A Woman Disguised as a Man in Ancient Times: General or Heir Apparent 女扮男装 古代（将军 世子）

1. 1 重 Reborn, Young General Yang Takes the One He Cherishes by Force 重生后，杨小将军强娶心尖人 Let You Die Five Seconds First让你先阵亡五秒Two Female Leads1.2M WordsOngoing Two female leads / dual rebirth / woman disguised as a man / winning back one's wife / marriage before love / HE / early information imbalance In her previous life, Yang Shi'an tried to save Gu Shujin, never expecting to get herself killed in the process. Before she died, she only had time to ask, “If there's another life, will you let me protect you? Will you?” Gu Shujin replied through her tears, “I will.” So when she got a second chance at life, Yang Shi'an acted first. She went all out, even 8.5kReads8.8Score81314d adds

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   Crown princes are all incredibly sweet and doting husbands.

2. 2 清 The Heart-Cleansing Lock 清心锁 Let You Die Five Seconds First让你先阵亡五秒Two Female Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Dual heroines + devoted 1v1 romance + happy ending + fictional dynasty + native-born characters, no one reborn or transmigrated + the heroine later reclaims her identity as a woman] Sixteen years ago, the Hanbei Prince's residence was destroyed overnight. The only survivor, eight-year-old orphan Zhao Youzhi, escaped death, took the name Shen Anyang, disguised herself as a man, and hid among merchants. Sixteen years later, she has become the richest person in Yunzhou. She secretly investigates t 480Reads8.4Score18514d adds
3. 3 为 To Marry the Prime Minister's Daughter, This Playboy Rose to the Highest Office 为娶丞相之女，纨绔她位极人臣了 Chi Yu竾鱼Two Female Leads742k WordsCompleted In Shengjing, he was a notorious playboy who, in both of his lives, forced himself on Wen Xiang’s daughter, a woman famed for her breathtaking beauty. A goddess had descended to earth, making everyone else seethe with envy. Before rebirth: Seeing Nan Xun constantly visit the Fragrant Blossoms Pavilion, Wen Sheng said considerately, “If you like them, you can bring any of them back to the manor.” Go to any woman you like. Just don’t come to me. After rebirth: Wen Sheng tugged at Nan Xun’s clothes 19.9kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds

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   Trust me! These three books are amazing! You absolutely must read them! The first one is about a female general disguised as a man. It's a strong female lead, a reborn female general, a story of national righteousness, and a fictional historical drama. She is reborn at fifteen, returning to the time when she first entered the army. She fights for her father, her family, and her country, attracting countless wise ministers and gaining thousands of fierce generals and soldiers who swear to follow her to the death. There is a male lead, but the romance is weak. The writing is superb, the logic is clear, and the characters are very well-developed. The second one is about a general's son disguised as a man. It's a dual-female lead story: a spoiled and lecherous general disguised as a woman, later becoming a powerful minister's son, and a gentle, reborn daughter of a prime minister whom he adores. The son is a notorious playboy in the capital, having forcibly married the beautiful daughter of a prime minister in two lifetimes. This goddess descends to earth, making everyone hate her. The third book features a female empress disguised as a man. She's incredibly strong, overwhelming the male lead in both martial arts and intellect, leaving him completely under her thumb. The story combines a strong female lead and a weak male lead, along with coercion, cross-dressing, and a ruthless and decisive female lead versus a reserved and tragically beautiful male lead.

4. 4 长 The Eldest Princess's Favor 长公主的偏爱 Dudu, I'm a Sweet Potato嘟嘟我是地瓜Two Female Leads613k WordsCompleted [Two Female Leads] [One-on-One Romance] [Cross-Dressing] [No Rebirth or Transmigration] [Lighthearted, Sweet, and Satisfying] [Happy Ending] [Sweet Romance] Chu Che, the legitimate son of the Earl of Weiyuan's household, is actually a young woman. Tall and beautiful, with features so androgynous that her sex is hard to tell, she gradually transforms from the second son of a declining noble house into the most eligible bachelor in all of Shengjing. To keep her estate from being seized by her el 25.3kReads9.2Score4.1k14d adds
5. 5 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Used Forced Conquest to Stay Alive Around the Brooding Villain 穿书后，靠强制攻略阴郁反派苟命 Fish of the North Wind朔风的鱼Two Female Leads572k WordsCompleted [Dual heroines + woman disguised as a man + historical setting + transmigrate into a book + System + marriage first, love later] Li Xiangyin dies a gruesome death in the apocalypse, only to transmigrate into the body of a puppet emperor with the same name. To make matters worse, this emperor is a woman disguised as a man. Li Xiangyin: Mother, I believe I am unworthy of my position. I beg you to let me abdicate. Please choose an auspicious day to ascend the throne. [Congratulations, Host, on awak 758Reads8.7Score10114d adds

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   Two female leads, one a male emperor disguised as a man, and the other a noble lady.

6. 6 重 Reborn: Her Past and Present Lives 重生之与她的前世今生 Bo Aixiao He博埃肖何Two Female Leads407k WordsCompleted [Two Female Leads + One Woman Disguised as a Man + Both Pure + Sweet Romance + Henpecked + Overwhelmingly Possessive] (A silly, sweet, and funny romance) Original title: Reborn: Her Past and Present Lives Also known as: Oh No, I Transmigrated and the Princess Wife Has Me Wrapped Around Her Finger Again Two female leads!!! Both pure!!! This is not a substitute romance!!! It’s always been the same person!!! One of them disguises herself as a man, and the story has a comedic tone. Li Feng is reborn 2kReads7.4Score13414d adds

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   These books are all perfect for you!!!

7. 7 我 My Fierce Dog, My Horse: I Do Whatever I Want 我的恶犬我的马，我想咋耍就咋耍 Jiu Chuang九创Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, powerful heroine, reborn female general, woman disguised as a man, duty to family and country, serious alternate-history drama, ensemble cast in chaotic times. If you mind a weak romance, don't read.] She died in the very year she was ennobled and made a general, crowned with glory. It turned out that even someone with no lingering resentment could be reborn after reaching the top. In her previous life, because of something her mother said, she took on the burden of her fami 11.6kReads9.5Score1.8k14d adds
8. 8 女 The Tyrannical Empress and the Chaste Heir Whose Beauty Bewitches All 女帝暴虐，禁欲世子他美色撩人 Yu of the Three-Tiered Tower三重楼喻Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted [Completed ❤️] Transmigration + 1v1 + strong female lead and weaker male lead + coercion + woman disguised as a man + decisive and ruthless heroine vs. restrained, reserved, beautiful but tragic hero [Warning: strong female lead and weaker male lead!!!] Feng Jin, an executive at a publicly listed corporation, suddenly died and transmigrated into the body of a tyrannical, cruel, mentally unstable crown prince who was a woman disguised as a man. From the start, a beautiful man offered himself to h 6.2kReads9.3Score68114d adds
9. 9 杀 The Assassin’s Guide to Going Straight 杀手洗白手册 1113701Two Female Leads485k WordsCompleted Two female leads, happy ending, a sweet historical mystery in an imaginary ancient setting. A gorgeous, clever, quick-witted princess who loves to play the flirt X a devoted, easily tempted assassin who has spent ten years butchering fish. As the top assassin in Hushi, Lin Shanjuan is unmatched in both looks and skill. Her luck, however, is less impressive. Not only does a malfunctioning System send her to the State of Jing, she also has to fulfill the princess's wish before she can return to th 7.8kReads9.5Score1.3k14d adds
10. 10 女 Disguised as a Man! The General Has Such a Soft Heart! 女扮男装！将军她心软软！ Ye Mengde夜梦得Two Female Leads394k WordsCompleted [Two Female Leads + Both Pure + Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet, Sweet, Sweet] Liang Chengying, a chariot and cavalry general renowned for her military exploits, marries Xu Ru’an, the least favored second daughter of the Xu family. Everyone assumes she did it to win the new emperor’s trust. Only the camellia hairpin she polishes day and night knows how she really feels. 1.2kReads8.7Score11914d adds
11. 11 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book as a Male N, I Tore Up the Cannon Fodder Script 穿书成男n之后，手撕炮灰剧本 Fish of the North Wind朔风的鱼Two Female Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + System + Disguised as a Man + Two Female Leads] College student Song Ziyu was hit by a large truck while saving a child, and her soul left her body. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in a strange new world. But that was not all. Even more unbelievably, Song Ziyu discovered that in this world, she was a man! “How can this be?” She was so terrified she nearly lost her wits. She hurriedly checked herself over, only to find that nothing stra 2.8kReads9.1Score29614d adds
12. 12 太 The Crown Prince's Adorable Little Wife 太子殿下的小娇妻 Comrade Xiao Fu小傅同志Two Female Leads82k WordsCompleted Because the emperor and empress favored him, while their other sons were all useless, Fu Yanqing was announced to the outside world as the Second Prince from the moment he was born. The emperor raised him as the crown prince, and when Fu Yanqing came of age at eighteen, he was officially made crown prince and married Jiang Muyan, the chancellor’s daughter... 456Reads7.4Score—14d adds
13. 13 剩 The Unmarried Eldest Princess and Her Embroiderer Lover 剩女长公主和她的绣娘恋人 CAN NuoCAN诺Two Female Leads276k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + no male lead] If you're not comfortable with two female leads, don't read!!! Xiao Yu'an was an elite agent who died in an accident during a mission. Unexpectedly, she transmigrated into the body of a princess in an imaginary ancient world. Rumor had it that the current emperor's younger sister, Princess Guoning, was hideously ugly. Others said she was cruel by nature, so vicious that no one dared marry her even though she was well past the age of majority. But no one knew tha 362Reads9.0Score10114d adds
14. 14 内 Lord Shen, the Reserved Prime Minister: Stop Hiding Already 内敛成瘾的沈相大人，你别再躲了 Jin Wuduan晋无端Two Female Leads230k WordsCompleted [Two female leads] + [antique setting] + [1v1] + [intense push and pull] + [some political intrigue] + [tracking down clues to seek revenge] [At first, she's a bright and cheerful legitimate daughter of a marquis's household; later, a jade-faced little fox disguised as a man. A devoted puppy × a cool, reserved female chancellor with a talent for governing. The ice queen eventually melts and showers her with endless affection. Younger pursuer and older pursued, eight years apart.] Please follow, 1.3kReads8.7Score16914d adds
15. 15 胎 Reborn into an Ancient Farming Family, She Becomes a Renowned Female General 胎穿古代农家，农门女将名满天下 Wan Qing万顷Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Career-focused + strong heroine + heroine stands on her own + female general] [The heroine relies on no one and brings glory to her family through her own abilities.] [The whole family is harmonious and full of positive energy.] [Things to note] The heroine has no romantic pairing, but her family members do. There is an age gap between the heroine and her older sister, and the heroine has to grow up. [Things to note] The section on body searches during the imperial examinations is fictional, no 6.8kReads9.1Score90814d adds

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    It's good-looking, I like how cool the female lead is.

16. 16 锦 A Splendid Realm: The Empress’s Road to Greatness 锦绣河山之女帝的成长之路 Shuangshuang Peijiu霜霜佩玖Two Female Leads358k WordsOngoing [Entirely fictional setting!] The emperor grants Ye Xuzhi a marriage in front of everyone. Ye Xuzhi feels both delighted and terrified. She is delighted because she is to marry Princess Xiao Jingyuan, but terrified because if her identity is exposed, she will be guilty of deceiving the emperor. Although she is alone and has no clan to be punished, she still has a duty to defend her country. Remembering how her homeland fell in her previous life, how she was made a camp prostitute for the amuseme 22Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Disguised as a man, she rose from a common soldier to an emperor.

17. 17 G GB: No Cross-Dressing as a Man, No Way GB不女扮男装不舒服 I Could, But I Won't可以但我不Modern Romance5.6M WordsOngoing [Gender-bender quick transmigration · Female lead stays the aggressor · No fixed pairing · Woman in men's clothing · All male characters are virgins] - Tang Jin, a great demon who grew from wild grass, was bound to a quick transmigration System. Apparently, the System was originally designed for male task-takers, so Tang Jin could only play male cannon fodder, male villains, or male supporting characters in each story. [If you're lucky, you might even get to be the male lead~] Tang Jin: "Want th 34.8kReads9.6Score2.5k14d adds

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    The fake iceberg is actually a big dog. Ever since the president got bound to this garbage system and drew a garbage buff called "I feel uncomfortable if I don't dress up as a man" at the beginning, Tang Jin has rarely worn women's clothes.

18. 18 手 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 119.8kReads9.6Score11.5k14d adds
19. 19 女 As a Girl, I Unlocked the Male Idol Training System 女生的我解锁了男神养成系统 Dan Sheng淡生Two Female Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Superpowers + System + Daily Life + Disguised as a Boy] Gu Moci was a seasoned homebody, but one day she suddenly awakened a Male Idol Development System. “A male idol? System, did you get the wrong person?” “No mistake! I'm sick of looking at men! Let's try something different!” Under the System's threats, she had no choice but to put on men's clothes and go to school. Later... She was the campus heartthrob, and she was the campus beauty, too. The girls and boys who liked her asked with red ey 4.7kReads9.2Score71914d adds
20. 20 雪 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 353Reads—Score15214d adds

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    The female protagonist disguises herself as a man, works in the government, and navigates the political arena. It features martial arts detective stories, suspenseful political intrigue, and female mutual assistance. The female protagonist has exceptional combat skills and is not romantically inclined.

21. 21 安 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 130Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A woman of unparalleled beauty and wisdom, disguised as a man, navigating the treacherous waters of the imperial court and the martial world, amidst the clash of swords and spears—a unique take on historical romance novels of power struggles.

22. 22 世 The Heir Apparent Doesn't Take Back Her Ex? As If! 世子她不吃回头草？才怪！ I Want to Get Rich, Duck我想暴富鸭Two Female Leads217k WordsOngoing Both leads are each other's only partner | A little bittersweet, mostly sweet | Winning back an ex | A must-read second-chance romance | Happy ending An imaginary dynasty with an enormous amount of creative license. Please don't scrutinize the details. [All descriptions of the heir apparent use she/her pronouns.] [At the beginning, only the prince and princess consort, four maids, and the renowned physician Ji know the heir apparent's true identity.] [Miss Xu has lots and lots of suspicions.] Ev 15.6kReads—Score3.7k14d adds

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