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- 1 The Villainess Has Too Many Secret Identities, and the Cold-Faced Regent Has Fallen for Her 恶女她马甲太多，冷面摄政王栽了 [Female-led power fantasy + high-IQ political scheming + multiple secret identities + everyone is a schemer + powerful leads flirting with each other + a battle of wits at the highest level] Everyone lamented that Ruan Zhaowei, the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor's household, was a sickly young woman who had to catch her breath after every three steps. Her fiance thought her life was too fragile and she was useless, so he teamed up with her transmigrated half-sister to call off the engagem 2.1kReads—Score40314d adds
- 2 Now That I’ve Transmigrated into a Book, Why Be the Heroine’s Blood Bag? 都穿书了，谁还给女主当血包 [Political intrigue] [Historical romance] [Book Transmigration] [Real-and-fake-heiress setup] Shen Zhaoning transmigrates into a novel about a real and fake heiress. The moment she opens her eyes, she walks straight into a deadly trap set by the real heiress. A cruel servant breaks into her room at night, intent on ruining her reputation. Blood sprays across the scene, but he’s the one who falls. There were originally two people in this world who knew the future. One was the real heiress, Qi Yun 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 My Wife Marries Another, and I Meet You When the Flowers Fall 夫人另嫁，落花时节恰逢君 [Strong Female Lead + Wits and Willpower + Political Scheming] She was a business tycoon with underworld connections. Betrayed by her lover, she died beneath his cold gun. By a twist of fate, she was reborn in the body of the timid and incompetent Second Miss Su, and was forced to marry the paralyzed young master of the Marquis's household in place of her legitimate younger sister. All she wanted was to survive, yet the entire marquis's family wanted her dead! After fighting so hard to come back 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Ruling from the Court: Your Majesty, Let Me Hold Power Over the Realm 临朝听政：陛下许我权倾朝野 [Strong female lead and equally matched leads, political intrigue, duty to country and people, fictional historical drama, ensemble cast in troubled times, devoted to each other, with a focus on the career plot] [Decisive female general × restoration emperor who obeys only the heroine] Song Wanyue was born into a military family. When she returned victorious to the capital, she was met not with honors, but with an imperial decree ordering her entire family executed. She had trusted the wrong fam 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Path of the King of the Infernal Realm 无间王途 [Transmigrated into a Book + Everyone Is Clever + Devoted to Each Other + Political Intrigue + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Song Li transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder spy. She only wants to survive, and thinks she accidentally changed the plot, but discovers that other transmigrators are behind the changes. The gears of fate push her forward, one step at a time. She wins people over, makes a fortune, and develops explosives... In the end, unable to win love, she has no choice but to sei —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 System, You Can Nag All You Want, but I'm Not Getting Married 系统你催也没用，我偏不嫁 The day she was bound to the forced-marriage System, everyone waited for Su Yi to accept her fate and give in. The System urged her to marry a powerful man and settle down. She refused. Everyone thought she was a timid concubine-born daughter, forced to flee a marriage. No one knew that she held a damaged old ledger left behind by her maternal grandfather, with a gaze fixed on a series of shocking old cases hidden among grain shipments, canal transport, and collusion between officials and mercha 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 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 27Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 8 Transmigrated to a World in Chaos, She Refuses to Be a Beauty 穿越乱世，她才不要做佳人 [Plot-driven + political intrigue + light ensemble cast + female protagonist + light romance] Xu Wan transmigrates into a book set in a chaotic era, only to become an anonymous passerby. The System hunts her down because she carries software that has nothing to do with the book. She thinks that escaping the original plot will let her lie flat for good, but after witnessing the bloodshed and chaos of the era with her own eyes, she steps back into the world. • This time, her forceful interventi 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Crown Princess, Hurry and Save This Lonely Dog's Life 太子妃，快来救孤狗命 [Dual transmigration, no golden finger + the fate of the nation + leads who are both intelligent and capable + devoted to each other + political intrigue + light ensemble cast + plot-focused + parallel storylines + careers come first] A catlike prince who acts cute and begs for affection × a composed, levelheaded, and brilliant fiancée Wait, who transmigrates and becomes crown prince for only three days? Gu Qingyao was driven from her home, her family executed, and she slept in the wilderness. O 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 When Snow Fell on Shengjing 恰逢盛京落雪时 [Political intrigue + chaotic times + two strong leads + struggle for supremacy] A political-intrigue novel with a strong female lead, centered on power struggles, with romance as a secondary storyline. No golden finger, no System, and not a feel-good power fantasy. I’m a new author. Thank you for being patient with me. ---------------- Divider --------------------- The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun are lost, the Yuma Pass is defeated, and the aristocratic clans’ regimes are thrown into turmo 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Women’s Realm of Great Jin 大晋女权 [Historical Political Intrigue + Transmigration to Another World + Everyone Gets a Bad Ending] They say that when someone is on the brink of death, their brain spends thirty seconds replaying their life like a lantern show, laying every regret and missed opportunity bare. Luo Zhaoran’s life was particularly short, yet full of color, making its end all the more heartbreaking. In her previous life, she suffered through every kind of hardship. Given another chance in a different world, all she want 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 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 5.8kReads8.6Score77514d adds
- 13 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 62Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 14 Reborn: The Legitimate Daughter Helps You Scatter Your Ashes 重生之嫡女帮你扬骨灰 [Reborn Scheming Legitimate Daughter × Pretend-Rake Prince Plotting for the Throne + Break Their Hearts Before Taking Their Lives + Household and Court Intrigue + Astonishing Behind-the-Scenes Twist] In her past life, Shen Fuming was killed by a scumbag and a wicked woman. Her loved ones died tragic deaths, and she died with her eyes open. Reborn, she became the least remarkable legitimate daughter in the Prime Minister’s household. Her stepmother was a hypocrite, her siblings were vicious, and 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 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. 55Reads—Score514d adds
- 16 The Phoenix Returns: Reborn to Choose a New Husband, the Scumbag Prince and His Half-Sister Are Made for Each Other! 凰归：重生换夫，渣王庶妹锁死！ [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Revenge on Scoundrels + Clearheaded, Clever Heroine + Mad Prince + Devoted Prince] In her previous life, her scoundrel husband and half-sister joined forces to push her into the abyss. Her family was destroyed, and after being stripped of her title, she died miserably in the cold palace. Reborn, she watched her half-sister smugly steal her scoundrel of a husband and smiled coldly. “I hope you don't regret it someday.” In this life, she would take control o 13Reads—Score114d adds
- 17 The Phoenix Brocade of the Legitimate Daughter 嫡女凰锦 Strong female lead + reborn + household intrigue + mystery + satisfying read In her previous life, Qin Jinxuan was forced to marry Shen Muchen, heir to the Marquis of Yongding, to protect her mother. Over the seven years of their marriage, she devoted herself heart and soul to the marquis's household, only to end up disgraced, cast aside, and murdered. She never imagined that it had all been part of a scheme by him and the woman he loved. Reborn, Qin Jinxuan returns to seven years earlier, befor 87Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 18 Reborn with a Bewitching Allure, I Claim the Seat of Power 重生后娇骨魅心，坐高位 In her previous life, she gave him everything she had. She even had her father use his influence to help him secure a position of honor. In the end, he repaid her by having her entire family arrested and their home confiscated, leaving her to die a tragic death. Reborn, she would never again let herself become a laughingstock. She swore to make her enemies pay for their crimes in blood. She trained hard, studied military strategy, and mastered the art of scheming and manipulating people. She wou 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Empress Dowager Is Reborn: The Ninth Lord’s Beloved Miracle Healer 太后重生：九爷的神医白月光 Before Empress Dowager Mu Qingyi died, what she couldn’t let go of most was not the empire, but the young man, Ji Chuanyan, who had once promised her “peace and prosperity year after year.” During a lunar eclipse, she opened her eyes and returned to the day she turned fifteen. The young man was still there in the front hall. He took her hand, passion burning in his eyes, yet said in a low voice, “You must enter the palace.” In her previous life, she did right by the empire, but let him down. In 182Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Sorry, I Was Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter 不好意思啊，本嫡女重生了 Just started getting ratings #A satisfying tale with a powerful heroine# In my past life, I trusted my stepmother and became the good, obedient girl by her side. I never imagined her daughter would steal my identity, my reputation, and the husband my mother had arranged for me before she died, then frame my maternal family. In the end, once I had nothing left and was of no use to them, they murdered me without mercy... But sorry, everyone, I'm reborn! In my past life, they only managed to scheme 38Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 21 The Princess Is Reborn Before Her Consort Can Imprison and Torture Her 被驸马囚禁凌迟之前，公主重生了 The female lead takes revenge without mercy: she ruins the scumbag's manhood, kills her father-in-law, drives her mother-in-law mad, and cripples her sister-in-law. [Strong heroine seeks revenge and schemes for power] + [Cunning, loyal hostage prince] + [Palace and household intrigue, punishing scumbags] In her past life, her consort had an affair with her cousin, a commandery princess, then married her as a secondary wife. He poisoned the princess and had her tortured day after day, disembowele 1.6kReads7.6Score16314d adds
- 22 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 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 My Sister Was Wronged in the Marquis’s Manor, So I Remarried with My Child and Took Vicious Revenge 姐姐侯府含冤，我带崽二嫁疯复仇 Jiang Ruxue was reborn in her elder sister’s body. In her previous life, the Jiang family’s adopted daughter took everything that belonged to her sister when she fell on hard times. She was abandoned at a remote estate and abused until she died a miserable death. Jiang Ruxue carved a bloody path back to life in another’s body and became her sister. The Jiang family wanted her to enter the Marquis’s household as a concubine, bringing her child along, while the adopted daughter became the wife of 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Now That I'm Empress, Who Says I Can't Have a Sweetheart? 都做女帝了，谁还没个小娇夫 [Two powerful leads + strong, strategic heroine + handsome and capable hero who doesn't suffer + women's rise as a group + marriage before love + devoted one-on-one romance, a sweet little story] Heroine: Is he trying to seduce me with his looks? Hero: I just love how fierce Your Majesty is. Note: The heroine has an intense sense of mission and is determined to overthrow feudal patriarchy. The hero admires and loves her, and is willing to grow and compromise for her sake. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 To Solve a Major Case, I Have to Get Close to My Nemesis 为查重案，我被迫和死对头贴贴 [The cold, iron-willed female deputy minister × the smooth-talking male vice minister] [An unwilling partnership decreed by imperial edict | Bickering partners solving cases together] Shen Ciwan, deputy minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and Pei Yan, vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, are the capital’s most famous rivals in government. She thinks he’s a slick-tongued, shameless rogue; he thinks she’s cold-hearted and has no human feeling. They routinely submit memorials accusing 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 A Game of Two Faces 双面奕局 Seven years ago, Yan Chi, commander of the northern frontier, was betrayed by a close friend, branded a traitor, and saw his family wiped out. He barely escaped with his life. Seven years later, he returns to the imperial capital under the alias “Chen Yu,” a mysterious merchant. On the surface, he is a wealthy imperial merchant offering an auspicious treasure. In truth, he intends to make one grand move on the chessboard of power and bring down the dynasty in a game of revenge. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 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—14d adds
- 28 Reborn as a Phoenix for Ten Thousand Lifetimes 万世为凰 [Strong Female Lead + No Fixed Couple + Satisfying Read + Court Intrigue] [No Rebirth, No Transmigration, No System] “Why is a woman called wicked just for wanting status, power, and wealth?” Xiao Qi remains silent. Song Shixu doesn't need his answer. She turns and walks away, and the two part ways. The palace, a symbol of supreme power, gleams in dazzling splendor. Song Shixu walks toward it up the jade steps, without a moment's hesitation. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Reborn, I’ll Win Your Heart Step by Step 重生我必步步攻心 (Everyone's favorite + one heroine + satisfying rebirth story + strong female lead + sweet enough to hurt + two powerful leads in their second life) First life: a beautiful, arrogant strong female lead vs. a terrible, ungrateful man Second life: a clever, charming good wife vs. an obedient, devoted husband who can't catch a break A satisfying read from start to finish. The spoiled, overbearing young lady can't stand being slighted, no matter where she is. But... Xie Shiyi's first life was a comp 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 After My Family Was Wiped Out, I Became the Chief Minister’s Favorite Blade 灭门后，我成了首辅的心头刃 Ancient political intrigue|Strong female lead|Two equally matched leads A family of loyal heroes, branded with infamy overnight. The most powerful military clan in the century-long history of the Great Jing Dynasty perished on the battlefield in a single night, leaving behind an eternal reputation as traitors who colluded with the enemy and a family of villains. Shen Qingli, the Shen family's sole legitimate daughter, survived among piles of corpses. Branded a remnant of the rebels, she returned 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Qingqing, May You Be at Peace 卿卿其安 Everyone in the capital knew that the Xie family's legitimate daughter, Xie Zhaoyue, was ruthless. She pushed her half-sister into a pond with her own hands and watched coldly as she sank. Later, she went far away to Wu Commandery. After years of planning, she finally married into the Eastern Palace, just as she had hoped. She thought the game was already won. But what awaited her was the execution of the entire Xie family. Her mother left her only one message: "As long as you are here, the Xie 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Physician Who Served the Dragon 医后从龙 [Medicine at Its Core, Political Intrigue as Its Backbone] The calm surface of the lake suddenly twisted, plunging me into its depths. When I opened my eyes again, I had become the frail legitimate daughter of a founding marshal. At a palace banquet, I met the crown prince, and his face was exactly like my boyfriend's! Yet his eyes held only the aloofness of royalty. “This prince has never met Miss Shen.” Only when a plague swept through the imperial capital did I save the entire city with penic —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Poison Between the Sheets, Hidden Tides Rising 枕间鸩，暗潮生 The courtesan Wan Niang of Qunyu Terrace doesn't sell nights of passion. She sells lives. The most powerful men in the capital kneel beneath Xie Wan's skirts, while she holds the darkest secrets of the entire imperial court in her hands. The world envies the passion she shares at her bedside, and men vie to become her favored guests. Only Prince Duan, Pei Chengyuan, comes to her door seeking the life of the crown prince. "Your Highness drove the former crown prince mad, exiled the fourth prince, 113Reads—Score12714d adds
- 34 The Marquis's Daughter Is No Brother-Obsessed Sister-in-Law. Who Says He's Her Brother? 伏弟魔世子妃，谁说那是她弟 The main story is complete. The growth story of an emperor. [Evil Female Lead / Male Rivals Competing for Her / Clan Domination / Political Intrigue] Thanks to a life-saving favor owed by her ancestors, Jiang Wan marries well. On her wedding night, her groom is nowhere to be seen. Is it good fortune or disaster? She has to decide at once. A timid husband? Trick him! A shrewish mother-in-law? Stick her with a needle! A wicked younger brother? Kill him! But a living person can't just vanish 252Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 35 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 276Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 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 453Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 37 The Princess Packs a Punch 公主她，战力爆表 Yun Li, the seventh princess of Great Yan and its most “famous” royal, is described in the imperial records as “frail and sickly, unfit for any important role.” Her emperor father treats her as a tool for keeping the peace, the women of the harem see her as a poor wretch, and enemy nations consider her an easy target. So when the dynasty is beset by troubles at home and abroad, an imperial decree ordering her to marry into another kingdom hurls her straight into the eye of the storm. Everyone ex 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Phoenix Sings to the Heavens: Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter, I Become Empress Dowager 凤鸣九天：重生嫡女为太后 In her previous life, she was a wronged soul sent to her grave by the very man who shared her bed. Shen Lingyi, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister’s household, married Gu Tingzhou, Marquis of Anning, for nine years. Virtuous and gracious, she was still branded an adulteress. In the freezing river in the twelfth lunar month, she was shoved into a pig cage and drowned. The child in her womb was reduced to bloody pulp. Reborn, she returns to the day of her wedding. In this life, she i 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter: The Cold-Faced Powerbroker Insists on Spoiling Me 重生嫡女不好惹，冷面权臣偏要宠 Scheming noble-family daughter vs. aloof, ascetic powerbroker [Face-slapping the scum + defying fate + double standards from the male lead + willingly becoming her dog + doting exclusively on the heroine + both leads are romantically inexperienced] In her previous life, Shen Yunqing grew up abused by her scumbag father, stepmother, and stepsister. Convinced she had found true love, she chose to marry beneath her station to escape the Shen family, since her beloved came from a less prestigious f —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Power Over All: Shaking Up the Court with Logic 权倾天下：靠逻辑搅动朝堂 Ling Mo wakes up as the foolish eldest legitimate son of the Chancellor’s household, and the moment he opens his eyes, he’s caught red-handed spying. With a few words, he turns the scene of a caught-in-the-act affair into a masterclass in logical reasoning. Before he can even enjoy the good life, he’s forced to take over the family’s mess. His sister is being married off for an alliance, his younger brother stabs him in the back, and his father is a sly old fox with plenty of secrets. The family 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 41 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 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 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 15Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 43 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 16.9kReads7.9Score2.5k14d adds
- 44 The Imperial Tutor Pursues His Wife: His Beloved Only Wants Revenge 国师追妻，掌中娇她一心只想复仇 Wei Chen was the tyrant’s most ruthless enforcer. Cold and taciturn, distant and aloof, he struck without hesitation, sentencing entire families to execution and staining his hands with blood. But Mu Yaoyao never expected this cruel, vicious man to be so gentle in private. He gave her a rare tenderness and trust, stirring the darkest, most frenzied possessiveness within her. Everyone who had harmed the Mu family had to die. Anyone who dared compete with her for Wei Chen had to die, too! To keep 10Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 45 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 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 With the Crown Prince’s Backing, the Duke’s Reborn Legitimate Daughter Goes on a Rampage 太子撑腰，重生后公府嫡女杀疯了 (A satisfying household-intrigue story + face-slapping and taking down scumbags + no forgiveness + no suffering in silence) Lu Xi brought a million taels in dowry when she married Prince An, and helped him become Prince An of Qin. She went to his fief to recuperate for two years. When she returned to the capital, her adopted younger sister had taken her place. Lu Xi's husband and mother-in-law relied on her adopted sister. Even Lu Xi's grandmother and father favored her. They locked Lu Xi aw 2.8kReads8.1Score29114d adds
- 47 Rising with the Wind: Reborn, the Marquis's Legitimate Daughter Goes on a Rampage 同风起：重生后，侯府嫡女杀疯了 She is the daughter of a military family, unmatched in martial arts and military strategy. After marrying, she earns military honors for her husband and helps him secure the title of prince. But she never imagined the man beside her was a snake-hearted villain. After falsely tarnishing her father and brothers’ reputations, he had her killed at the Langya Waterside Pavilion. Heaven takes pity on her, granting her a new life in the body of a legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household who shares 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 A Thousand Miles of Bright Moon: Rising Amidst the Chaos 皓月千里之乱世崛起 A noblewoman rises amid the chaos of war [Empress x Great General] [Power struggles] [Two equally strong leads] [Growth] [The court officials curse me as outrageous. I smile and put an arm around his waist: “We keep each other as lovers. Any objections, gentlemen?”] [Every day, I push myself without rest so I can stand proudly by your side and become someone worthy of you. But no one told me that a Great General can't marry a princess!] [How can a woman like you ascend to the halls of government 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Exiled After the Family Home Is Seized? She Empties the Imperial Relatives' Treasuries and Flees 抄家流放？疯批搬空皇亲库房去逃 While everyone else transmigrated into books to scheme for favor in the inner residence, Shen Qinghe opened her eyes to find her entire family condemned and exiled! Her scumbag father, desperate to save himself, planned to hand her over to a perverted old eunuch. He even wanted to sell her two adorable children for cash. No worries! She forced a bowl of aphrodisiac down her scumbag father's throat and physically castrated him, then stepped on her awful relatives' faces and signed a declaration s 3.5kReads—Score40814d adds
- 50 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 33Reads—Score—14d adds
