The Crown Princess Is Reborn: She Transmigrates a Century into the Future to Ruin His Empire

[This one's basically a practice piece. It's readable, but not very good. Check out the author's new book, The Mad Emperor's Captive: His Empress Has Run Away Again]

[Historical power struggles + Frail female strategist + Playing the pig to eat the tiger + Multiple male leads + Powerful cast + Everyone is evil]

Mu Ziyao, princess of Beiqi, marries into Yuan'an from ten miles of wedding finery, becoming the envy of all as the Crown Princess of Yuan'an.

She thinks she's secured a lifetime of happiness, never realizing she's merely a pawn in her husband's bid to conquer the realm.

Overnight, her entire family in Beiqi is wiped out, and she dies in a pool of blood in the Eastern Palace, consumed by hatred.

After her death, the Crown Prince helps his father unify the realm, eventually securing the throne and becoming the revered Emperor Taizong.

The history books depict her as a wicked woman who colluded with the enemy and deserved her death.

They glorify him as a wise and mighty sage ruler who unified the realm.

A hundred years later, Mu Ziyao's soul transmigrates into Leng Shiyao, the legitimate daughter of Yuan'an's Vice Minister of War in the capital.

Fine. A hundred years ago, you slaughtered my entire family. A hundred years later, I'll bring your dynasty down.

Fair enough.

[Reading Guide]

* A true revenge story with a strong female lead whose intelligence stays sharp throughout

* Frail and gentle on the surface, secretly bringing down a dynasty: an extreme contrast

* A complex, compelling romance where love and hate are both weapons of revenge

* The grand drama of a dynasty's fall: a hundred years of plotting, all brought to a close in one stroke