The Red-Gate Pact: From Kitchen Maid to Mistress of the House
朱门契：从烧火婢到当家主母
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- Completed
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- 832k Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Palace & Household Intrigue
- Updated
- 1y ago
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The Hero Is Older Than the Heroine, and His Long-Dormant Heart Is Finally Stirring
I want books like When the Old House Catches Fire: The Grand Tutor’s Sweet and Lovely Little Wife. A very good historical romance with a marriage-first, love-later plot and a devoted couple.
Help, Life Is Exhausting Enough Already. Looking For Relaxing, Healing, Farming Stories
I Can't Get Into Anything ˃ʍ˂ Give Me Your Number One Pick!!
A devoted couple! No quick transmigration! The characters' values must be sound!!
Any Political Fiction Rated 9.0 or Higher? I've Read All the Good Ones 😤😤
Proper Historical Romance: No Golden Fingers, Just High-Quality Stories with Sound Values
Looking for books similar to "Bound by Spring's Embrace".
Any Novels With a Big Age Gap Between the Leads?
Something like "The Old Hand and the Little Chili Pepper".
Older-Man Romance With a Huge Age Gap
The male lead's son invites the female lead to his dad's place for a class reunion. The other classmates make their own way there, but the female lead's car breaks down on the road, where she runs into the male lead, setting off a series of events. The male lead is divorced, and his son is from his previous marriage. (Note: the male lead's son is the same age as the female lead.)
Older Male Lead, Age Gap, and Restraint: Preferably Historical Romance
Short Tragic Romance Stories from Douyin
The kind that makes your heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys ache from the angst, and the heroine still hasn't forgiven him.
High-Quality Classical Fiction, No Transmigration or Rebirth
I'm sick of the same old transmigration and rebirth plots.
Novels With an Average-Looking Female Lead
I'm in a reading slump and want to try something different. I did a quick search and was surprised to find hardly any novels where the heroine is plain-looking but the story is good. Aaaah, please recommend some!
The Female Lead Starts Out as a Maid, Then Returns to Her Family
The Heroine Isn’t the Legal Wife, but the Hero Spoils Her Rotten
Looking for books similar to The Delicate Noble Consort Has Her Ways (also known as: The Wise Don't Fall in Love, and the Noble Consort Won't Take Responsibility). The male lead should dote on and protect the heroine, but she shouldn't be a naive, airheaded sweetheart.
Legitimate and Illegitimate Children Can Live in Peace: A Family Is Built Through Everyone’s Efforts
Looking for books similar to *Who Says a Concubine-Born Daughter Has to Fight for Power in the Inner Quarters? The Whole Family Spoils Her Rotten (Hairpin Flower Yellow).* I’d prefer an ensemble cast where everyone gets a chance to shine. A garden full of flowers is the most beautiful.
Good Ancient-Era Romance
Recommend some good historical romance novels! If any of you lovely ladies have read some, let's discuss them. And please share any recommendations you have!
Palace and Household Intrigue with Smart Characters! Rated 9.5 or Higher!
Looking for something like Zhaohua's Chaos. Rated 9.5 or higher! The female lead should be a concubine's daughter who gradually rises from a low rank, or works her way up in the prince's household. She should be clear-headed, have no love for the emperor or prince, be ambitious, ruthless, and quick to avenge herself. And she has to be smart, smart, smart! She pretends to be a pushover and then...
He’s So Possessive That Even Mentioning Divorce Makes Him Lose It. He Won’t Let Her Leave
Transmigration Maid Stories: She Doesn't Try to Rise in Status, Just Saves Money to Buy Her Freedom
Transmigration maid novels. She doesn't try to climb the social ladder, just saves money to buy her freedom. A little pocket dimension would be nice.
Historical Romance with a Maidservant Female Lead and a Chaste Couple
Begging for recommendations 📖 No one being reborn, no one transmigrating, and the leads must both be pure. Historical romance, with the female lead as a maid or handmaid and the male lead as a crown prince, emperor, heir, prince, or the like. Anything works.
Plain, Unattractive Ordinary Heroine and Handsome Big-Shot Male Lead, Both Each Other’s First
A male-male pairing is fine too, as long as one is ugly and the other handsome. Or a plain-looking heroine with a kind heart.
Looking for Stories About a Senior Maid or a Maid Serving an Older Madam
Looking for a Clear-Headed, Take-Charge Matriarch Type
Looking for books similar to "Transmigrating to Become the Principal Wife".
Looking for Angsty Historical Romance About a Young Master and His Maid, Around 100 to 200 Chapters Like The Maid
New Novels: Romance, Household and Palace Intrigue, Political Scheming, Suspense, and Twists
Looking for stories similar to The Female Consort: A Phoenix Crown and Red Robe, My Love Remains True. My new book, The Female Consort: A Phoenix Crown and Red Robe, My Love Remains True, is about donning a red wedding dress beneath an official’s robe, a marriage bound by life and death, and feuds between country and family. Follow it so you don’t miss out~~~
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It's so good, ladies! Xi'er is so sensible and ambitious; she even knows to fight back when she's bullied! The writing is so good, it's a slow and steady story. I've caught up with it, and I guess the male lead's scenes are coming up soon, haha, I can't wait!
The plot is fresh and not exaggerated, depicting the struggles of a maid in a dramatic and inspiring way. I hope the later chapters are just as exciting as the earlier ones. Looking forward to the updates! 🥰🥰🥰
I love it! It continues the style of the previous book, and the female lead is fantastic. She's so energetic, the kind of person with boundless vitality. Reading it gives me a lot of motivation. I'm begging the author to update more frequently! Actually, I rarely read serialized novels, but I really love this style of writing. It's so good, I just couldn't resist.
It's quite good. I like the resilient and hardworking female lead. I feel sorry for her when she was young; she was sensible, well-behaved, and lovable. I just started reading, and I hope the author doesn't ruin the ending. I've given it five stars.
It's a very good read. Although ancient romance novels often follow the same formula, this one is exceptionally well-written and enjoyable. The portrayal of the female lead's maid's mindset is spot-on, and the other characters are logically consistent. The male lead is also well-developed. Furthermore, while there are villains, they are handled very effectively. Highly recommended! P.
This is truly one of the best novels I've read recently. The more novels I read, the more restless I become, but this one is so captivating that I can read it all with patience. If the writing, plot, and logic were polished a bit more, it would make a really great TV series.
It's a great read, very addictive, and a rare gem with good writing, a virtuous protagonist, and a logically structured plot. However, the character relationships are a bit complicated—several second wives and mistresses. I hope the author can provide a character relationship chart.
I cried, it's so good! I cried so much when she was abandoned 😭. The writing is so delicate, I was completely immersed! It's a really good book! The interactions with the two children are also adorable. I love reading it and want to read more of it. It feels like the old man looks so old if she marries him; the female lead is only ten years old, and by the time she grows up, he'll be old too.
This is a novel type I've never read before. The author's writing is superb; every character feels real, not just an NPC. They all have their own life story, not simply good or evil, but very well-developed! Even the maids and servants are portrayed with care; I can almost picture Li Saozi and Cai Die!
This is a very good book, spanning from the female protagonist's age of 10 to around 25. Neither the male nor female protagonist is a reincarnation, time traveler, or possesses any special abilities. It has a classic, elegant style, emphasizing the idea that one's fate is in one's own hands, and even if they fall into hardship, they can rise to prominence.