Down-and-Out, Refined Young Master Vs. Powerful Female Lead 落魄温润公子vs位高权重女主

1. 1 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 6.3kReads9.3Score691Shelves

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   All three of these books feature female protagonists forcing male protagonists!!! They're super exciting! The male protagonists all initially resist but are coerced, and later they all change their minds and become hooked—it's incredibly satisfying! Especially the third book, which has two versions!!!

2. 2 玫 The Rose Stirs the Gentle Breeze 玫瑰惹清风 A VV阿VVModern Romance301k WordsCompleted Nie Jin has a twin sister who suddenly falls ill and needs a kidney transplant, making Nie Jin the only suitable donor. Her mother, who had never cared for her, came begging. So did Cheng Wen, her sister’s stepbrother. Knowing her sister liked Cheng Wen, Nie Jin said, “I might be willing to save her, but I have one condition!” Cheng Wen: “What condition?” Nie Jin: “Winter’s almost here, and I want someone to keep my bed warm. How about you?” Cheng Wen: “Impossible.” Nie Jin: “Then don’t ask me t 6kReads8.9Score420Shelves
3. 3 面 A Guide to Rising from Male Favorite to Power 面首上位指南 Lingering Evening Glow萦回晚照Ancient Romance648k WordsOngoing [Dual perspectives. The male lead is unwittingly seductive at first, then becomes a scheming, dark-hearted charmer. The heroine transmigrates into a book and loves herself, money, and beautiful men. Male rivalry] In the second year that Master Wenyu lived at the Princess’s residence, Her Highness brought home a new male consort. They said the newcomer was refined and inexperienced, much like Wenyu when he had first arrived at the residence. A drop of ink ruined the landscape he was painting. Wen 879Reads9.0Score101Shelves

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   A sweet, innocent, and adorable puppy-like character 🎉🎊 ⛄: The female protagonist transmigrates into a book. The male protagonist is given to the crown prince by his father, who then gives him to the female protagonist, wanting his sister to raise a beautiful canary to broaden her horizons. Unfortunately, the canary is too charming, beautiful, and alluring 🎈 When the male protagonist first arrives, he blushes and becomes incredibly reserved when asked to call her "sister." 🎈 After a while, he changes. Hearing the princess's sleep-talking, "Male Bodhisattva, touch," he angrily and aggrievedly stuffs the princess's hand into his inner garment [facepalm]. Knowing that the female protagonist has a new canary, he becomes so anxious that he takes pure 💊, his face flushed, and his eyes glazed over as he searches for the female protagonist, even claiming with a wronged expression that he didn't take much.

4. 4 长 The Princess Forces Herself on the Heir, Who Weeps Under Her Affection 长公主强取豪夺，世子为奴被疼哭 Wei Xun唯寻Ancient Romance173k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + Revenge on scumbags + Cathartic wish fulfillment + Happy ending] Two years ago, Gu Lingjun heard that Xie Yanyun, heir to the Duke of Qi's residence and guardian of the State of Qi, was a lofty flower: cold, noble, and as otherworldly as an immortal descended from heaven. Before meeting him, Gu Lingjun scoffed. How could a filthy place like the State of Qi possibly have an immortal? But when she finally saw him, the young man sat astride a white horse, clad in silver armor. He w 3.5kReads8.9Score417Shelves

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   This one was good, but who knew the author would cut it short and go write another book with better ratings?

5. 5 京 The Young Lady of the Capital's Elite Circle Beckons, and He Begs for Her Favor 京圈大小姐勾勾手，他跪求垂青 Deer Sing as the Mist Rises雾起鹿鸣Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted [Flirtatious Push and Pull + The Ice-Cold Beauty Falls in Love + Powerful Heroine + Younger Hero + Devoted Couple] [Powerful Heiress × Proud, Fallen Young Master] When they first met, he was a refined young master. Mistaking her for a girl who had climbed the ranks through sexual favors, he earnestly urged her to mend her ways. Later, she became the high and mighty head of the Wansheng Group, while he had fallen on hard times and needed a partnership with her. Instead, she beckoned him over with 3.8kReads9.0Score522Shelves

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   This is a perfect match! The female lead holds a high position of power, while the male lead's family went bankrupt, and he built his own technology business. The only downside is that the male lead isn't the gentle, mild-mannered type; he's rather aloof. Watch how the older sister woos her younger brother—the beginning is quite exciting!

6. 6 暴 The Tyrannical Empress Bends Down, and the Man She Took by Force Goes Weak at the Knees 暴戾女帝一俯身，强娶的他软了腰 Wan Shanyue挽杉月Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted [Complete! A sweet matriarchal romance + powerful heroine + forced relationship that turns into mutual devotion. A rational, ambitious, and unhinged ruler vs. a gentle, well-behaved general who isn't a helpless vine] After ascending the throne, Xie Jiyue seized absolute power with an iron fist. Two years later, the general she had longed for, her beloved white moonlight, finally returned to court. But her beloved said his heart belonged to someone else? Xie Jiyue: If I want someone, I get them. 4.6kReads9.1Score363Shelves

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   Highly recommended! It's a super good short story. The male lead returns, and the female lead showers him with affection, but he says he has a woman he likes. Then the female lead imprisons him in prison on charges of treason, and he kneels on the ground, begging for forgiveness. But in reality, the male lead has long since fallen for the female lead, unaware that she is actually the Empress.

7. 7 女EN In a Matriarchal World, I Reform Myself for My Beautiful Husband 女尊之我为绝色夫郎洗心革面 Zi Mu Qing子沐清Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal society + transmigration + sweet romance + political intrigue + strong heroine + satisfying revenge + not a one-on-one romance] (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.) Quality guaranteed, so read with confidence! The king of survival in the apocalypse played the hero once, and ended up dead as a doornail!! When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated into a fictional matriarchal kingdom, the Feng Dynasty, and become a notorious, dissolute young noblewoman. What could she do? Aside from a face more beau 13kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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   In each of the books, the female lead is of a high position. The second book has a more gentle male lead; it's a transmigration novel about a woman who transmigrates into the body of a villainous female supporting character and falls in love with a CEO's assistant. It's very fun, and the ending is sweet.

8. 8 疼 Ouch! My Wife, Go Easy! The Fox Is Crying Again 疼！妻主轻点打，狐狸又哭了 Luo Yunshuang洛云霜Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal Society + Metaphysics + Cultivation + Political Intrigue + Sweet Romance] [Diviner Wife and Mistress VS Fox Who’s a God of Death] [Occult Arts Series: Immortal Path] At first. “Your Highness, please kill me…” “Be good. I won’t kill you.” Later. “Who am I to you?” “My wife and mistress. You are my wife, and you are my master.” “Then, as my husband, what should you do?” “Serve my wife and mistress, and obey her orders.” Not for readers who are extremely focused on the heroine. This 7.8kReads9.2Score743Shelves
9. 9 明 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 82.6kReads9.3Score10.5kShelves

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   🍀①In her past life, the princess married Kang Rui, a top scholar in the imperial examinations. She paved the way for his success, but he despised her willful and capricious nature.🍉Reborn, she saw through his true colors as a "phoenix man" (a man who rises from humble beginnings to achieve success) and resolutely married Lin Qingyuan, an upright and honest official from her previous life. He doted on the princess immensely. [Heart]

10. 10 重 Reborn and Married to My Ex-Husband’s Older Brother, I’ll Send Him to the Crematorium 重生嫁给前夫他兄长，让他火葬场 Xiao's Baby魈的宝宝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Ex-Husband Begs for Her Back and Gets Crushed + Substitute Bride + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Feel-Good + Strong Heroine] The moment Shen Qingtan opens her eyes, she is reborn on her wedding day. In her previous life, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Zhao Jue, burned her alive so she would give up her place as his wife for her half-sister. She swore that if she ever got another life, she would make them pay in blood! This time, when her bridal sedan arrives, she takes the 24.9kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
11. 11 公 The Pitiful, Possessive Boy the Princess Used to Torment Returns Home to Inherit the Throne 公主渣的病娇小可怜回家继承皇位 Heavenly Azure Yunji天苍纭极Ancient Romance569k WordsCompleted [Insanely Sweet! Seductive! Flirty Romance! Strong Female Lead!] The eldest princess of Great Chu is alluring to the bone, bewitching and soul-capturing, unhinged and ruthless, and full of schemes. She is a bloodthirsty flower of hell with power over the court. The Ninth Prince of Great Qi seems harmless, as lovely as a painting, but is possessive, obsessive, scheming, and sinister: a fox who swallows people whole. Everyone in the capital knows that Princess Feng Wan keeps a secret male lover. H 556Reads9.2Score106Shelves
12. 12 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Heroine Refuses to Follow the Plot 穿书七零，炮灰女配不按剧情走 Three Little Cats三只小猫Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted (Transmigrate into a book + period setting + farming + System) Su Tao transmigrates into a period novel as a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name. To avoid the tragic ending written for her, she needs to stay away from the leads and cling to the powerful second male lead. When he's down on his luck, she lends a helping hand and follows him as he builds a fortune. But how does she end up getting caught up in it all herself? Su Tao: “Why are the characters and plot all wrong? Did 314Reads9.0Score—Shelves
13. 13 重 The Reborn Empress Looks Up, and the Entire Court Falls to Its Knees 重生女帝一抬眼，满朝大臣全跪了 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance441k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Strong heroine + Yandere + Both are virgins + Satisfying read + Obsessive to the core] Yan Qing was supposed to be a princess of the imperial clan, but she was born cursed as an ill-fated loner. Her father kept his distance, her mother loathed her, and her family and subjects all saw her as a venomous snake, avoiding her at all costs. In the prime of her life, she died because of her family’s schemes. Even the powerful young nobleman she had personally trained and nurtured betrayed her 2.7kReads9.2Score283Shelves

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    [Heart] First book: Double rebirth, powerful minister x princess, the male lead is only humble and pathetic in front of the princess. [Heart] Second book: Female-dominated, the male lead is abused, female disguised as a crown prince x down-on-his-luck prince. [Heart] Third book: Female-dominated, empress x assassin emperor husband, the female lead dotes on the male lead, the male lead is rather humble.

14. 14 女 The Empress Runs Wild: Her Bewitching Imperial Consort Is Irresistible 女帝倾狂：妖孽皇夫太撩人 Hua E婳鹅Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Luo Huanqing goes from being a top esper who ruled a territory in the post-apocalyptic world to a tyrant reviled by everyone for her cruelty! Assassinations, poison, schemes, and open plots: a whole crowd is tearing itself apart over the throne beneath her... Luo Huanqing has this to say So what if they're willing to risk their lives? Whether it's a fight against heaven, earth, or other people, she'll take them all on! But for all her calculations, she never expected to fal 636Reads8.8Score100Shelves
15. 15 G The Reborn Empress: The Grand Tutor Is Crying After I Torment Him Again GB重生女帝：太傅又被朕虐哭了 Zhuo Hua琢华Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted Torture the male lead! Torture the male lead! Torture the male lead! Both are virgins! Both are virgins! [Cold, cruel, violent yandere empress VS aloof, broken, frail imperial tutor] [Reborn + empress + torturing the male lead + both are virgins + female lead forces the male lead + love and hate + chasing her husband] She tortures the male lead in the first half, then chases after her husband in the second. 5.1kReads8.2Score379Shelves

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    Cold, fragile, and sickly Grand Tutor VS Crazy, yandere Empress, female tormenting male

16. 16 卿 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 24.4kReads9.4Score3kShelves

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    I can tell from the description it's this book.

17. 17 夫 My Husband Gives Me Two Hundred Thousand Taels a Month 夫君每月给我二十万两 Having Met the Young Master既见公子Ancient Romance768k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Transmigrate Into a Book + Goofy Comedy + Redemption + Marriage Before Love] Gan Qiongying transmigrated into the body of a princess! Before she could even celebrate, she realized this world was the setting of a book she had read. And she was the wicked supporting character who committed countless evils and met a tragic end... The plot had reached the point where a princess of her stature was being forced to marry a merchant. Merchants ranked below scholars, farmers, and arti 29.6kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves

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    ① The male lead is a merchant, but also a twin son of a dynasty, though not recognized. After becoming a prince consort, he becomes a wealthy merchant. ② The male lead is extremely gentle; he was a hostage. The female lead is reborn and dotes on him. ③ The female lead thought the male lead was a fallen princess, but it turns out one is a demoness and the other a demon lord.

18. 18 逃 On the Road to Fleeing Famine, the Beggar Big Shot Becomes an Empress 逃荒路上，乞丐大佬摇身变成女帝 Mo Xiaowu莫小芜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Storage space + strong heroine + satisfying story + exile and famine flight + empress + making a fortune] While on vacation, Xiao Lengyue read a novel and was so angered by its story that she immediately deleted the app. Little did she know that when she woke up, she would transmigrate straight into the novel as its pitiable beggar heroine, Xiao Lengyue. The male lead, Song Ye, comes from a family of loyal and celebrated servants. After he refuses to attend the villain’s coronation, the emperor 41Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    ❶✨The female lead transmigrates into the body of an ancient princess and marries a merchant of relatively low status. The male lead is the prince consort, frail and sickly, and a bit of a yandere. The female lead initially doesn't want to get involved, but the prince consort gives her 200,000 taels of silver every month! ❷✨The female lead is the crown princess, and the male lead is a down-on-his-luck general whose family has been raided. However, the male lead doesn't know she's the crown princess and always thinks his wife is just a beggar. [Laughing][laughing][laughing]

19. 19 被 After I Used and Dumped Him, He Went More and More Insane 被我始乱终弃后，他日渐疯批 Ling Xiu铃岫Ancient Romance478k WordsCompleted [One devoted couple + 1v1 romance + the hero’s long road to winning her back + a touch of dark yandere obsession + a strange but mutual pursuit + happy ending] [Cool, aloof genius cultivator × proud, poised young lady who has everything under control] Su Xi is the sort of person you’d expect to find as a villainess. Proud and domineering, wanton and willful, arrogant and accustomed to throwing her weight around. In her previous life, because she was a demonic cauldron, she ended up betraying her 3.6kReads9.2Score348Shelves

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    The female lead is high-ranking, arrogant, domineering, and haughty. The male lead is gentle and refined, a disciple of a fallen sect, yet also chosen by Heaven. Pei Xun knows that she is a radiant, noble woman, admired by all, while he is as lowly as grass. They should never cross paths, yet their fates are intertwined, destined to be entangled through life and death, unwavering for eternity.

20. 20 太 The Crown Princess’s Little Crybaby 太女殿下的小哭包 Yue Wan Wan月婉湾Female-Channel Fanfiction252k WordsCompleted [Due to the characters' circumstances, this is not a story where both leads are sexually inexperienced.] Also known as The Crown Princess and the Slave on Shards of Porcelain "Kneel up straight. A wretch like you has no right to complain about pain." Fourteen-year-old Wen Xingzhou knelt on shards of porcelain, blood seeping from his knees into the blue bricks. The canes of the Chancellor's estate taught him two things: smile when it hurts, and hide your love. Then, on the day he was sent to the 423Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Both fit the bill quite well. The first book has a pitiful male lead, and the author's writing is excellent, making it easy to immerse yourself in the story. It's my favorite book I've been reading lately. The female lead loves the male lead the most, but she also has other men in her life, so it's not a one-on-one relationship (Warning: The female lead's husband likes the male lead). The second book is relatively more angsty. The male lead is initially the female lead's slave, and they are constantly torn apart. The male lead is frequently punished.

21. 21 将 General! The Young Master Is Crying from the Pain Again 将军！公子他又疼哭了 One Admonition一诫Ancient Romance484k WordsCompleted [Female-led romance + GB] A fierce, violent female general or noble princess versus a clever, loyal, obedient prince or consort. Ling Ao, the great general of the Zhenyuan Army, is the only princess of the Ling Dynasty’s Emperor Linghe. She commands the army and is doted on by her father and mother. The Haitang Courtyard in the General’s Residence is already full of exceptionally handsome beauties. So why would she need a consort? Cang Yue, a male concubine sent by the Yuerong Kingdom, has a que 6.2kReads9.0Score375Shelves
22. 22 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Crazy Beauty Became the Male Lead's White Moonlight 穿书后，疯批美人竟成男配白月光 Ten Don't Say Two十不言二Ancient Romance267k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance After Transmigrating into a Book + Mutual Healing + Devoted Couple + HE + White Moonlight] [Beautiful, powerful, tragic, and unhinged princess vs. a refined young nobleman who seems gentle but is cold at heart] (System included! Imaginative historical romance) Que Ning was like a crimson rose stained with blood, bewitchingly beautiful, yet no one saw her grieving and weeping tears of blood... “Psycho, you’re a complete psycho!” She seemed not to hear the insults. Her hollow, lifel 1.5kReads8.8Score137Shelves

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    🔥She was attracted to his face, he to her money. She was a stunning beauty in a cheongsam, he a poor college student. A fleeting glance was enough to make her fall for him… 🔥She was a princess, he was a refined and elegant young master from a noble family, but a sudden misfortune plunged him into despair, where he was ridiculed. During his lowest point, he met her, the savior of his life… 🔥She was a princess of the reigning dynasty, he was the newly appointed top scholar in the imperial examination. The male and female leads initially disliked each other but ultimately fell in love.

23. 23 重 Reborn, She Became the Chief Minister’s One True Love 重生后她成了首辅白月光 Jiang Ciyi江此意Ancient Romance378k WordsCompleted In her previous life, the Xiang Prince’s household was wiped out, and Lady Chunhui, Li Wenxi, was left dead in the wilderness. Only an unknown young man in white silently gathered her remains. Reborn four years before her death, this time she will be the one moving the pieces, plotting every step and setting traps at every turn! But why has the person who gathered her remains in her previous life become her political enemy? At court, newly appointed top scholar Xie Qi speaks with ringing convict 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is absolutely fantastic! It perfectly matches the characters' personalities. I never read a book twice, but this one made me read it twice, which is proof enough that it's a truly excellent novel.

24. 24 穿 After Becoming a Female Alpha, My Worldview Is Blown to Pieces 穿成女Alpha后我三观炸裂 Mi Zhi弥止Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted [Interstellar ABO, Female-Dominant, Female Alpha, Women Stronger Than Men, Both Leads Have No Past Relationships, Romance and Plot in Equal Measure] In her previous life, Song Xinlan worked herself to the bone just to get by. After being reborn as a baby in this new world, she found herself with wealthy, powerful parents who loved each other and a harmonious family. All she wanted was to slack off. Unfortunately, her mother was always afraid she’d turn into a good-for-nothing. She pushed her thr 5.4kReads9.3Score604Shelves

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    So good! [Heart emojis] The female lead is intelligent, ruthless and cool.

25. 25 开 From the Start, I Snatched the Embroidered Ball: Will Becoming a Live-in Son-in-Law Stop Her From Taking Power? 开局抢绣球，入赘影响她当权臣吗 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance749k WordsCompleted [Female-Supremacist World + Court Intrigue + Women Stronger Than Men + One-on-One Romance + Sweet Doting] [Refined Scoundrel, Scholarly Imperial Tutor × Lively, Proud Heiress to a Wealthy Merchant House] Before Lou Yushen became a live-in son-in-law, the standard for a good one was simple: don't covet the family's wealth, and don't take anyone's life. Lou Yushen thought, The people who came before me sure made the path easy! One day, while coaxing someone, she said, “Since the world is so lenien 16.8kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
26. 26 G After I Humiliated the Enemy General, He Became My Dog GB折辱敌国将军后他成为我的狗 Mu Xi Aaaaaa木曦AaaaaaAncient Romance179k WordsCompleted [A novel about tormenting men! Tormenting men! Tormenting men!] (The rating is low because it just opened.) [Female-led romance + Male lead abuse + The substitute takes her place + Physical and emotional torment + Love and hatred] [The male lead is tormented in every chapter, imprisoned and abused by the female lead] [Mad, obsessive princess versus a bewitchingly beautiful enemy general] The realm is currently divided among four states: Qi, Chen, Yan, and Zhao. Four years ago, Jiang Sangning was 2.8kReads8.0Score164Shelves

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    Crazy, yandere princess VS enchanting beauty, enemy general; male lead loses all martial arts skills and becomes the female lead's slave.

27. 27 上 Spring Affairs in the Capital 上京春事 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted Ning Chaoyang rises to become a fourth-rank female official, yet still can’t escape the fate of being traded into a political marriage. She decides to take in a lover to fight back. He must be lowborn, handsome, and preferably too frail to look after himself. She glances to the side and spots a charming young doctor in white. 5.7kReads9.3Score884Shelves

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    These three bars fit the bill perfectly.

28. 28 弄 The Jester 弄臣 Su Mian Says苏眠说Ancient Romance83k WordsCompleted [Yunyuan, a cold, deep and double-sided empress, vs. Du Weisheng, a gentle, scheming and double-sided scholar] [Historical romance + high-quality novel + love and hate + mutual salvation + palace intrigue + empress + beautiful but tragic + court power struggles + female supremacy] Empress Yunyuan seized power by murdering her father and took the throne by harming her brother. She appoints only her own people, brings disgrace to the imperial palace, and keeps hundreds upon hundreds of male favori 2.2kReads9.2Score221Shelves

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    [Gentle and Refined Young Master • High-Ranking Heiress]🍑Isn't this the book I'm talking about?👉🏻 The male lead is a hostage sent to the capital, reserved and stoic, beautiful, strong, and tragic. The female lead is a crown prince disguised as a man (later reverting to her female identity). The male lead enters the female lead's inner circle to plead for his mentor [admiration]. 🍑A gentle and cunning scholar VS a cold and ruthless empress. 🍑A story of power struggles in a chaotic world. The male lead was previously the female lead's rival, but after being betrayed, he fell into her hands. The female lead weaves a web of emotions, trapping his body and heart, becoming his virtuous and capable wife [heart emoji]. She is equally adept at court affairs, battlefields, and the kitchen [thumbs up emoji].

29. 29 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 95.8kReads9.4Score13.2kShelves
30. 30 变 Transformed into a Southern Song Princess, I Become an Empress for the Ages 变身南宋公主，朕为千古女帝 Bright Moon, Dreaming of Beauty明月梦婵娟Historical739k WordsCompleted [Gender Swap] [Single] [Southern Song Empress] [Reclaiming Lost Territory] [Building the Great Song Empire] A history enthusiast transmigrates to the Southern Song Dynasty and becomes Princess Qi, who was originally destined to die at six months old. She is given the name Zhao Lingsheng. After living a peaceful life as a princess for fourteen years, she recommends to Emperor Ningzong that Zhao Lingsheng be named Crown Princess when his adopted son, the Crown Prince of Great Song, Zhao Xun, falls 2.1kReads8.7Score172Shelves
31. 31 当 Be a Good Wife? To Hell With That. I'll Take a New Lover by Force and Ruin Your Whole Family 当贤妻？滚，我强娶新欢废你全家 Summer Wind, Winter Snow.夏风冬雪。Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted [Female-led romance + face-slapping + mild coercion + devoted and exclusive couples] Reborn as Li Xiyue, the weak and useless little princess of Northern Qin, she discovers her consort has secretly taken another wife. Her own brother schemes to flatter her into ruin, and she ultimately dies suddenly, abandoned by everyone! Then “Heaven’s Will” urges her on: To save the empire, I’ll grant you peerless beauty and a body destined for easy conception. Be kind and forgiving, guide everyone back to th 2.3kReads8.9Score226Shelves

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    The female lead is a yandere and cunning woman who forces the male lead, who has been wrongly accused of a crime, into marriage. The male lead appears cold on the outside but is warm on the inside, and is a hidden crybaby who can be easily teased until his eyes well up with tears. There's a slight element of coercion involved.

32. 32 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, the Villain Led Me Astray 穿书后我被反派带歪了 Xuan Yu Qiqi玄羽柒柒Ancient Romance308k WordsCompleted Lu Yaoyao transmigrates into a book and becomes the infamous Princess Leyang. Not only must she protect the male lead, she also has to deal with the villain. The System comforts her: “Don’t be sad! Our villain is just a little sweetheart right now, and he’s easy to coax. The male lead is capable, too. Besides, your parents love you, you have more money than you could ever spend, and handsome men are all around you. You’re living the dream!” She thought she’d get to live like a queen, but you cal 356Reads9.1Score100Shelves

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    This one [shy emoji]. The male lead is a down-on-his-luck hostage who comes to the female lead's country. The female lead is a prince, of noble birth, so she protects him from the beginning, celebrates his birthday with him, and teaches him. Later, when the male lead returns to his own country, he even asks the female lead to marry him [drooling emoji]!

33. 33 可 Damn! Why Is the Crown Princess Surrounded by Suitors Everywhere? 可恶！怎么到处都是长公主的鱼！ What Did I Do Today今天我干嘛了Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Short drama of the same name] [The Princess's World of Flowers] Now streaming [Content warning: The female lead is not exclusive, but all the men are, so read with caution] [Schrodinger's playgirl × a whole lot of men] [Lighthearted, not a serious historical drama] [Original title]: Too Many Men Are Such a Hassle. Who Should I Spoil? Wen Yu transmigrates into the Great Sheng Dynasty as its beautiful, useless, brainless eldest princess. After learning that the original owner drowned by accident 48.2kReads9.5Score6.5kShelves

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    💥①The female lead is a powerful crown prince disguised as a man, while the male lead is a down-on-his-luck prince who has come to the capital as a hostage. The female lead has a wicked personality and usually likes to bully the male lead, believing that "taming a person is simply the happiest thing in the world" [I also highly recommend it]. The climax is in chapters 17 and 59.

34. 34 八 At Eight, I Was Taken in by a Killer Sister After Living on the Streets 八岁流浪的我，被杀手姐姐捡回家 Jin Ling金零Urban433k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Older Woman/Younger Man Romance + System + Romantic Tension + Heartwarming + Behind-the-Scenes + Passionate + Satisfying Power Fantasy + Single Female Lead] On a snowy night, Yu Chenfeng, a homeless drifter, curled up in a street corner. His body temperature had plummeted, and he was on the brink of death. A young woman happened to pass by. She was covered in blood and looked badly injured, yet she took him home without hesitation. When he woke, Yu Chenfeng found himself in a small but 2.9kReads8.9Score558Shelves
35. 35 我 After I Died, the Beautiful Hostage Jumped from the City Tower 我死后，美人质子他跳了城楼 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted [The writing falls apart, don't read...] [Reborn + doted on by everyone + sweet romance] [Relationship-focused / devoted couple / not much revenge or face-slapping] [Warning: Aside from his good looks and his love for the female lead, the male lead is good for nothing] Only after Jiang Yichi died did she learn that what she'd once believed was fate had been a lie. Everything the scumbag enjoyed had been stolen from that man. She watched that man take revenge for her by personally killing her ene 5.7kReads9.1Score418Shelves
36. 36 我 I'm a Max-Level Demoness. What's Wrong with Bullying Men and Women? 我，满级妖姬，欺男霸女有问题？ Little Fawn小鹿儿吖Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Demon Empress Jiang Ying is the biggest menace in the cultivation world. She’s spent years bullying women, harassing girls, teasing cats and dogs, and stealing candy from children. One day, the Heavenly Dao forcibly binds her to a tragic-romance heroine’s script. She must play the part to the hilt, give everything for her beloved, even dig out her own golden core, and help the chosen one reach the pinnacle of life. Her Highness the Demon Empress never reflects on herself and blames others whenev 2.3kReads8.9Score319Shelves
37. 37 小 Little Menace! She Makes the Cold and Aloof Young Heir Climb Her Wall Every Day 小祖宗好疯！惹清冷世子日日爬墙 Holding a Brush to Tie Up My Hair执笔绾青丝Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted (Completed. Transmigrate into a book + win over the husband + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + sweet romance + doted on by everyone + an austere, upright heir to the throne and a righteous-yet-evil, unhinged young lady) Everyone knew that Fu Wenyan, daughter of the Grand General’s household, was hopelessly in love with the Second Prince and would do anything for him without complaint. But after she fell off a cliff, someone else took over Miss Fu’s body. To the Second Prince, whom she h 13.9kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    This perfectly matches the requirements; it's practically identical.

38. 38 公 The Princess Is Fierce and Beautiful, and Her Shadow Guard Keeps Crossing the Line 公主暴戾绝色，影卫日日以下犯上 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + Feel-good power fantasy + Yandere + Devoted loyalist] Fate played a cruel trick: the most powerful imperial princess on the Jiuzhou Continent was reborn in the body of a lovesick little princess from Western Qi. The moment she awoke, the world was shaken. A scumbag points at her and curses? She orders coldly, “Drag him out and give him fifty more lashes!” The overlord of the business world is her subordinate, the most revered emperor in Jiuzhou is her older brother, the mighty 17.2kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    Princess 🆚 bodyguard → ↗ Empress 🆚 royal consort

39. 39 公 The Beautiful, Arrogant Princess and Her Sly, Flirtatious Consort 公主美又骄，钓系驸马茶艺高 Fragrant Wood Terrace木香台Ancient Romance353k WordsCompleted [Flirting with each other + Sweet romance, both are virgins + Taking down scumbags] [Arrogant princess + Scheming, sickly, beautiful prince consort] Yun Chaorong’s transmigration into a book went wrong, and she became the heroine of a tragic romance. She learned she was destined to be disfigured and humiliated, lose her entire family, then be imprisoned and tortured to death by the male lead, Xie Nanzhu. What the hell! Yun Chaorong wasn’t having it. She kicked the original male lead and the supp 12kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    These two books are amazing! [Learned it][Learned it][Learned it]

40. 40 攻 Capture Alert! The Black Swan Is Turning the Future Top-Tier Star into a Menace 攻陷预警！黑天鹅养歪了未来顶流 Rich Little Lamb羊暴富儿Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Doting on Her Husband + Sweet Romance + Nurturing Him to Stardom] In her previous life, her parents died tragically, and the idol she worshipped as a god, never daring to approach or lay a finger on him, also met an untimely end. Reborn in this life, Wen Ling declares: Sorry, rich women can be fans too! Her future top-tier star is being bullied? He’s out of money? He has no connections? Wen Ling: “Your big sis is here for you! Your big sis has money! Your big sis has everything!” But 583Reads9.4Score105Shelves

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    [Entertainment Industry + Child-Rearing Romance + Older Woman/Younger Man Romance] The eldest daughter of the Wen family vs. The long-lost only son of the Lu family [kiss] A ballerina vs. A top celebrity [admiration] The male lead is a cute puppy in front of the female lead and a fierce wolf behind her back 😏 Their interactions are sweet from beginning to end, it's really super good!❗️❗️

41. 41 小 The Little Highness Has a Screw Loose 小殿下他脑子有坑 I Eat Pomelos Without Spitting Out the Pith吃柚子不吐皮吖Ancient Romance295k WordsCompleted [Sweet, bold, and outspoken young princess X gentle, seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young prince] Shi Sui transmigrated into the heroine of a classic tragic romance. In the original, the male and female leads' melodramatic love story tortured them from the first chapter to the penultimate one, and still ended in a tragic finale. Shi Sui: Bye-bye, then. I'll pick the devoted second male lead. Basically, it's a story about a laid-back girl using her wonderfully quirky imagination to s 12.5kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves

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    ① The female lead is decisive and indifferent. She transmigrates into the body of a princess and saves a down-on-his-luck nobleman. The male lead seems gentle, but he is actually very gentle as well. It's not love at first sight. ② Female-dominated novel [Note] The male lead is a general, but he is very gentle and even a little adorable when he cries. ③ The daily life of the little princess and the little prince [shy] The couple's love lasts year after year [heart] Gentle through the years.

42. 42 重 Reborn Before the Confiscation, I Spoiled the Young General Who Betrayed His Country 重生抄家前，我娇养了叛国小将军 The Lone Mountain's Stub-Tailed Gecko孤山断尾小壁虎Ancient Romance192k WordsOngoing [A violent, scheming female general × a beautiful, lovesick, devoted male lead; monogamous pairing, reborn, strong male and female leads. Enjoy!] Yun Huang was a powerful princess of Chu, and her only interest was tormenting, bullying, and humiliating Lu Nanjin. Then her sworn sister conspired with the emperor against her, and she was sentenced to have her entire family executed, followed by the brutal punishment of being skinned and having her bones scraped clean. Reborn, she was once again rut 44Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    My carefully selected picks, your favorites 🍁 First book: A gentle and refined young master from a noble family × A gentle yet eccentric princess. In her past life, no one gave her the warmth she craved. Reborn, she is a gentle yet eccentric princess. [Send a heart] They redeem each other. 🍁 Second book: She is a noble queen. [Explore] In public, he is the obedient young man by her side; in private, he is a little devil.

43. 43 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 257.8kReads9.7Score30.2kShelves
44. 44 疯 Is the Mad Merman a Villain? No Fear! I'm Pretty Bad Myself 疯批男鲛是反派？不怕！我也很坏 Liu Qingwan柳清绾Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Complete [Unhinged, lovesick villain merman VS ruthless phoenix woman with a divine-demon body! Unhinged meets unhinged! She pursues him, plot-driven, schemes within schemes, modern-to-ancient in the first half, ancient-to-modern in the second half, with firearms appearing in the ancient setting] Also known as: The unhinged merman is a villain? No worries, I'm pretty awful too After complaining that the author was updating too slowly, Xiao Muxue wakes up in the book as the vicious female support 815Reads9.2Score137Shelves

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    A down-on-his-luck, beautiful, and sickly young master versus a powerful, insane female lead [drooling emoji]

45. 45 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 13.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    The female lead is a princess with a high position and great power, and the male lead is a gentle and refined gentleman. Highly recommended!

46. 46 天 Peace Under Heaven 天下长安 Lan Jia Sanshao蓝家三少Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Princess Yiyang of Dazhao is breathtakingly beautiful, ruthless, and cruel. While the late emperor still lived, she kept male favorites, amassed private troops, purged the imperial harem, and schemed for an heir. She was more brazen and domineering than the few useless princes. After the emperor died, she seized power, purged the court, killed senior officials, and placed a new emperor on the throne. She ruled as a woman who usurped a man’s role, controlled the court, and held the Son of Heaven 1.3kReads9.0Score147Shelves

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    The drama I'm currently watching features a female lead who is a regent princess and a male lead who is the son of a disgraced official.

47. 47 响 Echoes Across the Empty Mountain 响空山 Lu Shuiling鹿水灵Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted [One-on-One, Lighthearted Comedy, Happy Ending, A Scheming but Cowardly Beauty vs. a King Kept as a Canary, Both Chaste, Joyful Reunion and Happy Ending] Liu Shaosheng, the second young lady of the Minister of Rites' household, is unpopular and considers herself wicked and spiteful. But she's too timid and cowardly to act on her bad ideas, so not one of them has ever come to pass. For all her unlikeable failures, she once managed to do something remarkable. She hid Qi Shuo, a wanted criminal of 2.7kReads8.8Score249Shelves

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    🌈A Gentle and Refined Fallen Young Master~ 🌟①: At their first meeting, she was the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion, and he was a down-on-his-luck boy she had saved. 🎈Never did she imagine that one day this boy would become a high-ranking military officer serving three dynasties, changing her destiny.🎈 🌟②: A Foolish Beauty vs. A Fallen Young Master 🎈Originally, the male lead was engaged to the female lead's sister; they were a perfect match.🎈But one day, the male lead's entire family was convicted, and the female lead secretly took the fallen male lead into her care, keeping him as her "golden canary" in a separate courtyard.🎈Later, the male lead disappeared. When they met again, she was no longer a wealthy young lady, and he was no longer a down-on-his-luck young master…🎈 🌟③: She was a pampered princess, and he was a down-on-his-luck boy scavenging for food on the roadside.🎈When he returned, he was a powerful and influential figure, only wanting to give her his undivided affection.🎈

48. 48 救 Salvation Turns to Calamity! His Sick Love Offers Devotion to the Gods 救赎成灾!病娇的他为神明献偏爱 Candied Hawthorn Kid!冰糖葫芦娃呀！Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted [Healing + School Life + Obsessive Love + Sweet Romance] Delicate little fairy vs. gloomy, insecure mad dog Yan Qin was nothing but a stray nobody wanted, while Yu Yanyan was a princess adored by everyone. But when he returned, he had become so powerful that he could imprison and keep the eldest daughter of the Yu family. They shared a bed every night, and their relationship deteriorated. Only after Yu Yanyan died did she learn that the man had loved her to the point of madness. After being rebo 204Reads8.8Score106Shelves
49. 49 暴 The Tyrant's Little Temptress Is Wild and Irresistible 暴君的小妖精又撩又野 Qiao Yiqian乔亦浅Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted [Search the leads' names to find the short drama] [Both leads are chaste + equally powerful, one-to-one romance. Enjoy] The slave she had once humiliated and tormented has ascended the throne. He pins her against a chaise longue, gently tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. The delicate chain around her ankle jingles softly, its chill seeping into the dark of night. “Your Highness, do you know that from the very first moment I saw you, I… No, this slave wanted to see you in such a helpless, w 7.3kReads9.2Score898Shelves

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    Both of these are considered early works.

50. 50 公 The Princess Is Too Alluring, and Her Little Death Soldier Is Spoiled to Tears 公主太撩人，小死士被宠哭了 Clear Night Moon清夜月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + transmigrating into a book + two formidable leads + obsessive love + sweet romance] Xie Fengyao transmigrated into the body of the fifth princess of the Western Chu Kingdom, a debauched and cruel cannon-fodder character who would soon die suddenly in her princess’s residence. To stay alive, she had no choice but to keep a highly skilled young death warrior by her side as protection. The young death warrior was as cold as ice, merciless, and kept everyone at a distance. Until on 2.1kReads9.2Score304Shelves

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    —💺High Position of Power💺— 👉🏻 "The Princess"—Transmigrated into the body of a frivolous and unruly princess, she is practically second only to the emperor! The male lead is a naive yet loyal bodyguard who only has eyes for her and is willing to give everything for her. (Hint: Strong female lead, some angst, male lead's presence is weak in the later stages) 👉🏻 "The Eldest Daughter"—The female lead is shrewd, resourceful, and strategic. She laughs when the world says there are treacherous officials in her family, using this public opinion as a catalyst to propel her forward. (Hint: Male lead is a stern general, flirtatious, career-oriented in the early stages)

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