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- 1 The Treacherous Minister Turned the Tyrant into a Love-Struck Fool 奸臣她把暴君哄成了恋爱脑 [Transmigration + System + golden finger + devoted couple] [Woman disguised as a man: scheming minister and national preceptor heroine × unhinged, calculating, love-struck king hero] Tang Sheng was sent to the Kingdom of Nanli by the Scheming Minister System. Disguised as a man, she entered the court as an official and charmed the reigning king, Shang Jiu'an, until he was utterly infatuated with her. She thus became his favored minister, second only to the king, The Outcast. In front of Shang Ji 3.3kReads8.9Score63514d adds
- 2 The Top Scholar Disguises Herself as a Man to Survive Under a Tyrant 状元郎女扮男装在暴君手下苟活 [1v1 / Both Pure / Identities Revealed] Shen Yu woke up one morning to find she had transmigrated into a book. She had become the top scholar in the story, a woman who had disguised herself as a man to take the imperial exam. She knew that deceiving the emperor was a grave crime, and her status as the top scholar was already set in stone. If the emperor discovered she was a woman pretending to be a man, she would be beheaded. She also knew that the current emperor, Jun Si, was a tyrant who would 2.5kReads8.1Score36814d adds
- 3 After Faking My Death Once I’d Finished Spreading Warmth, the Villain Fell Apart Again 我送完温暖死遁后反派他又崩坏了 [Redemption × Mutual Devotion × Love Triangle × System × Faked Death × A Touch of Angst] [Mad, ruthless, tragic villain × A sunny girl with a rich inner world who’s slow on the uptake] [Warning: The author is a sucker for cheesy tropes and loves them] Li Hua is a key member of the Transmigration Bureau, with a stellar record in the Villain Purification Program. After completing the ultimate mission, rated SSS in difficulty, Li Hua retires in triumph, ready to enjoy a well-earned life of leisure 1.6kReads8.8Score10714d adds
- 4 She Poses as a Man, Her Secret Identity Is Exposed, and the Regent Wants Her to Bear His Child 女扮男装掉马，摄政王要我生崽崽 [Heroine Builds Her Career + Romance + Both Leads Pure and Monogamous + Absurd Comedy + Political Intrigue + Mystery + Wild Imagination + System + Transmigration] Su Qiyu transmigrates into the body of a timid puppet emperor who disguises herself as a man, an easy target for everyone. From the start, she binds herself to the “Emperor Development System” and begins her comeback by refusing to let the civil and military officials pressure her into marriage! A certain minister: “Your Majesty, you k 845Reads8.1Score11114d adds
- 5 A Doomsday Woman’s Soul Takes Over a Fake Heir, and the Prince Wants to Be Her Lover 末世女魂穿假嫡子王爷想断袖 [Has a pocket dimension, no misunderstandings, sweet romance later on, torn between loyalty to family and country. Readers who see only black and white, proceed with caution. This is a fully hand-written novel.] In the fifth year of the apocalypse, Bai Yuqing had just finished stockpiling supplies when a sudden, extreme cold killed her in her apartment. She transmigrates into Bai Yiqing, the legitimate son of the emperor's favorite minister. And he's a fake legitimate son with no manhood! Since 1kReads8.9Score12814d adds
- 6 Ten Years After Faking My Death, My Redemption Nurtured a Monster 死遁十年，我的救赎喂出疯骨 Historical romance / Raising a child / Faked death and a regretful chase The first time Su Su saw her target, it was in an arena where the crowd was restless. The boy was covered in wounds as he was hauled onto the fighting platform. With his mind gone, all he could do was let out animalistic growls. The System whispered a warning in her ear: the boy was about to bite through someone’s neck in the fight. From then on, he would be infamous for that battle. So she paid a hundred taels of gold and 6.2kReads8.9Score84614d adds
- 7 I Disguised Myself as a Man and Bent the Prince 我女扮男装，把王爷掰弯 The night her identity as a woman was exposed, Qin Shi’an pinned her hard against the wall. The usually haughty prince had a frighteningly bloodshot look in his eyes... “Do you know how crazy you’ve been driving me all this time?” Lu Huaixi blinked her almond-shaped eyes, her mind consumed by panic over her identity being revealed. She stammered, “Then, Your Highness... what are you going to do with me?” “What am I going to do with you?” Qin Shi’an suddenly thought of something. The hostili 1.2kReads8.7Score11414d adds
- 8 I Became the Emperor’s Tutor, and the Tyrant Can Hear My Thoughts 穿成帝师后，被暴君读心声了 [The rating is low because few people have read it. It'll go up!] [Female Imperial Tutor disguised as a man, cool-headed on the outside but ruthless within * seemingly innocent wolf cub male lead] [One devoted couple, younger man/older woman, mind-reading, System, light nation-building] After dying suddenly, Yun Qing transmigrated into the Great Xi dynasty she had been researching, becoming the late Imperial Tutor of the young, fearsome Emperor Xie Rang. She meant to run away and avoid trouble, 3.2kReads9.2Score52014d adds
- 9 After My Possessive Emperor Learned to Read Minds, I Ran Away in the Middle of the Night 病娇皇帝会读心后，我连夜跑路 [A Treacherous Minister Disguised as a Man ✘ An Emperor Who Plays the Pig to Eat the Tiger] After transmigrating into the body of a lecherous, treacherous minister, and unable to break character, Lou Tingwan chooses to go completely off the rails while putting her talents to use. Being lecherous? Easy! She sneaks into the palace every few days to harass the young emperor. Seeing his face grow darker by the day, she figures she’s not far from an early grave, so she decides to go all the way and b 6.2kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 10 The Emperor’s Beloved Only Wants to Retire in Seclusion 皇上的心上人一心要归隐 Bai Qingyue served as chancellor of the Southern Chu Kingdom for three years. Upon returning to the Western Islet Kingdom, she began carrying out her real plan. Everyone said Bai Qingyue, younger sister of the Western Islet Kingdom’s Chancellor Bai, was a gentle, understanding woman and a true lady of a noble family. But no one knew that hatred lurked beneath that gentle mask. Her return would set an entire dynasty on a new course. When the music ended and everyone parted, she faked her death to 110Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 11 I Switched Back to Women’s Clothes and Took My Twin Sister’s Place as the Blind Crown Prince’s Bride 换回女装替孪生妹妹嫁给瞎眼太子 The notorious chancellor has a pair of “fraternal twins,” a son and a daughter born to a concubine. No one knows that his son has disguised herself as a boy since childhood. At sixteen, she achieved top honors in all three imperial examinations, and by eighteen, everyone in court feared and respected her as the young chancellor. The young chancellor's younger sister is utterly unremarkable, yet the Crown Prince falls deeply in love with her and overcomes every obstacle to ask the emperor to arra 816Reads8.1Score10214d adds
- 12 After Disguising Herself as a Man, the Regent Has Her Hunted Across the City 女扮男装后，被摄政王全城逮捕 [Woman disguised as a man x obsessive villain] [Angst first, sweetness later + one-on-one romance + sweet everyday moments] Wei Cheng has a secret: she's a fake prince. Disguised as a man, she used illness as an excuse to stay away from the capital for sixteen years. She never expected to be summoned back to the capital by Chi Jingheng, the foremost court schemer, and told to ascend the throne. Afraid her identity will be exposed, Wei Cheng packs her bags and tries to escape in the middle of the 2.3kReads8.5Score18414d adds
- 13 After Disguising Herself as a Man and Faking Her Death, Everyone Begged Her to Come Home 女扮男装死遁后，全员跪求我回府 When Jiang Zhao’s brother shoved her into the freezing pool, Yan Weiqing jumped in and rescued her. The poor scholar who had once taken her home, only to be abandoned by her without a word, had now become a rising star at court with a brilliant future. She shrank back, eyes darting away, afraid to acknowledge him. She missed the flicker of pain in Yan Weiqing’s usually cold eyes. Later, Yan Weiqing asked if she wanted to leave with him. Jiang Zhao refused without a second thought. She turned awa 3.8kReads8.4Score50114d adds
- 14 The Governor Offers His Bed, and His Majesty's Secret as a Woman Is About to Be Exposed! 督主自荐枕席，陛下女儿身瞒不住了！ After suddenly dropping dead, Shi Yu becomes a puppet emperor disguised as a man. Her power-hungry empress dowager uses her leverage to boss Shi Yu around. Her ruthless, scheming younger brother has his eyes on the throne. And then there’s Jing Heng, a smiling, treacherous director who treats her like a puppet on strings. Determined to abdicate as soon as possible, Shi Yu resolutely latches onto Jing Heng. “Director, please take the throne! I’m not asking for much. Give me a few hundred thousand 680Reads8.9Score11714d adds
- 15 The Mad Emperor Claims His Minister: Your Majesty, I Have a Wife and Children 疯批帝王夺臣：皇上臣有妻有儿 [Lord Steals His Subject's Spouse] [Transmigrate into a Book] [Woman Disguised as a Man] She unexpectedly discovers that she has transmigrated into an old-school tragic romance novel. The heroine is a gold-digger. When the hero's entire family is exiled, she breaks off their engagement and quickly marries someone else. Three years later, the hero returns in triumph, still unable to forget the heroine. The story puts him through both physical and emotional torment, and ends in a tragic finale. Th 21.1kReads8.2Score2.8k14d adds
- 16 After the Fall of Her Kingdom, the Crown Princess Can No Longer Hide Her Secret Identity 亡国后，太子她马甲藏不住了 After the Kingdom of Liang fell, people lamented that its famous young crown prince would suffer a miserable fate. Instead, they discovered that Ruan Feng was thriving in the Kingdom of Sheng! Everyone: “Don’t you have even a shred of awareness that you’re a crown prince of a fallen kingdom!?” Ruan Feng smiled faintly. “No.” … Lu Xuan was ambitious. At first, he went to every length to recruit this young genius into his service. Somewhere along the way, he ended up becoming her devoted admi 2kReads9.1Score27614d adds
- 17 The Mad Emperor Can Hear My Thoughts, and the Chancellor’s Secret Identity Is Exposed 疯批皇帝读我心，丞相她马甲掉啦 [Fluffy, brainless romance + love at first sight + girl disguises herself as a boy + slice of life + fiercely protective + runs away while pregnant + fictional setting, don't overthink it + the author is terrible at logic] As the chancellor of the State of Tianqi, Xu Ningqing was the Outcast, second only to the emperor and above everyone else, wielding power throughout the court. Well, not really. She just wanted to laze around and collect her salary so she could eat, drink, and have fun... Who 3.2kReads8.7Score38014d adds
- 18 Disguised as a Man, I Took the Official World by Storm 女扮男装的我在官场杀疯了 Just after Jiang Ting, a powerful political figure, retired, she died in an earthquake. When she opened her eyes, she had become Jiang Ting, an orphan whose entire family had been massacred. To avenge her family and survive, she bound her chest, took medicine, disguised herself as a young man, and embarked on the thorny road to the imperial examinations. She uncovered a murder case, exposed a merchant's scheme, brought down the powerful, and claimed the top examination rank again and again! A 197Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 19 I've Failed Three Times Trying to Reform the Villain 为感化反派我连扑三次 [Transmigrate into a book + heroine with secret identities + villain hero + mutual salvation] The System plays a minor role, and there is no golden finger. Jiang Yingqiao transmigrates into an old-fashioned sweet romance novel. Bound by the System to save a tragic villain, she must raise Song Guici's dangerously low kindness score. Who could have guessed she'd fake her death three times along the way? The first time, she transmigrates as a beggar and becomes a young master's childhood friend. 2.5kReads9.2Score37314d adds
- 20 The Fake Playboy and the Untouchable Beauty 假纨绔与高岭花 Su Qi transmigrated into the body of a good-for-nothing playboy who dressed as a man, with a notorious reputation and a pile of romantic entanglements. Worst of all, she had flirted with the untouchable ice-cold beauty, Xue Jinghan, the imperial chancellor. Forced to take the blame, Su Qi came face to face with Xue Jinghan. Su Qi: “If I told you I'm not Su Qi, would you believe me?” Xue Jinghan: “Hmph.” Xue Jinghan looked down on Su Qi. She was a heartless flirt who left a trail of devastation i 516Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 21 Childhood Sweethearts to Lovers: Returning with a Jade in His Arms 青梅变竹马，朝阳抱玉归 [Female Disguise, Iron-Blooded Heir × Male Disguise, Downtrodden Sixth Prince] [Historical Romance, Alternate Setting | Pure Historical Romance, no transmigration, no System | Both are chaste in body and heart, each other's first and only love | Includes war and court intrigue. The plot is fictional, so please don't nitpick the details.] Xie Yu is the "only son" of the Marquis of Dingyuan's household. She has disguised herself as a boy since childhood and is destined to defend the northwest in 793Reads—Score10214d adds
- 22 The White Moonlight Returns from the Dead, and the Mad Emperor Fights to Be Her Dog 白月光死而复生，疯批帝争着当狗 (The rating is new and will rise) [Dotingly Cherished by Everyone + Devoted Couple + Male Lead as Her Dog + Unhinged + Pursuing His Wife + Wish Fulfillment + Happy Ending] Pei Yangyang has come back to life. She crawls out of her grave only to discover that, in his quest to find her killer, her father became chancellor, her eldest brother became a deputy minister, and her second brother rose to the rank of general. Her childhood sweetheart has also turned into a... complete lunatic! He sleeps be 33.5kReads8.3Score4k14d adds
- 23 Report to His Majesty: The General Is a Woman 报告皇帝陛下，将军是红妆 Zhang Tianqing, who disguises herself as a man, is a feared God of War, but one day she becomes a prisoner. She swears she'll find the traitor who sold her out! Li Muhuan, a Crown Prince who has no interest in women, becomes obsessed with General Zhang, who is disguised as a man. He pampers her and clings to her, giving her whatever she wants, even forcing the position of Empress upon her! You said this was only a transaction, but then you secretly started falling for me. Little scene: Li Muhuan 239Reads8.9Score10314d adds
- 24 After Quick Transmigration, I Faked My Death and the Male Lead Went Mad, Forcing Me to Write Extra Chapters 快穿死遁后男主疯了，被迫填番外 (Completed) [Quick transmigration + worlds + after winning them over + irresistible charmer + multiple male leads + punishing scumbags + faking death + resurrection of the white moonlight] Zhe Zhi binds herself to a quick-transmigration System, fulfilling the last wishes of heroines and villainesses from all walks of life, winning over powerful men and making them hers. Focused on efficiency, Zhe Zhi fakes her death and slips away as soon as she’s won over a target, moving on to the next missio 72Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 25 Before the Treacherous Chancellor Died, the Sky Screen Revealed She Was a Woman 奸相惨死前，被天幕扒出女儿身 [Sky screen descends + woman disguises herself as a man + serves in the imperial court + beautiful, powerful, and tragic + clears her name] Su Yandong is the most treacherous minister in the Great Yu Dynasty. Relying on her handsome looks, she builds a faction for personal gain, embezzles without restraint, carries on illicit affairs with imperial consorts, and frames loyal officials with fabricated charges. Everyone in court despises her to the core. When the new emperor purges the old regime, 3kReads7.2Score33614d adds
- 26 The Villainess Pouts, and the Brutal Crown Prince's Heart Skips a Beat 穿书女配一撒娇，暴戾太子心肝颤 [Woman disguised as a man + violent heroine + theatrical hero + court power struggles + both leads are inexperienced + equally powerful leads] Jian Xi, the ability-wielding captain from a shattered world, transmigrated into a book as Shentu Si, the violent crown prince who was a woman disguised as a man. Transmigrating into a book was no problem. The problem was that her younger sister was the true heroine, while Jian Xi was just a stepping stone who wouldn't survive the first third of the story 384Reads9.0Score10414d adds
- 27 Disguised as a Man: The Crown Prince Only Wants to Escape 女扮男装：太子殿下只想逃 Updated irregularly. Updated irregularly. Updated irregularly. Important things are said three times. I won’t abandon this story. I’ll definitely write it to the end. Was it fate or misfortune? In the end, did Zhuang Zhou dream he was a butterfly? Is it a past life, or the present? Returned to her first life, the crown prince, disguised as a man, refuses to accept her fate of dying a tragic death. How will she turn the tide? Meanwhile, the crown prince’s sudden change in temperament catches the 201Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 28 Beauty in a Chaotic Age: A Brutal Warlord Claims Her, Step by Step 乱世美人：被粗莽枭雄步步豪夺 Bodhisattva-like beauty × ambitious hero of a chaotic age, with an obsessive, possessive love (The rating is low because it just came out, but it should rise.) Rong Ci spent ten years with Zhao Chu as a hostage in the State of Qi. The year he returned to Qin and was made a prince, she died in childbirth, leaving him twins before she could finally rest. Who could have guessed that before long, the System would summon her back in a frenzy? This tyrant has scoured the world for your remains and pla 22kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds
- 29 Deliberate Seduction: The Lovesick Emperor Is a Master Flirt 蓄意引诱，病娇陛下超会撩 [Short dramas “Has the Chancellor Been Flirted With Today?” and “Has the Chancellor Broken His Vows Today?” are now available. Search Tomato to watch.] [One-on-one romance + both leads are each other’s first + heroine disguised as a man + adored by everyone + love rivals everywhere + male rivals competing for her + regretful pursuit + second male lead wins] Perpetually slacking off, with occasional bursts of ambition: Chancellor Jiang Qingci & dark, clingy, lovesick beauty of a young emperor: Sh 5.2kReads9.2Score64214d adds
- 30 Disguised as a Man: The Young General Follows the Script to Seize the Throne 女扮男装：小将军在走剧情夺嫡 [Cross-Dressing as a Man + Stunning Female Lead + Unmatched Combat Ability + Career-Focused + System-Driven] [A novel where readers can pick a love interest; the male lead hasn’t been decided, and it may end up with no romance. The main focus is the struggle for the throne, with an ensemble cast.] After reading a novel about the history of the Zhou Dynasty, Chu Xi transmigrates into the book. Talk about bad luck: the couple she shipped in the novel, Prince Yan and the young general, are immediat 2.3kReads9.0Score23914d adds
- 31 Lemon Candy: Tart and Sweet 柠檬糖，很酸很甜 The animated drama is now live. Thanks for your support, everyone! Season two's ancient-era arc is complete, so feel free to check it out if you're interested. One-on-one sweet romance | Childhood sweethearts reunite after a breakup | A possessive CEO's eight-year wait | Healing daily life raising a child | Thanks for your support, everyone. The rating is gradually going up, so don't worry too much about it. After a car accident while mountain climbing and camping, Jiang Yining thought her life 13.8kReads8.3Score96114d adds
- 32 After I Died, I Became the Villain's Beloved Cinnabar Mark 我死后，就成了反派心头朱砂痣 [The angst-filled plot exists only to serve the romance. Don't overthink the logic; there are lots of holes. Check the reviews and author notes for warnings.] [Modern romance-addicted girl reader + obsessive, love-starved, romance-addicted villain + accessory System + breaking the fourth wall + mutual salvation] Sheng Wanying had only stepped out to buy some soy sauce. Some heartless bastard had pried open the manhole cover downstairs. So she fell into the sewer and transmigrated into a book, b 7.4kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 33 Danger! The Powerful Official I Wronged Has Become My Brother 危！渣过的权臣竟成了兄长 [Controlled, unhinged Vice Minister of Justice × calculating, flirtatious, sweet-on-the-outside, sinister-within heroine] (Faux siblings + possessive obsession + flirtatious push and pull + secret midnight watching) Six months ago, Xie Wanyu seduced the local prefect, Pei Lin, to save her own life. But once the crisis passed, she decisively abandoned him and headed to the capital to find her father and take revenge. On the way, she met the Pei family's real daughter. Who could have guessed that 31.1kReads9.1Score5.8k14d adds
- 34 Disguised as a Boy: My Years as the Academy's Beloved 女扮男装：在书院当团宠的那些年 [Transmigration + Mind Reading + Double Secret Identities + Unhinged Characters + Comedy + Everyone’s Favorite] Si Ning transmigrates, and, damn it, she’s now a member of the ancient-world version of F4. The original owner was wicked through and through, always bullying people, especially the heroine! Thinking about the miserable fate awaiting her, Si Ning starts currying favor with the heroine, whose personality is completely unhinged. Until one day, the other three members of F4 can’t take it 802Reads8.8Score16214d adds
- 35 Oh No! The Sickly Man I Abused Became a Ruthless Power-Hungry Official 糟糕！虐待过的病娇成疯批权臣了 [Coercive Possession + Identity Switching + Yandere + 1v1] After Qiao Jiayin transmigrates into a story as the vicious supporting female character at the second male lead’s side, she changes the original plot to save her own life. The System requires her to mistreat the second male lead and raise him into the same unhinged yandere as in the original story. So she is utterly cruel to him, beating and humiliating him. *Under the pretext of bringing him medicine, she pinches his wound and says: “.. 6.4kReads8.6Score94314d adds
- 36 Disguised as a Man, I Became the Cold and Alluring Prince 女扮男装，走上高冷邪魅王爷的路 6.3kReads9.3Score95614d adds
- 37 After I Helped My Violent Husband Cheat the System, He Demanded Kisses Every Day 我带暴戾夫君开挂后，他日日索吻 [Court Intrigue + Woman Disguised as a Man + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Female Lead Joins the Army Early On and Enters Court Politics Later + A Little Household Drama + Country and Family + Winning Back the Wife + Love-Brained Male Lead + Romance] The general of the empire, Zhan Xunye, took up arms alongside his father at eighteen. A heroic young man, he was brave in battle and a military genius without equal. But he was also violent, quick-tempered, cruel, and bloodthirsty. People feared and hat 3.1kReads9.1Score46714d adds
- 38 After Disguising Myself as a Man, the Abstinent Tyrant Kissed Me in Open Court 女扮男装后，禁欲暴君当朝强吻我 [A quirky, hilarious girl x a wronged tyrant who switches seamlessly between clingy sweetheart and ruthless wolf] Gu Xianxian, who can freely travel between the past and present, has hit a snag! An accident leaves her trapped in the Great Zhao after a mad tyrant takes the bracelet that lets her travel through time and space. To empty the tyrant's treasury so she can return to the modern world and sell off the loot, Gu Xianxian has no choice but to pose as a young eunuch and win his favor, waitin 2.2kReads9.3Score33514d adds
- 39 Longing for the Remaining Snow 望余雪 Cui Jinzhi was a member of the Time Administration, and she had one final mission. She had to uncover why a small world had fallen into chaos and why its plot had collapsed. After observing it for a long time, she discovered only that the people were suffering because of their ruler's incompetence. So she disguised herself as a man and worked her way up to become the world's prime minister. Using her own efforts, she stabilized the chaot 1.2kReads9.3Score12514d adds
- 40 This Chancellor Is a Little Wild 这个丞相有点野 Bai Ning is the young master of a renowned healer's estate. Disguised as a man and hiding her identity, she traveled alone to the kingdom of Nan Chu with a letter in hand. Entrusted with a great responsibility by the late emperor, she became the youngest chancellor in Nan Chu's history at the age of thirteen. From then on, she carefully laid her plans, executed corrupt officials, purged the court, and helped the new emperor take the throne. Though they were wary of each other at first, they even 594Reads8.7Score10914d adds
- 41 I Transmigrated Into a Book as a Young Official, and All the Bigwigs Are Fighting to Flirt With Me 穿书为小侍郎，我被大佬们争着撩 One day, Yan Qing transmigrated into a book and became a minor attendant, with rumors that she was gay spreading throughout the entire court. Yan Qing vowed to become an outstanding attendant and fulfill her great ambition of being remembered in the history books. But... Before she could make her mark on history, rumors that she was gay were already flying everywhere. And there was more than one supposed partner! Yan Qing desperately tried to clear things up. The other supposed partners desperat 1.6kReads9.2Score26514d adds
- 42 How to Become the Mad Tyrant’s White Moonlight 论如何成为疯批暴君的白月光 [Delicate, stunning noblewoman * mad, twisted boy-emperor] (Complete) [Both leads are each other’s first and only + System + redemption + heroine fakes her death and loses her memory later + hero is genuinely insane] The first time Meng Yuan met Xie Hui, she saw him order someone to feed a young palace maid to a horse. When he turned to look at her, his voice was so excited it frightened her. “You have lovely eyes. Let’s have someone dig them out and turn them into glass marbles.” Meng Yuan felt 77.9kReads9.2Score9.2k14d adds
- 43 Young Master Shen, You Shine as Both a Man and a Woman 沈世子，您真是做男做女都精彩啊 [One heroine, multiple male leads, all devoted to her + romantic rivalry + secret identities exposed + absurd humor] [Not a political power struggle] [Gentle, dignified young emperor + sinister, unexpectedly tender regent + aloof, cool-headed Left Chancellor + clever, foxlike imperial merchant] Shen Zhezhi transmigrates into a book. To inherit the Marquis’s estate, she disguises herself as a man and takes the place of her elder brother, who died on the battlefield, becoming the heir to the title 112.2kReads9.4Score23.5k14d adds
- 44 The Scheming Minister Has No Desire to Be Everyone's Beloved 奸臣她不想当万人迷 [Cold, Suspicious Emperor vs. Female Official Disguised as a Man] Yu Bie is an illegitimate son who disguises herself as a man. She’s ambitious and insatiable, and plenty of people hate and despise her. She doesn’t care in the slightest. Her younger sister is Prince Zhang’s consort, so Yu Bie naturally joins Prince Zhang’s faction. She sincerely hopes he’ll succeed in the struggle for the throne and become crown prince. That would bring Yu Bie one step closer to her own dream: becoming a powerfu 42.7kReads9.2Score5.1k14d adds
- 45 The Prince's Madcap Bookish Attendant, Disguised as a Man 女扮男装疯批太子小侍读 [Rebirth + possessiveness + yandere + woman disguised as a man + regret and redemption + sweet and heartbreaking romance + both leads' first love. An obsessive, controlling male lead vs. a freedom-loving heroine who isn't a saint] Su Cenan died in the fourth year of her imprisonment in the imperial palace. She never expected to open her eyes again and find herself reborn in the days when she had entered the palace disguised as a man to serve as the Crown Prince's attendant. The Crown Prince, J 416Reads8.8Score10114d adds
- 46 Heng on the Branches 枝上蘅 Content warning: First his soul travels into the ending, then his body follows. The System imposes mandatory quests and punishments, reducing stamina. [Flirtatious Princess × Aloof Imperial Preceptor] [Both virgins · Happy ending · His affection has always been reserved for her alone] Shen Heng transmigrated into the body of a sickly princess and panicked. The System told her that if she wanted to survive, she had to win over the most dangerous man in the book: Xunzhuo, the Imperial Preceptor of 100.9kReads9.5Score17k14d adds
- 47 Pray for Dawn 祈明 After one crushing defeat, Qi Min, undefeated in a hundred thousand-strong army, was captured alive by Chu Yu. Only then did Chu Yu discover that General Qi Min, who had always been his equal and faced him in open rivalry, was actually a young woman. “Three thousand miles of campaigns, a single sword holding back a million foes.” The world knew General Qi for reclaiming the borderlands and winning renown across the realm, but not for the turbulent life she had endured behind that glory. Qi Min t 1kReads9.1Score13814d adds
- 48 After Disguising Myself as a Man and Tricking a Princess into Marriage, I Went on a Killing Spree 女扮男装骗婚公主之后我杀疯了 Also known as: A Woman Disguised as a Man Marries a Princess, Only to Find the Princess Is a Man [A woman disguised as a male heir × a man disguised as a princess] [Transmigration + absurd comedy + a touch of political scheming + love after marriage + mutual acting + nation and world] Xiao Ning transmigrates into the body of a dissolute young heir in the Great Yong dynasty. An imperial decree marries her to Princess Duanhui, who is just as notorious as she is. On their wedding night, the princes 8kReads9.0Score1k14d adds
- 49 Heard the Succession Struggle Is Fierce? She Was Thrust Into It 听说夺嫡很激烈？她是被强推上的 [Cross-dressing as a man + palace intrigue + farming + sweet romance] Researcher Yuan Jing from an agricultural science institute transmigrates into the Great Wei dynasty as the Sixth Prince, a woman disguised as a man. Her brothers are locked in a fierce struggle for the throne, but all she wants is to focus on boosting production and putting her knowledge to good use. Unfortunately, she has a father who sees her through rose-colored glasses, and a Grand Chancellor determined to help her claim 4.5kReads8.9Score84914d adds
- 50 Redemption? No! The Unhinged Heroine Only Wants Credit for Helping the Dragon Throne 救赎？不！疯批女主只要从龙功 Features a narrated audiobook version. [Female Disguise + Career-Focused Heroine + Reborn Romance-Focused Male Lead + Ancient-to-Ancient] The Calamity Emperor tells the story of a young man whose legs are broken, taking him from limitless glory to a life of abuse at everyone’s hands. Through endless hardship, he murders his father and younger brother and unifies a land torn apart by chaos in a tale of revenge. The story was nothing new, but Wen Muci loved it. She loved the proud, bright, gentle 7.4kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
