Novels With Low-Status Male Leads, Such as Guards or Slaves 男主身份低，是侍卫或奴隶的小说

1. 1 重 Reborn: The Princess Won't Let Go of Her Dark Guard 重生后，公主抱着她的暗卫不撒手 Seven-Bag Bear七袋熊Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Princess] + [Shadow Guard] Reborn + face-slapping + punishing scumbags + both leads are chaste + mutual devotion The pride of the heavens and a beauty who could topple kingdoms, Chu Qingyao, the eldest princess of Dongling, loved her husband Shen Zhiyi in her past life and met a tragic end. Reborn in a new life, she relentlessly punishes the scum! She beats up the scumbag and his family, exposes the wicked woman, and powers her way to the top! The maid who saved her in her past life gets promot 1.9kReads8.8Score223Shelves

   Reader note

   Watch me, watch me! My rank is a bit low since it just started, please ignore that. Looks like we can play together! [Heart emojis]

2. 2 小 The Sweet Little Princess Has the Crazed Power Minister Wrapped Around Her Finger 小公主甜撩！疯批权臣为她折腰 The Radiance of the New and Full Moon朔望之辉Ancient Romance353k WordsCompleted Both leads are reborn, both were virgins in both lifetimes, and they pursue and cherish each other. A light, sweet romance with no strong female lead. [Sunshine, straightforward princess x obsessive, loyal, self-effacing powerful minister; the princess's devoted admirer] Ling Yuanxin, a princess of a fallen kingdom, is reborn on the eve of her wedding. Her first thought is to flee the wedding and elope with her bodyguard? In her previous life, she never managed to confess her love, and it remain 5.5kReads9.4Score768Shelves

   Reader note

   In his past life, he was an incompetent guard; in this life, he is the powerful prime minister, determined to protect her for life. Ling Yuanxin is reborn on the eve of her wedding. She plans to elope with her little guard, but why is he no longer a little guard? When everyone thought he would seize the throne, he personally handed it over to his princess, declaring: "Yan Ci will always be Your Highness's devoted subject."

3. 3 被 After My Engagement Was Broken Off, I Picked Up the Regent in His Slave Days 被退婚后，我捡了奴隶期的摄政王 Moonset in the Mountain Ravine月落山沟Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted As the daughter of the richest man in Liangzhou City, Lu Qingqian should have had a smooth life. Instead, her fiance dumped her on the day he passed the imperial examinations, and then her reckless younger brother offended someone he shouldn't have. In a dream, she learns that the man will one day become a regent with power over the entire court. After ascending to power, he'll take revenge on everyone who ever crossed him, using every cruel and vicious method imaginable. The Lu family will be a 101Reads6.9Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   Lu Qingqian, as the daughter of a billionaire, should have had a smooth life. However, in her dream, she saw the Regent's face and the fate of those who had offended him, including the Lu family. Terrified, Lu Qingqian didn't care about the gossip and the annulment of her engagement, but when her younger brother told her she had hit someone she shouldn't have, she decided to apologize and offer him warmth and care during his time of hardship, hoping he would spare the Lu family when he held power in the future. Yin Li, having survived in the arena since childhood, suffered endless bullying and lack of protection. In his boundless, painful life, a ray of light entered and guided him forward.

4. 4 报 Reporting to the Princess: Your Subordinate Has Been Taking Advantage of Your Favor Again 报告公主，属下又恃宠而骄了 Wan Ri Qing万日晴Ancient Romance470k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + sweet romance + yandere + devoted one-on-one romance] She is a little princess adored by all. Warm and sweet in public, she is calculating and ruthless behind closed doors. Thanks to the instincts she developed as an agent before she transmigrated, she knows exactly how to deal with people. He is a lethal blade trained at an elite bodyguard base, every move deadly. If the princess hadn’t chosen him, he would have spent his entire life in the darkest, most hidden corners, a perf 667Reads9.0Score100Shelves

   Reader note

   A sweet romance novel where the male lead is a humble lowly bodyguard and the female lead dotes on him immensely.

5. 5 长 Your Highness, Please Don’t Spare Me 长公主您莫怜惜 That Tree on the Island孤岛那棵树Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + strong female lead + sexual tension + political intrigue + past and present lives] #Wild and aloof, ambitious and formidable princess × obsessive but restrained, lovesick and devoted shadow guard [1] The eldest princess of the Southern Kingdom wields power with ease and can charm anyone without even trying, but never gives her heart away. Who could have guessed she would be betrayed when she least expected it, only to discover that her sweet, obedient little shadow guard, wh 1.8kReads9.0Score237Shelves

   Reader note

   Xia Jiu died three times, willingly, as long as his lord was safe. Nan Dongran was the eldest princess of the Southern Kingdom, capable of turning the world upside down with a flick of her wrist. She used any means to achieve her goals but never showed her true feelings. Perhaps those with ulterior motives hated her too much; when betrayed, her obedient little bodyguard became a different person, brutally killing those who had harmed her. She saw him kneeling before the burning palace, holding her body, and he said: "Your Highness, I've killed them all. Let's start over."

6. 6 穿 I Transmigrated as a Prince, and I’m Done Trying 穿越之王爷我摆烂了 Miao Qiqi喵柒柒Two Male Leads307k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Sweet Everyday Romance + Happy Ending] Qin Huanzhi, who died of stomach cancer in the modern world, transmigrates into the body of a prince with the same name. To his surprise, the prince had been adored by everyone, but had managed to get himself killed. Now Qin Huanzhi has been reborn in his place, with such a powerful background that he might as well take it easy. But as he lounges around, he finds himself growing more and more attached to his young bodyguard. “It's fine if 4.1kReads9.5Score577Shelves

   Reader note

   Qin Huanzhi, who died of stomach cancer, transmigrated into the body of a prince with the same name, who was also the darling of the family. Initially intending to live a carefree life, he grew increasingly attached to his young bodyguard. An Shisan, having patiently loved and waited for him for ten years, finally got his wish in this life, a wish he couldn't fulfill in his previous life. Qin Huanzhi pinched An Shisan's chin and asked him a question, to which An Shisan replied that he loved only him. When he first transmigrated, Qin Huanzhi never imagined he would have such a relationship.

7. 7 长 The Princess’s Tactics Are Impeccable, but Her Little Slave Can’t Handle Her Flirting 长公主手段高，小奴隶他不经撩 Wei Xun唯寻Ancient Romance322k WordsCompleted [Master-servant romance + slight yandere elements + reborn revenge against scumbags + sweet romance + heroine spoils hero. A story about a princess who builds her power and takes revenge while doting on her little slave, then goes on to become emperor.] [Unhinged, dark princess vs. sweet, loyal puppy-like little slave] In her previous life, Gu Xun trusted the wrong people and watched her country fall and her family perish. Reborn, Gu Xun vows to protect her homeland and make the so-called destin 4kReads9.4Score467Shelves

   Reader note

   ① The male lead is humble and cautious in the early stages, while the female lead is straightforward; they pamper each other in the later stages. ② The male lead is obedient and sweet, and the female lead dotes on him. ③ The male lead is a wolfish outsider, while the female lead is a cute puppy; this character setup is truly lovable.

8. 8 公 The Princess Is Fierce and Beautiful, and Her Shadow Guard Keeps Crossing the Line 公主暴戾绝色，影卫日日以下犯上 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + Feel-good power fantasy + Yandere + Devoted loyalist] Fate played a cruel trick: the most powerful imperial princess on the Jiuzhou Continent was reborn in the body of a lovesick little princess from Western Qi. The moment she awoke, the world was shaken. A scumbag points at her and curses? She orders coldly, “Drag him out and give him fifty more lashes!” The overlord of the business world is her subordinate, the most revered emperor in Jiuzhou is her older brother, the mighty 17.2kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
9. 9 疯 This Is Crazy! My Little Guard Says He's Madly in Love With Me! 疯了！养的小侍卫说他超爱我！ Shi Yiyuan十一源Ancient Romance202k WordsCompleted (Complete) [One-on-one romance + sweet indulgence + devoted to each other + pure historical romance + no angst] "Unhinged, devoted young guard vs. sheltered, sweet, gentle illegitimate daughter" The first time Sheng Chenying met Wei Yu, he was being punished and covered in wounds. The first thing she said to him was: “I... I’ll give you some medicine to stop the bleeding. Don’t... die here...” Wei Yu thought she was a low-ranking maid from some courtyard in the Prince’s estate. It wasn’t until t 2.3kReads9.1Score330Shelves
10. 10 蹂 After I Tormented the Male Lead, He Spoiled Me Rotten 蹂躏男主后，他将我宠上天 Nan Xiaofei南小非Ancient Romance642k WordsCompleted [Sweet 1v1 romance] [Pretending to transmigrate into a book] [The real powerhouse] She transmigrates into a book and becomes the evil female cannon fodder destined to be made into a human pig by the male lead. The System gives her two tasks: follow the original plot and humiliate the male lead, then make him fall hopelessly in love with her. Faced with a hellishly difficult challenge, she takes it all in stride. At their first meeting, he bites through her artery and swears to make her wish she 8.9kReads9.3Score981Shelves
11. 11 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 335.3kReads9.5Score66.6kShelves
12. 12 入 My Live-In Husband Made the Imperial Exam List 入赘的夫君金榜提名了 Sweet Orange香香的橙子Ancient Romance317k WordsCompleted She bought him to be her little brother, never expecting that he wanted to be her husband instead. She thought he was a sweet, gentle puppy, but he turned out to be a scheming little wolf in sheep's clothing. She thought he was hardworking and eager to learn, with ideals and ambition. It turned out he had other reasons for studying. The heroine is skilled in medicine (she's a little too saintly for some readers, so proceed with caution). The hero is a scheming little wolf in sheep's clothing. 1.1kReads9.0Score101Shelves

    Reader note

    The door creaked open, and a bright light shone on her face. She instinctively raised her arm to shield her eyes.

13. 13 庶 The Concubine-Born Daughter Holds Power 庶女权相 A Pot of Joys and Sorrows一壶悲欢Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted (Scheming concubine-born daughter x loyal guard) After being forced to bear a child for her sister and having the baby cut from her body, she dies full of hatred and is reborn. She takes one careful step after another, becoming a prince’s strategist. When her evil father and poisonous mother are executed, she plays celebratory music at the execution ground. When someone tries to poison her, she has them tortured with four thousand cuts. Everyone calls her a vicious demoness, yet she alone cannot 177Reads8.8Score—Shelves
14. 14 小 The Young Lady’s Taciturn Guard 小姐的闷侍卫 Sea and Land Facing the Open Sky海陆对长空Ancient Romance181k WordsCompleted An Introduction to The Young Lady's “Taciturn” Guard Shen Zhiwei, the third young lady of the Shen family, is quiet but perceptive. Her only amusement is teasing her guard, Lin Ye. Lin Ye comes from an ordinary background and became a master through grueling practice. He is secretly passionate but insecure, and dares only to protect his young lady in silence. She deliberately hides her jade hairpin and quizzes him on obscure characters just to watch him squirm. He takes a blade for her and guard 7Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    It's newly opened; the guards are of low rank and have no way to hide their identities.

15. 15 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 5.9kReads9.3Score443Shelves

    Reader note

    From the eldest daughter of a duke's family to the mother of the nation and then to the Empress Dowager [smile]

16. 16 我 I Was Reborn, and This Time I'm Going on a Rampage 我重生了，这一世我嘎嘎乱杀 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In my past life, I was schemed against and killed by Bai Lianhua and Liu Ruyan! This time, I'll send every one of the people who hurt me straight to hell! Seeing them hate me to the bone yet be powerless to do anything about it is so satisfying! This time, let me weave the path that sends you all to hell! I'm the head of the Wen family business. Watch me put men aside and focus on my career. I'm the leading lady of my own story! I just love building my business! When I try to put men aside, they 1.8kReads9.4Score185Shelves

    Reader note

    After being reborn, life can't just go on the same way as before!

17. 17 后 The Later Qian Dynasty 后乾 Eight-Treasure Congee and the Genius Donkey八宝粥与天才驴Historical176k WordsOngoing [Entirely fictional setting, no golden finger, no System, warfare + military reform] This is a story about Han people invading from beyond the passes. A newly risen nomadic empire has pushed as far as the Huai River, poised to unify the realm. The Han Empire, driven south in retreat, is reorganizing its forces and trying to reclaim the Mandate of Heaven. At just this moment, in the northeast of China, a state founded by Han slaves rises from the small region of Pingzhou, wearing the skin of the 8Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The male protagonist was a slave at the beginning, but later became famous in a battle, led an army to conquer, established a regime, and even helped the female protagonist become empress.

18. 18 臻 Zhen Yashi's Road to Growth 臻雅诗的成长之路 Fairy Feiyan飞艳仙子Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted On the Huan Zhen Continent, bloodline rank determines everything. The eighth-rank Scarlet Bloodline Empress, Zhen Zhenzhen, rules the continent, while her husband, Lin Jihe, possesses seventh-rank Orange Bloodline talent. After marrying, they have twin daughters, Zhen Yashi and Zhen Yashu. Because the twins’ bloodlines are connected and threaten their lives, Zhen Yashi is sent to another world at the age of three, accompanied by her contract slave, Mu Linyuan. In that other world, Zhen Yashi and 2Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 公 The Princess Can Read Minds, and After I Transmigrated, I Was Reborn Twice 公主会读心，穿越后我重生了两次 Peach Mangmang桃莽莽Ancient Romance101k WordsOngoing [Gentle Male Lead + Devoted Hound + Guard + Secret Crush + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Transmigration and Rebirth + Everyone’s Darling] Nan Shuyan, the Second Princess of the Southern Kingdom, was ambushed on her way back to the palace when she was twelve. Though she narrowly escaped death, her soul split apart. Not only did she lose all memory of her past, but she also often seemed like a completely different person. Nan Yu: Her childhood sweetheart. After his face was disfigured, he hid it behi —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Princess and her guards

20. 20 君 Jun Lai Xi: His Highness's Shadow Guard 君来兮：本王的影卫大人 She Chui Xiao Xue Fei佘吹小雪飞Two Male Leads332k WordsCompleted A loyal, devoted, and incredibly powerful shadow guard A handsome, proud, and suspicious prince Prince He Junyan of Ye, barely clinging to life, has one person he can truly be proud of: his personal shadow guard. Whatever he orders, no matter how big or small or how closely it concerns him, the guard carries out flawlessly, often going above and beyond. His personal shadow guard is also a master of martial arts. There are only a handful of people in the world who could fight him to a draw. He i 61Reads6.7Score100Shelves

    Reader note

    Two male leads. The protagonist (shou) was half-dead for many years in the early stages, and the other protagonist (gong) voluntarily became a medicine man to save him, though he didn't know this at the time... There is mpreg, please avoid if you are a fan. Sweet story of a prince and his shadow guard. The other protagonist (gong) loves the protagonist very much and is an exceptionally good man, but the difference in their social status makes him very insecure [smile]. A devoted shadow guard with explosive martial arts skills as the gong, and a proud, suspicious, and handsome prince as the shou [shy]. The half-dead Prince Ye, He Junyan, has someone he can be proud of by his side, his personal shadow guard. Whatever he orders, no matter how small, he can complete it excellently, even to an extreme degree. The personal shadow guard also has superb martial arts skills, and it can be said that only a few people in the world can fight him to a draw, making him the ceiling among shadow guards. However, what he doesn't know is that his personal shadow guard has special feelings for him, a homosexual relationship that is not allowed by the world. Years of close companionship, coupled with the Shadow Guard's exceptional talent, intensified He Junyan's possessiveness. He wanted to arrange the Shadow Guard's marriage because 'Achen' was his. However, he recently discovered something was amiss with the Shadow Guard; he had lied to him, more than once. This was unacceptable to He Junyan. But what he didn't expect was that the lie, once exposed, revealed a heart-wrenching identity: a 'medicine man'! Feelings surged within him, and he finally understood his own heart. "How can the person I, He Junyan, cherish most suffer such torment!" The love he dared not hope for had been reciprocated—something Ye Chen had never even dreamed of. However, bound by his status and societal norms, he knew this love wouldn't have a good ending, so he cherished the time spent with his master. But even the strongest feelings cannot withstand suspicion and hatred, so… [smirk]

Other lists with Reborn: The Princess Won't Let Go of Her Dark Guard