Looking for an Ancient-Era Novel About a Female Lead Using Her Wits to Build a Career 求古代女主谋略搞事业的文

1. 1 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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   1. The female lead is a strategist, calculating 99 moves ahead of her every move, leaving no room for error. She is extremely clear-headed, wise, and calm; when she strikes, it's always a decisive blow, dealing devastating damage. She holds everything in her grasp, like a chess player leaving countless traps for her enemies, traps they can't escape. 2. A transmigrated female lead with a shared destiny system, a loving but scumbag father, and a favored concubine. She is a noble princess, backed by the Emperor and her maternal grandfather, a great general. Her father, the Emperor, leads her through court affairs. She possesses intelligence and cunning; we eagerly await her rise to power.

2. 2 公 The Princess Holds Sway Over the Court, and Her Harem Is Full 公主权倾朝野，鱼塘挤不下了 Old Yellow Rabbit老黄兔Ancient Romance3.4M WordsCompleted Original title: The Princess Holds Sway Over the Court, and Her Fish Pond Is Full [Historical Romance + Scheming + Everyone’s Darling + Reincarnation Before Birth + Favorite Concubine + Harem Intrigue + Wish Fulfillment + Alluring Heroine + System + Rise to Power] One day, after transmigrating, Liang Yue became the apple of her favorite concubine mother’s eye. The three thousand imperial consorts could not match her mother’s radiance, and the entire Great Xia treasury could not rival her uncle’s 22.1kReads7.4Score6kShelves
3. 3 快 Quick Transmigration: The Max-Level Big Shot Gets the Cannon Fodder Script 快穿当满级大佬拿到炮灰剧本 Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When the Cannon Fodder System has no other choice, it grabs a random lackey, never expecting to latch onto a max-level expert! From then on, it gets to coast to victory. In the heroine's story, the lives of cannon fodder characters are always turned upside down by her. No matter how innocent they are, cannon fodder can only ever be cannon fodder, a stepping stone on the heroine's road to happiness. Then Guihua transmigrates into the cannon fodder characters of various little worlds. Guihua says: 27.1kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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   Good-looking, and the brain is sharp.

4. 4 穿 Transmigrating into a Refugee Exodus: I Use the System to Raise an Emperor 穿越逃荒：我靠系统扶持一代帝王 Xiao Se小色Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Gu Jiu unexpectedly transmigrated to ancient times, where everything was already inconvenient. Then disaster struck. With no other way to survive, she clung desperately to the person who had saved her. With her benefactor by her side, she had nothing to fear on the road to refuge. What could she do when disease, hunger, wild beasts, and villains all came at once? Bring it on! She was a jack of all trades with a System pocket dimension, capable of taking down anything. (Xie Zhan: You can't put o 35.5kReads9.5Score4.7kShelves
5. 5 我 I Build Infrastructure in Ancient Times 我在古代搞基建 Chi Mitang池米唐Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Woman Disguised as a Man + Infrastructure Building + Career-Focused + Fiercely Protective + Clear-Eyed Heroine] Original title: Building Infrastructure in Ancient Times Tang Yixuan, a brilliant engineer, transmigrates into the body of a woman who has taken her brother’s place as the new magistrate of Qingchuan County. To stay alive, she racks her brains and exhausts every resource at her disposal. She builds waterworks, raises tall buildings, paves roads with concrete, and constructs a city. Be 4.3kReads9.1Score575Shelves
6. 6 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 154kReads9.6Score20.1kShelves
7. 7 七 From Seventh-Rank Official to the Top: The Strongest Female Chief Minister 七品逆袭：最强女首辅 Fine Night良宵Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A woman disguised as a man in an ancient political intrigue story) Qin Yuan first met He Lin in the summer of Jingli Year 29. The cicadas shrilled in the trees, and the heat was suffocating. In a dark, filthy prison cell, she sat in a corner, her face smeared with blood. Without a word, he left her a handkerchief to wipe the blood from her forehead. When they met again outside the prison, she was no longer in such a wretched state. Dressed in a vivid red official robe, her bright eyes blazing, 3.6kReads9.1Score480Shelves
8. 8 新 Jilted on My Wedding Night, I Bond with the Grand Agricultural Official System 新婚夜被鸽后我绑定了大司农系统 Zucchini Is on the Pumpkin Team西葫芦是南瓜派Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Women in government + farming and infrastructure + satisfying revenge with light comedy + career-focused with a little romance + male lead in a supporting role + beloved by everyone + romance after an arranged marriage] Lin Ran transmigrates to a fictional dynasty and gains a grandmother obsessed with chanting sutras, a father who brings bad luck to his wives, a bookish second younger brother, a wastrel third younger brother, an influential family by marriage, and a misfit System that hounds he 9.4kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves
9. 9 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
10. 10 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
11. 11 科 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 8.5kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
12. 12 灵 Spirit Spring Space: Reincarnated as the Disabled Chief Secretary's Vicious Wife 灵泉空间，穿成残疾首辅恶毒原配 The Beloved Fish团宠鱼Ancient Romance665k WordsCompleted (Publication deal signed) [Flight from famine + pocket dimension + medicine + farming + imperial exams + one-on-one, both leads devoted only to each other] Song Jin transmigrated into a book, becoming the selfish, unbelievably stupid and malicious female supporting character. From the start, she was plunged into a mini ice age and forced to flee with her whole family. In the book, the original Song Jin not only abandoned her disabled husband and ran off on her own when disaster struck, she also 14.7kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
13. 13 踹 After Kicking Over the Dragon Throne, the Entire Court Begged Her to Take the Crown 踹翻龙椅后，满朝文武跪求她登基 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted (The heroine focuses on her career, with no romantic pairing. She becomes somewhat cold-hearted and ruthless later on.) Born into the world as a princess, Yu Hui thinks that at last, an incredible fortune has fallen into her lap. She has a palace to live in, money to spend, and status to protect her, so she can enjoy a peaceful, happy life. But peace is out of the question. Calamities keep dropping out of the sky, and they’re heavy ones. Happiness? Not really. Someone is always ending up dead, s 8.6kReads8.8Score728Shelves

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    1. While others are still vying for favor and engaging in ambiguous relationships, the female lead has already begun to seize power and strive to improve the status of women. 💪 2. Disguised as a man to survive, she saves her father and is then showered with affection. 🤭🤭 She just wants to stay safe and not have her identity exposed, but a certain male lead is determined to help her rise to power.

14. 14 听 Heard the Succession Struggle Is Fierce? She Was Thrust Into It 听说夺嫡很激烈？她是被强推上的 Teriyaki Nine照烧九Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cross-dressing as a man + palace intrigue + farming + sweet romance] Researcher Yuan Jing from an agricultural science institute transmigrates into the Great Wei dynasty as the Sixth Prince, a woman disguised as a man. Her brothers are locked in a fierce struggle for the throne, but all she wants is to focus on boosting production and putting her knowledge to good use. Unfortunately, she has a father who sees her through rose-colored glasses, and a Grand Chancellor determined to help her claim 4.3kReads8.9Score794Shelves
15. 15 乱 Female Emperor in a Chaotic Age: From the Start, at a Mass Grave! 乱世女帝，开局乱葬岗！ February Blade二月刀刀Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigration to another world + strong heroine + no overpowered golden finger + flight from famine + warfare My name is A Zi, also known as Wei Zi. A Zi is the daughter adopted by a farming family in a mountain village, while Wei Zi is the legitimate imperial princess of Wei, the foremost of the four kingdoms. Wei Zi transmigrates from another world to the modern world. One moment, she's just been born to the most esteemed empress of Wei. The next, she opens her eyes and finds herself buried i 658Reads6.5Score—Shelves
16. 16 夫 The Madam Takes Charge: No More Lounging, Get Up and Get to Work! 夫人当家：都别躺，给我起来卷！ Give It a Persimmon Try柿柿就试试Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to an alternate world + wish fulfillment + sweet romance + one-on-one + two strong leads] Xia Shuyan is a noblewoman of the capital, blessed with beauty, intelligence, and an illustrious family. To protect her family from the impending struggle for the throne, she arranges to marry General Xiao Yunchi, a man rumored to bring death to his wives. Xiao Yunchi is the second legitimate son of the Grand Princess and the old Marquis of Zhenbei, as well as the emperor’s nephew. He has sp 15.3kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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    💥①The female lead schemes to marry General Xiao Yunchi, who is known for bringing bad luck to his wives, and then embarks on a crazy money-making spree. The general, watching the endless stream of supplies and money arrive from the frontier, wonders: What am I going to do if I miss my wife? 💥②Starting penniless, Sheng Xi is on the verge of tears, but she picks up an axe and heads up the mountain—life has to go on! After a series of actions, a large house is built, and a pharmacy opens in the capital!

17. 17 首 The First Minister's Beloved Wife Has a Pocket Dimension 首辅娇医有空间 A Yang阿漾Ancient Romance2.8M WordsCompleted [Farm Girl + Miracle Doctor + Space + Chief Councilor] Sheng Lao'er spent one tael of silver to buy a husband for his shrewish, dim-witted daughter. The man died the very next day. That left Sheng Xi with a complete mess on her hands: a dilapidated house with bare walls, a sickly bargain-bin husband, an empty rice jar, and a younger brother who had been sold and vanished without a trace. Whatever else happened, she needed to make money first. She wasn’t aiming to become rich and powerful; she ju 5.9kReads9.2Score965Shelves
18. 18 暴 The Tyrannical Prince Coaxes Her Gently: The Laid-Back Princess Consort Becomes a Tycoon 暴虐王爷温柔哄：摆烂王妃成首富 Wu Xiao6吾小6Ancient Romance650k WordsCompleted After Gu Wan won a ten-billion lottery jackpot, she converted the prize into gold ingots and stored them in a bank vault. When she woke up, she had transmigrated with the bank vault! She thought the whole thing was utterly ridiculous! But something even more ridiculous awaited her... On the very day she arrived, she got married, and to a tyrannical prince, no less! She was already his ninth princess consort. With her timid, softhearted nature, had she transmigrated just to be cannon fodder? She 1.3kReads9.0Score147Shelves
19. 19 小 Little Menace! She Makes the Cold and Aloof Young Heir Climb Her Wall Every Day 小祖宗好疯！惹清冷世子日日爬墙 Holding a Brush to Tie Up My Hair执笔绾青丝Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted (Completed. Transmigrate into a book + win over the husband + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + sweet romance + doted on by everyone + an austere, upright heir to the throne and a righteous-yet-evil, unhinged young lady) Everyone knew that Fu Wenyan, daughter of the Grand General’s household, was hopelessly in love with the Second Prince and would do anything for him without complaint. But after she fell off a cliff, someone else took over Miss Fu’s body. To the Second Prince, whom she h 13.9kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    She originally intended to retire in this world, but she was worried about the safety of this one, concerned about the fate of that one, and still longing for the handsome and upright prince. Ugh, so annoying! Well, let's just roll up our sleeves then 😄😄 Level up, fight monsters, conquer the world, and then relax and enjoy life. Sounds good, right?

20. 20 穿 Transmigrating as the Disabled Male Lead’s Maid 穿越成残疾男主的小丫鬟 Mr. Little Warmth小暖先生Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration, historical romance, System, pocket dimension, 1v1 romance, a sweet and adorable heroine who studied from childhood and grew up in an ivory tower, a story about a brilliant young woman from the interstellar era and a fallen general] She was sent thirty thousand light-years away to the Great Li Dynasty for a trial. What? The general I'm supposed to help has been dismissed from office? He's been exiled? He's been crippled? And he's being hunted? Her: Can I get a different trial ass 1.3kReads9.2Score149Shelves

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    Both are stories where the female lead is focused on building her career 🤭🤭 In the first book, the female lead travels from interstellar time to ancient times, chooses the male lead as her research subject, and assists him in rebellion. She sees herself as a strategist, a military advisor by the male lead's side 😳😳 In the second book, the female lead transmigrates into a fake heiress, breaks ties with both her adoptive and biological parents, and gradually builds her own power through a system and her own efforts, eventually sharing the world with them 👍👍 In the third book, the female lead transmigrates, and her system's mission is to kill the male lead and become empress. After communicating with the male lead, she expands her territory—super exciting 😏😏

21. 21 穿 Transmigrated as the Wicked Fake Heiress, I Make the Royal Families of Every Nation Bow 穿成恶毒假千金，各国皇室俯首称臣 Yun Lu云绿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Anti-pampered-by-all + secret identity + strong female lead] Shen Xingwan transmigrated into the body of a fake heiress and cannon-fodder whose life had been arranged from birth right through to her funeral. Under the System’s supervision, she was forced onto the path of no return: taking down the pampered female lead. She just wanted to lie flat and live like a salted fish, but accidentally got entangled with a frail heir who couldn’t take care of himself. “Wanwan, the doctor says I’m deficien 3.7kReads9.0Score351Shelves
22. 22 报 Your Majesty, the Tyrant Can Read Minds 报告娘娘，暴君他有读心术 Three Two Five三二五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 6kReads9.3Score996Shelves
23. 23 灯 When the Lanterns Fade, the Calamity Ends 灯明劫尽 Rui Xuan睿暄Ancient Romance859k 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 1.9kReads9.3Score270Shelves

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    Ancient Chinese political intrigue, the female protagonist is clear-headed and thoughtful.

24. 24 贵 The Noble Consort Rejects Romance: While Others Fight for Favor, I Seize Power 贵妃不入爱河，别人争宠我夺权 Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Female-Lead Wish Fulfillment + Unfeeling Persona + Ruthless Revenge and Face-Slapping] Years later, the history books would describe Ming Tang as a master strategist with an iron fist, the ultimate winner of the harem struggles and the vast empire. Only Ming Tang knew she had never wanted to be that winner in the first place. From a young girl to the ruler of the realm, all she had wanted at first was to avenge her elder sister. The harem was full of danger. On one side was Consort Jin, who had 7.6kReads9.4Score901Shelves

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    The first book tells the story of Ming Tang, who enters the palace solely to uncover the truth behind her sister's death, pursue her career, and seek revenge. Facing palace intrigue, she navigates each step with meticulous planning and cunning. This is a story of a native using wisdom and strategy to defeat a transmigrated woman and a reborn woman. The second book features a female protagonist disguised as a man, aiming to become a renowned minister. There is no romantic pairing, but the characterization of Xu Yue is absolutely superb! The descriptions of the imperial examinations and officialdom are excellent, and the characters are vividly portrayed: the warm-hearted and shrewd landlord Xu, the money-obsessed Master Xu, and the wise emperor. Definitely worth reading!

25. 25 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
26. 26 跪 Better to Ascend the Throne Than Kneel, Cold-Faced, as the Mistress of the House 跪着冷脸做主母不如登基当皇帝 Three Whimpers嘤三声Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue in the first half + sharing power in government in the second half + female heir to the throne + a cast of lunatics + no romance + System clashes + ruthless heroine + heroine enters the palace with her child and marries again + a grab bag of elements] On the day she entered the palace, a voice appeared in Xie Xuzhen’s mind. It called itself the Comeback Palace Intrigue System, and said it had come to help Xie Xuzhen, who was about to enter the palace, reach the pinnacle of life. 1.9kReads9.1Score267Shelves

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    ① Palace intrigue + strong female lead + beloved daughter + anti-system. The female lead rises from a divorced woman to Empress, and then to Empress Dowager after her daughter becomes the ruler of the world. Her path to power is similar to that of Empress Wu Zetian, but with a deep bond between her and the former Empress. ② Cross-dressing + imperial examinations + court politics + transmigration + weak system + no romance: Before transmigrating, the female lead was a PhD. The story revolves around her becoming a renowned minister while disguised as a man. She rises to fame through the imperial examinations, gains the favor of a wise ruler, and together they expand overseas trade, creating a peaceful and prosperous era. 🌴Interesting writing style✨🍃, 🌸Smooth writing style☘️💐. ③Modern to ancient + anti-mistress + daughter-loving + no romance; After awakening, the female protagonist🌾abandons all female rivalry🥀and focuses on her career🌱. To find herself, she is unafraid of oppression and power, strengthens her body🌺learns shooting🌻, persists in business🌱to achieve economic freedom🎋, and strives to leave the Marquis's mansion🌸. At the same time, she does her best🍃to help and protect🍃oppressed women🌾. Under the female protagonist's influence🌾the concubines and mistresses in the palace intrigue, the wronged boxing gym owner, all awaken🌾🌱... ✨🌾Do you like my recommendation✨🌿🌾Follow me✨🌾💐More good reads🌾✨

27. 27 受 Tired of the Marquis's Manor's Catfights? Wake Up, Heroine 受够侯府雌竞的日子，觉醒吧女主 Emperor皇帝Ancient Romance366k WordsCompleted [A counter to stories about the principal wife + independent heroine, no romance + rejecting competition between women] The marquis brings back a woman who has transmigrated from another world. She's foolish and arrogant, putting on a lingerie show in ancient times and proclaiming that everyone is equal, making a laughingstock of herself. Shen Wei is that woman. And today, she awakens. She realizes she is living in a book. In the story, her intelligence has been forcibly lowered, turning her int 379Reads7.9Score—Shelves
28. 28 乱 After Fleeing the Chaotic Era, I Became the Founding Empress 乱世逃亡后，我成了开国女帝 Nan Wanxu南婉徐Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The 95.8kReads9.4Score13.2kShelves

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    The writing is excellent. The female lead is strategic and cunning in her career, and the plot is intricately woven, mostly focusing on her career. However, the romance between the male and female leads is also exceptionally well-developed. Beyond the female lead's characterization, the ensemble cast is also well-developed, with each character possessing their own strategic acumen.

29. 29 锦 Schemes at the Brocade Banquet 锦筵谋 Sweet Dream Feather甜梦羽Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted From the pinnacle of Michelin cuisine to the hell of household intrigue, all it took was one explosion. Lin Wanyi, an internationally renowned top chef, opens her eyes to find she's become the most wicked third young madam of the Su family in the Qing Dynasty. From the start, she's in a hopeless situation: Her husband despises her, her mother-in-law wants to divorce her, and the servants look down on her. On top of that, her sister-in-law is a “born heroine,” doted on by the entire household, s 327Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend "The Scheming Banquet"! It's a modern-to-ancient time-travel story where the female lead is intelligent throughout, not obsessed with romance, and focused solely on her career. The palace intrigue, domestic power struggles, and political maneuvering unfold layer by layer, making for a thrilling and meticulously crafted read. The career storyline is also exceptionally well-developed!

30. 30 长 The Grand Princess Was Banished to Her Fief, So I Became Empress 长公主被贬封地，我转身成女帝 Happy Little Crawler幸福的爬爬虫Ancient Romance279k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Revenge and Regret + Empress + No Romance + War for Supremacy in a Chaotic Era] Chu Ning transmigrates into the Great Chu Dynasty as a princess who has been confined to her fief. Carrying the grudge of her mother’s murder, Chu Ning unexpectedly awakens the strongest Empress System, and begins a fiery journey to become an empress who conquers the realm. With a decisive hand, she takes control of Changle Commandery, her fief, and builds a solid power base. Declaring herself Q 672Reads—Score102Shelves

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    I must recommend this book.

31. 31 风 A Storm Rises, and the Beauty Takes a Stand 风起云涌红颜怒 Ten Miles of Spring Breeze, Pleasing Myself春风十里取悦自己Ancient Romance447k WordsCompleted The male lead is not chaste. Please avoid this if that bothers you. Since I've transmigrated, why not make the country strong and conquer the world? Even if I'm forced into a relationship, I'll still make money and build my career. After transmigrating into the body of a stunningly beautiful female doctor, she remains devoted to the man she loves. She and her fiancé are in love with each other and have sworn to stay together for life, growing old side by side. Yet the iron-blooded “God of Slaug 1.7kReads—Score137Shelves

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    A time-travel fantasy story, high-quality, grand in scope, and deeply strategic, featuring a clash of wits, a battle of wits between two powerful figures, with elements of forceful marriage and tender protection. Two career-driven individuals go from rivalry to alliance, plotting to conquer the world and dominate the land! They are patient and discreet, seeking only practical gains, not empty boasts.

32. 32 想 I Want to Lie Flat, but My Strength Won't Let Me 想躺平，怎奈实力不允许啊 Big Boss Norma诺玛大大Ancient Romance637k WordsCompleted If you like stories that jump straight into fighting and killing, with life-or-death stakes, this one may not be for you. The heroine isn't naturally inclined to seek power or kill. For a long time at the beginning, she enjoys peaceful days filled with family life and everyday trivialities. They are the easiest, most carefree years of her life, and a crucial period for gathering supplies and building the reputation she will need when she later rises up. When natural disasters and human calamitie 730Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unifying the nine provinces, achieving agricultural modernization, and developing the industrial revolution, the female protagonist was a mercenary king in her previous life and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. After transmigrating, she only wanted to retire and live a peaceful life, but unexpected natural disasters and man-made calamities came. Farming to solve disasters + technology + infrastructure + military merit + ancient modernization + empress.

33. 33 乱 In a Chaotic, Famine-Stricken World, My Husband Returns from the Dead 乱世荒年，战死的丈夫回来了 A Single Immortal Herb一颗仙草Ancient Romance285k WordsCompleted Farming + Transmigration + Daily Life + Dual Powers + Face-Slapping + Raising Kids + Infrastructure Building After learning that her own mother-in-law had sent her daughter to be sacrificed to the sea, the original owner dies of grief. At that moment, Song Qingzhi, from the apocalypse, transmigrates into her body. With two supernatural powers at her disposal, she's got plenty to eat and drink. The moment she opens her eyes, her awful mother-in-law's family comes looking for trouble. She doesn't 56Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is the one causing trouble the whole time, and the male lead has to take a backseat. Highly recommended!

34. 34 逃 Fleeing Famine: My Whole Family Is Reborn 逃荒，我全家都是重生的 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dreams of the Future + Whole Family Reborn + No Romance] In her previous life, Su Yin, her mother, and her aunt were brutally killed by rioters. In the blink of an eye, the three of them were reborn together. Before the rioters stormed their village, they took refuge in Xinghua Village, where their uncle lived, and fled in advance. On the road as refugees, they ran into Su Yin’s abandoned, blindly filial father. They thought he’d be dead weight, but it turned out he could see the future, and hi 70kReads9.4Score8.4kShelves

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    They're all intelligent, rational, and career-oriented! Welcome to watch! Please give it a like if you enjoyed it, thank you!

35. 35 我 I, the Frail Beauty, Am the Wealthy Family's Movie Emperor's Lifeline Blood Bank 我，病弱美人，豪门影帝续命血包 Liu Lili流栗栗Modern Romance858k WordsCompleted [A villainous heroine, a hero with a System, and a satisfying, melodramatic old-school story. Transmigrating into a book is the biggest excuse for throwing logic out the window. Not recommended for readers who take their values too seriously.] Heroine's perspective: In the book, Wen Jiu is set up as a foil to the heroine: a contrast between the real and fake heiresses, between the couples' relationships, between a vicious cannon-fodder character and the heroine, between frail and sickly and heal 8.7kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
36. 36 浮 Glimmering Light Returns to Dust 浮光归尘 Wang Dazhi王大志Ancient Romance150k WordsOngoing [Historical fantasy court intrigue + multiple male leads + scheming heroine + fake loyal dog + family power games + no definitive pairing + slow burn] She is a hidden piece of the Yao clan, sent to infiltrate the imperial harem and throw the Lu clan’s realm into chaos. Low-born and deeply calculating, she can kill a person just as easily as she can play the obedient girl. Everyone thinks she is a pawn of the Yao family, but she has long been building her own power and setting her sights on the 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My darlings! This historical romance is absolutely amazing! A tale of political intrigue in a chaotic world, featuring a strong female lead who is clear-headed and ambitious, with off-the-charts charm! The male lead appears innocent on the surface but is actually incredibly cunning, and his interactions with the female lead are full of sparks! A mysterious prince sneaks into the inner palace, adding to the high-energy plot. You won't regret reading this!

37. 37 权 The Power of the Imperial Favorite 权宠天下 June六月Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted Live-action short-form drama: The Power and Privilege 4: Ruling the World is now streaming on Hongguo. A brilliant medical PhD transmigrates into the body of the Chu Prince’s discarded consort. As soon as she arrives, she encounters a critically injured patient. Guided by her medical ethics, she treats him, only to nearly be thrown into prison on false charges. When the Retired Emperor falls gravely ill, she finds a way to treat him, but that hateful Poison King misunderstands and berates her. I 10.3kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves
38. 38 侯 The Marquis's Widow Raised a Household of Geniuses 侯夫人守寡，却养出满门天骄 Yu Fu余弗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Tang Shuyi transmigrated into the Great Qian dynasty, becoming the wife of the Marquis of Yongning. She was rich, powerful, and high-status, with no parents-in-law and a dead husband: she had it better than almost anyone else who had transmigrated. Just as she was about to enjoy a comfortable life as a wealthy noblewoman, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a book, and was its biggest villain. She wasn’t just rich, powerful, and high-status. She also had three unruly children. The eld 70.6kReads9.4Score10.4kShelves
39. 39 丹 Danniang 丹娘 Softhearted Candy柔心糖Ancient Romance2.3M WordsCompleted A top fighter who swept through the apocalypse is transported to an unknown ancient era, where she becomes the family’s most despised little fool, Seventh Miss, and is married off to a man who is both blind and lame. Dan Niang doesn’t give up. Using her intelligence and talent, she steadily rises in the world and builds herself a comfortable life. Then she discovers that her husband, Shen Hantian, doesn’t seem to be blind or lame after all. How did he even become the top-ranking chancellor at th 11.2kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

40. 40 春 The Spring Breeze Never Reaches Yue Mingyuan 春风不渡月明渊 Dreaming Among Flowers花间梦丫Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted Also known as The Fisher Girl Who Transmigrated: The Abstinent Prince Keeps Fighting for Her [Transmigration + building a career + talent + redemption + turning the tables + restoring the kingdom] Proud, stoic, ill-fated hostage prince VS clever, courageous fisher girl. Both are devoted to each other, and the male lead oozes sex appeal. After transmigrating, Su Ziqing goes from a struggling designer to a poor fisher girl on the border of the Yong dynasty. She plans to use her skills to make mone —Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Su Ziqing transmigrates into the body of a poor fisherwoman who quietly makes a fortune through her design skills. However, a mysterious box leads her to provoke the dangerous young master Yanxue. He breaks into her boudoir at night and throws a knife at her throat. She flees while he chases her. This entanglement that transcends their identities makes her heart flutter.

41. 41 女 Disguised as a Man: The Tyrant Charms with Her Beauty 女扮男装：暴君她美色撩人 Flower Roll Rice花卷饭Ancient Romance750k WordsCompleted [Woman disguised as a man + no romance + strong heroine + gradually becomes everyone’s favorite] Jun Lin was born into the modern world and then reborn in another era. After disguising herself as a man, she finally managed to ascend the throne, only to be poisoned by her childhood friend and turned into a puppet under his control. Her memories became jumbled and her personality changed drastically. After five years of tyranny, she died in court. Jun Lin: “Thanks for asking. I woke up in a mass g 2.8kReads9.5Score464Shelves

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    Then try these two books.

42. 42 G GB: No Cross-Dressing as a Man, No Way GB不女扮男装不舒服 I Could, But I Won't可以但我不Modern Romance5.6M WordsOngoing [Gender-bender quick transmigration · Female lead stays the aggressor · No fixed pairing · Woman in men's clothing · All male characters are virgins] - Tang Jin, a great demon who grew from wild grass, was bound to a quick transmigration System. Apparently, the System was originally designed for male task-takers, so Tang Jin could only play male cannon fodder, male villains, or male supporting characters in each story. [If you're lucky, you might even get to be the male lead~] Tang Jin: "Want th 35kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves
43. 43 三 A Silver Tongue Conquers the World 三寸不烂打天下 Caribbean Mantis加勒比海刀螂Historical218k WordsCompleted [Hilarious + Political Intrigue + Carefully Crafted Details + Transmigration + Strong Moral Compass + High Intelligence + Ensemble Cast + No Golden Fingers + Masterful Detail + Brisk Pacing] A low-level delivery rider transmigrates into the body of a fool and marries two women from the start. What kind of chemistry will modern pickup lines, an ordinary person’s perspective, and iconic pop songs create in ancient times? What’s it like to give the emperor a bath? How do you use a handsome man to p 99Reads9.3Score179Shelves

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    🔥More than just comedy, this story is packed with intricate court politics and power struggles. It's a blend of "Street Wisdom," "Court Maneuvering," and "Dual Storylines." The protagonist doesn't rely on martial arts or brute force; instead, he uses his silver tongue to navigate the emperor and various powerful figures, stirring up the entire court's political landscape. #CourtPotential #Brainstorming #PoliticalIntrigueAndComedy

44. 44 综 Film and TV Crossover: The Workaholic Empress Relies on Her Beauty to Get Her Way 综影视：卷王娘娘她恃美行凶 Yogurt with Grapes酸奶配葡萄Female-Channel Fanfiction746k WordsOngoing [Original historical settings + TV dramas, slow transmigration with a fast pace. The female lead is a villainess and a yandere, not a saintly do-gooder who saves everyone. It’s a power-struggle story, but you won’t need to rack your brains; explanations will be provided as the story goes on.] [TV dramas whose plots have been heavily altered to fit their respective historical dynasties will use those dynasties’ historical backgrounds for their settings and details. If that’s not your thing, feel 93Reads9.1Score—Shelves
45. 45 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
46. 46 快 Quick Transmigration: When Ying Zheng Gets a Worthy Heir 快穿：当嬴政有了合格的继承人 My Heart Is Bright昭昭我心Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration + System + no romance + female emperor) Zhiyu carries out countless missions and feels sorrow for the fate of women in feudal times. So in every mission, she does everything she can to become emperor and change the fate of women in that era. World One: The Ancestor’s Eldest Daughter Ying Zheng stood before Zhangtai Palace and proclaimed to the assembled officials with imposing authority, “My eldest daughter, Zhao Yuanman, is favored by Heaven and blessed by its protection. 3.9kReads9.1Score411Shelves
47. 47 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 5.9kReads9.3Score443Shelves

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    A very interesting classical Chinese text, I can't forget it 💕

48. 48 穿 The Transmigrated City Lord 穿越女城主 Tianheng Palace天珩宫Ancient Romance647k WordsOngoing [Love triangle, slow burn, taking things one step at a time! The emotional entanglements of adults: the first male lead is passionate and fixated, while the second is clever and in control. The second male lead wins her heart.] [A beauty skilled in political intrigue! She pursues an official career, rises to a high position, and remains calm and self-possessed, leaving a prince heartbroken.] She has always believed that staying independent and relying on no one is the safest way to survive. But 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A powerful female protagonist with a keen mind and strategic vision, she steadily advances in her career, remaining calm and composed, leaving the prince bewildered.

49. 49 重 Reborn as Pan Jinlian, I Become the Imperial City Bureau's Favorite 重生潘金莲，我成皇城司团宠 andychenFemale-Channel Fanfiction433k WordsOngoing Aesthetic medicine doctor Jin Xiaolian transmigrates into the body of Pan Jinlian. All she wants is to leave Wu Dalang behind and make money and build a career. From cosmetics to colored glass and coal, she takes the Northern Song business world by storm and ushers in her own “Golden Vase Coal” era. The scum Zhang the Landlord? She’ll bankrupt his whole family! The local tyrant Ximen Qing? She’ll send him straight to his grave! With her modern knowledge, she becomes fabulously wealthy and famous —Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    A cosmetic surgery PhD transmigrates into the body of Pan Jinlian, initially intending to ditch Wu Dalang and build her fortune, conquering the beauty, glass, and coal industries, kicking Zhang the Rich, and tearing apart Ximen Qing. But the reality is—her ugly husband is a prince, her brother-in-law is the emperor's brother, and Yun Ge and Wang Po are both secret agents of the Imperial City Guard! Yanggu County is her base of operations, she works as a bodyguard for the Imperial City Guard, and her business extends to the emperor himself. Wu Dalang tears off his disguise: "Madam, I offer you the empire as my dowry; don't even think about divorce in this lifetime!" Modern wisdom meets ancient intrigue; building a career is incredibly satisfying, and romance is overwhelmingly sweet.

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