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- 1 My Imperial Daughter Is a Demon God: The Immortal Realm Kneels and Sings in Surrender 朕的皇女是魔神，仙界跪下唱征服 Reincarnated as the only daughter of the strongest emperor in the cultivation world, a demon god walks beside her loyal Qiongqi through a life torn between a father’s love and hatred. This time, she is no longer prey being hunted, but the one making the moves and controlling her fate. · Heroine: Intelligent, plans ahead, cool on the outside and passionate within · Hero: Utterly devoted, willingly submissive, and enjoys being “bullied” · Childhood sweethearts, mutual devotion, ten thousand y 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I Became the Male Lead's Late Sister 穿成男主早逝的妹妹 Chu Yi transmigrates into the story as the male lead's own little sister, even though she never appeared in the original book, for crying out loud! Chu Yi has been living at a temple when she sees Lu Yulang for the first time and is instantly captivated. Handsome men in ancient times really are something else; this place must have some magic in the water. She thinks she'll just have a sweet, innocent romance in ancient times, but who told her that you can't just casually flirt with a handsome ma 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Who in the Court Accuses This Official? 堂下何人状告本官 Who Is Bringing a Lawsuit Against Me? 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Held Hostage in an Enemy Kingdom for Five Years, the Crown Princess Became a Black Lotus 敌国为质五年，嫡公主成了黑莲花 Complete ❤️ She was the most exalted princess, yet her father dressed her as a man and personally sent her to serve as a hostage in the hands of an enemy tyrant! When she was sent back to her country, gravely ill, the very people she had protected with her life despised her and even burned her alive! Reborn, she still cannot escape her fate as a hostage, but this time, she will no longer let herself be pushed into the most miserable circumstances for the sake of so-called familial love or duty t 422Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 5 After We Swapped Souls, Liu Che Became Both My Father and Mother 灵魂互换后，刘彻给我当爹又当妈 Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che, who has to be both mother and father, and his beloved daughter Liu Le'an, whom he raises himself After a lifetime of stubborn self-righteousness, coldness, and suspicion, Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che faces his own "comeuppance" when he switches souls with Chen Ajiao. During the soul-swap, Liu Che stays up all night handling memorials while enduring all the physical symptoms of pregnancy. When Liu Le'an is born, Liu Che declares, "I carried this daughter for ten long mo 388Reads8.1Score12214d adds
- 6 Extra! The Regent Wants to Marry the Princess! 号外，摄政王想当驸马！ [Strong leads + satisfying read + System] The Grand Princess, who had been blind enough to marry the wrong man in her previous life, was reborn. And the reborn Grand Princess got bound to a System? The Regent fell for the Grand Princess? The Crown Prince plans to rebel? Qin Wan: “I set it up.” The Third Prince failed to become Crown Prince? Qin Wan: “I stopped him.” The Regent says he likes me? Give me a break. Why is the Regent always thinking about me? As the most beloved Grand Princess of the 75Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 7 My Mood Is the Law 本宫心情就是王法 “I was born bad. Got a problem with that?”, Xiao Zhuohua She's the eldest princess of Great Yin, Zhaohua, and a ruthless, unhinged villainess who holds the entire court in her sway! Cruelty is her instinct; vengeance is her principle! Cross her? Skinning and dismemberment are the easy way out! Betray her? She'd rather use your ashes as a chamber pot than be near them! Get in her way? Ever heard of wiping out your whole clan? The emperor is her backer, the empress dowager is her fan, and the powe 207Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 8 The Divine Doctor: The Cold-Faced Prince’s Cherished Bride 神医嫡女：冷面王爷的掌心宠 Ye Linglong, the youngest surgeon at a military hospital, had gone five years without a single mistake in the operating room. They called her “the Ghost-Handed Surgeon.” Then a massive earthquake struck, and when she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into the body of the Prime Minister’s legitimate daughter. Bound to a mysterious medical space, she now has the original body’s peerless medical skills plus modern surgical expertise: a double boost to the max! Even more incredibly, her goofy 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Reborn Eldest Princess Is Beautiful and Bold 长公主重生后又美又飒 [Reborn revenge, face-slapping and punishing scum] In her previous life, she was blind and foolish, giving up her noble status to marry off to a distant land for a political alliance. She was repeatedly framed, and in the end, perished in a fire. Heaven gave her another chance. Those who wronged her in her previous life would pay for their debts in blood. After her divorce, she devoted herself to building a career, but then she met him. She helped her own elder brother ascend the throne and serv 29Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 10 From Crown Princess to Empress: My Father Pushes Me Onto the Dragon Throne 从太女到女帝，父皇推我坐龙椅 Nan Junyuan is the most beloved princess in Great Yue. Emperor Wuhe announces that he will name her Crown Princess. Minister: “Your Majesty, if you insist on naming the Ninth Princess Crown Princess, this old servant will dash his head against the floor of this very hall!” Courtier: “The Ninth Princess is just a woman. She’ll never amount to anything.” Prince: “Why was I demoted to commoner just for hiding a dragon robe, while she gets called a wise ruler and can still be named Crown Princess!” 117Reads—Score10714d adds
- 11 After Faking Her Death for Ten Years, the Princess Returns to the Capital to Crush Her Enemies 假死十年，公主回京大杀四方 [A native-born heroine + political intrigue + a touch of ensemble cast] Jianjia is famous in the capital for being a walking disaster. Anyone who gets close to her is doomed to bad luck. Born into a noble family, she lost her mother at the age of four. Her maternal grandmother, the Empress, took her into the palace to raise her, only to be convicted and imprisoned; her uncle, the Crown Prince, took her to the Eastern Palace, only to be gravely injured saving the Emperor; after the Crown Princess 16.2kReads8.6Score1.6k14d adds
- 12 After a Tragic Past Life, the Princess Goes on a Killing Spree After Being Reborn! 前世惨死，重生后公主殿下杀疯了！ In her previous life, she trusted a scoundrel, only to see her country destroyed, her loved ones brutally killed, and her own heart torn out! When she woke again, she was reborn before the scoundrel could ask for her hand. This time, she knelt in the great hall and publicly rejected his proposal, instead asking to be sent to Beichen as a bride in a political marriage. The emperor, who doted on his daughter, cried, “My girl, have you lost your mind? They say the Sixth Prince of Beichen is ugly, s 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Crown Princess Returns at Max Level, and Thirty Thousand Vengeful Spirits Go on a Rampage 皇太女满级归来，三万英魂杀疯了 [Empress + revenge + political intrigue + no romance + conquest + a touch of ensemble cast + powerful heroine] The rating has just appeared. Only before her death in battle did Sheng Qingyi learn that the battle that had buried over a hundred thousand soldiers and civilians was merely a trap laid by schemers to kill her. When she wakes, fifteen years have passed, and her past is shrouded in mystery. Fewer than one in ten of her subordinates survived. Her fief has fallen into ruin, reduced to a w 478Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 14 Bloodstained Prayer Beads: The Grand Princess Wields Mercy Like a Blade 佛珠染血：长公主她慈悲为刀 In her previous life, she was the Grand Princess of Great Yan, unmatched in status and nobility, yet she was betrayed by the Third Princess and her consort working together. The fertility tonic she had drunk for ten years was actually a contraceptive potion they had secretly substituted. She had devoted herself to helping her younger brother ascend the throne, fighting the great clans and stabilizing the court for him. In return, all she got was, “You have done too much, and it makes me uneasy. 4.1kReads8.5Score47914d adds
- 15 The Three-Year-Old Crown Princess: The Heirless Emperor’s Cherished Treasure 女太子三岁：绝嗣皇帝对她跪着宠 [Mind reading + adored by everyone + adorable baby + feel-good power fantasy] Emperor Qianyuan is about to have no heir. The empress has been pregnant for years without giving birth, and none of his other consorts have conceived either. Emperor Qianyuan is beside himself with worry. Is his realm really going to be left without an heir? Why would the heavens treat him this way? Has he done anything wrong? Just then, the empress, pregnant for seven years, finally gives birth! Overjoyed, Emperor Qi 223Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 16 The Eldest Princess Is Stunning and Dashing at Court Again 长公主她在朝堂上又美又飒 Lou Xinyue, the beautiful and brilliant Princess of the Li Dynasty, was as cunning as she was sharp-witted. She could take on the entire court in debate, leaving those self-righteous men utterly exasperated. Even the emperor, her own father, was not spared her attacks. Desperate, he needed a talented young man who could finally shut his daughter's mouth. The emperor thought about it day and night, turning over the names of every eligible young man in the capital hundreds of times. In a panic, he 567Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 17 Five Years After Taking Her Body, the Crown Princess Returns to Slaughter Everyone 夺舍五年后，皇太女回来嘎嘎乱杀 [Clear-headed and cathartic] + [Black-hearted] + [Playing the fool to catch the tiger] + [Political intrigue] + [Refined egoism] On the eve of her wedding, Crown Princess Feng Xuanji was possessed. Locked inside a pitch-black little box, she watched as “she” did everything to fulfill the Chancellor’s illegitimate son’s wish to become emperor: deceiving her parents, the emperor and empress, forging an edict of abdication, tricking her younger siblings, framing loyal ministers and generals, lettin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Power's Bones Are Hard to Tame 权骨难驯 A brooding young tyrant versus a cold, beautiful female stateswoman and imperial tutor [Possessive love | Male lead suffers | Irresistible heartthrob | Male lead has no past, female lead does] Ling Ge is a treacherous chancellor. The world condemns her as greedy for wealth and power, a flatterer who meddles in state affairs, yet no one can shake her hold over half the court or her dazzling authority. The first emperor’s death brought the storms of her life to an end. He once stood beside her and 106Reads—Score10814d adds
- 19 A Darling’s Deadly Charm 娇杀白月光 [A clear-headed heroine who can bend and bounce back, play sweet and innocent, and use expert tactics. Ordinary at first, but adored by everyone later.] Guan Shiyue transmigrates into the scapegoat for the family of a disgraced official sentenced to military service. The good news: the scapegoat she has become is short, dark, burly, and plain, so the army probably won't want her... "She's a bit ugly, sure, but at least she's a woman! Women are exactly what we're short on! Fine, then..." Guan Shi 239Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 20 Don’t Mess with the Princess, She’ll Go on a Rampage and Set Everything Right 别惹公主，她发疯整顿一切 History tells of a notorious evil princess. As luck would have it, Shen Wen’an transmigrated into the body of that very princess. And the evil princess had a truly gruesome ending. Unlucky Shen Wen’an decided to go berserk and smash her way through that fate! No one was getting away. Officials who insulted her? She stuffed filth straight into their mouths! When the scheming original heroine, the Third Princess, plotted against her, Shen Wen’an sharpened her knife with a sinister grin, ready to b 2.4kReads8.3Score24714d adds
- 21 Long Live the Grand Princess! Long, Long Live the Grand Princess! 长公主万岁万岁万万岁 They say that in the Kingdom of Beiming, a princess was born beneath a sky filled with rosy clouds, with birds paying homage to her. She began her education at three and entered the imperial court at five. Some say she is the reincarnation of a god of slaughter, spending her whole life either killing people or on her way to kill them. The great noble families see her as a thorn in their side, a splinter in their flesh, and want nothing more than to get rid of her. But the common people regard he 462Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn: The Legend of the Female Emperor 重生之女帝传奇 In her previous life, she was a princess who loved armor more than finery and made a name for herself in battle. For her lover, she left the battlefield and donned fine clothes, only to be confined to the inner quarters and conspired against and killed by her lover and her younger brother, who had become emperor. He was a brave and battle-hardened young general, unmatched in courage. After returning victorious, he should have been rewarded with promotion, but a treacherous minister falsely accus 24Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 23 One Kick Sends the Coffin Lid Flying! The Buried Princess Consort Goes on a Killing Spree 一脚踢飞棺材板！陪葬王妃杀疯了 [Complete, short novel. Read with confidence.] [System + spatial armory + schemes for power and revenge, kill, kill, kill + modern woman in ancient times + strong female lead who never takes a loss + immensely satisfying] [No male lead] [Transmigrated with an arsenal. Don't mess with her, or she'll kill you.] After surviving several years in the apocalypse, Qin Bingyan fights a fierce battle with zombies, then wakes up in the body of another Qin Bingyan, the eldest legitimate daughter of the lor 53Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 24 Reborn: Zhaohua Rules the World 重生之昭华倾天下 [Reborn + comeback + palace intrigue and political scheming + sweet romance and redemption] Six-year-old Princess Zhaohua is the emperor’s cherished jewel, doted on in the palm of his hand. She has no idea that the empress’s lavish praise and the heir apparent’s proposal are both deadly traps. After a cup of poison bestowed by imperial decree, she dies exposed on a desolate mountain. With her dying breath, she sees only Xie Heng, the young prince of Dingbei, her childhood nemesis who was always 5.3kReads8.8Score67314d adds
- 25 We’re All Caught in the Same Game 你我皆是局中人 [Strong female lead + satisfying revenge + duty to country + court intrigue + clever characters + ruthless payback] Warning: If you don't like this, don't read it. The main cast is tagged [career-focused] and [unhinged]. Especially the heroine, Xiao Qingyao. Everything she does is driven by a clear purpose. Everything! Xiao Qingyao is deeply calculating. She plans ten moves ahead with every step, and a hundred moves ahead overall. Every move is part of a scheme. Gold is never pure, and no one i 64Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 26 Father, Your Most Beloved Villainess Is Back 父皇，您最宠的那个恶女回来了 [The animated dramas The Tale of Luan's Return and I Won't Pretend Anymore are now streaming] Sheng Qingluan, the sixth princess of Great Jing, was once her father's cherished darling, but her step-empress raised her into the capital's most notorious villainess. In her previous life, she was manipulated into turning against her own brother, causing his gruesome death. She endured endless humiliation, was forced into becoming a camp prostitute, and died full of hatred. When she opens her eyes aga 58.2kReads8.8Score10.8k14d adds
- 27 The Princess Joins the Bandits: From the Start, She Steals Her Brother's Anti-Bandit Troops 公主落匪：开局抢了皇兄的剿匪营 [Ruthless, wild female bandit chief and assassin VS loyal young general][Strong heroine + satisfying revenge + rebellion + siblings reunite + court intrigue] She was born into privilege, but abandoned as a child. She grew up amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, becoming a cold-blooded assassin before striking out on her own and turning into a ruthless bandit chief who gave the imperial court a headache! The court sent the Crown Prince to lead troops against her. But as they faced off on 2.2kReads8.3Score23914d adds
- 28 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—14d adds
- 29 The Little Girl Who Carried Firewood Has Off-the-Charts Combat Power 背柴山的小丫头她武力值爆表 [Ancient Romance Fantasy + Political Intrigue + Female Warlord + A World in Chaos + Nation-Building and Raising an Army] Li Xiaoluo crawled out of a pile of corpses. She didn’t cry or feel afraid. She just searched the dead for something called an “energy block.” For a single steamed bun, she dragged an entire mountain of firewood back to camp. So she could eat her fill, she took up her spear and went to battle. The enemy commander laughed at her for being a refugee. She thought about it: refuge 34Reads—Score10414d adds
- 30 You Stepped on Me to Rise? I'll Scatter Your Ashes 踩我上位？反手把你骨灰扬了 [Completed] [Proud, icy, beautiful eldest princess X cold-faced killer in public, needy puppy in private, powerful minister] [Reborn and gets revenge + self-awareness awakened + feel-good face-slapping + powerful team-up + scumbags pay for their sins] After dying, Jing Yuan awakened to her own self-awareness and learned that she was the villainess in a book. Her role included, but wasn’t limited to, advancing the romance between the male and female leads, using all her wealth, status, and power, 119Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 31 Reborn as the General's Legitimate Daughter: So What If I Overturn the Throne? 重生之将门嫡女：颠覆皇权又如何 Historical, Rebirth, Revenge, Political Intrigue, Satisfying Read In her past life, the Xiao family’s generations of loyal service ended with the classic fate of a bow discarded once its birds were gone. In this life, she will command the world from behind the scenes and make this rotten dynasty pay in blood! Xiao Jinli is reborn on the eve of her family’s downfall. In her previous life, her grandfather and father and brothers died fighting on the frontier. Though the entire Xiao clan had served 13.4kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
- 32 He Slaughtered My Blood Feud for Me; Reborn, He Plays Innocent and Pitiable 为我屠尽血仇，重生后他装乖卖惨 Rebirth + Household Intrigue + Double Rebirth + Taking Down Scumbags A general's legitimate daughter who feigns weakness and stops at nothing × a prince who pretends to be kind but is actually a madman In her previous life, she married the emperor and became empress. She returned from leading her troops into battle, only to be threatened with the lives of the Su family. Prince Chen rebelled and stormed the palace to avenge her. His eyes burned with passion, as if they had known each other before —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Sweet Baby Still Doesn't Know Her Dad Is the Emperor 乖宝今天仍不知道亲爹是皇帝 [Adorable Child + Everyone’s Favorite + Satisfying Read + A Real Little Kid + Lighthearted Daily Life] The Great Yong dynasty has few heirs. Emperor Chenyuan has only one daughter, Gu Mingzhao. Gu Mingzhao is the apple of the emperor and empress’s eye, but because of her unusual fate, she has to be raised outside the palace under an assumed name. To keep their daughter safe as she grows up, the emperor and empress invent false identities and live outside the palace for five years. One day, five- 3.9kReads—Score55714d adds
- 34 The Scheming Phoenix: The Princess Moves the Pieces and Rules the Realm 权谋娇凰：公主执棋控天下 The imperial palace of Dongheng is dazzling beneath the sun, its glazed tiles gleaming and its carved beams and painted rafters exuding luxury. Xiao Qian Ning, the eldest princess, was granted her exalted title at birth. Born into wealth and honor, she is the apple of everyone's eye. She is Dongheng's brightest jewel, and every move she makes draws attention. But when she was ten, the empress suddenly died, and Xiao Qian Ning's world collapsed with her. From then on, her temperament changed comp 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Reborn, the Grand Princess Only Wants to Seize Power 重生后长公主只想谋权 [Fantasy Romance] [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] [Transmigrate into a Book] [One-on-One, Doted on Exclusively] Xiao Luyao is a princess of the highest rank, greatly favored by the late emperor. Her fiefdom is larger than a prince’s, and she holds both the military seal and the imperial jade seal that grants her the power to govern in the emperor’s absence. Yet this princess is obsessed with handsome men and keeps countless male companions, spending her days in pleasure until public resentment b 60Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 36 Reborn: The Legitimate Daughter Is Lord Chu’s Beloved 嫡女重生：楚爷的心尖宠 Jiang Wanning, who died at her husband’s hands in her previous life, is fortunate enough to live again. She had planned to get her revenge this time without involving the highly revered Ninth Prince. But as it turns out, the Ninth Prince has lived through two lifetimes as well. “Chu Jing, stop it,” Jiang Wanning said with a helpless smile. Chu Jing refused to listen, tugging at the hem of her clothes. In a soft voice, he pleaded, “Then... then, A Ning, give me a hug, and I’ll stop.” Jiang Wannin 15Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 37 The Princess Takes the Stage 公主开始了她的表演 Song Qingci, the legitimate princess most favored by the Emperor, had been married for three years to a wealthy young man as handsome and graceful as an orchid tree. After her father’s death, her husband finally tormented her to death. Reborn three months before her father’s death, she was ready to make a bold move while he was still alive! A cold-hearted husband, an arrogant concubine, a mean-spirited censor... No rush. This princess would deal with them one by one! Everyone was horrified. Why 104Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 38 Slack Off! The Crown Princess Reveals Her True Identity as a Woman 摆烂！太子殿下她撕破女装身份 Chu Fengqing transmigrates to the Great Zhao dynasty and becomes the esteemed Fifth Prince. But the emperor has made her a scapegoat for the Second Prince, and her fate is death. She runs, but the emperor drags her back. She is incompetent and reckless. The emperor says, “It’s fine. As long as Qing’er keeps being the scapegoat, I’ll let everything else go.” To show how much he favors her, the emperor makes her crown prince. She gives up trying. She’s done pretending! At the crown prince’s invest 98Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 39 The Princess Slays Her Way Through the Realm to Bring Her Elder Sister Home 公主大杀四方，要接长姐回家 [Unhinged and ruthless + cold and loveless + a princess who draws her sword in an instant and dotes on her older sister] Rong Ning knew there was a madwoman living inside her, the kind who could destroy heaven and earth. But in front of her stunningly beautiful, gentle older sister, she was always the sweet, innocent, adorable little girl. No matter what she did, her older sister believed her A Ning was simply unwilling to follow those outdated rules, which was why she acted a little wildly. Her 537Reads8.2Score12314d adds
- 40 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became a Tycoon Instead of Cannon Fodder 穿书后，不当炮灰当首富 Reading note: This book features political intrigue, business, and face-slapping. Lin Zhixia, an overworked office drone stuck in a 996 schedule, died suddenly. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the cannon-fodder legitimate daughter in a historical romance who wouldn't survive ten chapters. Her fiancé was a scumbag, her cousin was a fake white lotus, and her original family's fate was even worse: the entire clan would be executed. Looking at the rotten script, Lin Zhixia got the poi 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Cold and Proud Pavilion Master’s Beloved 冷傲阁主的心尖宠 "Brother Chenfeng, take care of yourself. Wait for Muxue to come back." The gentle words by his ear made Li Chenfeng's heart skip a beat. "Miss, a life as an assassin is full of danger. Li Chenfeng... Li Chenfeng dares not promise." Muxue lifted her gaze to the tall bodyguard before her. "You can do it." As soon as she finished speaking, she drifted away and vanished from sight. Li Chenfeng stood there in a daze for a long time. Miss, what was she trying to tell me? She was going to Kunlun, 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 I Held a Lonely City for Twenty Years, Then Led My Soldiers Home 死守孤城二十年，我带将士们回家 [Infrastructure Building + Female General Made a Marquis + No Romance] In the thirty-fourth year of Wuping, Jiangxi had become an isolated sail in the empire. The veteran general Lian Jingxing led his officers in defending the four cities of Jiangxi for twenty-two years. The isolated city ran out of food and hope of reinforcements. His men all grew old, their hair turned white, and at last they vanished into the long river of history. In the modern world, Lian Wuyang was swept away by a flood i 4.4kReads8.8Score30914d adds
- 43 Oppose the Grand Princess's Ascension? Enjoy a Clan-Wiping Game 反对长公主登基？赏你九族消消乐 Political intrigue + powerful heroine + a touch of ensemble cast. Warning: the heroine is a total maniac. Huangfu Aushuang, Princess Pingkang, is the late emperor’s eldest legitimate daughter and the young emperor’s eldest sister. She commands tens of thousands of troops, keeping in check the great clans who are all watching the emperor’s youth and waiting for a chance to make their move. Everyone says she is reckless, arrogant, and defiant of convention, preferring beautiful women to handsome m 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Beloved Princess: She's Clearly Powerful, Yet Always Pretends to Be Delicate 团宠公主：明明很强却总爱装娇弱 [Strong female lead + feel-good fiction + sweet romance] Xuanyuan Yunni is the legitimate princess of Taining. She appears graceful, harmless, and deeply devoted, but in truth she is decisive and ruthless, especially when it comes to manipulating people. She has a score to settle, but on the path to revenge, she ends up teasing a cool and aloof prince consort who indulges her in every way. From then on, she grows stronger and pursues her revenge, all while showering him with sweet affection. She 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Emperor's Daughter Is Hard to Tame 帝女难驯 In a single night, the palace fell and jade was shattered. Consort De and Prince Mu rebelled and seized the palace. She watched her father die horribly, her mother be defiled, and her younger brother be killed. Her younger sister, who had always seemed pure and kind, even had her turned into a human swine. She died without a complete body. Reborn in a new life, the imperial princess returns, rising from the ashes! The tragedy is only two years away. With just two years to go, how can she stop it 65Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 46 The Princess's Beloved Consort 公主的掌中夫 [Female-oriented! Palace intrigue! Empress! Strong heroine and strong hero, not a reverse harem! Pure romance with plenty of tension] [Both are attracted to strength and meet as equals, but in the end the heroine wins the hero over, with an equal share of career and romance] Rule from behind a curtain? Ridiculous. Mo Jiu'an is determined to sit on the throne herself. Disguise herself as a man? Absurd. Mo Jiu'an will show those men what a woman can do by bringing them all to heel. The sages say, 390Reads8.7Score10214d adds
- 47 Spring Overlooks the Mountain Pavilion 春望山楹 Yun Jian had spent ten years slaughtering pigs in the countryside. One day, a carriage painted with ornate lacquer and jade stopped outside Tonghua Lane. They had come to take the Zhen family’s daughter, who had been living away from home, back to the capital. Yun Jian thought it over, tucked her butcher’s knife into her clothes, and climbed into the carriage. The country butcher’s daughter transformed overnight. She became a noble lady, married into a marquis’s household, and rose to the top in 313Reads8.5Score8414d adds
- 48 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
- 49 The Grand Princess Returns to Court, Slays the Evil Empress, and Bathes the Palace in Blood 长公主归朝，剑斩妖后，血染朝堂 [Overpowered heroine + light ensemble cast + no romance + unshakably righteous, to a fault + unifies the realm] “The Eldest Princess has returned to court! Stand aside at once!” Yuchao, spring of the third year of the Gen era. Three years after the new emperor's ascension, war raged along the borders, drought struck the north, and plague ravaged the south. Empress Zhaozhao ruled from behind the curtain, promoting her cronies and framing loyal officials. The court was mired in corruption, and nei 2.7kReads8.4Score30714d adds
- 50 Does Father Regret It Today? 父皇他今天后悔了吗 (Transmigration + palace intrigue + infrastructure building + farming) Pei Leyao becomes a frail, unloved little princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Her mother, Consort Wan, was a woman from a border tribe sent to the emperor. She hates life in the palace, trapped like a caged bird, and her health grows weaker by the day. Consort Hua is jealous that Consort Wan was once the emperor's cherished first love. She schemes against her at every turn, seeking to kill her and, in turn, Consort Wan. Since 591Reads8.7Score10314d adds
