A Powerful Minister's Daughter: Brilliant, Ruthless, and Cunning 权臣之女，谋略过人，心狠手辣

1. 301 汉 A Long Song for the Han Dynasty: The Jin Prince's Immortality 汉祚长歌：晋王永生 Zhu Ji诸己Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [History + transformation + no marriage + cultivation + immortality] Zhaoming transmigrates to the end of the Qin Dynasty as Liu Bang's legitimate eldest daughter. She lives through the uprising that brings down the Qin, the Chu-Han Contention, the Rule of Wen and Jing, the glorious reign of Emperor Wu, the Rule of Zhao and Xuan, Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han... For over a thousand years, she watches over and protects the land of China. 6.8kReads8.5Score702Shelves
2. 302 明 Immortal Venerable Mingyang 明阳仙尊 Walk Ten Thousand Miles, Throw a Million Punches行万里路打百万拳Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing [Proficiency panel] + [Sage Alchemy Body] + [Genius protagonist] + [Female lead] One day, Han Yang woke up to find that he had become the young master of a cultivation family in the Foundation Establishment realm. In his previous life, he had been a low-level civil servant. From the start, he awakened a proficiency panel: every cultivation technique and skill, once mastered, stayed mastered, and the more he practiced, the stronger he became! When he reached Foundation Establishment, he awakened 265.6kReads8.0Score28.1kShelves
3. 303 末 Apocalypse: I Awaken an Emotion System and Storm the Women's Bathhouse 末世：觉醒情绪系统，我硬闯女浴 Face Veiled in Green青衣遮面Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Zombies] [System] [Lots of Goddesses] [Many Types] [No Simping] [No Saintly Hero] [Decisive and Ruthless] Blood rain poured down upon the Apocalypse. Tang Wei awakened an Emotion System and, in his panic, barged into the women's bathhouse at a university. Everyone caught in the rain turned into a zombie. Blood rain fell every seven days, and each downpour brought new mutations. Negative emotion points could be exchanged for all kinds of supplies: roast chicken? A5 Wagyu? King crab? 166Reads6.8Score—Shelves
4. 304 极 The Ultimate Cauldron, Starting with the Holy Maiden of the Joyous Union Sect 极品鼎炉，从合欢宗圣女入手 Unrivaled National Scholar国士无双Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing [Written by a woman for a male audience]. I’m inexperienced, but I hope you’ll enjoy a story with [multiple] [heroines], that’s [not mindless], and has [no System], [no rebirth], and [no transmigration]. Lin Yuan is a genius with a Heavenly Spirit Root in Fengzhou City. Just as he was riding high, a wicked woman from the Hehuan Sect abducted him to use as a cultivation furnace. When Lin Yuan finally escaped the Hehuan Sect, he thought he had completely left his life as a furnace behind. Only the 4.8kReads8.1Score461Shelves
5. 305 继 After Inheriting a Hundred Billion, I Suffered Severe Kidney Failure 继承千亿遗产后，我得了严重肾亏 Because I Was Young因为年轻Urban100k WordsOngoing [Invincible Power Fantasy]+ [No System] [Tycoon]+ [Multiple Heroines] After inheriting a trillion-yuan fortune, Xiao Ran begins living life to the fullest. Showing off, face-slapping, and endless romantic entanglements. A thrilling ride from beginning to end. If you don’t enjoy it, say so! I’m terrible at writing blurbs, so please head straight to the story!!!!!! —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 306 末 Exchanging Spaces in the Apocalypse: My Stunning Neighbor Begs for Protection 末世空间互换，绝美邻居求保护 Jiangnan Flies江南飞Sci-Fi & Apocalypse155k WordsOngoing A blizzard hits Blue Star, ushering in a mini ice age. Zombie viruses and mutated demon beasts soon follow. The shelters built by human survivors must face not only hunger, zombies, and demon beasts, but also the onslaught of human greed. Ning Xuan awakens the “Twin Space” ability, giving him a single soul in two bodies. He sends a fragment of his consciousness into Wei Shaoqin, a pure-love warrior on “Twin Star,” and establishes a shared space. Wei Shaoqin: Twin Star has endless food, but I hav 2Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 307 大 The Carefree Young Scholar of Great Xia: From the Start, I Berate My Scumbag Father! 大夏逍遥小书生：开局怒喷渣爹！ Flying Bajie飞翔的叭戒Historical2.6M WordsOngoing A shut-in from Blue Star transmigrates to Great Xia and finds himself saddled with a rotten father. His father abandoned his wife and child to curry favor with the powerful, securing himself a place at court. Watch the protagonist turn the tables, deliver some face-slapping, and tear into his rotten father as he uses Blue Star poetry and inventions to become Great Xia's Poet Immortal and its richest man. 2.4kReads7.8Score192Shelves
8. 308 乡 Springtime for the Man Left Behind in the Countryside 乡村留守男人的春天 Dad of Little Liu小六子阿爸Urban3.4M WordsOngoing (Rural farming, everyday growth, commercial success, a miraculous doctor’s rise) Wang Hu, a lowly village doctor whom everyone looks down on, is betrayed and beaten by his childhood sweetheart, only to unexpectedly receive an astonishing stroke of fortune! From then on, Wang Hu stands tall and begins his journey to turn his life around! With his Nine-Turn Divine Needles, he can bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones! His strength is unfathomable, and he crushes anyone wh 35.3kReads8.0Score3kShelves
9. 309 我 I Studied for a Century, Yet You Beat Me with Three Generations of Martial Arts? 我百世寒窗，抵不过你三代从武？ Fortune Blossoms Welcome Spring富贵花开迎春来Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Cosmic setting + power progression + fast-paced + changing worlds] “Your family has been in business for three generations. How does that compare to my three lifetimes of studying through hardship?” “Your family has practiced martial arts for three generations. How does that compare to my ten lifetimes of living off others?” “Your family has been prestigious for ten thousand years. How does that compare to my hundred lifetimes of accumulated experience?” Gu Bai transmigrated into a high-mar 32.9kReads8.0Score2.8kShelves
10. 310 神 The Strange Suppression Bureau: A Revival of the Mysterious 神秘复苏之镇诡司 Black and White Qishui黑白七水Mystery601k WordsOngoing This is the Jing Dynasty: Qinghe Town, Grey City, Pengcheng... This is a living, breathing world where we exist. It may resemble the world in that book you read called The Mysterious Revival, but it is not the world of that book. —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 311 保 Chief, the Female County Magistrate Is Here Again 保长呀，女县长又来了 Once Upon a Time, There Was a Mountain从前有座山耶Urban290k WordsCompleted “The pinnacle of unconventional War of Resistance fiction. What does it really mean to have no guns or cannons, so the enemy has to make them for us? Here you'll find a vivid, detailed answer.” During the War of Resistance, the Pingxi region was suffering under the Japanese invaders' brutality. I arrived, and my family's ancestral remedies made me the villagers' favorite. My nursing skills were suddenly in high demand, and even herbs for treating athlete's foot became hot commodities. We farmed 19Reads7.0Score—Shelves
12. 312 有 With the Tyrant’s Mind-Reading Ability, I’m Slaying My Way Through the Imperial Palace 有了暴君读心术，我在皇宫杀疯了 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted [Hilarious Transmigration + Historical Romance + Mind Reading + Pocket Space with a Spirit Spring + Healing a Yandere + Palace Intrigue and Power Struggles + Sweet, Devoted Romance + Medical Skills] Modern miracle doctor Ye Li dies suddenly and transmigrates, becoming the neglected consort of a deranged tyrant. The tyrant is a madman, a complete lunatic, and every night he goes on a killing spree. The original heroine is blinded by love and gullibly trusts Prince Jin's vows. She helps him kill t 266Reads6.5Score—Shelves
13. 313 却 Yet You Betrayed the Spring's Grace 却负春恩 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available. Search for Ascending to the Clouds on any platform to buy] [Original titles: Ascending to the Clouds / Loathing the Vermilion Walls] [High-IQ Palace Intrigue + Pure-Hatred Heroine + No Disposable Characters] [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger] [The blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please go read the story] How do you become an emperor’s favorite concubine? A prestigious family? A good education? A gentle, respectful, modest, and accommodating nature? Unfor 27.3kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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    [High IQ palace fighting + great heroine's refreshing novels + heroine's pure hate warrior. How to be the emperor's favorite concubine? Excellent family background? Good education? Gentle and courteous? -- Unfortunately, Nan Jin does not have any of these advantages. Her advantages include but are not limited to: being able to put on a show, being full of scheming, fighting and grabbing, wanting and wanting... After entering the palace for three years, Nan Jin relied on her excellent tea skills, beauty and wisdom to win over the emperor. She also transformed herself from a humble little palace maid to the emperor's favorite concubine. The concubine hated her with all her heart, and used the most vicious words to describe her, "You have all the tricks, and you are ruthless and ruthless!"

14. 314 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 4.8kReads9.3Score434Shelves

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    The legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion is bound by rules!

15. 315 我 I'm Luo Yujin! Come Fight Me If You Dare 我叫洛玉锦！不服来战 Bright as the Stars亮如星辰Ancient Romance204k WordsCompleted [Innate super strength + dependable best friend + special abilities + guiding threads + backing from a mysterious world] I am the First Female Official of the mighty Zhaoguo! The top-ranked martial arts champion! And yet the empress drove me out of the capital to carry out some ridiculous, important mission of hers. I don't want to! I can't bear to leave the capital's pork knuckles behind!!! Isn't a life of good food and drink wonderful? After more than a decade spent wandering far from home, wh 23Reads7.8Score—Shelves
16. 316 郡 The Commandery Princess Is Forced to Rule the Court 郡主她被迫权倾朝野 Garlic Soy Sauce蒜香酱油Ancient Romance118k WordsOngoing The moment Wen Ying stepped off the rooftop, she had only one thought: At last, it’s over. Then she opened her eyes and transmigrated. She had become Wen Ying, the legitimate daughter of the Wen household in Great Qi. Her stepmother had raised the original owner to be timid and illiterate, turning her into a laughingstock, before someone eventually pushed her into a lotus pond and drowned her. In her last life, she put up with everyone. In this one, she wouldn’t put up with anyone. When her step —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Although the heroine is a princess, she is like an eldest princess

17. 317 穿 After Becoming a Female Chieftain, I Led the Frontier Out of Poverty 穿成女土司后，我带边疆脱贫致富 Likes the Trombone喜欢乐器长号Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted Lu Mingyu, an agricultural science student, transmigrates into the legitimate daughter of a chieftain's estate in Dayan. Her father died young, and her mother took over his duties and holds all the power. But the next day, she discovers that the estate lies in a remote border region, cut off from news, impoverished, and underdeveloped. So she gets to work, visiting the locals and conducting surveys herself, determined to help everyone escape poverty and prosper. But just as this young chieftain' 441Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Lu Mingyu, a peasant student, became the legitimate daughter of Dayan Tusi Mansion. His father died early, and his mother took charge of her husband's duties and assumed great power. However, the next day, she discovered that this place was located on the border, with little information, poverty and backwardness. So, she hesitated and personally visited and investigated, intending to help everyone get rid of poverty and become rich. Unexpectedly, this toast lady was just about to lead the people to work in agriculture. Before they went to the fields for a few days, everyone was fighting in private and gambling. They had no intention of working hard at all. Not only that, the enemy army was watching with eager eyes. Seeing that the new chieftain of the Lu family was just a yellow-haired girl, they wanted to take the opportunity to annex this great place. Seeing this situation, Lu Mingyu had to take up arms, regulate discipline internally, and resist the enemy externally. Unexpectedly, as she continued to do this, people looked at her with more and more respect. At the same time, beyond the border, the emperor in the capital also noticed this young female chieftain...

18. 318 错 A Mistake, A Meeting 错，相逢 Big and Little Orange Cats大小橘猫Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted That year, I first came into the world, and the balance of power across the realm was suddenly overturned in silence. The new emperor of Xilu ascended the throne, determined to bring about reforms. In Xidan, the young Emperor Yuan Xi also inherited the throne that same year. They all said I smiled at everyone from the time I was little. Yet at the grandest of enthronement banquets, I looked up and saw a handsome young man in imperial robes, with clear, bright features, and burst into tears. He p 23Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    The ancient heroine has her own team

19. 319 谋 Scheming for a Beauty 谋红颜 Big and Little Orange Cats大小橘猫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A flood swept away Ru Yu's mother. Everyone said it was a natural disaster, but she alone knew for certain that someone had lowered the iron floodgate with a sneer as the waters surged in. To uncover the mystery behind it, she resolutely descended from Mount Kuocang. Making herself a pawn, she stepped into the treacherous game of power unfolding across the land. 47Reads8.8Score—Shelves
20. 320 我 I Was Reborn, and This Time I'm Going on a Rampage 我重生了，这一世我嘎嘎乱杀 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In my past life, I was schemed against and killed by Bai Lianhua and Liu Ruyan! This time, I'll send every one of the people who hurt me straight to hell! Seeing them hate me to the bone yet be powerless to do anything about it is so satisfying! This time, let me weave the path that sends you all to hell! I'm the head of the Wen family business. Watch me put men aside and focus on my career. I'm the leading lady of my own story! I just love building my business! When I try to put men aside, they 1.6kReads9.4Score169Shelves

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    Two ancient books. She has a bit of a heroine feel. Both met scumbags. Both male protagonists are innocent [smile]

21. 321 换 The Husband Swap: I Turned Around and Married the Crown Prince, Winning at Every Step 换夫记：转身嫁太子步步为赢 Bishan Jihe碧山芰荷Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted The Lin family, headed by the Minister of Revenue, had two daughters. The elder, Lin Duanyue, was the Princess Consort of Prince Yong, while the younger, Lin Zhaoyun, was the Crown Princess. Countless people were green with envy. During the two years Lin Duanyue was Prince Yong's consort, she and Li Xun managed, at least, to treat each other with courtesy and sit down together for tea and conversation. That is, until the Crown Prince died. Li Xun held Lin Zhaoyun in his arms and forced Lin Duany 1.1kReads8.8Score124Shelves

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    This is beautiful. The heroine is amazing.

22. 322 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 3Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    Small niche ancient sayings! The world is about to be in trouble, and everyone is chasing fame and fortune. Only the siblings depend on each other for survival, and the lights accompany them to live happily every year!

23. 323 剖 The More Ruthlessly She Dissects, the More Beautiful She Becomes: The Capital's Female Coroner Goes on a Killing Spree 剖骨越狠她越美：京城女仵作杀疯 Meow Meow Is Slacking Off Today喵喵今日摆烂Mystery233k WordsOngoing [Ancient mystery + strong heroine + political intrigue + historical romance] Su Yanxue, daughter of a disgraced official, keeps herself hidden in a brothel. A murder involving hibiscus-scented balm brings her poison skills to light, and the “Living Yama,” Lu Huaizhang, the head of the Court of Judicial Review, compels her to serve as a forensic consultant. The seven-day lethal poison patterns found on a corpse lead to the bloody case of the Crown Prince deposed ten years ago, and to the old inju 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Subvert the old saying! Not relying on appearance or family background, the ugly widow became a god based on her strength. Cut open the coffin with a knife, carefully examine the poison patterns, and dismantle the shocking conspiracy from ten years ago layer by layer, so that the unjust case of the guilty minister can be revealed to the world!

24. 324 人 In the Great Ming Dynasty, I Rose to Power Through Immortality 人在大明，从长生开始权倾天下 Scorned by All千夫所指Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Court intrigue, everyone’s favorite, princess, immortal, no romance, world conquest] Ye Lingxi accidentally transmigrates to Mount Wudang in the twenty-fifth year of Zhizheng, where the immortal Zhang Sanfeng takes her in as his disciple. She obtains an elixir of immortality. Without a second thought, Ye Lingxi takes it herself. From then on, her appearance is frozen at eighteen, her Ren and Du meridians are unblocked, and she begins her path of cultivation. In the chaotic final years of the Yu 2.5kReads7.4Score110Shelves

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    Relying on his own strength, he rose from a commoner to a supreme minister and dominated the world. The female channel

25. 325 毒 The Vicious Legitimate Daughter: Exiled Three Thousand Miles 毒蝎嫡女：流放三千里 Shui Yue Ci水月辞Ancient Romance865k WordsOngoing A top agent wakes up as a prisoner. The General’s residence is confiscated, her father and brothers are framed, and the whole family is exiled. Her fiancé… Many people believe this group of exiles won’t make it three hundred li. But a month later, they’re still alive. Three months later, they seem to be doing better and better. A year later, people begin receiving secret letters from the place of exile: “Beware the Chen family’s daughter.” Too late. She’s already sharpened her knife. 2.4kReads6.9Score283Shelves

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    Does being the legitimate daughter of a down-and-out general count? I'm following it, the plot is tight, please share it

26. 326 屠 You Slaughtered My Entire Family. Reborn, I Take the Crippled Prince on a Rampage 屠我满门，重生后我带残王杀疯了 Hong Sheng Yan红笙颜Ancient Romance544k WordsCompleted [Reborn + play the pig to eat the tiger + powerful female lead + two equally matched, devoted leads + political intrigue + the fate of the nation] [Reborn woman vs. transmigrated woman: face-slapping + punishing scoundrels + satisfying read] In her previous life, she was Chu Yunge, the legitimate daughter of a military family who fought on the battlefields for Great Xia! Reborn, she became Jiang Shining, a helpless concubine-born daughter of the Prime Minister’s household! From the start, she ha 1.1kReads7.2Score101Shelves

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    It must be this one. I will never be a saint, I will tear my enemies apart with my hands, I will do it quickly and accurately, I will never feel wronged.

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