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Any Stories About Tyrants with Clear-Headed Female Leads? 有没有女主很清醒的暴君文啊

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  1. 1 The Empress Refuses Love, While the Tyrant Goes Mad and Turns to the Dark Side 娘娘不入爱河,暴君疯批入魔 Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 28.8kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
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  2. 2 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河,贵妃不想负责 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 43.8kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
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  3. 3 Imprisoned in the Possessive Emperor's Palm, Spoiled Like a Treasure 被偏执皇帝囚在掌心宠 Ancient Romance477k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Obsessive, unhinged emperor x frail, scheming princess] [Bad ending, tragic romance] “The heroine has always loved her childhood sweetheart + the hero takes her by force and compels her to love him + the second male lead protects and saves the heroine throughout.” Six years ago, at a palace banquet in the Great Wei dynasty, Yi An and Zuo Qiu Li both met Helan Lan, the Ningguo Princess and the most beautiful and revered woman in Great Wei. They fell in love with her at first sight. A 98Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  4. 4 She Tried to Escape the Palace, but the Cruel Tyrant Kept Her Close 出宫失败,被狠戾暴君囚在掌心宠 Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the palace as a maid, Qin Jianjian works diligently, flatters those above her, and deceives those below her. In the end, she becomes the top-ranked maid serving the Empress Dowager. She has undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of her profession. Money she’s openly entitled to, along with money she shouldn’t have, keeps flowing into Qin Jianjian’s pockets. Delighted, she just has to wait until she’s old enough to leave the palace and retire early. Who could have guessed the 20.3kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
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  5. 5 Your Majesty, Behave. You Can't Escape My Grasp 皇后,乖,你逃不出朕的五指山 Ancient Romance212k WordsCompleted One is an emperor who climbed to the throne over mountains of corpses, the other the legitimate daughter of a powerful military governor. After their wedding, they treat each other with courtesy and join forces to command the court and the harem. Xiao Cen thought he'd married an empress as lovely as a flower and shrewd beneath her beauty. Then he discovered that, while she was gentle and obedient in public, behind closed doors she dared to use forbidden drugs. He let his guard down for just a mo 2.1kReads9.0Score185Shelves
  6. 6 On Our Wedding Night, the Obsessive Crown Prince Took Me to the Eastern Palace 成亲当晚,偏执太子夺我入东宫 Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted The aloof, possessive Crown Prince × the dazzling beauty who loves money Everyone in the Eastern Palace knows that the Crown Princess was snatched away from someone else by the Crown Prince. Once the Crown Prince, as elegant as jade and as clear as moonlight, fell into the sea of love, there was no climbing back out. He Yue transmigrated to ancient times and became the owner of a rouge shop. She wasn’t rich or powerful, but her life was peaceful and carefree. Then one day, the woman she liv 56.7kReads9.0Score4.8kShelves
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  7. 7 Help! The Mind-Reading Tyrant Insists on Spoiling Me 急!有读心术的暴君非要宠我 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After she touched the tyrant’s skull, which had been polished into a wine bowl, she unexpectedly transmigrated into the empress who died the most gruesome death in history. Every day, she plotted to kill the tyrant and become empress in her own right, unaware that he could read minds. When the tyrant fell gravely ill, she wept and begged Heaven to let her trade her own years of life for his safety. The tyrant was deeply moved, until he suddenly heard her thoughts: [If he’s so sick, hurry up and 7kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
  8. 8 The Tyrant's Little Temptress Is Wild and Irresistible 暴君的小妖精又撩又野 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 10.7kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
  9. 9 On the Day of Her Divorce, the Tragic Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant 和离当天,虐文女主转身嫁暴君 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is now online: [A laid-back, lie-flat, black-hearted legitimate daughter X a crazed, gloomy, pure-hearted tyrant] [The other man wins her over] [Original title: The Day We Divorced, the Tragic Novel's Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant] At the royal autumn hunt, Song Yaozhi argues with the woman her husband brought back from the borderlands. Song Yaozhi scolds her, saying she's nothing but a concubine. Just then, her husband, Xiao Ziqian, kicks the door open and points 82.7kReads9.1Score11.2kShelves
  10. 10 The Tyrant Bolted Upright in His Sickbed: His Beloved Minister Was a Woman! 暴君病中惊坐起,爱卿竟是女儿身 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book + woman disguised as a man + mind reading + wish fulfillment + two powerful leads + both leads are devoted to each other] Song Yunchu transmigrates into the tragic villainous chancellor from a melodramatic novel, who dies horribly. According to the original story, she will first be dismissed from office and imprisoned by the villainous emperor, then shot through the heart with a rain of arrows by the male lead, Prince Yi, whom she loves. After weighing her options, So 54.5kReads9.3Score7.1kShelves
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  11. 11 Perilous Northern Qi: My Husband Is a Madman 危情北齐:我的夫君是疯批 Ancient Romance466k WordsCompleted Female lead Li Mingyue/Li Zu’e, transmigration + a battle for love Modern law student Li Mingyue transmigrates by accident into the body of Li Zu’e, a noblewoman from a prominent Northern Qi family and the future wife of Emperor Wenxuan, Gao Yang. Armed with an “all-knowing perspective,” she knows the deranged fates awaiting everyone in this family, as well as her own tragic future. Refusing to become a tragic footnote in the history books, she decides to use her modern intelligence and knowledg 44Reads6.1Score—Shelves
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  12. 12 The Tyrant Insists on Forcing Himself on Me, but I'm His Aunt 暴君非要强制我,可我是他亲姑姑 Ancient Romance213k WordsCompleted A younger, unhinged tyrant emperor x a cold, capable CEO who transmigrates into the palace to work Liu Yingmei, a 28-year-old iron-fisted CEO, wakes up as the most ill-fated princess in the history of Liu Song, a woman who shares her name: Princess Xincai, Liu Yingmei. She is about to be seized and sentenced to death by her nephew, Emperor Liu Ziye, whom history has branded the “madest and most beautiful man of all.” Facing the sinister youth on the throne, breathtakingly handsome and smiling as 25Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. 13 The Tyrant Won't Let Go: The Delicate Princess Falls Deeper with Every Step 暴君难缠,娇软公主步步沦陷 Ancient Romance110k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Transmigration + Palace and Household Intrigue + The Pursuer's Regret] When Su Niannian transmigrates, Shi Yu has already become a tyrant. She doesn't know why he spoils and indulges her until one day she learns that the tyrant has been reborn, and only favors her because she looks like the beloved woman he lost? Rising from palace official to imperial consort, she finally says, “Shi Yu, I'm done with this!” Su Niannian fakes her death and disappears. Shi Yu goes mad... Whe 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  14. 14 The Empress Doesn't Fight for Favor, the Emperor Crowns Her Empress 娘娘不宫斗,帝王捧上后位 Ancient Romance293k WordsCompleted [A Dark, Unhinged Emperor vs. A Wild and Alluring Consort: Not a Pure Romance, but Full of Devotion, Thrills, and Sweetness!] Jiang Shu transmigrates into the harem of a tyrant, becoming an obscure Noble Lady. She thinks she’ll just keep her head down in the palace until old age. But then, to survive, she throws herself into the tyrant’s arms. The emperor adores her beyond measure! He clears out his entire harem for her and puts her on the throne as empress. From then on, their life as emperor a 1.3kReads9.1Score144Shelves
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  15. 15 The Spoiled Consort's Road to Glory 娇气包娘娘的荣华路 Ancient Romance385k WordsCompleted Sweet romance! Undivided love! She’s doted on to the max! [The heroine is cunning, a little black lotus hidden beneath a rabbit’s skin] [The hero has a harem and isn’t chaste, but once he meets the heroine, he devotes himself to her alone in a one-on-one romance] The third young lady of the Sheng’an Marquis’s household, born to his secondary wife, was as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Sweet and clever, she knew how to win favor. Her grandmother and father favored her, and even her legitimate 19.6kReads9.2Score2kShelves
  16. 16 Pregnant with Twins After Entering the Palace, She Is Promoted to Imperial Consort 入宫后怀双胎,她被抬位做贵妃 Ancient Romance655k WordsCompleted When her elder sister, the legitimate daughter who had entered the palace as a consort, fell out of favor, Jiang Qingwan was chosen by her stepmother to enter the palace and help her sister regain the emperor's favor. She was beautiful and timid, but who could have guessed that the emperor would end up doting on her to no end... 2kReads8.6Score164Shelves
  17. 17 The Emperor's One and Only Favorite Consort 皇上他独宠贵妃娘娘 Ancient Romance202k WordsCompleted 1v1, devoted to one another, non-strong female lead: the sweet everyday life of a scheming little consort and her childhood sweetheart, the emperor. She transmigrated, and she was a favored consort from the start? Yun Jingqi was totally fine with that. So what does it take to be the emperor's favorite? Of course, eat well, dress well, drink well, and make sure the emperor treats her well every single day! Yun Jingqi: “Your Majesty, I'm thirsty.” A cup of tea was placed before her. Yun Jingqi: “ 4.5kReads8.4Score370Shelves
  18. 18 I Was Born a Lowly Slave, Yet the Emperor Favors Me 奴本微贱,奈何皇上喜欢 Ancient Romance444k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Jiaoyun spent years confined in the Cold Palace before finally being released. What she got in return was a useless husband and a wicked mother-in-law. This time, she decisively betrayed her mistress and climbed into someone else’s bed, successfully rising in status. And then she became the lowest-ranking palace maid… When Emperor Jingheng first saw Jiaoyun, he was merely captivated by her looks. “How can this palace maid have fairer skin than the Noble Consort?” Jiaoy 1.3kReads9.1Score125Shelves
  19. 19 The Consort Is Beautiful and Sweet, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Dotes on Her Without Restraint 贵妃美艳娇软,冷戾帝王宠溺无度 Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 27.3kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
  20. 20 After My Husband Favored His Concubine and Cast Me Aside, I Earned a Marquisate Through Military Merit 丈夫宠妾灭妻后,我靠战功封侯了 Ancient Romance186k WordsOngoing [Two powerful leads] [Face-slapping revenge] [Amnesia] [Substitute marriage] [Harem intrigue] [Man disguises himself as a woman] [The husband seeks redemption] After both her parents died in battle, Xu Yunqing, daughter of the Marquis of Junwu, broke with her family and married the newly crowned top scholar, Cheng Wang, bringing an enormous dowry with her! Cheng Wang had promised her a lifetime with just the two of them, swearing he would never take a concubine. Yet within a year, he used her do —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  21. 21 Forced Into Marriage, the Delicate Imperial Preceptor Is Spoiled by the Tyrant 被迫赐婚,娇软国师被暴君宠上天 Ancient Romance107k WordsOngoing [1v1, sweet romance, feel-good revenge, redemption, married first and in love later, groveling for her forgiveness] [Delicate, gentle Imperial Preceptor vs. childhood-friend tyrant] (Super sweet, super satisfying) Keep reading! The rest is nothing but sweet, sweet love! Lin Wan Feng has just arrived in the capital when she is granted an arranged marriage! The match was arranged by the master who loves her most, and her betrothed is none other than Qi Yu, the tyrant everyone in the Great Li knows 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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  22. 22 Saving the Tyrant, One Step at a Time 拯救暴君进行时 Ancient Romance35k WordsOngoing [Clever, sly, and putting on an act heroine vs. insecure, obsessive, and emotionally tangled hero] Two powerful leads / redemption / happy ending / a run of bad luck. Zi Ning is forced to straighten out the tyrant's worldview, making him, well, a virtuous young man who excels in every aspect of moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor education. That's not even the worst of it. The key is that this little tyrant doesn't appreciate her and even tries to strangle her. Zi Ning can't figh —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  23. 23 The Drama Queen Arrives and Makes the Tyrant Blush and His Heart Race 戏精美人驾到,撩的暴君脸红心跳 Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted ❤️ Complete [Sweet Romance + Goofy Comedy + Both Leads Are Chaste] A frail, dramatic beauty x a cold, ruthless tyrant (cold on the outside but warm inside at first, all bark and no bite, then a completely devoted husband) Excerpt 1: Gu Qingxi had barely transmigrated into a book when she slapped the cold, ruthless tyrant across the face. Given Pei Yanci's vicious nature, she thought she was doomed and wouldn't live to see another day. But the tyrant didn't play by the rules. He simply kept Gu Qi 981Reads9.1Score123Shelves
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  24. 24 I Transmigrated 999 Times and Drove the Mad Tyrant Insane 我穿越999次,逼疯了疯批暴君 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted With only six months left to live, Tang Wan masters a skill called “Transmigration,” allowing her to travel back and forth between the modern and ancient worlds. On her first transmigration, people mistake her for a ghost… On her ninety-ninth, she nearly dies at the hands of the dog emperor. On her 108th, she “defiles” the emperor’s innocence. After transmigrating time and again, she discovers to her delight that a little dragon energy can extend her life. Tang Wan: “Mooch, mooch, keep mooching 21.8kReads9.5Score3.1kShelves
  25. 25 Working Hard to Win the Tyrant's Favor 在暴君身边努力营业 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Only each other] Yu Fei transmigrates into a book. The male lead, the Crown Prince, is destined to become a tyrant in the future o(╥﹏╥)o. Yu Fei says she’s trembling with fear. But To stay alive, she decides to work hard and win over the Crown Prince! Yan Ran, the Crown Prince, has zero tolerance for good-for-nothings. But he soon discovers that Yu Fei is one audacious woman. Extremely audacious. At first, Yan Ran: “Woman, you may be a good-for-nothing, 875Reads9.2Score115Shelves
  26. 26 After I Transmigrated, the Yandere Tyrant Imprisoned Me in His Palm and Doted on Me 穿越后,我被病娇暴君囚在掌心宠 Ancient Romance577k WordsCompleted [Before you read: Strong male lead, weak female lead; a domineering tyrant and a delicate flower; a completely unhinged man and a little rabbit. The heroine is soft and gentle, not a strong female lead. The story features mind games, political machinations, foreshadowing, and twists. The heroine has no career arc: the male lead carefully traps her heart, cages her in his grasp, and pampers her. Don't read if that's not your thing!] [Both leads are inexperienced; sweet romance and cathartic drama 7kReads9.1Score625Shelves
  27. 27 That Consort Is Clearly the Emperor's Favorite, Yet She Wants to Die 那个妃子明明专宠却一心求死 Ancient Romance67k WordsOngoing Also known as The Embodiment of the White Moonlight in the Eyes of a Bunch of Hopeless Romantics The blunt version: This is the story of a captivating woman in ancient times who gets tired of her tangled love life, assumes a new identity, and chooses to shine on her own. The more refined version: Sheng Zhaoyue was never boy-crazy. After being kidnapped and taken into the palace, she takes one look at the lovesick emperor and can't stand him. She immediately declares that the world is vast and sh —Reads—Score—Shelves
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