Princess × Grand Secretary or Chancellor 公主×首辅或是宰相

1. 51 重 Reborn, I Killed the Grand Secretary and the Princess 重生后，我杀了首辅和公主 Mu Huahuazi木华桦子Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Reborn, I killed the Grand Secretary and the princess —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   An eye for an eye [Exploration]

2. 52 被 The Imperial Family Hears My Thoughts: The Cast-Off Daughter Wrecks the Marquis’s Manor 被皇室读心，炮灰嫡女创飞侯府 Xiao Yanxin萧砚心Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After losing her memory, being switched at birth, and having both legs crippled, Song Yunxi is tormented to death by the chosen one and her own family. Her transmigration comes with every cannon-fodder misfortune imaginable. After earning enough merit to be reborn, all Song Yunxi wants is revenge... and, while she's at it, to sit back and watch the cuckolded royal family fall, then reap the rewards. [That useless old emperor bullies his own son and is determined to pass the throne to the bastard 8.7kReads8.7Score92214d adds

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   Having accumulated enough merit for rebirth, Ye Yunxi only wants revenge... And, incidentally, to sit back and wait for the cuckolded royal family to be destroyed, so she can reap the benefits!

3. 53 和 The Political Bride Slaughters Her Way Through the Realm 和亲公主嘎嘎乱杀 Mist and Camellias雾与山茶Ancient Romance324k WordsCompleted [Fictional setting + System + Revenge to the extreme + Asura Princess + Decisive and ruthless + Strong female lead + Female emperor] Chu Nian'an was a low-ranking princess. When the imperial decree ordering her to marry into Beishuo arrived, everyone in the palace waited to see her make a fool of herself. Beishuo was her birth mother's homeland, the place that dazzling woman had spent half her life trying and failing to return to. At a banquet in Beishuo's royal court, a powerful minister's daug 72Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I highly recommend a super-powerful female protagonist novel where the protagonist rises from an abandoned daughter to an empress! The journey is filled with political intrigue, revenge, ruthlessness, and glory—everyone who reads it will say it's incredibly satisfying! If you love strong female protagonists, this is a must-read!

4. 54 腹 The Scheming Chancellor Falls for the Charming Princess 腹黑丞相爱上娇俏公主 Autumn Wind and Rustling Clouds秋风瑟云Ancient Romance183k WordsOngoing The mighty chancellor of the realm, second only to The Outcast and above all others. In public, he is imposing and full of vigor, feared by everyone. But in front of her, he becomes harmless and gentle, a devoted husband. They meet by chance in the imperial gardens, and he falls for her at first sight. Using every trick at his disposal, he marries the princess. The scheming chancellor believes in love after marriage, and that affection can grow over time. First, he has to make her his. He fights 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a must, it looks great.

5. 55 腹 I Pounced on the Scheming Prime Minister 腹黑相爷被我扑倒了 A Broad Mind Adds Years to Life心宽可增寿Ancient Romance113k WordsOngoing [No-Brain Fun] + [Historical Political Intrigue] ≈ [Sweet Romance] Slow burn! Lighthearted sweet romance. The heroine is a lovable goofball, always positive and optimistic. The hero is a scheming powerful official who plots to rule the world, but the heroine is the one person who leaves him helpless. #Historical Sweet Romance #Scheming Powerful Official #A Blackhearted Hero Beneath a Gentle Facade #Mutual Healing #Feel-Good Power Fantasy #One-on-One, Both Pure #Historical Political Intrigue #Liv 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A cunning prime minister and his useless little bodyguard. The female lead isn't a princess; she's a silly, useless little bodyguard.

6. 56 人 After His Human Antidote Ran Away, the Cold Prince Turned Dark 人形解药出走后，高冷王爷黑化了 Zhou Guihua周桂花Ancient Romance302k WordsOngoing [Big Bad Wolf + Little White Rabbit + groveling romance] Wan Hong is afflicted with a poison bug, and the only way to keep himself alive is to spend every night with a naive, simple-minded village girl. She's pitifully foolish, yet loves him to the point of obsession, her every “Brother Hong” making his heart flutter. But he is a prince, high above everyone else, while she is nothing but a lowly country girl... When they meet again, she's become the charming owner of a pastry shop, but she has —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female lead is initially mentally challenged. The male lead, under a spell, needs her to get pregnant, so he keeps her by his side and gradually develops feelings for her. When the female lead learns that the male lead has a wife, she suffers a miscarriage in grief and leaves him. The male lead desperately wants to find her. Later, the female lead loses her memory and gets involved with the male lead's younger brother, causing the male lead to become corrupted. Overall, it's not too bad; the beginning isn't particularly angsty, but the later parts involve some forced love.

7. 57 京 The Capital’s Crown Prince Is Both Doting and Flirtatious, Sending Shivers Down My Spine 京圈太子爷又宠又撩，酥麻入骨 Zi Shangxuan梓上萱Modern Romance543k WordsCompleted (No getting back together after a breakup + the hero desperately tries to win his wife back; the second male lead has a secret crush and boldly steps in; both leads are inexperienced) (A dark, devoted heir to a powerful Beijing family VS a genuine heiress, strong on the outside and soft on the inside) * Su Xia is Lu Yanting's fiancée, and she follows him around like a lovesick puppy. She's loved him for five years, but still hasn't managed to warm his heart. When she's kidnapped, Lu Yanting says 6kReads8.7Score1.3k14d adds

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   A cunning and affectionate young master from the Beijing elite circle and a bright and independent true heiress.

8. 58 恶 Reborn After My Own Son, the Cruel Empress Dowager, Stabbed Me to Death 恶毒太后被亲儿子捅死之后重生了 Ink墨色Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted The vicious Empress Dowager Jiang Mingzhu was reborn. In her previous life, to put her son on the throne, she poisoned and tried to assassinate the emperor, colluded with court officials, drugged a pregnant consort to make her miscarry, and plotted against the young crown prince. Every time she schemed, she put her own life on the line to grind her stepson's face into the dirt. But when the plot to put the son she'd worked so hard to support on the throne was exposed, he stabbed her in the back 19.6kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds
9. 59 重 Reborn: The Taipu Official Returns 重生：又见太仆大人 Tianjin Old Cat 74天津老猫74Ancient Romance120k WordsCompleted [Historical + slightly alternate history + reborn + palace intrigue + historical romance + winning back his wife] Dedicated to all the sweethearts, past and present, from East and West who have suffered injustice and false accusations! In the twenty-sixth year of the Yuanfeng era of the Hua Dynasty, sixteen-year-old Princess Xijun, daughter of the Prince of Chu, loses both her parents. Her distant uncle, the emperor, adopts her and bestows upon her the title of princess. Xier remembers enjoyin 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Princess + Powerful Minister + Prime Minister Father-in-law + General Uncle + Wealthy Brother

10. 60 招 I Teased the Stoic Tutor, and Now the Princess's Back Aches and Her Legs Feel Weak 招惹闷骚太傅，长公主腰酸腿软 A Pearl in Hand明珠在手Ancient Romance194k WordsCompleted 1V1, both pure, yandere, possessive, flirtatious push and pull, mutual devotion, happy ending, bold pursuit of love, groveling after losing her, a seductive Grand Tutor, sweet on the outside and dark within, refined scoundrel, surprising contrasts Princess Consort Chu Yue is mischievous and unruly. After she goes through countless tutors, her imperial brother, Emperor Chu Zhao, assigns the handsome top scholar Shen Jinyu to teach her, all while secretly shipping the couple. Chu Yue falls in lov 69Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The straightforward little princess teases the abstinent Grand Tutor

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