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  1. 1 The Annals of Guining 归宁本纪 Ancient Romance269k WordsCompleted This novel follows the story of Puyang Yuyue, from her first life to her second, spanning more than fifty years as she seizes the throne and establishes a new dynasty. (The second life will begin within a month; the title is undecided.) [Content advisory] Entirely fictional setting; a mix of many elements. The first life moves quickly, while the female lead gradually grows. The second life focuses on nation-building (I’ll do my best). In her first life, she flees at the age of five to avenge her 4Reads—Score—14d adds
  2. 2 The Reborn Female Tyrant Only Wants to Cultivate Her Body, Mind, and Virtue 重生的女暴君只想修身养性积德 Ancient Romance208k WordsCompleted [Alternate World + Political Intrigue + Self-Cultivation + Healing] In her previous life, she killed her master and slaughtered her junior disciples. With a single sword, she eliminated everyone who stood in her way, becoming a tyrant who unified the land. In the end, she died by the hand of the one she loved most. In this life, she only wants to live quietly and cultivate her character, but trouble keeps finding her, one problem after another... When she decides to face it all bravely, she di —Reads—Score—14d adds
  3. 3 The Legitimate Daughter’s Secret Identity Exposed, and the Powerful Prince Won’t Leave Her Alone Night After Night 嫡女掉马甲,权王夜夜缠 Ancient Romance142k WordsOngoing The cold-faced prince × the two-faced young lady × two formidable leads The leads are both born and raised in ancient times, and neither is afraid to speak their mind. She appears to be the cool and reserved daughter of a censor, but is in truth the leader of the martial world’s largest intelligence network. He is a prince of the imperial house, celebrated for his military exploits yet hiding deep secrets. A corruption case throws their fates together. They go from testing each other to standing —Reads—Score—14d adds
  4. 4 After Regaining My Memories, I Killed the Scumbag and Became Empress 记忆恢复后,干掉渣男当女皇 Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted She is the cherished daughter of the Grand Commandant's household and the Heng Prince's principal consort. She has everything: family, status, and more. She has been showered with love and affection all her life. But after returning from another world, the peaceful facade is shattered. Danger lurks everywhere. Whose hand is pulling the strings? Now that she has been given this opportunity, she will forge a safe path for herself and her family! If she cannot set this tottering kingdom right, then 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  5. 5 Disguised as a Man: From Feudal Lord to Empress 女扮男装:从封地王爷杀到女帝 Ancient Romance265k WordsCompleted (Not recommended: the numbers were poor, so it was dropped) [Doomsday transmigration to ancient times + spatial powers + struggle for supremacy + infrastructure building + strong female lead + empress + adorable child + romance] When Xiao Li wakes up, she is in labor, while her consort is in bed with a spy from another kingdom, plotting to seize power and claim a fief. She sends them both on their way. If they can’t be separated, then they can stay together forever. The city falls, and the Xio 12Reads—Score—14d adds
  6. 6 A Song of Praise 歌之颂 Eastern Fantasy93k WordsCompleted Passion + the Martial World + Power Struggles + Court Politics + Romance + Mind Games + Two Male Leads [A young man learns martial arts, ventures into the martial world, and enters the imperial court. As war engulfs Great Zhou and the people are driven from their homes, he slowly comes of age.] Find a kindred spirit. Enter the martial world. Never expecting to be drawn into a struggle for the throne. Break free of your shackles. Stand against immortals! In the end…! —Reads—Score—14d adds
  7. 7 Husband of the Wind: The Rise of an Empire 夫风者:帝国崛起 Historical634k WordsCompleted As the Great Yan Empire falls apart, Dongfang Yin, a descendant of the imperial bloodline, rises in the east. Using both covert schemes and open strategies, he battles sects plunging the world into chaos, brings warring states to heel, hunts down the mastermind behind the empire's collapse, and unites the ancient realm of Zhongding. An ancient war novel. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  8. 8 The Women’s Realm of Great Jin 大晋女权 Ancient Romance420k WordsCompleted [Historical Political Intrigue + Transmigration to Another World + Everyone Gets a Bad Ending] They say that when someone is on the brink of death, their brain spends thirty seconds replaying their life like a lantern show, laying every regret and missed opportunity bare. Luo Zhaoran’s life was particularly short, yet full of color, making its end all the more heartbreaking. In her previous life, she suffered through every kind of hardship. Given another chance in a different world, all she want 17Reads—Score—14d adds
  9. 9 After Disguising Herself as a Man, She Races Down the Road to Power 女扮男装后,在权臣道路上狂奔 Two Female Leads269k WordsOngoing A no-brains, powerhouse female lead story. There is a CP, but the heroine's canon partner dies in the first volume and remains in her memories throughout. In the second volume, the heroine's canon partner comes back to life midway through or at the end. You can also read this as having no CP, since the canon partner mainly serves to drive the plot. A little court intrigue. There are some fantasy elements in the middle, and the second volume may feature more of them later on. The heroine is a nat 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  10. 10 The Sparrow Pavilion 雀阁 Ancient Romance690k WordsCompleted “Those who steal a hook are executed; those who steal a state are made lords!” Power is the authority of a nation! As the ruler of the Northern Empire, Emperor Ming has great ambitions. To create a peaceful and prosperous age, he executes rebellious traitors, puts corrupt officials to death, and establishes the Sparrow Pavilion! The Sparrow Pavilion is the empire’s highest intelligence agency, a secret service personally established by Emperor Ming. Death hangs in the air here, accompanied by a 4Reads—Score—14d adds
  11. 11 The Wind Rises as Spring City Falls to Dusk 风起,春城暮 Ancient Romance322k WordsCompleted I’ve started a new book, an ancient-style household drama called Deep House, Sharp Claws. Thank you for your support. [Historical romance with two strong leads + political intrigue + no one here is easy to deal with] No golden finger, no rebirth, no transmigration. In this life, the heroine is the master of her own fate: a woman who rises from the inner household to the court and reaches the pinnacle of power. She has the calm and clearheadedness of a noblewoman, is resourceful, and has the cour 534Reads—Score10114d adds
  12. 12 Book Transmigration: Keep Your Characterization Intact 穿书:稳住人设不能崩 Ancient Romance292k WordsCompleted [Political Intrigue] [Book Transmigration] These days, it’s so easy for someone’s public persona to fall apart. A “nice guy” influencer with hundreds of thousands of followers was exposed as an animal abuser; a coworker known for being a “good husband” was caught cheating; even the male celebrity I liked, always seen as an innocent, boy-next-door type, was exposed for visiting prostitutes, and Jiang Xin immediately stopped being a fan... But she never expected that she would have to maintain a s 15Reads—Score—14d adds
  13. 13 Transmigrated as a Prince, I Was Tricked into Going to War on My Wedding Night 穿越成皇子大婚洞房夜被坑去打仗 Historical144k WordsOngoing (Transmigration + alternate history + no System) He transmigrates into an alternate history, right in the middle of a prince's wedding banquet. Just as he enters the bridal chamber, he is urgently summoned to the palace and ordered to lead an army into battle? But he knows nothing about fighting wars! What should he do? He needs a golden finger, and fast!!! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  14. 14 Chronicles of a Flourishing Age 千秋盛世录 Historical577k WordsCompleted [Serious historical drama + ensemble cast + Game of Thrones + struggle for the realm + poetry and song] Yu tamed the floods and divided the land into nine provinces. The throne passed down through the generations until the Zhou dynasty. Two hundred years ago, the founding emperor of the Great Zhou drove out the Western Xia, restored the nine provinces, and granted fiefs to his meritorious officials. He gave the northern lands to the Prince of Yan to resist the Xiongnu, and the south to the Princ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  15. 15 The First-Rank Young Master 一品公子 Historical1.7M WordsCompleted Su Hanfeng transmigrates to the State of Ning and becomes the famous idiot son of the Su family, still unable to write his own name at the age of ten. With a wretched background, he is cruelly jilted. But half a month later, Su Hanfeng’s poetic talent and modern way of thinking catch the attention of the empress. His former fiancée begs him for another chance, consumed by regret. Once, you looked down on me. Now, you’re not worthy of me! 659Reads7.6Score10114d adds
  16. 16 The Powerful Man in Men's Clothes Is Actually the Prince's Beloved Wife 男装权臣竟是王爷娇妻 Ancient Romance475k WordsCompleted [Historical fantasy romance & equally powerful leads & woman disguised as a man & revenge] Su Mingyu was the only daughter of a general, raised in luxury. But when disaster struck her family in childhood, she lost her memory and ended up living as a beggar. Adopted by a eunuch, she wore men's clothes every day. After her adoptive father's brutal death, she disguised herself as a man and vowed to make the powerful person responsible pay. After ten years of careful planning, just as she thought sh 12Reads—Score—14d adds
  17. 17 A Carp in the West Hills 西山有鲤 Ancient Romance186k WordsOngoing At Xishan there is a pool with twenty-four carp in it, all fed on the flesh and blood of Youyao. The kingdom fell, the imperial family was destroyed, and the young emperor died far from home. In distant Chang'an, the imperial consort sank into a pool, feeding the fish with her own flesh until she became a specter. Like a wandering soul, she waited in the mortal world for three hundred years, all to be reunited with him for one lifetime. 20Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  18. 18 It's All Good: I've Been Reborn as the Crown Prince's Beloved 稳了,我重生成了太子白月光 Ancient Romance156k WordsCompleted [Bright and Lively × Sickly and Weary of Life, Redemption + Mutual Firsts + Sweet and Satisfying] (Abandoned project, read with caution) In her previous life, A Chen married the wrong man. Her husband, the prime minister, framed her for treason, and her entire family was executed. Given another chance at life, she breaks off the engagement, only to find herself relentlessly pursued. Her former fiancé, newly crowned top scholar, pressures her: “A Chen, we've been intimate. Who else would want you —Reads—Score—14d adds
  19. 19 The Princess Returns to Rule the Realm with a Treacherous Minister 公主归来,和奸臣共掌江山 Ancient Romance145k WordsOngoing “A clever, valiant princess scheming for the throne × a ruthless commander of the Imperial Guards” [Villainous couple + rekindled love + mutual salvation + palace intrigue + political machinations + happy ending] Though Gongyi Xiao was a woman, she was far more capable than her idle elder brother, the emperor. Sadly, her elder sister framed her, accusing her of an affair with the heir to the Prince of Zhennan. She was hurriedly sent out of the palace, cut off from political affairs from then on. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  20. 20 Forgotten Beauty 红颜忘 Ancient Romance105k WordsCompleted She is a spirit child, and the reincarnation of a gifted witch. From the moment she was born, she could forget nothing. He grew up with her, but is fated to lose his memories once every five years, leaving his life in fragments. Yet even when he forgets, the grudges from their past lives still bind them together. Meanwhile, three factions are stirring, and a tangled web of espionage and conspiracy is slowly taking shape. After enduring trials of the heart, the grudges of the martial world, and t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  21. 21 Reborn to Rule the World Alone 重生之独倾天下 Ancient Romance389k WordsOngoing [A frighteningly powerful true princess posing as a fake prince vs. a play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger heir] Synopsis: Wei Di fails in her bid for the throne and is stabbed to death by her brother, ending her short life. When she opens her eyes again, she’s back in her teens, reborn! - At court, she exposes the layers of conspiracy woven by those schemers, only to be dragged deeper into the struggle. - A treacherous minister flees, and her father is poisoned. She steps forward and leads her people 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  22. 22 Your Majesty the Empress, I Can Take You Down Anytime 皇后娘娘,本宫随时可以拿下你 Ancient Romance63k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + political intrigue + strong heroine + palace and household intrigue + historical romance + imaginative history + sweet romance] The emperor was overjoyed and rewarded Lin Yue with many treasures on the spot. The empress was so furious that her face turned ashen, yet she could do nothing about it. Seeing the empress's expression, the palace maid Lin Yue thought to herself, “Your Majesty the Empress, I can take you down whenever I want.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
  23. 23 Dashing and Wild, Born to Be a Spoiled Young Master 鲜衣怒马当纨绔 Historical349k WordsOngoing “Alternate history” + “court intrigue” + “no System” Also known as: The Great Liang Dynasty's Number One Playboy Gu Jian wakes up in the Southern Liang dynasty as the heir to the Marquis of Jingyuan. From the start, the emperor arranges a marriage for him. He marries Princess Changning and becomes the perfect son-in-law. Now that's some serious family backing! The Xie clan is throwing its weight around? No problem, I'm a playboy. The emperor keeps making things difficult for me? No problem, I'm 1Reads5.7Score—14d adds
  24. 24 We’re All Caught in the Same Game 你我皆是局中人 Ancient Romance594k WordsOngoing [Strong female lead + satisfying revenge + duty to country + court intrigue + clever characters + ruthless payback] Warning: If you don't like this, don't read it. The main cast is tagged [career-focused] and [unhinged]. Especially the heroine, Xiao Qingyao. Everything she does is driven by a clear purpose. Everything! Xiao Qingyao is deeply calculating. She plans ten moves ahead with every step, and a hundred moves ahead overall. Every move is part of a scheme. Gold is never pure, and no one i 64Reads8.5Score—14d adds
  25. 25 The Winds of Power and Intrigue 权谋之风波起 Two Male Leads224k WordsCompleted Setting: Alternate world, no central romance, revenge, court politics, warring states. After his clan is wiped out, he is branded a traitor who sold out his entire people. He struggles to survive in the capital, believing he can overturn the world, but obstacle after obstacle stands in his way. Can he get his revenge? Yet he says, “Wen San, hate me. Give all your love and all your hate to me.” 5Reads—Score—14d adds
  26. 26 Beauty in Brocade 锦衣艳骨 Ancient Romance250k WordsCompleted The night is so dark. When can we claw our way back from being hounds of the powerful and become human again, dispel the fog, and reclaim our dignity and worth? She fights through this desolate night, blood splattered across her face, a sight so terrifying even demons and monsters fear her. No one dares touch her. Everyone she has touched has rotted in the mire and become a pile of bones. Ever since she put on this flying-fish uniform, it has been like wearing shackles she can never remove. She 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  27. 27 After the Imperial Uncle Marries the Doctor, Everyone Begs Her to Forgive Them 医妃改嫁皇叔后,全员跪求原谅 Ancient Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Court intrigue + medical skills + transmigration and rebirth + everyone’s redemption arc + career-minded heroine + love-brained hero + happy ending] She was the legitimate daughter of a duke, a self-sacrificing saint in her past life, abandoned by both her husband’s family and her own maternal clan. The scummy prince admitted outright that he married her only to seize power. Her parents confessed she wasn’t their biological child and that they had taken her in only to use her. Reborn, she faced 9Reads—Score—14d adds
  28. 28 Reborn as a Princess of the Former Dynasty, I Staged a Coup and Took the Throne 穿成前朝公主,我反手造反登基 Ancient Romance352k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + family intrigue + political schemes + power struggles + turbulent times + faux siblings + ensemble cast] A highly skilled, hard-drinking heroine with an eccentric streak VS a calculating, scheming, possessive and obsessive male lead After transmigrating fourteen years ago, Xie Li finally learned that she had become a princess of the previous dynasty. Her grandmother was an empress, and her father was a prince. She could hardly believe her luck. But the empress was dead, her 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  29. 29 After Being Reborn, the Crown Princess Never Falls for Love Again 皇太女重生后,再不当恋爱脑 Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted [A crown princess who only cares about her ambitions + a cold, devoted prince of another surname, a peaceful and prosperous couple] [This is not a matriarchal setting or a matriarchal novel. Women can simply rule, serve as officials, and lead armies too.] Li Yan is reborn ten years in the past, back to the first time she met her consort. In her previous life: On the day the empress died of illness, her consort, Shen Ji, led a rebel army into the palace and stabbed Crown Princess Li Yan through t 83Reads—Score—14d adds
  30. 30 The Scheming Heroine Is Being Clung To 权谋女主被缠上啦 Ancient Romance255k WordsOngoing (A stunning, cool-headed, ruthless heroine who plans several moves ahead × a scheming hero with a sharp tongue, who later turns into a clingy, black-tea little white lotus) (Disguised as a man + political intrigue + romance + devoted couple + powerful hero, even more powerful heroine) Chi Yu, young master of Xueji Manor, leaves home after receiving a letter from an old friend of her master and hearing a prediction about her fate. Disguised as a man, she travels to the Kingdom of Nan Jing to take 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  31. 31 The Great Villain of the Late Jin Dynasty 晋末大反派 Historical239k WordsOngoing [Military exploits and political intrigue + a world of beauties + honest governance and farming + inventions and innovation + the rise and fall of scoundrels + commerce and seafaring + bonus surprises] Synopsis: Liu Yuan struck the first note, Shi Le followed, two emperors fell into ruin, and both capitals were lost. At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, Liu Yuan, chanyu of the Southern Xiongnu, raised an army against Jin in Lishi. Just then, a soul from a later age awoke in Bingzhou. The prota —Reads—Score—14d adds
  32. 32 One Lifetime, Two Weddings 一世两红妆 Ancient Romance345k WordsCompleted If she could, Bai Shuyi wished she had never met Yun Jingrui, never married Zhan Chenyi, never lost her memory and become Qiu Shuangning, never... Sadly, there are no what-ifs in this world. Everyone is destined to reach their appointed end. 7Reads8.2Score—14d adds
  33. 33 The Villainess Is Reborn: The All-Powerful Princess Awakens 恶毒女配重生:权倾公主她觉醒了 Ancient Romance126k WordsOngoing A Reborn Pretend Princess Seizes Power, While a War God Prince Secretly Protects Her Two formidable leads, with serious palace intrigue! In her previous life, Xiao Huafeng was the emperor's only legitimate younger sister in name. She devoted herself to advancing the Zheng family's cause and plotting to seize the realm, dutifully serving Empress Dowager Zheng and protecting her cousin from the Zheng family, which only incurred the emperor's displeasure. Su Lulu, a woman who had transmigrated, app —Reads—Score—14d adds
  34. 34 Return of the Phoenix 归凰 Ancient Romance720k WordsOngoing [Mad Beauty's Rebellion, an Empress's Rise, One Woman and Many Men] If you fall, get back up where you fell. Her parents were murdered? Avenge them! The throne was taken? Seize it back! Her consort causes trouble? Tear out his tendons and skin him alive! Li Hua never believed in fate. She would rather be the one moving the pieces than a pawn in someone else's hands. So what if she lost for a time? As long as she was alive, she had the means to fight heaven and humanity. She was determined to bec 1Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  35. 35 Empress: Father, It's Time to Abdicate 女帝:父皇,你该退位了 Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted {Strong male and female leads + alternate setting + power struggles + revenge + palace and household intrigue + the aloof one brought down from his pedestal + princess + empress + satisfying wish fulfillment + teacher-student romance + divorce and remarriage + chief minister + 1v1} She is the most honored eldest princess, who played a key role when her father ascended the throne. Her mother is the empress, her brother is the crown prince, and all her uncles are great generals. With a family back 16Reads—Score—14d adds
  36. 36 The Empress and Her Powerful Consorts: Beautiful and Daring 裙下权臣,女帝她又美又飒 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn + political intrigue + one-on-one romance + empress] In her previous life, she was forced to give up her armor. Amid the treacherous and ever-shifting court, she chose to leave politics behind and live a peaceful life with the one she loved. But the result was that her younger brother lost the throne, and her entire family was slaughtered. Reborn, she swears to rise to the pinnacle of power, protect her family, and kill her enemies with her own hands! Her first step is to win over Shen Y 130Reads8.3Score—14d adds
  37. 37 The Cool-Headed Female Chancellor and Her Proud Young Lord Husband 清冷女相和她的傲娇世子夫 Ancient Romance489k WordsCompleted To uncover the truth behind her family’s massacre, Jiang Wei disguises herself as a man and takes up a post at the Court of Judicial Review under her brother’s name, Jiang Zhi. Fearless in the face of power, she solves one case after another and fights for justice on behalf of the people, yet seems to have forgotten that she must clear her own name. Until she meets Xie Ran. He is spirited, dashing, and carefree. Their first meeting takes place in a prison cell at the Court of Judicial Review, wh 8Reads6.7Score—14d adds
  38. 38 Reborn: The Legend of the Female Emperor 重生之女帝传奇 Ancient Romance334k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was a princess who loved armor more than finery and made a name for herself in battle. For her lover, she left the battlefield and donned fine clothes, only to be confined to the inner quarters and conspired against and killed by her lover and her younger brother, who had become emperor. He was a brave and battle-hardened young general, unmatched in courage. After returning victorious, he should have been rewarded with promotion, but a treacherous minister falsely accus 24Reads6.4Score—14d adds
  39. 39 Crown Princess, Hurry and Save This Lonely Dog's Life 太子妃,快来救孤狗命 Ancient Romance390k WordsCompleted [Dual transmigration, no golden finger + the fate of the nation + leads who are both intelligent and capable + devoted to each other + political intrigue + light ensemble cast + plot-focused + parallel storylines + careers come first] A catlike prince who acts cute and begs for affection × a composed, levelheaded, and brilliant fiancée Wait, who transmigrates and becomes crown prince for only three days? Gu Qingyao was driven from her home, her family executed, and she slept in the wilderness. O 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  40. 40 Ruling the Martial World 乾定江湖 21k WordsCompleted The Realm Under Heaven, Pacified 23Reads—Score—14d adds
  41. 41 I Transformed into a Flirty Little Charmer After Becoming the Villain 穿成反派后变身小撩精 Ancient Romance837k WordsCompleted Su Pinghe transmigrated into a book, landing in a period political intrigue novel. Who could have guessed she wouldn't be the lucky female lead or the wicked supporting woman, but the ridiculously stupid villainous male character? Good heavens! She took off all her clothes and checked for ages. She's clearly a woman, so why does everyone in her family and outside it call her “young master”? This has her completely stumped! Even more absurdly, the male lead is supposed to be a straight-as-an-arro 27Reads6.7Score—14d adds
  42. 42 Snow of the Yi 伊雪 Ancient Romance345k WordsOngoing As the Protector Princess of the Xuanyuan Kingdom, Xuanyuan Yixue has only two wishes in life: first, peace for the nation; second, safety for her family. Only then would she deserve the title “Protector.” Xuanyuan Yixue devotes her entire life to making those wishes come true. There are always obstacles along the way, and Jun Beichen is the biggest one. They frequently disagree and clash at every turn. Everyone at court knows they're utterly at odds. Later, during a palace banquet, a maid accid 77Reads—Score—14d adds
  43. 43 Manman’s Fall of Zhou: A Tribulation of Mortal Life 蛮蛮灭周之红尘劫 Ancient Romance152k WordsCompleted A thousand-year showdown between a beautiful, tragic, formidable heroine and a nine-tailed fox, played out over three lifetimes as she and the people she loves love and destroy one another! A sweeping tale blending romance, political intrigue, and fantasy, chronicling the legendary lives of three peerless beauties during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods! In her first life, an innocent young woman is forced to become a scheming, doting concubine. She ultimately gets what she wants —Reads—Score—14d adds
  44. 44 This Eldest Legitimate Daughter Is Clearly Overpowered 这个嫡长女明明超强 Ancient Romance112k WordsOngoing A refined and virtuous young lady in public, but uninhibited and freedom-loving in private X A seemingly aloof, otherworldly young nobleman who is actually passionate and chuunibyou (Theme: Serve the people, not the emperor) Shen Zhifei was the beloved eldest daughter of the Shen family, treasured by everyone. The only flaw in her happy life was having to deal with an ambitious concubine. Who could have guessed that an edict from the foolish emperor would turn Shen Zhifei overnight into the daug —Reads—Score—14d adds
  45. 45 Sinking Into 沉沦之 Ancient Romance118k WordsOngoing [A career-driven heroine who's a romantic con artist × a distant, aloof man who can no longer hold back his feelings] [No more being the unattainable first love: I'll temper my original ideals into poison] [Traditional historical romance: no golden finger, no contrived melodrama, no transmigration] In the third year of the Jinbao era, an outbreak of plague exposed a shocking case. She believed she was exceptionally gifted and destined to distinguish herself in the imperial examinations and prot —Reads—Score—14d adds
  46. 46 Scheming for the World 谋略天下 Historical211k WordsOngoing In an age of great turmoil, the Marquis of Luocheng in the State of Yu seizes power through a coup, using methods that are both brilliant and despicable. Amid the rebellion, two infants are accidentally allowed to escape: Ziyu, a prince of the State of Shan, later renamed Wujiu, and Yuyan, a prince of the State of Yu, later renamed Zhao Yang. The two close friends are taken in, one after the other, by the mysterious Yi family, whose mission is to “uphold Heaven's will and bring peace to the land 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  47. 47 Reborn, I Join Forces with My Archrival for Revenge 重生后我和死对头联手复仇 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Political intrigue + career-focused, with a lighter romantic element] Once you have tasted the sweetness of power, you can never forget it. Even after being given another life, you still long to return to the halls of power, stand atop the mountains, and reach beneath the heavens. In her previous life, Pei Jiaoran had an easy rise to success. She entered the Phoenix Pavilion and donned the purple robe, living a life of great comfort. But one wrong step, and both she and her political legacy we 13Reads—Score—14d adds
  48. 48 The Emperor's Beloved Daughter 帝本娇娥 Ancient Romance191k WordsCompleted [Woman Disguised as a Man + Political Intrigue + No Romance] Jun Mingzhao never thought she would become emperor. Forced to disguise herself as a man, she carried on eating, playing, and fighting as usual. Later, she developed ambitions of her own. Taking in the whole situation, she cast aside her feelings and moved step by step toward the dragon throne, the seat of supreme power. In the end, she became emperor. 7Reads6.8Score—14d adds
  49. 49 Nine Princes Vie for the Throne, but I Just Want to Stay Alive 九子夺嫡,我只想保命 Ancient Romance117k WordsCompleted The eldest brother, who holds power over the court and answers to no one. The second brother, frail and sickly, but secretly intent on fighting for the throne. The third brother, who cultivates at a temple and wants only to return and take revenge. The fourth brother, free-spirited, graceful, and refined. The fifth brother, undefeated in battle. The seventh brother, ruthless and always plotting several steps ahead. The eighth brother, a madman who kills without blinking. The “Ninth Prince,” Li Z 28Reads—Score—14d adds
  50. 50 Stealing the Third-Ranked Scholar 夺探花 Ancient Romance893k WordsOngoing Not a feel-good power fantasy with a female lead! [Disguised as a man + coercive seduction + born into a new life + groveling redemption + angst before romance + court politics] Cool, beautiful top scholar * dark, scheming prince Wen Zhiyu is from the respectable Wen family of Jiangnan, the eldest legitimate son of its main branch. He has lived in the capital since childhood and has always been remarkably bright. He began studying at three, sat the preliminary exams at eight and ranked first, pa 2.3kReads8.7Score5514d adds

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