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- 101 Transmigration in Troubled Times: Don’t Tell Me to Pick a Side, I’ll Conquer the World 乱世穿越：别劝站队，我要定天下 [Infrastructure Building] [Farming] [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead] [爽文] [System] Jiang Zhao transmigrates into the chaotic Western Jin era and finds herself on the road fleeing famine. Before she can get her bearings, bandits descend to rob and slaughter at will. With no other choice, she raises her saber to protect the desperate refugee women behind her. To secure a chance at survival, she has to venture deep into the mountains. She clears land and farms it, builds waterwheels, weaves cloth 278Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Return of the Phoenix 归凰 [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
- 103 The Late Eastern Han: This Princess Is a Little Wild 东汉末年：这个公主有点虎 [Historical what-if + Pocket Dimension + No Romance + Everyday Wits and Wiles] A lighthearted story, so please don't hate on it if it's not your thing! Liu Huohuo never expected that dodging disaster would land her in the late Eastern Han dynasty, in the body of a princess no less. From the start, she's sentenced to drink poison. What is she supposed to do? How will she survive in this turbulent age? For the original owner's wish, and to make it easier to dodge her own date with death, she can o —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Reborn in a Chaotic Age: From Maid to Empress 魂穿乱世，从丫鬟逆袭成为女帝 (Just finished) [Strong Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Eastern Jin-Inspired Setting + Political Intrigue, War, and Nation-Building] [Content Warning] First, the protagonist grows over time, and the story is a slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment romp. Second... This is a story about an empress! The female lead is the savior of the world! If you think the female lead is “meddling” when she stands up for others despite being powerless, if you think a maid like her has no right to “overstep her station 374Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 105 The Heroine of the Late Han Dynasty 汉末女枭雄 A lone girl whose family was wiped out while she was on the run unexpectedly becomes an emperor. At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, powerful clans were everywhere and warfare raged without end. On top of that, the Little Ice Age brought climate change and widespread desolation, leaving the people in dire straits. Liu Qin transmigrates as Liu Yu's daughter. After a chance encounter with Zhao Yun, she activates the System's storage space, avenges her father, recruits mighty generals and talent 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 I Transmigrated, So I Might as Well Become an Empress 穿越了，搞个女帝当当 (The rating was just released, and it will rise later) [No romance. The heroine has every admirable quality, including a fiery temper, a long memory for grudges, exceptional intelligence, and a photographic memory.] Song Qiao thought she had died, but she came back to life, and in a very fantastical turn of events, transmigrated. Transmigration, huh? Song Qiao had never transmigrated before, but for an ordinary genius like Dr. Song, this was small potatoes. So why not start with a modest goal: b 2.1kReads8.6Score27814d adds
- 107 Transmigrated to a Year of Famine, I Accidentally Became Empress 穿越荒年，一不小心我成了女帝 Transmigration + fleeing famine + infrastructure building + war + contest for the throne + no storage space, just pure wish fulfillment Transmigrated? Of all places, why did she have to land in the middle of a famine migration, with corpses everywhere and war raging on all sides? She, Shen Xi, woke up in a chaotic age as a beauty. She had only wanted to live comfortably and keep her family safe. Who could have guessed that, somewhere along the way, she would become an empress? 212Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 108 I Took Over Princess Shanyin's Body: Outwit the Plot and Stay Alive 魂穿山阴公主，破局保命 Betrayed and ambushed by her business partner, she died in an explosion, her soul extinguished. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated to the most chaotic period in Chinese history, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and become Liu Chuyu, the Princess Shanyin infamous in history and destined for a tragic death. As a modern woman with no survival skills suited to ancient times, all she wanted was to keep her head down, stay alive, and seize a chance to escape. But on the road to 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Kill Every Conqueror 杀死每一个攻略者 “If the chosen woman cannot be killed, then kill every otherworldly soul that takes over her body.” On the night Wei Shulan died, she saw the truth of the world. She had lived for twenty-eight years, from being the apple of the Prince of Jing’an’s eye to becoming the only female prince of the Mingyao Dynasty. She held power over the court, yet it turned out she was merely a villain in a storybook who should have been written out long ago. The story’s heroine was called Luo Daien, an seem 276Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Bandit Chief? Even the Great Scholars Call Her Their Lord! 山贼头子？名士都喊她主公！ [Strong female lead, no romance + ensemble cast + recruiting talent + troubled times + infrastructure building + political intrigue + wish fulfillment + no System] Xie Jiao, an HR director, opened her eyes to find herself a murderous bride with a dagger in her hand and a bandit chief lying at her feet! Her scummy master deliberately led troops to exterminate the bandits? Xie Jiao struck back and became the bandit chief herself. If they wanted her dead, they'd have to see who died first! She seiz 1.6kReads8.8Score24514d adds
- 111 The Zhaoyang Stratagem: Claiming the World 昭阳策：问鼎天下 Li Zhaoyang, a princess of the Jing Dynasty, was feared by her suspicious father because of her extraordinary political talent. Forced to marry into the grasslands to secure peace, she thought she was nothing more than a pawn. But there, she discovered a land plagued by corruption and desperate poverty. Rather than sit back and wait for her fate, she improved animal husbandry with the Essential Techniques for the Welfare of the People, used celestial phenomena to undermine the authority of the s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 I Am the Son of Heaven. Why Has Father Started a Rebellion?! 朕乃天子，父皇何故造反？！ [Empress + alternate world + no romance + no rivalry between women + no mistreatment of women + no System + no transmigration] Ambition was a fire that consumed Li Qing's comfortable, prosperous life. What should a princess be like? They told Li Qing that a princess should be adored by all, find love, marry, have children, and be surrounded by grandchildren. No way. Save that nonsense for the ghosts. A princess should ascend the throne and become emperor., Li Qing A divine maiden descended from 670Reads—Score10214d adds
- 113 Reborn as the First Empress of Great Qin 重生之我在大秦成为第一女帝 [Fictional History]+ [Soul Transmigration]+ [Ancient Times]+ [Warring States]+ [Empress]+ [Scheming]+ [No Male Lead] This isn’t a power fantasy! Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng? No, in this world, I’m Qin Shi Huang! Lü Zhi? Wu Zetian? They’ll all have to call me their founding ancestress! Hey, everyone, the new chapter is here! The first volume focuses on her formative years and may be a little slow. Feel free to skip straight to the second or third volume. Things get more exciting later! 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 A Guide to Raising a Tyrant 暴君自我养成攻略 What does it take to become a tyrant? Killing people? Being moody and unpredictable? Acting with absolute authority? No, no, no. Those are merely the easy requirements for becoming a foolish ruler. A tyrant must wage wars and conquer. Only beneath the iron fist and chaos does the tyrant's true, monstrous face emerge. [Ding! Congratulations, you've received the reward “Cupid's Favor”! Choose any man on the continent of Valoran whom you fancy to be your husband!] Huo En thought for a moment, then 12Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 115 Sinking Into 沉沦之 [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
- 116 Conquest in a Chaotic Age: From Female Prisoner to Empress 乱世征途：我从女囚到女帝 ❤ Reborn + Strong Female Lead + Turbulent Times + Conquest ❤ She died and was reborn. This time, Xiao Susu can say she hasn’t lived in vain. From female prisoner to empress, Xiao Susu takes a path utterly different from the one she followed in her previous life. There are many hardships, but even more wonders. In an age of war, with flames raging across the land, the flowers of life bloom brilliantly on soil drenched in blood and flesh! This is Xiao Susu’s world! It is also the world of He Yingx 87Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 117 The Empress and Her Powerful Consorts: Beautiful and Daring 裙下权臣，女帝她又美又飒 [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
- 118 Tang Dynasty: The Strange Road to Promotion and Fortune 唐朝：升官发财诡事路 After transmigrating to the Tang dynasty, Shangguan Wan'er suddenly finds herself caught in a gripping historical storm. Her family has been wiped out, Wu Zetian is close at hand, and she is the last surviving member of her family, hidden away for her own protection. As Shangguan Wan'er searches for the truth, fragments of her memories gradually fall into place, unexpectedly revealing a secret about the Great Tang that few know: the Hall of Eternal Ages, a secret organization that governs spirit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Chronicles of the Han Dynasty’s Last Empress 汉末女帝纪事录 Content warning: If you don’t accept a female lead in a one-on-one romance who has children, please don’t click. [Strong female lead + political intrigue + contest for supremacy + nation-building + one-on-one romance] At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the land is in turmoil. A flash flood sends the soul of Liu Zhen, a modern teacher, a thousand years into the past, where she possesses the frail, sickly Liu Zhen, the Han Emperor Ling’s second daughter, who died young. At the brink of death, 1.3kReads8.2Score21614d adds
- 120 The Farmer Girl Becomes Regent: Hoarding Wealth and Troops to Claim the Throne 农女摄政王，囤财囤兵囤成王 (Focused on building a career + a smart and capable heroine) After transmigrating, Xiang Nanshi breaks free from her birth family and wants nothing more than to make some money and live comfortably. But disasters and calamities plague Jingguo, leaving no room for peace. When the nest is overturned, no egg can remain intact. Forced by circumstance, Xiang Nanshi joins forces with her subordinates and family and embarks on a path to overturn the established order, becoming a princess with power in 44Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 121 He Slaughtered My Blood Feud for Me; Reborn, He Plays Innocent and Pitiable 为我屠尽血仇，重生后他装乖卖惨 Rebirth + Household Intrigue + Double Rebirth + Taking Down Scumbags A general's legitimate daughter who feigns weakness and stops at nothing × a prince who pretends to be kind but is actually a madman In her previous life, she married the emperor and became empress. She returned from leading her troops into battle, only to be threatened with the lives of the Su family. Prince Chen rebelled and stormed the palace to avenge her. His eyes burned with passion, as if they had known each other before —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 The Supporting Actress Who Transmigrated into a Book Just Wants to Build Infrastructure 穿书女配只想搞基建 Top student Li Yuhe transmigrated into a clichéd historical romance as the dim-witted supporting character, Princess Guangling. With her country destroyed and her family dead, her life was out of her hands, and she was destined to die in the palace. Li Yuhe’s response: No problem. She could play the villain just fine. With the Nation-Building System at her disposal, why enter the palace? Wouldn’t it be better to build a country and become its emperor? Later, while everyone else was caught up in 160Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 123 Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty: My 108 Male Consorts 穿越明朝，我的108位男宠 Along the Qinhuai River, ten miles of finery clad in armor. Tell me, can a golden hairpin carry on the legacy of Wu Zetian? Xu Jin, a lucky-charm girl, finds her soul transported into the body of Xu Miaojin, the Ming Dynasty’s most extraordinary woman. She rejects the marriage proposals of the Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen and the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, then turns around and builds a power base of her own. And so the Southern Dynasty begins... My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomat —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The Foolish Prince and the Enchanting Courtesan 傻子王爷和花魁妖妃的故事 Her family was wiped out in a bloody vendetta. She endured for ten years, navigating imperial struggles and pretending to be a fool out of necessity. A foolish prince. A famed courtesan of the capital. They entered into a partnership with ulterior motives on both sides, and even as husband and wife, they schemed against each other. The foolish prince wants the throne. The capital's famed courtesan wants revenge for her family's blood debt. Watch this couple stir up the winds and clouds of the re 4Reads—Score214d adds
- 125 Interstellar Botanical Mecha: The Fallen Princess Goes on a Rampage 星际植丹机甲：落魄郡主杀疯了 In the year 3872 of the Interstellar Era, the Su family was falsely accused of treason, its star territories were carved up, and the entire galaxy mocked Su Qingyan as the last good-for-nothing princess of her house. That was before she awakened an ancient inheritance in spirit-plant alchemy When others fought her for the last plot of her family's land, she planted priceless spirit herbs, leaving them bankrupt; when the top families cut off her resources, she refined the long-lost Body-Tempering 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 After Becoming a Lovestruck Princess, the Player Queen Ascended the Throne 穿成花痴公主后，海王她登基了 Complete [Transmigration + strong female lead + power struggles and a female emperor + multiple male leads + love-triangle chaos + a satisfying story about playing the pig to eat the tiger] A modern-day heartbreaker transmigrates into the body of a lovesick princess, only to be kicked down the stairs by the Crown Prince the moment she opens her eyes. In this dynasty where men hold power and women are treated as inferior, she decides to use her exceptional people skills and wisdom accumulated o 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 I Successfully Led a Rebellion, and the Emperor Pulled Out a Hua Zi Before He Died 我造反成功，皇帝临死前掏出了华子 I successfully rebelled, and the emperor pulled out a pack of Huazi in his dying moments. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 From Ordinary College Girl to Founding Empress 从普通女大到开国女帝 "You mean you want me to use this harem-favor System to conquer the world?" Yang Shenglan was on her way to a job interview when she rushed to help someone in trouble and got hit by a car. Then she met a System that took her to another space-time to find flexible employment. The good news: Men and women aren't very different in this world. The bad news: The reason there's no difference is that they all end up in the same cooking pot when captured by the enemy. Under the blades of foreign inva 421Reads8.5Score10714d adds
- 129 Three Kingdoms: The Unhinged Princess Topples Dong Zhuo's Stronghold 三国：疯批公主她掀了董卓老巢 Liu Ying, a military academy student from the twenty-first century, opened her eyes in the body of a princess who had hanged herself and died. The marks on her neck had barely faded when the door burst open under the kick of a rebel soldier, sword in hand. She grabbed a gold hairpin, knocked over a folding screen, and stabbed the soldier in the thigh, leaving a bloody hole. Then she casually swiped some saltpeter and sulfur from an alchemist and gave Dong Zhuo a “welcome gift.” The three-hundred 1.7kReads6.8Score20814d adds
- 130 After Completing the Three Kingdoms' Notable Figures Collection, I Ascended the Throne 三国名士全图鉴后，我登基了 Also known as: How Can a Tiny Little Girl Conquer the Three Kingdoms? By Bending Without Breaking! [A heroine adored by all + An Eastern Han-era enchantress focused on her ambitions + A female ruler who makes no secret of being a woman + A true goddess with a built-in golden finger] Handcrafted with traditional techniques. If you don't like AI-written stories, come on in. Blurb: Bad news: Liu Ying died. Good news: Liu Ying came back to life inside a strategy game set in the Three Kingdoms era. B 194Reads8.9Score1014d adds
- 131 Ruling from the Court: Your Majesty, Let Me Hold Power Over the Realm 临朝听政：陛下许我权倾朝野 [Strong female lead and equally matched leads, political intrigue, duty to country and people, fictional historical drama, ensemble cast in troubled times, devoted to each other, with a focus on the career plot] [Decisive female general × restoration emperor who obeys only the heroine] Song Wanyue was born into a military family. When she returned victorious to the capital, she was met not with honors, but with an imperial decree ordering her entire family executed. She had trusted the wrong fam 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 The Princess and Her Obsessive Bodyguard Flee Famine, Then Unite the World 公主带偏执护卫逃荒后一统天下 [Farming + Sweet Romance + Fleeing Famine + Pocket Dimension + Empress + A World Map to Help Me Conquer the Globe] (Also titled: After Transmigrating, I Built an Everlasting Great Xia) After the birthmark on Li Lingwei's palm suddenly turns into a pocket dimension and a transmigration countdown appears, she goes on a shopping spree, stockpiling supplies like crazy. She thinks the apocalypse is coming, but instead she transmigrates into the body of Great Xia's princess, whose kingdom is on the ve 341Reads8.7Score10214d adds
- 133 The Marquis's Illegitimate Son Turns the Tables in the Imperial Exams 侯府庶子科举逆袭 Wen Rugui is a concubine in the Ningyuan Marquis's household. Seeing that the household's ship is about to go down, she spends all day trying to use connections to secure her position, terrified that if the child she's carrying is a girl, she'll be traded away too. She watches the women in the household live shackled by rules, their lives worth no more than grass. When she gets a chance to go out, she runs away with the baby she is carrying. And Xun Huan is that baby... 527Reads7.3Score12114d adds
- 134 Rising Amid Chaos: Restoring the Tang Dynasty 乱世崛起：我在大唐重整江山 [Late Tang turmoil + strong heroine + nation-building + political strategy and power struggles + ensemble cast + built-in stats] In August of the first year of Guangqi, all of Great Tang mourned its former glory. Emerging from a tunnel through the river of time, Xiao Buwei looked back and saw a hellscape of mountains of corpses and rivers of blood. As the poem goes: “How tragic the events of the past fifty years; the common folk have suffered grievously.” Xiao Buwei had just finished adjusting 772Reads6.6Score10814d adds
- 135 Evil Cannot Overcome the Emperor 邪不压朕 Many years later, whenever Li Hongjing looked down at the assembled ministers during court, she would remember the afternoon the late emperor summoned her to his bedside to entrust her with his final wishes. She still remembered the last words the late emperor had said to her, looking at her with tears in his eyes and deep emotion in his voice: “Today, I don't care if you're a woman or even a eunuch, you're ascending the throne!” Ah, Li Hongjing was moved to tears. He'd dumped a complete mess in 8Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 136 In the Tang Dynasty, I Became Emperor with the Harem Strife System 人在大唐，我靠宫斗系统称帝了 [System + Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Wish Fulfillment + Powerful Heroine] Li Zhao, a gold-medal agent from the Quick Transmigration Bureau, transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty with a palace intrigue System and becomes Wu Zetian's youngest daughter. What's the point of becoming empress just by playing palace politics? If you're going to do it, go big! Wouldn't it be great to promote equality between men and women? Wouldn't it be great to reform the ancient system? Wouldn't it be great to sav 10Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 137 Legend of Aolai: The Soul-Bonding Gu 傲来传说：同心蛊 Meng Yuru, the young lady of a marquis's household, and Xiao Yuntian, the leader of the Demon Cult, fall for each other after accidentally being bound by a Heartbond Gu. After repeatedly risking their lives together, Meng Yuru is certain Xiao Yuntian is the man fate chose for her. Then she discovers that her supposedly unshakable love was nothing more than the Gu at work. Bai Ruxin, an orphan raised by a spirit ape, and Wei Shang, the son of a great general, overcome obstacle after obstacle and —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 I Passed the Imperial Exams and Made the Honor Roll in Ancient Times 我在古代考科举金榜题名了 Zhao Qiaoyue, an ability-user from the apocalypse, transmigrates into a book as Zhao Qiaoyue, the ill-fated, illegitimate daughter of the Zhao family in the Great Rong Dynasty. She and her birth mother, Xia Niang, are banished by the Zhao family to a small village. Xia Niang loves her daughter and wants to secure her future, so she sends her to study for the imperial examinations. But when someone schemes against her, Zhao Qiaoyue fights back by giving them a taste of their own medicine! The Zha 134Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 139 Legendary Fantasy: One Man Quells a Chaotic Age 传玄：只身镇乱世 [No System. Fantasy. The female lead transmigrates into the body of someone from the lowest rung of society. She must go through many trials to grow strong enough to found a dynasty and become emperor. Long and detailed, so read at your own risk.] Li Chonglou transmigrates to an ancient, unfamiliar world. The land is in turmoil, with demons and monsters roaming freely and evil spirits multiplying. She transmigrates into a poor farming family that can barely afford to eat. 666Reads6.8Score10114d adds
- 140 A Blossoming Branch 拂华枝 [One-on-One Romance + Two Strong Leads + Female General + Political Intrigue] Everyone says that the young Yunhui general of the Prince of Dingbei’s household and the newly appointed Minister of War were once as close as brothers, but are now at each other’s throats. In the military camp, General Yunhui punished a group of soldiers with military caning for gathering to gossip. When someone asked why, all he said was, “They were talking about a court official. Don’t you think they deserved a beat 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 I Became Ying Zheng’s Mother, and Made My Name in History Through Farming 穿成嬴政他妈，我靠种田名垂青史 [A historical what-if: farming + raising a kid = sweet romance throughout. History buffs, beware!] Agronomy graduate student Zhao Ji transmigrates into the body of Zhao Ji and struggles to survive in the State of Zhao with two-and-a-half-year-old Ying Xiaozheng. After Yiren abandons his wife and child, he suddenly discovers that he is destined to die young, and that the Qin dynasty will fall in its second generation. So Zhao Ji decisively steers clear of handsome men. She'll build a kingdom for 216Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 142 What Do I Do with So Many Golden Fingers? Rule the World! 金手指太多肿么办？横着走！ [Complete + hilarious power fantasy, the ultimate stress reliever + System + spatial storage + firearms + multiple superpowers] The System is a good one, though at first it takes a while to get used to its Host. It helps the heroine acquire all kinds of superpowers. As she completes missions, she grows stronger, eventually conquers the world, and becomes the ruler of Earth. The further you read, the more satisfying it gets. It’s guaranteed to be fun and satisfying. If it isn’t, then your standa 1.3kReads8.0Score18414d adds
- 143 Transmigrated as a Bandit Wife, I Build Up the Borderlands 穿成土匪婆，我在边关搞基建 [Pocket dimension + woman disguises herself as a man + two strong leads + both leads are chaste + sweet romance] Tang Xiaoqiu spends all her savings stockpiling enough supplies to fill a room, only to kick the bucket on the very first day of the zombie horde's arrival. When she opens her eyes again, she has brought that roomful of supplies with her and transmigrated into the body of a bandit chieftain's daughter, in a mountain stronghold with nothing to its name. Looking at her brothers, who nev 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 The Farm Girl Who Became Top Scholar 农家女状元 Mo Zhen, a modern-day tomboy, somehow transmigrates into ancient times as a real man! She takes the imperial exams, becomes the top scorer, protects the people, and rights wrongs. She makes buns, builds a franchise, and grows richer than kings. She charms handsome men and noble young ladies alike, living a dashing and carefree life. “Wife, you've had enough fun. Time for bed.” Alas, the man is actually a woman. 64Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 145 Five Years After Taking Her Body, the Crown Princess Returns to Slaughter Everyone 夺舍五年后，皇太女回来嘎嘎乱杀 [Clear-headed and cathartic] + [Black-hearted] + [Playing the fool to catch the tiger] + [Political intrigue] + [Refined egoism] On the eve of her wedding, Crown Princess Feng Xuanji was possessed. Locked inside a pitch-black little box, she watched as “she” did everything to fulfill the Chancellor’s illegitimate son’s wish to become emperor: deceiving her parents, the emperor and empress, forging an edict of abdication, tricking her younger siblings, framing loyal ministers and generals, lettin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Immortal of Talismans, Formations, and Swords 符阵剑仙 This is a fantasy cultivation novel set in an imaginary world. Protagonist Qin Mo’s path to cultivation is harsh and fraught with setbacks, filled with unending battles and dramatic twists. It promises readers a captivating feast for the senses. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Great Tang: From the Start, the System Tells Me to Kidnap Zhangsun Wugou 大唐：开局系统让我掳走长孙无垢 [Tang Dynasty + Empress + History + Alternate Universe + System + Sign-In + Villain] (Empress Zhangsun, Zheng Guanyin, Empress Xiao...) “Today’s mission: While Prince of Qin Li Shimin is away from his residence to carry out the Xuanwu Gate Incident, abduct his wife, Zhangsun Wuji, from the Prince of Qin’s residence. Reward for completion: 100 guards from the Western Depot.” “Beginner’s gift pack: Confucius’s benevolent heart and virtuous backbone have been automatically installed for the Host.” 48Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 148 The System Came to Kill Me, but I Became an Empress! 追杀系统，结果我成了女帝！ [Empress] [No romance] [Political intrigue and conquest] [Decisive and ruthless] [Livestreaming the past] Synopsis: Her mother, a former princess of the previous dynasty and empress, has disappeared. Her father, the current emperor, seems like a gold-digging husband. And there's a stupid System trying to kill her. She should have been a pampered noblewoman, but instead she became a minister's daughter, surrounded by mysterious court officials and enemy nations watching hungrily from every direct 153Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 149 Fourth Calamity: Transmigrating into a Chaotic Age to Become an Empress 第四天灾，穿越乱世做女帝 [Nontraditional fourth-wall-breaking apocalypse + System + strong heroine + no romance + infrastructure building and farming + ensemble cast] Shi Qi’s version: To save her parents, Shi Qi agrees to the System’s offer to transmigrate to a chaotic age and play the role of a “savior.” At first, she thinks going from the apocalypse to a time of turmoil is just surviving somewhere new, and helping others survive, too. Easy! But once she truly sets out on this path, she begins to feel things she never 360Reads7.4Score10114d adds
- 150 Me! A Little Orphan! I Rose Up and Crowned Myself Emperor! 我！小小孤女！起义称帝！ [No CP romance + orphan girl fleeing famine + mind-reading + political intrigue + empress] (The heroine is ruthless. She kills someone in the very first chapter, so don’t read if that bothers you.) The heroine, Yun Sheng, flees famine in the early part of the story, launches a rebellion in the middle, and becomes emperor in the end. A severe drought strikes Dingzhou, leaving the people homeless and destitute. What should have been an ordinary drought becomes the spark that tears the Great Shuo D 130Reads6.0Score—14d adds
