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- 1 The Empress Dowager's Rise to Power 皇太后上位记 Overnight, she transmigrates and becomes the youngest empress dowager in history. The new emperor ascends the throne, and the life she had imagined for herself was to skip all the palace intrigue, watch the consorts compete for favor when she was bored, and enjoy being looked after by the new emperor, living comfortably as a pampered layabout. Reality, however, is that there is a legitimate empress dowager above her, while her own father is wholeheartedly devoted to plotting a rebellion. With no 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Empress Dowager Is Hard to Marry Off 太后难嫁 She became empress at sixteen, then was widowed... As the youngest empress dowager in the history of the Jiuzhou Continent, and the only one still alive, Bo Yan had to protect the young emperor as he grew up while keeping traitorous ministers from seizing power. At last, at thirty, she passed away from sheer exhaustion, much to everyone's expectations... Reborn, she was still the empress dowager. This time, she was determined to live differently. At the very least, she would stay alive, root out 19Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 3 After I Transmigrated, I Became the Empress Dowager of a Fallen Kingdom 穿越后我成了亡国太后 Salojun, a modern military doctor, transmigrates under mysterious circumstances. The moment she opens her eyes, she has a nearly grown adopted son, and soon finds herself surrounded by wolves, nearly losing her life to them. After narrowly escaping death, she thinks she can build a fortune with her bargain-basement Crown Prince son. Instead, the little ingrate wants to kill his own mother. A former empress reduced to a village girl, she has to outwit the little wolf cub, beat up unruly villagers 28Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 4 Transmigrated Into the Imperial Palace as Dowager Empress, I Just Want to Live a Lazy Life 穿成深宫太后只想当咸鱼 Genius doctor He Tiantian transmigrates into the role of the Great Chu Empress Dowager, and now she has to raise the old emperor’s son? With treacherous officials running amok in court and Prince Regent Chu Junzhan watching her like a hawk, she’s caught between a rock and a hard place. Clutching the five-year-old prince, He Tiantian trembles. “There’s no way I can go on living like this!” She rolls up her sleeves, ready to climb over the wall and escape, but the calculating prince regent gets ta 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Max-Level Empress Dowager Becomes Empress 满级太后变皇后 An award-winning actress transmigrates and becomes the Empress Dowager. Life has truly reached its peak! She takes down fake drama queens and self-destructive schemers, and tears into hypocritical, two-faced women. The cold, arrogant emperor falls for the Empress Dowager at first sight, and his life is ruined! No other beauty in the harem can compare! Both leads are virgins! No blood relation! Absolutely shameless comedy! 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Little Empress Dowager 小太后 Jiang Yan, a history PhD, transmigrates into the body of Empress Dowager Jiang of the Great Yong Dynasty after an archaeological mishap. “Mother, I don’t want to go to court. The ministers bully me.” “Mother, I don’t want to go to school anymore. The Grand Tutor criticized me again.” Looking at the little emperor, who was sniffling and crying, Jiang Yan fell silent. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Forced to Raise a Child: The Empress Dowager Turns Around and Marries the Regent 被迫带崽：太后转身嫁给摄政王 [The ending is terrible. Don’t read.] On the last day of the late emperor’s life, he ordered Yin Shu to enter the palace and become empress. Poor Yin Shu: the late emperor died on the very night she arrived, leaving his young son to succeed him. From then on, Yin Shu’s life became all about raising a child. Just two days into her new life as a nanny, the young general Xiao arrived at the palace with the late emperor’s edict and became regent. Yin Shu felt a little guilty. When Xiao Chengjun l 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Reborn as the Empress Dowager: I Kick the Foreign Powers and Punch the Ugly Japanese 穿成太后，我脚踢列强拳击丑倭 [Transmigration] A century of humiliation, ceding territory, paying reparations: I’ll trample it all underfoot. I’ll make China the greatest nation in the world! [Scene One] If the Empress Dowager of the Qing Empire had died earlier, would history’s wheels have turned sooner? Ye Yu gazed at the Empress Dowager Yehe in the mirror, wondering which method was most reliable: hanging, smashing her head, jumping from a building, drowning, or strangling her. [Scene Two] “Your Majesty, these barbarians 4Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 9 Reborn as a Sixty-Year-Old Woman, the Villains Beg Me to Redeem Them 穿成六旬老太，反派们求着被救赎 The world's dimensions accidentally spilled all the villain storylines into a single world. Now it's full of villains, every one of them bent on destroying the world. The System sends Sang Jisheng to redeem them all. But when she transmigrates there, she finds herself in the body of a woman in her sixties. She gives up trying and opens a restaurant, serving a hot meal to anyone who comes in. System: Save one person, and you'll get five years younger. Sang Jisheng: Now you're talking! After s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Little Empress at Home: The Chief Minister's Guide to Spoiling His Wife 家养小太后：首辅的宠妻法则 Empress Dowager Cui Zhaoning and Grand Secretary Song Xiuming fought all their lives, until they both passed away. Everyone said that a new era had begun for Great Qi. When Cui Zhaoning opened her eyes, she discovered she had been reborn as Song Xiuming's youngest great-granddaughter. Without a word, she kicked the lid off Song Xiuming's coffin. Who knew that the old rogue Song Xiuming had also been reborn? And, as it happened, he had become her betrothed. * Song Xiuming had loved Cui Zhaoning h 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 My Emperor, Can't You Let Your Mother Live for a Few More Episodes? 皇儿啊，能不能让哀家多活几集 [Empress Dowager + Adorable Child + Unlucky Predictions + Court Intrigue + Powerful Female Lead] After transmigrating, Xu Qiaoqiao becomes the empress dowager, who rules from behind the curtain and is destined to die a terrible death. She wants to cry. The scheming little emperor, the big boss, is obedient and well-behaved. Her grandfather, the prime minister who holds the reins of government, dotes on her. Her maternal grandfather, the grand marshal who commands the army, is kind and gentle. Wh 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Crossing Swords with the Wicked Empress Dowager 杠上不良太后 The empress dowager is ruthless. She slaughtered three thousand consorts in the imperial harem, staining the bluestone paths with blood. Her iron fist leaves no one daring to challenge her! The empress dowager is brazen. The chancellor and generals obey her every command, the commander of the Imperial Guard reveres her, and the people of the realm know only the empress dowager, not the emperor! The empress dowager is shameless. She visits brothels, frequents casinos, flirts with the chancellor, 13Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 13 Report, Imperial Preceptor: The Empress Dowager Is Pregnant! 报告国师：太后有喜了！ After transmigrating, Shi Muwan, once a minor city official in a small town, somehow became the feared power behind the throne in Changjing: the highly placed Empress Dowager. Her eldest brother was an unrivaled warrior, her second brother had read countless books, and her third brother was an architectural genius. Together, they had spoiled the original owner into an unpredictable, ruthless fool. No one expected the Empress Dowager to come back from the dead as if she were a completely differen 158Reads—Score2214d adds
- 14 Quick Transmigration: I'm the Empress Dowager, So What? 快穿：我是太后，你想咋滴？ As an employee of the Historical Preservation Bureau, Fang Yuan has no choice but to travel into various novels whose plots have been twisted beyond recognition, and face-slap the lovesick characters who distort history. Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang: “Fulin, if you love Dong'e so much, then the two of you can go die together.” Empress Dowager Cixi: “You'd rather hand over the empire than give up your true love? Fine, I'll send you to meet the late emperor.” Empress Dowager Lü: “You think the human 178Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 15 The Regent’s Little Empress Dowager 摄政小太后 The mysterious organization’s all-around top assassin, “Fire Phoenix,” died, and Qu Ruoyan, the fifteen-year-old legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister’s household, came back to life. A single imperial decree made her empress. A single posthumous edict made her the regent dowager, tasked with assisting the young new emperor. The emperor is still a child, so Her Majesty the Dowager has the final say. At last, she can lie flat and enjoy life. Qu Ruoyan smiles even in her dreams. But the late em 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 A Book by Matcha Sweet Orange 抹茶甜橙的一本书 She transmigrates into the youngest empress dowager in the history of the Great Yu dynasty. She thinks she’s about to enjoy a life of fine food, beautiful clothes, handsome men, and lying flat. But reality gives her a harsh lesson Not only does she have to take care of all her own daily needs, but every handsome man has an ulterior motive. There’s the naive young emperor, the ambitious imperial concubines dowager, and the regent who holds sway over the court… In a harem full of villains, slack o 7Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 17 The Empress Dowager’s Ghostwriter: The Phoenix’s Right to Rule 太后代笔：凰权 After transmigrating into a book, Song Ci becomes the empress dowager who rose from being a palace maid. Her adopted son is the male lead, who bides his time before usurping the throne and murdering the emperor. Her own son is the villain, a cruel, unscrupulous, and incompetent emperor. Her two remaining daughters are scheming black-hearted women who turn on each other at the slightest provocation. Freshly transmigrated, Song Ci is frail and sickly, yet she still has to attend the selection cere 3Reads—Score214d adds
- 18 The Cold, Beautiful Empress Dowager: Mother, Do You Know How Filial I Am? 冷艳太后：朕的孝心母后可知 Jiang Mu, a top modern-day agent, transmigrates to the Great Xia Dynasty and becomes the reigning emperor! But he’s nothing more than a puppet. At home, powerful ministers hold sway, princes meddle in state affairs, cults run rampant, and disasters plague the land! Beyond the borders, the Jin and Yuan kingdoms watch like hungry wolves. With a splendid realm before him and beauties at his side, this time, he will rule the world by day and sleep in the lap of beauty by night! 22Reads7.2Score614d adds
- 19 The Emperor Regrets It After My Death: Reborn, I Charm the Capital as Empress Dowager 死后皇上后悔，重生太后撩翻京城 [Traditional Household Intrigue + Rebirth and Revenge + Punishing Scum and Face-Slapping + Everyone’s Regret and Redemption + Male Supporting Character Takes the Lead] In her past life, Ye Xi, eldest legitimate daughter of the Ye family, had a miserable life: her mother-in-law despised her, her husband neglected her, and she was ultimately killed by a concubine. Then she was reborn in the body of the Western Empress Dowager, the former emperor’s most beloved consort. Her husband from her past l 118Reads8.4Score1214d adds
- 20 The Spoiled Wife's Decree: Don't Run Away with My Empress Dowager 娇妻令：朕的太后你别跑 After transmigrating, Ning An finds herself Empress Dowager of an entire nation. She thinks life will be smooth sailing from then on, with handsome men to admire whenever she likes. But her good fortune doesn’t last long... The schemes among the consorts, the power struggles over the throne, and all the love and hate have her caught up in everything. She is utterly confused, yet still has to put up with the emperor, who is sometimes childish and sometimes domineering, constantly making things di 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Demon Queen Brings Ruin to the Nation: The Regent’s Beloved Keeps Causing Trouble 妖后倾国：摄政王心尖宠又作妖啦 [One true pairing, sweet romance, stunningly beautiful leads, light and satisfying, a touch of political intrigue, no System, no inner-courtyard scheming, a little palace intrigue, love at first sight that lasts forever. The cold-hearted Regent falls madly in love and dotes on her without limit, while the gentle yet resilient, ever-changing young Empress Dowager gradually falls for him] Yu Si transmigrates into the prosperous Great Yu dynasty, becoming the bewitching empress whom the old empero 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma Helps Her Transmigrated Granddaughter Connect to All the Worlds 重生七零：老太带穿越孙女通万界 After living to the age of eighty-five and dying peacefully, she is reborn at fifty-one. Her previous life was full of regrets: her biological daughter was switched at birth, and she never got to see her even once. Believing that family harmony brings prosperity, and that she should suffer rather than let the children go without, she took everything upon herself. Old Man Sun and that shameless old white lotus... two wretched creatures... Now that she is reborn, she deals with them one by one. Di 1.5kReads8.0Score30514d adds
- 23 I Transmigrated into an Eighties Grandma, Married Off the Whole Family, and Got Rich 《穿越八零老太太，我把全家嫁出去后暴富了》 Transmigrated as an Eighties Grandma, I Married Off My Entire Family and Struck It Rich 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Wildest Empress Dowager Is Only Eighteen 最野太后十八岁 Qi Mingxuan spent ten years fighting for his country. When he returned victorious, he discovered that the girl he had secretly loved had become the Empress Dowager. Furious, Qi Mingxuan raised an army in rebellion. As the rebels surrounded the palace, Qi Mingxuan sneaked into the Empress Dowager’s chambers. Qi Mingxuan: “Come with me. You’ll still be the most honored woman in the land.” Lin Shuqian: “All right. Come get me tomorrow morning.” The next morning, Qi Mingxuan entered the palace and d 11Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 25 Reborn: The Empress Dowager's Many Devoted Admirers 重生之太后的万般独宠 Wen Xi transmigrated into the body of a young, beautiful, delicate empress dowager. She was only twenty-three years old, making her the youngest empress dowager ever. What kind of crazy good luck had just fallen into her lap? Since she could live a life of wealth and luxury without having to work to pay off her Huabei balance, she was naturally going to enjoy it to the fullest~ And the little emperor was especially devoted to her, though he listened to his Imperial Uncle a little too much. But 52Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 26 Reborn as the Empress Dowager, Cherished by the Prince Regent 穿成太后被摄政王娇养了 After transmigrating, Yun Jingshu becomes the most powerful woman in the Xia dynasty: the Empress Dowager, second to none and above everyone else. Even the emperor treats her with deference. Life couldn't be sweeter. Who knew the palace would be full of traps? The young emperor wants to rule for himself, his mother keeps coming around to make trouble, and the Regent watches her like a hawk, sending a whole horde of spies into her palace. Alas, the Empress Dowager has no choice but to show hers 77Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 27 Your Majesty, the Emperor Is Here to Pay His Respects Again 太后，陛下又来给你请安了 She was the most timid and useless failure in a family of military generals. After being framed, she entered the palace dressed in white as a bride sent to bring good fortune. He was the new emperor who had seized the throne in Beijun, ruthless and wielding power over all! She stepped out of the bridal sedan in plain white mourning clothes and was branded a wicked woman who had cursed the late emperor. No one knew that this timid failure was actually a fearlessly arrogant top-tier assassin. When 115Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 I’m Bad Luck for My Husband: Your Majesty, Please Stay Away 哀家克夫：皇上请回避 Everyone under heaven knows that Su Qingyuan, Empress Dowager of Nanyue, is a demon. Plenty of women are said to bring bad luck, but none has ever supposedly caused an emperor’s death. She did it! The emperor died on the day she was crowned empress, and the new emperor gave her a cup of poison. Clutching the imperial seal, she argued her case: “I am the Empress Dowager!” The new emperor’s face darkened. “You can live, but only if, ” In a single day, she received the imperial seal and edict f 12Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 29 Your Highness, the Empress Dowager Is Expecting 王爷，太后娘娘有喜了 One startling dream later, a top-secret agent in a phoenix crown and bridal robes had become the legitimate daughter of the Mo family, married into the imperial palace. The realm was in chaos, and a treacherous minister seized the throne. She had barely settled into her place as empress before the dynasty changed and she became the Empress Dowager. Worse still, she was pregnant and had no idea who the father was! Was she destined to be condemned by everyone and reviled for all eternity? Her step 25Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 30 The Wicked Empress Dowager Became Everyone's Darling 恶毒太后成了万人迷 [Transmigration + Comeback + Everyone’s Favorite + Regret and Redemption + Face-Slapping + Feel-Good] Xu Lingyu transmigrates and becomes the Empress Dowager of Dongchen. The former Empress Dowager of Dongchen was devious, vicious, and loathed by everyone. Yet she ruled from behind the curtain, held all the power, and even tormented the young emperor at will. As for the new Xu Lingyu... She doesn’t consider herself a good person either, but she’s carefree and hates trouble even more. Other than 40Reads8.0Score614d adds
- 31 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Idle Empress Dowager Is Anything but Idle 穿书后，咸鱼太后不闲了 [One True Pairing + Transmigrate Into a Book + System + Food + An Unrealistic Setting With No Logic] Modern-day movie star Bai Tanyue transmigrates into a novel she barely read and becomes empress from the start. Before long, the emperor dies, and she rightfully becomes the empress dowager, reaching the very pinnacle of a woman's status. Even the newly enthroned emperor has to bow to her. She can eat, drink, and enjoy herself in the harem however she likes, but what can she do when the System ke 120Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Empress Dowager Is Reborn, and the Emperor Pursues Her Relentlessly 太后重生，被皇上狠狠追求 Reborn in a new life, I must change my fate of being torn apart by five horses. Treat the Crown Prince well, advise my father, and work diligently to be a good Empress. I will never again entertain the slightest ambition. All I want is to retire in peace and leave the palace in style. Who could have guessed that in this deep palace, things wouldn’t go the way I wanted? When the Crown Prince learned I planned to leave the palace, he abandoned his gentle manner and changed completely. So much for 177Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 33 I Became the Old Madam of a Marquis’s Household, and From the Start I Had a House Full of Children and Grandchildren 穿成侯府老太，开局我就儿孙满堂 Help! The old madam has gone on a killing spree. She steals military secrets and hands them to the enemy, getting her good-for-nothing husband killed on the frontier. Her son isn't even her own? No matter. Kill him. Her daughter-in-law is disobedient? Kill her too. Her little granddaughter gazes up with innocent eyes, but her parents are dead and life would only bring her more suffering. Send her underground to reunite with them! From the start, she has amnesia, and this deranged old madam gets 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Transmigrated as a Widow, I Led My Family to a Better Life 穿成寡妇，带领全家过上好日子 [Transmigration + farming + System + no romance] Other people transmigrate and become princesses or young ladies. At worst, they get to become younger. Mu Ting, though, goes straight from an unmarried young woman to having three new titles. Not only does she suddenly have seven children and three grandchildren, her husband also died recently, making her a widow. She wakes up to debt collectors at the door. There’s no money or food at home? Mu Ting looks at the twelve mouths in her family, all wa 11Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 35 The Empress Dowager Is a Scientist 太后是个科学家 She has forgotten who she is, but her mind still holds the technological knowledge of another world. She is gentle and graceful by nature, yet wields the deadliest guns and cannons! After transmigrating into a chaotic age of warring states, she becomes a prize coveted by every nation. After countless hardships, the great general finally brings her home as his wife. She wisely brings weapons as her dowry, only for him to spoil her to the heavens. Years later, when she looks back, she is astonishe 37Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 36 I Transmigrated into the Old Duchess, So You Unworthy Descendants Better Tremble 穿越成国公老夫人不肖子孙颤抖吧 (Palace and household intrigue: the Old Madam’s story!!!) Mu Yun’en is a lifelong single by choice, known as the she-devil of the business world. Her employees call her the Iron Lady. While in the restroom, she overhears her secretary and a female employee discussing the new drama their company just signed. Then, out of nowhere, the conversation turns to her. The employee likes the inspiring heroine and hero, while the secretary feels sorry for the second male lead. She complains that his family 243Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 37 After the Emperor Rebels: The Grand Empress Dowager Has Had Enough 皇帝叛逆后：太皇太后不干了 [Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Transmigration] Fang Huai is the youngest Empress Dowager Emerita in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Under the pretext of bringing good fortune, Emperor Taizu brought the five-year-old girl into the palace. When she was eight, the aging emperor died, making her the Empress Dowager. Less than a year later, the infant emperor died too, and she became Empress Dowager Emerita as well. With no interest in government affairs, the Empress Dowager Emerita simply handed power t 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Consort Ming Has Beauty and Power 明妃她有颜有权 She came from the dust, then vanished into clouds and mist. Flecks of starlight draped a dim cloak over the ordinary folk. Bright eyes and a faint smile; Wangshu had lost its glow, as she softly sang a parting song amid red walls and green tiles. Also known as: A Single Morning, and Chang’an’s Flowers Were All in Bloom (Note: The female lead, Cui Qing Shu, has a memory of a modern life, like a dream that has passed. You can think of it as transmigration.) 4Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 39 The Peerlessly Pampered Little Empress Dowager 绝世娇宠小太后 The greatest thief in the martial world transmigrated into the Northland’s most beautiful woman, famed for both her talent and artistry. At sixteen, she married a crown prince in his forties, but instead of bringing him good fortune, she ended up killing him. Everyone called her a curse, but she took her time raising the eight-year-old emperor as her son and treating the aloof regent as an errand boy. Gold, silver, jewels, and peerless beauties: she claimed them all! She was the empress dowager. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Auntie Doesn't Play by the Rules 阿姨她不按套路出牌 I recently noticed some lovely readers of my new book coming here from my account to check this one out. Don't! Seriously, don't! This was just a practice run for fun. I had an outline for a million-word story, but cut it down to 190,000 words. I couldn't even be bothered to get it reviewed when it was 10,000 words short of the review threshold (￣ェ￣;). The last two chapters cram 800,000 words' worth of content into just a few thousand words. It really isn't worth reading. Please, I didn't know c 437Reads8.1Score21614d adds
- 41 The Empress Dowager’s First Day Ruling from Behind the Curtain: A Pregnancy Scare Goes Viral 垂帘听政第一天，太后被爆孕吐 Chu Jinxi has finally begun ruling from behind the curtain, becoming the most exalted woman in the Great Rong Dynasty. She looks forward to living the life of a pampered layabout, indulging in luxury while others wait on her hand and foot. She’s so delighted she can hardly stop grinning. But on her very first day presiding over court, she throws up in front of all the civil and military officials! The officials demand answers, accuse her, and threaten to force her out. How can she possibly get o 59Reads—Score514d adds
- 42 From the Start, I Stumble into Empress Dowager Xuan’s Bedchamber in the Qin Empire 开局误入大秦宣太后寝宫 [Multiple Dynasties + Alternate History + Gods and Demons + Exhilarating Power Fantasy + Lighthearted Daily Life + Decisive Ruthlessness + Subtle Romance] “Wang Xinghe, get back here this instant!” “Yue’er, the day I become a god will be the day I marry you.” “Xinghe, my dear disciple, I’ve always treated you well. Why won’t you listen to me?” “Master, tonight I just want to cling to your coattails. Let’s not talk about anything else.” “How dare you!” Breaking news! A heaven-sent s 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Palace of Embers: Bones Behind Vermilion Walls 烬宫赋：朱墙锁骨 In the fictional Great Jing dynasty, imperial power is centralized, but aristocratic clans rule their own domains. Currents of intrigue run beneath the borderlands and the imperial court. The harem is both the emperor's playground and an extension of the battlefield for political power. Strict palace rules conceal rampant corruption, and everyone struggles amid their desires, while true love becomes the costliest sacrifice. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Dowager Empress Is Bewitchingly Beautiful 太后娘娘 妩媚动人 Qiao Yurong is the most beautiful woman in the capital, famed far and wide for her stunning looks. One day, she is chosen to serve at the emperor’s side and becomes the most favored woman in the harem! But happiness never lasts. Her former fiancé, Prince An, stages a coup, kills the emperor, and seizes the throne. When the former lovers meet again, their eyes blaze with hatred! To save her family, Qiao Yurong volunteers to become a nun. But she is carrying the late emperor’s posthumous child, an 119Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 45 Prime Minister, the Empress Dowager Doesn't Want to Attend Court Early 丞相，太后她不想早朝 After transmigrating, Duan Qingyan became the sixteen-year-old Empress Dowager of the Dongli Kingdom. Born with a tendency to sleep through everything, she thought she could finally spend her days sleeping in and lazing around. She never expected that she’d have to deal with palace and household intrigues, as well as diligently govern from behind the curtain. If she slacked off even a little, the impossibly handsome Chancellor would threaten to send her to join the late emperor in death. She 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Has the Empress Dowager Remarried Today? 太后今天改嫁了吗？ HE | Everyone's darling | Mutual devotion | Mutual salvation | Instinctive attraction | Each other's one and only | Younger man, forbidden love | Taboo On the night of the emperor's funeral, the young empress dowager Lu Zhaoning fell asleep while bathing. A mysterious person broke into her bedchamber, Changle Palace. Who was it? The newly enthroned, younger, lovesick and unhinged emperor, Gao Jingtian? The gentle imperial physician, Gu Chuanqiong? The cool and aloof Grand Tutor Shen Qingci, pro 268Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Reborn as a Wicked Woman, I’m Done Pretending: Flee Before Disaster Strikes 穿成恶妇不装了，天灾将至赶紧逃 The moment Liu Qingqing opens her eyes, she discovers she's transmigrated. Fine, she can deal with transmigrating! But then she realizes she's become a husbandless, thoroughly awful shrew who loves to make a scene! Her family adores her, and she has no awful relatives, but the original owner is still seen by the villagers as a lazy good-for-nothing. After a lifetime of walking on eggshells, what's so bad about being a shrew now? Going wild feels great, and going wild all the time feels even bett 985Reads7.7Score10114d adds
- 48 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: After Years as a Daughter-in-Law, I Finally Become the Matriarch 穿越之我在古代多年媳妇熬成婆 [Transmigrate and be reborn in her first life + Sign-in System for becoming the matriarch + 1v1 older woman-younger man romance + imperial examinations + family life + making a fortune] Ren Wanqiu is obsessed with stories about older women. She loves satisfying novels starring a widowed heroine with no romantic partner and a golden finger, a woman who sits atop the family hierarchy and has the final say in everything. Then she transmigrates at just the wrong time. Her parents-in-law are still a 87Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 49 Frozen to Death Outside My Son's Home 冻死在儿子家门前 They say more children, more blessings, but Zhou Yanying had four sons and spent her old age in greater misery than people with no children at all. Those without children could receive state support as members of the five-guarantee households, and someone would even make sure they were buried after they died. She was surrounded by children and grandchildren, yet she froze to death right outside her son’s home, and no one even came to claim her body... 163Reads6.6Score10414d adds
- 50 Longing for Your Embrace 欲扶腰 Nan Yu had just turned twenty when she became empress dowager. With a young child to care for and a declining nation to govern, she urgently needed a powerful backer. Xiao Yiquan, a scheming courtier who held power over the court, beckoned her with a finger. “Little Empress Dowager, what do you think of me?” Nan Yu lifted her peerlessly beautiful face and knelt at his boots. “If I behave, will you give me anything I want?” Later, she really did behave. So well that she settled every humiliation 67Reads6.8Score—14d adds
