The Empress Is a Master of Acting

No CP! No CP! The Female Lead Is Incredibly Strong! Metaphysics! Metaphysics! No Livestreaming!

What Makes You Think a Woman Who Transmigrated Can Beat a Young Lady Raised by an Aristocratic Family?

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.

Any Proper Palace-Intrigue Historical Stories? 😭 The Kind Where Everyone's Scheming Eight Steps Ahead

Farming and Raising Kids. Either the Biological Mom or the Stepmom Is Fine, Preferably One Who Transmigrates Before Abusing the Child

Looking for pure farming-and-child-rearing stories where someone transmigrates to ancient times or the 1970s or 1980s. No excessive scheming, palace intrigue, household fights, or neighbor disputes. The original can be the child's birth mother or stepmother. Most importantly, I want the transmigration to happen before the original starts abusing the child, so there's no need for a redemption arc.

Stories About a Highborn, Wealthy Old Lady, No Farming, No Farming

I want to read books similar to After Becoming the Old Duchess, I Kicked Out All My Ungrateful Children and Grandchildren. I’m looking for palace or household intrigue, or a story about raising the next generation.

Any Feel-Good Historical Fiction with a Female Audience, Set in an Alternate Ancient World, About Building a Career or Taking the Civil Service Exams?

Can You Still Find Fantasy Stories for Female Readers Without a Female Lead Transmigrating Into a Book, Becoming a Supporting Female Character, or Getting a Chosen One's Luck?

I don’t want a flashy, face-slapping strong heroine. I want a romance pairing, with a heroine who’s either already powerful or starts out as a beginner and grows while keeping a low profile. Then bring on some schemes, fighting monsters, leveling up, taking down villains, or saving the world. I don’t want endless fights with other women.