I’ve Recently Fallen for Cross-Dressing Female Leads and No-CP Books. What Say You, My Ministers? 朕近日爱上了女扮男装无cp的书，众爱卿有何意见

1. 151 七 From Seventh-Rank Official to the Top: The Strongest Female Chief Minister 七品逆袭：最强女首辅 Fine Night良宵Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A woman disguised as a man in an ancient political intrigue story) Qin Yuan first met He Lin in the summer of Jingli Year 29. The cicadas shrilled in the trees, and the heat was suffocating. In a dark, filthy prison cell, she sat in a corner, her face smeared with blood. Without a word, he left her a handkerchief to wipe the blood from her forehead. When they met again outside the prison, she was no longer in such a wretched state. Dressed in a vivid red official robe, her bright eyes blazing, 4.8kReads9.1Score649Shelves
2. 152 当 The Daily Life of a Government Official 当官日常 Sixteen Notes十六音Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing (I’m a novice writer, and writing is just a hobby for fun. Please read this for a laugh. My writing is average, and I write purely for enjoyment. If you don’t like it, feel free not to read it, but please be kind.) Xu Yanzhi: a woman who isn’t blinded by love and cares only about building her career. Xu Yanzhi has both brains and brawn. As the emperor’s trusted aide, she enters the imperial court disguised as a man by imperial decree. “Xu Yanzhi, would you become my consort?” Xu Yanzhi drops to 154Reads8.5Score—Shelves
3. 153 假 The Fake Heir Is the Real Deal 假世子她真行 That Chatterbox那个话痨Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A woman disguised as a man + light comedy + patriotism and the bond between ruler and subject + very little household intrigue (The main story is complete, so don't worry about the author going on hiatus!) Scene One: Zhi Xu walked into the hall and plopped down across from Old Madam Qin. “Grandmother, you've gotten quite overweight. You should eat more vegetables!” With that, she stood up and moved several plates of meat to her side. Old Madam Qin's face turned livid with rage. “You little wretc 8.6kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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   It looks good, but it's still being updated.

4. 154 驸 My Consort Took a Concubine, So I Cast Him Off; He Rebelled, So I Became Emperor 驸马纳妾我休弃，驸马造反我称帝 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [A noblewoman and a transmigrated woman join forces to contend for the throne. Strong female lead, ensemble cast, political intrigue, no romance] Yuan Xuan was born to be a pawn. For the sake of the realm, she lived as a man and served as crown prince for over a decade. When her younger brother was born, Yuan Xuan returned to living as a woman and became a discarded pawn. Abandoned by everyone, she had no one left who didn’t want her dead. Less than a year into her marri 15kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves

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   Isn't anyone recommending Ah Zhi's book? It has no CP and high IQ.

5. 155 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Ninth Gate’s Beloved Mystic 盗墓：九门团宠是神棍 Ma Youye马由頁Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Tomb Raider fanfiction, young Taoist, disguises herself as a boy, doted on by everyone, starting with The Mystic Nine] Proceed with caution: This is not a wish-fulfillment story! The protagonist grows over time and comes of age after Chapter 79. Qi Baye had a little granddaughter whom he raised by his side from the time she was born. He personally chose her name, deciding that whether the baby was a boy or a girl, she would be called Qi Lechuan. After her father, Qi Yu, disappeared while on the 6.4kReads9.4Score862Shelves
6. 156 坏 Quick Transmigration: Oh No, My Host Is a Pervert 【快穿】坏了，宿主她是个边台 Su Xi夙樨Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Girl x girl, female top] [The couple varies in each world] If you can’t forget, your wish will be answered. Across three thousand worlds, there are countless regrets that never found resolution. An individual’s existence is tiny, like a speck of dust in a vast sea of sand. Yet an obsession born of an unfulfilled wish can, to some extent, offer a chance to change the world. And so, the cutest Wish-Fulfilling System in the whole world, Leopard Cat, and its absolute best Host, Zhu Ying, make their 2.7kReads9.0Score352Shelves
7. 157 女 Disguised as a Man: His Highness Prince Qing Is Unmatched 女扮男装：倾王殿下绝世无双 Ninefold Banquet九重宴Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After her soul transmigrates, she becomes His Highness Prince Qing of the Mei Ying Dynasty. Her left eye gleams like shattered gold, while her right is like silver frost. From then on, the Divine Palace is turned upside down, and in the human realm, the dead return! She collects magical artifacts, enters the palace, is enfeoffed as a prince, and battles the powerful. Who would have thought a beauty of such refined elegance would block her way? Wu Qing: “You’re as beautiful as jade. Why not give 282Reads8.4Score—Shelves
8. 158 参 After Enlisting, She Became the Dream Lover of Noble Ladies 参军后，她成了贵女们的梦中情郎 Warm Moon暖月Ancient Romance639k WordsCompleted [Invincible Style + Golden Finger + Transmigration and Rebirth + Female General Enfeoffed as a Marquis + No Romance] Shen Jiang was once the marquis’s eldest legitimate daughter, but when her mother was demoted from wife to concubine, Shen Jiang became an illegitimate daughter. Her innocent birth mother died unjustly. Driven to despair, Shen Jiang awakened memories of her past life. Only then did she notice something lodged in her mind. In her previous life, she was an exceptional special forces 3.7kReads9.0Score497Shelves

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   It's really beautiful, no CP

9. 159 穿 Transmigrated as a Cannon Fodder in a Cross-Dressing Romance 穿成女扮男装文里的炮灰 Tenant Who Hates Cats讨厌猫的租客Ancient Romance550k WordsCompleted Su Lingluo wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a tragic novel about a woman disguising herself as a man. She has become a cannon-fodder character who willingly serves as the heroine’s substitute for the sake of her family. To avoid that fate, she does her best to help the heroine hide her identity, turning a tragic romance into a sweet one... 75Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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   It's really beautiful. Sister, I believe you are worthy of it. [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry]

10. 160 古 A Young Master's Daily Life as a Scholar in Ancient Times 古代少爷读书日常 Linlin Loves You for Ten Thousand Years琳琳爱你一万年Ancient Romance327k WordsCompleted Also known as Back to the Days of Youth at Yuzhang and The Eldest Legitimate Grandson’s Code The everyday life of a young nobleman in ancient times, a favored son of heaven (school + family life, etc.) Yuzhang’s spirited yet chaotic student life at the Imperial Academy! P.S. He transmigrates into a book, with no golden finger and no CP, though he does have a wife who serves as a tool and whom he feels no affection for. The male lead will take the imperial examinations and become an official. The 5.9kReads6.9Score533Shelves

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    This, from the front, should be without CP. You can click on it and read the label yourself. I have read too many books and can't remember clearly.

11. 161 他 Why Should I Take the Blame for the Mess He Made? 他惹的祸凭什么我背锅 Guan Yizhen关懿臻Modern Romance310k WordsOngoing [One-on-one romance, transmigrating from ancient times to the modern day + gender swap + past and present lives] [Cool, commanding heroine VS earnest, innocent hero] The proud young heir of the Prince of Ye was a valiant warrior on the battlefield, turning the tide of battle time and again. Yet in the end, enemy forces breached the city walls. Standing atop them, he met his death with fierce resolve, leaving a legacy of righteousness for the ages. His short life should have ended there, but afte 5Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 162 跟 Stick with the Host, Go Hungry Nine Days Out of Ten 跟着宿主混，三天饿九顿 Croaking Every Day每天都在咕呱Ancient Romance225k WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration] [Female-to-male] [No fixed couple] [No couple at the end] When a divine avatar binds to a little loser from the Quick Transmigration world and joins the male supporting character department, the department... goes bankrupt. The avatar and its System then continue their chaotic lives! 4Reads6.7Score—Shelves
13. 163 女 Disguised as a Man! Men Can Wait, My Career Comes First 女扮男装！男人不如搞事业 Lu Lai路来Modern Romance195k WordsOngoing [Girl Disguised as a Boy + No Romance + Intelligent Female Lead + Six-Person Team + Feel-Good Story + Never Gets Found Out] (Making a career beats men any day!!!) (Once teammates, teammates for life!!!) Ning Xiaoyuan's brother goes missing, and her home is burned down. Overnight, she is left all alone, but she doesn't want to give up on life. She won't kill herself over what happened. She will fight and stay strong. Ning Xiaoyuan resolutely enrolls in her brother's school. To find him more easil 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There are various types of articles about women dressing up as men, all of them are free of cp, and they are all very beautiful.

14. 164 扒 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 Romance613k 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 3.8kReads9.4Score515Shelves

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    I don't know if there is a cp for this. It is still being serialized. It's so good. Please share the series.

15. 165 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times: I'm Just an Extra 穿越之我在古代当路人甲 Li Xiaoning李小宁Ancient Romance290k WordsCompleted Su Qiao is living perfectly happily in the modern world when, for no apparent reason, the System sends her to the Great Zhou dynasty to play an insignificant passerby. While carrying out a mission, she meets the Great Zhou’s chief minister and ends up falling in love with him. What?! The System has assigned her a mission: “Accept the prince’s proposal and marry him!” What on earth? If she doesn’t complete the assigned mission, the world of the Great Zhou dynasty will collapse and cease to exist. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 166 女 A Woman Transmigrates as a Man: A Farmer’s Road to the Imperial Exams 女穿男：农家子的科举青云路 Shang Xinghe裳星河Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration + imperial examinations + romance later on + remembered in history + founding the family tree] In her previous life, Qin Huan grew up in an orphanage and worked her way into a university degree. She landed a job at a major company and was on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of success. Her only regret was never having much family to speak of. When she opened her eyes again, she had traveled from modern times to the past, and from a woman to a man. She had become 12kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
17. 167 没 No System? I’ll Still Become the Top Scholar and Grand Secretary 没有系统？我照样考状元当首辅 Adoring You at Dawn and Dusk朝暮倾卿Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [No golden finger + No pocket dimension + Heartwarming family + No ridiculous characters] [The male lead works hard and climbs the ranks one step at a time through his own efforts] [The male lead is devoted; the female lead appears fairly late. The story begins with the imperial examinations and later moves into officialdom] [No forced stupidity, no self-righteous saint, and no fake innocent heroine] Xu Xingfeng, a county-level civil servant in a twenty-first-century town, suddenly finds himself 7.6kReads8.9Score685Shelves
18. 168 女 Disguised as a Man: Everyone in This Love Triangle Is Clingy 女扮男装：修罗场上个个是黏人精 Bone Count骨计Modern Romance277k WordsOngoing [Love at first sight × changing pairings × no saintly do-gooders who aren’t good people × shamelessly irresistible protagonist × semi-immersive × more focus on the missions] Content warnings: Weak writing, average plot, shamelessly irresistible protagonist, open ending, and a female-to-male transmigration premise. Yu Wu is the Heavenly Way, what humans call Heaven. Bound to a Wish System, she helps people fulfill their wishes. Every single person who makes a wish is either a woman disguised as a 678Reads8.9Score105Shelves

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    These are all without cp, and women dress up as men (maybe some worlds are not). The first one is the protagonist Ji Luo (Tiandao) The second one is Wen Xichen (God) The third one is my favorite Hua Yun. I am too lazy to introduce the rest.

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