Stories About Female Leads Entering Politics to Build Their Careers 女主进朝堂搞事业的文

1. 51 帝 The Splendor of the Imperial House 帝门姝色 Evening Ripples晚漾Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Sweet historical romance + two powerful leads + devoted to each other + sweet and satisfying + fun and lively + no annoying supporting characters + sensible leads] A super-ferocious, super-rich bandit queen VS a cool, otherworldly beauty of an emperor Jin Sanglu owns thirty mountains of gold and is every inch a bandit queen. After earning military merit, she arrogantly calls out to the court: “If you won’t give me an official post, then make me empress.” The ministers are furious, but they fear 12kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves

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   Here are a few books. I seem to have read the first one before, but I forgot the specific plot. You can probably tell what the second and third books are by just looking at their names. If you are interested, you can check them out. They should meet your requirements.

2. 52 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' 514Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Lu Mingyu, a peasant student, became the legitimate daughter of Dayan Tusi Mansion. His father died young, 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 frontier, with little information, poverty and backwardness. So she panicked and personally visited and investigated, intending to help everyone get rid of poverty and become rich. Unexpectedly, this lady chieftain was about to lead the people to work in agriculture, but before they went to the fields for a few days, everyone was fighting in private and gambling, showing 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...

3. 53 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 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The heroine was originally the leading eldest sister, but she transformed into the princess in the marriage drama. She went from nothing to becoming the emperor with her martial arts and Ye Luzi. She killed a male guest and gained several male protagonists, focusing on the career line.

4. 54 大 The Great Yan Female Chieftain 大燕女土司 Jin Zhonglou金重楼Ancient Romance958k WordsCompleted Other people's farming stories are all about fighting with awful relatives. Xin Luo's farming life starts on hard mode... If she can't win the chiefs' support and become the head of the dong, will she be tied up, skinned, and burned alive as a human torch? As the only legitimate heir of the head of Xiyi's Xizhou Dong under the Tusi, Xin Luo says, “It's just farming, right? If we're doing this, let's go big. Everyone under my rule will have a home, food on the table, and clothes to wear!” 292Reads8.4Score112Shelves

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   They all came over to watch, and no one said a word [laughs]

5. 55 镇 A Female Constable Arrives at the Demon Suppression Bureau 镇妖司里来了个女捕快 Snow-Blowing North Gate北门吹雪Ancient Romance919k WordsCompleted Jiang Feng has survived under someone else’s identity for ten years. Now she decides to marry into the prince’s estate to find the real culprit. She never expected the people there to look down their noses at her, sneer at her family’s decline, and bully and humiliate her. But in the end, the prince begs her to exorcise the evil spirits plaguing his mother and cure her illness. Once the Dowager Consort recovers, she is ready to accept this ill-fated marriage. But Jiang Feng says, “There’s no nee 449Reads8.3Score—Shelves
6. 56 我 I Changed Gender to Take the Civil Service Exam 我换性别考科举 Dwarf Lettuce矮脚生菜Ancient Romance889k WordsCompleted This novel has no CP, and the protagonist does not inherit the original owner's marriage or bratty stepchild; Disguised as a man + no CP + strong female lead + satisfying revenge + pocket dimension + treacherous official Cui Yu wakes up as a hapless woman whose stepson has bashed her over the head, while her in-laws are plotting to strip her of everything... Cui Yu: Soft on the outside, twisted on the inside, an enthusiast of violent aesthetics who loves watching blood spray over dinner and c 399Reads7.2Score—Shelves
7. 57 美 Beauty Brings the Culprits to Justice 美人除凶 Dayaa大雅Mystery584k WordsCompleted [Elements: Historical mystery + case-of-the-week stories + two equally formidable leads + poison and Gu] [Heroine: Highly skilled in martial arts, observant, and always on target when she hunts down a culprit~] [Hero: Noble by birth and favored by the emperor. Any woman who approaches him gets slapped flying~] [Cases: A man skinned and castrated + the Marquis’s daughter celebrates her birthday on the day she is doomed to die + two deaths at the palace’s Mid-Autumn banquet + Zhilan returns from t 411Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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   The recommended novels are only those that I personally think are good. They should meet the requirements of the topic as much as possible. If they don't fit, it's still a good book that I have read. If some people don't like it, don't read it and leave no comments. For book friends who like my recommendation of books, I still have a lot of well-categorized novels on my bookshelf, so those who are short on books can take a look.

8. 58 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 111.8kReads9.6Score13.9kShelves
9. 59 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 1.7kReads—Score152Shelves

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   Completed, purely written by hand, the heroine disguises herself as a man, works in the officialdom while working, martial arts detectives, suspenseful plots, women help each other, the heroine's strength is beyond the limit, and she has no love brain. [Sending Hearts]

10. 60 渣 The Scumbag Demoted His Wife to a Concubine, Then She Married Up and Became Empress, Leaving His Whole Family on Their Knees 渣男贬妻为妾，高嫁为后全家跪 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted This book is now available as a full-cast audio drama, and it’s hilarious! Give it a listen! [Hilarious Transmigration + Medical Space + Sweet, Satisfying Romance + Power Struggles + Palace and Household Intrigue + Mutual Devotion and Strength] A genius in medicine and poison transmigrates to ancient times with a medical space. She wakes up in a coffin, only to have a bewitching man try to steal it? Her ex-husband favors his concubine, abuses his wife, and shamelessly claims her dowry? Her fathe 5.1kReads8.9Score448Shelves

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    The heroine has a great career. ① A strong female character has space to abuse a scumbag and have a career. ② The hilarious time-traveling goddess doctor penetrates into the coffin to be buried with him and kisses the God of War Prince, which is sweet and funny. ③ Hilarious mind-reading skills + melon-eating system.

11. 61 陪 On the Night of My Burial, I Brought the God of War Prince Back from the Dead 陪葬夜，我让战神王爷起死回生 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: "A Doctor’s Graceful Colors" Animated adaptation: "A Doctor’s Graceful Colors: The Prince’s Beloved" [Hilarious + Transmigration + Sweet romance + Obsessive love + Devoted pairing + Imperial physician heroine + Palace and household intrigue + Inspirational] I was a military doctor with a PhD when I transmigrated, only to find myself about to be buried alive as a sacrifice for the dead God of War, the Prince? I grabbed the burial offerings and ran, planning to live in luxu 25.2kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
12. 62 爆 Hilarious Mind Reading: The Prince Eats Gossip Until He Throws Up 爆笑读心术，王爷吃瓜吃到吐 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance452k WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: The Hilarious Mind-Reading Art: The Prince Laughs at Gossip Until He Chokes Manhua adaptation: The Princess's Inner Thoughts Are Full of Gossip, and the Prince Is Hooked; The Princess's Inner Thoughts Can't Be Hidden [Historical fantasy + mind-reading + gossip System + silly comedy + System space + sweet romance + feel-good revenge + transmigration to an alternate world + palace and household intrigue + devoted and powerful couple + marriage before love + healing a posses 27.2kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
13. 63 救 Help! The Demon Lord and I Switched Bodies, and Now He's Carrying My Baby 救命！与魔尊互换后他怀了我的崽 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance525k WordsCompleted [Hilarious transmigration + System space + body swap + sweet romance + yandere + two powerful, devoted leads + everyone’s favorite + ensemble cast + multiple couples] Ye Pianpian accidentally transmigrates into a cultivation world and becomes the most miserable villainess in the Longevity Sect. The System tells her she has to win over the Demon Lord to survive, but she swaps bodies with him the moment she transmigrates. She breezes through the entrance test, becoming a genius girl who draws ever 692Reads7.4Score108Shelves
14. 64 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 289Reads6.5Score—Shelves
15. 65 为 A Mother’s Strength: Reforming Medicine in Ancient Times 为母则刚：我在古代搞医疗改革 Huangpu Qingyu黄埔庆宇Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted #Transmigration #ImperialExaminations #Farming #NoRomance #MedicalReform #Protection Su Wanzhao, a modern agricultural sciences PhD, transmigrates into a fictional dynasty and becomes the third young lady of the Su household. Her father shows her no affection, and her vicious stepmother keeps her down. Her birth mother is gravely ill, medicine costs a fortune, and she has no money. On top of that, her stepmother plans to marry her off to a 62-year-old man. Driven into a desperate corner, she rev 56Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    You can take a look at this. The heroine enters the court for family reasons and relies on her modern knowledge to thrive in the court.

16. 66 穿 Transmigration: The Road Ahead Is Shrouded in Fog 穿越：前路一片迷茫 Cultivator Who Loves Hot Pot Most最爱吃火锅的修真者Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Romance + System + Ancient Setting + Wuxia + Ensemble Cast + Plot-Driven] Modern-day Lin Yundan is saved by the System Xiaoyu after a car accident, but something goes wrong when she transmigrates to ancient times. The System Xiaoyu uses up all its power saving her, and in the end gives her an incomplete copy of the Exquisite Divine Art. After Yundan wakes up, Yue discovers her practicing martial arts. Yundan then teaches the skills she has learned to all the children in the 36Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    1. Time travel, ancient times, farming first, then rivers and lakes, revenge in troubled times, plot, no CP 2, no system, no time travel, double cleansing, running in both directions, no messy green tea, no abuse of the heroine, long flowing water, sweet.

17. 67 当 When a Cunning Young Lady Meets a Scheming Guard 当狡黠小姐遇上腹黑侍卫 Su Molu苏墨绿Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Historical romance + no transmigration + political intrigue + both leads are each other's first and only] A struggle for power among brothers and a subordinate's betrayal leave the hero badly wounded, amnesiac, and stranded in a foreign land. By a twist of fate, the heroine brings him home! After enduring one hardship after another, they fall for each other, only to be forced apart because they live on opposite sides of the border between two countries! When they meet again, the hero can no lon 6Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 穿 Reborn as a Farmer's Stepmother, I Take Three Kids to Conquer the Imperial Exams 穿成农家后娘，我手抓三崽冲科举 Years Like a Dream in the Clouds恍似云中岁月Ancient Romance180k WordsOngoing [Farming + adorable kids + imperial examinations + a touch of ensemble cast + a slow-burn, steady pace + sweet romance + devoted couple + doting husband] Lin Xiaoxi transmigrates into the body of a timid stepmother, with a wicked mother-in-law above her and three unruly children below. Should unruly kids be disciplined with a stick? No! They aren't bad kids, they just haven't had the chance to study! The eldest, Qin Yiche, is a troublemaking expert and the village's little tyrant, with strength 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine concentrates on her career, and her students are all high officials in the court.

19. 69 穿 The Transmigrated City Lord 穿越女城主 Tianheng Palace天珩宫Ancient Romance647k WordsOngoing [Love triangle, slow burn, taking things one step at a time! The emotional entanglements of adults: the first male lead is passionate and fixated, while the second is clever and in control. The second male lead wins her heart.] [A beauty skilled in political intrigue! She pursues an official career, rises to a high position, and remains calm and self-possessed, leaving a prince heartbroken.] She has always believed that staying independent and relying on no one is the safest way to survive. But 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The powerful and scheming heroine has a strategic mind and a steady grasp on her official career. She has been promoted all the way. She is rational and calm, and can cut off the love thread with a knife, making the prince fall in love without being disappointed.

20. 70 穿 I Transmigrated and Had to Marry at Once, Only to Find Out He’s a Monk! 穿越就拜堂，竟然是个和尚！ Half a Life of Foolishness, Half a Life of Wildness半生荒唐半生狂Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Independent, clear-headed, spirited heroine x gentle, jade-like, long-suffering monk prince Marriage first, love later + affection growing over time + mutual respect + helping each other thrive + mutual understanding + ensemble character growth + court intrigue + long-form story + no catfighting between women + heroine who grows On the very day overworked office worker Bai Zhi transmigrated, she was married in a wedding ceremony. She never expected her new husband to avoid her afterward. Only l 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the end, I became an official. I put in a lot of effort to achieve this.

21. 71 玉 Yuxi Case Records 玉溪笔录 LuLu99Historical229k WordsOngoing Ensemble cast + farming + women taking the imperial exams without disguising themselves as men + everyday family life Most of the poems in this work are original. Everyone's welcome to discuss them! Serious synopsis: Follow Liu Yuxi as she records the chaos and laughter of the Liu family compound, the joys and sorrows of ordinary people, and their journey as they grow up. Most of the plot draws on historical precedents. The nine-year-old prodigy is based on Lin Youyu of the Song dynasty. Main pl 1Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    You can read this book. There is no woman pretending to be a man, but I am writing about the imperial examination in the front.

22. 72 她 She Only Wanted to Teach for a Living, but Every Student Turned Out to Be a Competition Maniac 她只想教书糊口，弟子却全是卷王 Blue Sky over Mountains and Rivers山水蔚蓝天Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po 21kReads9.5Score3kShelves

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    🍅🍅I have really read these books over and over again, 🌿especially the first one which I have finished three times and am about to read four. 🌸It is really amazing. 🌷A bookworm of more than ten years strongly recommends this book. Xu Yue is obsessed with reading. In the imperial examination novel, her mother died young, she had no brothers, she was lonely and helpless, and she had no choice but to live in the male protagonist's house. 🌿Many years later, everyone said that there was smoke coming out of the Xu family's ancestral grave🌸. Xu Yue was literate at the age of three, composed poetry at the age of five, was a scholar at the age of eight, was successful in his career at the age of twelve, and became the top scorer in high school at the age of eighteen! He was riding horses and paraded in the streets, and was famous for a while.

23. 73 坑 Luring Ghosts and Catching Criminals: A Low-Ranking County Magistrate 坑鬼捉凶，一品小县令 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted When Chu Ling opened her eyes, she had become the novel's number-one female side character, a troublemaker who ultimately got herself killed when the heroine shot an arrow through her heart. Knowing how the plot would unfold, Chu Ling spat in disdain, broke free of the story's control, and threw herself into building a career. But being a county magistrate is no easy job. One day, a ghostly maid comes to air her grievances; the next, a ghostly tutor shows up to reprimand her. Even stepping outsi 7.9kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
24. 74 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 13.2kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
25. 75 农 A Country Girl’s Daily Life of Preparing for the Imperial Exams 农家女的科举日常 Panda Loves Life胖达爱生活Ancient Romance726k WordsOngoing [System + women’s imperial examinations + no disguises as men + transmigration + fictional setting + no romance + farming] In her previous life, Zhuge Yunshu was an orphan with no one to support but herself, and she lived a thoroughly carefree, lazy life. Perhaps Heaven couldn’t stand watching her do nothing, so it dropped something on her from a great height and killed her. Then she was reborn as a baby in an ancient farming family. In this era, where farming is the main way of life, everyone, 840Reads9.0Score100Shelves
26. 76 做 The First Thing I Did as a County Magistrate: Feed the Whole County 做女县令第一件事：让全县吃饱饭 Jasmine Milk Tea茉莉牛乳茶Ancient Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming + infrastructure development + improving people’s livelihoods + System + a female magistrate’s rise to power] Shen Zheng opens her eyes to find she’s become a newly appointed female magistrate. The county office is so poor that plaster is crumbling off the walls, and the granary is so empty even the mice stay away. Everyone knows that the poorest county in all of Liuyang Prefecture is this very county, Tong’an. Just as she thinks she’ll have to waste three years in Tong’an before retiri 18.4kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
27. 77 无 The Shameless County Magistrate Shocks the Imperial Court 无耻女县令震惊朝野 Gan Tian Yiyi甘甜一一Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Female Disguise + Farming + Infrastructure + Comedy + Adorable Child + Sweet Romance] There are no pocket dimensions or supernatural powers in this story. She relies on her wits alone! After transmigrating to impoverished Yinshan County, Yu Jiu'er disguises herself as a man and sits the imperial examinations. Unlucky enough to offend the wrong person, she flees after a night of passion. Using the money she brought back from the capital, she launches a major infrastructure drive. Then she d 11.6kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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