Novels like If Father Doesn't Die, How Can His Daughter Ascend the Throne?
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- 1 Kill Every Conqueror 杀死每一个攻略者 “If the chosen woman cannot be killed, then kill every otherworldly soul that takes over her body.” On the night Wei Shulan died, she saw the truth of the world. She had lived for twenty-eight years, from being the apple of the Prince of Jing’an’s eye to becoming the only female prince of the Mingyao Dynasty. She held power over the court, yet it turned out she was merely a villain in a storybook who should have been written out long ago. The story’s heroine was called Luo Daien, an seem 258Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Sinful Sea of the Capital 京门孽海录 The enmity between the Zhao family and the Emperor, the Chancellor, and the Empress has always been a thorn between them. They must trust and work together, yet they keep rubbing against that thorn. Can a unity born of pain endure into the next generation? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Day the Frozen Coffin Knocks on the Capital’s Gates, the Reborn Female General Slaughters the Phoenix Clan and Her Kin 寒棺叩京日，重生女将屠凤灭族亲 [Historical intrigue + strong female lead + dark, unhinged characters + handsome men + reborn revenge + redemption] When the new emperor ascended the throne, my mother beat the grievance drum and accused me of murdering my siblings, stealing their achievements, and basking in imperial favor. The new emperor, who had once called me his brother, sentenced me to be sliced to death. My younger sister tore out my tongue, and my stepson severed the tendons in my hands and feet. But even those 3,312 cu 18.9kReads7.9Score3kShelves
- 4 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—Shelves
- 5 I Took Over Princess Shanyin's Body: Outwit the Plot and Stay Alive 魂穿山阴公主，破局保命 Betrayed and ambushed by her business partner, she died in an explosion, her soul extinguished. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated to the most chaotic period in Chinese history, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and become Liu Chuyu, the Princess Shanyin infamous in history and destined for a tragic death. As a modern woman with no survival skills suited to ancient times, all she wanted was to keep her head down, stay alive, and seize a chance to escape. But on the road to 68Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 After Reporting My Mentor, I Uncovered a City Defense Map Hidden in a Painting 举报恩师后我查出画中城防图 Seven years of injustice and a blood-written letter have imprisoned Shen Lingzhao’s entire life. The Imperial Weaving and Painting Academy seems elegant, but under its surface, dark currents swirl. To uncover the truth about her father’s murder, she conceals her identity and becomes an apprentice painter, hiding every clue among ink and brushstrokes. When she discovers that a tribute painting conceals coded markings of the city’s defenses and publicly exposes the secret language used in smuggli —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Wealth and Power: The Concubine's Merchant's Scheme 锦绣钱权：庶女商谋录 From five taels in her private stash to wielding control over the empire’s finances, she relied on the simplest principle: Everything in the world can be calculated. Human greed, tangled interests, the rise and fall of dynasties: it is all just a ledger waiting to be tallied. 69Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Reborn to Marry an Old Widower, Pampered to Madness 重生嫁给老鳏夫，宠疯 [Political intrigue, ensemble cast, sweet romance, palace intrigue, revenge, taking down villains, a reborn princess marries the brother-in-law she had in her previous life and joins him in stirring up the court] In her previous life, Mu Yunlang was the least favored princess of the Great Qian dynasty, yet she married Shen Hongnian, the top-scoring candidate in the palace examinations, whom every noblewoman in the capital wanted to wed. She thought fate had finally smiled upon her. Little did sh 6.2kReads8.6Score814Shelves
- 9 The Heaven-Chosen Evil Phoenix Is Reborn: Ruthless Tactics, Secure Throne! 天命恶凰重生，手段狠，帝位稳！ "A murderous, yandere heroine who cuts down everyone in her path vs. a mad loyal dog of a hero who bows his head to his superior + empress + the heroine puts her own interests above all else" In her previous life, Feng Zhizhuo mastered the art of political scheming. She crushed and killed every rival who stood in her way, becoming a vicious empress dowager whose countless murders and tyrannical rule cowed the realm. Yet the adopted son she had personally raised to the throne rewarded her with a 8.4kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
- 10 The Empress Dies a Horrible Death: The Mad Princess Plots to Claim the Empire 皇后惨死：疯批公主谋江山夺天下 Political intrigue + strong female lead + no romance Born into privilege, Mo Xiuqi was the emperor’s legitimate daughter by the empress, and the sunniest, most carefree girl in the capital. She began her studies at three, wrote poetry at five, and excelled at both scholarship and martial arts, never losing to the men around her. The heir she was betrothed to had been her childhood sweetheart. She thought she would be happy forever. On her wedding day, she drank the nuptial wine and lost consciou 25.3kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves
- 11 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 581Reads8.1Score104Shelves
- 12 Empress: Father, It's Time to Abdicate 女帝：父皇，你该退位了 {Strong male and female leads + alternate setting + power struggles + revenge + palace and household intrigue + the aloof one brought down from his pedestal + princess + empress + satisfying wish fulfillment + teacher-student romance + divorce and remarriage + chief minister + 1v1} She is the most honored eldest princess, who played a key role when her father ascended the throne. Her mother is the empress, her brother is the crown prince, and all her uncles are great generals. With a family back 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Keep All That Male Beauty Away! I Only Want the Throne! 男色通通闪开，本宫只想要登基！ [Reborn + strong female lead + true and false princesses + woman ascends the throne + political intrigue] Would being the founding emperor’s only daughter, surrounded by handsome men, be amazing? Lan Zhaoyu says it’s not amazing at all! All she wants is to be a sovereign with no spouse, in the literal sense: an unmarried empress! Her father handpicked legitimate sons from distinguished noble families, all accomplished in both civil and military arts, and adopted them as his sons. They all fawned 2.3kReads9.1Score365Shelves
- 14 This World Is on the Brink of Ruin 这个天下，危在旦夕 [Political Intrigue + No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Disguised as a Man, Later Reclaims Her Identity] Original title: This Realm Is on the Brink of Ruin One-line summary: Transmigrate, become emperor, and figure out how to be a useful emperor. Full summary: “The deer has fled Yan, and all the realm pursues it.”, The Hunt for the Deer She transmigrated into a book and became emperor overnight. It should have been a joyous occasion. But this Great Yan dynasty was beset by natural disasters. The 549Reads9.3Score104Shelves
- 15 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 315Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 16 Ambitious as Ever, I Treat the Male Lead Like a Monster to Grind 野心勃勃，我把男主当怪刷 [No CP] [Villainess] [爽文] [No Holds Barred] (The story includes forced romance scenes, with the woman forcing the man. Please proceed with caution if that's not your thing.) Modern-day top student Li Yang transmigrates into the body of a poor girl in ancient times. Her father is a drunken gambler, her mother was sold to pay off his debts, and she's in hell mode from the start? Don't worry, she's bound to a romance System! The System tells her to pursue a promising target? She uses a little tri 39kReads8.8Score6.3kShelves
- 17 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 30.2kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
- 18 A String of Suicidal Stunts, and the Reborn Heroine Doesn't Want to Live 一路作死，重生女主不想活 Open your eyes, close them, and a day has passed! Close your eyes and never open them again, and a lifetime has passed! Close your eyes, open them again... and you're reborn! After a lifetime of deceit and rivalry, having repaid her debts, avenged her wrongs, and settled her affairs, Wang Yun happily went to her death... But when she opened her eyes, she was reborn! Wang Yingzhang came back to life furious. So you won't let me live in peace? Fine. Then don't blame me for being ruthless. In her p 2.3kReads9.1Score240Shelves
- 19 The Grand Princess Was Banished to Her Fief, So I Became Empress 长公主被贬封地，我转身成女帝 [Strong Female Lead + Revenge and Regret + Empress + No Romance + War for Supremacy in a Chaotic Era] Chu Ning transmigrates into the Great Chu Dynasty as a princess who has been confined to her fief. Carrying the grudge of her mother’s murder, Chu Ning unexpectedly awakens the strongest Empress System, and begins a fiery journey to become an empress who conquers the realm. With a decisive hand, she takes control of Changle Commandery, her fief, and builds a solid power base. Declaring herself Q 672Reads—Score102Shelves
- 20 New Year Begins 新正引 [Strong female lead + black lotus + political intrigue + tragic love] One night, Shen Ciqiu and Du Jinheng went together to the military camp where the Marquis of Zhenbei had been stationed for years and stole the Tiger Wing Token, the military tally that could command 100,000 Northwestern troops. As a result, the entire Xie clan was sentenced to death. Out of consideration for past ties, the emperor spared the heir's life. At the same time, Shen Ciqiu discovered that the Tiger Wing Token wa 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Great Ming: From Fallen Princess to Legendary Empress 大明：从亡国公主到传奇女帝 (No CP + transmigration + no System + strong female lead + power struggle + nation-building + daily life + she eventually ascends the throne as emperor. Read with caution if this bothers you.) Zhu Meichuo's story begins on the night her kingdom falls. Chongzhen arrives with a sword in hand. The whole city is ablaze with war. As someone who has transmigrated, what choice will she make? How can she save the Ming Dynasty from its impending collapse? In this dark age on the horizon, watch as this se 11.7kReads9.2Score409Shelves
- 22 The Noblewoman of a Great House Rules Above All 世家贵女她权力至上 [Strong female lead + no CP, because that stuff can go die + fun + no System + no transmigration + no pocket dimension + no being reborn] (A practice piece, please be kind) Once you enter the palace gates, you find yourself in a sea of intrigue. Power comes with bloodshed, and sincerity is nothing but the biggest joke. In this scheming imperial harem, who isn’t putting on an act? “I have no wish to compete with the world. Eagles and falcons, do not suspect me.” “Scions of the great clans all str 286Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 23 I Hijack the Male Lead's Path to the Throne, Kick Fate Aside, and Become Empress 截胡男主登基路，踹翻天命当女帝 [An unapologetic female-led power fantasy. The heroine is a ruthless, ambition-driven fanatic who says little and will do anything for power. She loves no one but the throne. No equally matched power couple, and no stronger male lead: the woman is strong, and the man is weak!] Li Yuanzhao is the most revered Grand Princess of Great Qi, charged with protecting the nation. Born of imperial blood and devoted to political power, she is so formidable that no court official dares meet her gaze. But on 7.9kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
- 24 The Dead Concubine Becomes the Duke’s Mansion’s Cousin Miss 死去的外室她成了国公府的表小姐 Original title: Passing as a Noblewoman [Historical ensemble cast] [Power struggles] [Not reborn] [Plot-driven] [Romance] [Male lead is sexually inexperienced] [Ensemble cast, multiple protagonists, multiple perspectives] [Pei Yuehuan and Chen Man are both heroines. The protagonist field cannot be changed after the contract is signed, so it lists the main pairing of this story.] The imperial capital holds many secrets, and much resentment. There are merchants falsely accused and thrown into pris 42.4kReads9.4Score4.6kShelves
- 25 My Adoptive Father Gave Me to My Birth Father as His Bride 养父将我送给亲爹做新娘 My new story is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Reborn as a Spoiled Princess, I Breeze Through Life 穿成骄奢郡主，一路坦途无阻 [Transmigration + Alternate World + Women Stronger Than Men + One-on-One Romance + Sweet Romance] [Arrogant, Flashy, Spoiled Commandery Princess × Attentive, Eager-to-Please Personal Guard] Everyone in the capital of Great Su knows that there is a commandery princess who is as precious as royalty. The emperor indulges her, the empress dotes on her, and a ruthless, powerful rebel princess of a mother keeps order in her household. The moment Qin Qirui opened her eyes... The good news: she had tran 27.7kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
- 27 The Phoenix Returns: A Conspiracy 凤归谋 [Historical fantasy with a powerful heroine, political intrigue, and satisfying revenge] [No transmigration + no rebirth + no System] Peach blossoms bloom in their splendor, their fiery beauty never fading. The phoenix returns to its home, then takes to the skies once more. Feng Xihe said: From childhood, I studied military texts and histories and trained in horsemanship, archery, and the art of war. Of the four arts, I devoted myself only to calligraphy, because Father said an emperor’s handwr 1.2kReads9.1Score128Shelves
- 28 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, 1.4kReads8.2Score223Shelves
- 29 A Lone Woman in Troubled Times, Plotting an Age of Prosperity 乱世孤女，谋千古盛世 [Strong Female Lead + No CP + Empress + Ensemble Cast + Political Scheming + War + Power Struggles in a Chaotic Era + Nation-Building and Farming + No Spatial Storage or System + Slow-Burn Growth + Epic Length] Yun Huaijin suddenly became a "corpse" in a world torn apart by chaos. She crawled out of a pile of bodies, with only a child on the verge of starving to death beside her. In this world, nobles lived in drunken indulgence, powerful clans monopolized knowledge, bandits slaughtered withou 24.2kReads8.9Score3kShelves
- 30 South Branches Toward Dusk, The Regent Has Been Plotting This for Ages 南枝向晚，摄政王他蓄谋已久 [Just received a rating] Complete ◎ [Revenge after being reborn + mastery of medicine and poison + powerful leads who cherish each other + everyone’s a schemer + palace intrigue and political machinations] Important: No stupid villains. Everyone has eight hundred tricks up their sleeve, and the battle of wits is at its peak! In her previous life, Shen Nanzhi, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s family, was blind to the truth. She used a forbidden technique to save a scumbag man, dr 22.6kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves
- 31 The Untamed Power Broker 野生权臣 [New book, the score is just starting out and will go up!! Don't leave!!] [Two powerful leads + sweet romance + queen trains her dog + ambitious cast + historical court intrigue] [One-on-one + characters who speak their minds + alternate world + mutual flirting between two powerful leads + intense push and pull] [Rational, scheming female minister × rebellious, unrestrained hound] A modern office worker with brain cancer transmigrates into a frail orphan in Nanli. Her father is dead, s 13Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 32 The Fake Princess Stumbles into the Imperial Family, Leaving the Entire Dynasty Enchanted 假皇女误闯天家，全皇朝惊艳沦陷 [Political Intrigue and a Powerful Heroine]+ [The Perfect Imposture]+ [An Ensemble of Young Characters]+ [A Sage’s Selfish Desires] Ten years ago, foreign rebels stormed into Sheng’an. The empress sacrificed herself for her country and named Princess Wei Baoning crown princess, heir to the throne. That same year, lightning struck the imperial mausoleum, and the young princess was buried in a sea of flames. No body was ever found. The following month, a new emperor ascended the throne. Over the n 48kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves
- 33 A Long Spring Night 春夜阑珊 They had been classmates since childhood, sharing poetry and wine while they were young. The four families joined forces and eventually put the Fourth Prince, a gentle and long-suffering man hidden away in the academy, on the throne. The new emperor ascended, and power was divided among the four families. Those who once traveled arm in arm became adversaries facing off before the throne. There were no old friends left on the chessboard, only a fierce struggle of interests and ambition. Chen Yuan 156.2kReads9.3Score28.1kShelves
- 34 Last Season's Palace Intrigue Champion Is Now Ruling from Behind the Curtain 上一届宫斗冠军，现在垂帘听政了 [No System] [Political Intrigue with an Ensemble Cast] [Ascends the Throne] [Serious Drama] Xie Jin transmigrates, and before she can even celebrate becoming the champion of palace intrigue, she realizes she's become the previous champion! With his dying breath, the young emperor personally places the Imperial Seal in her arms. Xie Jin looks down at herself. The three-year-old crown prince is hugging her leg, drooling all over her sleeve. Good news: No more serving in the emperor's bed! Bad new 1.8kReads—Score146Shelves
- 35 Disguised as a Man: I Started My Career as an Advisor 女扮男装：当官从幕僚做起 [Soul transmigration, alternate world, woman disguised as a man, rise to power and riches, no romance, political intrigue, no System] Wang Qian transmigrated to the Great Zhao Dynasty. To survive, she assumed the identity of a successful candidate in the imperial examinations named Wang Qingyun and entered a prince's residence as an adviser. Once there, she discovered that the prince was plotting to become heir to the throne. The risk was too great. She had to make a run for it. Wang Qingyun: As 1.5kReads9.0Score269Shelves
- 36 I Just Wanted to Lie Flat and Retire, but They Insisted I Become Empress 只想躺平退休，他们非让我当女帝 [Farming + infrastructure building + empress + power struggles in a chaotic age + ensemble cast + no romance + an apocalypse survivor transmigrates to ancient times + lighthearted comedy] An apocalypse powerhouse transmigrates to ancient times. Qin An is thrilled: time to lie flat and retire! With unmatched martial prowess in one hand and infrastructure projects and technological progress in the other, she soon finds herself surrounded by more and more younger brothers and sisters... And the sto 36.7kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves
- 37 The Campus Heartthrob Is Flawed, but He's Not for Sale 校草全瑕，但不出 [A fragile little flower who's actually a female ghost + a handsome but puppy-like campus heartthrob + reborn + college + high summer] [A painful coming-of-age campus romance: it's time to make the male lead suffer] Jian Wuxia is the heroine of a painful coming-of-age campus romance. She goes through it all: a car accident, dropping out of school, rumors, bullying, and the death of a friend. She doesn't care. As long as the male lead loves her, that's enough. Her love moves the heavens, and Jian 2.3kReads9.4Score395Shelves
- 38 I, Empress Hexi, Reborn and Done Saving the Ungrateful 朕，和熹女君，重生不扶白眼狼 At fifteen, Deng Sui entered the palace. At twenty-two, she was made empress, and at twenty-five, she ruled as regent. For sixteen years, Deng Sui safeguarded the Han empire, only to be sent to her death by the young emperor she had personally supported. Her entire family was purged, and her loyal confidants died tragic deaths, full of resentment. Reborn, she returned to the year of the selection. In this life, Deng Sui seeks only to defy fate and change her destiny: Protect the emperor, who is 976Reads—Score100Shelves
- 39 The Princess Returns: I Grant You the World 公主归来：许你天下 [Political intrigue, revenge, rebellion + both leads are each other's only partners and equally powerful] [The heroine is a formidable martial artist, peerless in both medicine and poison. The hero bears humiliation and bides his time, but is ruthless and decisive.] After ten years of studying martial arts on the mountain, Su Yuli, eldest daughter of the Marquis of Ningyuan's household, suddenly received a letter from home. Her brother had killed a princess sent to marry for peace, and to protec 264Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 40 I Asked You to Be a Man of Culture, So Why Are You Raising an Emperor? 让你当雅士，你怎么养帝王？ My score will rise once it gets going~ [Strategist / making a name for herself / court politics / mostly serious drama / troubled times / Imperial Preceptor / junior sister / Daoist] In the third month of spring, heaven and earth stir to life, and all things flourish. [Host, the wind is at level three today. Wide sleeves and long robes are in order. Strolling through the courtyard, or standing beneath the eaves playing a flute while awaiting a distinguished guest, would make for a most elegant 5.6kReads8.8Score1kShelves
- 41 Reborn, I Turn My Fate Around with the System of Noncontention 重生归来，我凭不争系统扭转死局 Reborn on the eve of the palace banquet, Su Wanyuan's fingertips brushed against the secret drug hidden in the lining of her gown. In her previous life, she was tricked into making a scene, lost her reputation, and saw her entire family executed. This time, she stayed calm, waiting to tear away her half-sister's gentle facade in front of everyone at the banquet. Before the trouble had even settled, a wooden token etched with a whirlpool pattern led her to a decades-old secret plot involving a 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Allure of Spring 春华引 As a princess, Shen Minghua spent her previous life taking “doing whatever she wanted” to the extreme. If anyone crossed her, she would use her power to crush them. Yet she was favored by the emperor, so even those who resented her had to flatter and appease her. With so many sycophants around her, she gradually lost sight of who she truly was. In her previous life, she trusted the wrong person, and one cup of poisoned wine cost someone their life. When she opens her eyes again, she is back in J 460Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 43 Forced Into Rebellion, the Young Lady Goes on a Killing Spree 被逼造反后，大小姐她杀疯了 [Transmigration + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Political Intrigue + Pure Romance + Strong Female Lead + Reborn Female Supporting Character + One-on-One Romance] [Cool-Headed, Scheming Heroine vs. Noble, Cold-Hearted and Ruthless Heir] A powerful figure from the apocalypse transmigrates and becomes Shen Chaorong, the legitimate daughter of a treacherous chancellor in the Great Zhao court. She is hopelessly infatuated with the young master of the fallen Li family. When her fiancé, the young master 1.1kReads8.1Score136Shelves
- 44 After Mistaking the Forced-Love Countdown for an Affection Meter 错把强制爱倒计时当好感值后 (Realistic, with a touch of cult) Having endured hardship as a child, Lin Xinsheng worked tirelessly and valued her career more than life itself. At last, she became a star agent at a major talent agency. Still, she often felt that the people at her company had something wrong with their brains. Executives who liked playing out obsessive love stories with their subordinates, trainees carrying Systems, and artists who never thought about their careers and only wanted to play emotional tug-of-war 21.7kReads9.0Score4.2kShelves
- 45 Tales of Ten Dream Kingdoms 梦十国记 [Transmigration + Powerful Female Lead + Six Male Leads + Alternate-History Political Intrigue + Conquest + Love-Triangle Drama + Spy Warfare + Forced Love + Imprisonment + Everyone Is Scheming] No System, no golden finger, and the heroine has no memories of the original host. She’ll have to rely on her own wits to get out of every predicament. . The first man to imprison her: “Let’s see whether I’m more impressive, or your romantic fantasies are.” The second man to imprison her: “Normal sex is 381Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 46 How I Survive After Being Transported into a Male-Oriented Novel 穿到男频小说的我如何自救 What should you do if you transmigrate into a novel aimed at male readers? What if you transmigrate into a novel aimed at male readers as an emperor disguised as a man? Yu Tanyong strives to save herself so she won't become the doomed ruler from the original story, hoping to become a virtuous monarch whose name will be recorded in the history books. But it seems she may have gone a little too far. When her gender is revealed: The top scholar who passed all three imperial examinations says, "The 3.7kReads9.2Score440Shelves
- 47 How Many Autumns Have Passed Over These Rivers and Mountains 山河几度秋 In the first half of Zhao Lanxi's life, three men mattered most to her. One was her master, who had raised her; another was Yan Mo, the Vice Minister of Justice, who had recognized her talent; and the third was her full-blooded older brother, Zhao Jin, Duke of Zhenguo. Later, her master died, and Yan Mo died too. Zhao Jin, however, did not die. Not only was he alive, he also brought her a fourth man. One more thing: why does the heroine of a historical romance have to be a girl of fourteen or fi 55Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 48 Through Wind and Rain, the Wild Geese Return 风雨雁归来 Cao Jinghe was one of the best spies in Jianzhang Palace, code-named Snow Goose. She entered the palace at eight. At sixteen, her homeland fell and Chang’an was lost. She spent eight years undercover in enemy territory, until the bandits surrendered, the lost lands were recovered, and peace returned to the realm. But she waited where she was, and the order to end her mission never came. Even her handler, “Mountain Ghost,” who had sent her secret reports all along but whom she had never met, vani 441Reads8.5Score101Shelves
- 49 The Mad Princess Marries a Powerful Eunuch 疯批公主她嫁了个高权宦官 {Devoted couple, two strong leads, historical setting, political intrigue, revenge, switched marriages, marriage before love} One is a spoiled and willful princess; the other, a ruthless and bloodthirsty minister. An unexpected marriage swap brings Feng Yuan and Jiang Yu together. Just as everyone waits to laugh at them after the wedding, they realize things are taking a strange turn. Feng Yuan knows full well that she must wear the false mask the world expects of her to hide herself even deeper 7.1kReads9.3Score974Shelves
- 50 If You Can Be Emperor, Why Be a Princess? 能做皇帝，谁做公主？ [Devoted daughter + saving the nation + political intrigue · Female lead has no romance, but does have admirers] [Max combat power + unconventional mind-reading + browser for the current world] Also known as "Saving the Realm" and "Seizing Power Through Reform!" What? I, Gu Nianyu, protect the realm and defend its borders, and someone still wants to stop me from ascending the throne? You must not know that I’m the one who appointed the crown prince! “I, Gu Nianyu, am the late emperor’s elde 63Reads—Score—Shelves
