Novels like The Palace of the Emperor
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Palace of the Emperor, best match first.
- 51 The Exorcist 驱魔人 Synopsis: Life is like a game of chess, nothing more than a game. But what if you find yourself facing one deadly setup after another: sinister traps, baffling mysteries, crises, and dead ends? Clues fit together piece by piece as each layer of mystery is peeled away: long hair twisting beneath the water, a young woman stripped of her face before a mirror, a vicious and uncanny “seal man,” an inexplicable shadow in the basement... They will send a bone-deep chill through you on a summer day. Rea 1Votes254.3kRecs338.9kFans
- 52 A Noble Marriage 世婚 Their families arranged their marriage for generations to come, with no regard for love, only to unite two surnames. She withered like a spring flower, only to be reborn. Her circumstances were the same, but her life took a different path. She knew what would happen along the way, but couldn’t guess how it would end. Being reborn wasn’t just about revenge. Being reborn didn’t offer an opportunity to her alone. She had been reborn to prevent tragedy and bring greater happiness to more people. *, 0Votes369kRecs397.3kFans
- 53 The Iron Lady 铁娘 She came from the apocalypse to the populous Jin family. As the youngest daughter of the Jin family, she received far more than the others. Jin Yun looked at the rare egg in her hand and made up her mind! She would use the most unique blacksmithing techniques to lead the Jin family to the highest peak! 0Votes82.6kRecs52.6kFans
- 54 The Steward 掌事 She was a craftsperson’s daughter, just a little higher in status than a merchant, and just a little better at shipbuilding. She hid away in a mansion as a maid, working hard to become a steward. She thought her ambitions were modest and the task wouldn’t be too difficult, but then she met someone And so, as she walked this road, it suddenly branched off... Her completed VIP novels, The Feng Family’s Daughter and Reborn to Build the Perfect Home, are proof of her reliable writing record. 1Votes471.9kRecs171.2kFans
- 55 A Bond Forged by Medicine 药结同心 Shen Liumei, an unemployed herbal pharmacist, wakes up in ancient times after a fatal accident. She has become the daughter of a disgraced official, fallen on hard times. In this second life, can she fulfill her wishes and find a happy, beautiful life? 0Votes224.3kRecs242.6kFans
- 56 The Phoenix Imprisoned by the Phoenix 凤囚凰 It was an age of tall hats and broad sashes, flowing robes and wide sleeves, and singing with abandon. A faint fragrance drifted through the air, mingling with the music of mountains and streams. The world was a chessboard. Who was the player moving the pieces? Though she had transmigrated as a princess, Chu Yu’s version of the role was unlike anything anyone had ever seen, and utterly astonishing. The completed novels Dragon Dragon Dragon and Lady Floating Fist, and the new no 2Votes281.1kRecs706.6kFans
- 57 The Mistress of the Household 掌家娘子 Her birth mother was cast out by her father, and her stepmother plotted to frame her. Was her life destined to end like this? For Yao Wanning, this was only the beginning. From now on, she would stop being cautious and swallowing her anger, and would make sure the wicked suffered to the fullest. A modern psychologist arrives in ancient times. She'll have to deal with household, business, and palace rivalries alike. After all, she's the lady in charge of the family. P.S. And then there's him. No 0Votes257.5kRecs191.4kFans
- 58 Murder in a Distinguished Family 名门闺杀 In her previous life, she was born into an aristocratic family. Her frail health meant she was well protected, and she gradually grew into a dignified, gentle young woman. In this life, she was born into a distinguished family, but her mother died young, her father ignored her, her stepmother tormented her, and her grandmother was cold toward her. Everyone said Third Miss Wang was gentle and generous, never knowing that she had once been the darling of the family, sharp-tongued and domineering, 0Votes138.1kRecs229.9kFans
- 59 Reborn with the Fragrance of Medicine 重生之药香 She had nothing left to live for, yet woke up ten years in the past. Her family is still alive, and she hasn’t yet been forced to depend on others. Her fate is at a turning point. Reborn with a burning hatred, can she rewrite her destiny? 0Votes142.9kRecs293.4kFans
- 60 Nirvana in Fire 琅琊榜 The Langya List, a tale of changing fortunes, gathers the realm’s extraordinary talents. It tells the story of Mei Changsu, the “Qilin Genius,” whose unmatched brilliance allows him, despite his frail health, to unravel layer upon layer of mystery and outwit treacherous villains. He seeks revenge to clear the name of those wrongfully condemned years ago and help a new ruler ascend the throne. From a resolutely masculine perspective, it reflects the profound loyalty and enduring bonds between men 1Votes1.5MRecs745.3kFans
- 61 The Lost Jade of the New Tang Dynasty 新唐遗玉 Without a father, I still have a mother. Life goes on, and Chang'an is mine to roam! (Transmigrate into an alternate historical setting; no painstaking historical research required.) For my new project, head over to The Princess Consort Has Returned. 0Votes533.7kRecs210.7kFans
- 62 The Lord Has Returned 君归矣 This book began in May 2017 and was rewritten in April 2025. A note: This book has no romance pairing, no female emperor, a huge cast, and many long-running clues and plot threads. It's an unconventional, eclectic fantasy with a high barrier to entry...and all kinds of potentially frustrating elements rolled into one book. Also, the book is set against the backdrop of the Two Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties. The events and characters are all drawn from old records that Xiao Xian dug up. 25Votes705.6kRecs89.7kFans
- 63 Flowers Bloom in Spring 花开春暖 Reborn as a beautiful young woman in ancient times, she and her elderly wet nurse depend on each other for survival. Though orphaned at a young age and forced to live under someone else’s roof, she is still happy with a quiet life spent admiring streams winding beneath little bridges. Can she hold on to her childhood sweetheart? What will she do about the riches and trouble that come crashing down on her? Hmph! She’ll take things as they come. Who’s afraid of whom? New 1Votes173.5kRecs217kFans
- 64 Displaying Beautiful Brocade 良陈美锦 Before she was forty, she was plagued by countless illnesses. When she died, her son was getting married. Jinchao thought she had nothing left to live for, but when she woke, she was young again, in the prime of her life. Back then, my love never wavered; now, I’m as hard as a blade. This book has been published in simplified Chinese and is available to order from Dangdang, JD.com, and Amazon. We welcome your orders! 1Votes300.5kRecs575kFans
- 65 Slay the Sand 诛砂 When it comes to wishes, perhaps no one would believe her. But Xie Rouhui's greatest wish was simply to be able to say no. Starting one summer when she was twelve years old, if she had said no back then, her sister would not have been swept away by the water, she would not have been rejected by her family, she would not have abandoned her own child, she would not have been married off by her father to Prince Zhenbei as his second wife, she would not have been humiliated by her stepson, and she w 0Votes648.3kRecs281.7kFans
- 66 The Young Lady of the Yamen 千金小衙内 As the descendant of a court official and a textbook young master, Xu Youran has spent her whole life strolling around and living the life of a spoiled dandy. She has a whole host of childhood friends who could become her future husband, and from then on she expects to live the life of her dreams. Then one day, her mother delivers the dreadful news: "Daughter, it's time for you to get married!!!" Heroine profile: Name: Xu Youran. Gender: Female. Description: A highly dangerous little girl. Threa 0Votes86.1kRecs50kFans
- 67 Everything Goes as It Should 万事如易 Fortune and misfortune are easy to calculate, but the human heart is hard to fathom. Good and evil are easy to discern, but right and wrong are hard to judge. Life and death are easy to overcome, but love and hatred are hard to resolve. The world is easy to claim, but who can say who will win or lose? A signpost to a new story: The Princess Bride Has Returned. 0Votes559.7kRecs195.2kFans
- 68 The Melon Fields and the Li Family 瓜田李夏 The orphan Xia Zhi transmigrates. Her father: a scholar... henpecked by his wife (someone should take away his medicine). Her mother: beautiful and capable... favors sons over daughters and constantly helps her own family (beyond help). Xia Zhi: I'm not marrying an idiot! 0Votes343.1kRecs90.9kFans
- 69 The Eldest Daughter 长嫡 The Xie family is scheming to claim the Fu family's century-old fortune. Marquis Fu is scheming for power and a bright future. In her dreams, she is a discarded pawn, sacrificed in their power game. Her mother takes her own life by jumping into a well, and she is hastily married off to the Lu family's impoverished son, a man renowned throughout the land. Yet she dies young, in the prime of her life. When she opens her eyes, she lets out a cold laugh. You'd all better repent! 1Votes844.4kRecs529.3kFans
- 70 A Good End 善终 The Du family had a daughter. Three months after their wedding, her husband received an imperial order, donned his armor, and set off for war. From then on, they spent more time apart than together. Five years after their marriage, her husband died on the battlefield, wrapped in his armor as his burial shroud. She wept away all her tears, adopted a clansman’s son, and devoted herself to the Buddha beneath a solitary lamp, earning a chastity 1Votes285kRecs274.8kFans
- 71 The Most Beautiful Spring 最春风 Luo Jinyan has been reborn, but ten years too early! Luo Jinyan looks at her devoted father and thinks, Now that I'm back, plenty of people's fates are going to change in this life. 1Votes211.6kRecs126.3kFans
- 72 The Heiress's Grand Scheme 嫡谋 (The print edition of Schemes of the Di Daughter has been published in both simplified and traditional Chinese.) In her previous life, her so-called blood relatives told her that sacrificing herself for the family’s interests was the greatest honor a Ren family daughter could have. As a result, she became enemies with her older sister, her mother died young in tears, and her father fell beneath a rain of arrows... Reborn at the age when she was just beginning her education, she would no long 16Votes459kRecs630.2kFans
- 73 A Hard Road to Immortality 一仙难求 As a female cultivator, there are countless obstacles to overcome on the path to immortality. Talent, cultivation methods, pills, and magical treasures: you can't do without any of them. Love, weakness, mercy, and greed: you can't afford too much of any of them. Without the former, cultivation is too slow. With too much of the latter, you're doomed too soon. On top of that, your looks must be just right, and your wisdom neither too much nor too little. The new book, Destiny's Chosen Phoen 1Votes814kRecs244.9kFans
- 74 The Medical Classic of a Delicate Lady 娇娘医经 Cheng Jiaoniang’s simpleminded son has recovered. But she can’t help feeling that she is and isn’t Cheng Jiaoniang. Strange memories have appeared in her mind. As the daughter abandoned by the Cheng family, she still has to return to them. But she’s there to recover her memories, not to be scorned and bullied. [Romance] 1Votes930.3kRecs455.6kFans
- 75 Brocade Paulownia 锦桐 Li Tong was reborn and finally saw clearly. It turned out he had never loved her or cherished her... Jiang Huanzhang defies fate and returns. This time, he will climb even higher and become the true The Outcast, above everyone but one... Ning Yuan has come from a thousand miles away: Jiang Huanzhang, I make a living out of ruining people, and I never get tired of it... 1Votes1.7MRecs958.1kFans
- 76 Delicate Flower 花娇 In her previous life, Yu Tang lost her family and home. In this life, all she wants is to help her eldest cousin restore the family business. Pei Yan (giving her a cold look): “If someone is being nice for no reason, they’re up to no good! This girl is always hanging around me. Is she after the position of the Pei family’s matriarch?” Yu Tang (silently shedding tears): “No, you’ve got it all wrong! I just want to invest a tiny bit in your family’s fleet when it sets sail and earn a little spendi 1Votes2.7MRecs1.3MFans
- 77 Golden Branch 金枝 She was confident in her exceptional intelligence and always strove to do everything perfectly. She thought that becoming a virtuous, supportive wife who followed her husband's lead would do no disservice to her future husband. Unfortunately, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé didn't see it that way. In the end, her family was destroyed, and she lost everything. At last, even Heaven couldn't bear to watch and gave her a chance to start over… (The author is terrible at writing blurbs. Just read 0Votes749kRecs224.1kFans
- 78 Auspicious Divination 吉卦 New book: My Beloved Consort, Save Me [One-on-one pampering romance, doted on beyond measure] While visiting the mountain, she encounters a handsome man, as ethereal as an immortal banished from heaven. Yuheng: If I could choose only one between the throne and you, Ji Yunliu, I would choose only you. Even being above all others cannot compare to a single glance from you. There is a reader group: 4-2-1-1-5-6-9-1-6. Join the group and enter the male lead's name. (⊙o⊙) 0Votes134.8kRecs88.7kFans
- 79 The Growth Diary of Nuwa 女娲成长日记 Who are you looking for?! The Dragon King?! Oh, the supermarket has a sale today, so he went to grab some bargains. Erlang Shen?! I heard there's a matchmaking banquet. If he doesn't go, his mother will cry, make a scene, and threaten to hang herself. You get the idea. The Supreme Old Lord?! His online shop selling pills got shut down, and he nearly got taken to the police station. He's lying low in seclusion for now. You want to know who I am?! Oh, I'm Nuwa. This book is complete. Fee 0Votes634.2kRecs127.8kFans
- 80 Jun Jiuling 君九龄 In the winter of the third year of Taikang, a girl came to the Ning family in Beiliu Town, Yangcheng, claiming to be a long-lost relative; After her marriage proposal was rejected, the girl decided to prove her determination by dying in front of the Ning family home; When the girl who had died opened her eyes once again; The fates of many people were turned upside down. [Romance] 3Votes5.4MRecs1.8MFans
- 81 The Great Empress 大帝姬 After transmigrating, Xue Qing discovers she’s been pretending to be a man to trick someone into marriage. And that’s not all. She’s hiding an even bigger deception. This is the story of someone with many secrets. 4Votes5.4MRecs1.6MFans
- 82 The Mortal Girl's Immortal Gourd 凡女仙葫 Mortal girl Mo Qingchen has a low aptitude and a fake four-element spirit root, making every step of her cultivation journey a struggle. Fortunately, the wine gourd she carries can accelerate the growth of spirit herbs, and… open a path to the heavens for her. See how this ordinary girl takes her immortal gourd, turns the cultivation world on its head, and embarks on a journey to ask the heavens! 2Votes273.2kRecs189.8kFans
- 83 Ninefold Purple 九重紫 Dou Zhao thinks she may not have much longer to live. Lately, she keeps dreaming that she’s back in her childhood, sitting beneath a wisteria-covered trellis and swinging her chubby little legs while her plump, white nursemaid, round as a steamed bun, feeds her... But if she really returned to her childhood, how different would her life be? Ninefold Purple is a story of being reborn! ※ Unless something unexpected comes up, updat 5Votes1.5MRecs658.9kFans
- 84 The Hunter's World 猎者天下 The happiest thing in the world is making a mistake and having the chance to regret it. Once stubbornly single-minded when playing games, she is reborn at a time when her parents still dote on her. To take care of her family, she becomes a small-time professional gamer. However, instead of choosing the human mage class she knows so well, she chooses the elven hunter. Can she still become the right hand of God? 0Votes402.5kRecs165.2kFans
- 85 The Slow Passage of Time 韶光慢 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese, and Thai) Qiao Zhao married one of the capital’s most distinguished young noblemen. But just after the wedding ceremony, her husband was ordered to war. When they met again, he pinned her to the city wall with an arrow. She opened her eyes in the body of a girl riding a donkey, racking her brains over how to get back to the capital. 0Votes1.2MRecs697.6kFans
- 86 Glory of China 盛华 The legend of My Family’s A-Nuan begins! Come on in! Empress Dowager Li had fought her way through every obstacle and governed the country on behalf of the emperor for over a decade. Then she suddenly found herself back in the body of her five-year-old self. Well, I suppose she’d just have to start over. The new book Warm Lord is now being serialized. 5Votes1.9MRecs295.1kFans
- 87 The Art of Coquetry 娇术 Reborn as an ungrateful refugee girl, she was on the verge of forcing her traveling companion to give his life to save her. Ji Qingling looked at the little boy's name across from her, nearly in tears. “Sir, can we make a deal? They say a prime minister's heart is big enough to sail a boat. Since you're destined to become a great general and minister, could you let me off the hook this once?” 12Votes621.7kRecs608.9kFans
- 88 The First Marquis 第一侯 Li Minglou dies a wretched death, then is reborn ten years in the past. But she feels no joy at the prospect of taking revenge for every wrong done to her. If she wants to live like a normal person, she must first keep a low profile. [Romance] 3Votes4.2MRecs677.8kFans
- 89 Chronicles of the Green Ghost 青诡纪事 Synopsis: He Qing is an ordinary college student living an ordinary life. The only unusual thing about her is that she can always see things other people can’t… The old-fashioned writing style is a little rough around the edges [important!!!], so please be patient. The characters’ values do not represent the author’s. Some of the Taoist spells in this story come from online sources, and some are made up by me. No romance. If any chapters 0Votes436.5kRecs519.3kFans
- 90 Destined to Be a Queen 天命为凰 Lu Mingshu has never believed in fate. Not when her father remarried and her family fell apart, nor when she was abandoned in a mountain valley to fend for herself. Not when she lacked the resources to cultivate, and even less when everyone turned against her. She clawed her way up from the dust, and in a single day soared to the clouds, drawing the world’s attention! If justice won’t come to me, I’ll take it for myself. If fate won’t grant me a way forward, I’ll carve one out. So what if fate h 0Votes1.3MRecs821.6kFans
- 91 Entertainment Headlines 娱乐圈头条 From the cherished daughter of the Feng family, she is reborn as a newcomer from a poor family, wholly determined to enter the entertainment industry by relying on her beauty. 5Votes1.5MRecs584.7kFans
- 92 The Concubine's Daughter's Strategy (Original Novel of The Sword and the Brocade) 庶女攻略（《锦心似玉》原著） The original novel of The Sword and the Brocade, starring Wallace Chung and Seven Tan. Birdsong echoes as the distant mountains unfold; mist fills the woods as she wanders alone. In the clear haze, she hears the willows being cut; climbing the tower, she gazes into the distance, waiting for him to come. Amid embroidered silks and jeweled ornaments, she is merely a low-status concubine-born daughter... In short, it is the story of a concubine-born daughter striving to rise! 9Votes2.6MRecs761.5kFans
- 93 The Cannon Fodder Strategy 炮灰攻略 After dying unexpectedly, Baihe gets a chance to survive. To keep things as they are, she has no choice but to transmigrate into all kinds of plot-driven stories and complete missions. New book: Chang Di The Xie family schemes for a century of good fortune for the Fu family. Marquis Fu schemes for power and a promising future. In her dreams, she is a discarded pawn, sacrificed in a contest of wits. Her mother throws herself into a well and dies, while she is hurriedly married off to the Lu famil 1Votes1.2MRecs357.9kFans
- 94 Mu Nanzhi (Original Novel of The Story of Jianan) 慕南枝（《嘉南传》原著） In his previous life, Li Qian spent his whole life yearning for Empress Dowager Jiang Xian. In this life, Li Qian decides that having a beautiful woman in his arms beats longing for her from a thousand miles away. He’ll just abduct Princess Jianan, Jiang Xian, first... P.S. An important point bears repeating three times: this is a story about the female lead being reborn, this is a story about the female lead being reborn, this is a story about the female lead being reborn. 7Votes5MRecs1.3MFans
- 95 Return to the Ming Dynasty as a Prince 回到明朝当王爷 [The animated adaptation, The Beacon Fire of March, is now airing] Through a series of mishaps, Zheng Shaopeng, a well-meaning fool for nine lifetimes, finds himself back in the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty. It is a colorful age, filled with the wickedness of the Eight Tigers of the capital, the romantic flair of the Four Great Talents of Jiangnan, the teachings of the great Confucian Wang Yangming, and the absurd antics of the Zhengde Emperor, Zhu Houzhao. Having stumbled into this world in 12Votes5.2MRecs2.3MFans
- 96 Tales of Herding Gods 牧神记 The ancestral rule of the Great Ruins says: When night falls, do not go outside. The old, weak, sick, and disabled residents of the Great Ruins’ Remnant Village find a baby by the river and name him Qin Mu. They raise him with painstaking care. One day, night falls and darkness engulfs the Great Ruins. Qin Mu steps out of his home… Be a villain who revels in the spring breeze! That’s what the blind man tells him. Qin Mu’s rise as a villain is just beginning! 128Votes15.5MRecs7.6MFans
