Looking for Political Intrigue Novels for Female Readers! 求文 权谋文 女向！

1. 1 傻 The Foolish Prince and the Enchanting Courtesan 傻子王爷和花魁妖妃的故事 Listening to the Rain on a Windless Night今夜无风听雨Ancient Romance240k WordsCompleted Her family was wiped out in a bloody vendetta. She endured for ten years, navigating imperial struggles and pretending to be a fool out of necessity. A foolish prince. A famed courtesan of the capital. They entered into a partnership with ulterior motives on both sides, and even as husband and wife, they schemed against each other. The foolish prince wants the throne. The capital's famed courtesan wants revenge for her family's blood debt. Watch this couple stir up the winds and clouds of the re 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a book about revenge and plot, everything is planned by the heroine.

2. 2 穿 Transmigrated to a World in Chaos, She Refuses to Be a Beauty 穿越乱世，她才不要做佳人 Xiaoxiao Fish Resting潇潇鱼歇Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted [Plot-driven + political intrigue + light ensemble cast + female protagonist + light romance] Xu Wan transmigrates into a book set in a chaotic era, only to become an anonymous passerby. The System hunts her down because she carries software that has nothing to do with the book. She thinks that escaping the original plot will let her lie flat for good, but after witnessing the bloodshed and chaos of the era with her own eyes, she steps back into the world. • This time, her forceful interventi 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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   As the old saying goes, the heroine goes from being a gangster in troubled times to becoming the overlord of one party.

3. 3 锦 Wealth and Power: The Concubine's Merchant's Scheme 锦绣钱权：庶女商谋录 Little Hejian小禾尖Ancient Romance721k WordsCompleted From five taels in her private stash to wielding control over the empire’s finances, she relied on the simplest principle: Everything in the world can be calculated. Human greed, tangled interests, the rise and fall of dynasties: it is all just a ledger waiting to be tallied. 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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   With calculation as the blade and wealth as the way, the concubine works every step of the way, holding the splendid money and power, power, business and war are both online.

4. 4 千 Qian Jinhuan 千锦欢 Yun Lingge云翎歌Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted Completed · [A highly intelligent amnesiac fake princess x a cold, scheming prince] [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Both devoted to each other + classic historical romance + no transmigration, rebirth, or System + political intrigue + doting romance + reunion after a long separation + devotion to country and family + exclusive devotion + the one who got away + happy ending] For twenty years, the second prince of Nantang, Chu Jinyuan, has kept his guard up and trusted no one, until Hua Qianmei ar 386Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   This book is purely about ancient strategies and tactics, and the writing is good. It has feelings about family and country, as well as the love between children.

5. 5 皓 A Thousand Miles of Bright Moon: Rising Amidst the Chaos 皓月千里之乱世崛起 Lovely Rhymes on Brocade Paper绮笺佳韵Ancient Romance497k WordsCompleted A noblewoman rises amid the chaos of war [Empress x Great General] [Power struggles] [Two equally strong leads] [Growth] [The court officials curse me as outrageous. I smile and put an arm around his waist: “We keep each other as lovers. Any objections, gentlemen?”] [Every day, I push myself without rest so I can stand proudly by your side and become someone worthy of you. But no one told me that a Great General can't marry a princess!] [How can a woman like you ascend to the halls of government 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Let's take a look at my traditional Machiavellian heroine who has no books and no rebirth. She can only gain wisdom through hardships and gain experience in the struggle. She wants to seek some due rights for her brothers who have been with her through life and death. In the end, she has to fight against her biological brother. [Awkward laugh] Maybe she is destined to have no traffic.

6. 6 恰 When Snow Fell on Shengjing 恰逢盛京落雪时 Chunri Qing春日卿Ancient Romance288k WordsOngoing [Political intrigue + chaotic times + two strong leads + struggle for supremacy] A political-intrigue novel with a strong female lead, centered on power struggles, with romance as a secondary storyline. No golden finger, no System, and not a feel-good power fantasy. I’m a new author. Thank you for being patient with me. ---------------- Divider --------------------- The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun are lost, the Yuma Pass is defeated, and the aristocratic clans’ regimes are thrown into turmo 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The heroine Yajue must be thoughtful, calm and thoughtful. If you want to be a little Machiavellian before going to bed, look for her!

7. 7 乱 A Lone Woman in Troubled Times, Plotting an Age of Prosperity 乱世孤女，谋千古盛世 Lingering Fragrance and Faded Powder旧香残粉Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Female-led story + no romance + ensemble cast + political scheming + vying for supremacy in a chaotic age + war + infrastructure and farming + no pocket dimension or System + slow-burn growth + epic-length story] The rating has just been released. It will rise later. Yun Huaijin suddenly found herself a “corpse” in a world torn apart by chaos. She crawled out of a pile of bodies with only a starving child beside her. In this world, princes and nobles lived in drunken pleasure, great clans mono 23.7kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves

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   Great heroine strategy! Starting from scratch! Nice!

8. 8 与 Playing Chess with You: The Phoenix's Power 与君奕：凰权 Jiang Tanluoyue江潭落月Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted (The rating has only just opened and will rise later) “Political intrigue + evenly matched leads + marriage before love + traditional war for supremacy in a chaotic age + ensemble cast + powerful female lead + nation and family” In these chaotic times, even a monarch can hardly hope for a lifetime of peace. Crowned heir to the throne at six, named crown prince at eight, and enthroned at twelve, Yan Xi was the “future savior of the Yan Kingdom” foretold by an astrologer, blessed with the Purple 127Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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   In order to protect the country, Yan Xi, the female monarch of the Yan Kingdom, took the initiative to seek an alliance with Jin Mian, the king of the Jin Kingdom. She came for an alliance, but he asked her to be betrothed. His fluttering words "the marriage has not yet been completed, the engagement can be void" forced her to give up the engagement between her childhood sweethearts and guarantee a permanent alliance with the marriage between the two monarchs. When the Yan Kingdom collapsed due to civil strife and the alliance became a void treaty, she forged the new life of the Zhao Kingdom with blood and fire, cut off the shackles of marriage, and vowed not to be a vassal of others. From husband and wife to strangers, from allies testing each other to rivals in a game of chess. Staying with you, relying on you, until the day when the iron cavalry rides through the Central Plains, the world will be shocked - it turns out that the sharpest sword is never a single sword

9. 9 来 Someone, Help! The Princess Is Losing It 来人啊，长公主她发癫啦 Mengmeng Xiyu萌萌喜玙Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted [Historical Fantasy + System + Rebirth + Strong Female Lead + Political Intrigue + Satisfying Read + Everyone’s Favorite] The only legitimate princess of the Great Zhou dynasty died shortly after getting married. Only after her death did she learn that her father, who had always cherished her, and her husband’s family had conspired to kill her. By a twist of fate, she was reborn. She would no longer be a lovesick fool for her treacherous husband. In her previous life, she lost her mother’s affec 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   She was the ultimate dog licker in her previous life. She was killed by her husband and her father. After her rebirth, she killed all the scumbags in her family. She raped her mother-in-law from the palm down. She punched the gentle and vicious little white flower. She stole the throne from her scumbag father and became the queen. The heroine has bugs in the system, mythical beasts, koi fishes, and stacks of buffs.

10. 10 恶 The Villainess Runs Wild in a Misogynistic Kingdom 恶女在厌女国杀疯了 This Mountain Is No Mountain此山非山Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted [Rise to power + revenge + political intrigue + rival suitors + ancient fantasy + awakening to her gender] A mind-bending transmigration story that starts with a bang and only gets wilder. The heroine is the strongest, bar none, and gives as good as she gets! An elite lawyer transmigrates to a woman-hating kingdom. This is the story of her journey from a desperate fugitive to a noble, a chancellor, and finally an emperor! “What? My own brother insulted my wet nurse?” Xu Shisan retaliates with a 85Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    The great heroine's plot is one of the most powerful on the planet.

11. 11 被 The Princess Is Reborn Before Her Consort Can Imprison and Torture Her 被驸马囚禁凌迟之前，公主重生了 Wen Ziqing问子青Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The female lead takes revenge without mercy: she ruins the scumbag's manhood, kills her father-in-law, drives her mother-in-law mad, and cripples her sister-in-law. [Strong heroine seeks revenge and schemes for power] + [Cunning, loyal hostage prince] + [Palace and household intrigue, punishing scumbags] In her past life, her consort had an affair with her cousin, a commandery princess, then married her as a secondary wife. He poisoned the princess and had her tortured day after day, disembowele 1.3kReads7.6Score165Shelves

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    The heroine was reborn to seek revenge and set up a trap to destroy those who harmed her in her previous life. For the sake of the righteousness of her family and country, she planned power and protected the people.

12. 12 夫 My Wife Is a Fairy, and Everything She Says Is Right 夫人是仙女她说的都对 Sweet Potato's薯地瓜的Ancient Romance486k WordsOngoing (The dazzling, carefree, flirtatious eldest daughter of a Duke's household ✖️ a humble, restrained, handsome young man who refuses to take the bait and has a remarkable background) He had been surrounded by bloodshed since childhood, a man who had clawed his way out of the mud. Covered in filth, how could he ever presume to dream of the bright moon hanging high in the sky? Even reaching out to touch its reflection in the water felt like sacrilege. She had always been a free-spirited breeze, soar 13Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    This book has no rebirth, no time travel, no systematic cheats, no novice writing style, and elegant words and sentences! Machiavellian tactics don't burn your brain, and the logic is clear online! Whether it's a story or a scene, a complete context has been established in just a few strokes. The ancient puppet series is full of visuals, the characters are successfully created, and the protagonists have online IQs, especially the heroine. She takes one step at a time and speaks three steps at a time. Her words are impeccable, and her personality is free and generous. She is strong and soft. I like it very much!

13. 13 吾 My Emperor Is So Adorable 吾皇多娇媚 A Smile Brighter Than a Thousand Suns笑靥千阳Ancient Romance134k WordsOngoing Two powerful leads locked in an ultimate push and pull + laugh-out-loud, sizzling chemistry + political scheming + melodrama + dark scheming + court intrigue + humor + ensemble cast The emperor transmigrates into the body of the wife of a duke’s heir. To uncover the truth, she gets close to her own husband. 601Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    Soul penetration, intrigue, group portrait

14. 14 盛 Twin Jewels of a Golden Age: Female Generals and Ministers 盛世双璧：巾帼将相 Dreaming Pleasure-Seeker贪欢梦客Two Female Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [The untouchable flower of the high peaks, divine compassion, female chancellor vs. the valiant, upright and guileless female general] [A pair of formidable women in both letters and arms + ensemble of women + plot-focused, romance as a secondary element + coming-of-age adventure + social realism + war and political intrigue] The Great Hua dynasty flourishes under the rule of an empress. On the day Xun Yao’er, a female court lady serving before the throne, is to be married, the young female gene 104Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't you want to take a look at this? It's a Machiavellian infrastructure war story with an almost all-female protagonist group [Shy] It's thoughtful and deep, and you won't lose money if you invest in it [Blow a kiss]

15. 15 雪 Spring Burns Through the Ashes of Snow 雪烬春灼 The Remarkable Wang Shiyi了不起的王十一Ancient Romance189k WordsOngoing A historical tale of destruction and renewal, hatred and redemption, political intrigue and true devotion. Watch as yesterday's blazing sun is tempered in the deepest darkness, and at last becomes a bright moon shining over the land. Wang Chunxue went from being the prized jewel of the Langya Wang clan to the daughter of a condemned traitor. The imperial decree accusing her family of treason crushed everything she had: her father and brothers, her glory, and her betrothal to the Crown Prince. Af 72Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Female channel power seeking essay

16. 16 风 The Wind Rises as Spring City Falls to Dusk 风起，春城暮 Soak Up Some Sun晒会太阳啊Ancient Romance322k WordsCompleted I’ve started a new book, an ancient-style household drama called Deep House, Sharp Claws. Thank you for your support. [Historical romance with two strong leads + political intrigue + no one here is easy to deal with] No golden finger, no rebirth, no transmigration. In this life, the heroine is the master of her own fate: a woman who rises from the inner household to the court and reaches the pinnacle of power. She has the calm and clearheadedness of a noblewoman, is resourceful, and has the cour 783Reads—Score101Shelves
17. 17 总 There’s Always Some Vile Fiend Tormenting Me 总有妖孽祸害朕 Jun Nong Xue君弄雪Ancient Romance775k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Empress Chu Xi is still as domineering as ever. She helps her father seize power and encourages her sister to divorce her husband and claim her share of the family wealth. She takes on the whole world, but treats the young man she snatched up with the utmost tenderness. “My beloved husband is gentle and delicate. I have to pamper him.” Everyone trembles. “Allow us to introduce you to her bloodless murders.” The young man secretly gives her a scheming look. “My beloved conso 392Reads9.0Score100Shelves

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    The sinister little husband vs the domineering empress

18. 18 灯 When the Lanterns Fade, the Calamity Ends 灯明劫尽 Rui Xuan睿暄Ancient Romance838k WordsOngoing [Two strong leads, brilliant strategists, devoted only to each other, revenge, dual identities, dual personalities, an alternate world not based on any historical dynasty, plenty of witty flirting] She is the eldest princess, rumored to be cherished by all, yet she witnessed her mother spend her life being manipulated by the man she loved. Gentle and composed on the surface, she excels at reading people and understands human nature. To stir up the court, she will stop at nothing. She will destro 1.8kReads9.3Score264Shelves

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    The writing is delicate, a powerful and thoughtful Machiavellian novel, full of emotion and structure. She is gentle on the surface, the best at manipulating people's hearts, and understands human nature. She will do whatever it takes to stir up trouble in the government. She wants to destroy everything those people have gained through betrayal and tear off those hypocritical faces. Everyone is biting each other for power. Then let them watch their own power be destroyed. They call those who contradict themselves as traitors and traitors. Then let them see how this traitor and traitor subverts the hypocrisy of the world.

19. 19 南 South Branches Toward Dusk, The Regent Has Been Plotting This for Ages 南枝向晚，摄政王他蓄谋已久 Doudou from Zhongyue Province中月省的逗逗Ancient Romance726k WordsCompleted [Just received a rating] Complete ◎ [Revenge after being reborn + mastery of medicine and poison + powerful leads who cherish each other + everyone’s a schemer + palace intrigue and political machinations] Important: No stupid villains. Everyone has eight hundred tricks up their sleeve, and the battle of wits is at its peak! In her previous life, Shen Nanzhi, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s family, was blind to the truth. She used a forbidden technique to save a scumbag man, dr 14.6kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    It's a Machiavellian story, with a great heroine. The heroine is really super smart, with a big picture, all the emotional lines are in the extra story, all the members are very clever, and they are at the peak of their wits. Ending, rebirth and revenge + double skills of medicine and poison + mutual favor between two strong men + all members' scheming + palace fighting. Highlight reminder: Refuse to outwit the villain, all members have 800 scheming, peak wits! In the previous life, Shen Nanzhi, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, went blind and worked hard to save the scumbag by using forbidden magic. What happened instead was that the scumbag and Bai Lian's cousin secretly set up Chen Cang, causing all the loyal members of her Shen family to die tragically! After Nirvana and rebirth, she held the silver needle in her hand and returned to the day when she introduced poison to the scumbag to extend her life. Faced with the scumbag's expectations and his cousin's fake crying, Shen Nanzhi sneered and withdrew the needle: "I don't understand the poison. Since my cousin is so affectionate, why not let you bleed and cut the flesh?" In this life, she has torn away the disguise, mastered both medicine and poisoning, and raised dead people from their flesh and bones! Xiao Duo, the regent of Dayuan, was the living king of hell with all the power in the government and the public, but he was tortured by strange poisons. Shen Nanzhi threw out the antidote and said coldly and arrogantly, "I will save the life of the prince. How about lending me your knife to kill all the monsters?" Everyone thought that the daughter of the Duke was just a delicate canary in the palm of the living hell. It wasn't until the powerful officials from all walks of life appeared on stage, and the decisive moves emerged one after another, that everyone was horrified to discover that the seemingly weak Shen Nanzhi was actually the full-level female Zhuge who was in charge of the world of chess and had all the plans! She and he faced life and death back to back, met gods and killed gods, and manipulated the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty at the palm of their hands! When the bloody road is cut through, the world will be at peace. The iron-blooded regent who had made Jiuzhou frightened had lost all his venom and locked her tightly in his arms. His voice was low and crazy: "Zhizhi, the country has been decided. With these beautiful mountains and rivers thousands of miles away, when will you be willing to give me a place?!" - The decisive killing queen of medical poison × the mad regents who bowed to her, joined forces to slaughter all the evil spirits!

20. 20 观 Watching a Game of Go, I Lost Track of Time 观棋烂柯 Zhi Xian Xian An知闲羡安Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted In the autumn of the eighteenth year of Yongping, seven people woke one after another from a catastrophe that had never happened. Murong Yuan intercepted a Northern Dynasty envoy, only to prompt a troop buildup at the border. Xiao Ji reinforced the palace gates, setting off a change in the Imperial Guard’s watch. Xie Jing secretly investigated the Xu clan of the Eastern Sea, but Wang Ying mistook it for a clandestine romance. Zhao Shen swept the Secretariat, and when he sneaked out a map, sweat 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The highest level of scheming: It is not about winning, it is about losing everyone. Seven people, seven reborns, seven different kinds of foreknowledge. Everyone wants to change their fate, and everyone is pushing their fate. The more you resist, the deeper you fall. This is the true "mandate of destiny cannot be violated".

21. 21 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 1.7kReads9.3Score272Shelves
22. 22 汉 Chronicles of the Han Dynasty’s Last Empress 汉末女帝纪事录 A Reed Knows White一苇知白Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Content warning: If you don’t accept a female lead in a one-on-one romance who has children, please don’t click. [Strong female lead + political intrigue + contest for supremacy + nation-building + one-on-one romance] At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the land is in turmoil. A flash flood sends the soul of Liu Zhen, a modern teacher, a thousand years into the past, where she possesses the frail, sickly Liu Zhen, the Han Emperor Ling’s second daughter, who died young. At the brink of death, 1.6kReads8.2Score312Shelves

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    This is okay. The heroine is decisive in killing and puts the world first. She has CP, but there are not many emotional lines. You can take a look.

23. 23 惊 Shock! Reborn on the Eve of My Family's Execution, I Say Let's Rebel 惊！重生回满门抄斩前夜，造反吧 Yi Yangcheng衣漾澄Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + feel-good story with a powerful heroine + family and country + political intrigue] A cool-headed, cunning heroine who plans several moves ahead + a brilliant, devoted yet restrained male lead who serves as a high-ranking official at the Court of Judicial Review In her previous life, the entire Ning family, loyal to the throne for generations, was slaughtered. To avenge them, Ning Zhiwei led an army of a hundred thousand to marry Su Mingjin, helping him with all her might as he rebelle 36.7kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves

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    The ceiling of Machiavellian writings, every one of them is amazing.

24. 24 惊 Shocking! The Legitimate Princess Defies Fate Every Day! 惊！嫡公主她每天都在逆天改命！ Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-led power fantasy + ruthless, unhinged heroine + an extreme “I’d rather betray others than let them betray me” mentality] Xuan Mingyao was reborn at the age of seven, back before anything had happened. Though she was the empress’s legitimate daughter, a princess treated like royalty, her younger brother, the crown prince, was about to die of illness. Her mother would soon be consumed by worry, grow estranged from the emperor, and eventually be deposed in the witchcraft scandal. Overnight 28.1kReads9.4Score3.6kShelves
25. 25 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 157.1kReads9.5Score20.7kShelves
26. 26 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 105.5kReads9.5Score15.1kShelves
27. 27 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 114.7kReads9.6Score15.7kShelves
28. 28 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 270.2kReads9.7Score33.5kShelves
29. 29 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 198.7kReads9.6Score30.7kShelves
30. 30 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 153.3kReads9.7Score61.3kShelves
31. 31 献 Offering to the Abyss 献京渊 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [Print edition releasing October 25] “He taught me to kill, seize power, and look after myself. I taught him what it means to have a weakness.” [Serious drama + political intrigue + the fate of the nation and its people + I’m terrible at writing blurbs] Jiang Qingyu was born into wealth, and her family’s love had made her naive and pampered. It wasn’t until the day the entire Jiang family was executed that she realized how foolish she had been! When she opened her eyes again, she was determined 21.7kReads9.5Score3.5kShelves
32. 32 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 311.5kReads9.6Score38.7kShelves
33. 33 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 87.3kReads9.6Score11.2kShelves
34. 34 悲 The Tragic Grand Princess Turns the Tables in an Instant 悲催和亲长公主的脸说翻就翻 Tun Bala豚巴拉Ancient Romance259k WordsCompleted Transmigration into a drama, strong heroine, becoming emperor, feel-good story, a big sister with the swagger of a bandit, a gentle and frail eldest princess, multiple male leads, one woman and many men. The career plot takes center stage. Han Jingshan is a gang leader who makes a living through competitive fighting and collecting protection money. After a car accident, she transmigrates into a tragedy about a princess sent abroad for a political marriage. The good news: because Han Jingshan has 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine was originally the leading eldest sister, but she transformed into the princess in the marriage drama through her soul. She went from nothing to becoming the emperor by virtue of her martial arts and Ye Luzi. She killed a male guest and gained several male protagonists. The career line is the main focus. It is a cool article about strong women [Chigua]

35. 35 女 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 Romance584k 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 260Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    All consistent. As the old saying goes, power and strategy, court and arena, gold and iron, and family, country and world. The heroine has a good outlook on life, the group portraits have highlights, and the villain has an IQ. The writing, plot, and logic are all online, and you need to use your brain to read it.

36. 36 野 The Untamed Power Broker 野生权臣 Mr. Meow Meow Cat米斯特里喵喵猫Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted [New book, the score is just starting out and will go up!! Don't leave!!] [Two powerful leads + sweet romance + queen trains her dog + ambitious cast + historical court intrigue] [One-on-one + characters who speak their minds + alternate world + mutual flirting between two powerful leads + intense push and pull] [Rational, scheming female minister × rebellious, unrestrained hound] A modern office worker with brain cancer transmigrates into a frail orphan in Nanli. Her father is dead, s 14Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    There is nothing more suitable than it

37. 37 爱 Love and the Crown: The Hunting Duke and the Lost Princess 爱与王冠：狩猎的公爵与迷失王女 Whispers in the Wind风声隐语Ancient Romance133k WordsOngoing No saintly heroine + the heroine is the story’s biggest villainous BOSS + a story of villains falling in love with villains + no magic or System + alternate-history Western European court ➕Using a “dark fairy tale” style to deconstruct traditional royal romance myths and reveal the anatomy of power. Princess Sera of Lumiere escapes from a convent, murders nobles, fakes her own suicide, and manipulates public opinion, embodying a “holy madwoman.” She turns religious symbols into weapons, committi 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    * "This book is super exciting, but the plot is very complicated and mind-numbing! There are multiple story lines advancing at the same time (palace struggle, financial conspiracy, supernatural events), the relationship between the characters is like a spider web, and there are so many foreshadowing details to pay attention to. If you like the high IQ and Machiavellianism of "A Song of Ice and Fire", or the dark epic feel of "The Thorn Birds", and can accept the depressive atmosphere and psychological thriller, you will definitely fall in love! It requires patience to read, but the process of solving puzzles is super fun." *[OK] "Warning: A masterpiece of dark adult plotting against the palace power! It's full of political calculations, economic games, supernatural curses, and twisted emotions. None of the characters are simple, and everyone's IQ is online. Reading requires high concentration, an explosion of information, and a lot of foreshadowing. It is suitable for readers who like to use their brains to analyze, enjoy complex narratives, and dark styles. Please be careful if you have weak psychological endurance." **Summary:** It is most suitable to be recommended to readers who have average cognitive abilities or above (Wechsler is about 105+), mature minds (16 years old+), and have a strong interest and reading patience in complex and dark palace intrigues/economic games/psychological thrillers/supernatural themes**. IQ itself is not the threshold. Interest, concentration, logical thinking and tolerance for dark and complex narratives are the key.

38. 38 疯 The Mad Prince: Did the Crown Princess Try to Kill the Emperor Again Today? 疯批太子：皇嫂她今天又弑君了？ South City as Before南城如初Ancient Romance305k WordsOngoing [Political intrigue + Revenge power fantasy + Female lead + Reborn + Unhinged] Also known as The Young Lady Rises from Her Coffin, the Capital's Powerful Families All Kneel, and the Dog Emperor Panics! Yang Wan, the empress, was actually plotted against and killed by her husband and several of his consorts, including Ji Rongyu. Her death was unimaginably brutal! When she opened her eyes again, Yang Wan's soul had transmigrated into the body of her enemy, Ji Rongyu. From then on, the Ji family ha —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The powerful heroine Shuang Wen writes that the world is a huge web, in which live countless high-ranking officials and well-paid people, as well as ants whose lives are worth nothing, as well as bitches and rotten bitches. They are all working hard to weave this web and guard this web. Everyone wants to be the first to weave a net, but there is only one net, and the person who can weave this dragnet must be that person. Some people want to weave a net, and some people want to break it. I, Yang Wan, am the one who breaks the net! The net will kill the fish, and the fish will need the net to be broken. If the net is not broken, the fish will only die. If you want to fish alive, you have to break this net first!

39. 39 锦 Schemes at the Brocade Banquet 锦筵谋 Sweet Dream Feather甜梦羽Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted From the pinnacle of Michelin cuisine to the hell of household intrigue, all it took was one explosion. Lin Wanyi, an internationally renowned top chef, opens her eyes to find she's become the most wicked third young madam of the Su family in the Qing Dynasty. From the start, she's in a hopeless situation: Her husband despises her, her mother-in-law wants to divorce her, and the servants look down on her. On top of that, her sister-in-law is a “born heroine,” doted on by the entire household, s 218Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chasing "Jin Yan Mou" is like playing an immersive mystery game! The heroine's perspective is the reader's perspective. Follow her to analyze people's hearts and deduce the situation. Every prediction may be reversed, and every detail contains clues. After reading it, I just want to sigh, the author's logical ability is amazing!

40. 40 棺 The Little Bride in the Coffin 棺材里的小新娘 Zhao Changle赵长乐Ancient Romance595k WordsOngoing The author is being unhinged... (A little horror + a little scheming + a little suspense + one female lead and multiple male love interests + revenge. Some chapters may cause physical discomfort, read with caution!) When she thought about it carefully, she had spent very little time alive and a very long time dead. This time, she was Shang Lu, and she lived for revenge, for herself and for them. When she woke up, she was inside a coffin, with a fake monk beside her. To stay alive and get revenge 45Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    She seeks wealth, kills people, avenges people, kills people, step by step, everyone is a ladder, holy monks and Buddhist disciples, poisonous scorpions, are all her slaves... @Tomato @Tomato Novel Team

41. 41 绿 Green Tea Homewrecker Crown Princess, You Dig the Pits and I'll Fill Them 绿茶海后太子妃，你挖的坑我来平 Get-Rich Ball暴富球球Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Empress's Rise + Irresistible Charm + Multiple Male Leads Competing in a Love Battlefield + Court Intrigue + Mind-Reading Fantasy] One heroine with multiple love interests, a main male lead, a slow-burn romance, everyone's favorite, and a heroine with a powerful, winding career arc. After transmigrating into a book, Chen Jixiang tried to make up for her mistake by helping her husband, the crown prince, fight for power and win over the hidden Prince An, Hua Jue. But he pinned her to the bed. “Hu 238Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The old saying is true in the book, there are many male protagonists, there are many male protagonists competing in Shura field, the emotional limit is stretched, the female protagonist is independent, intelligent, affectionate and righteous, and will not be influenced, the world is in trouble, the empress is raised, and she is Machiavellian [Love] [Love]

42. 42 世 Never More Than Three Times 世不过三 Yu Duoyou余多柚Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + reborn + three lifetimes + little poison doctor + no golden finger + political intrigue + satisfying read + sweet romance + reverse raising + romance + ensemble cast + scheming + a little angst] Xia Shi has been reborn three times, and each life has been more exciting than the last! Now in her third life, she’s an invincible little poison master. Who would dare let her suffer even the slightest grievance? In her first life, she lived for herself and married a foolish empero 1.9kReads9.5Score384Shelves

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    This book is really beautiful

43. 43 逃 Fleeing Famine: My Whole Family Is Reborn 逃荒，我全家都是重生的 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dreams of the Future + Whole Family Reborn + No Romance] In her previous life, Su Yin, her mother, and her aunt were brutally killed by rioters. In the blink of an eye, the three of them were reborn together. Before the rioters stormed their village, they took refuge in Xinghua Village, where their uncle lived, and fled in advance. On the road as refugees, they ran into Su Yin’s abandoned, blindly filial father. They thought he’d be dead weight, but it turned out he could see the future, and hi 67kReads9.4Score8.2kShelves

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    Strong women, essays about powerful female protagonists, essays about high levels of power

44. 44 乱 After Fleeing the Chaotic Era, I Became the Founding Empress 乱世逃亡后，我成了开国女帝 Nan Wanxu南婉徐Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The 91.6kReads9.4Score15.1kShelves
45. 45 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo 85.9kReads9.5Score10.1kShelves
46. 46 女 The Female General Treads the Starry River 女将踏星河 Cold Night, Long Light寒夜长照Ancient Romance103k WordsOngoing [A passionate, loyal puppy of a man VS a cold-faced, iron-blooded woman general] [He pursues, she flees, but she can't escape] [Female disguise + undercover intrigue + he's utterly devoted] Qi Zhuyin is the youngest silver-spear general in Da'an. In three years, she has reclaimed thirteen cities, decisive and merciless, cold-faced and iron-blooded. To bring down an enemy kingdom, she fakes her death, changes her face, disguises herself as a man, and infiltrates Dajin, becoming the mysterious lea 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The big heroine [shy][shy][shy] will not lose money by investing in the stock

47. 47 何 Who Will Walk Beside Me Through the Night? 何人伴我夜间行 Raindrops Falling on the Eaves水滴落在屋檐上Ancient Romance880k WordsOngoing [Courtly schemes + wits and courage + fictional late Qing setting] Would you call her a ruthless, calculating schemer, or a refined young lady, educated and well-mannered? The unforgettable steward Jiao swears brotherhood with twelve heroes and establishes a stronghold. Hardship breeds hardship, but a chance encounter with spring can transform a fish into a dragon. Why did “Ji Liuniang” cast aside the “Liu” in her name, and what carried her to success? A shrewd and far-sighted minister of the co 1Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    The book shortage must be rushed! No nonsense! The noble brother and sister grew up in adversity, and the competition in the ring shocked the audience, and the undercurrent of conspiracy was shocking every step of the way!

48. 48 九 Nine-Tailed Foxes Ravage the Tang Dynasty: I Team Up with a Ninth-Rank Artisan to Slay a Dragon 九尾乱唐：我和九品匠官合作屠龙 Yi Shanshui奕山水Ancient Romance178k WordsCompleted The story opens with real artifacts from Famen Temple. Cui Qingke, a Tang dynasty laborer, wrote a wish in the mirrored compartment of a jeweled canopy in the underground palace: “In my next life, I still want to be with my wife!” The romance of this man from 1,100 years ago struck me right in the heart! A man who came into an emperor's title by sheer luck at 26 turned out to have spent this life seeking revenge for his own Li dynasty. He traded nine lifetimes of reincarnation for one lifetime 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Machiavellian Empress Wen Wumian, from a Hu Ji to Concubine An, has great power! Cuckold the emperor and slay the dragon!

49. 49 天 The Dragon and Phoenix of Destiny 天命龙凤 Let's Eat Hot Pot吃火锅呀Ancient Romance475k WordsCompleted [Serious drama + ensemble cast + court and martial world + love of country and family + female lead with a golden finger] The author is terrible at writing blurbs, sorry! If you enjoy this kind of story, feel free to give it a try. To save her life, Lu Wan does everything she can to send Yao Qian to the northern frontier. Sixteen years later, Emperor Li Yunshan summons the Third Prince, Li Tian, who has lived in the northern frontier, back to the capital. Rumors spread throughout the city that H 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Self-recommendation, power-seeking essay

50. 50 清 Dreams Locked in Time: The Imperial Consort 清梦锁年妃 What Is It Like to Be Human VL何似在人间VLAncient Romance390k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + political intrigue + the Nine Princes' struggle for the throne + based on Qing history] Yongzheng's love story that gave the Qing dynasty another hundred years, sweet at first, then heartbreaking, with a slow-burn pace. A working-man's memoir of Yongzheng, and the cinnabar-mark love of his life. [No transmigration + no alternate history + no rebirth] A long historical romance Nian Fei was a gentle, perceptive woman from a distinguished family whose ancestors had 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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