Historic CN where FL becomes empress. She must be scheming and smart, it'd be better if its an age progression where it shows her life before entering the palace and hopefully she has multiple love interests. Like i said it'd be better if it's an age progression with slow romance unlike Empress with no Virtue where she's the empress and married from the start. I find those novels where the main couple is married/together from the start kinda boring.
Shen Yi Di Nu Spoiler I think she becomes the Empress at some point. I have only read like 1/2 the story, but it is heavily implied she will become the Empress even from the beginning
https://www.webnovel.com/book/incarnation-of-gods-endless-war_13968510106766605 The MC starts as a slave -> she get adopted by a general -> she grow stronger -> lead the army of the general and is feared by many -> she marry the emperor of the foreign kingdom and become a very respected empress who defend the country by leading the war. https://www.novelupdates.com/series/dragons-bloodline/ Not eastern fantasy but western fantasy. The first 30-40 chapters are about adventuring and she visites several places (beastman tribe, elf, etc). After that, she create her own kingdom (and become the absolute queen) and absorb the tribe/countries that she visited until her country become one of the most powerful in the continent. She also has her own army. (She doesn't rely in a man at all, and it's yuri). https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/1992/the-new-journey-of-an-old-soul Not eastern fantasy but western fantasy. The FL was something powerful in her past life (not going to spoil) and is reincarnated as a baby in a fantasy world. She get stronger quite fast, she becomes a noble (by her own abilities), and then empress (not by marrying someone, she is the one who have the throne). There is no real romance, but the FL like girl, so you can say that it's yuri, but she won't love anyone, she just tease some girl sometimes.