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Historical Romance: A Woman Disguised as a Man Wields Power at Court 古言，女扮男装，朝堂上掌握大权

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1 Regent, Your Husbands Are Fighting Again 摄政王，你的王夫们又打起来了 Yu Meizi渝魅子Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted {1VN + mind reading + spatial storage + beloved by all + ruthless + male rivalry + power fantasy + lighthearted + slight supernatural elements} {Powerful, aloof heroine versus wild and flirtatious inner thoughts} Qiluo transmigrates into the body of the Seventh Princess, who was switched at birth and raised among commoners, and disguises herself as a man. Her mission is to stop the male lead from turning evil and stabilize the Heart of the World. After spending 99 lifetimes as a villain, she has 1.6kReads9.5Score253Shelves
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[Working on draft]
2 The Aloof White Moonlight Was Reborn as Everyone’s Ideal 清冷白月光重生成了万人迷 Yu Mi渔米Ancient Romance279k WordsCompleted [A woman disguised as a man, reincarnated, aloof and adored by all] They say every member of the older generation, the pillars of Great Qin, had a cherished love in their hearts: Young Master Bianyue. People say that although he was chronically ill, his features were as exquisite as a painting. Cool and aloof, like jade and snow. He loved to wear a long crimson robe, his ink-black hair smooth as silk, his red clothes brighter than autumn maple leaves. Whoever saw him would say he was as beautifu 1.2kReads8.4Score117Shelves
3 Great Qin: A Frail Strategist Is Bound to the Vixen System 大秦：病弱谋士她绑定了毒妇系统 Chu Jian Ci楚见辞Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Qin Dynasty + Infrastructure Building + Unifying the Six States + No Romance for the Female Lead + Character Growth + Farming + Political Intrigue + Unifying the Six States Zhao Jiuyuan transmigrates into the body of a baby girl and gets the worst possible start. Just as she is about to starve to death, Bai Qi finds her. But she has barely spent a few days living in his home when she witnesses him arguing with the King of Qin. After the king leaves, Fan Ju comes over to argue with him too. What 12kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves
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There are two main characters and one person. It's very interesting. Give it a try!!!
4 Building Infrastructure in the Great Qin! Ying Zheng Discovers I’m a Woman 大秦搞基建！我女儿身被嬴政发现 Chu Jian Ci楚见辞Ancient Romance663k WordsCompleted The second part of this book is complete, so you can read with confidence!٩(๑ᵒ̴̶̷͈᷄ᗨᵒ̴̶̷͈᷅)و Transmigrates into a younger body + adored by everyone + no CP + career-focused + System + infrastructure building + cute pets + unifies the Six Kingdoms + changes the fate of dying in the second generation After attending a friend's Hanfu gathering, Zhao Jiuyuan was urged by his father back home in Hanzhong. As he drove through a tunnel, he somehow entered a time tunnel and transmigrated to the Qin Empi 15.5kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
5 I Transmigrated as the Villainous Tycoon's Son, So I Joined Him in His Evil Ways 穿成反派大佬之子，我同流合污 A Prosperous Opening开市大吉Ancient Romance639k WordsCompleted [Complete] [No romance × woman disguised as a man × strong heroine × transmigrate into a book] [Pure antagonist's perspective × no unnecessary romantic entanglements × ruthless and merciless] [No situation where the male lead is stronger than the strong female lead] When Zheng Luoqi wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated into a romance novel as the daughter of its main villain. Step by step, Zheng Luoqi watches her father become a great corrupt official. Then the male and female lead 2.8kReads9.0Score303Shelves
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The first and third books have been completed. I must stick to the first one. The heroine is strong from the beginning to the end. There really is no emotional line at all. It is a great read and it made me feel comfortable both physically and mentally.
6 Transmigrated as an Unlucky Villain, I’m Giving Up and Taking It Easy 穿成倒霉反派后，我直接摆烂了 Little Flower Eats Melon小花吃瓜Ancient Romance3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as: After the Villainess Started Slacking, She Still Held Power Over the Court [Content warnings: Ensemble cast! Ensemble cast! Ensemble cast! Absurd comedy! Absurd comedy! Absurd comedy! Lots of irreverent daily life, slow pacing] Disguised as a man + strong female lead + political intrigue + lighthearted comedy + ensemble cast + a touch of the supernatural The protagonist has a romantic storyline, but not much of one. She is a true villain, the kind destined to fight the original pr 1.6kReads9.2Score163Shelves
7 Disguised as a Man: The Young General Follows the Script to Seize the Throne 女扮男装：小将军在走剧情夺嫡 Little Dimple小梨涡Ancient Romance750k WordsCompleted [Cross-Dressing as a Man + Stunning Female Lead + Unmatched Combat Ability + Career-Focused + System-Driven] [A novel where readers can pick a love interest; the male lead hasn’t been decided, and it may end up with no romance. The main focus is the struggle for the throne, with an ensemble cast.] After reading a novel about the history of the Zhou Dynasty, Chu Xi transmigrates into the book. Talk about bad luck: the couple she shipped in the novel, Prince Yan and the young general, are immediat 2.2kReads9.0Score278Shelves
8 Childhood Sweethearts to Lovers: Returning with a Jade in His Arms 青梅变竹马，朝阳抱玉归 Widowed, But Not Lonely鳏寡非孤独Ancient Romance366k WordsOngoing [Female Disguise, Iron-Blooded Heir × Male Disguise, Downtrodden Sixth Prince] [Historical Romance, Alternate Setting | Pure Historical Romance, no transmigration, no System | Both are chaste in body and heart, each other's first and only love | Includes war and court intrigue. The plot is fictional, so please don't nitpick the details.] Xie Yu is the "only son" of the Marquis of Dingyuan's household. She has disguised herself as a boy since childhood and is destined to defend the northwest in 1.7kReads—Score274Shelves
9 Phoenix Brocade Strategy: The First-Rank Lady Magistrate 凤鸾锦谋：一品女少卿 Sansan Nuan三三暖Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Ling Xi, the illegitimate child of the Minister of Justice, disguises herself as a man to take up a post at the Court of Judicial Review. She hopes to make a name for herself and clear her wrongfully executed mother’s name, but instead finds herself under the command of a ruthless, stone-faced superior! He won’t let her cause trouble or slack off, and he won’t even let her drink with courtesans. Ling Xi curls her lips into a smile. “This young master is in the prime of his life. If Your Lordship 211Reads7.8Score101Shelves
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Very good! Worth seeing
10 The Crown Prince Is a Treasure Trove, but She Flirts and Runs 太子浑身是宝，但她撩完就跑 Nine Strokes, Then a Horizontal Line九笔横才Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Clever revenge + ensemble court drama + male lead fakes his death and reveals his identity, then goes mad + heroine is his one true love] [Power couple comedy | Strategic mind games | All the right ingredients | Fictional setting] Axiang, a huntress, bought herself a live-in husband. He was handsome, with a fine figure and a noble, radiant air, like an immortal crane descended from the heavens, or a jade-faced gentleman from a storybook. But he had no idea how to show affection. When she offer 1.4kReads9.2Score175Shelves
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The portraits in the court are painted as if they were real people! Civil servants and generals each have their own thoughts, and there is no supporting role. Everyone's choice can affect the structure of the court. The vivid group portraits make the plot drama more layered!
11 She Died Pursuing the Imperial Exams for Her Husband: Life Is Hard in a Man-Dominated World 考科举因夫掉命，男尊女贵挺难活 It's Never Too Late to Take the Plunge入坑不晚Ancient Romance564k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead] + [political scheming] + [one woman, multiple husbands] + [comedy] You somehow end up in a world where men are revered and women are prized. There are many men and few women. One woman marries three husbands, and women stay home to serve their husbands and raise children. But you’re rebellious to the core and insist on disguising yourself as a man to take the imperial exams. After years of hard study, you finally become the top scholar! You work hard to build a career, but e 965Reads9.0Score116Shelves
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The main heroine disguises herself as a man.
12 After the Fall of Her Kingdom, the Crown Princess Can No Longer Hide Her Secret Identity 亡国后，太子她马甲藏不住了 A Book Born from a Whale Fall鲸落成书Ancient Romance647k WordsCompleted After the Kingdom of Liang fell, people lamented that its famous young crown prince would suffer a miserable fate. Instead, they discovered that Ruan Feng was thriving in the Kingdom of Sheng! Everyone: “Don’t you have even a shred of awareness that you’re a crown prince of a fallen kingdom!?” Ruan Feng smiled faintly. “No.” … Lu Xuan was ambitious. At first, he went to every length to recruit this young genius into his service. Somewhere along the way, he ended up becoming her devoted admi 2.2kReads9.1Score307Shelves
13 I Switched Back to Women’s Clothes and Took My Twin Sister’s Place as the Blind Crown Prince’s Bride 换回女装替孪生妹妹嫁给瞎眼太子 L Qian BaiduL千百度Ancient Romance950k WordsCompleted The notorious chancellor has a pair of “fraternal twins,” a son and a daughter born to a concubine. No one knows that his son has disguised herself as a boy since childhood. At sixteen, she achieved top honors in all three imperial examinations, and by eighteen, everyone in court feared and respected her as the young chancellor. The young chancellor's younger sister is utterly unremarkable, yet the Crown Prince falls deeply in love with her and overcomes every obstacle to ask the emperor to arra 1.3kReads8.1Score131Shelves
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The traitorous minister has a pair of "dragon and phoenix" concubine and concubine. No one knew that his concubine had been disguised as a man since she was a child. At the age of 16, she passed the imperial examination with three yuan, and at the age of 18, everyone in the court respected her and respected her as a little prime minister.
14 Forced to Disguise Myself as a Man, I Take the Imperial Exams and Become Chief Councillor 被迫女扮男装，我参加科考做首辅 Soybeans Sprouting黄豆生芽Ancient Romance463k WordsCompleted [Disguised as a man + gradual character growth + everyday life + imperial examinations] The gentle, everyday life of a farmer's son in ancient times. PS: This is a fictional setting! Just as genius doctor Song Xiaoxiao was stepping into the working world, a sneeze sent her transmigrating. When she opened her eyes, she had gone from the present to the past, arriving in a dynasty unrecorded in history. She had just grumbled about being a little kid when her whole family dealt her another heavy blo 1.1kReads8.4Score131Shelves
15 The Female Censor Who Poaches Other Women's Men 扒墙脚的女御史 Six Bows and a Knife六弓刀Ancient Romance619k WordsOngoing No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger, not a power fantasy, not a sweet romance Warning: I tried my best to write this with my brain switched on, but please don't read it with yours. Better yet, don't read it at all. It's the author's first novel, and the story is riddled with toxic elements. Yi He is an orphan who has lived disguised as a man for over twenty years. To avoid unwanted advances from her relatives, she even has to pretend to be attracted to men. Over the course of her li 6.8kReads9.4Score941Shelves
16 After Disguising Myself as a Man, I Saved the Mad Crown Prince 女扮男装后，我救赎了疯批太子 Yu Qian语浅Ancient Romance543k WordsCompleted Original title: After Disguising Myself as a Man, I Saved the Tormented Crown Prince A seemingly sweet but secretly calculating crown prince vs. the forceful second son of a general’s household, a woman disguised as a man who protects her husband Shang Zhengyu is the general’s daughter. She has been raised as a boy since childhood, and one day she’s suddenly told that she has transmigrated into a book and been bound to a System that requires her to save the obsessive villain. By then, she has ju 15.8kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
17 Crowned in a Phoenix Robe! The Sniveling Little Crybaby Wins the Tyrant’s Heart 凤袍加身！软叽叽小哭包萌翻暴君 Flowers Meet Bitter Wine花逢苦酒Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted [Transported into another world + Disguised as a man + Farming and food + War] The Fan army brings back a delicate-looking young man to serve in the military. One moment, the young man is sobbing prettily; the next, he shoots the enemy commander dead, shouting “Die, you bastard!” with every shot and leaving everyone trembling. That’s not all. He knows military strategy, can farm, and is a fantastic cook. He becomes a powerful minister trusted by the tyrant, who even awards him a princess as his 855Reads8.9Score104Shelves
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Self-recommendation, asking readers to read
18 The Treacherous Minister Has Caught His Majesty’s Eye Again Today 奸臣她今天又被陛下盯上了 Jin Qiubai锦秋白Ancient Romance415k WordsOngoing Li Fangxuan, the most ruthless person in the Great Zhou court, is cold-blooded and merciless, hoards wealth without restraint, and has no equal when it comes to cursing out the court. She has two lifelong ambitions: to wield power over the entire court, and to make sure no one ever discovers she’s a woman. Then one day, a wicked voice pops into her head, claiming to be the System. It immediately calls her “Master” and says it will help her reach the pinnacle of life. Li Fangxuan: So I’m the c 447Reads—Score101Shelves
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The heroine is a treacherous minister in her family, and her father is also a treacherous minister. She disguises herself as a man and enters the court as an official, rising step by step. It is a charming setting. There are multiple male protagonists, all of whom are clean, and the system is not reborn.
19 Lin Chuan’an of the Dali Temple 大理寺的林初安 Wind-Borne Lotus风信莲华Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Historical romance + transmigration + Crime Solving + political intrigue + strong female lead + woman disguised as a man + martial world + everyday life + lighthearted tone + butterfly effect. Lin Chuan'an, a modern police detective, transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a low-ranking clerk with a secret. Drawing on her modern values and experience, she gradually plunges into the whirlpool of the capital, solves one strange case after another, secures her place at court, wields power across 119Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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Starting from a young scribe, it took 300 chapters to enter the capital. The author showed amazing narrative talent, and it has a faint flavor of celebrating more than one year. However, I personally think it is more exciting. After all, Master Lin does not have a father like Fan Xian. [Laugh]
20 The Alluring Powerful Minister 权臣妖娆 Minced Meat and Fried Egg肉沫跑蛋Ancient Romance960k WordsCompleted Also known as The Female Top Scorer and The Female Imperial Tutor. He was a celebrated, charmingly elegant top scorer, showered with every favor under the heavens. Only after the Du family was destroyed and he hanged himself in prison did the world learn that “he” was a woman! After her father's death, the family's good name was ruined. Dozens of loyal servants starved to death. The beautiful women of the household were either made into servants or reduced to playthings for officials. Reborn, Du 4kReads9.1Score473Shelves
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Women disguise themselves as men and spend their whole lives thinking about the country, the country, and the country.
21 The Disguised Dragon's Scheme: My Rogue Disciple Courts Me in His Dreams 女扮男装潜龙计，逆徒梦里泡为师 Mu Yanfeifei沐妍菲菲Ancient Romance588k WordsOngoing [Historical Intrigue + Female Spy in Disguise + Ensemble Mind Games + Martial Arts Mystery] [Female Martial Arts Master Disguised as a Man × Rebellious Disciple Who Defies His Teacher] The world is the board, and all living things are its pieces. Thirty years ago, a copy of A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains turned the tide during a palace coup. From then on, victory made kings and defeat made corpses, and the throne changed hands. Thirty years later, talents emerge across the nine regions, a 276Reads8.9Score—Shelves
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The old saying is Machiavellian + undercover strong woman. The heroine appears as a pure man at the beginning, wins the top spot in the competition, sneaks into the palace as an undercover agent, takes the hero as an apprentice, uses the apprentice as a chess piece, and fights wits and courage with a group of real men. She controls the country step by step, and finally enters the court as an official and becomes the first female prime minister of the court.
22 Panic! After Giving Up, the Little Slacker Is Forced to Take the Throne 慌！摆烂后，小咸鱼她被迫登基了 Sleepy Cat猫沉沉Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted My mother, who always insisted on having her way, and Consort Zhang next door became pregnant at the same time. Consort Zhang gave birth to a big baby boy, so I became a “big baby boy” too. I spent eighteen years as a prince while pretending to be a boy. To keep my secret identity from being exposed, I usually kept a low profile. My brothers put on a “Nine Dragons Contesting for the Throne” to fight over succession, so I gave up and decided to coast through life. Who knew that when my father die 9.1kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
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They are all women disguised as men
23 The God of War Is Actually a Delicate Young Lady 战神竟是娇娇女 Caramel Tangerine焦糖橘Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted [War Goddess + Woman Disguised as a Man + Delicate Young Lady + The Heroine Makes Him Suffer Before Winning Her Back] The Xie family, a military household, was left without a male heir. She was both the family’s Sixth Young Lady and its Seventh Young Master. Serving in the government under a man’s identity, she drove back the northern invaders and earned glorious military honors. Then she faked her death and returned to the women’s quarters as a delicate young lady, frail as a willow. The Northe 783Reads9.1Score114Shelves
24 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 10.3kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
25 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 132.8kReads9.6Score14.5kShelves
26 Redemption? No! The Unhinged Heroine Only Wants Credit for Helping the Dragon Throne 救赎？不！疯批女主只要从龙功 Yu Jiudeng虞九灯Ancient Romance707k WordsCompleted Features a narrated audiobook version. [Female Disguise + Career-Focused Heroine + Reborn Romance-Focused Male Lead + Ancient-to-Ancient] The Calamity Emperor tells the story of a young man whose legs are broken, taking him from limitless glory to a life of abuse at everyone’s hands. Through endless hardship, he murders his father and younger brother and unifies a land torn apart by chaos in a tale of revenge. The story was nothing new, but Wen Muci loved it. She loved the proud, bright, gentle 7.1kReads9.3Score927Shelves
27 After Disguising Myself as a Man and Tricking a Princess into Marriage, I Went on a Killing Spree 女扮男装骗婚公主之后我杀疯了 Jiang Yubai江玉白Ancient Romance767k WordsCompleted Also known as: A Woman Disguised as a Man Marries a Princess, Only to Find the Princess Is a Man [A woman disguised as a male heir × a man disguised as a princess] [Transmigration + absurd comedy + a touch of political scheming + love after marriage + mutual acting + nation and world] Xiao Ning transmigrates into the body of a dissolute young heir in the Great Yong dynasty. An imperial decree marries her to Princess Duanhui, who is just as notorious as she is. On their wedding night, the princes 10.9kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
28 Longing for the Remaining Snow 望余雪 Ji Xin稷馨Ancient Romance338k WordsCompleted [The audio drama is now available~ Come give it a listen!] Cui Jinzhi was a member of the Time Administration, and she had one final mission. She had to uncover why a small world had fallen into chaos and why its plot had collapsed. After observing it for a long time, she discovered only that the people were suffering because of their ruler's incompetence. So she disguised herself as a man and worked her way up to become the world's prime minister. Using her own efforts, she stabilized the chaot 1.2kReads9.3Score145Shelves
29 Ink-Stained Makeup 妆染墨 Stockpiling Little Mouse囤货鼠鼠Ancient Romance325k WordsCompleted Cross-dressing as a man × the imperial civil service examinations and court politics × single-mindedly building a career × powerful minister × feel-good female-led story × no romance in the main story In an era when women had no status, her parents were killed by the powerful, her uncles seized the family estate, and her fiancé broke off their engagement. She fell from being a wealthy young lady to having no roof over her head. To clear her father's name, she hardened her heart, cast aside her w 145Reads—Score—Shelves
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The heroine is very powerful, especially in the first book. She is smart, cool, and not tempted, and the plot is also very interesting.
30 Astonishing! I Became Everyone's Dream Girl After Disguising Myself as a Man 惊，女扮男装后我成万人迷了 Foodies Never Say Die干饭人永不言败Ancient Romance311k WordsCompleted [Woman disguised as a man + harem rivalry + everybody’s favorite + cherished by all + play the pig to eat the tiger + alternate universe] Liu Yu has transmigrated again! This time, she’s a poor beggar woman disguised as a man. Luckily, her beggar identity is no ordinary one: she can carry four sacks at once, and she has a bizarre System, too. What? She has to raise the major villain’s Affinity and save the world? You idiot System, are you out of your mind? Liu Yu rubs her growling stomach, utter 163Reads8.2Score—Shelves
31 Being the Crown Prince Is Really Hard 当太子真的好难呀 No Work Tomorrow明天不用上班Ancient Romance281k WordsCompleted As everyone knows, being a crown prince is a high-risk job: you either get killed, or... get taken to bed. The battle for the throne of Jinghe ends with Prince An successfully ascending the throne. Fearing the new emperor’s ruthless methods, the officials of Jinghe plan to keep their heads down and behave. But then they notice something about the new emperor’s empress: her looks and figure seem a little too much like those of the former crown prince, Xu Xun. As Buddha says: Speak not of it, spea 158Reads6.2Score—Shelves
32 Transmigrated as a Young Master, I’m Forced to Marry the Ruthless Regent! 穿越成少爷，阴戾摄政王强娶我！ Banana Leaves Beneath the Moon月下芭蕉Ancient Romance338k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both leads sexually inexperienced + secret identity + raising a child + sweet romance + woman disguises herself as a man + tsundere male lead] She wakes up as Yan Minglang, the young master of the Yan residence. Yan Minglang is the chief supervisor of the top academy in the Celestial Dynasty. She thinks she can make a name for herself, but then... What? The academy students are too unruly to manage? No problem. A strict teacher produces outstanding students. What? The academy studen 44Reads6.7Score—Shelves
33 Disguised as a Man: What Do I Do When All My Colleagues Like Me? 女扮男装：同僚都喜欢我怎么破 Suspect Wang Who Got Drunk on Food饭醉嫌疑人王某Ancient Romance238k WordsCompleted (Completed) Gender disguise, transmigration, imperial examinations, officialdom, multiple male leads Lin Xiujin transmigrates into another world, and not having a golden finger would be bad enough. But what is this about being a woman with a man's identity? Never mind. She might as well make use of it. Only by gaining power can she control her own fate! She studies at the clan school, takes the academy entrance exams, earns a post through the imperial examinations, and enters officialdom. With f 483Reads8.1Score—Shelves
34 The Mad Emperor Claims the Chancellor's Wife 疯批皇帝霸占丞相妻 Jin Xiao'a金小阿Ancient Romance594k WordsCompleted [Woman Disguised as a Man x Mad, Toxic Male Lead Who Is Seriously Unwell and Starts Losing It After Falling for the Heroine. Male Lead Gets a Bad Ending, Heroine Stands Alone] [Original Title: The Mad Emperor Takes the Chancellor’s Wife] Everyone says the current emperor is devoted to the chancellor’s wife. He even defied public opposition to force her into the palace as his consort. But no one knows that the young emperor has simply fallen in love with a man, and cannot have him... Baili Hongxu 227Reads8.0Score—Shelves
35 The Golden Cage 囚金枝 Gu Nuan顾暖Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted She was the legitimate eldest daughter of a marquis's household, yet she took her elder brother's place and entered officialdom. The court was a treacherous whirlpool of political intrigue, and one careless move turned her into a traitor accused of rebellion. The first thing the new emperor did after ascending the throne was pin her down before the palace steps and strip off her crimson official robes, one piece at a time. A cold, sinister smile curled his lips. “Zhao Muqing, do you still want t 626Reads8.1Score115Shelves
36 The Prince Consort Wears Women's Clothes 驸马本钗裙 Tingting Yu Li亭亭欲离Ancient Romance675k WordsOngoing Recently rated. GL romance with a touch of ensemble cast. [A new “female” top scholar, well-read and highly skilled in martial arts]* [The princess, seemingly harmless but full of surprises, and the Emperor’s favorite] An alternate ancient setting, no golden finger or fantasy elements. The story starts with the imperial examinations and moves on to political intrigue. No male lead; both leads are women!! She was once a beloved daughter, doted on by her father and brothers. Her elder brother cam 162Reads8.3Score118Shelves
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Push yourself up [blow a kiss] [blow a kiss]
37 The Snowbound Blade 雪藏刃 Xie Xue Hanyan邪雪寒嫣Ancient Romance894k WordsCompleted One is a cold-faced constable who disguises herself as a man. The other is the Prince of Xichuan, a foreign nobleman said to have brought about his wife's death. When these two meet, an extraordinary story is bound to unfold. Passing herself off as a man to serve as a constable in the Six Fan Gate is no easy task. Dao Xueshan even changed her name to Dao Sanxue. To make it in a crowd of men, she has only one choice: be crueler, fiercer, more ruthless, and better at killing than they are. But she 3.7kReads—Score152Shelves
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It has been completed. It is a purely hand-written story about strong women. The heroine disguises herself as a man, and is involved in the officialdom while holding official duties. She has feelings for her family and country, martial arts detectives, suspenseful plots, women helping each other, and the heroine's strength is beyond the limit. She has no love brain.
38 Jade Table: The Pillow of Mountains and Rivers 【青玉案】山河枕 Tangerine, Pomelo, Green Gardenia桔柚青栀Ancient Romance434k WordsOngoing [A woman disguised as a man in government + a career-driven heroine + revenge + political intrigue + top scorer] The night her family was wiped out, she hid that she was a woman and became “him.” After ten years of hard study, Tang Suilian came first in all three stages of the imperial examination and was personally named top scorer by the emperor. The top scorer was paraded through the streets in court finery. Who could recognize the woman beneath the robes? To investigate the bloodshed, she ga 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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Ancient proverbs about power and strategy
39 A Clear Sparrow Falls on a Cold Branch 寒枝落清雀 Yi Gongjin一公瑾Ancient Romance241k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + strong female lead + political intrigue + ensemble cast + woman disguised as a man] At the age of ten, Xie Youning watched her mother die by the sword and her elder brother fall in a pool of blood. The Xie family was wiped out. She hid in the woodshed and narrowly escaped with her life. Five years later, under the assumed name Liang Yanchu, she passed the palace examinations as a disaster refugee from Hexi, placing second, and entered the imperial court. She intends to unco 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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As a man, she made a living in the officialdom, overturned the family's case, and was deeply involved in power struggles. After her identity was exposed, her relationship with her adopted brother became clear, and they worked together to overcome the ups and downs of the court.
40 Starting with a Jade Thumb Ring: I Make Her a Princess, and She Becomes a Demon Empress 玉扳指开局：我封郡主她成妖后 The Sly Cat厚黑的猫猫Ancient Romance194k WordsCompleted Two leading actresses from an acting school refused a director’s advances, so he set a fire to kill them. As they lay near death in the blaze, a rare alignment of seven stars streaked across the night sky, and the ancient jade thumb ring borrowed by the film crew suddenly burst into a dazzling white light! When they opened their eyes again, the two best friends had been transported to the past. One landed on an ancient battlefield dressed in men’s clothes for a martial arts role. She saved the y 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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The two sisters in the drama school refused to unspoken rules and were set on fire by the director. As they were dying in the fire, a once-in-a-millennium streak of seven stars pierced the night sky. The ancient jade finger ring borrowed by the crew suddenly erupted into a dazzling white light! Opening his eyes again, the two best friends fell on the ancient battlefield dressed in men's martial arts costumes. They raised their hands to save the young emperor who was marching in person. With their boxing and kicking skills, they repeatedly made military exploits. From being sworn brothers, they counterattacked and became the princess who protects the country! A man was sold into a brothel by a sinister peasant woman. In a desperate situation, he pulled out a hairpin to kill people and fled, only to run into the sinister and sickly Liang Wang Xiao Qinglan. He imprisoned her in the palace, gave her extreme preference, and also put the shackles of purgatory on her. But she was unwilling to be a bird in a cage. She climbed up by stepping on the man's sincerity, from a runaway concubine in the palace to the emperor's favorite concubine, and then to the demon queen who stirred up troubles. Step by step, she played the chess game in the palm of her hand. When Shen Nanqiao stood in the court wearing armor, looking at her former best friend Feng Guan Xia Pei with ruthless eyes, she was shocked to realize that this time travel had already torn their fates into completely different shapes. The seven stars reappear, and the jade finger's glory is rekindled. On one side is the gentle protection of the sweetheart and the glory of the court, on the other side is the obsession to return to modern times and the unfinished old dream. Where will she go from here? [Two female protagonists + time-travel plot + woman disguised as a man + crazy prince] What's cool: the martial arts queen storms the battlefield, the beautiful and powerful best friend goes dark to seize power, the fateful showdown between the two girls, the whole process is high-energy without any peeing! 3
41 The Transmigrated City Lord 穿越女城主 Tianheng Palace天珩宫Ancient Romance647k WordsOngoing [Love triangle, slow burn, taking things one step at a time! The emotional entanglements of adults: the first male lead is passionate and fixated, while the second is clever and in control. The second male lead wins her heart.] [A beauty skilled in political intrigue! She pursues an official career, rises to a high position, and remains calm and self-possessed, leaving a prince heartbroken.] She has always believed that staying independent and relying on no one is the safest way to survive. But 21Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Machiavellian heroine is far-sighted, has a steady grasp on her official career, has a strategic plan, and has been promoted to high court. She is calm and self-possessed, which makes the prince feel sad.
42 With a Traitor System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man and Win Big 手握奸臣系统，女扮男装我赢麻了 Weng Huahua翁花花Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue and power struggles, gender-bender [multiple secret identities, woman disguised as a man, pretending to be weak while hiding her strength, villain protagonist] She starts out keeping her head down, then rises to power. A tale of scheming and betrayal in the world of officialdom! When Shan Xuexing wakes up, she discovers that she’s not only disguised as a man, but also a treacherous minister hated by everyone. The good news: she transmigrated with a System. The bad news: it’s a tr 107Reads8.3Score—Shelves
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It's good to watch, but the ending is a little rushed, but I recommend it. 😌😌😌😌😌😌No cp white moonlight type.
43 The Transmigrated Female Assassin's Seventh Way to Die 穿越女杀手的第七种死法 Traveler of Qingya青崖时客Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted Twenty-six-year-old office worker Qin Yan is practically a walking “Do Not Disturb” sign at work. Thanks to the “loving care” of her narcissistic parents, she’s unlocked the permanent “emotional detachment” skin, and even office gossip in the break room automatically triggers her soundproofing barrier. She survives each day on black coffee, and her cup even bears the haughty slogan, “Bitterer than life, and purer too.” Who could have guessed that her life-sustaining coffee would become her ticke 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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That must meet your requirements, and additional bonuses include time travel, palace fighting, and reverse fighting!
44 Peaceful and Unending 安乐永逸 A Tree Makes Shade一木成荫Ancient Romance531k WordsOngoing She had been given a rare second chance at life and planned to spend it carefree, like a wandering cloud or wild crane among the mountains and rivers. But fate had other plans: her adoptive father was imprisoned while seeking vengeance for her family's murder and his own country's humiliation. To save him, she had to disguise herself as a man and enter the imperial court, where she was forced to work for the cold-faced royal prince, Luo Yunyi. She never expected to find herself working for a hea 112Reads—Score—Shelves
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Unparalleled in splendor and resourcefulness, a woman disguises herself as a man, crowds into the temple, dominates the world, indulges in the world, fights with enemies, has a long-lasting love between children, read this amazing ancient novel about power and strategy~
45 The Actress Goes on a Rampage in the Imperial Exams 女明星她科举杀疯了 The Sun Is Here曰光来啦Ancient Romance666k WordsOngoing Top-tier star Yang Lanming opens her eyes and discovers she's transmigrated. The good news is that she still has the same face, a beauty that appeals to everyone around the world. The bad news is that she's now a child who couldn't hurt a fly. System notification: Your profile has been automatically changed from [academic ace of the entertainment industry] to [ancient imperial-exam master] She disguises herself as a man to sit the imperial examinations, unexpectedly embarking on a path to succes 3Reads6.4Score—Shelves
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