Stories About a Powerful Minister and a Clear-Headed, Intelligent Legitimate Daughter 😭 权臣(有权)和嫡女(清醒有脑子)的文😭

1. 101 危 Danger! The Powerful Official I Wronged Has Become My Brother 危！渣过的权臣竟成了兄长 Nan Youyu南又予Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Controlled, unhinged Vice Minister of Justice × calculating, flirtatious, sweet-on-the-outside, sinister-within heroine] (Faux siblings + possessive obsession + flirtatious push and pull + secret midnight watching) Six months ago, Xie Wanyu seduced the local prefect, Pei Lin, to save her own life. But once the crisis passed, she decisively abandoned him and headed to the capital to find her father and take revenge. On the way, she met the Pei family's real daughter. Who could have guessed that 30.9kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves
2. 102 衔 Jade Between the Lips 衔玉 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance179k WordsCompleted [Delicate, Sickly Aristocratic Lady Lin Yu VS Cold, Tsundere Embroidered Uniform Guard Li Heming] [Historical Romance + One-on-One Romance + Household Intrigue + Secret Crush + Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Devoted Hero + Happy Ending] The year Lin Yu broke off her engagement to Li Heming, rumors spread that she had done so because Li Heming had risen to become the Northern Commandant of the Embroidered Uniform Guard by stepping over the corpses of court officials. Lin Yu was frail, and 31.6kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves

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   This one is about a powerful minister and his legitimate daughter; it's really good! 👀

3. 103 被 Forced Into Rebellion, the Young Lady Goes on a Killing Spree 被逼造反后，大小姐她杀疯了 Miss Ran Hua染婳姑娘Ancient Romance708k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Political Intrigue + Pure Romance + Strong Female Lead + Reborn Female Supporting Character + One-on-One Romance] [Cool-Headed, Scheming Heroine vs. Noble, Cold-Hearted and Ruthless Heir] A powerful figure from the apocalypse transmigrates and becomes Shen Chaorong, the legitimate daughter of a treacherous chancellor in the Great Zhao court. She is hopelessly infatuated with the young master of the fallen Li family. When her fiancé, the young master 1.1kReads8.1Score136Shelves

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   The female lead's adoptive father and the male lead are both powerful officials—one a prime minister, the other a prince with a large army. The female lead's aunt is a concubine, truly wielding immense power and daring to oppose the emperor. The emperor wants to eliminate both families, but the female lead strives to save them, ultimately defeating the emperor and becoming the empress.

4. 104 继 The Second Wife Refuses to Live Idly: She Fights and Scrambles Her Way to Becoming the Family’s Darling 继室拒绝咸鱼躺，又争又抢成团宠 Salty Fish Boss咸鱼头子Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [A dazzling, pampered beauty who’s the spirited second wife vs. a stern, taciturn minister who’s no stickler for convention] [Devoted to each other + ancient-era marriage before love + an old flame reignited + age and personality gap] Jiang Yao, the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family of Jinling, was eighteen when she married the head of the Pei family in the capital as his second wife. She came from a humble family and was marrying into a powerful one, on top of being a second wife. No one 75.6kReads9.1Score10.6kShelves

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   This is a couple where the male lead is the legitimate daughter throughout the entire story. The male lead is very responsible and good. The female lead is also very clear-headed.

5. 105 被 After Being Kidnapped, I Kidnap the Western Regions' Young Lord and Bring Him Back to the Central Plains 被拐后，我反拐西域少主回中原 Thousand Threads of Intrigue千丝戏Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Young lord of the Western Regions × Princess of Sheng'an] Ye Zhaoyu was born into the imperial family. She figured she'd surely been dealt the pampered darling's script in life, so she wisely decided to coast. But she never expected to take a wrong turn and be kidnapped to the Western Regions. By a stroke of bad luck, she was sent to the bed of a deranged young lord known as a demon's lair and a living Shura. She immediately switched into survival-and-escape mode, determined to flee back to the 8.8kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves

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   ①Princess VS Powerful Minister✨Everyone is cunning and scheming; true innocence cannot be nurtured in the royal family. ✨Palace intrigue and power struggles; the victor reigns supreme. 💖A seemingly unreliable but actually incredibly reliable female lead VS a seemingly cold but actually loyal male lead💖 One is a spoiled and willful princess, the other a cold-blooded and ruthless powerful minister. An unexpected arranged marriage brings Feng Yuan and Jiang Yu together. Just when everyone wants to see their post-marital mishaps, they discover that things are gradually going wrong. Feng Yuan knows very well that she can only lie low and hide deeper by wearing a mask in the eyes of the world. And that arranged marriage was her long-planned scheme. 🌸Jiang Yu has always harbored feelings for someone, someone he knows is impossible but still wants to get close to regardless of the consequences. Beneath his cold exterior lies absolute loyalty to Feng Yuan. ②A super good book, very sweet and loving, with positive values ​​and excellent writing. I can't imagine how many books the author read to accumulate such depth; it's absolutely amazing. 💖He doesn't know how to be sentimental, and she doesn't need to linger. They are both eagles soaring freely, needing no one to hold them back. 💖 ✨"Born at the right time, but without a wise ruler, dragons sink into the abyss, loyal ministers are buried, truly the suffering of the people. In a sudden change, dragons rise from the abyss, defying the tide, their swords pointing to the heavens, war breaks out again, also the suffering of the people."

6. 106 佞 The Treacherous Minister’s Cherished Wife, Chosen by Fate 佞臣权宠天命贵妻 Meow-Flavored Toffee喵味太妃糖Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Cang Xuan, Grand Secretary of the Great Chu, is an unquestionable villain in the eyes of the world. Rumor has it that he has slaughtered countless people and used divination to beguile the sage ruler. Everyone wishes they could get rid of him as soon as possible. But one day, people discover a little shadow that follows him everywhere. Su Yuanyuan, the dimwitted young lady of the Duke of Yong's household, has actually latched onto him! She follows him out drinking, follows him to court, and even 1kReads9.0Score130Shelves
7. 107 凤 Phoenix Perches in the Wutong Tree: The Legitimate Daughter Returns to Turn the World Upside Down 凤栖梧桐：嫡女归来覆乾坤 Blue Waters Reflecting青水相映Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted The legitimate daughter of the General’s household is reborn and returns! She launches a sweeping campaign to clean house, averts an arson crisis, roots out the family’s inside informant, and investigates the truth behind her clan’s destruction. At a flower-viewing banquet, she turns the tables on her enemies; in the battle of public opinion, she rises to fame. After arriving in the capital, she allies with the Crown Prince, and together they make an unstoppable team. He is gentle yet ruthless, —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 108 踹 Dump the Romance Hero, Seduce the Emperor from a Male-Oriented Novel 踹掉言情男主，勾搭男频帝王 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, revenge, scheming, stunning heroine, seductive mastermind] The short drama His Heart on a String is now streaming! Shen Yuling transmigrated into a romance novel as its heroine. Unfortunately, she was a heroine whose luck had been stolen by a woman who transmigrated into the story. She would die in a fire, taking her unborn child with her, while her entire family would be wiped out. It was a fate the original heroine had failed to change, even after being reborn twice 17kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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   The first four are palace intrigue novels featuring a clear-headed and intelligent female protagonist. ⑤⑥⑦ The female protagonist becomes empress and wields power; she is courageous, resourceful, and absolutely cunning. ⑧⑨ It's a female-dominated society, but it really fits the book recommendation list. ⑩ Is by Tomato, "The Road to Becoming a Famous Minister Through the Imperial Examinations"; the author's writing style is very comfortable to read.

9. 109 一 Part Ways in Peace, General, Let Me Be Beautiful on My Own 一别两宽，将军自重，妾身想独美 Lu Li路鲤Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted 69.1kReads8.9Score14.5kShelves

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   Drifting through books? Check me out! [Please follow][Please follow] ✨First book: The male lead is a regent, and the female lead is a princess. The female lead, possessing martial arts skills, is reborn into the body of a sickly princess. She uses the powerful regent to meticulously plot her revenge for her past life… (The female lead feigns weakness in the early stages; if you dislike this, please don't read!) Completed, go for it! 🎉

10. 110 新 After Mistaking My Groom on Our Wedding Night, the Mad Minister Steals Me Away 新婚夜认错夫君后，疯批权臣窃娇夺爱 Osmanthus-Stuffed Lotus Root桂花莲藕酿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Taking Her by Force + The Chase Is On After the Breakup + Court and Household Intrigue + Male Lead Is Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within + Both Reborn + Both Pure + Sweet at First, Angsty Later] On her wedding night, Shang Yunruo has a strange dream. In it, she humiliates her husband’s younger brother, Chu Yan, driving him to become a dark, scheming powerbroker. In the end, he imprisons her in an underground chamber and abuses her until she meets a tragic end. Afraid the dream might come true, s 4.4kReads8.9Score610Shelves
11. 111 娇 One Tear from the Sweet, Gentle Widow, and the Ascetic Official Blushes 娇软寡嫂一滴泪，禁欲权臣红温了 Zhen Youqian甄有芊Ancient Romance543k WordsCompleted Also known as: The Capital's Toughest Woman Is Here. Annoy Anyone You Like, Just Don't Mess with Her [A heroine who comes to her senses with one sword strike + a cool, calculating male lead + patriotic themes + a chaotic love triangle + an unconventional rebirth + men fiercely competing for her] (A satisfying read, no male worship, no toxic women, no toxic men, no love at first sight) Don't mind the original title. The author is terrible at naming things. A Miss Chu arrives in the capital, claim 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a must-read! The female protagonist is incredibly clear-headed and has off-the-charts combat skills. It's a rebirth-themed, exhilarating novel that's super addictive and impossible to put down!

12. 112 帝 The Emperor Has No Heart, Yet His Cool and Elegant Noble Consort Has Her Ways 帝本无心，怎奈清冷贵妃手段高 My Cat Is Called Huabei我的猫叫花呗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Cool, seductive fox beauty vs. a carefree, womanizing emperor] [The heroine is the true daughter, driven by revenge and ambition: a scheming beauty, sweet on the outside but ruthless within, and far from virtuous. This is an unconventional palace-intrigue story focused on winning hearts. The hero is not chaste. Later, he desperately tries to win her back. The overall tone is sweet, and the romance becomes one-on-one in the latter half.] Until the age of five, Changyu Jiao was the legitimate da 9.2kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
13. 113 山 Beauty and Strategy in a Land of Rivers and Mountains 山河美人谋 Moonset月落Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Proud young lady who always gets even vs. frail, scheming Ninth Prince] Her fiancé was a total jerk, and he was planning to kill her to keep her quiet. Ye Jiao decided to strike first and find a scapegoat while she was at it. She thought the scapegoat would be a transparent, sickly “living corpse,” but rumors were misleading. He was clearly a two-faced, deeply cunning Ninth Prince. After Ye Jiao used the Ninth Prince’s name to punish her scumbag fiancé, Li Ce, the real Ninth Prince: “Miss, I be 18.3kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves

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    The first book is superb, featuring a junior official of the Dali Temple and the eldest daughter of a military family. Every character is vividly portrayed, not just for the sake of writing, but imbued with life. They have their own life paths, making the reader's eyes well up with tears. [Heart emoji] The second book is stunning, featuring a foreign prime minister and a noblewoman from the capital. It has both humor and heart-wrenching moments, with many tear-jerking scenes and a tense pace. Both the male and female leads have inescapable missions, and the story is very satisfying. [Shy emoji] The third book... Is incredibly well-written. Although this isn't the complete story, I highly recommend it. Don't be misled by the title; the writing style is superb and stunning, with a very classical and elegant feel. If you like historical romance, you absolutely must read this one! [Admiration emoji]

14. 114 勾 Flirting with the Grand Tutor: Strangers in Public, Like Spouses in Private 勾太傅，人前不熟人后如做了夫妻 I Am No Good Person吾非良人Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Main story complete (award-winning entry in the Fifth Online Literature Contest) While the top-ranking scholar husband slept soundly, Song Lian clung to the immaculate and upright Grand Tutor of the court, sobbing, "Please, save me..." What had she done wrong? She just didn't want to die. The family rules were merciless, the Grand Princess would suffer no rivals, and her husband wanted to become the princess's consort. Song Lian had only one way out: hang herself. So she summoned her courage and 140.3kReads9.2Score20.3kShelves

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    The male lead is a high-ranking Grand Tutor. When he returns from a war, he finds the female lead already married. Her husband has recognized the Grand Tutor as his godfather—those who know, know. [Licking screen][licking screen] The female lead is clear-headed and knows what she wants. She uses the male lead's abilities to climb the ranks step by step, without succumbing to romantic entanglements, and fights for the rights of women worldwide.

15. 115 为 The Professional Ethics of a Concubine 为妾的职业操守 Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 31.6kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves

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    🌟①The male lead starts as a powerful minister, only to later discover he's the emperor's son and becomes the crown prince. The female lead is a legitimate daughter, clear-headed and a capable working-class woman who transmigrates from modern times to ancient times. 🍀🍀

16. 116 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋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 21.8kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
17. 117 病 After Her Sickly Husband Died, the Crown Prince Took Her into the Eastern Palace 病弱夫君去世后，太子夺我入东宫 Fei Nongmo妃弄墨Ancient Romance581k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name, Marry into the Eastern Palace, is now available] Three years ago, at the Eastern Palace’s consort selection banquet, the Crown Prince scolded her: “The Shen girl is coquettish and ingratiating, and her conduct is outrageous.” His words made Shen Lizhu the laughingstock of the capital’s noblewomen, forcing her to retreat to her maternal grandparents’ home in Jiangnan. Three years later, the Crown Prince is ordered to leave the capital and tour Jiangnan. Shen Liz 25.1kReads8.4Score2.2kShelves
18. 118 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: A Chancellor of Unmatched Grace 红楼：风华首辅 Painted Bridge by the Willow Smoke烟柳画桥Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [No System + intellectual battles + political intrigue + everyday life] Every line is stained with bitter tears, every page filled with absurdity. You might think this is merely a tale of infatuated, indulged young men and women behind closed doors, but who could know that the rise and fall of the world are all intertwined? Are the fortunes of the four great families destined to change? Is the dynasty beset by internal and external threats destined to fall? Must the path to a noble title and hig 43.7kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves

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    I'm recommending this new book I just bought. The author's writing is excellent, witty and humorous. The political intrigue isn't just empty talk; it's based on solid background analysis, pros and cons. It's very good. The only downside so far is that it's still being serialized! You won't regret buying it!

19. 119 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 41.5kReads9.6Score5.9kShelves
20. 120 恶EN The Villainous First Wife's Daily Redemption 恶毒主母洗白日常 Gathering Vetch, Gathering Vetch采薇采薇Ancient Romance625k WordsCompleted [Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy + Fake and Real Heiresses + Rejecting Women’s Rivalry] Gu Wanning transmigrates into the role of a vicious matriarch. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees four concubines of every shape and size, trembling with fear. The First Concubine is skilled at needlework, the Second at bookkeeping, the Third at medicine, and the Fourth is a formidable martial artist. Gu Wanning: Why should that good-for-nothing man get to enjoy the blessings of a household full of wives? Let me h 2.6kReads8.6Score278Shelves

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    A powerful, straight man falls in love with a woman with a modern soul.

21. 121 怯 A Shy Game in the Fragrant Boudoir 怯弄香闺 Half-Old Mrs. Li半老李娘Ancient Romance996k WordsCompleted Su Rongyun struck a deal with her legitimate younger sister. By day, she was a penniless guest staying with the Pei family. At night, she concealed her face and disguised her voice, taking her sister’s place in bed with Pei Zhuoxie, the Pei family’s prized heir. She kept her day and night lives strictly separate, never crossing the line. At first, Pei Zhuoxie thought her shameless and scheming. Even as a guest in their home, she brought shame upon the Pei family. But at some point, the way he lo 71Reads9.0Score—Shelves
22. 122 繁 When the Flowers Fade, Serenity Remains 繁花落尽是清欢 Yang Xiaoqi's Peanuts杨小柒的地豆Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [The second male lead wins her heart + happy ending + punishing the scumbags + the male lead loves her but cannot have her, and dies alone] When she was five, she met the clear-eyed young Ye Lanqing. Plum blossoms covered the branches, and he came through the flying snow. With just one glance, he transformed Leng Yihuan's world. From then on, she had her beloved Qing-gege to think about. When he was twelve, his parents died in battle. He grew up overnight, turning cold and single-mindedly bent o 18.1kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
23. 123 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Big Shot’s Lazy Pillow 穿书后成了大佬的咸鱼抱枕 Xi Yin奚音Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted Outside, a raging storm howled and battle cries filled the air. Inside, Ning Xihua suddenly jolted awake on the bed. Propping herself up halfway, she looked confused. “What’s going on?” The man held a book in one hand and pulled her into his arms with the other. “Nothing. Go back to sleep.” “Oh.” Ning Xihua lay back down and promptly fell asleep. If the big shot was this calm, then even if knives were raining down outside, it had nothing to do with her. After transmigrating into a book, Ning Xi 49.3kReads9.4Score5.5kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into a book. To avoid the tragic ending of a cannon fodder female supporting character, she has a powerful father to protect her. The female protagonist is happy to be a lazy princess and stay away from the original male and female protagonists.

24. 124 女 The Vicious Villainess in a Matriarchal World Raises Her Fish Online 女尊恶獠在线养鱼 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal society + sweet romance + one-on-one + devoted to each other] [Calculating and ruthless princess × obedient, loyal guard] The capital's good-for-nothing Second Princess is beaten in the street by another woman for pursuing a man, then crashes into a stone lion. After recovering from her serious injuries, the Second Princess seems like a completely different person: kind to others, uninterested in competing, and always helping her sisters. It isn't until the day this powerful princes 15.1kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
25. 125 恃 Spoiled by My Big Brother 恃兄而骄 Oh, Moon月亮啊Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted A well-bred, gracious noblewoman × a young general burdened by his family’s vendetta Lin Zhi, the legitimate daughter abandoned by the Minister of Revenue’s household, is graceful, well-mannered, and peerlessly beautiful. Yet people always mistake her for nothing but a pretty fool, lucky enough to have been adopted by the Marquis of Yong’an’s household. Lin Zhi thinks of Song Ci as the older brother she is closest to. She never imagined she would one day fall in love with him. Before she can ev 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A young, powerful minister and his beloved younger sister! No Mary Sue stories, no melodramatic plots, and no third party involved.

26. 126 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 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 118.2kReads9.6Score11.4kShelves
27. 127 系 The Claiming the Throne Series: Historical Romance Collection 《夺嫡》系列古言套装 Moonset月落Ancient Romance2.8M WordsCompleted [Sweet Historical Romance + Mutual Devotion + Palace Intrigue] Popular author Yueluo's trilogy of sweet romances: lighthearted and hilarious, with sweetness turned up to the max! "The Fight for the Throne": A feisty young lady who always gets even × the scheming, lovesick Ninth Prince. A laugh-out-loud, sugar-sweet battle for the throne! "Joy with You": A venomous, calculating king × a clever and decisive queen. A perfect match who will conquer the world together! "A Fine Day Bestowed upon You": 60.6kReads9.6Score6.1kShelves

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    Just finished reading "Juejuezi," one chapter at a time, the kind you stay up all night to read.

28. 128 成 After We Wed, the Aloof Chancellor Fell for Me 成亲后，高冷丞相沦陷了 September Honey九月花蜜Ancient Romance454k WordsCompleted [Transmigrates into a book + sweet and satisfying + marriage before love + everyday life + devoted to one another] Du Nan transmigrated into a book, becoming Yun Shuyue, the sickly, pampered legitimate daughter of a wealthy merchant family in the capital. Three days later, she was to marry Jiang Chengyuan, the prime minister, a first-rank official at court. A perfect sacrificial supporting character! She had read more than half the story. Yun Shuyue wasn’t Jiang Chengyuan’s one true love. He mar 5.7kReads8.7Score495Shelves

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    Though unintentional, he really did see it. A surge of overwhelming emotions welled up inside him, an uncontrollable surge of feelings he had never experienced before. Even Jiang Chengyuan was startled by this unfamiliar emotion. #Recommendation #novel #relationship #heartthrob #outofcontrol

29. 129 绿 Green Tea Homewrecker Crown Princess, You Dig the Pits and I'll Fill Them 绿茶海后太子妃，你挖的坑我来平 Get-Rich Ball暴富球球Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Empress's Rise + Irresistible Charm + Multiple Male Leads Competing in a Love Battlefield + Court Intrigue + Mind-Reading Fantasy] One heroine with multiple love interests, a main male lead, a slow-burn romance, everyone's favorite, and a heroine with a powerful, winding career arc. After transmigrating into a book, Chen Jixiang tried to make up for her mistake by helping her husband, the crown prince, fight for power and win over the hidden Prince An, Hua Jue. But he pinned her to the bed. “Hu 252Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Prince An possesses a photographic memory, is both a scholar and a warrior, and excels in conquering cities and defeating enemies. The female lead is the Crown Princess, a clear-headed, independent, and responsible woman. The powerful and beautiful prince is betrayed and framed by the Emperor, resulting in him losing a leg. The female lead then abandons the Crown Prince to be with him. A truly emotionally charged tale!

30. 130 重 Reborn, I Was Spoiled Rotten by the Enemy Crown Prince 重生后，敌国太子宠我上瘾 Xie Songzai谢怂仔Ancient Romance561k WordsCompleted Shot through with arrows in front of the city gates? Burned alive as an offering beneath the enemy's banner? Reborn, Su Yuji smiles: Whoever wants to be the loyal minister and virtuous woman can do it! She turns and throws herself into the arms of the enemy kingdom's crown prince. The world curses her as a traitorous temptress. Only the ruthless, bloodthirsty crown prince cherishes her in the palm of his hand. “If you say the word, why shouldn't I destroy the Great Yuan Kingdom?” (The acupunctur 1.7kReads8.7Score179Shelves

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    Help! It's so good, you can tell by how long I've been reading it!

31. 131 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 107.4kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves

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    All three books have a score of 9.6 Or higher; they're about political intrigue and rebellion.

32. 132 重 Only After Being Reborn Did I Learn I Was the Cool and Aloof Minister's White Moonlight 重生才知，我竟是清冷权臣白月光 October Orange十月橙Ancient Romance661k WordsCompleted [Revenge on scumbags + sweet romance + switched marriages + reborn heroine vs. transmigrated heroine + a seemingly aloof, secretly twisted beauty] In her previous life, Chu Mingyuan learned only as she lay dying that the younger sister who had secretly been sleeping with her husband was not born to her late mother. She was actually a concubine-born daughter who had been switched at birth by a concubine. Chu Mingyuan died with regrets. Thankfully, Heaven took pity on her, and after her death she 8.7kReads8.9Score901Shelves

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    Please submit this script to the director of "When the Geese Return"! It's absolutely amazing! The back-and-forth between the male and female leads is incredibly sweet! 🥰🥰🥰 The female lead's revenge is swift and decisive, leaving no loose ends!! And the contrast between the male lead's cold exterior and his hidden madness is just incomprehensible!! 😍😍😍

33. 133 说 They Said She Was Only Fit to Be a Concubine? She Married Into a Powerful Family and Became Its Mistress 说她只配当妾？转身嫁高门做主母 Su Youran苏悠然Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted [Neither the male nor female lead is transmigrated or reborn, and there are no golden fingers. They are natives of the ancient world.] They say the Third Miss Yang Liu of the capital has a willow-thin waist and skin like ice, a rare beauty. But when the family split, she filed a legal complaint against her own uncle, earning him a notorious reputation and leaving everyone shaking their heads. Who would marry such a fierce troublemaker? Even her fiancé called off the engagement... Chu Yan, the el 13.4kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    The female lead marries the male lead for wealth and status. The male lead has power, and he calls the female lead "wealth" all the time, which is quite funny. The male lead is talkative and doesn't have a cold face or speak much, so people have to guess what he's talking about.

34. 134 公 The Princess Is Spoiled and Willful, and the Cold-Faced General Defies His Station 公主娇纵，冷面将军以下犯上 Jiang Baofu江宝芙Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's first and only love + intense push and pull + over-the-top pampering + fiercely possessive] [Willful, scheming little princess X cold, ruthless, calculating young general] Shen Ran didn't want to be sent off in a political marriage. On the journey back to the capital under Xie Yanli's escort, she thought up a hundred ways to make him let her go. Play the victim: No. Pretend to be sick: No. Act obedient: No. Seduce him: Yes. She realized Xie Yanli wasn't impossi 12.3kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    A powerful minister and a little princess; later, the minister usurped the throne and made the little princess empress!

35. 135 醉 Drunk on the Begonia Blossoms of Beijing 醉京棠 Heart Yearning for Gardenias心向往栀Ancient Romance351k WordsCompleted "A carefree black-lotus beauty and the jealous, unhinged Prince Ning" "Both devoted only to each other + married first, fell in love later + play the pig to eat the tiger + a little pursuit-after-the-breakup drama" Yun Jingtang, the legitimate daughter of a Duke's household, has skin as fair as snow and beauty beyond compare. She is famous for being gentle and delicate, but in truth, she runs the Gold-Gathering Pavilion single-handedly, is shrewd in her dealings, and knows everything happening a 6.2kReads9.0Score703Shelves

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    These books feature super cool, intelligent, and clever female leads! They're all strong female protagonists!

36. 136 王 The Prince Tormented Me a Thousand Times, Yet Expects Me to Be His First Love 王爷虐我千百遍，还妄想我当初恋 Washed Clean of River Haze洗尽江烟Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted [Domineering possession, forced love, two strong leads: The hero is a bastard, unhinged, sinister, and possessive early on. Driven by hatred, he takes the heroine by force. As his pursuit consumes him, she takes over his heart and mind, and he eventually loves her with all his heart. The heroine is a calculating beauty, seized by a dark, scheming prince. She plans every step, fights back from the brink, and gets the hero completely under her thumb. Their love and hatred twist together amid war a 477Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is a powerful warlord with a large army, while the female lead comes from a scholarly family. Driven by old grudges, he forcibly takes her as his wife, seeking revenge, but then falls in love. His actions, driven by force, eventually lead to her becoming completely entangled in his mind and heart! Later, the female lead ruthlessly manipulates the male lead! A story of national duty, love, and hate—a captivating tale!

37. 137 玩 Toying with the Chaste Regent? He Kissed Me Senseless on the Night of the Palace Banquet 玩弄禁欲摄政王？宫宴夜，被亲哭 Ice-Hearted Begonia冰心海棠Ancient Romance102k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + powerful man bows his head + mad minister + dog training + devoted couple] Jiang Ruan transmigrates into a book as a villainous heiress who won’t survive three chapters. The heroine drugs her, the scumbag male lead forces her into bed, and the empress dowager orders her to accept an arranged marriage. In the end, her entire family is wiped out, and she meets a tragic end. To stay alive, she clings to the most untouchable villain in the whole book, weep 8Reads—Score124Shelves

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    The Regent and the Marquis's Daughter

38. 138 宠EN Favoring a Concubine and Disgracing Your Wife? I Quit as the Marquisate's Matriarch! 宠妾灭妻？这侯门主母我不当了！ Li Wu礼午Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 54.8kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves

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    Ding dong~ Your Xiaoxue is here to recommend books! 😘 🦄First Book🦄 In her previous life, the female protagonist devoted herself to the evil man's family, working tirelessly for them, only to have her husband marry another woman and her adopted son become unfilial. In this life, the female protagonist plots revenge against the evil man, escapes the cage of her previous life, and transforms into the Princess Consort of Huan. 🦄Second Book🦄 The female protagonist grew up pampered and spoiled, but on her coming-of-age day, an imperial decree made her empress. She thought she was facing a dangerous situation, but unexpectedly, the man who made her empress was also waiting to pamper her! 😉

39. 139 侯 I Rule the Marquis's Household: Scumbag Husband and Wicked Concubine, Get Lost 侯门主母我当家，渣男贱妾给我爬 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance490k WordsCompleted [This novel has been signed for publication] After disappearing for eight years, Shen Qiuci returned to Shangjing and found that the Shen family had changed beyond recognition. Her father and brothers had died in bizarre circumstances on the battlefield. Her elder sister had been abused to death by her husband’s family. The Danyang Marquis’s household was plotting to wipe out the entire Shen family! Taking on her elder sister’s identity, Shen Qiuci fought her way back into the marquis’s house 2.9kReads8.5Score342Shelves
40. 140 嫁 After Marrying a Treacherous Minister, I Was Spoiled Like an Ancestor 嫁个奸臣后，我被宠成了祖宗 Teasing the Moonlight撩拨月色Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After being reborn, Meng Wu has no interest in romance. All she wants is to bring her enemies down. A husband? He just needs to be powerful, wealthy, and handsome! Pei Yan doesn't buy it. He thinks this girl is quite the character, and he's intrigued. You don't care about romance? That's fine. I do! Cornered against a wall and proposed to, Meng Wu stares at him in disbelief. Pei Yan smiles faintly. “Your standards for a husband are that he's rich, powerful, and handsome. Don't I meet every one o 4.8kReads9.2Score607Shelves

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    Beautiful writing

41. 141 她 She's a Murderess, So How Did She Marry the Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review? 她杀人魔，怎么嫁了大理寺少卿？ Ya Bazi牙霸子Ancient Romance525k WordsCompleted [Female Lead: Has a Slight Grasp of Human Nature] X [Male Lead: A Good Man] [A Not-Quite-Right, Delicate Beauty X The Pure and Noble Xie Xiao Wu] . Sang Mi was a man-eating flower that killed without batting an eye, a murderous fiend who couldn’t be bothered to lift a finger and couldn’t tell one grain from another. She transmigrated. But why was she the daughter of the Minister of Justice? And why had she married Xie Zeyi, a junior official at the Court of Judicial Review? . Xie Zeyi had long b 6.7kReads9.1Score739Shelves

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    I recommend these two books. In the first one, the female lead is a man-eating flower, and the male lead is the Minister of Justice. In the second one, the female and male leads are childhood sweethearts, and their mothers are close, so they address each other as cousins. The male lead is a courtier.

42. 142 表 The Young Lady Won't Marry? The Aloof Marquis Bows to Love 表姑娘不嫁了？清冷侯爷为爱折腰 Yun Wan Cai Cai云挽财财Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Devoted Couple + Mind Reading + Hero Chases His Wife + Heroine Doesn’t Let Anyone Push Her Around] (The ex-husband finally gets a clue and starts showing off like crazy) Sheng Xianyue was bound to a System and forced to help Nan Zetian seize the throne. She deliberately sabotaged him, and Nan Zetian died in his rebellion. The System made her reborn, but after returning to life, she promptly killed the System. But her husband from her previous life, Xie Heci, and his family gained the a 401Reads7.2Score—Shelves
43. 143 拽 The Feisty Consort Climbs to Power Through Palace Intrigue, Everyone Else Back Off 拽妃宫斗上位，闲杂人等退退退 Pine Blossom Candy松花糖Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is out now. Search for it on Fanqie to watch. [Palace Intrigue Power Fantasy + Not a Clean Romance + Being the Emperor’s Mother Is Better Than Being His Consort] Every woman in the harem hopes to win Emperor Jingrong’s favor, but Yuan Yuntang sees the emperor only as a tool for having children. Women in ancient times had to marry sooner or later anyway, so she might as well marry the most powerful man of all. After all, Emperor Jingrong has a great figure, a handsome face, and a 16.6kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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    It's a good read; the plot and writing are excellent.

44. 144 换 After Our Families Switched Brides, I Married the Most Notorious Censor in the Empire 换亲后，我嫁给当朝第一大奸臣 Crayfish小龙虾Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Rebirth, marriage swap, household intrigue, a steady and clear-headed matriarch from a prestigious family; a disgraced heroine and a doting hero with multiple secret identities.) Su Qingwan is reborn. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself entangled with the man who was her younger half-sister’s husband in her previous life, and caught in bed with him. Her reputation is ruined, and her marriage prospects change from becoming the heir of a marquis’s wife to becoming the wife of a notorious t 5.4kReads8.8Score707Shelves

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    💥💥Highly recommend this book! The male lead is a powerful and intelligent minister with real power, while the female lead is from a prestigious family, clear-headed and emotionally stable. The two are a powerful couple who marry first and fall in love later, gradually attracted to each other's personal charm!

45. 145 喂 After Feeding Her a Contraceptive, the Mad Prince Turns Gray Overnight 喂她避子药后，疯批王爷一夜白头 Hai Dongqingdy海东青dyAncient Romance608k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Zhaohua’s Farewell is available on Taobao and Pinduoduo. [Male and Female Leads Both Reborn] [Face-Slapping] [Rekindled Romance] [One-on-One] [Traditional Household Intrigue] [Devoted Husband] [Reborn] [Satisfying Read] A comic adaptation and short drama of the same name are now available. Shen Ning, the legitimate daughter of the General’s Residence, learned only on the brink of death that the elder sister she had trusted all her life was an impostor. Her elder sister se 56.6kReads8.6Score7.9kShelves

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    The Regent and the General's Daughter! So good!

46. 146 赐 After the Imperial Betrothal, the Princess Consort Just Wants the Prince to Keep Her Alive 赐婚后，王妃只想靠王爷续命 Zha Xiaogua扎小瓜Ancient Romance411k WordsCompleted A historical romance: marriage first, love later. Both leads are intelligent, articulate, and quick-witted. No angst, no silly characters, and sweet moments throughout. Originally titled Who Dares to Define Romance. Everyone in the capital regards Prince Yong as untouchable. Gu Qing is the only exception. Desperate for a life-saving medicine, she takes advantage of the emperor’s arranged marriage and weds Prince Yong, unaware that he is also gravely ill with a deadly poison. She is calm and rati 6kReads9.4Score746Shelves

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    Both the male and female leads are intelligent and witty; highly recommended! The plot is tightly woven and very enjoyable.

47. 147 救 Help! The Prime Minister's Legitimate Daughter Smiles as She Wipes Out an Entire Household 救命，相府嫡女眉眼含笑灭人满门 Holding a Brush to Tie Up My Hair执笔绾青丝Ancient Romance293k WordsCompleted (Complete. Clear-headed, unhinged black-moonlight heroine + lovesick, possessive villainous male lead + household and political intrigue + mutual salvation + happy ending) You deliberately seduced me, and I willingly walked into your trap. On the first day after being reborn, Ji Yang opened her eyes and came face-to-face with the man who had opposed her at every turn in her previous life. So she lured him into prison and forced him to do whatever she asked. In this life, she wouldn't just make h 2.1kReads9.2Score282Shelves

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    I've forgotten most of the plot, but judging from my discerning taste in this kind of story, it should be good.

48. 148 教 I Can't Tame Him, So the Tyrannical Official Raises Someone Else's Little Sister Until He Goes Mad 教不乖，佞臣替人养妹被逼疯 Don't Touch My Soft Persimmon别碰我的软柿子Ancient Romance489k WordsCompleted [Completed. Traditional historical romance + a disgraced, murderous eunuch wielding immense imperial power + a pitiful girl dependent on others + two people with more schemes than you can count] The young general was a wolf fighting on the battlefield, with a soft, fair little rabbit sister tucked away at home, tempting everyone who saw her. When the general died in battle, the frivolous, lecherous nobles raided the rabbit's burrow. Before they could even get a taste, Xie Kan, the chief eunuch o 4.7kReads8.9Score628Shelves

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    [Completed. Traditional ancient romance + a powerful eunuch who deposed and killed the emperor + a pitiful girl living under someone else's roof + two people with eight hundred schemes] The young general was a wolf who fought on the battlefield, hiding a soft, white rabbit in his den, attracting everyone's cravings. The general died on the battlefield, and the impetuous and fickle nobles overturned the rabbit's den. Before they could even take a bite, they were intercepted by Xie Kan, the Grand Eunuch of the Inner Court. Xie Kan was a gloomy and bloodthirsty man. Everyone who came near him had to endure his dog-like gaze. The little rabbit fell into his mouth, and her life was over... Over... Wait, why is this rabbit getting rounder and rounder? On the contrary, the clique of nobles gradually died or went mad. The hyenas that hunted the little rabbit are now the hunted. Qi Sang lay on her pillow, touching her still unpregnant belly. In order to avenge her brother, she endured humiliation and was taken advantage of by Xie Kan, that dog of a eunuch. Now that things were settled, it was time to get rid of him. Halfway through his escape, Xie Kan caught up with him on horseback, moving at a leisurely pace, like a ghost, a phantom, a venomous snake, coiling and twisting around him. "Run!" He said. "I'm watching you run. If you don't make it over this mountain before sunset, I'll break your legs!"

49. 149 幺 The Youngest Daughter, Changle 幺女长乐 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Miss Zhu Si’s rough fighting skills have always made her the laughingstock of the capital’s noble families. In everyone else’s eyes, that’s the sort of work meant for household guards. Zhu Changle, who considers herself invincible, isn’t ashamed of it. She’s proud. Not everyone can protect their own home, but she can! And then some! She’d even turn the whole capital upside down to protect it! Don’t believe her? Try her! 18.7kReads9.5Score3.1kShelves

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    These books featuring strong female protagonists have impeccable logic and writing style, but they are mentally taxing.

50. 150 王 Don't Mess with the Princess Consort: She's Only Missing Virtue from the Five Elements! 王妃不能惹，她五行只缺德！ Jian Yu简钰Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Faithful Couple + Flirting Up a Storm + Goofball Comedy + Sweet and Satisfying Romance] Mu Yunshu transmigrates straight into a nightmare on her wedding night: she's caught in bed with another man, and her groom is the ruthless, unhinged Prince Rong Jiusi, a war god! Help! With his knife pressed to her throat, she begs for her life: “Your Highness, I’m an excellent doctor, beautiful, gentle, considerate, and understanding! Sparing my life is all gain and no loss!” He asks, “You’re gentle and co 62.7kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves

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