Novels like Reborn as Daiyu's Cousin, but I'm An Lingrong
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- 51 An Lingrong: Reborn, I Want to Become the Empress Dowager 安陵容:重生之我要做太后 An Lingrong, born in Jiangnan, entered the palace through the selection, became a pawn in someone else's game, was made a consort without bearing a son, and died by suicide. In just a few short lines, her entire life was laid bare. In her previous life, she endured every hardship the world had to offer. Only at the moment she closed her eyes did she finally get to be herself. Unexpectedly reborn, she returned to the days before the selection and even acquired a strange System. Max out her attrib 4.2kReads8.4Score38214d adds
- 52 The Fully Leveled An Lingrong from the Novel Enters the TV Drama 原著满级安陵容穿进影视剧 [A ruthless An Lingrong, a master of palace intrigue in the original novel, transmigrates into the TV adaptation of Empresses in the Palace] An Lingrong thought she would go to the eighteenth level of hell after death for all the wicked things she had done. But when she opened her eyes, she was back not long after first entering the palace. Why were some things completely different from what she remembered? For instance, she was now sitting in a sedan chair being carried out of the Hall of Menta 1.3kReads6.5Score11014d adds
- 53 When An Lingrong Is Reborn With a System 当安陵容带系统重生 An Lingrong died in the second month after being made a consort. She was resentful and unwilling to accept her fate, but powerless to change it. In the end, she could only put an end to her life with a plate of bitter almonds... And yet, she came back to life, returning to the time when she had first entered the palace. She even had a wondrous treasure to help her... So what if it couldn’t help her fight for power in the palace? Reborn, she has been transformed from the inside out. This time, sh 3kReads8.3Score15614d adds
- 54 An Lingrong Reborn: Plucking Fragrant Blossoms 安陵容重生之折香 New novel: Reborn Yixiu: After Hardship Comes Happiness, also known as Reborn Yixiu: A Ruthless Rise from Deposed Empress. Give it a try if you're interested! Rebirth + villainess + palace intrigue + plot + strong female lead + tormenting Zhen Huan An Lingrong is reborn in the era of Consort Li. Her family is elevated to the Xilingjueluo clan, and she safely gives birth to the Seventh Prince. Not only does she expose the truth about Zhen Huan and the twins, she also successfully gets revenge on 4.2kReads8.6Score36214d adds
- 55 An Lingrong Reborn: The Birth of the Idea King 安陵容重生之点子王的诞生 A wish-fulfillment story! Inspired by the TV series, but it doesn’t follow the plot exactly. There’s a little OOC for the sake of the story, so don’t read if that bothers you. Volume One: An Lingrong is reborn, and the entire harem reports on one another every day. Volume Two: An Lingrong takes charge and sorts out the whole Ruyi story. Volume Three: Li Pin and Qi Erha are reborn into Empresses in the Palace. Volume Four: Shen Meizhuang transmigrates as Yixiu, Xin Ba Ji transmigrates as Jian Qiu 1.6kReads8.7Score11614d adds
- 56 Empresses in the Palace: The Two An Sisters 甄嬛传之安氏双姝 [An Lingrong is the protagonist] [No favoritism toward Zhen Huan or Shen Meizhuang] [Pure Yuan is her golden finger] An Lingxi, a die-hard An Lingrong fan, transmigrates into Empresses in the Palace as An Lingrong’s younger sister. She enters the palace alongside An Lingrong, determined to help her survive to the end this time. An Lingrong: “I dote on my little sister more than anything. If she wants me to compete for favor, then I’ll give it a try.” Wen Shichu: “My lady, there’s an expert by An 1.2kReads8.6Score10414d adds
- 57 An Lingrong Reborn: Punching Huanhuan, Kicking the Empress, and Seizing the Throne 陵容重生:拳打嬛嬛脚踢皇后上位 ☀ Dark-hearted villainess ☀ Black lotus from humble beginnings ☀ Clever palace intrigue ☀ Non-canon plot The premise: “Miracle Rongrong” Lingrong climbs from the lowest rank, competing for favor, scheming for power and a child, and taking revenge by eliminating the “Three Illegitimate Children of the Forbidden City.” When Lingrong wakes up again, she discovers she has been reborn before the selection of imperial consorts. At the selection, she meets Zhen Huan again and immediately splashes a cu 5.5kReads8.9Score45514d adds
- 58 Transmigrate as An Lingrong and Become the Emperor's One and Only Cinnabar Mole 穿越安陵容成皇帝唯一朱砂痣 [The Script in Hand + Memories of the Female Lead + Slack-Off Mode Early On + The Emperor’s Favor Later + Clear-Eyed and Smart + Lots of First-Person Inner Monologue + For Instant Gratification, Start at Chapter 70!] A new palace-intrigue story from An Lingrong’s perspective. She and Zhen Huan get along well at first, but later she becomes the emperor’s sole favorite, taking over Zhen Huan’s story. Cautious and calculating, she refuses to let romance cloud her judgment. She is born to a humble f 487Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 59 Empresses in the Palace: After Becoming An Lingrong, I Rise to the Top 甄嬛传之穿成安陵容后我扶摇直上 Content warnings: 1. An Lingrong has a modern mind and knows the plot of Empresses in the Palace, but she hasn’t personally experienced those events, so occasional deviations are normal. 2. An Lingrong’s interests are tied to Mei and Huan’s. They stick together and won’t turn against each other. No character-bashing of Mei and Huan. 3. The heroine won’t be the emperor’s sole favorite and doesn’t love him. She will definitely bring down the emperor. 4. Hongli will not ascend the throne, and Princ 1.5kReads9.0Score15914d adds
- 60 The Lingrong Conspiracy 陵容谋 [Story setup: A blend of the drama, the original work, and the Qing dynasty setting + reborn + no canon pairing + political maneuvering + Wen Xian's stand-in + unfriendly to Zhen Huan factions + obsessive love + An Jie's revenge] [Slow burn at first: An Jie is cautious, no saint, and takes an unconventional path.] [If you're not satisfied, I'll kowtow to you! It's an unconventional path, and An Jie is absolutely badass.] Reborn, she returns to the day of the imperial selection. Back in the imper 932Reads8.7Score10214d adds
- 61 Empresses in the Palace: An Lingrong's Careful Climb to Power 甄嬛传:安陵容步步为营 [Palace intrigue + System + favored consort] After transmigrating, she becomes An Ling Rong from Empresses in the Palace and gains a palace-intrigue System. She lives by the principle that she won’t bother anyone who doesn’t bother her, and refuses to suffer in silence in the harem! From favored consort to empress dowager, life is meant to be lived freely and brilliantly! [No teaming up with the Mei-Zhuang and Huan group. She shines on her own.] [She’ll take on anyone and everyone, and never suf 13.1kReads8.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 62 Unbending: An Lingrong 不折枝:安陵容 After ten years in the imperial palace, An Lingrong was weary in body and soul. When she gave up on life, she truly wanted to turn into a wisp of smoke, drift away beneath the blazing sun, and never ask for another life. This world was just too cruel. Whether through Heaven’s mercy or a twist of fate, her weary soul awoke centuries later, carrying its memories. A loving family and a tolerant society slowly healed the small but searing wounds in her soul. After achieving success and fame, sh 13.7kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds
- 63 Lingrong Returns Before the Selection and Chooses Consort Hua as Her Ally 陵容重返大选前,先选华妃当盟友 Life is like a game of chess. Once you make a move, there’s no turning back! As An Lingrong swallowed a bitter almond, she thought this as she lay dying. But when she woke again, she found herself back in Songyang County, bound to a more-children-more-blessings System (or so it seemed). Back in the imperial harem, she remained firm in her belief: If you don’t provoke me, I won’t provoke you! 4.4kReads8.7Score42014d adds
- 64 Childbearing System: An Lingrong Returns to Her First Night with the Emperor 生子系统:安陵容重回第一次承宠 The rating was just posted, and it’s expected to rise later. [Childbearing + easy pregnancy + sisterly daily life + later rises to become a favored concubine] In her previous life, An Lingrong fought fiercely for the emperor’s favor in the harem. She was only promoted to Consort Li after becoming pregnant, but it was all part of a plot. She lost both her child and her life. Given a second life, she opens her eyes and finds herself back on the day the emperor first summoned her. She also has a ch 3.8kReads8.4Score35114d adds
- 65 An Lingrong Is Reborn into a Disastrous Start 安陵容重生到天崩开局 Reborn into the disastrous opening scene of a blood test to determine parentage, An Lingrong works to unite everyone she can. First, she gets the useless An Bihuai out of the way, then gradually takes revenge on each person who humiliated her in her previous life, ultimately finding happiness. 1. An Lingrong is still An Lingrong, and she is not a good person. 2. An Lingrong’s appearance draws on the original work’s descriptions. She has a very bewitching face. 3. Zhen Huan’s intelligence is not 8.1kReads9.3Score68814d adds
- 66 Empresses in the Palace: Lingrong Is Reborn and Becomes the Empress Dowager 甄嬛传之陵容重生做太后 Her dream of becoming a beloved imperial consort shattered, An Lingrong returned to the age of sixteen, before the selection of palace women. No longer weighed down by an illusory father-daughter bond. No longer blinded by the false favor of the imperial harem. In the end, she would forge her own path to becoming Empress Dowager. 6.3kReads9.0Score54314d adds
- 67 An Lingrong Goes on a Rampage in Hongli's Harem 安陵容在弘历后宫杀疯了 [Fan Fiction, Palace Intrigue, Feel-Good Story with a Strong Female Lead] When she first entered the palace, she was insecure, sensitive, timid, and submissive. Anyone could trample her underfoot. Later, desperate to prove herself and stop others from looking down on her, she did whatever it took to rise to the top, winning glory for herself and her family. By then, she had become ruthless, suspicious, and numb. Her heart was exhausted, but she had no choice but to keep fighting. She, too, had c 1.4kReads9.1Score14914d adds
- 68 Empresses in the Palace: An Lingrong Reborn 甄嬛传:安陵容重生 An Shishi is beautiful, graceful, and gentle, but her humble background means she enters the palace only as a Promise. Though merely a Promise, she gets along well with the Noble Ladies and the First-Class Attendants. The Noble Ladies and First-Class Attendants are her childhood friends. Though they are not as close to An Shishi as they are to each other, they still treat her with great care. The palace pays no heed to their deep sisterly affection. Everyone thinks: How could there be sisterly a 3.3kReads9.2Score30114d adds
- 69 Film and TV Crossover: Just Do Good 综影视:但行好事 Primarily "Empresses in the Palace" and "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" Very little palace intrigue + very little original content + can be read as a Qing-era transmigration story + peaceful daily life + no character assassination of the original cast + lots of original settings + sweet romance A scheming, power-hungry emperor who recognizes no one as his equal vs. a clear-eyed, perceptive, tactful consort Du Zhiying travels through various derivative worlds, hoping to become a virtuous person 5.5kReads9.1Score34114d adds
- 70 Yi Xiu Reborn: I Became the One He Could Never Forget 宜修重生:当我成了白月光 [Qing dynasty + palace intrigue + reborn + revenge + brainless wish fulfillment + a touch of sweet romance] Also known as: Reborn Yixiu: My Love, You Were Born to Be Loved; Yixiu Reborn: You Were Born to Be Loved; Yixiu Reborn: When I Became the White Moonlight Yixiu is reborn, back to the days before she entered the prince’s household. In this life, she will become Yin Zhen’s rightful primary wife, trample Ruoze underfoot, and beat Zhen Huan to a pulp! She will protect Honghui and become the ri 7.1kReads9.0Score69514d adds
- 71 Another Day of Giving a Golden Finger in Empresses in the Palace 又是在甄嬛传送金手指的一天 [One golden finger per person + only one protagonist in each world, with no crossover + all are the original characters + personalities remain unchanged] Qi Fei, who has a puppet System, exchanges for a puppet to tutor her son, so he can carry her to an easy victory! An Lingrong Xia Dongchun Yi Xiu. This is absolutely an Empresses in the Palace fanfic unlike any you've read before. The author's imagination runs wild. 7.9kReads7.7Score28514d adds
- 72 Empresses in the Palace: The Ladies Ride the Wind and Break the Waves 甄嬛传之乘风破浪的娘娘们 [Everyday food, besties being affectionate, a plan to raise a future empress dowager] What should a clear-eyed, clueless college student do after landing in the world of Empresses in the Palace as the timid, insecure An Lingrong? The An Lingrong from her previous life says, “You have to help me live with dignity!” But the Empress is sweet-tongued and treacherous, Consort Hua is arrogant and overbearing, and the Emperor is cold and heartless. How can she live with dignity? If she can't keep up wi 2.3kReads9.0Score19714d adds
- 73 The Villainess in the Harem Starts with Empresses in the Palace 后宫恶女从甄嬛传开始 [Complete] [A new book is underway, still starting with An Lingrong] Self-interest + villainess + Qing palace + palace intrigue + reborn + wish fulfillment + going mad + wild imagination + plot analysis + crossing between TV worlds Supporting characters, cannon fodder, empresses, maids, eunuchs, and palace maids from Empresses in the Palace are reborn or transmigrate into TV dramas Content warning: [This story portrays Zhen Huan negatively. She is almost always a villain here, so proceed with ca 10.1kReads8.2Score43414d adds
- 74 When An Lingrong Slays Her Way Through Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 当安陵容杀穿如懿传 An Lingrong: The meticulous and ruthless Sister An is back! Going from palace maid to empress dowager will be a piece of cake! . After being reborn, An Lingrong never expected to end up in Qianlong's harem. But this place is nothing like she remembers! (The Story of Ruyi and Empresses in the Palace don't share the same continuity, so this is more like a parallel new world.) · The older sister she wronged all her life has been possessed by an old woman who does nothing but stir up trouble. Go en 12.5kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds
- 75 A Ghost Working in Empresses in the Palace 在甄嬛传里打工的鬼 After wandering the world for many years, a young ghost bride dodges the ghost-catching business one day and enters the underworld, only to find herself in another workplace. The story revolves around Empresses in the Palace, with An Lingrong as the starting point as she tries to get by in the imperial harem. There’s just the right amount of a golden finger, and just the right amount of brains. A heads-up for friends who love Huanhuan. 30.1kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 76 Will History Repeat Itself? No, This Time I’ll Restore My Kingdom 悲剧重演?不,我这次一定要复国 This novel tells the story of Murong Fu transmigrating to different worlds to accomplish his mission of restoring his kingdom. The first world so far: Murong Fu transmigrates into Viserys III Targaryen, the beggar king! The second series features the Eighth Prince in the world of Yongzheng. 1.6kReads8.0Score10114d adds

























