Powerful Female Leads, Political Intrigue, Growth in Turbulent Times, and Empress Stories! 大女主权谋，乱世成长，女帝文！

1. 51 谢 Thanks for Asking, I'm in Chang'an and Getting Ready to Start a Rebellion 谢邀，人在长安，正准备造反 A Lamp in the Twilight一灯阑珊Ancient Romance5.9M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + group transmigration + farming and commerce + military service and medicine + self-reliance and perseverance, an uplifting and satisfying story, slow burn, everyday slice of life] A car accident sends three women transmigrating to the unfamiliar Great Wu Dynasty, where they land in a bandit’s den from the start. Zhu Mingyue: “Watch me make a fortune with two deadweights in tow.” Duan Xiaotang: “Watch me bring stability to every corner of the realm with two teammates.” Lin Wanwan 33.3kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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   I have almost finished reading Tomato's novels on heroine plots. Among them are the female princes Lin Zhihuang in the troubled times, the rebel empress Lu Songli and the subjugated princess Jiang Jin... I like the subjugated princess Jiang Jin the most. They are all heroines with courage, strategy, wisdom and means.

2. 52 千 Qian Jinhuan 千锦欢 Yun Lingge云翎歌Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted Completed · [A highly intelligent amnesiac fake princess x a cold, scheming prince] [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Both devoted to each other + classic historical romance + no transmigration, rebirth, or System + political intrigue + doting romance + reunion after a long separation + devotion to country and family + exclusive devotion + the one who got away + happy ending] For twenty years, the second prince of Nantang, Chu Jinyuan, has kept his guard up and trusted no one, until Hua Qianmei ar 273Reads8.1Score—Shelves
3. 53 大 The Female Emperor of Great Zhao 大昭女帝 Young Cry稚唳Ancient Romance538k WordsCompleted She transmigrates from another world and becomes a figure who stirs up the entire realm. “They can sit on the throne as ruler of all under heaven. Why can't I?” “I want you to become my sword.” 1.7kReads9.1Score157Shelves
4. 54 女 The Empress Transmigrates: Conquering the World in a Chaotic Age 女帝穿越，她在乱世逐鹿天下 Autumn Farewell and the Lantern's Song秋辞与灯鸣Ancient Romance645k WordsCompleted No romance + strong female lead + powerful heroine + light ensemble cast + infrastructure building + satisfying read + transmigration Yun Zhi was a princess who grew up in the Cold Palace. In the Cold Palace, you either erupt out of silence or perish in it. To survive, she used every means at her disposal, killed her father and brother, and took the throne everyone wanted. But after only a few years on the throne, she died of illness. When she opened her eyes again, she was Yun Zhi, the newborn 2.5kReads8.9Score241Shelves
5. 55 穿 Transmigrated to a Famine Year, I Led a Rebellion and Became Empress 穿越荒年，我带头造反成了女帝 Confused Jingjing迷糊的静静Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted Transmigration + fleeing famine + infrastructure building + war + contest for the throne + no storage space, just pure wish fulfillment Transmigrated? Of all places, why did she have to land in the middle of a famine migration, with corpses everywhere and war raging on all sides? She, Shen Xi, woke up in a chaotic age as a beauty. She had only wanted to live comfortably and keep her family safe. Who could have guessed that, somewhere along the way, she would become an empress? 338Reads6.4Score—Shelves
6. 56 那 Those Years as Empress 那些年当女帝的日子 Sweetened Fruit Tea果茶加糖Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + court intrigue + mutual devotion + satisfying read] Shen Weiwei transmigrated to the Great Yue Dynasty a thousand years in the past, where she turned out to be the empress. She had planned to be a peaceful ruler and lie flat until old age. But the kingdom she had to govern was impoverished and weak, beset by trouble at home and abroad, and utterly feeble. To enrich the nation, strengthen its military, defend its territory, expand its borders, and create a golden age, Gu Yao 2.3kReads8.7Score261Shelves
7. 57 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 398Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Slow-paced, quick-tempered to avoid lightning, and accumulated a lot of accumulation. The heroine was a mercenary king in her previous life and suffered from post-war traumatic stress syndrome. After time travel, she only wanted to live in peace and retire. Unexpectedly, natural and man-made disasters came. Farming to solve the famine + technology + infrastructure + military merit + ancient modernization + empress. If she doesn't support her father, brothers, sons, nephews and husband, she will become the emperor herself!

8. 58 被 Wrongfully Married, I Stabbed My Husband to Death and Became Famous 被错嫁后，我捅死夫君名扬天下了 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance646k WordsCompleted [No Romance] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Taking Down Scumbags] + [Villainess] After transmigrating, Li Shu became a pitiful woman who had been married off to the wrong man. Her deranged husband had just beaten her to death. Her mother-in-law said, “My son has no flaws except that he hits people. Can’t you just put up with it?!” The man said, “I wanted to marry A Ning, but I’m not good enough for her, so let’s just settle down and live our lives together!” Even her own father kept his head down and i 18.3kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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   Fried chicken looks good

9. 59 金 A Noble Daughter? She'd Rather Seize the Desert with Her Blade 金枝玉叶？她偏要刀定龙沙 Chi Wu持吾Ancient Romance243k WordsCompleted Slow-burn, old-school romance · The imperial princess Shen Mianmian She was the most honored princess of the Great Sheng and the fiercest blade on the western frontier. Her father said she belonged among silks and brocades, counting stars, but she insisted on riding out with a blade in hand, scattering blossoms into the yellow sands. He was gentle as a teacher! A secret romance that grew into love? He was a scheming fox of a man! A love he would seize by force? He was determined to marry a princ 78Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The heroine's strategy, the road to growth, thousands of people, thousands of people, loved, hurt, hated, after the storm comes back, you still deserve the best, because this is the best version of yourself

10. 60 梅 Plum Blossoms Fade, Yet Their Secret Fragrance Returns 梅烬又有暗香来 Chi Wu持吾Ancient Romance312k WordsCompleted [Old-school flavor + slow-burn, richly layered romance] I said, “This is for the best. This way, you’ll remember how good I was to you forever...” He said, “This is not for the best. Just when you loved me most, I chose to let you go...” The bright moon over Shengjing shines upon my borderland armor... In the storybooks, she is the woman general who has renounced love and shed blood on the frontier; In the powerful chancellor’s eyes, she is a red plum that does not vie with peach or plum blossom 114Reads8.6Score—Shelves
11. 61 梦 Tales of Ten Dream Kingdoms 梦十国记 Lost in the Green Wilderness碧野迷生Ancient Romance721k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Powerful Female Lead + Six Male Leads + Alternate-History Political Intrigue + Conquest + Love-Triangle Drama + Spy Warfare + Forced Love + Imprisonment + Everyone Is Scheming] No System, no golden finger, and the heroine has no memories of the original host. She’ll have to rely on her own wits to get out of every predicament. . The first man to imprison her: “Let’s see whether I’m more impressive, or your romantic fantasies are.” The second man to imprison her: “Normal sex is 483Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    You must have this book on The Great Heroine Strategy [laughs]

12. 62 天 Peace Across the Land 天下岁宁 Feng Yuli风郁离Ancient Romance104k WordsCompleted My birth mother wanted to travel to Yingdu to reunite with her family, so she planned to sell me to a Turkic merchant as a slave. The Turkic merchant pinned me underfoot, my wrists bound behind my back with a rope, while my mother clutched a few ingots of patterned silver and climbed into the escort carriage without looking back. My father, overcome with grief and indignation, hurled himself at the mottled yellow-earth wall. It suddenly came crashing down... Many years later, she was ennobled as 3.1kReads—Score461Shelves

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    Please comment! There is no vulgar literature, and it's my fault that the name is not attractive. The journey from grassroots to empress is not a novel long of 100,000 words, even if I give a bad review ~ [top post]

13. 63 和 The Political Bride Slaughters Her Way Through the Realm 和亲公主嘎嘎乱杀 Mist and Camellias雾与山茶Ancient Romance324k WordsCompleted [Fictional setting + System + Revenge to the extreme + Asura Princess + Decisive and ruthless + Strong female lead + Female emperor] Chu Nian'an was a low-ranking princess. When the imperial decree ordering her to marry into Beishuo arrived, everyone in the palace waited to see her make a fool of herself. Beishuo was her birth mother's homeland, the place that dazzling woman had spent half her life trying and failing to return to. At a banquet in Beishuo's royal court, a powerful minister's daug 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended book about a heroine who transforms from an abandoned daughter to an empress!! Who can read this journey of intrigue, revenge, iron blood, and glory without saying, "It's so exciting!" The heroine controls the speed and rushes, this wave is not a loss!

14. 64 悲 The Tragic Grand Princess Turns the Tables in an Instant 悲催和亲长公主的脸说翻就翻 Tun Bala豚巴拉Ancient Romance259k WordsCompleted Transmigration into a drama, strong heroine, becoming emperor, feel-good story, a big sister with the swagger of a bandit, a gentle and frail eldest princess, multiple male leads, one woman and many men. The career plot takes center stage. Han Jingshan is a gang leader who makes a living through competitive fighting and collecting protection money. After a car accident, she transmigrates into a tragedy about a princess sent abroad for a political marriage. The good news: because Han Jingshan has 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine was originally the leading eldest sister, but she transformed into the princess in the marriage drama. She went from nothing to the emperor with her martial arts value and Yeluzi. She killed a male guest and gained several male protagonists. She has the strongest martial arts value and focuses on her career.

15. 65 战 War Lord: King of All Races 战争领主：万族之王 Chu Yi楚逸Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing Western Fantasy + Lord + Farming + War + Slow Burn. After transmigrating to another world, he becomes the militia captain of a frontier settlement. With only three hundred elderly people, women, and children at his command, how will he survive in the perilous wilderness? Watch as the protagonist advances step by step, rising from a humble militia captain to a knight, city lord, count, and ruler, making his way to the top in another world. Years later, the great King of All Races delivers a speec 73.4kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves

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    "Spring Mountain Misty Rain. Jiu Di Ji Becomes Emperor and Isn't Called an Official" is a novel I wrote myself. You should know that it fits the title, but there is no way to post it. The following are all hidden gems that I found on my own, but they have nothing to do with the tweet requirements. If you want to read my novel, please go in and read it. If you follow it, please return it @HeLuYunYue

16. 66 害 You Ruined My Family and Took Everything, Yet You Still Have the Nerve to Demand My Heart 害我国破家亡，还有脸要我的心 Little Bookworm爱学习的小小只Ancient Romance266k WordsOngoing [Strong female lead's revenge + heroine schemes against the entire harem + dark, unhinged male lead] Bai Shuang, the princess of a fallen kingdom, was the last princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty. When the beloved woman of Emperor Leng Ye of Great Xia died under mysterious circumstances within Great Zhou's borders, Leng Ye mobilized the entire army of Great Xia and destroyed Great Zhou. On the day the kingdom fell, the city walls of Great Zhou were covered in corpses. Leng Ye personally beheaded 399Reads9.2Score—Shelves
17. 67 穿 Transmigrated as Tang Sanzang: Whatever It Is, We Can Talk About It Later 穿越唐僧：有什么事儿日后再说 Searching For Her Across Ten Thousand Miles万里寻伊Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing “What? I transmigrated into Tang Sanzang, and I don’t even have a System? What am I supposed to do, then?” Xu Yan, the Holy Son of the Civil Engineering Sect, grumbled in disbelief. On the journey to retrieve the scriptures, Xu Yan keeps using the government’s resources to build his own connections. He won’t let powerful demons off the hook, and he’s just as determined to bring female demons under his wing. After Lady White Bone is blinded by the Yellow Wind Monster, Xu Yan says, “My lady, surel 2kReads8.0Score163Shelves
18. 68 阿 Auntie, Don’t Blame Me. Your Son Started It! 阿姨别怪我，是你儿子先惹事的！ Dharma Name: Nothingness法名無有Urban480k WordsOngoing [Everyday Life + Multiple Love Interests + Mature A8 + High-Octane Scenes + Pure Urban Setting + Collecting Them All] Lu Chen obtains a System, then moves into his aunt's villa and starts driving her luxury cars... 223Reads7.1Score—Shelves
19. 69 觉 Hypnosis Awakening: The Ice-Cold Headmistress Dances the Bunny Hop in Public 觉醒催眠：冰山女校长当众跳兔舞 Chi Sui赤岁Urban127k WordsOngoing After Lu Ming bound himself to a Love Hypnosis System, every day began with hell-level, cringe-inducing missions: “Make the icy school principal perform the bunny dance in public. Unlock an embarrassing pose +1.” “Make the top student and campus goddess call you ‘Oppa.’ Reward: a potion that makes your presence disappear.” “Trick the heiress of a financial conglomerate into livestreaming herself slurping luosifen. Reward: a face-slapping voucher with money power!” A popular forum thread livestre 6Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 谍 Espionage: I Won Over the Female Japanese Commander and Ruled the Roost 谍战：拿下女太君，我呼风唤雨 Senior Yuan Lixue员力学长Urban528k WordsCompleted No System / Transmigration Chen Bo of the modern era has just had an incredibly lucky break when he transmigrates into the body of a Republican-era secret agent, with a seductive woman beneath him. The woman is Takahashi Sakurako of the Special Higher Police. The two are secret lovers. Sakurako's brother, Takahashi Chuan, is the top man in the military police, with enormous power. Thanks to this connection, agent Chen Bo always manages to complete his superiors' missions through a series of luck 2.3kReads8.2Score151Shelves
21. 71 从 Becoming a Literary Great in Russia 从俄国成为文豪 The Imperial Noble Consort Who Loves Braised Pork with Tofu Skin爱吃腐竹炖肉的皇贵妃Historical477k WordsOngoing Transmigrated into a Russian serf? Hell from the start! The moment modern-day science and engineering nerd Alek Li opened his eyes, he had become Aleksei, a serf at the very bottom of nineteenth-century Russia. A home with nothing but bare walls? His father is dying of consumption, coughing up blood! The tyrannical steward hounds them day in and day out, while his lackeys threaten to take their only scrawny cow! Worse still, he has no idea where tomorrow's black bread will come from! Knowledg 14Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 校 The Campus Beauty Washing Feet? No, I’ll Give That Old A8 a Big Belly! 校花洗脚？不，我让老A8大肚！ Naming Is Harder Than Chasing Girls取名字比追女孩还难Urban127k WordsOngoing At twenty-seven, Zhang Chen suddenly becomes rich, with tens of millions to his name! When he first steps into an exclusive club to enjoy its extravagant pleasures, he never expects to find that the woman assigned to serve him is Li Wei, the goddess he had a crush on for ten years in middle school! She carries herself professionally, her gaze complicated, while he simply says, "Sorry, send someone else." His words instantly set the whole place ablaze, leaving the goddess humiliated and filled wi —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 断 After Cutting Ties, the Empress Helped Me Wipe Out the Chancellor’s Entire Family 断亲后，女帝帮我抄了宰相全家 Beloved Jingshu静姝宝贝Historical136k WordsOngoing [Cutting Ties from the Start] [Ruthless] [Empress] [Multiple Female Leads] [Dual Transmigration] "Your Majesty, why aren't you wearing black stockings today?" "I... am wearing flesh-colored stockings! Come on, let's go to the prison and see if your former prime minister father is dead yet!" A modern-day overworked wage slave transmigrates into the body of the useless young master of a prime minister's household. His adopted brother falsely accuses him of stealing his older sister's bellyband, an —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 这 Saintess, Be a Good Girl and Become My Demon Slave 这位圣女，乖乖做我的魔奴吧 Bone-Scraping Master刮骨大师傅Eastern Fantasy502k WordsCompleted [Evil Protagonist] + [Profit Above All] + [Dark Fantasy] Born an ant, living like a stray dog. In the stinking alleyways of Yeping City, Ye Wujing’s only wish was for half a moldy bun. Until one day, a black-robed figure planted a seed of demonic power in his heart. A single volume of the Heaven-Stealing Heart-Demon Sutra set him on an entirely different path, one that defied the heavens! What is cultivation? Plunder is my cultivation! The proud, aloof Sword Pavilion immortal maiden? Plant a dem 237Reads6.1Score—Shelves
25. 75 大 The Great Qin: Marrying Into the Hundred Schools of Thought 大秦之迎娶诸子百家 Emperor皇爷Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing [Transmigration] [History] [No System] [Genius protagonist] [Complete martial arts compendium] [Mighty Qin] [The Legend of Qin] [Heroes of the Qin and Han dynasties] [Political intrigue and mind games] [Conquering the world] [Marrying into the Hundred Schools of Thought] What would happen if The Legend of Qin were set in a more realistic version of history? By the Wu River, the generals urge, “My lord, surrender! The whole world is full of Fusu's fathers-in-law and women. We can't beat them!” Th 283Reads8.8Score—Shelves
26. 76 奴 Enslaving All Races: Don't Call Me Tyrant, Call Me Master! 奴役万族：别叫我暴君，叫主人！ Grinding Ink at the Hour of the Dragon辰时耕墨Urban262k WordsOngoing Ji Chou had been locked away in an underground psychiatric hospital for five years. The moment he got out, he discovered that the planet had become a slave-breeding ground. To escape the fate of becoming a slave, he had to become a professional before the power of the stars completely tainted him! In the end, Ji Chou chose the [Slave Master] class and obtained the one-of-a-kind hidden class [Dominant]. The more slaves he had, the stronger he became, until he enslaved all living beings! After 79Reads6.9Score—Shelves
27. 77 保 Paul: Beating Up the Priest from the Start 保尔：开局暴打神父 Tongtong Who Slurs吐字不清的同同Male-Channel Fanfiction274k WordsCompleted [Brain Storage Area] Paul, a hero who devoted his life to the glorious days of the Red Empire, was consumed by bitterness and despair after its collapse. His faith, his efforts, and all his sacrifices seemed to vanish overnight. Yet even though his life ended in gloom, he did not remain entirely trapped in regret and pain. At the end of his life, Paul began to reflect on his past. He came to realize that the Red Empire's collapse was not his personal failure, but an inevitability of history. The 425Reads6.0Score—Shelves
28. 78 黑 Nightmare in Black Stockings, What Can You Do to Me? 黑丝梦魇，你奈我何 Xuan Shangquan玄熵权Urban171k WordsOngoing [System + Assassination + Rankings + Organization Building] After being betrayed by an ally in his previous life, top assassin Chu Mohan is reborn and bound to the Judgment System. Chu Mohan discovers that the stronger his target, the more outrageous the number of Judgment Points the System rewards him with. So he summons SSR-ranked subordinates. And builds the world's most mysterious organization: the Nether Law Society. Their only targets are the powerful figures on the rankings. Kill a —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 79 读 Books Are Useless? Why Are You Kneeling When My Words Make the Law? 读书无用？我言出法随你跪什么？ Yu Laojiu余老九Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted (Slow burn + ensemble cast + not a wish-fulfillment story) For thousands of years, the immortal, martial, and sword paths have flourished across the realm of the Nine Provinces. Here, only the survival of the fittest and the rule of the strong matter. The people at the bottom, the ordinary folk, can only crawl on the ground and survive by accepting handouts. Until one day, a scholar founded an academy. To the court, he said: “Govern with virtue, and you will be like the North Star, fixed in its 15.5kReads7.5Score1.6kShelves
30. 80 一 The Sixth Book by a Bowl of Coriander Ma 一碗香菜麻的第6本书 A Bowl of Cilantro Mala Tang一碗香菜麻辣烫Eastern Fantasy111k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 18Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 81 华 Chinese Showbiz: My Double-Cultivation Life with the 85 Flowers 华娱：我与85花的双修生活 Three Inches of Time, One Xin三寸光阴一个鑫Urban3.6M WordsCompleted Dear readers, my new book, “Entertainment: I Only Wanted to Make Money, But Won the Palme d'Or,” is now out. Please check it out. Thank you! Here is this book's synopsis: [Not a Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Ensemble Cast + Multiple Heroines + A Touch of Urban Cultivation + No System + Scheming + Entertainment Industry] Luo Junze was a worldly veteran who worked in the film and entertainment industry at Tencent in 2023. One day, he wakes up ten years in the past as Ying Bao, a rising star in the ent 49kReads8.4Score3.4kShelves
32. 82 啥 What the Heck? My Daughter Is Afraid of Marriage? I'm Only Seventeen! 啥玩意儿？女儿恐婚？我才十七！ Scary Dumplings吓仁水饺Urban183k WordsCompleted I was playing a game when my soul suddenly crossed over to a parallel world. Now I'm seventeen, trying to persuade my daughter, who's afraid of marriage? Boo-hoo! I'm thirty-six and afraid of marriage too. Who can help me finish this quest? I'm waiting online, and it's urgent! I reported someone for human trafficking, and now I can't go back. I'll never be able to go back! —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 白 My White Moonlight Gifted Me Black Stockings? I Turned Around and Listed Them on Xianyu 白月光送我黑丝？我反手挂闲鱼 Going Up the Mountain to Pick Mushrooms上山捡菌子Urban113k WordsCompleted When the aloof girl I adored tossed her still-warm black stockings in my face and sneered, "A little treat for you. Something to dream about," I immediately listed them on Xianyu for one yuan! I only wanted to get back at her, but who could have guessed the bidding would soar to a billion overnight?! A mysterious buyer, "Ms. X," snapped them up for an astronomical price, stunning the whole world! The girl I adored lost it on the spot, and a rich young heir was so furious he nearly spat blood. I 4Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 84 乱 In These Chaotic Times, Don't Panic. He'll Grant My Wish! 乱世不慌，他会为朕许愿！ Demon Cub魔崽崽Ancient Romance98k WordsOngoing [Strong, calculating heroine who sometimes acts like a menace + Gentle, stunningly beautiful hero who occasionally gets a little sly] [Farming + Infrastructure building + System + Sweet romance + Food] Zhong Yuanxi transmigrated from the apocalypse. When she opened her eyes, it was the fifth year of Yongjia, and the Central Plains had fallen into chaos. No need to panic. First, she'd pick up a man. He was a peerless beauty. At first, she saved him, but he called her vicious and cruel! Well... No 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is quite interesting. The female protagonist is in troubled times and has great strength, while the male protagonist is a beauty.

35. 85 老 My Father Rebels, My Husband Flees, So I Raise an Army and Conquer the Capital as Empress 老爹造反，夫君逃跑，我举兵攻城当女帝 vv Eat Something Nicevv吃点好的21k WordsCompleted My Dad Rebelled, My Husband Fled, So I Raised an Army and Besieged the City to Become Empress 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The father rebelled, the husband ran away, and a bunch of women in the backyard were crying. However, she calmly burned her husband's escape letter and summoned her servants to either follow her back to the manor to support themselves or to collect the money and leave. Who would have thought that this legitimate daughter, who usually seemed unconcerned with worldly matters, would be so courageous and eventually attack the city all the way and become the empress.

36. 86 重 Reborn, I Turn My Fate Around with the System of Noncontention 重生归来，我凭不争系统扭转死局 Wen Qiheng温栖珩Ancient Romance110k WordsOngoing Reborn on the eve of the palace banquet, Su Wanyuan's fingertips brushed against the secret drug hidden in the lining of her gown. In her previous life, she was tricked into making a scene, lost her reputation, and saw her entire family executed. This time, she stayed calm, waiting to tear away her half-sister's gentle facade in front of everyone at the banquet. Before the trouble had even settled, a wooden token etched with a whirlpool pattern led her to a decades-old secret plot involving a 69Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Great heroine plot

37. 87 神 The Divine Martial Physician and the Charming Empress 神武太医俏女帝 Bubble's Cat泡泡的猫Historical1.8M WordsCompleted (It only gets better from here!) Xiao Yun transmigrated into the Great Qi Dynasty and, from the start, was dragged into the palace to treat the emperor. As he felt around the emperor's chest... “The emperor's chest is so firm... Wait! You're a woman?” With his superb medical skills, he became a court physician, fought corrupt ministers, destroyed enemy kingdoms, and roamed the land unchecked... (The author's previous novel, From Eunuch to Emperor, also known as The Eunuch and Empress: The Most D 3.2kReads9.2Score337Shelves

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    A powerful and scheming heroine in troubled times - Empress Wen

38. 88 代 I Joined the Army in My Father's Place and Became Empress 代父从军后我成了女帝 The Old Cultivator修仙的老登Ancient Romance313k WordsOngoing After Hua Mulan laid down her armor and returned home, she found no joyous family reunion, only her father’s memorial tablet, her sister’s corpse, and a notice that her younger brother had died in battle. Her hair turned white overnight. She drew her sword and took her own life, believing that regret would define her final days. But when she opened her eyes again, she was sixteen, and the conscription notice had just arrived. Her father was coughing up blood as he prepared to march to the battl 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Who knows? Hua Mulan is reborn and goes crazy! In her previous life, she fought bloody battles for twelve years, but in exchange for her father's death, the tragic death of her sister, and the death of her brother in battle, she drew her sword and committed suicide overnight. When she opened her eyes again, she went back to the day when she was 16 years old when she was drafted, and she swore in front of the whole village: "Dad, I'm going!" With the memory of her past life, she fought her way from a new recruit to a powerful general, saved her brother who blocked the sword for her, protected the lives of her whole family, and even overturned this cannibalistic world! When the emperor asked her what reward she wanted, she held a hundred thousand cavalry in hand, raised her eyes and said loudly: "I don't want an official, I want this world, a different way of living!" From a filial daughter who joined the army for her father, to a decisive and decisive empress! This is the real ceiling for great female protagonists! I have no love brain in the whole process, and I am crazy about my career!

39. 89 女 Matriarchy: Become Empress Just to Survive? 女尊：为了苟下去而当皇帝？ Little Meeda King小咪哒王Ancient Romance218k WordsCompleted [Female-dominated world + Strong female lead + No romance + Wish fulfillment + Wild imagination + Light political scheming] A brief introduction: This is a world where women come first. Congratulations, player. Your starting identity is the second prince of the Great Liang Kingdom, the most beloved of the emperor's four sons. Unfortunately, you’ve been innocently caught up in a conspiracy. After weighing her options, your empress mother chooses to abandon you and sends you to the enemy kingdom a 236Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There is no romance in this book, no ambiguity, no relationship between a woman and a man. All emperors and powerful people are women, and the heroine finally became the emperor! Moreover, the heroine's friends, teachers, subordinates, enemies, all important characters are women! The number of male characters and roles are so small that they are negligible, and there are no insulting words about women. The narrative is completely female-oriented.

40. 90 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, 1.6kReads8.2Score277Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book. The plot, logic, and writing are all online. It's really good to read.

41. 91 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 1.6kReads9.3Score294Shelves

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    Big Woman Yan Yulin[OK]

42. 92 魂 I Took Over Princess Shanyin's Body: Outwit the Plot and Stay Alive 魂穿山阴公主，破局保命 Frost-Mirror Wanderer霜鉴客Ancient Romance362k WordsCompleted Betrayed and ambushed by her business partner, she died in an explosion, her soul extinguished. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated to the most chaotic period in Chinese history, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and become Liu Chuyu, the Princess Shanyin infamous in history and destined for a tragic death. As a modern woman with no survival skills suited to ancient times, all she wanted was to keep her head down, stay alive, and seize a chance to escape. But on the road to 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Big heroine, super pretty

43. 93 穿 Transmigrating to the Tang Dynasty: From High School Girl to Goddess Who Protects the Nation 穿越大唐：从高中女生到护国神女 Please Do Me a Favor, Blue Fatty请给我蓝胖子两个面子Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [The rating has just appeared and will rise later] No romance, with Emperor Wu. After waking from a nap, Tang Xiaoyuan landed right in front of Prince of Qin Li Shimin and Princess of Qin Zhangsun, just before the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Apart from her head being full of all kinds of web novels she'd read, the only "golden finger" she had was a polyester school uniform washed so often that it had faded white. She'd planned to lie low in a corner, eat her fill, and wait to die. Who knew that this 4.6kReads6.3Score493Shelves

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    No CP, no wisdom, no golden fingers, no brainless pleasure... Serious textual research... The author has hinted (explicitly) that Wu Zetian will ascend the throne. I don't understand why there are so many low-scoring posts about Wu Zetian not ascending the throne, even though Wu Zetian is only 4 years old.

44. 94 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo 104.9kReads9.5Score12.6kShelves

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    Highly recommended! The pure heroine is so cool [laughs][laughs]

45. 95 重 Reborn as the Real Heiress, She Turns the Tables with Her Green Tea Persona 重生真千金靠绿茶人设逆袭了 Peering at Cranes窥鹤Modern Romance285k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Satisfying face-slapping + No golden finger + Everyone’s darling heroine + Both leads are pure + Male lead chases his wife to the crematorium] [Scheming green-tea real heiress who plays the pig to eat the tiger vs. beautiful, dispassionate Buddhist monk] In her previous life, Gu Yaoyao was the fake heiress’s foil. The fake heiress was innocent, kind, and talented. Not only was she adored by her parents and older brother, she also became the gentle moonlight in everyone’s heart. Gu Yaoy 8kReads9.0Score968Shelves
46. 96 我 I Have 6 Systems, So What's Wrong with Being a Little Arrogant? 我，6个系统，嚣张一点怎么了 Stop Rushing Me, Can't I Just Write别催码字行不行Modern Romance565k WordsCompleted [No romance + strong female lead + System + feel-good power fantasy + face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place] On New Year's Eve, Tang Tingyu gets fired in the most miserable fashion. She tells herself she can get by on her savings for a while, only to receive a call from the police saying her apartment has been burglarized. The thief didn't leave her a single coin. Furious and heartbroken, she climbs onto the rooftop and gives the heavens the middle finger. A bolt of lightning strikes 14.9kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
47. 97 姜 Jiang Wei: Father-in-Law and Son-in-Law Serve the Same Court 姜维：翁婿同朝 A Pearl in Hand明珠在手Female-Channel Fanfiction632k WordsCompleted Complete. An unofficial history of the Three Kingdoms!! The story of young general Jiang Wei's life, from his return to Shu to his death for his country: the Northern Expeditions and a love story. Jiang Wei and his wife Fei Zhao, daughter of Fei Yi and a county princess of Shu Han, embrace as they die for their country. Ten thousand bolts from the repeating crossbow pierce them, and she carries their unborn twins. The Sima clan means to separate them; when they cannot, they cut them apart. The h 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All members BE, in the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms, everyone can't help themselves. No matter how sweet it is in the front, it will be painful in the back. This is the case in more than a dozen parallel worlds, where all living beings suffer and cannot get what they seek, and there is never the possibility of happiness. (Extra multi-person perspective, more knives) The second male lead, Zhuge Ke, is a mirror. The tragedy of his life reflects the suffering of everyone. The second male lead, has a crush on the ceiling. He appeared thirty chapters late, missed it by seven or eight years, and loved painfully and humbly. In the last desperate act of madness, his body and his family were destroyed, and he was beyond redemption. His name was also repeatedly smeared by many people after his death. And after his death, more people continue to discover traces of his deep love. In more than a dozen different versions of the extra IF line, he still has difficulty achieving perfection (tortured countless times in different ways).

48. 98 魂 After My Soul Transmigrated to a Chaotic Age, I Slaughtered Every Noble in My Path 魂穿乱世后，杀神屠尽诸卿公 Xun Ye璕也Ancient Romance170k WordsOngoing [Epic historical ensemble + transmigration + court intrigue + powerful heroine + no romance + ruthless] In her previous life, Shen Xu was a butcher of the battlefield, leaving rivers and mountains soaked in blood. She flooded cities and left a million corpses in her wake. Though she spent her life fighting and killing, her achievements eventually made the emperor fear her power. In the end, he granted her a sword, and she took her own life. When she opened her eyes again, her soul had fallen int 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The soul travels to another world just as the world is in chaos, and the weak body hides a peerless edge. She killed villains, set traps to subdue the descendants of the down-and-out nobles, won the first pot of gold, occupied a mountain and established a stronghold, improved military discipline, cleared wasteland and harvested grain, and rose up strongly in the cracks of all forces.

49. 99 穿 After Becoming a Female Chieftain, I Led the Frontier Out of Poverty 穿成女土司后，我带边疆脱贫致富 Likes the Trombone喜欢乐器长号Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted Lu Mingyu, an agricultural science student, transmigrates into the legitimate daughter of a chieftain's estate in Dayan. Her father died young, and her mother took over his duties and holds all the power. But the next day, she discovers that the estate lies in a remote border region, cut off from news, impoverished, and underdeveloped. So she gets to work, visiting the locals and conducting surveys herself, determined to help everyone escape poverty and prosper. But just as this young chieftain' 526Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Lu Mingyu, a peasant student, became the legitimate daughter of Dayan Tusi Mansion. His father died young, and his mother took charge of her husband's duties and assumed great power. However, the next day, she discovered that this place was located on the border, with little information, poverty and backwardness. So, she hesitated and personally visited and investigated, intending to help everyone get rid of poverty and become rich. Unexpectedly, this toast lady was just about to lead the people to work in agriculture. Before they went to the fields for a few days, everyone was fighting in private and gambling. They had no intention of working hard at all. Not only that, the enemy army was watching with eager eyes. Seeing that the new chieftain of the Lu family was just a yellow-haired girl, they wanted to take the opportunity to annex this great place. Seeing this situation, Lu Mingyu had to take up arms, regulate discipline internally, and resist the enemy externally. Unexpectedly, as she continued to do this, people looked at her with more and more respect. At the same time, beyond the border, the emperor in the capital also noticed this young female chieftain...

50. 100 双 A Blood-Soaked Reckoning: Twin Sisters Return for Vengeance 【血色满门】双生姐妹踏血归来 Xiao Xiao Ran Zi萧萧然子Ancient Romance543k WordsOngoing An entire family of loyal officials is framed, and a century-old marquis’s estate is turned into a living hell. Twin sisters plunge from a cliff into the water, surviving against all odds. Once cherished young ladies who lived behind closed doors, they now tread a thorny path through the world. One struggles to survive on a sheer cliff, honing her edge; the other wanders in a foreign land, maneuvering at every turn. The court is rife with deceit and schemes, while the martial world flashes with 3.9kReads—Score489Shelves

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    🔥I dug up a very interesting ancient-style Machiavellian novel "[Blood in the Door] Twin Sisters Return from the Blood"! Substitute Marriage starts off with a high energy, the twin sisters come back bloody after suffering a catastrophe, and start the crazy revenge mode! In troubled times, you don't rely on men, you rely entirely on your IQ and means to survive every step of the way. The bloody house finally becomes the throne, the heroine wakes up and pursues her career, the excitement is intensive, book friends rush forward! [Topic] #strategy, growing up in troubled times, empress article! [Topic]

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