
A Slave, Never a Concubine
奴身不为妾
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 474k Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Palace & Household Intrigue
- Updated
- 3y ago
- English
- Request a translation
Synopsis
Other names
- The Transmigrated Maid's Comeback Conquest穿越丫鬟的逆袭攻略Alternate title on Fanqie
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Inner-Household Scheming Stories with a Male Lead Who Has a Past
Looking for books similar to "After Transmigrating, the Concubine Stays in the Prince's Manor and Raises Her Baby (A Concubine's Daily Life)". Pure-couple household-intrigue stories don't feel true to the era. I want a male lead who's had previous partners, and who puts power first. The heroine can either be clever and fight back or take a laid-back, carefree approach. Later on, the male lead falls in love with her.
Any Stories Where the Female Lead Transmigrates into a Maid? The Honest, Dutiful Kind!!
Looking for something like The Wealthy Little Maid. Something with a pocket dimension and lots of stockpiling to satisfy my hoarding tendencies would be perfect (*☻-☻*)!!
A Transmigrated Woman Impresses Foreign Envoys by Speaking Fluent English
Historical Romance With a Strong Female Lead Who Isn't a Saint, and Doesn't Get Weakened Whenever the Male Lead Appears
Female lead in an ancient setting, highly skilled in martial arts, intelligent, and involved in palace intrigue. Don't have her quietly lose her edge. I hope the leads focus on their careers, with less romance! Less romance! Less romance!
Looking for a Novel Where the Female Lead Starts Out as a Maid or Palace Maid
Female Leads Who Transmigrate Into Maids or Palace Maids
Ancient Romance with a Fresh Story, Good Prose, and Few Typos (No Brain-Dead Characters, Naive Sweethearts, or Mary Sues)
Please! I’m looking for stories like The Willow in the Palace, Palace Beauty, and Cherish the Flowers.
Secret Crush Turned True Love, Yandere Aesthetics, Bad-Boy Charm and Devotion, and Healing Love Stories
Looking for books similar to Stealing Candy for Ten Years: A Love Scam Beneath the Cherry Blossoms. "He stole candy and hid 97 love letters. I secretly burned the video of his confession. This youth shared by three people was sugar-coated in blood, and love was tempered with poison."
I’m Out of Books to Read. Every Genre Feels the Same Lately
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The Dragon Lady, Exiled as a Maid, Takes Down the Heavenly God
Lost in the Western Qing Tombs
The Maid Can't Escape
Beauty with a Backbone, The Noblewoman Returns
The Young Maid of a Wealthy Family
The Marquis’s Maid’s Everyday Rise to Power
Transmigrated as a Maid, I Slay Them All with My Inner Voice!
The Marquis's Mansion Runaway Maid
From Maid to Palace Lady
A Maid’s Daily Struggle to Survive in Dream of the Red Chamber
Transmigrated as a Maid in the Prime Minister’s Residence
Reforming the Wicked Little Maid
A Maid's Daily Life: From Menial Servant to First-Class Attendant
I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Became a Maid. What Now?
The Seductive Maid's Soft Allure Is More Than the Marquis Can Handle
The Marquis’s Manor Maid Wants to Buy Her Freedom
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I only found out it was finished today after waiting for a while 🤦 So I finished reading the rest. I didn't expect Zhou to be on the rebel side, but that's fine, I just couldn't stand him always hanging around in front of the female lead [learned something new].
It's quite good; there's a reason why the male lead likes the female lead.
This book is really well written. Although the young master became a bit mischievous later on, he and Zhi Nuan were a perfect match. Zhi Nuan is really good, and A Fu is also very good. Actually, I guessed it from the middle. However, I didn't expect the ending of the rebels, but it wasn't too surprising either. It felt a bit different, but everything that needed to be written was written.
The story is well-paced, the female lead has strong moral principles, and the writing is smooth with minimal unnecessary dialogue. Over two hundred chapters, the story is indeed full of twists and turns, and the characters are distinct. Even minor characters have their own stories and fates. There aren't any particularly disgusting or awful relatives (except for the male lead's family), but there aren't many either, probably just to advance the plot in the early stages.
The first half of the book is quite good; the story is fast-paced and the romance is sweet. However, the later part becomes a bit bland, and the ending feels rushed. A happy ending would have been fine, though. Overall, it's a good book.
As a seasoned bookworm who has been reading for many years, I have basically no problems with this book now; it's quite enjoyable and worth reading.
I absolutely love this book! It's totally my cup of tea! I haven't read a book this good in ages!! The personalities of the male and female leads are so realistic! Every aspect is handled so well! I really hope there's a tiny bit of heartbreak, but the rest is all sweetness, and a happy ending!!! 🥰🥰🥰 And the author's update speed is perfect for someone like me who only goes home once every two weeks! 💕💕💕
Indeed, the wisdom a time traveler should possess.
I watched it all in one go, not bad.
It's great! Keep it up, author!