Strong Female Lead, Political Intrigue, and a Chaotic Era: From the Start, She’s on the Run as She Fights for Supremacy 女强+权谋+乱世+争霸开局即逃亡，乱世女诸

1. 251 农 A Peasant Girl Works the Factory Floor, Raises Kids, and Builds an Empire in Chaotic Times 农女工厂打螺丝，乱世养崽建帝国 Little Lady Who Loves Gossip爱吃瓜的小娘子Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted (Strong female lead + travel between ancient and modern times + no romance + working a modern job to earn supplies + vying for supremacy in an ancient war-torn world + fleeing famine and building infrastructure) In a war-torn world beset by disasters, Niu Dali was fleeing pursuers with her child when she missed a step and fell into the “underworld.” She thought she was about to be thrown into a boiling cauldron, but a young ghost instead dragged her off to work in a factory. “Assembly-line work, 246Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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   The heroine travels from ancient times to the present, escaping from troubled times and traveling to modern times to work and study to earn supplies, then returns to ancient times to build infrastructure to support her family and refugees, and strive for world hegemony. My own words are to drive screws during the day, conquer the world at night, kill decisively and with principles.

2. 252 有 With the Tyrant’s Mind-Reading Ability, I’m Slaying My Way Through the Imperial Palace 有了暴君读心术，我在皇宫杀疯了 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted [Hilarious Transmigration + Historical Romance + Mind Reading + Pocket Space with a Spirit Spring + Healing a Yandere + Palace Intrigue and Power Struggles + Sweet, Devoted Romance + Medical Skills] Modern miracle doctor Ye Li dies suddenly and transmigrates, becoming the neglected consort of a deranged tyrant. The tyrant is a madman, a complete lunatic, and every night he goes on a killing spree. The original heroine is blinded by love and gullibly trusts Prince Jin's vows. She helps him kill t 274Reads6.5Score—Shelves
3. 253 公 After the Princess Refused a Political Marriage, She Conquered the Empire 公主拒绝和亲后，称霸了江山 Evening Ripples晚漾Ancient Romance395k WordsCompleted [No rebirth or transmigration + powerful female lead + nation and family + court politics and ambition + light, stress-relieving power fantasy] Princess Chaohuang, daughter of the late crown prince, is deeply beloved by the emperor and the most exalted princess in the Kingdom of Xining. But the great clans consider her a thorn in their side and are constantly trying to drive her out. The daily question: Has Princess Chaohuang been kicked out of the Eastern Palace yet? Envoys from enemy states: W 384Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   The battle between the imperial power and the aristocratic family. The heroine is the daughter of the Prince of the East Palace and the most beloved princess of the royal family. The pattern is really big. She has been fighting with the aristocratic family to protect the royal people as a princess. She relies on her own strategies throughout the process. All the members are career-minded. It is very interesting to watch.

4. 254 奸 The Treacherous Minister 奸臣 Lan Jia Sanshao蓝家三少Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Zhao Wuyou was the son of a treacherous minister, and everyone at court had to respectfully call him “Little Chancellor.” Father and son controlled the court and toyed with political power, so plenty of people wanted him dead. Mu Baili was the eunuch in charge of the Directorate of Ceremonial and the governor of the Eastern Depot. He seemed respectful, mild-mannered, and kind to everyone, but in truth he was a wolf who devoured people without leaving a bone. What a shame that such a ruthless ma 4.6kReads9.1Score500Shelves

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   The first book is different from other hegemony stories, where the heroine is an emperor. The heroine in this book wants to change the dynasty to the era after the Republic of China (there are more group portraits). I don't have a system, I don't know if there is a CP, I haven't seen it yet. In the second book, the heroine is dedicated to her career and her IQ is online. The IQs of other characters are also online. There is no system. The author said there is a CP but I don't know who it is yet. In the third book, the female protagonist slowly climbed up from a low-level official to a high position. She encountered several dangers in the process, but she solved them all by herself, without relying on the male protagonist! (This one also has no system, it has CP) The fourth book has no CP. It's been a long time and I forgot to talk about it, but it is also a wonderful book. In the fifth book, the IQs of the male and female protagonists are online, and they are a perfect match! I also forgot the content of the sixth book, but I also liked it.

5. 255 带 I Became the Founding Empress in Ancient Times with a System 带着系统在古代做开国女帝 Carrot Corn 11胡萝卜玉米11Ancient Romance415k WordsOngoing Strong female lead + fictional setting + farming + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure + claiming kingship in a chaotic age (Contains many original worldbuilding details.) [The male lead is mostly in the background. I'm not very good at writing romance, so this story focuses almost entirely on the female lead's career.] Transmigrated as a county magistrate, she faces starving people in front of her and Japanese pirates lurking behind. With a dilapidated county office, an emperor who exploits t 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's still being serialized, but it's really good

6. 256 女 The Tyrannical Empress and the Chaste Heir Whose Beauty Bewitches All 女帝暴虐，禁欲世子他美色撩人 Yu of the Three-Tiered Tower三重楼喻Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted [Completed ❤️] Transmigration + 1v1 + strong female lead and weaker male lead + coercion + woman disguised as a man + decisive and ruthless heroine vs. restrained, reserved, beautiful but tragic hero [Warning: strong female lead and weaker male lead!!!] Feng Jin, an executive at a publicly listed corporation, suddenly died and transmigrated into the body of a tyrannical, cruel, mentally unstable crown prince who was a woman disguised as a man. From the start, a beautiful man offered himself to h 6.8kReads9.3Score777Shelves
7. 257 系 System: Watch Her Build a Nation in Chaotic Times and Become Empress! 系统：看她乱世基建做女帝！ Great Luck and Great Strength大桔大力Ancient Romance118k WordsCompleted [Empress + infrastructure building + System + power struggle in troubled times] Fang Li transmigrates into a chaotic era. Her father has just breathed his last, her mother died long ago, bandits are everywhere, warfare rages, and human lives are worth less than grass. Fang Li: “...” Does Heaven even want me to survive?! To scrape by in these troubled times, Fang Li has no choice but to roll up her sleeves and work like mad. But things don't seem to be going the way she expected. “Congratulations 102Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Empress + Infrastructure + System + Struggle for Hegemony in Troubled Times]——-Fang Li travels through troubled times. His father has just died, his mother has died long ago, bandits are around him, military disasters are happening one after another, and human lives are like grass. Fang Li: ".." Does the thief God want her to live?! In order to survive in troubled times, Fang Li can only roll up his sleeves and work hard. However, the plot seemed to be different from what she thought. "Congratulations to the host for winning a hand cake in the lottery!" Fang Li: Familiar smell, delicious! "Congratulations to the host for winning a pair of slippers that feel like shit!" Fang Li: Would she dare to wear sandals in ancient times? (Smiling face) "Congratulations to the host for winning the barefoot lottery. Doctor's manual!" Fang Li: Baby! "Congratulations to the host for winning the iron and steelmaking technical manual through the lottery!" Fang Li:!!! Unknowingly, Fang Li has countless money in her hands, with elite soldiers and generals arrayed beside her. It will be difficult for her to explain without fighting for the throne!

8. 258 兴 The Flourishing Capital of Luoyang 兴洛长都 Autumn Moon Over a River冷月一江秋Two Female Leads2.8M WordsOngoing This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance between the characters and historical figures is purely for inspiration. Please don’t compare them with real historical figures. This is not a historical novel. This is not a historical novel. This is not a historical novel. You can curse me out, but whatever you do, don’t believe me! If reading this affects your understanding in any way, I accept no responsibility. Xiao Yuanyuan transmigrated, but she refused to believe it. Never mind the di 11Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   A collection of stories about strong women in troubled times ❣️Daddy, the heroine and her mother both traveled through time, had a golden finger, the girl disguised herself as a man, and even faked a marriage [making faces] ❣️Dad, lie down quickly, the heroine turned into a daughter and found an aide, all relying on talent and strategy, this is highly recommended. ❣️On the day I read the book, the heroine has a golden finger. It was written during the Republic of China. Fighting the Japanese is like playing a game. The writing is also great! Highly recommended. ❣️Save your life through troubled times. In this book with two female protagonists, the female protagonist will most likely not become an empress, but a richest woman. ❣️The heroine of Canary is very miserable in the early stage, but she is the only eldest princess, the only bloodline, and later becomes the empress [please pay attention]

9. 259 鬼 Japanese Invaders, Don't Run! The Strongest Couple of the 1940s Joins Forces to Wipe You Out 鬼子别跑！四零最强夫妇联手歼敌 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + fleeing famine + transmigrate into a book + war + an era-version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith + deadly combat + alternate Republic of China] Yun Chuyou has transmigrated into a book again, becoming the fake heiress and female supporting character in the male-oriented novel Beacon Fires Across the Land. With a face so beautiful she can get away with murder, she should have had every advantage from the start. Instead, her “landlord father” kicks her out, starving refugees try to rob 14.4kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
10. 260 功 Merit System: Surviving in a Chaotic Age 功德系统：乱世苟命记 Idle Chat, No Gossip闲谈莫论Ancient Romance201k WordsCompleted Gu Ruotong always died in different ways in her dreams. After unexpectedly saving herself, she transmigrated into the body of a frail young lady in ancient times. Having died over and over in excruciating agony, she swore she would do whatever it took to stay alive. But in a turbulent era filled with powerful figures, what could a little nobody like her possibly do? Amid the clash of blades and arrows, her mother shoved her into a secret room. “Tongtong, be good and stay hidden. Don’t come out.” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Strong women, troubled times, one is about founding a country and fighting for hegemony, the other is about surviving in troubled times

11. 261 什 What Canary? I'm Clearly Playing the Empress's Role 什么金丝雀？我明明拿的女帝剧本 Aili Who Loves the Double-Row Keyboard喜欢双排键的爱梨Ancient Romance323k WordsOngoing [There is a central romance, but the true love interest appears much later. Overall, this is a story about a woman growing into an empress. The female lead gets revenge on a man and turns the tables on him, not through wishful thinking but with real, concrete retribution. You won’t regret giving this one a try!] Theme: Opposing feudalism, authoritarian power, and Stockholm syndrome. Note: The early story has a caged-songbird romance; later, the female lead becomes emperor. Shen Nian, once a scul 216Reads8.7Score—Shelves
12. 262 反 The Villainess Goes on a Rampage Across the Nine Continents! The Protagonists All Kneel 反派女配杀疯九洲！主角们都跪了 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted “If the author says there's no romance, then there really isn't.” She became the saintess of one of the Four Great Sacred Lands, with exceptional talent, a prestigious position, and a decent fortune. And yet, with such an impressive setup, she was destined to be a cannon-fodder villain in countless stories about male and female leads. To avoid being won over or defeated, and to stay alive, she had no choice but to strike first. Oh, did I hit too hard? My mistake, my mistake. Go recover, then com 20.7kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    There is also a book "Stand down and let me come"

13. 263 9 Even the Apocalypse Can’t Escape the Blessings of 996 996的福报末世也逃不掉 Mighty Little Tiger威猛小老虎Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + world-building + ensemble cast] [Content warning: 1. The protagonist starts out weak, and her mindset and abilities develop gradually. 2. There is a lot of setup early on, so please be patient as you read.] [This is a very long novel, and every plot thread will be resolved. Updates are steady, so read with confidence.] Ning Yunqing, an ordinary overworked office worker, accidentally transmigrated because someone had a cat but hadn't secured the windows. She became an autistic g 19Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    This book has a low rating but it's really good

14. 264 从 A Rebel's Life from Scratch 从零开始的反贼生涯 Ga Re噶热Historical308k WordsOngoing Rebellion + Farming + Hegemony + No System + Empress Protagonist + No CP + Career-Focused Story + Slower Pace The protagonist transmigrates as the daughter of a bandit chieftain. Starting on the Hunan-Jiangxi border, she slowly builds her strength, takes over a county seat, repels government forces, and grows a bandit camp of fewer than fifty people into a unified dynasty. “That’s how the Great Zhou court works. The common people just need to devote themselves wholeheartedly to farming, pay the 16Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 265 假 After Faking Nobility, I Became a God 假冒贵族后我成神了 A Scholar Through and Through书生本色Fantastical Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Fake aristocrat + true queen + secret identities + everyone’s favorite + nation-building + personal growth] Luo Wei transmigrates into the body of a lowly commoner who passed herself off as a noble girl to enroll at school. Her identity is about to be exposed, and she’ll be despised and cursed by the entire school before being hanged at the gallows in the marketplace. Luo Wei: What’s there to be afraid of? I just have to pretend to be a noble. As someone from the twenty-first century, I can act 130.6kReads9.5Score13.6kShelves
16. 266 兽 Beast World: Bet You Didn’t Expect Me to Turn Myself In 兽世：没想到吧，我把自己上交了 A Bowl of Lamb Offal Soup喝碗羊杂汤Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Beast World, farming, infrastructure building, interworld development, cooperation with the nation, turning everything over to the country, and an ambitious heroine (ambition is not a derogatory term) (National cooperation, with an overwhelmingly powerful cheat) What should you do if you become the absurdly pampered wife heroine in a beast-world conquest novel? Jiang Jiao turned around and handed herself over to the country, clinging to the leg of her motherland. Jiang Jiao: Mom, food, pleas 24.4kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves
17. 267 神 The Age of the Gods: All My Followers Are False Believers 神明时代：我的眷属全是假信徒 A Demon Forged by a Hundred Sins百罪成魔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (No Romance) He Xiaoxiao was one of countless impoverished students born into this world of gods, and by chance, she was admitted to one of the top universities. Yanhuang Academy was one of the best universities around. Its students were all rich or powerful, and everyone had to keep their identity hidden. No one here could use their status to lord it over others, which seemed like the best environment for her to thrive. She successfully awakened her own nascent divine realm and began cultivatin 17.1kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
18. 268 我 The Villain and I Pretend to Be Deeply in Love 我和反派互演深情 Year After Year, No Fish年年不吃鱼Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted Lu Yao, who is suffering from late-stage brain cancer, is summoned by another version of herself from a different world. They switch bodies, and she becomes an esper with a treasure in her heart, hunted by others. Along with regaining her health, she also gets a baby who turns into a poisonous little skeleton whenever it cries, and a husband in name only who seems gentle but is actually a scumbag and a pervert. To survive, Lu Yao makes a move against her husband. Just as she watches him die with 7.3kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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