Please Recommend Political Intrigue With a Female Lead Who Has Grand Ambitions to Rule, Not Household or Palace Scheming 求权谋文，女频，女主大格局谋江山的不是宅斗宫斗

1. 1 父 If Father Doesn't Die, How Can His Daughter Ascend the Throne? 父皇不死女儿怎么登基 Xuxu Jiaqi栩栩佳期Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Court Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Villainous Heroine + Dark Younger Brother, a Powerful Team] A scorpion and a venomous snake carve out a path through the treacherous imperial harem. When Li Ruyue was seven, she watched helplessly as the people from the Court of Judicial Review fabricated evidence to frame her mother. Her mother was sent to the Cold Palace, the Qin clan was charged with treason, and all 142 people in Zhaoyang Hall were slaughtered before her eyes. She sat in the blood, watching 1.9kReads9.1Score887Shelves

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   When she was seven years old, Li Ruyue watched helplessly as people from Dali Temple made evidence to frame her mother. Her mother was thrown into the cold palace, the Qin family was punished for treason, and one hundred and forty-two people in Zhaoyang Palace were slaughtered in front of her. She sat in the blood, watching the people who had been with her in the past fall at her feet one after another, their young faces reflected in the blood, while fireworks were set off in the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart in the distance. Six years later, from the princess to the queen in Fengqi Palace, a series of mysterious deaths occurred, which became an unsolved case.

2. 2 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 105.2kReads9.6Score13.1kShelves

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   I watched the short play three times and it was really not satisfying. When I saw that the original work had a male protagonist, I thought it would be another drama about a man chasing after you and a woman chasing you, but I didn't expect it to be so unexpected! A really great heroine, she displays her ambitions throughout the story. She does not stick to the plotting of the family after the love between her children, but looks at the world to stabilize the country. She is worthy of the title of "Guo Zheng" princess. The heroine's whole family has a high IQ (those with low IQs are all dead). Apart from the heroine, the heroine's father is the best character created in the book! He was said to be a treacherous person. The emperor Wei was fatuous and incompetent and betrayed his country for glory. Xiao Hong protected the people and fought loyally for the country on the battlefield. He sincerely cherishes the wife who was once married to him. Even when he becomes rich, he never forgets his original intention. He treats his concubines with only respect and no affection. Even if there was a shortage of money to raise soldiers, he would not give his wife a dowry and give away his daughter's property. After her daughter showed her abilities and made outstanding achievements, she would reward her daughter as much as possible. She was optimistic about her daughter's ambition and even wanted to risk the world's disapproval and make her a queen. She is obviously one step away from the ninth-five position, but for the sake of her children and family unity, she will not touch her. After ascending the throne and quelling the civil strife (remnants of the previous dynasty's dispute over the crown prince), he knew that the world needed a benevolent king to govern the country, so he directly abdicated the throne to the prince (the heroine's biological brother), not forgetting to leave secret decrees and confidants to the heroine, and gave the heroine the right to depose the emperor and supervise the country. Then he traveled around the mountains and rivers and returned to the countryside to observe people's livelihood. It really broke my understanding of powerful ministers!

3. 3 断 The Prince Is a Woman, but the Villain Mistakenly Helped Her Take the Throne 断袖王爷是女的，反派误捧上帝位 Beneath the Flowers and Moon花月之下Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [A female special forces soldier transmigrates into a prince known for being gay. She starts by raiding an execution ground and forcibly binds the reborn chief strategist.] Two formidable leads reborn + transmigration + political intrigue + woman disguised as a man | An electric, logic-driven power fantasy full of mind games Fu Changyan, the chief strategist reborn, stakes everything on the most absurd choice, the notorious “gay prince” Ning Wang, hoping to change his family's doomed fate of exe 37.5kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves

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   Female channel Machiavellian! The heroine will probably be an emperor in the future. Don't look at the ratings! Modern soldiers dress up in ancient times [female disguises as a dandy prince], fake prince × counselor, one after another! More than a hundred chapters have opened to turn a dead situation into life, and hide your clumsiness and move forward with difficulty! Absolutely beautiful!

4. 4 七 Seven Husbands, All My Ministers 七夫皆臣 Xie Yang谢央Ancient Romance579k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Qin Zhaoyi ruled with an iron fist for years, crushing treacherous officials with the force of thunder, intimidating the vassal lords, and holding the realm in an unyielding grip. But fate could not be defied. Her frail body gave out, and she died in her sickbed. When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn as the daughter of a disgraced empress in an enemy kingdom ruled by men. Branded with an ominous fate, she had the worst possible start. So what? She was determin 6kReads9.0Score830Shelves

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   "Qin Zhaoyi, the nine-level palace is locked in the clear autumn, and the mountains and rivers thousands of miles away reflect the lonely shadow. Those who win the world will lose their loved ones; those who stabilize the country will bear deep love. In the end, they will sit alone in the dragon court listening to the wind and snow, and bear all the suffering of the people and their own hearts."

5. 5 穿 A Transmigrator with a System? Of Course I’ll Become Empress 穿越者，有系统，那肯定当女帝啊 I'm Starving我超饿Ancient Romance965k WordsCompleted [Feel-good revenge + transmigration + System + medicine + nation-building + conquering a chaotic age + empress + cheat powers] Medical student Liu Yi transmigrates into a war-torn age. The world is in chaos, the imperial court has fallen, and ordinary people can barely survive. But she brought along her all-purpose doctor System. System: “I can give you medical equipment.” System: “I can give you medical books.” System: “I can give you an entire modern hospital.” System: “Your goal is to becom 15.8kReads9.5Score2kShelves

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   The heroine, a medical student, travels to troubled times and does not want to be the guest of a powerful person. She deceives the system and changes its goals to help herself become a powerful person.

6. 6 公 The Princess Goes on a Killing Spree Every Day! 公主她每天都在嘎嘎乱杀！ Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-led power fantasy + ruthless, unhinged heroine + an extreme “I’d rather betray others than let them betray me” mentality] Xuan Mingyao was reborn at the age of seven, back before anything had happened. Though she was the empress’s legitimate daughter, a princess treated like royalty, her younger brother, the crown prince, was about to die of illness. Her mother would soon be consumed by worry, grow estranged from the emperor, and eventually be deposed in the witchcraft scandal. Overnight 34.3kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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   Please recommend the same type [cry][cry][cry]

7. 7 失 After I Lost My Memory, My Nemesis Became My Caged Bird 失忆后，死对头成了我的笼中雀 A Wisp of Dandelion一缕蒲公英Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [Historical political intrigue + strong female lead, no romance + undercover espionage in enemy territory + love of country and family + two powerful leads matching wits] [No romance, just careers. Marriage is merely a tool to further their ambitions.] Three years ago, the Crown Prince of Fengyan died in the Battle of Yunmengze. To avenge her brother, Nangong Manli disguised herself as a princess of the enemy kingdom and infiltrated the delegation, spending three years undercover in Longlin. Dur 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A powerful and scheming heroine who goes undercover to take revenge on an enemy country. Li Daitaojiang has a high IQ. He does not fall in love but only pursues his career. He is well versed in the art of verticality and horizontality. It is definitely a high-quality ancient novel.

8. 8 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Conquered the World with a Nation-Building System 穿越后，我靠基建系统称霸天下 Escaped Salted Fish from Hell地狱在逃咸鱼Ancient Romance362k WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Transmigration + System + Nation-Building + Empress + Warring States + Cheats + No CP] Zhong Yun transmigrates into a starving refugee in a land torn by war, with a nation-building System thrown in as a bonus. Determined to live well, Zhong Yun gets to work on the path to power and unifying the realm. She crushes bandits, takes cities, controls prefectures, fights for the realm, and wins the people's hearts. Before long, the entire war-torn world is left baffled by Zho 2.3kReads8.0Score267Shelves

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   This is really good-looking. The heroine starts out as a refugee and slowly conquers the world.

9. 9 乱 A Lone Woman in Troubled Times, Plotting an Age of Prosperity 乱世孤女，谋千古盛世 Lingering Fragrance and Faded Powder旧香残粉Ancient Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Female-led story + no romance + ensemble cast + political scheming + vying for supremacy in a chaotic age + war + infrastructure and farming + no pocket dimension or System + slow-burn growth + epic-length story] The rating has just been released. It will rise later. Yun Huaijin suddenly found herself a “corpse” in a world torn apart by chaos. She crawled out of a pile of bodies with only a starving child beside her. In this world, princes and nobles lived in drunken pleasure, great clans mono 21.5kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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   Highly recommended, a self-made heroine with both civil and military skills.

10. 10 凤 Phoenix Perches on the Parasol Tree: A Reborn Heiress's Quest for the Throne 凤栖梧：重生嫡女的江山谋 Lin Erlecheng林儿乐程Ancient Romance127k WordsOngoing A new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Well done, worth watching

11. 11 九 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Evening Breeze Under the Moon月下晚风Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 41.2kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves
12. 12 叮 Ding! With an Immortal Achievement, the Cousin Miss Starts Reading 叮，成就流芳百世，表小姐开卷了 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 178.9kReads9.6Score21.7kShelves

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    There is no male protagonist, and men's clothing is not unreasonable or brainless. It is systematic.

13. 13 黑 The Black Lotus Female Official Rejects Lovesickness 黑莲花女官拒绝恋爱脑 Zhong Mengli中萌李Ancient Romance163k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue|high-IQ heroine|alternate Ming Dynasty|no romance|mind-bending twists|ensemble power struggles] While everyone else fights for favor in the palace, Xie Yunxiang investigates cases. From laundering money through charcoal tribute to an edict written on human skin, from a fake imperial seal to the true dragon vein “Your Majesty, the Emperor asks when you’ll investigate his true feelings.” “No time. I’m calculating his father’s coffin savings!” 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Natural disaster? She used her ingenuity to relieve disasters and quell chaos, and win the hearts of the people! The female protagonist pattern of "Black Lotus Official Rejects Love Brain" is open!

14. 14 探 So What If He's the Top Scholar? She Turns Around and Marries the Number One Scholar 探花了不起？她转身高嫁状元郎 The Flying Old Cabbage会飞的老帮菜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Reborn in the Womb + Face-Slapping + Everyone's Favorite + Female General + Light Political Intrigue] She paid for her husband to sit the imperial exams, cared for his gravely ill mother, and supported his entire family. After two years of hard work, she was rewarded with his triumphant return as the third-place palace graduate, along with his new wife: supposedly the most talented woman and the highest-ranking female official in the dynasty, with a slight swell to her bell 464Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    The heroine has ambitions for the world, she is wonderful, I recommend [Adoration]

15. 15 喂 Hey, Did I Transmigrate or Was I Reborn? 喂，我到底是穿越还是重生啊？ Wei Lu薇路Ancient Romance190k WordsOngoing People call Tang Zhi shameless and say she has a harem of male favorites. Tang Zhi: What a joke. They’re the reserve army I’ve raised for the imperial court. Just look at them now. Every one of them holds a high office, and every one of them is useful. The line of people who want to become my male favorites stretches all the way from Jiankang to Shanyin. I came here to do only three things: govern as regent, govern as regent, and govern as regent. #No Romance #Northern and Southern Dynasties #No 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Transformed into the princess of Shanyin, she used her noodle hand as a sharp blade and gradually gained power, reaching the highest level.

16. 16 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 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine was originally the leading eldest sister, but she transformed into the princess in the marriage drama. With her martial arts and Yeluzi, she went from nothing to becoming the emperor. She killed a male guest and gained several male protagonists. The heroine took the male protagonists to conquer the country together [eating melon]

17. 17 锦 Splendid Tides: The Concubine’s Plot to Become Empress 锦绣重澜：庶女谋凰 Wang Family Guagua王家瓜瓜Ancient Romance100k WordsOngoing Shen Weilan, the illegitimate daughter of the Prime Minister’s household, lost her mother at a young age and was mistreated by her stepmother, Madam Liu. She was raised in the secluded Jade Shard Pavilion. Though she appears frail and timid, she secretly learned medicine, strategy, and martial arts from her late mother’s former followers, waiting for a chance to uncover the truth behind her mother’s supposed “death from illness”… 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very beautiful, great heroine

18. 18 学 Her Majesty, the Top Scholar: Her Empire Begins on Campus 学神冕下：她的帝国从校园开始 Plain Old Yuanze平平常常的元泽Modern Romance58k WordsOngoing On the surface, Lin Chaoge is an ordinary high school student. In reality, she is the “Sage of Learning,” reborn from the future: a leader who once stood at the peak of human knowledge and spearheaded a technological revolution. She has returned to school not to make up for past regrets, but to prepare ahead of time, before anything has happened, for the “knowledge gap” crisis that will one day destroy civilization. From a top student on campus to the Sage of Learning who guides the course of hu —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Perfectly meets the requirements, a great heroine story, from campus to empire!!!

19. 19 退 After Breaking Off My Engagement, I Became Empress by Following the Workplace Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls 退婚后，我靠上班防坑指南当女帝 A Toast to Next Year一杯敬明年Ancient Romance152k WordsCompleted [Empowering female-lead power fantasy + low-morality, ruthless, calculating, and vicious heroine + seize the throne and fight for the succession + patricide and dragon-slaying] New graduate Li Ruochen works diligently and conscientiously, only to be scolded by her boss and have her mistakes dumped on her by a senior coworker. She works herself to death from overtime, dying young in the prime of her life! When she opens her eyes again, she's the Eighth Princess of Dongxia. After three years of fi 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Seeking the throne, the princess ascends the throne.

20. 20 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 25.3kReads8.0Score4.7kShelves

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    Don't be confused if you are short of books, this is a good book worth pursuing. The plot is online, the characters are interesting, and there is no unfinished content in the whole process. You will not lose money after reading it, and you are still satisfied after reading it! Highly recommend this treasure book! The plot is compact and not procrastinating, and the exciting points are dense and not boring. The writing is smooth and the sense of substitution is super strong. Once you get into the pit, you stay up all night to chase it to the end! I dug up a novel about the Treasure of the Gods. The characters are likeable, the plot is explosive, and there is no peeing throughout the whole process. If you like this kind of subject matter, don't miss it!

21. 21 神 My Divine Bones Were Stolen? I Emptied the Imperial Treasury for My Dowry 神骨被夺？我搬空国库当嫁妆 Ke Xin柯新Ancient Romance875k WordsCompleted [Legitimate Daughter + Household and Palace Intrigue + Two Strong Leads + Devoted Love + Political Scheming + Divine Physician + Taking Down Villains + Satisfying Revenge] To save the Crown Prince, the genius physician Shen Jingwan is sacrificed by her family, who cut out her once-in-a-century “Exquisite Bone.” Her family is ennobled in return, while she is abandoned in the countryside to fend for herself. Three years later, she returns with unparalleled medical skills, only to discover that her 308Reads7.4Score—Shelves
22. 22 废 On the Day the Empress Was Deposed, Eighty Thousand Secret Guards Knelt and Begged Her to Return 废后当天，八万暗卫跪请归位 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + household scheming + deposed empress + satisfying revenge + corruption + madman + power plays + intense push and pull] In her previous life, Li Qingcheng gave up everything for love. She disbanded the world's greatest intelligence network, the Tianji Pavilion, which she had built herself and which was powerful enough to topple the imperial throne. Then, as the Chancellor's legitimate daughter, she married Xiao Yexuan, an overlooked prince. For ten years, she schemed on his beh 1kReads6.6Score194Shelves
23. 23 织 Dreamweaver’s Record: A Concubine-Born Daughter’s Path to Breaking the Deadlock 织梦录：庶女的破局之路 Qianmu Is My Treasure芊沐是我的宝贝Ancient Romance922k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book] (the story begins when she becomes a cannon-fodder concubine’s daughter) [Concubine’s daughter fights her way up] (rising from the bottom, navigating household and court intrigue) [Strong female lead] (the heroine stays cool-headed and outsmarts her foes, with both martial and intellectual prowess) [Dreamweaving] (her core golden finger) [A woman’s growth] (from protecting herself to protecting others, with her ambitions expanding) [Feel-good story] (plenty of satisfyi —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 错 Wrongfully Married to Huo: Reborn, I Conquer the Business World 错嫁霍爷：重生后我飒翻商界 Wang Family Guagua王家瓜瓜Modern Romance102k WordsOngoing In her previous life, the heroine Su Wanqing was the heiress of the Su family. But her stepsister, Su Yurou, set her up, and she trusted the scumbag Gu Yanze. Not only was she stripped of her right to inherit the family business, she was also pushed from a high-rise and killed. With her dying breath, she saw Huo Jingshen, president of the Huo Group, who had secretly loved her for years, die with the villain as he tried to save her. She was consumed by regret... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so beautiful [grass has been planted] [grass has been planted] [bird food masterpiece]

25. 25 退 After My Betrothal Was Broken, I Became the Empire’s Crown Princess 退婚后，我成了帝国太子妃 Hua Hua Hua Hua Hua哗哗花花桦桦Ancient Romance119k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the role of the cannon-fodder legitimate daughter who tore up the discarded prince’s marriage contract, Ye Zhen learns that her entire family is destined to be executed. That very night, she climbs over the wall with the genuine contract in hand to beg forgiveness. Using her wits, she protects him from assassins, stirs up turmoil at court, and helps him rise from a fallen prince to the throne. When everyone assumes he will abandon her, the new emperor takes her hand and —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Check out this new book

26. 26 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 176.2kReads9.5Score22.4kShelves
27. 27 灯 When the Lanterns Fade, the Calamity Ends 灯明劫尽 Rui Xuan睿暄Ancient Romance832k WordsOngoing [Two strong leads, brilliant strategists, devoted only to each other, revenge, dual identities, dual personalities, an alternate world not based on any historical dynasty, plenty of witty flirting] She is the eldest princess, rumored to be cherished by all, yet she witnessed her mother spend her life being manipulated by the man she loved. Gentle and composed on the surface, she excels at reading people and understands human nature. To stir up the court, she will stop at nothing. She will destro 2kReads9.3Score285Shelves

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    The eldest princess Jiang Youning and Xiao Yu have a tacit understanding of the layout in the whirlpool of imperial power. They use the internal fighting among the courtiers to tear off their hypocritical masks and use the world as a chessboard game for revenge. A high-IQ game + two-way running. The more you watch, the more fun you get!

28. 28 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 349Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book redefines what effective social interaction is - there are no ineffective rewards, only accurate ice-breaking. Watching her use humor to conquer key points, she is a master of interpersonal relationships.

29. 29 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 287Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 宁 Ning Jinge 宁烬歌 Calm as Ever冷静如斯Ancient Romance669k WordsOngoing [Female commander × top-tier spy and assassin | Two equally matched leads | Court intrigue and the martial world | Standing together in troubled times | Devoted 1v1 romance] The sweeping scale of a male-oriented story, with the emotional depth of a female-oriented one. Fast-paced and tightly plotted, with no filler or dragging. The political intrigue is logical, and long-laid clues are brought back into play. A serious world with lighthearted, hilarious everyday moments, and an incredibly sweet 663Reads8.5Score122Shelves

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    A bounty hunter, a female general on the battlefield, and a weak princess in the court. Her triple identity is so good-looking.

31. 31 山 May the Rivers and Mountains Know Eternal Peace 山河永宁 Green Silk Twined青絲绕Ancient Romance138k WordsOngoing The rating will rise once it comes out [Alternate History + Statecraft and Political Intrigue + Not a Power Fantasy] Disaster ravages the northern frontier of Qi, and famine spreads. If Prince of Zhenbei Qi Yu opens the granaries to provide relief, he will be accused of raising troops in rebellion. If he keeps the granaries shut, a popular uprising could erupt at any moment. The Khan of the Northern Di takes the opportunity to invade south and exact revenge. Internal troubles and external threat 1Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    The writing style is quaint and elegant, and the atmosphere is amazing: the language is concise and has ancient charm, the scene description is delicate, the coldness of machinations and the forbearance of emotion blend together, and the picture is very strong.

32. 32 这 This Empire Was Won in Battle by My Husband and Me 这江山，是我和夫君杀出来的 A Lampwick Wrapped in Fog雾裹灯芯Ancient Romance170k WordsCompleted A marriage contract turned me, Shen Yuan, into a pawn my family was willing to discard, marrying me off to a sickly prince said to die before turning twenty, to bring him good fortune. On our wedding night, my father handed me a packet of deadly poison. “Make him die of his illness. That is your only duty!” I poisoned him through my tears, thinking I would be a widow from then on. But my frail husband downed it in one gulp and flashed me a wicked smile. “My dear, this poison tastes pretty good.” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There is no silly love brain, no brainless supporting characters to show off their wits. The couple overcome all obstacles along the way, fight against the house, the powerful, and the overall situation, and use their strength to carve out a world in troubled times.

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