Looking for a Female Lead Who Plays the Political Game: The Kind of Story You Have to Read With Your Brain Switched On 😭😭 求女主搞权谋 看的时候必须带脑子的那种😭😭

1. 1 疯 The Mad Princess Marries a Powerful Eunuch 疯批公主她嫁了个高权宦官 Yin Yu尹玉Ancient Romance499k WordsCompleted {Devoted couple, two strong leads, historical setting, political intrigue, revenge, switched marriages, marriage before love} One is a spoiled and willful princess; the other, a ruthless and bloodthirsty minister. An unexpected marriage swap brings Feng Yuan and Jiang Yu together. Just as everyone waits to laugh at them after the wedding, they realize things are taking a strange turn. Feng Yuan knows full well that she must wear the false mask the world expects of her to hide herself even deeper 6.2kReads9.3Score904Shelves

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   It's a rare good-looking plot, with two strong characters and a great heroine. It doesn't weaken the heroine, nor does it force the supporting characters to subdue the protagonist to pave the way for the protagonist. The supporting characters are also well-shaped. It feels like everyone can become the protagonist. If the protagonist makes a wrong move, it's unclear who will take the throne.

2. 2 纨 The Pampered Life of a Spoiled Commandery Princess 纨绔郡主得宠日常 Zhao Pian赵骗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Signed for publication. The print edition is expected to be available by the end of the year. No! This! Is! Not! A! Romance! No CP! No rebirth, no transmigration, a thoroughly evil heroine, a power-struggle story A truly wicked heroine, vying for power over the realm, genuinely unhinged, ruthless, and rotten to the core Questions that come up while reading can only be answered by reading on. The willful, overbearing young princess of the Prince of Zhenbei’s household takes a fancy to Pei Jinnian 58.9kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves

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   Jin Zhi is definitely my favorite heroine in Tomato novels. She is ruthless and ruthless. She kills when she wants. She is not verbose or aggrieved at all. She is powerful and intelligent. In order to seek revenge for so many years, Xu Xu has been surrounded by capable people from all walks of life. They are also loyal and have no betrayal. They only sacrifice themselves for her. This kind of friendship is so enviable. Her family died in the war, but she was surrounded by people who truly loved her. She was lucky. The most important thing about a true Machiavellian novel is that there is no male protagonist. There is no messy love affair or messy common man in the whole text. There are more than 500 chapters. I can't bear to skip a chapter. I really recommend it. The whole text is thoughtful.

3. 3 惊 Shocking! The Legitimate Princess Defies Fate Every Day! 惊！嫡公主她每天都在逆天改命！ Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-led power fantasy + ruthless, unhinged heroine + an extreme “I’d rather betray others than let them betray me” mentality] Xuan Mingyao was reborn at the age of seven, back before anything had happened. Though she was the empress’s legitimate daughter, a princess treated like royalty, her younger brother, the crown prince, was about to die of illness. Her mother would soon be consumed by worry, grow estranged from the emperor, and eventually be deposed in the witchcraft scandal. Overnight 27.6kReads9.4Score3.6kShelves

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   One of the few that got to see it

4. 4 神 A Tycoon Transmigrates into a Book: She Dominates the Ultimate Game of Power 神豪穿书：她在顶级权力游戏通吃 Three Peppercorns三两花椒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A non-formulaic tycoon story + power struggles + strong female lead + multiple male leads + sex-focused relationships + BG] Question: What’s it like to get bound to a tycoon System that rewards you for spending money on love, only to be focused on gaining power? Thanks for asking. I just got off the plane, and the System is clinging to my leg, crying and begging me to stop. I transmigrated into a world stitched together from several melodramatic novels. In this chaotic script, where pr 18.1kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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   Xingang, who was delayed by the title of the book, is a true heroine and the world is sober.

5. 5 南 Southern Dynasty: The Empress's Mentor Returns to Slaughter Them All 南朝：女帝师归来，嘎嘎乱杀 Purple Huan King紫桓王Ancient Romance231k WordsCompleted (Wei-Jin era setting + political intrigue + woman disguised as a man + the revenge of a ruthless power minister) “Swallows that once nested beneath the eaves of the Wang and Xie mansions now fly into the homes of ordinary folk.” She was a daughter of the Xie clan of Chen Commandery, one of the most illustrious families to flourish for two centuries during the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties. When her country fell, her family was destroyed, and the glory she had held as the emperor' 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Very powerful heroine

6. 6 明 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 128.8kReads9.3Score17.8kShelves

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   Very pretty! Everyone go and see it!

7. 7 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 86.4kReads9.6Score11.1kShelves
8. 8 偷 Steal from the Imperial Palace to Raise the Prince: Anyone in My Way Dies 偷皇宫养皇子，谁挡路谁就死 Yang Xiuxiu扬岫岫Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [Thieving Maid ✖️ Prince of the Cold Palace] Two equally formidable leads, fiercely protective, raising him first, then fighting for power After dying, Shan Zhi transmigrates and is reborn in the Cold Palace. The moment she opens her eyes, Si Huaizheng is hoping she’ll die. Not the best start. … She hadn’t really planned on looking after him. But he calls her big sister… What can she do? Since she’s here, she might as well make a go of it. She can only take him along for the ride~ ❗Before she 57.4kReads9.4Score10kShelves

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