
A Concubine's Guide to Self-Cultivation
为炮灰小妾的自我修养
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 242k Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Palace & Household Intrigue
- Updated
- 2y ago
- English
- Request a translation
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S-save... Me! I'm... in a Reading Slump
Any kind of book is fine ✧(≖◡≖✿)
Food Novels, But Not Ones Where the System Just Hands Out Recipes
I don't want stories where the System gives the protagonist individual recipes and they can only cook those dishes. I want a proper chef and food story.
An Ordinary, Calm, and Clever Female Lead
Looking for Novels About Concubines Rising to Power, Harem Scheming, and Palace Intrigue
The Heroine Is a Concubine with a Curvy Figure. The Hero Is a Prince, Crown Prince, or Emperor
Any Historical Romance Stories About a Pampered Concubine?
I want a historical fantasy setting about a royal concubine who is favored in the household at first, then receives a high-ranking title after the male lead becomes emperor.
Desperately Looking for Stories About Concubines Turning Their Lives Around, Similar to The Concubine's Rules
After Transmigrating, the Concubine Lives Quietly in the Prince's Residence and Raises Her Children
Looking for books similar to After Transmigrating, the Concubine Plays It Safe and Raises Her Children in the Prince's Manor. The heroine is independent and builds her life from nothing. No magical ring, and no naive, silly heroine.
Qing Dynasty Transmigration: The Fourth Prince Dotes Only on Her
1. I don't care whether they're each other's first. As long as they're devoted to each other, exclusive love is fine. 2. I only read stories about Fourth Prince Yongzheng.
Looking for Quick Transmigration Stories Where the Protagonist Lives Out a Whole Life in Each World and Has a Baby
A novel where the heroine travels between worlds to punish scumbags, lives out a full lifetime in each, and is the male lead's one and only. No first love or unattainable idealized exes.
Any Stories About Well-Behaved Concubines Who Get Along with the Legal Wife?
I'm used to stories about legitimate daughters, concubine-born daughters, and maids, and want a change of pace. I'd like to read about concubines, but not ones who rise to become the principal wife. I want to see a concubine and the principal wife get along harmoniously, with the concubine even becoming her confidante. The concubine should be content with her place and enjoy a few small happinesses and comforts.
Looking for a Story with a Gentle Heroine Who’s a Food Streamer. The Hero Can Be Anything
In a Reading Slump, Looking for the Latest Great Reads
Lately, I’ve noticed there are so many books that promise one thing and deliver another. Can we get something more straightforward? No cryptic hints or drawn-out romantic push and pull. Any genre is fine, but if it’s urban fiction, please don’t start with the protagonist breaking up with an ex-girlfriend or getting cheated on. Isn’t that tired already?
Palace Intrigue + Devoted Love + Strong Female Lead
I'm looking for books similar to Who Says a Favorite Concubine Can't Make Trouble? In the autumn of the twenty-first year of the Chongmu reign, on the nineteenth day of the eighth month, Consort Chen De died in Bixiao Hall. The emperor was grief-stricken, coughed up blood, and fainted. He then suspended court for nine days and issued an imperial decree posthumously naming Consort Chen De Empress Wenchen, with all funeral rites conducted according to the rites for an empress.
Not a Traditional Palace-Intrigue Story. The Male Lead Should Devote Himself Solely to the Heroine Later On, and She Should Be Really Smart
Looking for books like No More Slacking: The Prince's Consort's Daily Struggle for Favor.
Looking for a Transmigrate-into-the-Past Romance Where the Female Lead Is the Male Lead's Concubine
The heroine transmigrates into the story, and I think her surname is Xie. The male lead is a prince, and he's lame. The heroine is the daughter of a marquis and is given to him as a concubine. It was summer when she transmigrated, and she liked cold wood ear mushroom salad. Before the heroine arrived, the prince's wife had apparently cried so much that she was almost blind.
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The Crown Prince Heard My Thoughts, and Now He's Panicking
Transmigrated as a Lazy Concubine: The Art of Doing Nothing
A Sweet, Soft Concubine, Coveted by the Crown Prince and the Merchant Prince
The Crown Prince Asks Every Day: Has My Concubine Improved Today?
Better to Be a Concubine
Qing Transmigration: The Charming Young Lady Is Doted on by the Fourth Prince
My Concubine Is Growing Up
What?! The Maid Who Started as a Bedchamber Attendant Gets Promoted
I Went Viral After Binding the Gourmet Check-In System!
The Phoenix-Blessed Farm Girl: From Eastern Palace Concubine to Consort
The Cool Concubine
The Beloved Concubine
The Maidservant’s Alluring Charm Sinks In Deep: The Young Lord Leans on Her Waist and Turns into a Lovesick Puppy
As a Maid, I Have My Master Hoping Every Day I'll Overstep My Place
Quick Transmigration: A Concubine's Cunning Ways, Keep the Child and Rise to Power
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It's good. I especially like the part about cooking, and the female lead is a concubine when she transmigrates, but unlike other novels, she doesn't obsess over the male lead's favor.
A very interesting book, the author writes exceptionally well. It vividly portrays the profound suffering and decline of the ancients, a suffering they were acutely aware of yet unable to control. I'm really looking forward to the next chapter! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
May this wonderful female lead live a long life and escape this place.
It's very well-written and highly recommended. Everyone should check it out, it's guaranteed to be great! I hope the author will pay more attention to ancient systems in the future, as I'm worried about plot points that don't flow well with time travel. I'm also curious about how the royal family will be handled later on, as I've only read two or three ancient-themed novels.
It looks so delicious, my mouth is watering! 😍😍😍😍😃
It's quite well-written, but there are too many varieties of food and candy to make; they can't come up with some new ones. Later on, when they start selling things, it gets a bit boring. But overall, it's worth reading. 🥰
I think this is one of the best food-themed novels without any romantic subplots. It's completely devoid of emotion, and the detailed descriptions of how to cook the food made my mouth water. The relationships between the other characters aren't complicated either, and the protagonist has a wonderfully decisive personality who knows how to enjoy life.
I absolutely love reading novels like this, those that are both simple and heartwarming. Although it's set in a more realistic ancient era and has some illogical moments—only the character surnamed Xue caused trouble twice—the rest of the story is excellent. These flaws don't detract from the overall quality. I hope the author keeps up the good work and writes more similar novels. Five stars, no further comment.
It's very good, but it's not the kind of story where you suddenly fall in love with it and then it becomes a huge hit... The riddles for the Lantern Festival were poorly designed; they were too simple and inappropriate.
My mouth is watering! 😆