Beneath the Phoenix's Slaughter Lies a Delicate Flower

Household-Intrigue Stories with Proper Manners and Etiquette, Like Real Life in Ancient Times

Looking for books similar to Her Husband Died in Battle, So She Raised Two Sons and a Daughter and Became the Pride of the Capital. After finishing Her Husband Died in Battle, So She Raised Two Sons and a Daughter and Became the Pride of the Capital, I’m seriously out of books to read 💔 Does anyone know stories like this, with aristocratic families that observe proper etiquette and characters who act logically?

I Was Born Noble. How Could Transmigration Compare?

I want a heroine who is a native of her world and puts her noble family and the nation's interests first. She doesn't base marriage on love, but on a powerful alliance. She's brilliant at strategy and a strong female lead. These days, it's always an ordinary woman who transmigrates, while the second female lead is a princess or noblewoman, and the daughters of great families get jealous and fight over a man. Honestly, it's so dumbed down.

Female-Led Career Story: Political Scheming, Nation-Building, and Fighting for the Realm in a Time of Chaos

I want to read something like *The Villainess Taps Her Wooden Fish, Gaining Merit Every Day*. Are there any stories where a clever, resourceful woman becomes emperor in ancient times and builds up the country, or becomes a female warlord in the Republican era, excelling at both diplomacy and warfare while plotting to conquer the world? Ideally, no romance 😃

Looking for Stories with a Female Lead Who Calls the Shots, Stays Razor-Sharp, and Is Always Scheming

Recommend a Masterpiece Rated 9.9

Looking for Clever, Scheming Female Leads Like Lü Songli and Lin Zhihuang

I want to read something similar to Dad! Lie Down Quickly, Your Daughter Will Make You the Retired Emperor!

Political Intrigue and a Big-Picture Female Lead!!!

I want a female-led story with a grand scope. A male lead is fine, too. Please, I’ve run out of books to read. It needs to be well written!

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༎ຶ`)

Tomato Novel’s Four Masterpieces: Bet You’ve Read at Least One

I refuse to believe you haven’t watched it two or three times.

Looking for High-Quality Novels with No Skipped Chapters

I'm a bit picky.

High-IQ Protagonists, Intricate Plots, No Harem, Dark and Scheming, Not Goody-Two-Shoes

Looking for a Masterpiece!!! Any Genre. I've Read So Much I'm Out of Books!

Empress, Empress, Empress: Three Times for Emphasis!

Stories about an empress.

Any Stories With a Scheming, Calculating, Coolheaded Female Lead?

Any stories with a female lead who's skilled at political intrigue, extremely calculating, and calm and collected?

Completed, Highly Rated Books

Only looking for highly rated completed novels.

A Collection of History’s Strongest Female Leads: Absolutely Electrifying!

✺◟😄◞✺ Who do you think is the most devoted male lead, the most puppy-like, or the most adorably clueless? The heroine will still protect them and get them out of danger unharmed!!

High Intelligence, Cunning Plans, Masterful Schemes, Treating the World Like a Chessboard

Looking for a novel with a protagonist like Murong Li from The Legend of Qin: someone who treats the world as a chessboard and all living beings as pieces, plans everything out, and plays life like a game, but is willing to become a piece on the board himself when necessary.

Strong Female Lead and Political Scheming! No One Acts Like an Idiot!

I don’t want a female lead disguised as a man! She should be unbelievably clever or have maxed-out combat skills. She could be a princess, a martial artist, or anything else. She shouldn’t rely on the male lead’s help. Using her own strength as a woman, she turns the situation upside down. The process can be difficult, but in the end she should achieve her ideals.

Any Grand-scale Historical Political Intrigue Novels?

The male and female leads should be smart, not foolish and naive.

Looking for High-Quality Political Intrigue with a Powerful Female Lead

Looking for high-quality stories with strong female leads, focused on power struggles. The male lead can be strong or not, as long as he doesn't hold her back.

A True Heiress From an Aristocratic Family: Proper, Polished, Scheming, and Not a Doormat

I Declare Lu Songli the Top Female Schemer in Tomato Fiction

Looking for books like After the Marriage Swap, the Cannon-Fodder Original Wife Gets a Happy Ending with the Young General. I love stories with a smart heroine who has both brains and tactics. It’s even rarer to find a capable second male lead who isn’t made stupid or forced into the plot. In the end, the person who understands you best is your enemy.

A Cool, Powerful Female Lead in an Ancient-Style Setting, Ruthless and Decisive, Controlling Everything

A powerful female lead whose intelligence and combat ability are both off the charts. She is skilled at keeping control of the entire situation, dominant, set in an ancient-style world, and of noble status. Anyone foolish enough to provoke her will end up wishing they were dead.

Any Historical Romance with a Brilliant, Strategic, Strong Female Lead?

A little funny, but definitely well-written, like novels such as Imperial Exams and the Strongest Female Chief Councillor, or Blossoms in Adversity.