The Drama-Loving Supporting Character Works Hard in a Period Novel!

Looking for Novels Where the Protagonist Watches the Story Unfold Without Interfering, Just Lazing Around and Enjoying the Gossip

Any era is fine, including Qing-era romance. The protagonist transmigrates into a book and follows the plot without going out of their way to cause trouble or demonizing the original leads. Romance or no romance is fine, as long as the protagonist isn't love-brained.

Background Character Stories: The Heroine Is Just an Ordinary Passerby, With No Everyone-Loves-Her Plot

Not a heroine who is loved by everyone. She is purely a passerby, watching the male and female leads live a happy life from the perspective of an outsider, though the two leads still interact with her.

Looking for Period Pieces with a Slow-Build Romance, No Military Marriages

Looking for Novels About Small-Town Gossip. Recommendations, Please

Period Novels With Strong Male and Female Leads. No Puppy-Dog or Weak Male Leads

I have a thing for powerful characters and want a historical-era story where both the female and male leads are strong and focused on their careers. No domestic family drama, no male lead from a poor family, no awful relatives, and no puppy-like boys, wolfish bad boys, green tea schemers, or white lotus types.