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- 51 The Flourishing Capital of Luoyang 兴洛长都 This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance between the characters and historical figures is purely for inspiration. Please don’t compare them with real historical figures. This is not a historical novel. This is not a historical novel. This is not a historical novel. You can curse me out, but whatever you do, don’t believe me! If reading this affects your understanding in any way, I accept no responsibility. Xiao Yuanyuan transmigrated, but she refused to believe it. Never mind the di 17Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 52 Prince Jing'an 靖安王 Three years ago, Xiao Jingyao was the Prince of Jing'an, wielded both water and wood elements, and single-handedly slaughtered half a lair of monsters. Over the next three years, a transmigrator took over her body, others coveted her throne, her engagement was trampled on, and her mother was poisoned to death. Everyone thought the fearsome Prince of Jing'an had been broken. Three years later, the transmigrator's System was extracted, and Xiao Jingyao awoke. She tore up the engagement contract, r 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 I Became the Heroine of a Tragic Romance and Slaughtered the Qing Empire 变身虐文女主的我杀翻了大清帝国 An employee of the quick transmigration bureau deliberately provoked the royal family to help a wronged client take revenge on her family, causing the whole clan of the abused heroine to be executed. But after being reported for killing innocents, she unexpectedly dodged the bureau's destruction. She then transmigrated into the body of a miserable, abused young woman in a government official's household during the late Ming and early Qing, just as he was preparing to shave his head and surrender 160Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 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 181Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 55 The General's Order: Five Husbands Attend Court 将军令：五夫临朝 [Woman disguised as a man × female general × strong heroine × one heroine and multiple love interests × all male leads are virgins × coming-of-age] [The rating has just opened; let the flowers bloom in time] For twenty years, Xiao Yunting lived disguised as a man, rising from the “Ghost-Faced King of Hell” to the founding empress. “Who says only men can sit on the dragon throne? I will make the whole realm bow to its phoenix-empress!” [Xie Huaiqing] I have always hated men who love men, but Brot 28Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 56 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
- 57 Two Unhinged Sisters Transmigrate into Chaotic Times and Conquer the World Through Robbery 疯癫姐妹穿乱世，靠抢劫称霸天下 (Group transmigration, strong female leads, pocket dimension, flight from famine, nation-building, conquest) Sheng Ran, Xiaoxiao, and Ahua open their eyes in a chaotic era, only to find themselves princesses of a fallen kingdom. No problem, no problem. They came from the apocalypse, so this is child’s play. They can handle it with ease. The Quren cavalry escorting them try to assault them? Kill them all. Anyone who tries to sacrifice them to avert disaster? Kill them too. The Quren king won’t 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 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
- 59 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
- 60 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
- 61 Empresses in the Palace: After Yixiu Gets a Childbearing System 甄嬛传：宜修获得生子系统后 [Female protagonist, no romance + slight ensemble cast + slow burn + ordinary heroine] After getting drunk, modern-day woman Pei Man accidentally obtains a childbirth System and transmigrates into the body of Empresses in the Palace's Ulanara Yixiu, the empress. Pei Man doesn't want to bear children for the big fat emperor. How can she complete her mission? She doesn't want to give birth? Plenty of people want children! Then she'll help them get what they want, while she sits back and enjoys the 295Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 62 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
- 63 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
- 64 The Chancellor: The Uncrowned Empress 宰相：未加冕的女帝 There has never been a female emperor in this world. As for me, I actually don't want to become one. After all, a woman isn't particularly suited to being a politician. But when my family is in danger, should I stand by and watch it fall apart? I only made a little effort. It all began when I was slapped across the face... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 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
- 66 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
- 67 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
- 68 A Billion Tons of Supplies in Her Spatial Realm: Princess Jingkang Goes on a Rampage 空间亿万吨物资靖康公主杀疯了 [Chaotic times + transmigration + spatial storage + supernatural abilities + decisive killing + strong female lead + no romance + nation-building + conquest + no suffering] In the nuclear-war apocalypse of 2040, Zhao Xiyan possesses a top-tier spatial storage packed with billions of tons of supplies, a complete modern industrial system, fighter jets, and weapons. Just after wiping out the military bases of fifty nations, she transmigrates in the wake of a cataclysmic explosion! Overnight, her so 9Reads—Score12314d adds
- 69 After I Transmigrated, I Conquered the World with a Nation-Building System 穿越后，我靠基建系统称霸天下 [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Transmigration + System + Nation-Building + Empress + Warring States + Cheats + No CP] Zhong Yun transmigrates into a starving refugee in a land torn by war, with a nation-building System thrown in as a bonus. Determined to live well, Zhong Yun gets to work on the path to power and unifying the realm. She crushes bandits, takes cities, controls prefectures, fights for the realm, and wins the people's hearts. Before long, the entire war-torn world is left baffled by Zho 840Reads8.0Score10814d adds
- 70 Natural Disaster! A County Magistrate Uses a Simulator to Farm and Survive 天灾！女县令用模拟器种田求生 [Transmigration + System + farming + strong female lead + play the pig to eat the tiger + no romance] Jiang Ning, an urban planner, transmigrates overnight into the poorest county magistrate in history. From the start, she has an empty city, a crowd of starving refugees, and a predecessor who fled with the funds, leaving not a single coin in the accounts. Just as she despairs, the Disaster Simulator successfully binds to her! [Warning: A severe drought will strike in thirty days, leaving thousan 25Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 71 End of the Qin Dynasty: A Warring States Empress, Starting Her Conquest in Bashu 秦末：乱世女帝，从巴蜀开始争霸 [Due to the author's health problems, the story only reaches the point where the protagonist becomes a queen. The author has added a 16,000-character outline of what happens next, as well as around 30,000 characters of side stories. The novel is complete, but readers worried about an unsatisfying ending should choose carefully.] [No romance + no System + farming in the early stages, vying for supremacy later + political intrigue + serious tone + ensemble cast + powerful female lead] [Content war 638Reads8.4Score10114d adds
- 72 After My Father and Brother Fell in Battle, I Rebelled 父兄战死后，我造反了 A power fantasy with a strong female lead: brave, clever, and never one to take things lying down. She fights back whenever anyone crosses her, and the story stays satisfying from beginning to end. There are no romantic pairings. The story focuses on the plot, not romance, and the romantic elements are negligible. The author stakes their reputation on this: there is absolutely no padding. The heroine transmigrates from the apocalypse to an alternate ancient world, with a golden finger ability. P 55Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 73 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
- 74 I Build a Nation, Fight Poverty, and Develop Infrastructure in Ancient Times 我在古代定国扶贫搞基建 Lou Yueling has just finished her studies and received a hundred houses. Before she can even start taking it easy, she wakes up as the poorest consort in the harem. With no other choice, she stays and binds herself to a Favorable Consort System. Then she discovers she's deeply in debt to the emperor, so she has no choice but to start working herself to the bone all over again. Taking it easy is out of the question. It's all for the sake of getting by! Unexpectedly, through a twist of fate, the e 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 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 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 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
- 77 Reborn as an Empress in a Turbulent Age 重生之乱世巾帼女帝 Dark, strong heroine, reborn, no golden finger. This is a fantasy novel set against the backdrop of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties. Come on in if you’re interested. In her previous life, she was born into a time of chaos and disguised herself as a man to survive. She won glory and built a legacy to save the common people from misery. All she wanted was to be free once peace returned to the land. But just as the realm was pacified and she returned in triumph, she met her death. 12Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 78 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
- 79 From Peasant to Founding Empress 从泥腿子到开国女帝 The rating is low because it just came out. (Chaotic times + war for supremacy + ensemble cast + matriarchal world + one female lead, many male partners) Ming Shuhuang, a mechanical engineering PhD, dies and wakes up in Mingjia Village, a remote backwater. Her five older brothers are notorious for being the last men in their family line. Their grandfather, Jun, declares that if they can't have a daughter next time, he'll divorce their grandmother and marry someone else. Ming Shuhuang is born ami 22Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 80 Building Infrastructure in Troubled Times, I Become Empress 我在乱世搞基建当女帝 (Lighthearted kingdom-building wish fulfillment) As the late emperor’s most beloved princess, Chu Xiang is banished by the new emperor to the desolate, freezing lands of Liaodong. She takes it in stride, reclaiming wasteland for farming, planting forests to halt the sand, building roads and canals, opening up trade, and establishing schools. The barren frontier, where smoke from cooking fires could not be seen for a thousand miles, becomes a granary beyond the pass. The new emperor’s tyranny pl 551Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 81 This Sister’s the Real Deal: She Said She’d Rebel, and She Did 这妹妹能处，说造反她真造反 Shang Shaoyan had wanted to be a lazy freeloader ever since she was old enough to know better. So she kept pushing her older brother until he became a domineering CEO. At long last, she achieved her dream, only to transmigrate into the body of a miserable young woman in ancient times. She turned to the older brother who had come here with her. “Big brother, I’m counting on you again this time.” Her brother promptly flopped onto the ground. “I’m done for. This time, I’ll enjoy a peaceful life whi 194Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 82 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
- 83 A Moment’s Impulse Made Me the Founding Empress 一时手痒后，我成了开国女帝 [Strong female lead + warlord hegemony in troubled times + nation-building + ensemble cast] A prophecy descends from the heavens: a time of chaos is coming. Lu Zhao had only wanted to find a Beggars' Gang and get by. But someone said she was destined to become the Human Emperor. So Lu Zhao embarked on her path to conquer the realm amid the chaos. Strategist 1: “It's just a lord. We can replace her whenever we want.” Later: “I would gladly become the lord's sword, and die without regret.” Strateg 8.2kReads8.2Score97514d adds
- 84 The Iron-Blooded, Fearless Police Officer 铁血悍警 Han Ming had only just joined the police force when he found himself caught in a crisis from within and without. A military officer transferred to civilian work, he was parachuted into the position of police station chief. He stood in the way of many people, who constantly targeted and undermined him. Would he lose heart and give up, or remember his original purpose, proceed cautiously, fight back, and wage an unrelenting battle against the forces of darkness? He chose the latter. 8Reads6.6Score914d adds
- 85 Pacifying the Jingnan Rebellion: I, the Ming Dynasty's First Empress 奉天靖难：我，大明第一女帝 [Ming dynasty princess, no romance, focusing on growth early on, later fights the Jingnan campaign and becomes empress, then a sky screen appears after her enthronement and she unifies the world] In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Ye Lingxi transmigrated to the Ming dynasty and became Zhu Ling, Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest legitimate granddaughter. She had barely arrived when her father died, and she was bullied and suppressed by Lady Lü. Her younger brother was useless, too. With no other choice, sh 3.6kReads7.4Score18614d adds
- 86 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
- 87 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
- 88 The Qin Dynasty's Last Empress Sweeps Across the Six Realms, Her Ambition Unmatched 秦末女帝扫六合，虎视天下何雄哉 [No cheat powers + no romance + female-led battle for supremacy + modern-day sky screen reveal later on] What a horrifying experience: transmigrating as Consort Yu, only to open your eyes and find a hulking man in bed with you! A perfect start, a chaotic world to survive in, and as a concubine, sharing her master’s bed is part of the job. How can she turn her life around? Yu Xi is determined: As long as she keeps striving, she’ll trample everyone who dares to bully her underfoot. Then... the who 3.3kReads8.7Score51614d adds
- 89 The Empress Transmigrates: Conquering the World in a Chaotic Age 女帝穿越，她在乱世逐鹿天下 No romance + strong female lead + powerful heroine + light ensemble cast + infrastructure building + satisfying read + transmigration Yun Zhi was a princess who grew up in the Cold Palace. In the Cold Palace, you either erupt out of silence or perish in it. To survive, she used every means at her disposal, killed her father and brother, and took the throne everyone wanted. But after only a few years on the throne, she died of illness. When she opened her eyes again, she was Yun Zhi, the newborn 1.8kReads8.9Score18514d adds
- 90 Maze Survival: Did She Become a God in the Patriarchal Instance? 迷宫求生：她在父权副本封神了？ [Non-Power Fantasy] [Deep Themes] [Strong Female Lead] [No Romance] [Infinite Flow] "Madam, the concrete slab has only one load-bearing point. We can save either your daughter or your son, but not both!" "My husband is dead... I need to leave someone to carry on the family line..." Ling Queyi was tied to a bed by a stranger she was supposed to call "Mother." Just as they were about to forcibly remove one of her kidneys to donate to her younger brother, she lost her memory and fell into a place c 2.2kReads8.4Score41014d adds
- 91 Three Elegant Tales 三雅记 A new emperor ascends the throne, and the turmoil at court begins to settle. Yet Grand Tutor Chen Shun, who helped the crown prince seize the throne, resolutely resigns from office, leaves the seat of power, and returns to the quiet of his residence. Chen Shun has led an upright life and raised three peerless daughters. His eldest, Chen Yaru, is widely read and exceptionally talented. Like a serene orchid in bloom, her gentle, gracious nature is renowned far and wide. His second daughter, Chen Y 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 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
- 93 Reborn as a Six-Year-Old Little Strategist, My Tyrant Dad Begs Me to Carry Him 穿成六岁小军师，暴君老爹求带飞 [War for supremacy in a chaotic age + no romance + political intrigue] The realm falls into chaos, six provinces are carved up, and the roads are strewn with starving corpses. Xue Chujiu, a Daoist physician at the peak of her powers, shrinks into a six-year-old beggar on the verge of starving to death. Just when she thinks she’ll die before she can make a difference, a beggar stuffs the last half of his black steamed bun into her mouth. “Little girl, eat up. You’ll need it for the road!” Xue Chu 408Reads—Score10014d adds
- 94 Notes on Slow Transmigration: The Mandate of Heaven Arc 慢穿记事簿天命篇 [No CP] [No System] [Nation-Building] [Political Intrigue] [争霸] [Lighthearted Wish Fulfillment] The land is divided among powerful warlords, armies clash, and the people suffer. After transmigrating into the body of a general's daughter, Xie Ning opens her eyes to find herself surrounded by wolves and tigers, with every faction plotting against her. She turns the tables on them, making them lose both their wives and their soldiers. After escaping her cage, she keeps a low profile and builds her 1kReads8.8Score13714d adds
- 95 Rebuilding the Mountains and Rivers in the Three Kingdoms 我在三国再造山河 [Set from the late Eastern Han through the Three Kingdoms era + female emperor + charismatic heroine (or perhaps a Mary Sue) + no System, but the heroine has mastered all kinds of essential skills] [The heroine marries twice, though other romantic interests may be hinted at; her daughter Li Xian inherits the throne] [Blurb] Li Shu, courtesy name Jiguang, childhood name A Shou, comes from the Yingchuan Li clan. Her family background is respectable enough for a reclusive scholar and distinguished 687Reads8.5Score10614d adds
- 96 Reviving Qin: My Motherland Helps Me Become Empress 复秦：祖国助我成女帝 [No romance! No babies! Passing the throne to an empress!] Qin Yijun had just become a public servant. She went home to attend a funeral, and transmigrated… Luckily, her phone and her farm stay came with her! In a chaotic era, Qin Yijun, a descendant of Qin Shi Huang, worked hard and, with the help of her great motherland, ascended the throne! Qin Yijun: “Leader, our industry is too backward to make machine guns. Could I have a few for self-defense?” Leader: “Sure, sure, sure! Will a few Gatling 569Reads9.1Score10114d adds
- 97 After My Soul Transmigrated to a Chaotic Age, I Slaughtered Every Noble in My Path 魂穿乱世后，杀神屠尽诸卿公 [Epic historical ensemble + transmigration + court intrigue + powerful heroine + no romance + ruthless] In her previous life, Shen Xu was a butcher of the battlefield, leaving rivers and mountains soaked in blood. She flooded cities and left a million corpses in her wake. Though she spent her life fighting and killing, her achievements eventually made the emperor fear her power. In the end, he granted her a sword, and she took her own life. When she opened her eyes again, her soul had fallen int 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Late Han: Zhang Jiao's Daughter, Bandit Queen of a Chaotic Age 汉末：张角之女，乱世女贼 [No Romance + Magic + Conquest + Political Intrigue + Not a Power Fantasy] If the Han Dynasty had been restored to prosperity, or replaced by a more enlightened dynasty, would history have turned out differently? She had seen rites and music fall into ruin, and people devour one another. She had seen tens of thousands swept into the river to their deaths, leaving grief and desolation everywhere. She had once led the Yellow Turbans, crying out to the heavens: “The azure heaven is dead; the yellow 7.1kReads8.7Score77114d adds
- 99 The Phoenix Rises in the Wilderness: From Exiled Woman to Ruler of the World 凤起蛮荒：从流放女到天下主 [Transmigration + Conquest + Fleeing Famine + Infrastructure + No Romance + Powerful Female Lead + Turbulent Times] Su Zhaoyi opens her eyes to find herself the thirteen-year-old legitimate daughter of a military family in ancient times! If she had to transmigrate, at least she landed in a wealthy household where food and clothing were no concern. But then the court falls into turmoil. Her grandfather is falsely accused of forming a faction for personal gain, and he and all the adult men in the 3.4kReads8.1Score41314d adds
- 100 A Laid-Back Life of Nation-Building, with a Powerful Army at My Command 咸鱼基建，我手握重兵 After an unlucky transmigration, there was no internet, no air conditioning, no phones, and barely any material comforts in this ancient world. Xie Xian was so miserable she wanted to die. “Good sir, do you know of a quicker, more painless way to die?” “…” Tu Zhen had been about to interrogate Xie Xian about where she came from, but froze. What was this female ghost thinking? When she saw people eyeing the property of her branch of the Xie family, Xie Xian decided to lie flat and wait for 3.2kReads8.7Score31214d adds
