I’ve Recently Become Obsessed with Empresses. Please Recommend Some 😭 最近迷上了女皇的，求😭

1. 301 大 Has the Eldest Prince Been Slacking Off Today? [Infrastructure] 大皇子今天咸鱼了吗【基建】 The Cat King Is Here猫猫大王在此Ancient Romance719k WordsOngoing The main story is complete; bonus chapters are being updated! [Political intrigue] + [Court politics] + [Woman disguised as a man] + [Empress takes the throne] The whole story is lighthearted and funny, with solid logic! What’s it like to have an emperor father who is determined to raise you to the throne? If An Hongcha ever gets the chance to post on Zhihu, she could probably write a ten-thousand-word essay about it. Thanks for asking. When your own father has your back, it’s absolutely fantast 220Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   The plot is compact and has no peeing points! Nice! Trickery!! In an ancient legend, the heroine is the only son of the emperor, and she disguises herself as a man! He has a clear mind, a stable position, is decisive and neat in doing things, and gradually takes power through trial and error. Recommended!

2. 302 穿 Transmigrating as a Woman Emperor, I Am Doted On 穿越之女皇强宠 Gardenia栀子Ancient Romance769k WordsCompleted Her portable dimension comes with a spirit. She acquires medicinal fields and mountains of gold, but after being poisoned with an aphrodisiac, she can’t do without handsome men? A certain prince smiles seductively. “Who’s serving me tonight?” A certain guard: “This subordinate has business to attend to. I’ll take my leave.” A certain charlatan: “May you be blessed.” A certain Grand Tutor: “Your Highness, do you know what it means to abstain?” A certain prince: “I served her just last night.” A c 7Reads6.4Score—Shelves
3. 303 女 In a Matriarchal World, the Tragic Heroine Will Conquer the World 女尊，虐文女主她要统一天下 Happy and Super Cute开心超可爱Ancient Romance233k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead] [1v6] Mu Zhaoran was reading a novel in bed when she rolled over, and transmigrated into a book. After transmigrating, she became the Crown Princess of a matriarchal kingdom and the heroine of an angsty romance novel. She thought life as the Crown Princess would mean having everything she needed and getting to laze around. But wolves circled on all sides. With trouble within and without, she also had to outwit a scumbag male lead and an absurdly stupid female rival. Luckily, 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In this book, the heroine becomes the emperor in the end and unifies the world 1v6

4. 304 狂 The Arrogant Empress: Handsome Men, Come to My Couch 狂傲女帝：美男请上榻 Ouniya欧妮雅Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After ten years in military uniform, she transmigrated, only to open her eyes and find herself seated on the dragon throne. The empire was besieged on all sides, and the emperors of five kingdoms coveted her realm. What troubled her even more was that her ministers called her a foolish, lustful, bloodthirsty tyrant, a complete blockhead! Feng Xi raised her head and roared at the heavens. “You’ll never know what this queen can do until I show you!” She rooted out corruption, improved people’s liv 20Reads5.5Score—Shelves
5. 305 天 Damn It! Who Sent Jiang Yuyan Into Empresses in the Palace? 天杀的！谁把江玉燕送来甄嬛传了 There’s a Good Young Man Here这里有个好青年Female-Channel Fanfiction416k WordsCompleted Strong female lead + career-focused + no romance Martial arts master Jiang Yuyan stumbles into a palace-intrigue story with a good-for-nothing System in tow. Looking at the madwomen about to fight each other to the death over some old man, she thinks: Good, good. They can all keep building their strength in secret. They'll be stepping stones for her later. And with just one glance, she picks out the emperor The dragon throne he's sitting on. In this life, she's not interested in love. She's afte 160Reads8.0Score103Shelves

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   Shuangwen, what's the point of being a queen? It's fun to be the emperor yourself.

6. 306 想 I Want to Lie Flat, but My Strength Won't Let Me 想躺平，怎奈实力不允许啊 Big Boss Norma诺玛大大Ancient Romance637k WordsCompleted If you like stories that jump straight into fighting and killing, with life-or-death stakes, this one may not be for you. The heroine isn't naturally inclined to seek power or kill. For a long time at the beginning, she enjoys peaceful days filled with family life and everyday trivialities. They are the easiest, most carefree years of her life, and a crucial period for gathering supplies and building the reputation she will need when she later rises up. When natural disasters and human calamitie 546Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The three views are upright, slow-paced, with space, CP is a side job, solving famines + technology + infrastructure + military achievements + ancient modernization + empress. The heroine was a mercenary king in her previous life. After time traveling, she just wanted to find peace. Unexpectedly, rogue bandits entered the village, took bribes and perverted the law, rebels attacked the city, and foreign enemies invaded, so she returned to the battlefield.

7. 307 流 Exiled? I'll Kick You Out and Claim the Throne Myself! 流放？姑奶奶踹了你自己坐江山！ Huihui Cat茴茴猫Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + playful comedy + wish fulfillment + sweet romance] Xiao Qingcheng, a powerhouse from the apocalypse, returns to life in another body and transmigrates to ancient times, becoming the second young madam of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household. She thinks she can coast through life, but before she’s had her fill of living off her husband, an imperial decree orders the entire household executed. Fortunately, the sentence is changed to exile. Her mother-in-law is cruel, the guards abuse 9.7kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
8. 308 我 Me! A Little Orphan! I Rose Up and Crowned Myself Emperor! 我！小小孤女！起义称帝！ Gui Yaoyao圭垚垚Ancient Romance308k WordsCompleted [No CP romance + orphan girl fleeing famine + mind-reading + political intrigue + empress] (The heroine is ruthless. She kills someone in the very first chapter, so don’t read if that bothers you.) The heroine, Yun Sheng, flees famine in the early part of the story, launches a rebellion in the middle, and becomes emperor in the end. A severe drought strikes Dingzhou, leaving the people homeless and destitute. What should have been an ordinary drought becomes the spark that tears the Great Shuo D 145Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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   From an orphan girl to an empress, she has super strong martial arts and super smart brains

9. 309 穿 Transmigrated Into a Book as a Foolish Princess, I Rise to Become an Empress Who Rules Through Strategy 穿书成女草包皇女逆袭成权谋女帝 Qian Duoduo, Happy and Free自由快乐的钱多多Ancient Romance156k WordsCompleted Su Jin, a financial whiz, transmigrates into a book and becomes the notorious, disgraceful Second Princess of a matriarchal kingdom. The original owner's fate was to force herself on men, embezzle public funds, and get dismembered. Su Jin takes up construction with one hand and tears up the script with the other. To stop the floods, she blows up levees and builds dams, then invents government bonds to raise money. In the struggle for power, she turns the Third Princess's poisoned arrow right bac 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The heroine's career brain! The male protagonists are all in love and wearing Adam's apple masks when serving in the US military! The heroine fights in the north and south to expand her territory!

10. 310 报 Your Majesty, the Empress Is Being Cool as Hell Again Today 报告陛下，娘娘今天又酷炸上天了 Xiao Yeshu肖叶姝Ancient Romance142k WordsOngoing “Your Majesty, the Noble Consort has caused trouble. She uprooted Consort Lian’s entire lily garden.” Someone chuckled and rubbed his nose. “Oh? What was her reason?” “The Noble Consort said… she said the lilies kept batting their lashes at her. She couldn’t stand it, so she pulled them all out.” A glint flashed in someone’s eyes. He said indifferently, “Let her. As long as she’s happy.” “Your Majesty, the Noble Consort has caused trouble again! She ate the koi fish the Empress Dowager was raisi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This doesn't matter, after all, the male protagonist calls the female protagonist Queen👸 Sir, and he says he doesn't want to listen to the female protagonist, but in action he slaps her hard in the face.

11. 311 疯 She's Gone Mad! The Tyrant Empress Is Being Challenged Again! 疯了！暴虐陛下她又被以下犯上！ Wuen无恩Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [Disguised as a Man + Mind Reading + Male Rivals Competing for Her + Female-Lead-Centric + Male Lead Is Chaste + He's Ruthless, She's Even More Ruthless + Unhinged + Absolutely Heartless + Villainess Gets Revenge + Harem of Admirers + Fantasy] As soon as the little poisonous lotus takes over the body, Yuchi Lian pins her down and threatens her. She raises her phoenix eyes and calls him a “vile mad dog.” Zhao Jingzhi has been forced to disguise herself as a man since childhood, and she was also f 207Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    Huang Shang [like] [like], you must believe me, this is the one that is tailor-made for you [lick the screen] [lick the screen] [lick the screen] Hehehe (laughing)

12. 312 妻 The Burden of Being a Wife-Lord 妻主难当 Hua Yin华阴Ancient Romance596k WordsCompleted Shen Qiandeng, a young magistrate of Liuyun, is a born flirt with a weakness for romance. She plans to marry six husbands in this lifetime. One night, drunk, she shoves the seemingly harmless Lu Zhan against a wall in front of everyone and takes shameless liberties with him. When she sobers up, she sees the frost-cold expression on his face and feels a sense of foreboding. Shen Qiandeng forces herself to stay calm. “I was wrong. I shouldn’t have let my lust get the better of me and taken liberti 27Reads5.2Score—Shelves

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    Go, go, go!!!!!

13. 313 帝 The Empress’s Strategy: 108 Ways to Spoil a Bewitching Husband 帝女策：妖孽宠夫108式 Mei Huan昧欢Ancient Romance596k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance] In her previous life, she was arrogant and domineering, hated by the world and responsible for the gruesome deaths of everyone she cared about and everyone who cared about her. Thankfully, Heaven had mercy and let her be reborn with a jade pendant that was like a golden finger. She swore she would never make the same mistakes again! (A story about a little rascal turning over a new leaf and doting on her husband in every way.) 16Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 314 女 Empress! The Crown Prince Is Crying After Being Bullied Again 女帝！皇子他又被虐哭了 Bottle Capr瓶盖rAncient Romance221k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + female emperor + discipline] The young master of the Southern Xia General’s Manor, she takes to the battlefield at fifteen, devoting herself to helping Crown Prince Si Jin ascend the throne. She fights and kills for him for years, but never wins the position of empress. Who could have guessed that the well-read, sickly crown prince would turn on her, leaving her family destroyed and her life in ruins? Reborn, she’ll make him wish he were dead! You won’t give me the throne of empress? 10Reads8.4Score—Shelves
15. 315 女 Matriarchy: The Enemy General’s Canary 女尊：敌城将军的金丝雀 Bai Youyou白油油Ancient Romance348k WordsCompleted [Read with caution: angst; strong female lead, weak male lead] They say the Crown Prince Rong of Nanzhao is peerlessly beautiful, a beauty who could topple kingdoms. Yuanzhou is a barbarous land where the people defy the natural order and exalt women. One day, its army invaded, Nanzhao fell, and the Crown Prince became the female general's caged bird. “My little nightingale, your stubbornness is breaking the hearts of Nanzhao's people.” 95Reads8.4Score—Shelves
16. 316 三 The Three-Year-Old Empress Unites the World Amid Chaos 三岁小女帝，她乱世一统天下 Boba Milk Cap波波奶盖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Animal Communication + Nation-Building + Rebel Empress + Powerful Couple Who Dote on Each Other + Building a Nation in Chaotic Times] The moment Ye Lingxi opens her eyes, she finds herself being sent into exile. She has transmigrated to a dynasty plagued by bandits, ruled by a tyrant, and filled with starving people. Her family is so poor that their pots clang empty. No matter. Master math, physics, and chemistry, and there’s nothing to fear when you transmigrate. She improves looms, fires bric 2.9kReads9.3Score470Shelves

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    Several of them are by the Empress, and they are quite good.

17. 317 复 Reviving Qin: My Motherland Helps Me Become Empress 复秦：祖国助我成女帝 A Bowl of Spicy Wontons, Please来碗红油抄手Ancient Romance465k WordsCompleted [No romance! No babies! Passing the throne to an empress!] Qin Yijun had just become a public servant. She went home to attend a funeral, and transmigrated… Luckily, her phone and her farm stay came with her! In a chaotic era, Qin Yijun, a descendant of Qin Shi Huang, worked hard and, with the help of her great motherland, ascended the throne! Qin Yijun: “Leader, our industry is too backward to make machine guns. Could I have a few for self-defense?” Leader: “Sure, sure, sure! Will a few Gatling 699Reads9.1Score103Shelves
18. 318 穿 Transmigrating to a Matriarchal World: The Empress Wants a Harem of Three Thousand 穿越女尊：女帝她要后宫三千 Going Out to Play, Clinging to the Wall扶墙出去玩Ancient Romance183k WordsOngoing [Female-Superior Society] [Multiple Male Leads] [Harem Intrigue] (The main focus of this story is the romance between the female lead and her imperial consorts, as well as their daily schemes, all vying for favor and family glory through plotting and framing one another.) After transmigrating and becoming empress, Yuchi Changying barely had time to celebrate before she learned from her memories that the country was on the verge of collapse under the original owner's incompetent rule. The origina —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 319 女 In a Matriarchal World, I Flirt with Him and He Has My Baby, Your Highness's Harem Is Bursting at the Seams 女尊我撩夫他生娃殿下后宫挤爆啦 Not Easy to Handle不好摆楞Ancient Romance451k WordsCompleted [Matriarchy] + [Strong Female Lead] + [Multiple Male Leads] + [One Woman, Many Men] Wei Ting, a secretary in the Ministry of Revenue: “I, Wei Ting, would rather die than submit to a wicked woman!” Lu Xiuyuan, a chef from Yongzhou: “Love my cooking, not my tea-making skills.” Jin Yulin, the third young master of the capital’s richest family: “Oh, your hem’s all wrinkled. That’s not pretty at all.” Ji Qingxuan, a miracle doctor: “The Imperial Medical Academy has a meeting. No time for a date.” Jik 1.2kReads8.5Score112Shelves
20. 320 绝 The Stunning Empress Has Her Harem of Scoundrel Queens Complete 绝色女帝，渣女海王后宫全齐活 Lotus Fate荷之缘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal Society + Palace Intrigue + Political Scheming + Multiple Couples] About the heroine: Li Wan, a general's daughter, is beautiful and striking. She grew up alongside the astute Second Prince, Huangfu Cheng, and believed he was the perfect match for life. But she never expected that trusting him would mean being used as a stepping stone. When her father is “murdered,” she finally wakes from her dream, her heart dead with despair. At her darkest moment, she accepts the terms offered 182Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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