Novels like Empress: Enough Fooling Around! Who Put the Imperial Robe on Me?
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- 51 Disguised as a Man and Living the Easy Life, but Father Forces Me to Take the Throne 女扮男装当咸鱼，父皇却逼我登基 [Woman Disguised as a Man + Laid-Back Life That Won't Stay Laid-Back + Everyone's Favorite + Farming and Infrastructure + Literary Plagiarism + Some Court Intrigue, but Nothing Too Complicated] Chu Ci, a senior office worker on a 996 schedule, accidentally died from overwork. She transmigrated into a fictional world as the useless Ninth Prince of Great Zhou, a woman disguised as a man who shared her name. Having died once, Chu Ci came to her senses: being alive was what mattered, and living like 2.9kReads—Score324Shelves
- 52 A Rebel's Life from Scratch 从零开始的反贼生涯 Rebellion + Farming + Hegemony + No System + Empress Protagonist + No CP + Career-Focused Story + Slower Pace The protagonist transmigrates as the daughter of a bandit chieftain. Starting on the Hunan-Jiangxi border, she slowly builds her strength, takes over a county seat, repels government forces, and grows a bandit camp of fewer than fifty people into a unified dynasty. “That’s how the Great Zhou court works. The common people just need to devote themselves wholeheartedly to farming, pay the 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 The Black Lotus Villainess Tears Apart the Original Novel 黑莲花女配手撕原著 At first, she’s a fake goody-goody. Later, she’s brazen and ruthless. She wears the pinkest clothes and strikes the cruelest blows: a femme fatale. You think she’s a gentle, harmless peony, but she turns out to be a deadly peach blossom. Don’t ask. She’s just putting on an act. Ensemble cast, court intrigue, investigations, poison and medicine, no System, no golden finger Song Xuan discovers she’s a supporting character in a book. She is the heroine’s source of suffering, the catalyst for the 28Reads8.2Score106Shelves
- 54 When the Interstellar People Watched the Empress Ascend the Throne 当星际人民围观女帝登基 In this interstellar age where entertainment reigns supreme, a group of eccentric people longing to feel important in a feudal era cast a time-space anchor in search of thrills. But when they finally land in a parallel little world, no one expects that a princess who seems utterly ordinary can see the comments in their livestream. Yuan Huang: “Historical records? Accounts of the past? Changes of the throne? A princess knocking on the palace gates at night? An enemy invasion? These things the mon 215Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 55 Better to Be Empress Than County Magistrate 当县令，不如做女皇 (System + Strong Female Lead + Disguised as a Man + Infrastructure + Empress + No Romance) Lu Xingchen transmigrates to a parallel world in the midst of turmoil, where warlords vie for power and bandits run rampant. Disguised as a man, she inherits her father’s position and becomes the county magistrate of Xing County. At the time, Xing County is easy pickings for the surrounding bandits. Lu Xingchen wipes out the bandits and annexes the neighboring counties, becoming a regional power. Later, sh 252Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 56 The Princess's Revenge: Watch Me Tear That Scumbag and His Tea-Sipping Mistress Apart 嫡公主复仇：看我手撕贱男茶女 [Reborn + Revenge + Nation and Family + Tormented Romance + Cunning Hero + Equally Matched Leads] The realm is divided, and the three powerful nations of Huaiyuan, Xihe, and Jiyuan eye one another with suspicion. Wen Beining, Xihe's only legitimate princess, enjoyed a carefree life until the age of sixteen. But everything was shattered on her wedding night... On her wedding night, her entire family was slaughtered. Poisoned and consumed by hatred and regret, Wen Beining was reborn three months b 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 The Princess Returns to Claim the Throne, and Chancellor Yun Is Forced into Servitude 公主回国登基，云相被迫为奴 [Female lead dominates and torments the men | All male leads are devoted only to her | Emotional and physical angst | Mutual unrequited love | Groveling to win her back | Political power games] Cangshu Guanlan was once an overlooked illegitimate princess in the imperial palace. Lonely and wretched in her youth, she had only the gentle scholar Yun Baizhou, who sincerely protected her. When Beidi invaded and demanded a hostage from the imperial family, Yun Baizhou pleaded with the emperor until h 1.1kReads—Score106Shelves
- 58 A Widow and Her Young Children, Abandoned in Chaotic Times, She Defends a City and Becomes Empress 一门寡幼，乱世被弃她守城称帝 [Over-the-top wish fulfillment + storage space + animal speech + adored by all + women supporting women] After transmigrating into a book, Yan Jiaojiao becomes the granddaughter of Yan Lin, lord of Cangyi City. When an enemy nation attacked the city, Yan Lin took the men of the Yan family with him and left behind all the women, from Old Madam Yan and the three Yan family wives to the three granddaughters, including Yan Jiaojiao. In the book, women have no means of surviving in a chaotic world. T 3Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 59 After the Eunuch Emperor Takes the Throne, the Deposed Emperor Refuses to Leave 九千岁称帝后，废帝他不肯走 Female-led, one woman and multiple men [A woman disguised as a man, the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old Eunuch VS a weak prince and puppet emperor] At twenty-four, Yuan Gaoshang put nineteen-year-old Zhou Xuanying on the throne. He thought she was his lifeline, the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old Eunuch, the one who shielded him from everything amid the blood and chaos. He didn't know he was only a stepping stone for her. She removed her official hat at the morning court. Her long hair spilled down, stunning the 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Who in the Court Accuses This Official? 堂下何人状告本官 Who Is Bringing a Lawsuit Against Me? 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 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 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 With a Staff in Hand, the World Is Mine 一棍在手，天下我有 [Disguised as a Man + System + Fleeing Famine + Chaotic Times + Becoming Emperor] From Famine Refugee to Empress At first, after arriving in this chaotic world, Li Yuan only wanted to survive. But little by little, she grew resentful. A bunch of fat, rotten scoundrels who cared only about enjoying themselves looked down on her, wanted to seize the power in her hands, and acted as though they were doing her a favor. So why shouldn't she overthrow them and take charge herself? Little scene: One da 234Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 63 The Empress Has Unified the World 女帝她一统天下了 Ying Shi transmigrates into a novel she only got halfway through reading the night before, landing in a completely unfamiliar dynasty amid a lawless era where people are starving. For miles, not a single rooster crows; for a hundred miles, not a wisp of cooking smoke rises. And the first thing she sees is a vile scene of abuse. It really is the worst possible start. Fortunately, she gets a golden finger. The construction-loving spirit in her very bones awakens! In the end, she achieves the great 116Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 64 Empress: I Flirt With Every Handsome Man, Then Coolly Watch Them Fall for Me 女帝：撩遍美男，冷眼看他们沦陷 (Multiple dark, obsessive male leads + strong female lead + love and hate + court intrigue + villainous heroine + ruthless and decisive + competing male leads + a love-triangle battlefield + confinement and forced love + all male leads are virgins + no children) At first, the heroine bullies the male leads mercilessly. Later, the male leads imprison her and force their love on her. BG romance. The heroine takes the passive role in bed, but leads the relationship. Please check the tags before rea 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 The First Emperor Reborn: The Princess Goes on a Killing Spree 始皇重生：公主她杀疯了 Qin Shi Huang is reborn as a princess: I conquered this empire, and I’ll defend it myself. Reborn, I open my eyes again to find a cup of poisoned wine waiting for me. I am no longer the First Emperor, who united the six kingdoms and swept across the land like a tiger. I have become an eight-year-old princess, a daughter whose name I had almost forgotten while I was alive. Hu Hai and Zhao Gao have given me the poisoned wine. They’re waiting for me to cry, to beg for mercy, to be dragged out of t 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 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—Shelves
- 67 The Phoenix Captive: I Am the Beauty on the Throne 凰囚凤：朕乃红颜 [Both leads are reborn + strong female lead + devoted puppy-like love interest] She carries on her father's legacy, commands the army, fights on the battlefield, and becomes the most exalted and only female prince of the Lin Yuan Continent, the Prince of Reverence. He is a lowly phoenix slave, her personal servant. He has studied medicine, lightness skills, and everything else since childhood for her sake. Her love is calm yet intense. His love is humble yet domineering. Excerpt 1: “Everyone is 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 Power's Bones Are Hard to Tame 权骨难驯 A brooding young tyrant versus a cold, beautiful female stateswoman and imperial tutor [Possessive love | Male lead suffers | Irresistible heartthrob | Male lead has no past, female lead does] Ling Ge is a treacherous chancellor. The world condemns her as greedy for wealth and power, a flatterer who meddles in state affairs, yet no one can shake her hold over half the court or her dazzling authority. The first emperor’s death brought the storms of her life to an end. He once stood beside her and 114Reads—Score108Shelves
- 69 Disguised as a Man: From Feudal Lord to Empress 女扮男装：从封地王爷杀到女帝 (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 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 From the Start in a Bandit Stronghold, I Cheat My Way to Empress 开局土匪寨，一路开挂成女帝 [Strong female lead transmigrates + no romance + empress + female lead has maxed-out combat power] She had just been fighting a boss with her team in the apocalypse when she suddenly transmigrated, only to be picked up by bandits. But who was she? She was a force to be reckoned with in the apocalypse. Did the bandits really think they could control her? In no time at all, a pile of bandits lay sprawled around her. She glanced at the little girl trembling nearby, then planted a foot on a bandit a 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 GB: Why Is the Aloof Imperial Preceptor Like This? GB：清冷国师为何这样 [Matriarchal Society + Multiple Male Leads + Light Political Intrigue + Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within + Fantasy + Love Grows Over Time] [A capable, refined empress who’s consumed by affairs of state, Ying An, vs. Jiang Weiyu, a diviner with a mysterious constitution who’s sweet on the outside, dark within] [Empress Ying An, who accidentally killed the fox younger brother, vs. Ning Yuan, the fox older brother who would sacrifice himself for revenge, only to fall for his enemy] (Chaotian Fores 22Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 72 The Wicked Matriarch Is Reborn to Atone, Desperately Winning Her Son's Favor 恶毒主母重生赎罪，狂刷儿子好感 [Strong Female Lead, No Romance] [Political Schemes + Plot-Driven + Everyone Has a Million Schemes] In her previous life, the malicious matriarch Shen Yueyan mistreated her concubine-born sons and spoiled her foolish son. Later, one of the concubine-born sons became the current dynasty's chancellor, while the other became the late empress's biological son and ascended the throne five years later. Shen Yueyan could have gained status through her son, but her jealousy drove away one influential pe 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 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 157Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 74 We’re All Caught in the Same Game 你我皆是局中人 [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 73Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 75 Stay Calm: With Knowledge on Our Side, We Have Nothing to Fear in Chaotic Times 稳住，咱知识在手，乱世不带怕的 [No CP + Political Intrigue + Turbulent Times + Flight + Nation-Building + Teamwork + Empress] When Zhu Nanjiao opened her eyes, all she saw was yellow dust swirling across the sky. She wasn't even dead yet, but this living King of Hell was already burying her just like that! Only after waking up did she realize she had transmigrated. She had transmigrated into the body of a fourteen-year-old girl. Enemy troops had breached the border, her general father had died beneath their blades, and the th 71Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 76 The Stunning Empress Has Her Harem of Scoundrel Queens Complete 绝色女帝，渣女海王后宫全齐活 [Matriarchal Society + Palace Intrigue + Political Scheming + Multiple Couples] About the heroine: Li Wan, a general's daughter, is beautiful and striking. She grew up alongside the astute Second Prince, Huangfu Cheng, and believed he was the perfect match for life. But she never expected that trusting him would mean being used as a stepping stone. When her father is “murdered,” she finally wakes from her dream, her heart dead with despair. At her darkest moment, she accepts the terms offered 127Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 77 A Woman's War for Supremacy: Modern Rifles Against Your Iron Spears 女身争霸：现代步枪打你铁制长矛 A story of a powerful woman vying for supremacy. A renowned strategist from the Central Plains criticizes her: “Setting gender aside, she is indeed a formidable ruler, capable and strong-willed. But she is not tactful in how she handles people. She has a clear sense of right and wrong, and makes no effort to hide her contempt for those she truly dislikes. For a woman like her to dare compete for power in these chaotic times, she is bound to suffer.” Huo Qing is the strongest sniper in her inde 14Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 78 I Abandoned Immortality for Business and Helped the Empress Conquer the World 弃仙从商，操控女帝霸天下 [Xianxia + alternate history + transmigration midway through + empress] Also known as: The Toughest Man in the Jungle Born into poverty, Long Yi was cruelly abandoned by his father and raised by a tiger immortal. He soon became king of the jungle, and a moment of carelessness made him famous throughout the Great Xia Dynasty. He accidentally transmigrated to the Triassic Period and lived there alone for 173 million years. He practiced the ultimate treasure of immortal cultivation, the Primordial 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 The Villainess Is Reborn: The All-Powerful Princess Awakens 恶毒女配重生：权倾公主她觉醒了 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—Shelves
- 80 You Want Me to Be a Tribute Maiden? I Choose to Rule as Empress 要我当贡女？我选女帝当政 [Power! It's the best tonic for women! She can't do without it!] [A native heroine + a transmigrated woman who willingly submits to her + a rivalry between men + no romance] Three years ago, Emperor Zhaoping of the Great Yong personally bestowed the title of Commandery Princess upon Wu Zhao. She was forced to lead twenty thousand respectable women north as tribute to Beihuang, to relieve the siege at the gates of Bianjing. After leaving the capital, Wu Zhao led her private army of women in a fie 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 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 129Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 82 Female Emperor in a Chaotic Age: From the Start, at a Mass Grave! 乱世女帝，开局乱葬岗！ Transmigration to another world + strong heroine + no overpowered golden finger + flight from famine + warfare My name is A Zi, also known as Wei Zi. A Zi is the daughter adopted by a farming family in a mountain village, while Wei Zi is the legitimate imperial princess of Wei, the foremost of the four kingdoms. Wei Zi transmigrates from another world to the modern world. One moment, she's just been born to the most esteemed empress of Wei. The next, she opens her eyes and finds herself buried i 660Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 83 Love's Torments in a Past Life: My Name Is Premature Death 前世虐恋：吾名早夭 [Historical Romance + Strong Female Lead + Political Intrigue + Feel-Good Revenge + Female General + Eldest Princess + Enchanting Empress] Just how unhinged is the heroine? When she was a female general, she dosed an enemy city with laxatives. The results were hard to describe. Her name means “short-lived,” and she was never destined to be loved. Though her family ties are shallow, she is a god of war on the frontier. What does it matter that she is a woman? She will save her country and protect 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 The Villain Awakens. Huh? Another Conqueror Has Arrived! 反派觉醒，嗯？又来一个攻略者！ [No romance, a System, no System for the heroine, she has a golden finger, but this isn't a particularly satisfying read] My misery doesn't need anyone else's self-righteous salvation! The heroine and the supporting female characters are not men's accessories! A villain is a villain, evil by nature! What if your life is nothing but words and settings in one novel after another, existing only to make you turn evil, to become a suitable target for a transmigrator's missions, to be the heroine's ob 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 Mother Dies from the Start, I Beat the Villains, Tame the Bandits, and Become Empress 开局死娘暴打极品收服土匪成女皇 [Strong heroine + adored by all + fleeing war and famine + System] Lin Ru suddenly transmigrated from an age of technological cultivation into the heroine of a tragedy novel! With the plot in hand, she had nothing to fear! She was going to turn this tragic story into a thrilling tale of a powerful heroine! She had not only a portable shop! She also had a System to back her up! When her villainous grandparents tried to steal the compensation money meant for her father, she grabbed a kitchen knife 186Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 86 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—Shelves
- 87 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! 84Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 The Farmer's Daughter Rises to Power and Goes on a Rampage 农家女上位，杀疯了 Comeback × strong heroine × not a pure one-on-one romance × one woman and multiple men, skip if that bothers you × their unrequited love She went from an ugly, plain farm girl to a courtesan who danced for the gentry. She grew more beautiful by the day. Once she came into her own, she used her beauty to set a trap and became the unattainable ideal of the capital’s most exceptional young men. They were falling for her; she was building her career. By the time they came to their senses, she had al 52Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 89 Transmigrate to the Great Ming: This Princess Deserves a Place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple 穿越大明：本公主配享太庙 [Female-led political intrigue + strong heroine + transmigration + character growth + no saintly heroine + wish fulfillment + slow burn] Other people who transmigrate either come with a wise old mentor at their side or receive a pocket dimension with a spirit spring. Zhu Zhaoxi gets absolutely nothing! A mother who lies flat, a father with his head in the clouds over romance, a scheming mistress, and a broken version of her. A truly disastrous start. Everyone wants to bully her, but she’s the la 20Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 90 A Princess's Promotion Diary 公主升职记 Yao Chuguang's biggest dream is to get rich overnight. The good news? She transmigrates and is reborn as a princess, making her dream come true. The bad news? Her life is in danger! The greatest pain in life is dying before you get to spend all your money. From then on, Yao Chuguang takes out anyone who wants her dead, no matter who they are. When it comes to palace intrigue Others: A war of words, every sentence hiding a deeper meaning, killing without a trace. Yao Chug 55Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 91 Transmigrating to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms as an Empress 穿越到五代十国当女帝 I'm an ordinary female liberal arts student. After an accident, I transmigrated to the Later Jin and became Shi Jingtang's youngest daughter. I put my knowledge of history to use, sweeping across the land with a million troops, conquering the eight corners of the world, uniting the four seas, and winning the hearts of all under heaven. I gathered the finest weapons, recruited elite troops, armed myself to the teeth, and joined the heroes of the land in vying for supremacy over the Central Plains 532Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 Transmigrated Into a Book as a Foolish Princess, I Rise to Become an Empress Who Rules Through Strategy 穿书成女草包皇女逆袭成权谋女帝 Su Jin, a financial whiz, transmigrates into a book and becomes the notorious, disgraceful Second Princess of a matriarchal kingdom. The original owner's fate was to force herself on men, embezzle public funds, and get dismembered. Su Jin takes up construction with one hand and tears up the script with the other. To stop the floods, she blows up levees and builds dams, then invents government bonds to raise money. In the struggle for power, she turns the Third Princess's poisoned arrow right bac 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 The Calamitous Enchantress System Is at Your Service 祸国妖妃系统竭诚为您服务 [Cross-dressing as a man from the start + fleeing famine + the whole village backing her as empress + no romance] After top agent Qi Zheng dies, she transmigrates into the body of Qi Goudan, the village chief’s dim-witted twelve-year-old “son” in Qijia Village, just as the entire village is fleeing famine. Then she gets bound to a completely useless [Beloved Consort System] that wants her to strive to become The Outcast, second only to one and above all others. Luckily, she draws her own Pinduod 172Reads8.6Score106Shelves
- 94 Transmigrating as a Woman Emperor, I Am Doted On 穿越之女皇强宠 Her portable dimension comes with a spirit. She acquires medicinal fields and mountains of gold, but after being poisoned with an aphrodisiac, she can’t do without handsome men? A certain prince smiles seductively. “Who’s serving me tonight?” A certain guard: “This subordinate has business to attend to. I’ll take my leave.” A certain charlatan: “May you be blessed.” A certain Grand Tutor: “Your Highness, do you know what it means to abstain?” A certain prince: “I served her just last night.” A c 10Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 95 A Survival Guide for the Everyman 路人生存指北 [No romance + one female protagonist + supernatural] After escaping death several times, Lu Renjia has finally made peace with life and death. All she wants is to live a quiet life with her friends. But reality rarely goes as planned. No matter how carefully she avoids trouble, it keeps finding her again and again. A website rumored to grant wishes, and wish-makers manipulated like puppets. Nightmares that have haunted someone for over a decade, and entanglements from a past life that nearly era 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 The Phoenix’s Song 聆凤吟 Multiple male leads + court intrigue + strong heroine, no saintly do-gooder, villainess In a troubled age, women can climb the ladder to power by stepping over men, one rung at a time. Jiang Man inherited her mother's family's powers of prophecy and physiognomy, as well as her father's immunity to all poisons. The Miao people's unique art of witchcraft and poison, Xizhou's astronomical calculations, the Northern Di's military governors carving up the realm... Jiang Man was entrusted to the Gener 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 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 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 From the Start, the Southern Ming Empress: The Qing Must Die 开局南明女帝，请大清赴死 [Transmigration, historical drama] [Political intrigue and power struggles] [Strong female lead, proud and formidable empress] [No romance, focused on building her career] [Conquer the realm] [Unify the realm] [Daily life] [A cast of loyal and capable figures at the end of the Ming] Zhu Huihe was an expert on Ming history. Her favorite pastime was arguing online with Qing dynasty fanboys until they lost their cool. That night, during a livestream, Qing partisans flooded the chat: “So what if 49Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 I Became the Founding Empress in Ancient Times with a System 带着系统在古代做开国女帝 Strong female lead + fictional setting + farming + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure + claiming kingship in a chaotic age (Contains many original worldbuilding details.) [The male lead is mostly in the background. I'm not very good at writing romance, so this story focuses almost entirely on the female lead's career.] Transmigrated as a county magistrate, she faces starving people in front of her and Japanese pirates lurking behind. With a dilapidated county office, an emperor who exploits t 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 Too Many Brothers: How Do I Usurp the Throne? 兄弟太多，我想篡位怎么办 [Court intrigue + ensemble cast + no romance] In a nutshell: The heroine spends twenty years disguised as a man, sends all her brothers to their deaths, and ends up ascending the throne herself! After pretending to be a man for twenty years, she watched each of her brothers meet his end: The Crown Prince died because he was soft-hearted, the eldest prince fell because of his arrogance, the third prince was undone by his suspicion, and the fourth prince perished through his conceit... The palace 263Reads8.1Score102Shelves
