Strong Female Lead, Romance, and Palace Intrigue 大女主 言情宫斗

1. 1 为 The Professional Ethics of a Concubine 为妾的职业操守 Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 36.7kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves

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   Destiny begins with meeting, love lasts from companionship

2. 2 卿 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 28.5kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
3. 3 长 The Eldest Princess Is Reborn and Spoils Her Humble Little Guard 长公主重生，宠爆卑微小侍卫 fhbfghAncient Romance206k WordsCompleted [GB female-dominant setting] [Main story complete] In her previous life, Shangguan Xiaoxing trusted the wrong man. He ruined her life and caused the deaths of her loving mother and father. She watched, helplessly, as everyone who loved her died before her eyes... Reborn, she will reclaim the dignity of Lan's eldest princess, make that scoundrel pay in blood, and protect the people she loves. She will make sure her little guard can live a happy life. 736Reads6.5Score109Shelves
4. 4 糟 Oh No! The Prince Consort My Princess Raised Is Actually the Powerful Eunuch 糟糕！公主养的面首竟是九千岁 Yi Xiao忆潇Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Fake Eunuch + Devoted to Each Other] In her previous life, Shang Li spent four whole years alone in an empty bed, only to discover that he had a wife and a son. Given a second chance at life, she immediately took a handsome, peerless male companion as her kept man. After a year of bliss, she learned that the scoundrel was returning to the capital. Generously, Shang Li bought her beautiful companion's freedom and left him th 1.5kReads9.0Score299Shelves
5. 5 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 300.7kReads9.6Score36.5kShelves

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   The female protagonist is reborn, and the male protagonist travels through time. Both are very clever and powerful team-ups. It is very interesting to watch, but the male protagonist is a bit miserable. Basically, there are no conflicts. The plot is very smooth. It is very attractive. If you want to learn more about the smarter characters who like Gong Dou, this is really recommended.

6. 6 宫 The Palace Lantern That Eats Away at the Bones 宫灯蚀骨 Jin Qianqian金千千Ancient Romance121k WordsCompleted [Female-Led Story] [Not a Fluffy Romance] [Wits and Strategy] Overnight, Meng Qingwan, a renowned physician's daughter, becomes an orphan. The horrific slaughter of her entire family burns an undying flame of vengeance into her heart. To uncover the mastermind, she hides her sharp edge and enters the treacherous royal court in the guise of a frail woman, taking cautious steps through the web of power as she searches for a blade she can wield. Behind the vermilion walls, she glimpses the fangs ba 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Secret battle of intrigues, shocks at every step, game between the two powers, desperate counterattack] Meng Qingwan, a famous medical girl, became an orphan overnight. The tragic situation of her family being massacred burned an unquenchable flame of revenge in her eyes. In order to find out the mastermind behind the scenes, she restrained her sharp edge and used her weak body to sneak into the turbulent royal family. She walked step by step in the cobweb of power, looking for a sharp blade that could be used to draw strength.​ Inside the red wall, she glimpsed the fangs of overt and covert struggles among the princes, and even broke through the intricate chains of interests between relatives and courtiers. When she unexpectedly confronts the secretive Shangguan Yu, two hearts with different thoughts collide and spark in the trial - he regards her as a pawn, but sees compassion when she saves people with her medical skills; she uses his power to investigate the case, but when he reviews the secret border defense letter late at night, she understands the responsibility for the country and the family in his eyebrows.​ Wolf smoke suddenly ignited on the border, and the barbarian cavalry crushed the illusion of peace. When the family blood feud and the crisis of the country suddenly collided, Meng Qingwan held the poison-quenched dagger and made a choice between hatred and justice. She tore off her disguise and used her wisdom as a doctor and poisoner to help Shangguan Yuqing suppress the traitors and ascend to the throne. She even took up his sword and stood side by side on the cold windy battlefield. She protected thousands of miles of rivers and mountains with her benevolence as a doctor, and suppressed the barbarians from all directions as her daughter.​ From an orphan girl in a deep house to an emperor's beauty, from a revengeful blade to the backbone of protecting the country, she stepped on the tip of the knife in every step, but she split a langlanggan with him in a desperate situation.

7. 7 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Paperback preorders open October 31 at 6:30 p.m.!] [Powerful female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + deranged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen life more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I entered the palace to become empress. What else would I do, cook for s 86.2kReads9.5Score9.4kShelves

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   I think these two are the two best palace fighting novels I have seen on Tomato. The female protagonists are very sober, not love-minded, and are different from Chengdu, similar to The Legend of Zhen Huan. The heroine in the first book was even more criticized, and the second heroine looked like Concubine Hua.

8. 8 九 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Evening Breeze Under the Moon月下晚风Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 33.6kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
9. 9 甄 Empresses in the Palace: An Lingrong 甄嬛传之安陵容 No Filling没有夹心儿Female-Channel Fanfiction248k WordsCompleted An Lingrong Reborn: Empress Dowager Yide is here. Get down on your knees, all of you! Consort Hua? She won't last more than a few episodes. No threat at all. Zhen Huan? Whatever you have, I have too, and I do it better. The empress? Too many skeletons in her closet. The empress killed the empress. Chun Yuan? The moonlight in his heart turns into a black-hearted lotus. 1.5kReads8.4Score122Shelves

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   This is one of the more heroine-like novels on my bookshelf. But this is a cool piece of writing. There is a bit of palace fighting.

10. 10 重 With My Reborn Son's High-Stakes Schemes, Becoming Empress Dowager Is No Dream 重生儿子手段高，晋升太后不是梦 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fictional Imperial Harem Drama + No Romance + Giving Birth and Raising Kids + My Son Must Be Crown Prince + Ambitious + Clear-Eyed] Content warning: The romance isn’t mutually exclusive, she doesn’t love the male lead, and there are painful, heartbreaking parts. The male lead is a scumbag emperor. Song Yuyan was hooked on a palace-harem management game. She never expected to open her eyes and find she had transmigrated to ancient times. After keeping a low profile for three years, she entered t 3.3kReads9.3Score352Shelves

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    This book is simply amazing. The heroine has a clear positioning from the beginning. She only wants to let her children sit on the throne. Moreover, I have read this book several times after finishing it. I highly recommend it!!!

11. 11 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 27kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves

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    Tangtang is everyone's white moonlight.

12. 12 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 85.7kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves

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    This is a very enjoyable novel, the plot is not ridiculous, the characters are very real, the characters are well described, and the plot is also very good. I recommend it.

13. 13 杀 The Pig Butcher's Comeback: To Hell with Forced Love 杀猪女的逆袭：强制爱滚蛋 Zhang Pengmai张芃麦Ancient Romance472k WordsCompleted [Nurturing Romance + White Moonlight + Rise to Power + Strong Heroine] Li Chunye is a butcher. After her older sister eloped with someone, her parents died of grief, leaving Li Chunye to live on her own from a young age and earn a living butchering pigs. Ye Lingyu is the butcher’s nephew by marriage. After his parents died, he was driven out of his family and became the only inheritance Li Chunhua left to Li Chunye. Wang Boyuan is Li Chunye’s fiancé and Ye Lingyu’s senior fellow disciple. He goe 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Book 1: The conclusion. The absolutely great heroine, Bai Yueguang, her childhood sweetheart, disappeared, and the cultivation department lost contact with her when she went to look for her. The heroine was forced to leave her hometown to search. Bai Yueguang was exiled and went to the exile to search. The cultivation system climbed all the way up to Bai Yueguang Zhaoxue. The heroine returned to her hometown and by chance took control of the rebels, established her own army, and gradually annexed the other counties, eventually becoming the overlord of the Southland. The second book: the final article, the woman is not strong enough, but she has three correct views and a firm mind. A bamboo horse cannot withstand the fall of heaven. Marriage first, then love. The fiancé becomes someone else's. In the dream, the person who forced him to death wants to marry him by force. The fiancé goes crazy and takes revenge. There was chaos in the capital, the husband escaped from the capital while protecting the prince, and the heroine fell into the hands of her fiancé. The husband came back to save him, but in order to save his life, he had no choice but to stab him... The third book: The absolute heroine, because of the fear of the royal family, she disguised herself as a man in the early stage and became an official. Later, the woman's identity was forced to be restored and she entered the palace to fight. The late emperor stood in the way and was killed. The emperor stood in the way and was killed. The prince was incompetent and was deposed.

14. 14 追 I Don't Dare Turn Down My Wife's Pursuit 追妻不敢拒 Zhang Pengmai张芃麦Ancient Romance409k WordsCompleted [Childhood Friends + Forced Marriage + Corruption + Coercion] Yu Hou of the capital and the lovely daughter of the Luo family are both haunted by the same nightmare. Is it fate, or a karmic bond from a past life? The virtuous Yu Hou turns out to have two faces. In public, he keeps his distance from women; in private, all he wants is a houseful of children. But fate has decreed that he will remain alone for the rest of his life, and he has already resigned himself to growing old in solitude. Then 78Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 将 The Female Marquis of a Military Family 将门女侯爷 Zhang Pengmai张芃麦Ancient Romance980k WordsCompleted A heroine takes up arms to bring peace to the land. [Strong heroine + woman disguised as a man + childhood friends + devoted to her brother + political intrigue] “Can’t you give up, even for me?” “...Once I’ve made up my mind, there’s no changing it. Not even you can stop me.” At sixteen, she was the capital’s most notorious young rake, a disgrace to a family of veteran generals; At eighteen, she won the Fengwu Tournament and joined the Imperial Guards; At nineteen, she was transferred to the Co 46Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 201.5kReads9.6Score31.8kShelves

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    It is a very, very good-looking novel with an ancient setting. The male and female protagonists have nothing to say about their outlook on life. The characters are full-bodied and not fake, and the world does not revolve around the protagonist regardless of the world view. It is quite reasonable. The female protagonist is independent, self-reliant and determined. She has goals and ambitions, is brave and resourceful, sticks to her heart, is dedicated to her career, does not care about children, is not indecisive, and truly "climbs high branches". The male and female protagonists help each other understand and learn, and both have a long tongue. The writing is very realistic and realistic. Highly recommended!!!

17. 17 王 Your Highness, Please Don't Punish Me So Harshly! The Lowly Prince Begs for Mercy Again 王妃轻点罚，卑微王爷又求饶了！ Halfway Up the Mountain花半山Ancient Romance475k WordsCompleted [Transmigrating into a book to win back his wife + humble male lead + sweet romance + devoted couple] The moment Shen Cong'an opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into the body of a beautiful princess consort. After the prince died in battle, she was supposed to spend her lonely life with a fortune and dozens of male companions! Before she could even marvel at it, she thought, I’ll show this author what loneliness really means! This is clearly bliss! The next second, the prince who was suppose 1.8kReads8.8Score133Shelves

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    Great heroine, cool article

18. 18 我 After I Died, the Beautiful Hostage Jumped from the City Tower 我死后，美人质子他跳了城楼 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted [The writing falls apart, don't read...] [Reborn + doted on by everyone + sweet romance] [Relationship-focused / devoted couple / not much revenge or face-slapping] [Warning: Aside from his good looks and his love for the female lead, the male lead is good for nothing] Only after Jiang Yichi died did she learn that what she'd once believed was fate had been a lie. Everything the scumbag enjoyed had been stolen from that man. She watched that man take revenge for her by personally killing her ene 6.4kReads9.1Score487Shelves
19. 19 女 A Female Enigma and the Purehearted Puppy Who Came Knocking 女Enigma，纯情小狗送上门 Midnight Yu Er午夜宇儿Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted As a succubus, Jun Yi has spent her life among humans, living under the identity of an enigma. Over the long years, she has assumed countless identities, played countless roles, and experienced all kinds of different lives. Just as she was about to lose all interest in the world, a cute little puppy came along. Watching him make such a clumsy attempt to seduce her, she suddenly felt a spark of interest again. Succubi are said to be a species that must survive by seducing the opposite sex. But Ju 3.4kReads9.2Score453Shelves
20. 20 病 After Her Sickly Husband Died, the Crown Prince Took Her into the Eastern Palace 病弱夫君去世后，太子夺我入东宫 Fei Nongmo妃弄墨Ancient Romance581k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name, Marry into the Eastern Palace, is now available] Three years ago, at the Eastern Palace’s consort selection banquet, the Crown Prince scolded her: “The Shen girl is coquettish and ingratiating, and her conduct is outrageous.” His words made Shen Lizhu the laughingstock of the capital’s noblewomen, forcing her to retreat to her maternal grandparents’ home in Jiangnan. Three years later, the Crown Prince is ordered to leave the capital and tour Jiangnan. Shen Liz 19.5kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves

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    This book, Chasing Wife Crematorium + Bai Yueguang male lead + good sisters in front of others, "fake friends" in the back will make you die

21. 21 主 The Matriarch Worked Herself to Death, Then Was Reborn to Raise the Kids and Take It Easy 主母操劳而死，重生后养崽摆烂了 Watermelon Juice西瓜汁汁Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Both reborn + swapped lives + household matriarch + stepmother raising children + physician consort + powerful heroine and satisfying revenge + inner-family strife + adorable children] Shen Qinglan discovered that she and Shen Qingli had both been reborn! In her previous life, Shen Qinglan married into the Li family of Longxi and helped the second branch's eldest son rise to success, until he became a high-ranking official and she lived in splendor! Shen Qingli had only recently married into th 6kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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    There are three books, there will always be one that suits your taste💝① It is the kind of rebirth and exchange of marriages. The eldest heroine is the kind who is loved by her husband's family. There is no male protagonist in the early stage. Basically, the heroine is reborn to turn the tide. Then the whole family is very moved. After the male protagonist comes back, the whole family says: If you reconcile with your sister-in-law (mother), then you can cleanse yourself and leave the house (this kind of meaning) [Laughing] ② It's about time travel, the heroine is charming, she seeks the emperor's heart, and she ascends the throne of the phoenix. There are several volumes in it, all kinds of rebirths and time travels, it's also very interesting [Sending Hearts] ③ It's also about time travel, it's a bit of an ancient plot (you travel through time and have a relationship with the male protagonist or you discover the secret, but there are differences), it's also very interesting [Blowing Kisses][Top Post][Top Post][Top Post]

22. 22 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 127.5kReads9.5Score13.4kShelves
23. 23 疯 She's Gone Mad! The Day She Transmigrated, the Sickly Young Lord Vowed to Give Himself to Her! 疯了!穿越当天，病娇世子爷他要以身相许! Han Mianmian韩绵绵Ancient Romance868k WordsCompleted Original title: After the Heir’s Consort Turns Dark, All the Gods Fall at Her Feet [Transmigration + two scheming minds locked in a battle of wits + obsession + political intrigue + bickering couple] Yun Jincheng transmigrates and, the moment she opens her eyes, strips the sickly heir of his clothes and stumbles upon a secret he has kept hidden for years. Rumor has it that the heir of the Prince of Zhennan, who has been frail for years and gasps for breath after just a few steps, isn’t sick at a 2.8kReads9.3Score652Shelves
24. 24 强 I Tried to Marry My Cold White Moonlight by Force, but After Being Reborn, I Changed My Mind 强嫁白月光太高冷，重生后不嫁了 Lazy Big Cat懒大猫Ancient Romance404k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced] In her previous life, Jiang Tingyue loved Lu Shen, the illegitimate son of the Minister of Rites, and used her father’s influence to force him into marrying her. But after they wed, she learned that he already loved someone else. After regaining his status as crown prince and ascending the throne, the first thing he did was marry that woman and make her empress. As for Jiang Tingyue, she was imprisoned in the Cold Palace, where someone brought her a cup of poisoned 16.6kReads8.4Score947Shelves

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    Rebirth of palace fighting. . .

25. 25 一 Part Ways in Peace, General, Let Me Be Beautiful on My Own 一别两宽，将军自重，妾身想独美 Lu Li路鲤Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Su Mingzhuang had skin as fair as snow, a face as beautiful as a flower, and a soft, delicate charm that made her stunningly alluring. She had the looks every man coveted, but her parents had spoiled her rotten, turning her into a spoiled, willful, lawless hellion whom everyone avoided. By chance, the young and handsome Duke of Anguo rescued her, and she became dead set on marrying him. She even fabricated a story about being molested, ruining the reputation of the virtuous Duke of Anguo. After 66.5kReads8.9Score20.4kShelves
26. 26 演 I Played the Emperor My Whole Life, and After Being Reborn, He Still Wants the Crown Prince 演了皇上一辈子，重生他还要太子 One Little Sweet Fish一口小甜鱼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original title: Only After His Death Did He Learn That the Empress Did Not Want to Be Buried With Him [The heroine transmigrates, the hero is reborn] As he lay dying, Emperor Tianhe looked back on his eventful life. He had risen from humble beginnings to become the founding emperor, and the world praised his achievements. In his fading consciousness, he saw his virtuous empress, his beautiful consorts, and his weeping children. He felt that his life had been complete. But after he died, his soul 36.9kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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    This is a really great heroine. The heroine fights for everything she owns by herself, and tries her best to survive in ancient times. She does not really give away her sincerity, but retains her last sanity.

27. 27 影 Film and TV Quick Transmigration Collection 影视快穿合集 Mu Ningxi慕凝汐Female-Channel Fanfiction3.4M 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. 32.7kReads8.2Score817Shelves

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    🍒🍒🍒These are heroines, fighting in palaces, and pursuing careers, some with CP or without CP!!! 🌾🌾The heroine travels through time, some are male, some are female, some have CP, some don't, there are movies to watch!!! Shocking step by step - Jiu Fu Jin (harmony, going to the battlefield...) Beauty's scheme - Qin Shihuang's granddaughter (enters Liu Ying's harem, changes dynasty and system, Qin III comes!) The Legend of Zhen Huan... 🌾🌾[Female frequency Ming wear + sky curtain comparison inventory + really great heroine + face Zhu Yuanzhang without changing her expression, and can even fight back and retaliate! ] Traveled to the Ming Dynasty and became Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest granddaughter Zhu Ling. She doesn't like red clothes and prefers armed forces. She gallops on the battlefield, defends her family and country, and makes great achievements. However, she is framed and imprisoned. Zhu Yunwen's mother and son were a thorn in her side, and they tried to kill her again and again. Zhu Yuanzhang favored sons over daughters, and insisted that she abide by the three obediences and four virtues, be a good wife and mother who supported her husband and raised her children, and even wanted her own mother to be buried by her father, Zhu Biao. Since this era has no room for a woman to express her personality and be independent. So, it's okay for the Princess of Ming Dynasty to be inappropriate. Just when Zhu Ling was secretly planning to rebel against the Ming Dynasty, the double contrast system suddenly came. 🌾🌾The heroine just got the system, and was asked to proclaim herself emperor. She still had to accept it... Then there was an inventory of the sky (it won't be just the second emperor of Qin, there will be other second emperors later), thinking it was Hu Hai's "public execution", but the result... [Who is the second emperor of Qin?? Ying Changman could hardly believe his ears. She never expected that Qin II would be herself!?] 🌾🌾The heroine was dressed as the eldest daughter of Zhu Zhanji and the former empress. Originally, the emperor's daughter should be relatively lucky, but when she thought that her mother would be deposed soon, there would be a younger brother who was a "famous" foreign student from Wasi... She had to save herself, and finally the first generation empress of the Ming Dynasty was born. 🌾🌾Gold List Inventory: The heroine, Qianlong's living daughter, rebelled!!! No matter what time of Qianlong, he could not escape the mixed doubles from Kangxi and Yongzheng without CP 🌾🌾The heroine traveled through time and became the famous founding queen of the Ming Dynasty in future history, but she did not want to be a witness of history, she wanted to be the creator of history, and worked hard to improve women's social status, improve people's living standards, and "conquer the world" with Zhu Yuanzhang (1v1, single favorite, systematic but not strong sense of presence)

28. 28 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 12.6kReads8.7Score911Shelves
29. 29 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 14kReads8.6Score773Shelves
30. 30 大 The Ming Dynasty's Princess Who Guarded the Nation 大明镇国公主 Li Hou黎侯Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [As Historically Grounded as Possible + Empress + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Slow Burn + Single Female Lead] [The figure on the cover is Huanhuan, based on fan art lovingly created by a reader. Artist ID: Xi Shizao Yue (Xizhao). The cloud-pattern material is from @Ning Mu - Ten Years of Ice-Drinking] [The author takes aim indiscriminately at everyone in the Ming dynasty except ordinary people. There is no tendency to mistreat women, and the women who oppose the heroine will not be abused. If 9.9kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
31. 31 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 3.7kReads8.8Score318Shelves
32. 32 系 System: I Reincarnate as Empress Ma of the Great Ming 系统：穿成大明马皇后 Wei Nvyiqing魏女怡情Historical381k WordsCompleted [Complete] [System, born into the past, 1v1] [The System plays a minor role] [Although Lady Lü is the crown princess, she dies in the end] For reasons unknown, Lihua was born into the world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. She became Ma Shi, the historically renowned and highly praised role model for women, later honored as Empress Xiaoci, wife of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Although her fate was already written in the history books, Lihua had no intention of merely witnessing histo 468Reads8.1Score—Shelves
33. 33 娇 The Beloved Concubine's Daughter: Stay Close, Auntie Will Help You Soar 娇娇庶女：姨娘稳住带你飞 A Fu阿阜Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: Auntie, Hang in There! Your Daughter Will Earn You a Noble Title [Heroine pretends to be weak while hiding her strength / actually a useless little thing + supernatural elements + second male lead’s road to redemption + slow-to-realize male lead] When people in the capital spoke of the third young lady of the Marquis of Huai’an’s household, many couldn’t help remarking on her good fortune. Though born a concubine’s daughter, she had won the Empress’s favor, been given the title of 4.8kReads9.1Score707Shelves
34. 34 惊 A Stunning Scheme: I Had No Feelings, but He Had Been Plotting for Ages 惊颜谋：我本无心可他蓄谋已久 Between, Li Ke之间礼可Ancient Romance674k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful to each other, scheming and clever, sweet romance, transmigrate, breathtakingly beautiful heroine, striking male lead and second male lead, both stunningly handsome. Not an over-the-top fantasy or a System golden finger story.] What goes too far must turn back, and the waning moon must become full again. In this life, she is the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household, cherished by her parents, grandparents, and three older brothers. Liu Xiyue wants only to hold on 857Reads7.7Score106Shelves
35. 35 可 Damn! Why Is the Crown Princess Surrounded by Suitors Everywhere? 可恶！怎么到处都是长公主的鱼！ What Did I Do Today今天我干嘛了Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Short drama of the same name] [The Princess's World of Flowers] Now streaming [Content warning: The female lead is not exclusive, but all the men are, so read with caution] [Schrodinger's playgirl × a whole lot of men] [Lighthearted, not a serious historical drama] [Original title]: Too Many Men Are Such a Hassle. Who Should I Spoil? Wen Yu transmigrates into the Great Sheng Dynasty as its beautiful, useless, brainless eldest princess. After learning that the original owner drowned by accident 50.8kReads9.5Score6.8kShelves

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    It's so beautiful, I won't comment too much, just click in and take a look for yourself!

36. 36 癫 Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 367.6kReads9.8Score55kShelves

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    It's the heroine who controls life.

37. 37 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 99.4kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves
38. 38 爽 So Satisfying! The Real Heiress Hates Everyone Equally 爽爆！真千金她平等的痛恨所有人 Liu Qingci柳清辞Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [Going Off the Rails + Entertainment Industry + Feel-Good Revenge + Epic Face-Slapping + No Forgiveness + The Whole Family Gets What They Deserve] Going off the rails is the most powerful weapon for fighting back against the world. During an outdoor livestreaming variety show, the guests lost contact with the production crew. The sweet, gentle girl who was kind in public led the others in isolating and bullying Chu Yiyi, the scandal-ridden star everyone loved to hate. In response to the bullying 37.4kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
39. 39 重 Reborn, I Won’t Be Crown Princess. I’ll Be Empress 重生后我不当太子妃只当皇后 It's Soleil是soleilAncient Romance330k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ling Qingyue loved the wrong man. She went through countless hardships to become the crown princess she had always dreamed of being, only to discover that it had all been a trap set by the crown prince to seize her family’s military power. In the end, her family was destroyed and its members died... Rebearing her life, she planned every move and even used herself as bait. She gave up on love and married a man she did not love, because they both wanted to bring down the crow 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    @Soleil

40. 40 重 Reborn, I Become My Arch-Enemy's Living Widow Sister-in-Law 重生后，我成了死敌的活寡嫂子 Two Times Four Means Prosperity二四得发Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn + sister-in-law and brother-in-law + an aloof beauty brought down from her pedestal + emotional push and pull + winning her heart and her body + devoted couple] The Eastern Palace has no crown prince, and the princes are locked in a fierce struggle for the throne. Ning Miao and Yan Mobai are the top strategists of their generation, each serving a different master. They cross paths over a map of iron mines and kill each other. Only after her death does Ning Miao learn tha 41.2kReads9.4Score6.1kShelves

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    The male and female protagonists were counselors from different camps in their previous lives. After being reborn, the female protagonist joined the male protagonist. (Actually, it was because the person she was loyal to poisoned the female protagonist, and the antidote was in the male protagonist's hand. The female protagonist found out that the person she was loyal to was the evil master, and planned to detoxify herself. However, she did not expect that during the battle of wits and courage with the male protagonist, the two of them really got together.) First, she fought with Prince Kang, then with Prince Ning, and finally moved into the East Palace! The heroine relies on her own planning to make the hero finally willing to give her the antidote (hehe, no spoilers) and defeating King Kang is almost the heroine's credit. She is amazed by her eloquence and strategy. It can be said that she is really a great heroine! Although it was the female protagonist who provoked the male protagonist first, it was the male protagonist who fell in love with the female protagonist first. "When I realized it, I was already in deep trouble." Their romance story, believe me, is super sweet~ You won't lose money if you invest in it~

41. 41 窃 What a Delight! The Living Yama Wants to Join County Princess Xian's Handsome Men List 窃喜！活阎王要上娴郡主的美男榜 Cat Bean Rice猫豆米Ancient Romance755k WordsCompleted The capital has a County Princess named Xian, though there’s nothing refined about her. She bets on cockfights, drinks, visits brothels, extorts people, flirts, and gambles. She’s even more of a wastrel than a spoiled rich kid, and more shameless than a scoundrel. Since the men she flirts with are all handsome and distinguished gentlemen of the capital, they secretly take pride in being her targets. But she never flirts with Feng Lin’an, the capital’s most handsome man and commander of the Imper 46Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    The heroine is very powerful, good at strategy and fighting, and the story and plot are also good, but there are some differences.

42. 42 宠 He Doted on His Concubine and Cast Aside His Wife? I’ll Keep a Lover on the Side and Take Everything from Him 宠妾灭妻？转身养外室吃绝户 Jin Mi锦觅Ancient Romance358k WordsCompleted [Devoted to one another + the husband’s desperate pursuit after losing her + satisfying revenge on scoundrels] [The household matriarch takes on a transmigrated woman] Sheng Tang waited for Xing Yanshen for two years. When he finally returned, he came hand in hand with a woman of breathtaking, otherworldly beauty. They clasped their fingers together, utterly devoted to each other, while Xing Yanshen looked at Sheng Tang with nothing but disdain. He said, “When I married you, I didn’t understand 15Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 春 Dyed in Spring Desire 春欲染 Jin Mi锦觅Ancient Romance464k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + stand-in for the emperor’s lost love + cathartic revenge + slow-burn, exclusive devotion] [A clever, rational heroine who isn’t ruled by love and knows exactly what she wants. She battles the harem, gains influence at court, and rises to power by being a stand-in. The hero knows the truth but pretends not to, and is calculating and scheming. He uses her, then turns the act into reality.] The women of the Imperial Consort Selection Bureau all entered the palace hoping to win fa 31Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 僧 A Monk Gives Me 僧予我 Crispy Fried Dough Stick油条酥Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted The Prince of Sinan's household had served the imperial family for generations, and the Shen family army, with its formidable strength, was renowned for never losing. Prince Shen had a son and a daughter. His son, Shen Huaiji, was capable of commanding the three armies. His daughter, Shen Sinan, had been apprenticed to the esteemed master of Yigong Palace from a young age, to the envy of all. But the girl was a spoiled, incorrigible hellion, so vicious that she had already massacred the Sima hou 259Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    It's good to go and see

45. 45 杀 On the Run for Murder, I Go on a Killing Spree After Reuniting with My Wealthy Family! 杀人逃亡，被豪门认回后杀疯了！ Kiss My Eyes吻我之眸Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [The heroine is a man-eating flower! + Three thousand family rules! + Unhinged! + Strong female lead! + Character growth!] The Jian family has three thousand rules. On the day Jian Jinge was brought home by her biological third brother, she was told to memorize all three thousand rules. At the time, Jian Jinge had just escaped a pirate pursuit and gone hungry for three whole days!!! Jian Jinge: ... The Jian family’s twentieth rule says that when the elders leave the table, the meal is over. 16.9kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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    Super heroine article [like]

46. 46 走 Riding Beneath the Bright Moon, Plucking Hibiscus 走马明月折芙蓉 Shepherd’s Purse Moon荠麦月Ancient Romance276k WordsOngoing (Complete, currently being revised) [Cold, desireless, devoted prince × gentle on the outside, strong on the inside palace consort | Revenge together | Possessive love | Stepmother romance] Shen Hua had a face like a hibiscus, but a stubborn backbone. When she was twelve, Madam Yang caused her mother’s death. At fifteen, Madam Yang sold her off in a marriage to a spoiled rich young man. She threw herself into the freezing river and accidentally climbed aboard the boat of the disgraced crown prin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The chess player falls in love with the chess pieces. [The cold and loyal prince × Shirogiri and the black palace concubine] In the early stage, the female protagonist rises in palace fighting, and in the later stage, the male protagonist takes advantage of her! You can enter this place when passing by! [Send heart][Send heart][Send heart]

47. 47 外 The Outer Wife 外室之妻 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Gu Zheng was at her wit’s end with the way her stepmother kept causing trouble. Even though the man looked down on her, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and marry him. She thought she was destined to be a supporting female character in this world, so she lived by the rules and knew her place. Then, in the blink of an eye, her husband turned out to be the Duke’s illegitimate son! He was about to be acknowledged by the family and become the young duke, but the ducal household looked down on 1.4kReads9.0Score374Shelves

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    I think these books are all very good among Gong Dou Wen. I just started reading the first one recently. Well, I haven't finished it yet. I think the male protagonist will be changed. I think the second one is more realistic, and in the early stages the heroine is relatively weak. Everything about the third book is good, but it is not finished at all, so be careful when eating it, but the story in it really attracted me. The beginning is about the heroine acting as a substitute for her sister, um, serving the emperor. Anyway, this point at the beginning is very attractive to me, and the identity is revealed in more than seventy chapters.

48. 48 贵 The Noble Consort's Thousand Charms 贵妃千娇百媚 Ji Nanzhi寄南枝Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Palace-intrigue novel + reborn black lotus heroine + exceptionally talented actress, rising through the ranks] [The male lead has consorts at first. After falling for the heroine, he favors her, makes her his sole favorite, and eventually dismisses his harem. One-on-one romance.] In her previous life, Shen Fu was a substitute for her elder sister. Her sister was the beloved Noble Consort, the most favored woman in the imperial harem, and lived in unmatched splendor. Shen Fu, timid and frail, ha 3.4kReads8.5Score338Shelves
49. 49 明 The Radiant Noble Lady Appears in Their Dreams, and the Crown Prince and General Both Fall for Her 明媚贵女入梦，太子将军齐齐沦陷 May the Land Be at Peace山河以宁Ancient Romance567k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.7kReads8.8Score255Shelves
50. 50 快 The Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder Won't Play by the Rules 快穿炮灰她不走寻常路 Traveler in Misty Rain一蓑烟雨客Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing No fixed pairing, Qing-dynasty setting + historical eras + other worlds, with a pocket dimension Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a self-serving perfectionist. Her motto is that she can eat anything but hardship and endure anything but suffering. She tries to live comfortably in every world. After more than twenty years of bad luck, college student Shen Anning finally catches a break, only to die the day before her fortune is due to arrive. Perhaps her resentment is too great: just before sh 71.6kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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