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- 101 The Princess Consort Pretends to Be Sickly and Weak, Then Unleashes Her Wildest Scheme! 王妃扮最弱的病，掀最狂的局！ A double-award-winning romance between the “Queen of Intelligence” and the “Master of the Night.” “Max-level expert” + “two powerful leads exposing each other's secret identities” + “marriage first, love later” + the world as their game board Shen Mo Yue, the international top spy known as “Ghost,” transmigrates and becomes the laughingstock of the capital after trying to kill herself over the crown prince. Her family sends her overnight to an estate on the frontier to “recuperate.” “Pathetic 7.6kReads8.8Score96914d adds
- 102 Aren't We Mortal Enemies? Why Does Lord Ji Love Me So Much? 不是死敌吗？季大人怎么这么爱 [Mad, power-hungry minister X black-lotus noblewoman, two powerful and equally unhinged leads] Jiang Zhimiao was born with a rebellious streak. Clever and perceptive, she never let an offense go unanswered and cut off every way back, all so she could leave home and toy with the emperor, until she ran into one particularly troublesome bastard. Ji Suian was born to wealth and privilege. Brilliant to the point of seeming demonic, he had a prominent family and a smooth career in government, as if he 7.6kReads8.8Score1k14d adds
- 103 South Branches Toward Dusk, The Regent Has Been Plotting This for Ages 南枝向晚，摄政王他蓄谋已久 [Just received a rating] Complete ◎ [Revenge after being reborn + mastery of medicine and poison + powerful leads who cherish each other + everyone’s a schemer + palace intrigue and political machinations] Important: No stupid villains. Everyone has eight hundred tricks up their sleeve, and the battle of wits is at its peak! In her previous life, Shen Nanzhi, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s family, was blind to the truth. She used a forbidden technique to save a scumbag man, dr 22.9kReads8.8Score2.6k14d adds
- 104 Reborn, I Turn My Fate Around with the System of Noncontention 重生归来，我凭不争系统扭转死局 Reborn on the eve of the palace banquet, Su Wanyuan's fingertips brushed against the secret drug hidden in the lining of her gown. In her previous life, she was tricked into making a scene, lost her reputation, and saw her entire family executed. This time, she stayed calm, waiting to tear away her half-sister's gentle facade in front of everyone at the banquet. Before the trouble had even settled, a wooden token etched with a whirlpool pattern led her to a decades-old secret plot involving a 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 After Beating Up the Villains, She Uses Her Space to Empty the Warehouse 暴打极品后，她带空间搬空了库房 [Farming + space + food + medicine + feel-good story + face-slapping] Qiu Yue, an expert in Yuanwu martial arts, got into a car accident on her way to the airport. Her soul transmigrated into the body of the youngest daughter of the elderly Qiu couple. The Qiu family has two sons, two daughters-in-law, and four little grandsons. After transmigrating into the Qiu family and receiving the original host’s memories, Qiu Yue decides to atone on her behalf. The Qiu family is so poor they can’t afford 1.3kReads8.8Score15414d adds
- 106 Late Jin: Sima Yi Is Reborn as a Jiehuo Army Soldier 晋末：司马懿重生为乞活军 A hundred and forty years after his time had passed! Sima Yi studied the young body he now inhabited. The Army of the Refugees was an armed force of displaced people at the end of the Eastern Jin dynasty, struggling to survive between the Hu and Han peoples. The original owner, Ran Cheng, was twenty-four. His father and brothers had all died in battle, and he commanded the three hundred survivors of the refugee army. Why do you fight to survive? To die like a dog by the roadside, or to reclaim t 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 A Prosperous Age of Power Plays: Beauty Rules the World 盛世权谋：红妆倾天下 She was the guardian deity of Daye, the renowned Prince of Linjiang. After fulfilling her oath and retiring in triumph, she was betrayed by the person she loved most. Her legs were crippled, her face was flayed, and the officials memorialized the throne as the people pleaded for justice. Her entire clan, five generations and nine branches, was slaughtered. In a ruined temple before an arhat statue, she tore open her chest and crushed her own heart, dying with eyes wide open. She was the notoriou 996Reads8.5Score11514d adds
- 108 The Matriarchal Protagonist Awakens a Conquest System After Being Reborn 女尊原主重生后觉醒了攻略系统 Two chapters update daily, at noon and 8 p.m. The full 240,000-word manuscript is already complete, so readers can dive in without worry! [Court Intrigue in a Matriarchal World + Unconventional Rebirth] In Yong'an City, after seeing all the splendor the world had to offer, she became the top scholar in the imperial examinations. But when love brought her back home, it led to a terrible end. Su Yinghao, the new top scholar and daughter of an official family, gave up the chance to take up a post i 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Beauty in the Mist and Rain of the Golden Wind Pavilion 烟雨楼台金风之美人烟雨 A powerful female lead and the final victor of the harem: countless lives and countless minds paved her way to the top. The heroine appears late, after readers have called for her time and time again. [Game of Thrones in the Northern and Southern Dynasties! A tale of revenge! Historical political intrigue + ancient workplace drama + historical romance (including an older woman-younger man romance, a white moonlight, and a political marriage) + espionage. Plot-driven, with multiple storylines. No 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Principal Daughter Becomes Queen 嫡女为凰 Tags: Rebirth, revenge, strong female and male leads The powerful Princess Changle of Wuyang died the day before she was to give up her authority and head to her fiefdom for a carefree life. Her trusted consort, her teacher, and her closest friend conspired to kill her. Even as she died, she never heard a confession from the one she loved. Reborn, she decides to live for herself. She stirs up trouble in both the inner court and the royal court, seeking revenge on those who harmed her in her prev 252Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 After Becoming a Princess Consort, I'm Crazier Than Anyone 穿成王妃后，我比谁都癫 No golden finger + no pocket dimension + face-slapping + faithful couples + comedy + power fantasy Office drone Chen Jingxi transmigrates and becomes the timid, cowardly Princess Consort of Prince Su, who has spent three years as a widow in all but name. A chaste widow, a princess consort? Isn't that the ideal life: rich, with no husband around? Before she can even celebrate, she's told that Prince Su has returned from the battlefield. On the very day he comes back, Chen Jingxi gets berated and 285Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 112 The Alluring Empress Opens Her Eyes, and Every King in the Realm Kneels 倾城女帝一睁眼，天下诸王皆跪了 She was the Empress of Canglan, unmatched in both martial and scholarly arts, unrivaled in strategy, and a master of both medicine and poison. After being set up, she was reborn in the body of Yan Li, daughter of the Grand Tutor of the Mu Kingdom. The moment she wakes, her uncle and aunt beat her? Just watch her make them beg for mercy on their knees. The crown prince smears her name to break off their engagement? The emperor strips him of his position as heir to protect her! The empress of a ne 6.4kReads9.1Score89414d adds
- 113 A Madwoman Transmigrates Into a Powerful Figure, and the Empire Goes Off the Rails 疯批穿成大佬后，江山开始癫了 Su Tang transmigrated into a book, becoming a minor female character who dies in chapter three of a rebirth novel. But she soon discovered that the original owner had powerful connections and was a remarkably skilled fighter. This start actually seemed pretty good. Her awful relatives like making trouble? No problem. A few beatings will teach them to behave. The female lead wants to foist her gay fiancé on her? Sounds good. She has to get married anyway, and at least the guy’s good-looking. The 3.7kReads9.0Score36914d adds
- 114 The Mightiest Bandit Queen: She Toppled the Yuan Emperor and Founded a New Dynasty 最强女匪，气死元皇建新朝 (Stick with the first chapter and you'll love it! Strong heroine + history + no romance or ambiguous relationships + conquest and empire-building, not a brainless protagonist) In the tenth year of the Dade era, the Yellow River changed course, and corpses littered the land. Zhao Yu woke up in a bandit den so poor they couldn't even afford a meal. She had become the frail biological daughter of the late chieftain, and a contest to choose the new leader was underway. As she stood amid the storm, M 309Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 115 My Concubine's Dowry Is Five Million 小妾嫁妆五百万 [A Concubine Who Doesn't Want to Be Empress Is No Good Lord] [Still no interest in strong women and even stronger men] [Overpowered heroine], [Content warnings] [Neither lead is chaste] [Neither lead has a heart] [Both put on an act] [They use each other] [Their moral compass comes and goes] At the beginning of the story: Ni You kneels on the ground, begging Shi Jing to protect her. Later on: Ni You sits in a position of power, waiting for Shi Jing to repay her, one by one, for every kowtow she 769Reads9.1Score14314d adds
- 116 The Lady of the House 女家主 (No romance, not a wish-fulfillment story) Lin Zhiyi was born into this life thirteen years ago and spent all thirteen years in a foolish stupor. (Note: She was reborn with her memories, became foolish after birth, and has been the same person all along.) Then one day, she comes to her senses, facing the deaths of her father and uncle in battle, the emergence of hidden enemies, and an emperor who dislikes her from the start. Lin Zhiyi thinks it over and decides: retreat. So, after making thoroug 784Reads9.1Score13414d adds
- 117 A Song of Regrets 遗恨歌 In the early Hongwu years of the Ming dynasty, Chen Shixun, son of Chen Youliang, the former emperor of the Chen Han regime, enters the imperial court by a twist of fate, secretly supported by former Chen Han officials and taking the place of Zhu Yuanzhang’s lost son. Together with an alliance of avengers formed by Yan Wang Zhu Di, the posthumous son of Yuan Shundi; Han Miaotong, younger sister of former Red Turban leader Han Liner; and the monk Yao Guangxiao, who entered the clergy after losing 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 The Princess Returns: I Grant You the World 公主归来：许你天下 [Political intrigue, revenge, rebellion + both leads are each other's only partners and equally powerful] [The heroine is a formidable martial artist, peerless in both medicine and poison. The hero bears humiliation and bides his time, but is ruthless and decisive.] After ten years of studying martial arts on the mountain, Su Yuli, eldest daughter of the Marquis of Ningyuan's household, suddenly received a letter from home. Her brother had killed a princess sent to marry for peace, and to protec 266Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 119 My Childhood Friend Is More Than an Assassin, and My Sweetheart Isn't a Prince 青梅不只是刺客，竹马他不是皇子 Shen Wenxi was used as a pawn by her enemies throughout her previous life. She was both the assassin White Owl and the Valley Lord of Cloudmist Valley, who commanded a private army. Reborn, she kept her Valley Lord secret identity carefully hidden as she set out to find her fiancé and take her revenge. Yang Ce disguised himself as the ailing, short-lived Ninth Prince to stay alive, while also serving as the mysterious and highly favored War God, Lord Yannan. As he lay dying, he learned that his 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Phoenix Feathers and Frosted Splendor 凤羽霜华 [Black Lotus Revenge-Seeking Heroine × Mad Calamity Star | Fated to Destroy Each Other | Beauty Amid White Bones] That night, at eleven, Fusang huddled amid the sea of corpses and blood in the Duke of Zhenguo’s residence, watching the emperor’s guards nail her grandfather’s head to the walls of Wushan City. “Colluding with the enemy? What a fine accusation!” She swallowed the phoenix blood jade in her throat. Seven years later, a cold, striking beauty carrying poison emerged from Wushan, the mo 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 I Broke Off Our Engagement When He Was Poor, but Now He's a Powerful Official Who Keeps Me as His Darling 悔婚穷书生他成权臣囚我做掌中娇 Historical fiction History seen through a young couple’s love and heartbreak The Xining and Yuanfeng Reforms of the Northern Song Dynasty, the fall of the Northern Song + the history of Zhejiang celadon (Yue kiln to Longquan kiln) 1. The New Policies among the people (the Song-Jiao war) 2. The Yun case in Dengzhou 3. Infighting among supporters of the New Policies (the Zhang Ruoji case in Xiuzhou) 4. The Chen Shiru case (the Yuanfeng reforms) 5. Su Shi’s poetry case at the Crow Terrace 6. Longqu 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Where Does the Light Boat Go? 轻舟何岸 Are the four princes of Rui Kingdom really going to marry four common women from Chan Kingdom? Could it be because every woman in Chan Kingdom is beautiful and fertile? She has the talent to be a chancellor in a matriarchal kingdom, yet marries the “intellectually disabled” prince of a patriarchal kingdom, entering the marriage as a spy under the pretense of a political union. He is a prince with exceptional intelligence who hides his true self. But even after he regains his true self, is that r 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 This World Is on the Brink of Ruin 这个天下，危在旦夕 [Political Intrigue + No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Disguised as a Man, Later Reclaims Her Identity] Original title: This Realm Is on the Brink of Ruin One-line summary: Transmigrate, become emperor, and figure out how to be a useful emperor. Full summary: “The deer has fled Yan, and all the realm pursues it.”, The Hunt for the Deer She transmigrated into a book and became emperor overnight. It should have been a joyous occasion. But this Great Yan dynasty was beset by natural disasters. The 541Reads9.3Score10414d adds
- 124 Unrivaled Adoration: The Heiress Spy Takes Over the Scene 绝世宠溺：特工嫡女A爆全场 Secret agent transmigrates + strong male and female leads + super sweet romance + both leads are cunning After transmigrating, Ji Jianchu went from secret agent to the general’s second daughter. Everyone called her an airhead, never suspecting the brilliance hidden beneath the surface. She takes down scumbags, establishes a base, ventures into Yuncang, and shows off her talents. There’s just one thing: could her famously brilliant fiancé stop hovering around her all the time? Xie Jingze, hei 431Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 125 Reborn: The Legitimate Daughter Helps You Scatter Your Ashes 重生之嫡女帮你扬骨灰 [Reborn Scheming Legitimate Daughter × Pretend-Rake Prince Plotting for the Throne + Break Their Hearts Before Taking Their Lives + Household and Court Intrigue + Astonishing Behind-the-Scenes Twist] In her past life, Shen Fuming was killed by a scumbag and a wicked woman. Her loved ones died tragic deaths, and she died with her eyes open. Reborn, she became the least remarkable legitimate daughter in the Prime Minister’s household. Her stepmother was a hypocrite, her siblings were vicious, and 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Don’t Mess With Us: A Theatrical Couple’s Daily Takedown of Trash Men 不好惹，戏精小夫妻的撕渣日常 [Two strong leads saving each other + both speak their minds + marriage first, love later + hardship gives way to happiness] [One theatrical schemer meets another, and the two put on a spectacular show amid the dark and treacherous night] “You might as well marry me instead of her...” He just couldn’t understand it. His reputation was terrible: he spent all his time frequenting pleasure quarters, and he was neither scholarly nor skilled in martial arts. So why was anyone still rushing to marry h 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Divine Physician and Fortune Teller: The Crown Prince Is a Crazed Lover 神算医妃：太子是疯批恋爱脑 From the start, she was slandered as having eloped with bandits. She returns with a vengeance and gives everyone a face-slapping. Her stepmother and stepsister are determined to kill her, but she counters every move and sends them straight to the underworld. Her father doesn't care for her and her mother is gone, but that's all right. She has the Crown Prince, who dotes on her beyond measure. The Crown Prince is not only an expert at spotting fake sweetness, but also a hopeless romantic. Once he 50Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 128 Wild Geese over Hengyang: How a Female Chancellor Loved a Powerful Eunuch 衡阳雁：女相如何爱权宦 [A Revered Female Chancellor of the Ages VS A Beautiful, Powerful, Wretched Eunuch Who Turns His Life Around and Becomes a General] [Traditional Historical Drama + Court Intrigue + Mutual Devotion, 1v1 + Childhood Friends + Healing] The Great Kun Chronicle of Revival records the following about Jing Mingyue: “After Jing Mingyue emerged from the mountains, for nearly forty years the fate of the realm rested upon her... Her magnificent achievements are beyond words. Only the shining heavens and ea 345Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 129 Tales of Ten Dream Kingdoms 梦十国记 [Transmigration + Powerful Female Lead + Six Male Leads + Alternate-History Political Intrigue + Conquest + Love-Triangle Drama + Spy Warfare + Forced Love + Imprisonment + Everyone Is Scheming] No System, no golden finger, and the heroine has no memories of the original host. She’ll have to rely on her own wits to get out of every predicament. . The first man to imprison her: “Let’s see whether I’m more impressive, or your romantic fantasies are.” The second man to imprison her: “Normal sex is 381Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 130 Regent, I've Got Your Back 摄政王，我罩你啊 The current emperor of the Yue Kingdom’s fourth younger brother, Regent King Yue Xiyuan, wields a long sword, battles formidable foes, and protects the realm’s borders. The people respect him, but he is also known for his brutal methods, cold heart, and ruthless cruelty, so they fear him. Yan An, the Junzhu of Yue’an from the General’s Residence, is a disciple of the Venerable Bai Qing. Reincarnated as a phoenix, she excels in both medicine and poison and has superb lightness skills. She and the 985Reads8.7Score12614d adds
- 131 The Thousand-Year-Old Witch Turns the World Upside Down 千年魔女，搅乱天下 Her name is Qiqing, but she has no emotions. She slept for a thousand years, innocent and alone. Some say she is a demoness who brings calamity, stirring the world into turmoil. Others say she is an innocent spirit, untouched by worldly ways, pure and flawless. Some see her as salvation; others see her as a god. She is their tribulation, and also their destiny. Fortunately, in the end, they are able to walk hand in hand and share the simple pleasures of everyday life. Shixin loves writing. Shix 62Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 132 The General’s Family Has No Honor. I’m Back, So What Are You Panicking About? 将门无义，我踏马归来，你们慌啥 [No System + No transmigration] [Strong heroine + Revenge + Political intrigue + National and familial enmity] She was born into a princely mansion in Jiangnan. Her father was the dynasty's only prince with a different surname, ruling over half the realm. She grew up surrounded by wealth and privilege, but often accompanied her father among the troops, where she mastered extraordinary martial arts. Then her father died in battle, only to be framed as a traitor to the court. Everyone in the princ 681Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 My Wife Is a Fairy, and Everything She Says Is Right 夫人是仙女她说的都对 (The dazzling, carefree, flirtatious eldest daughter of a Duke's household ✖️ a humble, restrained, handsome young man who refuses to take the bait and has a remarkable background) He had been surrounded by bloodshed since childhood, a man who had clawed his way out of the mud. Covered in filth, how could he ever presume to dream of the bright moon hanging high in the sky? Even reaching out to touch its reflection in the water felt like sacrilege. She had always been a free-spirited breeze, soar 12Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 134 The Blind Physician in the Capital: Schemes of the Imperial Court 盲医踏京：帝阙权谋录 She is a blind physician with clear-sighted purpose, lying low for thirty years, waiting to stir up the treacherous imperial court. He is the supreme ruler, commanding all beneath heaven and mastering every scheme, yet somehow failing to account for his own heart. One fateful red thread binds her bloody vendetta at one end and his vast empire at the other. When her celestial eye sees through his game, it also reveals her own fate. A tragic romance that begins in manipulation and ends in deep 115Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 The Day I Transmigrated Into a Book, the Cold Prince Insisted I Take Responsibility 穿书当天，清冷王爷非要她负责 [Full-cast audio drama now available, come listen! Transmigration + mutual pampering and super-sweet romance + two strong, devoted leads + immensely satisfying revenge + fiercely protective love + face-slapping] It’s satisfying from start to finish, and leaves you feeling great! Su Jinxi has always believed that a woman should take revenge every hour of every day. After transmigrating into a book as a brainless female supporting character, she immediately feeds the scumbag who used her to his li 1.7kReads8.3Score20514d adds
- 136 After the Mad Prince Forced Me Into a Relationship Again, I Gave Up 又被疯批王爷强取豪夺后，我佛了 (A trope-defying, domineering romance; no suffering for the heroine; a reverse hunt; the heroine looks like a benevolent bodhisattva but has a villainess’s heart; the hero acts crude but is secretly a complete lunatic) In her previous life, Lin Shuyue and the unhinged Prince of Qin played out a tragic tale of forced possession: she ran, he chased, and she could never escape. After being reborn, the unhinged Prince of Qin forced himself on her all over again, and Lin Shuyue finally understood. 920Reads8.7Score10414d adds
- 137 I Am the Son of Heaven in Great Zhou 我在大周做天子 Not a wish-fulfillment novel! No System! A contest for supremacy!! The ultimate political machinations!! The opposition won’t be dumbed down!! Written purely for love of the craft!! Since this book isn’t mainstream, it doesn’t get much traffic. If you’ve clicked in, I hope you’ll give it a chance. Two people from different eras transmigrate to the dawn of Chinese civilization. They have different ideals and want to shape civilization along different paths. Their competing ideals collide at t 520Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 138 Qian Jinhuan 千锦欢 Completed · [A highly intelligent amnesiac fake princess x a cold, scheming prince] [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Both devoted to each other + classic historical romance + no transmigration, rebirth, or System + political intrigue + doting romance + reunion after a long separation + devotion to country and family + exclusive devotion + the one who got away + happy ending] For twenty years, the second prince of Nantang, Chu Jinyuan, has kept his guard up and trusted no one, until Hua Qianmei ar 503Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 139 If You Can Be Emperor, Why Be a Princess? 能做皇帝，谁做公主？ [Devoted daughter + saving the nation + political intrigue · Female lead has no romance, but does have admirers] [Max combat power + unconventional mind-reading + browser for the current world] Also known as "Saving the Realm" and "Seizing Power Through Reform!" What? I, Gu Nianyu, protect the realm and defend its borders, and someone still wants to stop me from ascending the throne? You must not know that I’m the one who appointed the crown prince! “I, Gu Nianyu, am the late emperor’s elde 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Dragon and Phoenix of Destiny 天命龙凤 [Serious drama + ensemble cast + court and martial world + love of country and family + female lead with a golden finger] The author is terrible at writing blurbs, sorry! If you enjoy this kind of story, feel free to give it a try. To save her life, Lu Wan does everything she can to send Yao Qian to the northern frontier. Sixteen years later, Emperor Li Yunshan summons the Third Prince, Li Tian, who has lived in the northern frontier, back to the capital. Rumors spread throughout the city that H 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Jade Belt Hook 玉带钩 [Palace intrigue in an ancient setting, childhood friends + coming of age + mutual redemption + one-on-one, both leads devoted only to each other] [Proud, cunning, ruthless beauty of a crown prince X gentle-looking, resilient noblewoman in disguise] In the tenth year of the Tianqi era of the Ying Dynasty, Prince Qi rebelled and was defeated. The Ning family of the Duke of Li’s household was implicated and convicted, and the entire family was massacred. Only their young daughter, Ning Yue, was re 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 My Phoenix Returns 吾凰归来 [A classic rebirth story, political intrigue and revenge, with a heroine focused on building her own career] The empress of the Kingdom of Nanyue, a legitimate daughter of a military family. She was the Prince of Yu's consort for two years and a benevolent empress for four, yet when she went into labor one day, the man she loved cut open her belly and killed their child. His reason was that she was a demon empress who would bring ruin to the nation, and that the child she bore would surely kill 1.9kReads9.1Score23914d adds
- 143 Demoting His Wife to a Concubine? The Marquis Regrets It Bitterly After His Principal Wife Divorces Him 贬妻为妾？主母和离后侯爷悔断肠 Rumor had it that General Lu had been in love with the Mu family's legitimate daughter for years. The emperor issued an edict arranging for Mu Qingning, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyong, to marry Lu Changyan. The man went off to war before the wedding, and his younger brother escorted the bride into the general's residence in his place. After three years of managing the household, the man returned victorious and was made Marquis of Ding'an. He claimed he'd married the wrong wo 2.9kReads8.2Score29414d adds
- 144 The Princess Has a Soft Waist and a Ruthless Heart, and She Tames the Tyrannical Minister 公主腰软心狠，暴戾权臣被驯服了 [Reborn Strong Female Lead + Political Scheming That Defies Convention + Everyone’s Darling + Beautiful, Ruthless Ambitious Woman + Satisfying, Sweet Romance] Ming Huang had deposed and installed five emperors, governed two kingdoms as regent, and wielded power over the court for eleven years. The moment she died, the Great Qi empire she had devoted her life to supporting actually fell! Reborn in a new life, she acquired a strange book and finally learned the truth. She had been married off at f 40Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 145 The Empress Dowager Reborn: A Phoenix’s Plot for the Empire 太后重生：凤谋天下 [Strong heroine + ensemble cast + political intrigue] Reborn, she turns the world into a board and all living beings into pieces. She is the one pulling the strings behind the scenes. Slender, pale hands, an icy gaze She moves her pieces, a faint smile on her lips Why should beauty worry? Reborn, risen from the ashes A phoenix’s schemes hide in her lotus-bloom bones Her name will live on in the annals of history Willow branches in her hometown, the moon a hook She watches generals and princes 1.2kReads9.0Score18514d adds
- 146 Xuanjin Commerce Flourishes 玄烬商兴 Jingshu is a woman who has transmigrated to Guigu, a place in an imaginary universe. As a metallurgist, she intends to change the balance of power among the feudal states! “At a palace banquet, Jingshu bites into a candied figure and stares at the Grand Princess’s golden hairpin. ‘Sister, that hairpin is so pretty. It looks like golden beads on a skewer of candied hawthorn!’ The noblewomen around her cover their mouths and laugh at her foolishness, never guessing that three days later, a secret —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 This Empire Was Won in Battle by My Husband and Me 这江山，是我和夫君杀出来的 A marriage contract turned me, Shen Yuan, into a pawn my family was willing to discard, marrying me off to a sickly prince said to die before turning twenty, to bring him good fortune. On our wedding night, my father handed me a packet of deadly poison. “Make him die of his illness. That is your only duty!” I poisoned him through my tears, thinking I would be a widow from then on. But my frail husband downed it in one gulp and flashed me a wicked smile. “My dear, this poison tastes pretty good.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Reborn as a Demon Emperor: The Road to the Pinnacle of Power 重生妖帝权力巅峰之路 After his uncle usurps his throne, the male lead, Lou Yufeng, is poisoned and killed. By a strange twist of fate, he is reborn in the body of the emperor of an enemy nation. Using the enemy emperor’s body, he begins plotting to reclaim imperial power, then conquers his homeland and takes back the throne that belongs to him. The male lead borrows strength and influence, making use of every person and resource at his disposal. Through careful planning at every turn, he ultimately becomes the true 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Phoenix Perches in the Wutong Tree: The Legitimate Daughter Returns to Turn the World Upside Down 凤栖梧桐：嫡女归来覆乾坤 The legitimate daughter of the General’s household is reborn and returns! She launches a sweeping campaign to clean house, averts an arson crisis, roots out the family’s inside informant, and investigates the truth behind her clan’s destruction. At a flower-viewing banquet, she turns the tables on her enemies; in the battle of public opinion, she rises to fame. After arriving in the capital, she allies with the Crown Prince, and together they make an unstoppable team. He is gentle yet ruthless, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Peace Under Heaven 天下长安 Princess Yiyang of Dazhao is breathtakingly beautiful, ruthless, and cruel. While the late emperor still lived, she kept male favorites, amassed private troops, purged the imperial harem, and schemed for an heir. She was more brazen and domineering than the few useless princes. After the emperor died, she seized power, purged the court, killed senior officials, and placed a new emperor on the throne. She ruled as a woman who usurped a man’s role, controlled the court, and held the Son of Heaven 1.3kReads9.0Score14614d adds
