Looking for Stories About a Female Emperor: Court Intrigue, Nation-Building, and Strategists 想看女主称帝的小说，权谋，基建，谋士

1. 1 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 Romance2.2M WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead + No CP + Empress + Ensemble Cast + Political Scheming + War + Power Struggles in a Chaotic Era + Nation-Building and Farming + No Spatial Storage or System + Slow-Burn Growth + Epic Length] Yun Huaijin suddenly became a "corpse" in a world torn apart by chaos. She crawled out of a pile of bodies, with only a child on the verge of starving to death beside her. In this world, nobles lived in drunken indulgence, powerful clans monopolized knowledge, bandits slaughtered withou 23.3kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves

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   No substitutes!!! The female protagonist rises step by step from refugee to bandit to city lord, developing her power from infrastructure to conquering the land. The story's background perfectly reflects the era's development, starting with only male characters achieving merit, but gradually introducing numerous female characters, beginning with girls, and featuring other female rivals. Many main characters are very memorable—military, medical, surveillance, and military leaders—all impressed by the protagonist's intelligence and strategy, and each finds their suitable place. The protagonist goes from doing everything herself to strategizing from home, with her troops perfectly solving problems. It truly embodies the principle of "give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Her main goal is for the people, to ensure a better life for all, and to ensure women receive fairer treatment. It's a super good novel with no romantic subplot, about a female protagonist conquering the world. It's just not finished yet; the days after catching up are too long. I hope the author can update several thousand chapters and not end it so soon. It's exceptionally well-written.

2. 2 穿 Transmigrating into a Chaotic Age, the Mad Princess Builds a Nation Through Robbery 穿乱世，疯癫公主她靠抢劫建国了 Turning Ink into Ink点墨成墨Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Struggle for Supremacy + Chaotic Era + Powerful Female Lead + Fleeing Famine + Infrastructure Building + No Romantic Pairing + Portable Space] Original title: Transmigrating Through Chaotic Times, the Mad Princess Builds a Nation by Robbing Others When Jiang Jin awoke, she discovered that she had become a princess of a fallen kingdom and was being sent to Liang City to become a plaything for the barbarian Jiao Liang. She thought about it and decided it would be better for others 147.3kReads9.5Score18.2kShelves

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   These two books are absolutely amazing! The first one is so good, it's a fast-paced, action-packed story. The female lead comes from a post-apocalyptic world with a cheat code, leading everyone to develop and conquer territory. Reading over 1000 chapters in one go was so satisfying! It was the first time I'd ever read a novel while referring to a map. The scenes of the female lead fighting on multiple fronts were incredibly exciting. The second book takes a different approach, leaning towards a more serious political drama, and it's also incredibly good. It's about transmigrating to the end of a dynasty, without any cheat codes, and there aren't any stupid characters; everyone still has their brains. For parts I didn't understand, I read the comments for explanations.

3. 3 我 After Reaching Max Level in the Wasteland, I Transmigrated to a Famine Year and Became Empress 我在废土满级后，穿越荒年当女帝 Zhuye竹野Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A satisfying infrastructure-building power fantasy, not a matriarchal-world story. Ruan Xiang, ruler of the largest base in the wasteland, transmigrated into one of the refugees fleeing famine in ancient times. Finding water, irrigating fields, building filtration ponds, making bricks and building kilns, teaching people to read, pressing oil… To survive better, Ruan Xiang gathered every worker she could. Until she discovered that the imperial court was growing weak, the ministers were afraid 9.2kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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   There are two serialized books, they're worth reading.

4. 4 雪 In the Year of the Great Blizzard, I Became the Big Sister Raising Five Little Ones 雪灾年，我穿成五个崽的包子姐姐 Qibao Tuantuan柒宝团团Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Empress + ensemble cast + farming and infrastructure + strong female lead power fantasy + an insanely powerful golden finger!!!!] Lin Jiahe transmigrates into a book and binds to a multiverse livestream System. Her entire family are cannon fodder whose fortunes were stolen by the original story’s heroine. The harder they work, the more miserable their lives become, while the heroine grows ever luckier! Blizzards bury the roads. Drought and famine leave corpses strewn everywhere. Lin Jiahe is sh 2.6kReads9.3Score377Shelves

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   These are all non-romantic, fast-paced, and very entertaining.

5. 5 这 This World Is on the Brink of Ruin 这个天下，危在旦夕 Iced Sweet Tea冰甜茶Ancient Romance275k WordsOngoing [Political Intrigue + No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Disguised as a Man, Later Reclaims Her Identity] Original title: This Realm Is on the Brink of Ruin One-line summary: Transmigrate, become emperor, and figure out how to be a useful emperor. Full summary: “The deer has fled Yan, and all the realm pursues it.”, The Hunt for the Deer She transmigrated into a book and became emperor overnight. It should have been a joyous occasion. But this Great Yan dynasty was beset by natural disasters. The 541Reads9.3Score104Shelves
6. 6 本 I Was Born to Be Emperor! 本公主生来就是要做皇帝的！ Jiang Shijing将十景Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [The rating is slowly rising. Strong female lead, woman in men's clothing, raising children, female-led story, a loving royal family, an extremely biased father, feel-good story, romance, one-on-one pairing. If that's not your thing, feel free to skip it.] [A warm-hearted royal family story. No one is reborn or transmigrates, and both the main and supporting characters are shaped by the limitations of their era.] The day Mingxi was born, the snow abruptly stopped, dawn broke, rosy clouds filled 29.3kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves

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   As a woman, I bear the responsibility of saving the world and ushering in a peaceful and prosperous era! Gender is not a burden for me; I always believe in the supremacy of ability! Being a woman is my pride! Giving my all is my style! National prosperity and peace are my faith! May the seas be calm and the rivers be clear, and may the world be at peace!

7. 7 大 How the Princess of the Tang Dynasty's Dying Empire Turned the Tide 大唐末世公主殿下如何力挽狂澜 Tuji o兔叽oAncient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Third-person narration, female protagonist and no romance, historical drama, slow-burn warning, slow-burn warning The day three-year-old Yingluo said “peace and prosperity” in Hanyuan Hall, the whole court fell silent. During the Xiantong era, she volunteered to travel west on a mission of appeasement. The court officials never imagined that an unruly princess would head to Hexi, a region that had lain desolate for nearly a century, to eat sand, with no guarantee she would ever return. But thi 1.2kReads6.8Score170Shelves
8. 8 三 Three Kingdoms: The Female Warlord of a Chaotic Age 三国：乱世女枭雄 Handsome Er You帅气的二油Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing (Also known as: The Female Overlord of a Chaotic Age) [Strong female lead + Three Kingdoms + no System + traditional empire-building + ensemble cast] Liu Yi, a female engineering PhD, transmigrates into the late Han dynasty during the Three Kingdoms era and grows up as a boy. She develops water conservancy, conducts research, and improves life for the people of her region. Just as the various factions are trying to win her over, she reveals herself as a woman and establishes her own power base, 55.6kReads9.3Score8.2kShelves
9. 9 三 Three Kingdoms: The Unhinged Princess Topples Dong Zhuo's Stronghold 三国：疯批公主她掀了董卓老巢 Rain over the Winding Lane繁陌临雨Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Liu Ying, a military academy student from the twenty-first century, opened her eyes in the body of a princess who had hanged herself and died. The marks on her neck had barely faded when the door burst open under the kick of a rebel soldier, sword in hand. She grabbed a gold hairpin, knocked over a folding screen, and stabbed the soldier in the thigh, leaving a bloody hole. Then she casually swiped some saltpeter and sulfur from an alchemist and gave Dong Zhuo a “welcome gift.” The three-hundred 1.8kReads6.8Score219Shelves
10. 10 父 I'm His Majesty's Own Son, So I Can Do Whatever I Want! 父皇亲生的我呀，无法无天！ After the Fourteenth Dusk第十四个黄昏后Two Male Leads626k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Suxi Zhao was a pitiful girl who didn't even have a name. People called her a little wretch, a burden, a little beast, and that idiot from the Su family, but never by a name. No one loved her. Her father didn't love her, and her mother... her mother had died. She must have loved her before she passed away, right? Her life was so miserable that she kept embellishing her mother's image in her memories. She longed so desperately for someone to love her. Then System 012 found t 8.3kReads7.2Score701Shelves
11. 11 超 The Mighty Empress: The World Bows to Her 超强女帝，天下臣服 Red Leaves红叶Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Xiao Chan, who possesses qi cultivation skills, transmigrates into the body of a baby girl. Because her father, the emperor, favors her, he raises her from childhood as his successor. One after another, her half-brothers appear in the harem, all vying for the one throne, but each is crushed by her, the legitimate eldest princess. Her talent and reputation become the greatest in the land. As schemes gather around her, men even volunteer to become her secret lovers. Commanding power and rising to 33.9kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves
12. 12 开 From the Start, They Sacrificed Me to Heaven. In the End, I Took Power 开局被祭天，结局我掌权 Big Shuttle大梭子Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted (The first fifteen chapters mostly recount memories from her past life.) Wei Yingshan was born a princess of the imperial family, but an accident left her stranded in the wilderness. She was brought back to the palace when she was thirteen. When she was seventeen, rebel troops laid siege to the city and demanded that a princess of the Wei clan surrender with her hands bound and a jade disc in her mouth. Her birth mother couldn't bear to subject the elder sister and younger brother she'd raised f 74.8kReads9.3Score10.7kShelves
13. 13 扶 Supporting Qin with Poverty Relief: The Sky Screen Names Me the Greatest Female Chancellor of All Time 扶贫大秦：天幕盘点我是千古女相 Thoughts, Not Poetry思不诗Ancient Romance621k WordsCompleted [Qin Shi Huang] [Strong Female Lead, No Romance] [Political Intrigue] [Infrastructure] [Ensemble Cast] [Sky Screen Reveal] Song Ye was a dedicated grassroots official who devoted herself to serving the people. She worked tirelessly all her life, eventually dying of stomach cancer. After death, she unexpectedly became bound to the "Save the World and Protect the People" System. The System told her: As long as she completed designated missions and accumulated countless merits, she could transcend 68kReads8.8Score12.9kShelves

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    Choose whichever you like ٩( 'ω' )و

14. 14 替 I Took My Brother's Place at Court as a Treacherous Minister, but Somehow Extended Our Dying Kingdom's Life? 替兄上朝当奸臣，竟帮亡国续命了？ Meow Meow Jin喵喵金Ancient Romance636k WordsOngoing [Woman Disguised as a Man + Female-Orientated Court Intrigue + Shameless Schemes + Dark Humor + Courtroom Ensemble + Unhinged Treacherous Minister × Cold, Composed Minister] The Great Liang dynasty was on the verge of collapse. The treasury was so empty a mouse could run through it, years of Little Ice Age disasters had taken their toll, the Northern Di pressed at the borders, and refugees filled the roads. Yet the court officials still talked grandly about benevolence and righteousness. At the 33.3kReads8.4Score4kShelves
15. 15 大 Great Qin: A Frail Strategist Is Bound to the Vixen System 大秦：病弱谋士她绑定了毒妇系统 Chu Jian Ci楚见辞Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Qin Dynasty + Infrastructure Building + Unifying the Six States + No Romance for the Female Lead + Character Growth + Farming + Political Intrigue + Unifying the Six States Zhao Jiuyuan transmigrates into the body of a baby girl and gets the worst possible start. Just as she is about to starve to death, Bai Qi finds her. But she has barely spent a few days living in his home when she witnesses him arguing with the King of Qin. After the king leaves, Fan Ju comes over to argue with him too. What 18.3kReads8.8Score4kShelves
16. 16 本 I Only Wanted to Pass the Civil Service Exams, but They Forced Her to Seize the Throne 本想科举做官，非逼她谋朝篡位 Autumn Farewell and the Lantern's Song秋辞与灯鸣Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (The comic adaptation is now available) [No CP] [Strong Female Lead] [Female Empowerment] [Imperial Exams, No Disguise as a Man] [Political Scheming] [Reincarnated in the Womb] [A Light Ensemble Cast] Yu Zhao transmigrates. In her previous life, she grew up in an orphanage and worked herself to the bone, finally graduating at twenty with a bachelor's, master's, and doctorate. Just as she joined a research institute and was on the verge of a bright future, a sudden pebble struck her dead. When sh 7.9kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
17. 17 天 The Sky Screen Has Appeared: It Says I'm the Future Empress! 天幕降临：它说我是未来女帝唉 Plucking the Moon摘月亮Ancient Romance437k WordsCompleted Sky screen commentary, empress, a touch of ensemble cast, fictional dynasty Xie Aoran was born into the body of an unpopular princess, one of Emperor Wenhe of the Great Sheng dynasty’s children. She finally manages to leave the palace and head to the border to start a rebellion, only for a sky screen to suddenly descend and reveal the future. “Today, let’s talk about this born emperor, whose achievements shook the ages and whose name shines through the history books: the Great Emperor Ziwei, a m 12.3kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
18. 18 女 Disguised as a Man, I Raised the Foolish Emperor as My Empress 女扮男装后，我把昏君当皇后养了 Misty Pine Soot氤氲松烟Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Shen Qingci transmigrates from the start into the body of an undocumented, underfed boy. As she clings to life, she binds to a Dynasty-Saving System! Her only mission: pass the imperial examinations and enter government service within twelve years, changing her fate and saving the dynasty. To seize power, she forms factions, monopolizes trade routes, keeps a private army of assassins, and builds a private arsenal... At court, she takes on the officials and stirs up trouble. Beyond the palace hal 5kReads8.8Score924Shelves
19. 19 没 Without Nine Clans to Worry About, You Can Be This Reckless 没有九族做事就是猖狂啊 Cherry Mango Roll樱桃芒芒卷Ancient Romance472k WordsOngoing [No romance + strong female lead] Shen Jue, the powerful Grand Chancellor of Great Qi, told three earth-shattering lies in her life: “I don’t care for wealth or glory”? False! “I’m a collateral descendant of a prestigious family”? False! “I’m a man”?... Even more false! Only “my entire family is dead, I have no surviving relatives, and my whole clan was executed” is true. This blood debt is so vast that every word is written in tears and blood. Why do later generations remember her so fondly? Sy 3.9kReads—Score674Shelves
20. 20 开 From the Start, Disguised as a Man, I Rose to First Rank Through the Imperial Exams 开局女扮男装，我靠科举官居一品 I Want to Make Money爷要赚钱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Disguised as a man + imperial examinations and court intrigue + rises to the highest office + one heroine, focused on her career] When Xie Qingfeng opens her eyes, she's handed a nightmare of a life: a house with bare walls, and a woman forced to disguise herself as a man. In an age when everything is considered inferior to scholarship, if she doesn't fight for her place, she'll be crushed to pieces. Since she's here, she'll give it everything she's got! As a woman, she enters the imperial cour 48kReads9.3Score5.9kShelves
21. 21 杀 Kill! Kill! Kill! I’m Reforming the Court! 杀！杀！杀！朕就要整顿朝纲！ Getting Rich Means Striking It Rich富贵要暴富Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed. [Unhinged villainess empress × scheming, devoted general] [Empress + sweet on the outside, ruthless within + powerful female lead + court intrigue + satisfying revenge] A thrill ride from start to finish! The empress is outrageously overpowered in both martial arts and intelligence, rising from wiping out entire clans to uniting the Three Kingdoms! A court-intrigue novel whose blurb alone will make you want to dive in. She acts better than Zhen Huan, puts on a better front than Wei Yi 1.6kReads8.9Score169Shelves
22. 22 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 119.8kReads9.6Score11.5kShelves
23. 23 系 Systems Are Everywhere, but I Specialize in Countering Cheats 系统泛滥，而我专治外挂 Er Dao二叨Ancient Romance549k WordsOngoing [Career-Driven Heroine] [No Bullying the Heroine, No Female Rivalry] The heroine is a little ruthless, ambitious, competitive, domineering, and overbearing, but her values are so upright it's almost outrageous. Content warning: No sweet romance! The heroine is focused entirely on climbing to the top. A utopia told from a female-centered perspective. I hope you'll go easy on me. There are a few stereotypical villainesses, but not many overall. Most of the female characters are ordinary people. Th 112Reads8.4Score124Shelves
24. 24 大 Building Infrastructure in the Great Qin! Ying Zheng Discovers I’m a Woman 大秦搞基建！我女儿身被嬴政发现 Chu Jian Ci楚见辞Ancient Romance663k WordsCompleted The second part of this book is complete, so you can read with confidence!٩(๑ᵒ̴̶̷͈᷄ᗨᵒ̴̶̷͈᷅)و Transmigrates into a younger body + adored by everyone + no CP + career-focused + System + infrastructure building + cute pets + unifies the Six Kingdoms + changes the fate of dying in the second generation After attending a friend's Hanfu gathering, Zhao Jiuyuan was urged by his father back home in Hanzhong. As he drove through a tunnel, he somehow entered a time tunnel and transmigrated to the Qin Empi 15.3kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
25. 25 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 93.2kReads9.4Score12.8kShelves
26. 26 穿 After Becoming a Prince, I Led an Army to the Throne as Empress 穿成皇子后我领兵登基当女帝 Qi Qiu Xingye千秋星野吖Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted [No angst from beginning to end! A female-empowerment power fantasy! Disguised as a man + young God of War + founding empress. Everyone is smart, with no catfighting or lovesick heroines!] Shen Qingxian, a modern scholar with doctorates in both military studies and history, opens her eyes to find herself trapped in a coffin about to be sealed shut. She has become the newborn legitimate daughter of the Great Sheng Empress. Her twin brother dies at birth. With no legitimate son, the empress is a 1.1kReads8.1Score153Shelves
27. 27 影 Film and TV Quick Transmigration Collection 影视快穿合集 Mu Ningxi慕凝汐Female-Channel Fanfiction3.5M WordsOngoing Time never stops, and regrets are never in short supply. When we were young, we encountered people who dazzled us. I only hope to give them a happy ending in these pages. 28kReads8.2Score710Shelves

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    🍃🍃This is a collection of small worlds where female protagonists become empresses, and each world has its own sky canopy.

28. 28 我 I, Daughter of the Deposed Empress, Seized Zhu Qizhen's Throne 我，废后之女，夺了朱祁镇皇位 Chilled Honeydew冰镇蜜瓜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Empress + Sky Screen + Empowering Female-Led Story] After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, she became Zhu Xingyi, the daughter of Hu Shanxiang, the deposed empress. She had no special golden finger from transmigrating, but fortunately, in her previous life she had been a top-level special agent, skilled in everything. She kept a low profile while secretly building an army. When the Tumu Crisis erupted, Zhu Xingyi's strength, concealed for years, was finally revealed, stunning the entire worl 21kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves

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    This is a really good story! I don't understand why it's only rated 7. Something. I've been following it closely, but I can't find it on my bookshelf. The author's writing is great, I really like it. Please update more often!

29. 29 都 Kill Them All. There's No Need to Act Normal 都杀了，做人没必要太正常 The Round-Headed, Round-Brained, Round-Bellied Tangerine圆头圆脑圆肚皮的橘子Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Now being published; a motion comic is out. The heroine is invincible, no romance, no nation-building, plot-focused, with male characters who may die.] Guan Zhiwei is forced to transmigrate. Countless Systems bind themselves to her, promising to send her home once she completes their missions. They all turn out to be liars. Our unlucky heroine decides to take down this world. Starting with killing the male lead. As she takes out one romantic male lead after another, she leads her neighbors 57.5kReads9.6Score10kShelves

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    2.3 There is a romantic pairing. 1. No romantic pairing. The plot is very imaginative; many people have probably already recommended it. 2. There is pregnancy at the end, but it happens after the emperor ascends the throne, so you can skip that. I watched it a long time ago, and it should be female-friendly.

30. 30 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 15.2kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves

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    This book is highly recommended.

31. 31 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, the Sky Screen Livestreamed My Ascension to the Throne 穿书后天幕直播我登基 A Spruce Tree一棵云杉Ancient Romance314k WordsCompleted [Female Emperor + Sky Screen Livestream + Devoted Male Lead + Advancing Technology + Alternate History] An Jin died young and was born into the body of An Jinrou, the overlooked third princess of the Great Xia dynasty. After passing her childhood without incident, An Jin finally remembered that she had transmigrated into a novel about a world at war. An Jinrou was a throwaway character among throwaway characters, destined to be trampled to death among the refugees after the capital fell. An Jin 10.5kReads8.8Score946Shelves

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    These are all novels featuring female emperors. No. 1 has a male lead; Nos. 4 and 5 have no romantic pairing; No. 2's pairing is uncertain; No. 3 features a female lead who is reborn as the emperor's biological daughter.

32. 32 亲 Blood Doesn't Make a Daughter: Father Emperor Is Grooming Me to Be Empress 亲生不如亲自生：父皇捧我当女帝 Xue Honglian, Who Loves Sandwich Cookies爱吃夹心曲奇的薛红莲Ancient Romance595k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Zhao Shuyue was sent to the grasslands for a political marriage. Passed between two generations of chanyu like a piece of merchandise, she died at thirty after enduring endless humiliation. When she was reborn, she became the daughter her father doted on most. Everyone thought she was merely the daughter of a low-ranking concubine. But no one knew that the deepest secret of the Great Liang imperial family ran in her veins. Her father cherished her as his own life. From the 25.6kReads7.3Score3.7kShelves
33. 33 我 I, the Female Supporting Character, Am Revealed by the Sky Screen as the Greatest Emperor in History 我，女配，天幕曝光我是千古一帝 Three Thousand or So三千几许Ancient Romance456k WordsCompleted The rating has just come in, and it will go up later~ [The animated series is out] [Alternate World + No Romance + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Sky Screen Exposures + Female Emperor + Transmigrate into a Book + Ensemble Cast + No Catfighting] Murong Zhi transmigrated into a book. It was a story about a reborn heroine and a powerful nobleman who weathered countless hardships and misunderstandings before spending their lives together. But beneath the sweet romance was an empire teetering on the brink 9.8kReads8.4Score1kShelves
34. 34 天 The Sky Screen Surveys Qin: The Rebel Emperor Is Actually Me 天幕盘秦：造反圣皇竟是我自己 Moon Listening to Grain月听禾Ancient Romance595k WordsOngoing [Sky Screen Rundown + Transmigration to Qin + Strong Female Lead + No Romance] Ying Wei'an transmigrated into the womb of a woman in the Qin dynasty and became the eleventh princess, a daughter the First Emperor had never had. With her eldest brother Fusu, whom she can't persuade, ahead of her, and the sinister Hu Hai, who can't stand her, behind her, was her transmigration supposed to add a little more blood to Hu Hai's butcher's knife? No! Absolutely not! The throne has only just been establis 9.7kReads8.2Score870Shelves
35. 35 截 I Hijack the Male Lead's Path to the Throne, Kick Fate Aside, and Become Empress 截胡男主登基路，踹翻天命当女帝 Jiang Yao江药Ancient Romance733k WordsCompleted [An unapologetic female-led power fantasy. The heroine is a ruthless, ambition-driven fanatic who says little and will do anything for power. She loves no one but the throne. No equally matched power couple, and no stronger male lead: the woman is strong, and the man is weak!] Li Yuanzhao is the most revered Grand Princess of Great Qi, charged with protecting the nation. Born of imperial blood and devoted to political power, she is so formidable that no court official dares meet her gaze. But on 7.9kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    The first book is super good, though the setup is a bit long. It's definitely up to the level of a long-running drama. The second book has a very short setup, but the plot is still very exciting. It's suitable for adaptation into a Chinese drama. Both female leads are ambitious, resourceful, and never suffer losses. It's very satisfying to read.

36. 36 汉 Chronicles of the Han Dynasty’s Last Empress 汉末女帝纪事录 A Reed Knows White一苇知白Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Content warning: If you don’t accept a female lead in a one-on-one romance who has children, please don’t click. [Strong female lead + political intrigue + contest for supremacy + nation-building + one-on-one romance] At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the land is in turmoil. A flash flood sends the soul of Liu Zhen, a modern teacher, a thousand years into the past, where she possesses the frail, sickly Liu Zhen, the Han Emperor Ling’s second daughter, who died young. At the brink of death, 1.3kReads8.2Score216Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book. Although it's a new novel, the author's writing is quite good, the plot is logically sound, and the historical background and characters are consistent with the descriptions of that era. Everyone is intelligent, and it's truly a great read.

37. 37 我 I Only Want to Be a Military Doctor, So Why Are You Making Me Empress? 我只想当军医，你们让我当女皇？ 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 10kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves
38. 38 天 Cultivation on the Sky Screen: Emperor Shi Huang, Your Daughter Is Unbeatable 天幕修仙：始皇帝，你女儿无敌 Thoughts, Not Poetry思不诗Ancient Romance689k WordsCompleted [No romance + ensemble cast + woman disguised as a man + playing dumb to catch the tiger + multiple secret identities] Zhao Tinglan has the worst luck: after dying, she gets bound to a System that collects the worship of the people. In her second life, she diligently cultivates immortality for hundreds of years, only to fail to ascend and have her body and soul annihilated by heavenly lightning. The System finally springs back to life and says it can let Zhao Tinglan live again. In her third lif 17.8kReads7.7Score2.1kShelves
39. 39 快 Quick Transmigration: Every World Starts in Hell 快穿：每次都是地狱开局 Yin Binger音冰儿Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance pairings / alternate history / nation and family] [Please don't use AI to generate the heroine. The author commissioned the illustrations at personal expense.] Yin Lingyu is one unlucky girl. In her quick transmigration missions, she always gets the most hellish start and has to roll up her sleeves and climb her way up, becoming the beautiful, tragic woman everyone admires. World One: The top scholar's younger sister, sold into a brothel. (Setting: Li Shimin of the Tang dynasty) Worl 20.4kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
40. 40 冒 Impersonating a Fake Prince, I Survive by Relying on History After Transmigrating 冒充假殿下，穿越后靠历史苟命 A Thousand Blossoms Ablaze千华尽灼Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigrating into a stateless nobody: no male lead, no romance, no golden finger] [An ordinary college senior + an imaginary dynasty; a modern-day cheerleader in a purely historical society; a growing female lead, slow burn. Plenty of flaws and self-inflicted anxiety early on. She’s a very ordinary girl, not ruthless and decisive, and she doesn’t treat human lives as worthless.] [Three locations: Linhai County → Yizhou → the capital] The main story is complete. The bonus chapters involve a 3.4kReads8.3Score331Shelves
41. 41 穿 Reborn as a Princess of Qin: The Sky Screen Reveals My Future 穿成大秦公主，天幕剧透我未来 Thoughts, Not Poetry思不诗Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted [No CP + sky screen rankings + strong heroine + career-minded + feel-good power fantasy + Qin Shi Huang] [The heroine plays the fool to fool her enemies, hoping to outlive her father, the First Emperor. But then…] She is born into the Qin dynasty as the daughter of Qin Shi Huang, the historically unrecorded Sixth Princess, Ying Qingyue. She looks at the throne at the height of the empire, then at her kindhearted but hopelessly unsuited eldest brother, Fusu, and the useless Hu Hai, and falls into 27.5kReads8.3Score3.5kShelves
42. 42 穿 How I Survive After Being Transported into a Male-Oriented Novel 穿到男频小说的我如何自救 The Very Real Jin Yao真真实实的金瑶Ancient Romance385k WordsCompleted What should you do if you transmigrate into a novel aimed at male readers? What if you transmigrate into a novel aimed at male readers as an emperor disguised as a man? Yu Tanyong strives to save herself so she won't become the doomed ruler from the original story, hoping to become a virtuous monarch whose name will be recorded in the history books. But it seems she may have gone a little too far. When her gender is revealed: The top scholar who passed all three imperial examinations says, "The 3.7kReads9.2Score440Shelves
43. 43 摆 The Lazy Princess: Fight for the Throne? Don't Make Me Laugh! I Can't Even Get Up 摆烂公主：夺嫡？别闹！我起不来 Easygoing Bro不易老哥Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Good news] She transmigrated into the sixth princess in an empire ruled by an empress. [Bad news] From the start, she drugged the chancellor's legitimate son, and now he's writhing on the bed, hey! [The Princess's Inner Thoughts] Fight for the throne? Don't even start! No way, not in this lifetime. Get up at three in the morning, attend court at five, and work all year without a break? Sorry, I can't get out of bed. 13.7kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
44. 44 双 A Tale of Two Ming Dynasties: Zhu Yuanzhang Asks Me to Become Empress 双大明对比：朱元璋求我当女帝 Chilled Honeydew冰镇蜜瓜Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented Ming dynasty transmigration + sky screen comparisons and rankings + a true female lead] After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty, she becomes Zhu Ling, Zhu Yuanzhang’s eldest granddaughter. She prefers armor to fine clothes, rides across battlefields, defends her country, and earns great honors, only to be framed and thrown into prison. Zhu Yunwen and his mother are thorns in her side, and they repeatedly try to kill her. Zhu Yuanzhang favors men and insists that she obey the Th 11.3kReads8.7Score917Shelves
45. 45 大 Great Qin: The Fiercest Princess Fights Her Way to an Eternity of Prosperity 大秦：最狠公主，杀出个万世永昌 Momo Loves Sleeping沫沫爱睡觉Ancient Romance394k WordsCompleted [Historical what-if + transmigration + spatial dimension + lighthearted livelihood and technology] [The rating has only just come out, but it'll gradually rise...] Transmigrating as Ying Zheng's daughter, she can only keep a low profile to stay alive! What? You want me to oversee the state? Since I've got power in my hands, heh heh, then I have to change my fate and rewrite history! From then on, everyone knows that the Great Qin Princess is not only clever and quick-witted, but also ruthless, a 3.5kReads5.9Score271Shelves
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. 3.9kReads9.1Score391Shelves
47. 47 清 I Transmigrated into Jiang Yuyan in the Qing Dynasty and Smashed Qianlong's Head 清穿融合江玉燕，锤爆乾隆狗头 Chilled Honeydew冰镇蜜瓜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented Qing dynasty time travel + rebellion and kingship + beating up Qianlong + no romance, feel-good story with a powerful female lead!] After transmigrating to the Qianlong era, Jinfeng became the Fifth Princess, the short-lived daughter of Empress Consort Nara. From the start, she was stranded outside the palace and sold into a brothel? Jinfeng sneered, activated the System, inherited Jiang Yuyan’s peerless martial arts, and slaughtered her way through her enemies. Her birth mother 3.7kReads8.8Score331Shelves
48. 48 天 The Sky Screen Reveals the Past: The Qin Dynasty’s Second Emperor Is Actually Me 天幕盘点，秦二世竟是我自己 Qi Qi and Yu七七和玉Ancient Romance445k WordsCompleted [This is part of a series about live broadcasts on the sky screen! The title can’t be changed, but besides Great Qin, I’ll also write about other second dynasties] [Completed: Great Qin arc, Wu Zhou arc [Live-streamed historical reviews] [Strong heroine, female emperor] [Logic-free power fantasy] [The heroine likes to play dumb while keeping her true strength hidden. She is decisive but not heartless, and has a harem] In a single moment, Qin Changman transmigrated into the body of one of Empero 12.1kReads8.6Score667Shelves
49. 49 只 I Just Wanted to Lie Flat and Retire, but They Insisted I Become Empress 只想躺平退休，他们非让我当女帝 Fang Xiangpi方响屁Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Farming + infrastructure building + empress + power struggles in a chaotic age + ensemble cast + no romance + an apocalypse survivor transmigrates to ancient times + lighthearted comedy] An apocalypse powerhouse transmigrates to ancient times. Qin An is thrilled: time to lie flat and retire! With unmatched martial prowess in one hand and infrastructure projects and technological progress in the other, she soon finds herself surrounded by more and more younger brothers and sisters... And the sto 37.3kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves
50. 50 死 I Held a Lonely City for Twenty Years, Then Led My Soldiers Home 死守孤城二十年，我带将士们回家 Chang'an Xi长安禧Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Infrastructure Building + Female General Made a Marquis + No Romance] In the thirty-fourth year of Wuping, Jiangxi had become an isolated sail in the empire. The veteran general Lian Jingxing led his officers in defending the four cities of Jiangxi for twenty-two years. The isolated city ran out of food and hope of reinforcements. His men all grew old, their hair turned white, and at last they vanished into the long river of history. In the modern world, Lian Wuyang was swept away by a flood i 4.4kReads8.8Score309Shelves

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