
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
- 12mo ago
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- Fanqie
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Explore more →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.
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.
A Big Age Gap Between the Male and Female Leads, Preferably in an Ancient Romance
Could be sweet or angsty.
Looking for a Clear-Headed, Take-Charge Matriarch Type
Looking for books similar to *Transmigrating to Become the Principal Wife*.
Proper Historical Romance: No Golden Fingers, Just High-Quality Stories with Sound Values
Looking for books similar to *Bound by Spring's Embrace*.
Another Novel on Tomato Novel with a 9.9 Rating
I wonder if Tomato Novel has any masterpieces rated 10.0?
Any Political Fiction Rated 9.0 or Higher? I've Read All the Good Ones 😤😤
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.
Maid Stories About the Senior Maid by the Old Madam's Side
Nothing where the protagonist catches some big shot's eye. I just want a genuine maid novel, where she either stays a maid her whole life or buys her freedom and goes home. No one falling for her, just a pure maid novel.
Older Male Lead, Age Gap, and Restraint: Preferably Historical Romance
High-Quality Classical Fiction, No Transmigration or Rebirth
I'm sick of the same old transmigration and rebirth plots.
Ahem, Any Stories About a Maid and the Young Master?
Looking for books similar to Whom Shall I Share This Lovely Night With? Something like this one, where the young master secretly falls deeply in love with the heroine 🤩
Historical Romance Like Cherishing the Flowers, Modern-Era Stories Like Xia Xiaolan! I'm Out of Books!
Any Highly Rated Stories with a Maid as the Female Lead? Please Recommend Some 🙏🙏
I'd like the female lead to be a maid.
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.)
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.
The Female Lead Starts Out as a Maid, Then Returns to Her Family
Looking for Stories Where the Female Lead Transmigrates Into an Honest, Hardworking Ancient Maid, Only to Be Coerced Into a Relationship
Looking for books similar to Failed Escape: The Mad Heir Imprisons Her and Forces a Marriage. I want a female lead whose only wish is to be free. Please recommend some!
Looking for Stories About a Senior Maid or a Maid Serving an Older Madam
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!
No Rebirth, No Transmigration, No Golden Finger, Just a Classic Historical Romance With the Right Values
I want an ancient setting with palace intrigue and household drama. No one being reborn or transmigrating, and no System. I don't want an especially strong female or male lead. I like stories where the couple are evenly matched and the male lead is the crown prince. Both leads should be good-looking, intelligent, and have sound values!
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~~~
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.
Founding a Sect and Using a System to Upgrade It and Recruit Disciples
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Looks good, sisters! Baby Xi'er is sensible and motivated, and even knows how to deal with bullying! The writing style is so good, the writing is smooth and flowing, and it's on par. I guess it's almost time for the male protagonist's role, haha, I can't wait!
The plot is novel and not exaggerated. The ups and downs of a maid's struggle are also inspiring. I hope that the following chapters will be as exciting as the previous ones. I look forward to updates [Love][Love][Love]
I like it very much. It still continues the style of the previous book. The heroine is very good and she feels very energetic. She is the kind of person with full energy and blood. After reading it, I am very motivated. I beg the author to update it. In fact, I rarely read serialized novels, but I really like this style of novel written by the author. It is so beautiful that I really can't hold it back.
It's quite good-looking, I like the heroine who is tenacious and hardworking in life. I feel sorry for her when she was young, she was sensible, well-behaved and lovable. I just finished reading the article. I hope the author doesn't mess up the article. I gave it five stars.
It's very interesting. Although the ancient scripts are all the same, the writing style is very delicate and interesting. The mentality of the heroine and the maid is also well written. The portrayal of other people is also in line with their logic. The male protagonist is also well portrayed. Although there are villains in the article, they are all handled neatly. Praise ps: Some commentaries are more powerful than feudal wives. They criticize the heroine every day. They think that the heroine is not grateful enough to repay her kindness and she should accept her fate as a concubine. They think that the heroine is a writer. It really hurts to stand up and talk. They have no sympathy for people at the bottom of society. I suggest that the readers behind you should not read the commentaries. It will only make you angry.
It is really one of the best novels I have read recently. The more I read the novel, the more impetuous I feel. However, this novel is really tolerable and I can read it. I feel that the writing and plot, and the logic, can be polished a bit. It would be really interesting to make it into a TV series.
It's a good-looking movie, and it's very enjoyable to watch. It's a rare story with good writing, a protagonist with good character, and a reasonable and orderly plot. It's just that the relationship between this character is a bit tense. There are several second wives and two grandmothers. I hope the author can post a relationship list.
I cried, it was so good, I cried to death when I left her behind 😭, it was written very delicately, and it was very immersive to watch! It's a very nice book! The interaction with the two children is also very cute. I like watching it. I want to see more of this. I feel like it would be nice to marry an uncle. The heroine is only ten years old. When she grows up, the uncle will be old. I still like Zhou more than the uncle. I feel that the heroine and the fourth master's mother are related by blood. What happened to the cousin talking in my ears? It's not like time travel or something. It's a bad day if it's not finished. I've read other books and forgot about this one in a day. I forget this feeling and don't want to continue pursuing it.
This is a type of novel I have never read before. The author's writing style is very good. Everyone in the book feels like they are not NPCs. They have their own life in the book. They are not simply good or evil. Their characters are very three-dimensional! Even the maids and servants wrote carefully, and I feel like I can imagine what Sister-in-law Li Cai Die looks like! After reading more than two hundred chapters, the biggest feeling this book gave me was "light". Unlike some books, which are very fast-paced and full of emotions, just like someone wrote in the book review, it is slow and light. Bland is not a derogatory term! The heroine is light-hearted, not the kind and weak little white flower in the traditional sense, nor is she the sassy type. She has her own personality and is a very stable-hearted Xier! The relationship between the male protagonist and the female protagonist is also light, it just flows smoothly and naturally, with no misunderstandings or barriers! The plot is completely natural! Why are you so good at writing? If I hadn't been so empty of ink that I couldn't write attractive words, I would have written a 10,000-word long review. Thank you! In short, the author is very good at writing, and this book is also very good-looking. It won't be a loss for everyone to invest!!!
A very good book. It was written from when the heroine was 10 to about 25 years old. The hero and heroine are neither reborn nor time-traveled. There are no cheats. It is antique. I can't control my destiny. Even if I fall into the mud, I can turn around and become a master. The only thing is that the heroine becomes a mistress. Things are still a little sloppy, just because they reunited, rolled out of bed and met their son. The next day, after hearing about the male protagonist's deep friendship, the female protagonist recognized her identity as a mistress, and then started living as a mistress as a matter of course. Everything else is pretty good, there isn't a lot of bloodshed, and the characters handle things more gently.