The Thousand-Year-Old Scheming Consort

Tomato's Four Funniest Stories

Any Stories About a Woman Disguised as a Man Who Becomes a Corrupt Chancellor?

The kind with a really capable female lead.

Stories About a Powerful Minister and a Clear-Headed, Intelligent Legitimate Daughter 😭

I’m fine with the male lead usurping the throne later on or not 😭 He’s kind of like Yuwen Hu.

Any Novels with a Brilliant Female Lead Who Excels at Power Plays and Scheming?

Perfect-Score Novels with Excellent Writing and Quality

Everyone who clicks in will find something worthwhile. Leave your reading lists so we can recommend books to each other.

I’d Bet I’ve Read Every Cross-Dressing-as-a-Man Story Out There

The Heroine Dies for the Hero or Is Killed by Him

Ahhhhh!!!! Girl, I want the kind where the heroine dies and the male lead is heartbroken, or he gives up saving her for power or something, and then... she dies. I love that strange kind of angst that makes my heart, liver, and lungs ache. Sometimes I wonder if I'm a! psy! cho!

Scheming Powerful Minister, Historical Romance

The male lead is a powerful minister who is both sly and ambitious, while the female lead is not foolish.

Hilarious Books (The Heroines Are All Absolute Comedians)

Whatever you do, don't read this in the middle of the night, or you'll have a really hard time holding back.

A Woman's Quest for Power

Looking for a female-led political intrigue novel like *The Chaotic Era’s Female Warlord*, where she vies for supremacy amid the chaos.

A Cool, Skilled Martial Artist Disguised as a Man, Who Holds High Office at Court

A Cool and Aloof Male Lead!!! The Female Lead Constantly Flirts with Him

The male lead isn't innocent and sweet, he's aloof and cool! The female lead keeps flirting with him. I'm begging you! (ᵒ̴̶̷̤໐ᵒ̴̶̷̤)

A Powerful Minister's Daughter: Brilliant, Ruthless, and Cunning

The heroine's father or family should be a powerful minister, feared by the emperor. I don't care whether he's a loyal minister or a treacherous one. I don't want petty household squabbles over wives, concubines, and children. I want a ruthless ambition to seize power for the family. And a powerful minister's daughter should act like one: skilled at plotting for power and wielding it.

Political Intrigue, Political Intrigue! Any Stories That Test Your Wits? Come and Put Me Through the Wringer ･᷄Ὢ･᷅

I've been a little arrogant lately and need someone to humble me. Come on, make me jealous!!!･᷅ὢ･᷄ Throw your IQ at me as hard as you can!!!(;´༎ຶٹ༎ຶ`)

Disguises Herself as a Man to Become a Court Official, Hero Is the Emperor

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A Powerful Female Lead in a Chaotic Age of Political Intrigue and Conquest

A Peerlessly Aloof Person Falls from Their Pedestal and Discovers Human Emotions

Ideally something with a Buddhist monk-like male lead. It could be a quick transmigration arc set in that kind of world, or a standalone novel. I’ve read so many stories, but I never get tired of this trope. I really love seeing someone impossibly aloof fall from his pedestal for one person, with his heart and eyes fixed entirely on them.

Stories Like The Ancient, Immortal Lord's Record of Love and Fragrance of Honey

Female Disguised as a Man, in an Ancient-Style Setting

It can be angsty or sweet, but the female lead must be powerful.

Looking for a Novel With a Female Lead Who Disguises Herself as a Man, Looks Handsome, and Is a High-Ranking Court Official

Any historical romance is fine.

Looking for Sweet Historical Romance with Court Intrigue and Equally Matched Leads

A Woman Disguised as a Man, with Great Power and Influence, in an Ancient Setting

Nothing too angsty, and preferably no fake white-lotus types.

Female Lead Disguised as a Man (She's a Heir, Prince, Chancellor, or the Like)

The female lead is a transmigrator. Both leads are strong.

The Female Lead Disguises Herself as a Man and Gets Pregnant, While the Male Lead Falls for Her in Disguise