Novels like The Queen
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Queen, best match first.
- 1 Who Says We Have No Clothes? 岂曰无衣 Reunion after years apart / Childhood friends / A match made in heaven Bold, free-spirited female general × gentle, refined male official “Who says we have no clothes? I’ll share my robes with you.” Since the founding of the Great Yan dynasty, Zhou Suhang was the first female general. She donned armor and went to battle at fifteen, killing countless enemies. People called her a bloodthirsty demon, a yaksha reborn. In the sixth year of Yongguang, Zhou Suhang was ordered back to the capital to rep 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Ning'an Rules the World 凝安天下 [Devoted couple + sweet romance + strong female lead + medical skills] Ten years ago, Mo Jingran, the ten-year-old prince of Northern Qi, came to study under Xiao Yan, the regent of Eastern Li, through a twist of fate. He lived in seclusion on Mount Wangyou alongside Xiao Yan and his only daughter, Princess Anning, Xiao Ningjia. Five years later, Mo Jingran returned to Northern Qi and led an army to defend the northern frontier. With thirty thousand soldiers, he broke through the Western Rong's 212Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 3 The Noblewoman Schemes for Power, the General Schemes for Her 贵女谋权，将军谋她 “My sword has tasted blood, my hands have been stained by the world, but this heart of mine is spotless. It has room for no one but you, my lady.” [Brilliant Lady Strategist × Unhinged, Devoted General] That year, snow fell as he knelt before the palace gates, still unable to avenge his master. His proud spirit was nearly broken. The whole court looked on coldly, laughing as the general’s son became a discarded dog. Only one person came through the snow beneath an oil-paper umbrella. Her red r 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Flowers Bloom in the North 花开北落 Tired of stories where love comes after marriage? Why not experience one where love comes first? From a chance encounter to falling in love, old grudges sweep them up in an instant, leaving them at a loss over what to choose. They are still young, yet his hair turns white overnight. Beneath the lonely moon, by a solitary lamp, how desolate… 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 5 Chang'an: A Tale of a Troubled Age 乱世：长安传 A refined, well-mannered young nobleman vs. a decisive military genius forged in troubled times The winds of turmoil rise, and the times make heroes. In the final years of the Great Jin, the emperor does nothing, the Eight Princes rebel, and foreign tribes invade. The realm faces a crisis of life and death. Chen Huaijiu, a young nobleman from an esteemed family, and Yuan Chang'an, a military genius forged in troubled times. Though their temperaments differ, they complement one another. Amid the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 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—14d adds
- 7 The Darling of the Capital Is Actually the Great General Who Guards the Nation 京城娇娇女，竟是镇国大将军 [A frail body with a general’s soul heroine vs. a cold, world-weary hero who seeks danger] [Strong heroine + mutual healing + secret identities + a touch of ensemble cast + a hint of the supernatural] After dying in battle, Shen Yu is reborn in the body of a frail young woman with a heart condition. A father who died in battle, a biased mother, a husband who demoted his wife to concubine, a younger sister plotting to seize her dowry, and a weak, helpless version of herself. Shen Yu resolves to b 131Reads—Score11814d adds
- 8 The General Crosses the Jade Gate 将军度玉关 In the twenty-first year of the Tianxing era, Qi Mingyue had been at Yumen Pass for nine years. Yumen Pass was the Great Yu dynasty’s first line of defense against the Xiongnu. Nine years ago, her parents died in battle there. Ten-year-old Qi Mingyue came alone from the capital and, as a woman, held Yumen Pass. 53Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 9 The Heir Says You're a Frail Man! 报世子爷，她竟说你弱质男流！ [Fantasy Setting, Traditional Historical Romance + No Rebirth or Transmigration + Mutual First Love + Childhood Sweethearts + Light and Satisfying] [Valiant Princess vs. Frail Young Lord] Everyone knew that Yan Suizhi, heir to Prince Yan of Nanfeng, had been a frail scholar since childhood: gentle and refined, with a delicate, almost feminine air. He had always been given to quoting the classics and repeating the teachings of Confucius. But when the girl he cherished nearly died in the war, he r 357Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 10 Executed for Killing Four Consorts, the Empress Is Reborn 连杀四妃被赐死，皇后娘娘重生了 [Not a story where both leads are romantically inexperienced] + [Palace and household intrigue] + [Reborn] + [Empress] + [Feel-good wish fulfillment] + [Past and present lives] + [Villain] + [Face-slapping] In her previous life, Zheng Xiyan was a wicked empress hated by everyone. She killed four consorts and ruled the harem, never realizing it was all part of Emperor Xiao Xuanchen's scheme. He used her to keep the court in balance while consolidating power in his own hands. Reborn, Zheng Xiyan d 272Reads6.7Score10514d adds
- 11 The Special Agent Marquess: The System Forces Me to Play Politics 特工女侯：系统逼我搞权谋 [No brainless heroine + no saintly heroine + no yandere + two powerful leads + political intrigue + fictional setting + sisterhood building careers + ensemble cast + women supporting women + female general + nation and world] Shen Jinghong, an elite agent from the National Security Bureau, transmigrates into the body of a frail, abandoned daughter of a marquis’s household. The [System of the Greatest Chancellors in History] expects its Host to sob and do its tasks, but instead she turns around 90Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 12 Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter: A Female General’s Plan to Conquer the World 嫡女重生：将女谋天下 A brilliant, resourceful female general vs. a scheming prince “I won’t take concubines, keep a lover, or make anyone my equal wife. I’ll belong to you alone, for all my life. Will you marry me?” Since fate had brought him to her side, they would join forces and turn the whole world upside down. 281Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 13 Breaking the Green Bones 折青骨 Luo Ziqiao may be a girl, but she is one of the capital’s Six Young Masters! The Zhenbei Prince’s household has had only one heir in each generation, and hers is the first to be a girl. After returning to the capital three years ago, her father, the Zhenbei Prince, has gone to court three days every month without fail: the ninth, nineteenth, and twenty-ninth. He has just one goal: to make his only daughter, Luo Ziqiao, the heir to the Prince of Zhenbei! Luo Ziqiao once asked her father why he ch 3.7kReads8.2Score49114d adds
- 14 The Little Heroine Investigates Strange Cases 小小侠女探诡案 [Historical romance + unconventional historical fantasy + mystery-solving + lighthearted daily comedy + political scheming + ensemble cast. No golden finger, relying entirely on their own abilities. Everyone keeps their wits about them as the story races along, digging one hole after another and filling them in, with each clue linked to the next and the ending forming a perfect loop with the beginning. Readers looking for mindless wish fulfillment, beware.] No transmigration, no rebirth, no Syst 388Reads9.4Score43914d adds
- 15 Commandant Xiao Only Wants to Lie Flat 萧校尉她只想躺平 Xiao Huan is the only daughter of General Xiao Chengyi of the Western Garrison, the granddaughter of the late Duke of Zhenguo, General Xiao, and a captain in the Western Garrison's Cavalry Battalion. General Xiao Yan spent his life on the battlefield, yet in the end his family line dwindled away. After an epidemic robbed her of all hope of living, Xiao Huan transmigrated by a twist of fate to the obscure dynasty of Great Yan, possessing the body of another woman named Xiao Huan. After enduring b 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Li Yue Dances in Rainbow Silks 离月舞霓裳 {Rebirth + Political Intrigue + Strong Female Lead} An old-school, slow-burn story: no System, no melodrama, and not a power fantasy She is the noble eldest princess of the Li Kingdom and the supreme leader of the Fengsi Office, which oversees the people’s faith! But in a single palace coup, her father is murdered and her mother takes her own life, all under the machinations of a poison-wielding strategist and powerful ministers. Her younger brother disappears, and she falls from the towering w —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The God of War’s Beloved Is a Special Forces Soldier from Another World 战神的掌心娇竟是异世特种兵 The modern era’s top special forces soldier, “Night Phoenix,” dies on a mission. Her soul travels through time and she is reborn as Wei Shi, the infamous “spoiled and unruly princess” of Prince Jing’s manor in the Tianqi Kingdom. The moment she opens her eyes, she inherits the original owner’s painful memories of her past life: her father, Prince Jing, has rendered such great service that the emperor sees him as a threat. The incompetent and suspicious Emperor Jianwu joins forces with corrupt of 10.2kReads8.5Score1.4k14d adds
- 18 After a Hundred Cane Beatings, I Chose to Stay 承受百次杖刑后，我选择留下 After Enduring a Hundred Canings, I Chose to Stay 185Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The General's Three Marriages 将军三嫁 A woman he had rejected had somehow become a highly sought-after prize. Song Jinyu could only think that these people really did like picking up what he had left behind. But then an imperial edict arrived, and the woman he'd gone to such lengths to get rid of became his wife again. What the hell, were they trying to make his life impossible? The Emperor had made up his mind. There was no going back. Song Jinyu played dead, convinced Heaven was out to get him. Murong Jin was troubled too. She'd h 250Reads8.9Score10714d adds
- 20 The Chief Minister's Darling: The Treacherous Minister's Daughter Is Irresistible 首辅娇宠奸臣之女太撩人 [Sweet Historical Romance + Everyone’s Darling + One-on-One + No Annoying Side Characters + Lovable, Fun Characters + Extra Sweet] Wen Xianmian’s fortune-telling foretold that she would become a corpse bride, so she hurried to the capital to stop the imperial marriage arrangement. Instead, she kept running into Yun Yanxuan, the current chief minister whom she had rejected years ago. Though flustered, she put on a bold front. “What do you want?” Yun Yanxuan smiled gently. “I just don’t want you t 535Reads8.8Score10514d adds
- 21 A Game for All Under Heaven 一局苍生 (Pure historical romance + powerful heroine + equally matched leads + political intrigue) Let me make this clear: this is a political intrigue novel with a strong female lead, not a harem-intrigue story. Everyone in this novel is intelligent. Even the few fools are pretty entertaining. Heroine Mo Xishui: stunningly beautiful, at the peak of martial prowess, and unrivaled in intelligence. For the sake of the family her mother was meant to protect, she has always been an invincible force. In her e 173Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 22 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
- 23 Transmigrated to a Famine Year, the Fake Heiress Fights Her Way Back 穿荒年，假千金她杀回来了 Historical transmigration | Strong heroine, political intrigue | Fleeing famine and farming “Good news: I transmigrated into the body of a rich young lady. Bad news: I opened my eyes just as bandits were planning to make me their emergency rations!” The moment Song Yu opened her eyes, she found herself in the body of the Shen family's fake heiress in the Great Ye, whose secret identity had been exposed. The original owner had behaved atrociously, so her parents sent her back to the countryside t 13.4kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 24 Why Mess with Her? She’s the Greatest Swordswoman of the Qian Dynasty 惹她干嘛？她可是乾朝第一剑客 Pei Lingying left home at seven and spent ten years practicing martial arts deep in the mountains. When she finally returned, her home was gone. Her elder sister had vanished, and her elder brother had been exiled thousands of miles away. Her father had been murdered, and her mother had jumped into a river and died. With a single sword in hand, Pei Lingying sets out to uncover the truth and find her family. The Qian Dynasty is powerful and prosperous. Crown Prince Lin Mingsu is peerlessly hands 1.6kReads8.7Score17014d adds
- 25 System, You Can Nag All You Want, but I'm Not Getting Married 系统你催也没用，我偏不嫁 The day she was bound to the forced-marriage System, everyone waited for Su Yi to accept her fate and give in. The System urged her to marry a powerful man and settle down. She refused. Everyone thought she was a timid concubine-born daughter, forced to flee a marriage. No one knew that she held a damaged old ledger left behind by her maternal grandfather, with a gaze fixed on a series of shocking old cases hidden among grain shipments, canal transport, and collusion between officials and mercha 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Marquis's Legitimate Daughter: The Heir's Wife Plays by Her Own Rules 侯府嫡女：世子妃的路子有点野 Yun Ziyou was transmigrated into her mother’s womb! Her father is the emperor’s junior fellow disciple, her mother is the beloved daughter of the Imperial Tutor, her eldest brother is a prince consort and her sister-in-law is a princess, her adoptive parents are the emperor and empress, and her adoptive brother is the crown prince. In Bianjing, no one can beat her, and all the young wastrels have to bow their heads to her. In the martial world, she’s a renowned Young Master Wuyou, famous enough 1.4kReads8.9Score15414d adds
- 27 After the Princess Refused a Political Marriage, She Conquered the Empire 公主拒绝和亲后，称霸了江山 [No rebirth or transmigration + powerful female lead + nation and family + court politics and ambition + light, stress-relieving power fantasy] Princess Chaohuang, daughter of the late crown prince, is deeply beloved by the emperor and the most exalted princess in the Kingdom of Xining. But the great clans consider her a thorn in their side and are constantly trying to drive her out. The daily question: Has Princess Chaohuang been kicked out of the Eastern Palace yet? Envoys from enemy states: W 309Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 28 Fated Poison Consort: The Prince Dotes on Her Completely 天命毒妃：王爷一宠到底 In her previous life, she helped him ascend the throne, but he slaughtered her entire Mu family. Later, she fed him a bowl of poison, carved him up piece by piece, and made delicious meatballs from his flesh. Then she forced his favorite concubine to swallow them with poisoned wine. She proved through her actions that you can't just pick on a woman like her and get away with it. Anyone who provokes her will be reduced to ashes and scattered to the winds. When she woke again, she had somehow ret 262Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 29 The Princess Consort Goes on a Killing Spree, and the Prince Begs for Her Mercy 王妃杀疯了，王爷求垂怜 [Political Scheming + Cunning Heroine + Wish Fulfillment + Ruthless and Decisive + Badass Heroine + Smart Characters + Nation and Family] Mu Chaoyan, commander of the elite training camp for China’s special forces, transmigrated to Eastern Chu. She blazed a trail as a woman, rooted out corrupt officials, purged the court, trained elite troops, strengthened the nation, pacified the four corners of the realm, and ushered in a golden age. From the start, her grandfather and father were killed in 953Reads7.7Score10814d adds
- 30 The Reborn Female General Opens Her Eyes, and the Enemy Nation Trembles in Fear 女将重生一睁眼，敌国闻风又丧胆 [Reborn + punishing scumbags + strong female lead + nation and family + longing to the depths of the heart + unwavering devotion + mutual salvation] Everyone knew that King Qi was a brave and brilliant commander. With just five thousand light cavalry, he could defeat an enemy force of thirty thousand, and a single demon mask was enough to strike terror into the enemy! But no one knew that the person beneath the mask wasn't King Qi at all. It was the eldest daughter of the Anyuan Marquis's househ 221Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 31 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
- 32 The Grand Justice of the Court of Justice, Courted by Every Brothel, Is a Woman 全青楼都在攻略的大理寺卿是女的 [Female-led + no romance + strong heroine + political intrigue + mystery solving] After the emperor decreed that their children were to be betrothed from birth, the Duchess of Zhenguo disguised her daughter as a boy. She kept up the act for over twenty years. As the Duke's “second son,” she could not inherit the title, so she took the imperial examinations and entered the court. Everyone said Lord Gu, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, was a heaven-sent genius. No one knew that beneat 557Reads8.1Score10414d adds
- 33 The Pampered Princess Is a God of War 团宠娇妃是战神 After transmigrating, Qin Jiao, the tyrant of her compound, became the Qin family’s youngest daughter. But in the blink of an eye, her father and brothers were defeated in battle, her family nearly stood accused of treason, and she was about to be discarded by her fiancé after he’d gotten what he wanted. The delicate young lady, handed a melodramatic old-fashioned script, smashed a table with one palm and kicked the scumbag. “You used my influence and resources to climb to the top, and now you t 95Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 34 Spiritual Qi Revival Is Here, So What's Wrong with Me Having a Few More Hunks? 灵气复苏了，姐多几个男神怎么了 [Cultivation + Powerful Heroine + Beast Taming + Invincible + Multiple Male Leads + Love Rivalry] Reborn at eighteen, she opens her eyes and immediately binds to a System, becoming the chosen child of fortune in this world! She contracts an ancient spirit beast from the start! She makes pills, builds her career, and snatches up treasures, becoming the revered senior sister admired by everyone! By accident, she picks up a cool and elegant beauty who’s a talisman master. After some sweet-talking, 1.4kReads9.0Score19314d adds
- 35 Zhang Qing Slaughters Her Way Through Water Margin, Reshaping the Heavenly and Earthly Stars 一丈青杀穿水浒，重定天罡地煞 Hu Sanniang first slays Liangshan's false heroes, then crushes the Song and Jin dynasties and unifies the realm. [No System] [Female Protagonist Conquers the Realm] [No Male Lead] [Wuxia, War] Because she was promised in marriage as a child, people have been calling her someone's wife since she was young. That year, she gained two friends who would risk their lives for her: the Sun-and-Moon Twin Sabers. “What fiancé? I'll use his head to christen my blades!” She kills, leaves home, steps out of 2kReads8.6Score35114d adds
- 36 The Young Palace Master Has Descended to the Mortal Realm to Face Another Trial 少宫主又下凡历劫啦 The famous gambling den where people wager on jade? Hers... The Moonlit Tavern, earning a fortune every day? Hers... The trade cooperative that stunned the court? Hers... “Your Majesty, I’ve learned that Her Highness the Princess of Chaoyang owns most of the businesses in the capital.” “She’s my daughter. Of course I have to spoil her! Go give her the deeds to all the rest of the property, too!” A certain Crown Prince, who is also the Seventh Prince, chuckles. “My future wife deserves to be 89Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 37 I Was Born to Be Emperor! 本公主生来就是要做皇帝的！ [The rating is slowly rising. Strong female lead, woman in men's clothing, raising children, female-led story, a loving royal family, an extremely biased father, feel-good story, romance, one-on-one pairing. If that's not your thing, feel free to skip it.] [A warm-hearted royal family story. No one is reborn or transmigrates, and both the main and supporting characters are shaped by the limitations of their era.] The day Mingxi was born, the snow abruptly stopped, dawn broke, rosy clouds filled 29.3kReads9.0Score3.2k14d adds
- 38 The General Is a Mad Beauty 将军是个疯批美人 After being reborn, Qin Huaining went mad and "killed" herself. She took her late brother's identity and enlisted in the army, becoming a famous young general. She inherited her brother's identity, and it seemed she inherited his past life as a man too, indulging in wine, women, and wealth. Her residence was filled with beauties of all kinds, men and women alike. In the eyes of outsiders, she was a useless wastrel, drunk on wine, women, and money. But everyone at court knew better than to provok 318Reads8.9Score10614d adds
- 39 The General Is Ready to Wed 将军待嫁 The accomplished female general Zhao Chongyi defies an imperial decree and flees her arranged marriage. Zhou Wenran, notorious master of the Tianqi Pavilion, is ordered to capture her. Though they have never met, the two clash briefly in the dark and both end up badly wounded. Zhao Chongyi tumbles off a cliff... When she wakes, she has become Shu Xiaoman, the second daughter of the Shu family in Dongli Town at the foot of the mountain. She also finds a handsome man who has “lost his memory.” The 570Reads9.3Score10214d adds
- 40 After the Legitimate Daughter Came Down from the Mountain, the Crown Prince Doted on Her 嫡女下山后被太子殿下宠上天 Shen Qingyin, the only legitimate daughter of Chancellor Shen, whose power held sway over the imperial court, was the apple of his eye. Her status was second only to that of the princesses of the imperial family. She should have been raised in luxury in a palace of jade and fragrant orchids. But when she was little, a fortune-teller declared that her destiny was unusual and that she must stay away from her parents and family until she turned sixteen if she was to grow up safely. She learned peer 4.7kReads9.0Score47214d adds
- 41 Two Wild Geese Return in the Drizzle 双雁归来细雨中 (The rating is low because it was just released and the platform gave it a default score! It has nothing to do with the quality of the story!!) (Please give this story a chance!) She is the only daughter of a distinguished general's household. Thinking ahead, she gives up the luxurious life in the capital and goes away to study the arts, all to leave her family a way out in case it ever falls into decline. He is The Outcast, the crown prince, second only to the emperor and above all others. He w 285Reads8.1Score10314d adds
- 42 I Spit Blood Every Three Steps, I Just Can't Kill My Way Through 三步一吐血，实在杀不翻 [Original title: I Hold the Reins] [An unconventional revenge power fantasy] [Just started ranking, so the score is low. It’ll rise as more readers come in.] [A reborn general who coughs up blood every few steps VS an imperial uncle she keeps using and using] Li Chengge died. Then she died again, though not quite all the way. She was reborn in Wen Chi’s frail body, a girl prone to coughing blood. The timing couldn’t have been better. She even got to watch the son her father had out of wedlock, 5.7kReads9.3Score66714d adds
- 43 The Female General and Her Male Soldiers 女将男兵 [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger. Don’t read this during a meeting, it might suddenly make you laugh for a while.] Bu Fu grew up wandering from place to place and never backed down from a fight, so she got the name “Bu Fu.” She thought she was a boy until she was eight, when her brother told her she was a girl. She thought her brother was her real brother until she was ten, when he told her they weren’t related by blood. She thought that even if he wasn’t her real brother, he was 2.8kReads8.2Score51414d adds
- 44 He Spoils His Favorite Consort and Destroys the Harem, While the Biased Emperor Decrees Her Empress 宠娇妃灭后宫，偏心皇上下旨封后 [The emperor falls in love at first sight + the heroine isn't the only one for him at first, but later receives all his favor + the emperor helps her fight in the harem and makes her empress + the heroine fights in the harem and kills] A low-ranking concubine? I want to be empress. No, no, I want to be Empress Dowager. What? The emperor saw Han Qianning kill someone, and still wants to keep her by his side... Once I'm in the palace, I'll climb my way up to the phoenix throne and kill them all. 1.1kReads9.0Score10614d adds
- 45 Little General, Your Big Sister Will Spoil You. Be Good, Don’t Run! 将军弟弟，姐姐宠你，乖！别逃！ After nine lifetimes and being cheated on 538 times without ever getting to sleep with anyone, she finally figured it out. Love really isn't necessary! Want to get through a love trial? Just tie yourself to a man for a lifetime and call it a day, right? Shen Li, a battle-hardened general, becomes the lucky one. Not only does he lose to her in the martial arts he's so proud of, she forces herself on him, too. Humiliated and furious, he vows to be her sworn enemy! But then she starts doting on him 137Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 46 Drunk on Your Clothes 依衿醉 Lu Huai had imagined his future wife many times: gentle and charming, educated and reasonable, beautiful as a flower, and mild-tempered. But the woman before him was beautiful, at least. As for the rest... She was nowhere near educated and reasonable. She was fussy, quirky, and petty, and she even had a highly skilled maidservant at her side. After her parents died in battle, Zijin was determined to find a live-in son-in-law to carry on the Zhao family line. What? The emperor had arranged for 5.6kReads9.1Score64514d adds
- 47 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
- 48 The Rise of Lingbiao: Su Sanniang with the Big Feet 风起岭表之大脚苏三娘 Su Sanniang, a woman whose name is steeped in blood and fire! Jianghu rumors say her blade is fiercer than any man's, and her beauty more womanly than any woman's... Her first love, Feng Shao, was killed by a bandit chief. Sanniang sent out her flying knives and slew twelve bandits, then poured a jar of wine in tribute to her first love: "My darling, have a good time down there. Eat well, keep warm, and remember to find yourself a beautiful wife. I'm off to seek my fortune..." Su San was lured t 150Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Ballad of Changle in the Great Capital 大都长乐谣 Until the age of ten, Yuan Wei was the apple of everyone’s eye in the Marquis of Cheng’en’s household in the capital. Her grandparents were kind, and her father often carried her on his shoulders as they played. After she turned ten, her mother died, and Yuan Wei was sent to Putuo Temple to recuperate. By the time she was fifteen, Yuan Wei wore prayer beads and lived freely, doing whatever she pleased. 3.4kReads8.9Score33814d adds
- 50 Help! The Regent's Foolish Princess Can See Ghosts 要命了！摄政王的傻子王妃会捉鬼 They say there is a regent in Donglin. He is ruthless and bloodthirsty, with flowing silver hair and a cool, ethereal air. He always wears a terrifying ghost-face mask. Some say he is hideously ugly; others claim he is as beautiful as an immortal. No one knows the truth. They call him the devil of hell walking among the living. But, for reasons unknown, an accident left the regent paralyzed from the waist down and stripped of his martial prowess. From then on, he was a cripple. Shen Wanguan, eld 1.7kReads9.2Score25514d adds
