hidden away in the general's manor. The prime minister's son came to propose, but didn't even get to see her. “I don't 1.5kReads9.1Score209Shelves
  46. 96 Top-Rank Poison Consort: Reborn and Married to the Ailing Prince 一品毒妃:重生后嫁给病秧子王爷 Ancient Romance7.3M WordsOngoing [Fantasy historical romance + palace and household intrigue + rebirth and transmigration + angst before sweetness] Yang Susu is the third daughter born to a concubine in the General’s mansion. Rumor has it that her beauty could topple kingdoms, and that one smile over her shoulder could leave thousands lovestruck. Yet beauty is short-lived: she died at fifteen! Before her death, she suffered from a strange illness. Her face was disfigured, her limbs withered, and blood flowed from all seven ori 17.9kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
  47. 97 The Spoiled Concubine's Daily Death Wish 宠妾作死日常 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted You have to die once to realize what you’ve missed, especially in a back courtyard full of endless intrigue! Before the selection, Wanyan Wanxi was the apple of her family’s eye. After she was chosen and entered the imperial household, she remembered her mother’s teachings: respect the principal consort and tread carefully in everything. She never sought the limelight. But who could have guessed that this very respect and sense of propriety would lead to her downfall? Returning to the beginnin 3.6kReads8.8Score267Shelves
  48. 98 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 Ancient Romance555k WordsCompleted [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 20kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
  49. 99 The Illegitimate Daughter 外室女 Ancient Romance808k WordsCompleted Before she transmigrated, Shen Yi had lived through one hardship after another. Then she was reborn as a baby into a happy family. What could be more carefree? She never imagined it was all a lie. Her father’s love for her mother was fake, and so was the marriage contract he gave her. He had merely come to the Duke’s household to experience life, while Shen Yi, her brother, and her mother were just byproducts of that experience. That would have been bad enough, but her scumbag father also had a 7.8kReads9.3Score893Shelves
  50. 100 The Empress Is Sweet and Alluring, Winning Favor and Rising to Power 娘娘娇软妩媚,一路争宠上位 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (A pure palace-intrigue story, not a one-on-one romance, and not a mutually faithful pairing. Proceed with caution!) Bai Ruotang is the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Right Chancellor’s household. At fifteen, just after coming of age, she is sent into the palace to bear a child for her legitimate elder sister and help her secure the emperor’s favor. Unwilling to be reduced to someone else’s pawn, from the moment she steps through the palace gates, she decides she will carve out 10.5kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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