The Emperor’s Most Trusted Palace Maid 皇上最信任的宫女

1. 1 哑 The Mute Palace Maid’s Daily Life 哑巴宫女日常 Pearl Pu'er Tea珍珠普洱茶Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted Maids! Maids! No Romance Bai Zhi was sold into the palace by her family when she was five. At ten, she was assigned to serve the Fifth Prince, who was the same age as her. At fifteen, she saved his life during the spring hunt. The Fifth Prince eventually ascended the throne and became Emperor Zhaoxuan, while Bai Zhi became the head auntie of the Imperial Tea Room in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Because Bai Zhi was quiet and had once saved Emperor Zhaoxuan's life, she became a famous mute m 8.3kReads8.9Score461Shelves

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   The Emperor's Trusted Head Aunt: Book 1: The emperor's savior, confidante, taciturn aunt who loves to study food. Book 2: The head aunt retires and is rehired as a kindergarten teacher, educating princes and princesses.

2. 2 掌 The Governess Raises the Children, So Your Majesty, Don't Panic 掌事姑姑养崽，皇上别慌 The Classic of Mountain Journeys山游经Ancient Romance402k WordsCompleted [Heartwarming Childrearing + No Romance] Li Zhuru stood by the once lonely and helpless Third Prince as he rose to become the supreme emperor. At five, Zhou Hong'an went hungry and was neglected. At fifteen, Li Zhuru fought the palace maids and eunuchs, losing again and again but always getting back up. Her determination and fearlessness earned her ten strokes of the cane, but at last she was moved to new lodgings. At fifteen, Zhou Hong'an was pushed onto the throne as an easy-to-control pawn. A 4.9kReads9.2Score466Shelves
3. 3 皇 The Emperor’s Favorite Lady-in-Waiting 皇上独宠御前掌事宫女 Cheng Nuo橙诺Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted Shen Ru was sold into the palace as a child. Later, thanks to Consort Shu's great kindness, she lived a fairly comfortable life. But Consort Shu was eventually framed for practicing witchcraft. The emperor was furious and ordered her death. Shen Ru followed the young Second Prince, Situ Yi, to the Cold Palace, where the two depended on each other from then on. A few years later, fortune finally turned in their favor: the emperor and the crown prince died one after another. To preserve her positi 1.9kReads8.4Score136Shelves

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   Every day I think about leaving the palace to retire.

4. 4 偷 Steal from the Imperial Palace to Raise the Prince: Anyone in My Way Dies 偷皇宫养皇子，谁挡路谁就死 Yang Xiuxiu扬岫岫Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [Thieving Maid ✖️ Prince of the Cold Palace] Two equally formidable leads, fiercely protective, raising him first, then fighting for power After dying, Shan Zhi transmigrates and is reborn in the Cold Palace. The moment she opens her eyes, Si Huaizheng is hoping she’ll die. Not the best start. … She hadn’t really planned on looking after him. But he calls her big sister… What can she do? Since she’s here, she might as well make a go of it. She can only take him along for the ride~ ❗Before she 55.2kReads9.4Score8.8kShelves

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   💜The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a lowly palace maid in the Cold Palace. Seeing a prince shivering from the cold, she disregards social status and pulls him into her arms to warm him. When food gets cold, she uses her past life's thieving skills to steal it in the middle of the night. The male and female protagonists grow up together in the Cold Palace, becoming each other's most trusted confidants.

5. 5 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 22.8kReads8.1Score3.8kShelves

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   The male and female leads team up: a pure battle of wits where misunderstandings are avoided, only tacit understandings of mutual exploitation prevail. The female lead's cheat ability is captivating: her medical space grants her modern-day superpowers, allowing her to heal and save lives while simultaneously committing murder and robbery. [Smirk]

6. 6 贵 The Noble Consort Is Cool and Aloof, and the Emperor Yearns for Her Night After Night 贵妃清冷，圣上夜夜相思 Que Ling Yan Zi雀翎宴子Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted Shen Qinghe was in the bloom of youth when she entered the palace, where she weathered its intrigues for more than a decade. She had hoped to leave with a reward one day, or perhaps spend her whole life peacefully as a palace official. But then an order came down, and one day she unexpectedly became an imperial consort. She watched these women fight day after day, never expecting to become entangled in their schemes herself. Shen Qinghe could only sigh. He was the emperor, and she was a palac 13.1kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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   It tells the story of an emperor and a palace maid; the female lead is the head maidservant of the Empress Dowager and also the first person the male lead likes. The male lead uses some tricks to make the female lead his own, and then treats her very well.

7. 7 掌 The Sect Leader's Aunt 掌教姑姑 Auspicious Blessings有福来仪Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [Female Master and Male Disciple, Forbidden Tension and Push-Pull Romance + Palace and Household Intrigue + Revenge + Class Divide] Xie Yi is the most renowned governess in the entire capital. She has spent her whole life observing propriety, following the rules, and mastering every scheme and subtle maneuver. Because of the Xie family's wrongful case, she serves the Noble Consort and helps the Cui family's young master rise to power, always cautious and never daring to make a mistake. But durin 1.4kReads7.3Score109Shelves
8. 8 不 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance925k WordsCompleted An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 78.3kReads9.4Score12.8kShelves

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   This book is absolutely hilarious! It depicts the daily life of an ancient office worker, with the emperor constantly calling her stupid and the female lead full of resentment. It's so funny, and the emperor trusts her completely! 😂(ಡωಡ)Hiahiahia

9. 9 东 The Eastern Palace’s Hidden Darling 东宫藏娇 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted [Sweet, imaginative historical romance + Pursuing his wife through live comments + A forced romance that turns mutual + A beautiful airhead + A sinister crown prince + The real and fake heiress] To earn money for her seriously ill mother and her injured brother, desperate Pei Jiaojiao sold herself into slavery at the Eastern Palace. Her pretty face and timid, trouble-avoiding nature earned her a place serving in the Crown Prince's study, assigned by the steward. Her daily chores were simple: gri 4.2kReads9.1Score317Shelves

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   To earn money for her ailing mother and injured brother's medical expenses, Pei Jiaojiao was forced to sell herself into servitude at the Crown Prince's palace. Beautiful but timid, she had no intention of sleeping with him. Diligent in her duties, she was assigned to the Crown Prince's study. Despite her careful avoidance of trouble, the Crown Prince still took advantage of her, even changing the rules governing the harem of three thousand beauties for her sake, thus establishing a lifelong commitment to one love.

10. 10 清 A Qing Dynasty Palace Maid Refuses to Accept Her Fate 清穿之预备宫女不认命 Warm Green Sand青沙暖Ancient Romance422k WordsOngoing [Qing dynasty setting + palace intrigue + alternate history + childbirth + pocket dimension + reborn] When is the best time to make a resolution? The heroine of this novel, Zhulan, will tell you. Follow Zhulan, who is born into the Qing dynasty as a bondservant girl and sets her sights on becoming one of Kangxi's women, rising from an unranked consort to a concubine, then a consort, an imperial noble consort, and finally the Empress Dowager. There are always unexpected turns along the way. Some 412Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is initially a palace maid. She was born into a family of bondservantes and, unwilling to serve others, entered the palace in the twelfth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, becoming his first woman and giving birth to his first child. Later, she transmigrated and, eager to escape the palace, became a first-class palace maid of the Empress Dowager. She caught the Emperor's eye, was imprisoned, and died within two years of giving birth, her body remaining in the palace. As a palace maid, she was targeted and punished by a favored concubine. Later, she met the Emperor in the palace and was placed in his former residence. After being accidentally drugged, they had an intimate encounter, and she was granted a title. The Emperor's favor towards her grew. In her previous life, she was single-mindedly focused on escaping the palace and had no interest in power, ultimately dying along with her child. Reborn, she strives for power, seeking revenge and eventually becoming Empress Dowager. She is the birth mother of the Thirteenth Prince. In her previous life, she was murdered by Consort De and witnessed her child being imprisoned for ten years. Reborn as a lowly palace maid, she also possesses a magical elixir that strengthens the body.

11. 11 退 The Leisurely Life of a Retired Palace Maid 退休宫女的悠闲生活 The Wang Family's Fifth Young Master王家五公子Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted Ever since the retired palace maid Zhilan returned to her hometown, she had been going on one matchmaking date after another, and every one of them fell through. Still unwilling to give up, she went on her Nth date, and the man finally couldn't hold back from asking, “Sister, do you have any particular requirements for a husband?” He just couldn't believe it. Every time she went on a matchmaking date, he sabotaged it. Surely, sooner or later, she'd finally notice him. 2.4kReads9.1Score272Shelves

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    These are really good! The female leads in all of these books are palace maids. Highly recommended!!!

12. 12 娇 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女，步步为后 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue / not both partners’ first time / devoted love in the later story / not a strong heroine; the female lead cries easily and isn’t particularly clever, so don’t expect too much!] After three years in the palace, Yue Li has worked carefully and waited for a chance at promotion. Just before she is promoted, a palace maid sharing her room is sentenced to death for offending a consort. Thunder crashes and rain pours that night as blood spatters everywhere. Terrified, Yue Li cannot sle 24.5kReads9.3Score11.5kShelves
13. 13 宫 A Palace Maid’s Daily Struggles 宫女奋斗日常 Phantom Beneath the Moon月下幻影Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ling Huan has skin as smooth as ice and looks like a goddess, yet she has no interest in power and thinks only of leaving the palace. In the end, neither she nor her child meets a good end. Given another chance, her goal is to raise her child well and become Empress Dowager herself. A palace-intrigue story with a strong female lead. The heroine is ruthless and clever. A thoroughly satisfying read. 6kReads9.2Score853Shelves
14. 14 我 The Entire Court Heard My Jinxed Predictions 我的乌鸦嘴被满朝文武听见了 An Orchid That Isn't an Orchid兰花不兰Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted [Jinx / Mind-Reading / Hilarious Wish-Fulfillment / No Romance / Eventually Transmigrates Back / Connecting Two Worlds] Ye Shengxin transmigrated as a top scholar who disguises herself as a man. Every day, besides attending court, she has to make sure no one discovers who she really is. Luckily, she has a System. But the System has lost its memories. It has no idea it maxed out Ye Shengxin’s jinx skills, and it doesn’t know that the entire court can hear both its thoughts and hers. Watching Lord 1.9kReads8.5Score194Shelves

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    ① No romantic pairing. The female lead is a palace maid, Bai Zhi. At five years old, she was sold into the palace by her family. At ten, she was assigned to serve in the palace of the Fifth Prince, who was the same age as her. At fifteen, she saved the Fifth Prince's life during a spring hunt. The Fifth Prince eventually ascended the throne, becoming Emperor Zhaoxuan, and Bai Zhi successfully became the head maid of the Imperial Tea Room in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Because of Bai Zhi's taciturn nature and the bond she formed with Emperor Zhaoxuan, she became a well-known mute palace maid. ② Li Zhuru accompanied the orphaned Third Prince to the throne. Five-year-old Zhou Hong'an was neglected due to hunger. Fifteen-year-old Li Zhuru fought against palace maids and eunuchs, repeatedly losing but fighting on despite setbacks. Her stubbornness and recklessness earned her ten strokes of the cane, but she was finally moved to a new residence. Fifteen-year-old Zhou Hong'an was used as a easily controlled pawn to ascend the throne. Twenty-five-year-old Li Zhuru shielded herself from poison and assassination attempts, but after three years, she couldn't survive and was sent out of the palace to Jiangnan to recuperate. Twenty-seven-year-old Li Zhuru, under the double attack of poison and assassination, finally remembered what she had forgotten: oh, she was originally an excellent modern childcare worker who had been brought to the Great Yong Dynasty after being hit on the head by a naughty child. After four years of recuperating in Jiangnan and three years as an "old princess," Li Zhuru, hearing news of Zhou Hongan's dwindling harem and lack of any decent offspring, still packed her bags and returned to the palace. The violent, destructive eldest prince who had beaten up the entire palace; the third prince who loved to lie and would feign pitifulness and cry when exposed; the second princess who had an overly strong sense of order and insisted on repeating the same task every day; the fourth princess who claimed to have a good friend but whom no one could see; the fifth prince who slept all day, too lazy to eat, too lazy to walk, too lazy to talk; Li Zhuru almost turned and left on the spot, but was still held back by Zhou Hongan's pleading eyes. Li Zhuru waved her hand dismissively, "Taking care of children is nothing, how could it be difficult for me?"

15. 15 好 The Fertile Imperial Consort: The Emperor’s One and Only Favorite 好孕贵妃：独得圣宠 The Fish Who Loves Tea爱喝茶的鱼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Noble Consort Jingmin: the highest rank many women in the imperial harem could dream of attaining. But what if it was a posthumous title? Who would want that? Given another chance, Wanran had no desire to become empress. She only wanted everyone who had harmed her in her previous life to receive their due punishment, and for her children to live in peace, never again to suffer through those dark days. As for the emperor, she would never again give him her whole heart. 2.4kReads9.2Score221Shelves
16. 16 我 I Survive in the Imperial Harem Through Gossip 我靠八卦立足后宫 Bao Gege饱格格Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The emperor is both annoyed and pleased. He’s annoyed that while traveling incognito, a palace maid forced him into a food-sharing arrangement. But he’s pleased that she’s a delightful confidante who gossips about the harem every day. “Consort An is stupid and greedy.” “Consort Xian is having an affair with a guard.” Then one day, the maid smiles sweetly and gossips to the emperor: “I heard His Majesty is impotent…” 605Reads8.4Score108Shelves

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    The female lead is the emperor's confidante [eating melon emoji], the emperor's head palace maid [smirking emoji], accompanying the emperor from prince to emperor [eating melon emoji][eating melon emoji]. No romantic pairing.

17. 17 甜 Sweet Spoiling: The Empress Is Adorable and Soft 甜宠：皇后娘娘又娇又软 Yang Congxin杨从心Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Historical romance + household intrigue + sweet romance The emperor of the Great Liang has only one woman in his harem: the empress. This leaves the court officials deeply dissatisfied. What displeases them even more is that His Majesty the Emperor actually carries the empress into court! 7.1kReads7.6Score360Shelves

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    "Alright, I'll bring Niannian another day." The man's surname was Gu, and he named his beloved wife Niannian, a name that represented both his constant longing for his wife and his yearning for a daughter. His only regret was that his wife had died in childbirth, a tragedy that had grieved him for a long time. A few days later, Gu Qing, accompanied by his concubine, entered the palace as promised. Due to his childhood friendship with the emperor, the palace was a place he could come and go as he pleased, without any hindrance. That day, the usually mischievous little prince, upon hearing from his mother that his sister was coming, obediently waited in her palace. The concubine, entering the palace for the first time, was inevitably a little reserved. Normally, such an honor wasn't something a concubine could enjoy, but Gu Qing, as a man, couldn't enter the harem, so he had to entrust the task of bringing Gu Niannian into the palace to his concubine.

18. 18 重 Reborn, the Noble Consort Only Wants to Be the Villain 重生后贵妃她只想当反派 Love Sleeping In爱睡懒觉Ancient Romance351k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + sweet romance + no angst] After being reborn, Ye Jiujiu takes her brash, don’t-mess-with-me attitude to the extreme: She kicks the meticulously dressed Consort Li into the water; She slips laxatives into the tea of the coquettish Consort Yun; She wreaks havoc at the flower-viewing banquet the Empress painstakingly prepared; The consorts all rush to the emperor to complain: The cool, dignified emperor says, “I established this harem solely to give the Noble Consort something to 3.5kReads9.1Score349Shelves
19. 19 九 The Eunuch of Nine Thousand Years Is Spoiling His Beloved Again 九千岁又在哄着他的心尖宠 Shi Yiyuan十一源Ancient Romance218k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted to each other + sweet romance + traditional historical setting + age gap + imaginary world] Book Two: The Deposed Crown Prince~ Book Three: After the Wedding~ [Ruthless, unhinged fake eunuch x sweet, gentle, clear-headed young princess] Jiang Yan, the Grand Eunuch of the Great An Kingdom, is ruthless and merciless in all he does, yet enjoys the emperor’s deep favor. Even the royal nobility must show him respect. Throughout An, no one dares not to honor, respect, and fear 4kReads9.0Score432Shelves
20. 20 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Book, the Frail Empress Became the Emperor's Cherished One 穿书后，娇弱皇后成了皇帝心尖宠 Zhu Qing渚清Ancient Romance299k WordsCompleted Tags: domineering, devoted simp emperor × sweet, gentle empress [Double purity + fictional setting + forced marriage + not a strong heroine + pure sweetness] Ling Jiayi was an obedient college student in the modern world, with a loving, caring family. She'd never weathered any great storms. Gentle and soft-spoken, with a sweet face, she liked reading novels and daydreaming in her spare time. One day, while lying in bed and engrossed in a novel called The Emperor Is a Simp, a flash of light from 1.1kReads8.4Score101Shelves
21. 21 论 How Does a Strong Concubine Maintain Her Self-Respect? 论大力小妾何如保持自我修养 Madam Wang王方氏Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted The heroine, Wen Xuerou, nicknamed Zhuangya, is the second daughter born to a concubine in the Wen family. She is plump and charming, so the Empress Dowager thinks she looks strong and will have an easy time bearing children, and assigns her to Prince Cheng as a concubine. On her first day in the manor, Wen Xuerou says, “I’m so nervous. What should I do?” She pulls out a few bricks and squeezes them. “Ah, much better.” On her second day, she hears Side Consort Li making snide remarks about her o 9.3kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    Although she wasn't a palace maid, she was the emperor's and prince's most trusted concubine. Highly recommended.

22. 22 小 The Little Palace Maid's Thoughts Were Read 小宫女被读心了 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the palace as a maid, Qin Jianjian works diligently, flatters those above her, and deceives those below her. In the end, she becomes the top-ranked maid serving the Empress Dowager. She has undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of her profession. Money she’s openly entitled to, along with money she shouldn’t have, keeps flowing into Qin Jianjian’s pockets. Delighted, she just has to wait until she’s old enough to leave the palace and retire early. Who could have guessed the 15kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    These are all palace maids and the emperor.

23. 23 出 The Night I Left the Palace, the Mad Emperor Took Me by Force 出宫当晚，被疯批帝王强取豪夺 Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, delicate palace maid vs. cold, ruthless, obsessive emperor] [Palace intrigue, neither lead is chaste + powerful male lead, weak female lead, and he’s completely unhinged + possessive love + a long road to winning her back] Yue Ling was a vain little palace maid. Hoping to enjoy a life of luxury and wealth, she seduced the emperor and worked tirelessly to win his favor, but still met a tragic end. After being reborn, Yue Ling saw things clearly. Rather than tread on thin ice in the de 25.8kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    The female lead is a palace maid, and the male lead is the emperor! Before her rebirth, the female lead was heartbroken by the male lead (who didn't explain the reason to her so he could give her something better) and died in the Reed Pavilion. After her rebirth, she desperately wanted to escape the male lead, but he still fell in love with her, and she eventually became the empress. In the epilogue, the male lead is reborn again and transfers the female lead, who was working in the library, to serve him, eventually making her empress (her rise to power is incredibly fast!).

24. 24 小 The Palace Maid Is Soft and Sweet, and the Emperor Cherishes Her 小宫女又软又娇，皇上宠她入骨 Silver Charm银娇Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted [HE; a cold, powerful emperor VS a carefree little palace maid, not both virgins] A Zhi grew up in the palace and knew all its twists and turns. Her goal was clear: eat well and wait to die! Who could have guessed that one day, while delivering a meal, she would catch the emperor’s eye? Terrified, A Zhi packed her little bundle that very night, determined to make a run for it at dawn! But before she could get away, she and her pitifully small bundle were sent straight to Taihe Palace. Only after 20.9kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
25. 25 戏 The Drama Queen Arrives and Makes the Tyrant Blush and His Heart Race 戏精美人驾到，撩的暴君脸红心跳 Gu Liaoliao顾了了Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted ❤️ Complete [Sweet Romance + Goofy Comedy + Both Leads Are Chaste] A frail, dramatic beauty x a cold, ruthless tyrant (cold on the outside but warm inside at first, all bark and no bite, then a completely devoted husband) Excerpt 1: Gu Qingxi had barely transmigrated into a book when she slapped the cold, ruthless tyrant across the face. Given Pei Yanci's vicious nature, she thought she was doomed and wouldn't live to see another day. But the tyrant didn't play by the rules. He simply kept Gu Qi 822Reads9.1Score122Shelves

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    ✨These female protagonists are all palace maids✨ [First Book] The head maidservant to the Empress Dowager, the woman the Emperor fell in love with in his youth, whom he couldn't let go of even after many years, eventually became a member of the six palaces, rising through the ranks incredibly quickly [laughs] ✨ [Second Book] The female protagonist is a palace maid, childhood sweetheart of the male protagonist, later becoming his concubine, and then rising step by step to become a Noble Consort. The male protagonist only loves the female protagonist from beginning to end, scheming for her [shy]

26. 26 娇 The Clever Palace Maid and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Who Can't Resist Her 娇娇宫女手段高，冷戾帝王不经撩 Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Reborn / palace intrigue, not both virgins / delicate heroine / hero is a bit of a jerk early on, loses his mind midway, and dotes on her alone in the end] Yuan Qing was just a low-ranking palace maid. But she was born alluring and beautiful. In her previous life, the Empress Dowager gave her to Prince Jing as a concubine. Who could have guessed she would become the princess consort's thorn in the side, and that a bowl of poisoned soup would end her life? Reborn, Yuan Qing set her sights on the 5.8kReads9.2Score569Shelves
27. 27 太 The Crown Prince Is Exiled, and His Lucky Maid Goes Along to Bring Him Endless Fortune 太子流放，锦鲤婢女随行超旺他 Xiao Junzi萧君子Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Farming, food, political intrigue, a pure historical romance A clever, quick-witted palace maid X a scheming, domineering, deposed crown prince Adapted under the title Rebel Li Yue is a palace maid who carries dishes in the Eastern Palace. She rarely gets to see the crown prince, the crown princess, or the noble consorts. She thinks she's the luckiest person in the palace: her master's anger never falls on her, and the head cook looks after her. She's grown plump from eating well, and feels trul 12.2kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
28. 28 暴 The Tyrant Breaks Down as the Little Palace Maid Kills Herself at the Drop of a Hat 暴君崩溃，小宫女一言不合就自鲨 Tani Ayako多谷彩子Ancient Romance364k WordsCompleted Hao Xiangsi is beaten to death as soon as she transmigrates into a book. The heroine tries to make her take the blame, so she goes berserk and stabs the heroine to death. The heroine comes back to life, and she stabs her again. In the end, the heroine's halo is stabbed away, and the tyrant banishes her to the Cold Palace. Shi Jingyan: I really want to kill this palace maid. I've watched her kill one of my consorts nearly twenty times, and I can't stop her. And whenever that consort dies, the en 2.5kReads9.1Score405Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrated into a book. She was chosen as the main female lead by the system after killing the original female lead over 20 times. She can be reborn infinitely, but the male protagonist suffers the consequences. Each time the female protagonist dies, the male protagonist experiences immense pain.

29. 29 在 A Ghost Working in Empresses in the Palace 在甄嬛传里打工的鬼 Zhouzhou Loves Congee舟舟爱喝粥Female-Channel Fanfiction2.6M WordsCompleted After wandering the world for many years, a young ghost bride dodges the ghost-catching business one day and enters the underworld, only to find herself in another workplace. The story revolves around Empresses in the Palace, with An Lingrong as the starting point as she tries to get by in the imperial harem. There’s just the right amount of a golden finger, and just the right amount of brains. A heads-up for friends who love Huanhuan. 30.3kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    💐💐💐In the volume where the female lead is Yu Ying'er, the emperor trusts her the most, believing that even his own secret guards are not as good at gathering information as she is. She can even hear the emperor's secrets that his personal attendants cannot.

30. 30 重 Reborn in the Dragon Bed, the Beloved Consort Cries in the Emperor's Arms 重生在龙塌，宠妃抱着陛下哭 Staggering Along蹒跚行Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [A spoiled, sweetly obedient favorite consort VS a gentle, jade-like emperor who's sweet on the outside and ruthless within (they are not each other's first, but he dotes on her exclusively from the beginning to the end)] Jiang Shuyi's life as a favorite consort went smoothly for fifteen years. The emperor was gentle and benevolent, doting on her without restraint, and not a single woman in the harem dared challenge her. But she was blind to her own sister's treachery. In the end, her closest 100.7kReads9.2Score11.2kShelves

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    The female lead is a favored concubine who is reborn and no longer wants her son or sister, only clinging to the male lead as if she wanted to become a pendant and hang on him. Anyway, it's quite sweet and can be read as a bedtime story.

31. 31 从 From Laundry Maid to the Emperor’s Closest Attendant 从浣衣奴到天子近侍 Stars Return and Fall星回落转Ancient Romance650k WordsCompleted (Not a wish-fulfillment story. This is the story of a kindhearted, somewhat lucky palace maid who rises to a high position.)(A small ensemble cast.) Qingxu is a maid in the Laundry Bureau who just wants a simple, easy life. So she spends her savings to move to Yong Alley and take a cushy job as a palace cleaner. One act of kindness leads to an endless stream of requests. Her continued secret help ends up making her a prince's personal maid. The prince comes through for her, and she eventually co 7.3kReads8.1Score827Shelves

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    Family members, does anyone know what this is? It's so good! Everyone definitely has to see it!

32. 32 家 Who Gets It, Guys? The First Emperor Snatched My System 家人们谁懂啊，系统被始皇截胡了 Endless Journey迢迢不休Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Main story has no romance, and is set in an alternate Great Qin. Not everything is historical: a mix of history and comedy] "The final bonus chapter is for readers' satisfaction and has a hint of romance. If that bothers you, feel free to skip it" Good news: Li Jiang transmigrates to the Qin dynasty and gets to see her idol in person. At last, she lays eyes on the legendary ancestor, nearly two meters tall, with thick brows and big eyes. She gets to watch the First Emperor unify the Six Kingdom 28.8kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    Ancient Chinese setting, strong female lead, palace maid, no romantic pairing, and the way she interacts with the emperor is hilarious! Sold into the palace at five and serving the fifth prince at ten, Bai Zhi struggles to survive in the deep palace. During the spring hunt, she risks her life to save her master. After the fifth prince ascends the throne, she becomes the head maid in the Imperial Tea Room of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Because of her taciturn nature, she is treated as mute and suffers endless humiliation, but she silently accumulates strength, turning the tide with courage and strategy, and gaining a foothold in the deep palace! The second book is also super good.

33. 33 听 Rumor Has It the Noble Consort Alone Enjoys the Emperor's Favor in the Deep Palace 听说贵妃在深宫独得圣上恩宠 Que Ling Yan Zi雀翎宴子Ancient Romance568k WordsCompleted When they were young and love stirred in his heart, he took her in. Once he held power, he had no choice but to hide her away. In the lonely inner palace, she waited quietly, day after day and year after year. For power and status, he feared nothing. He overcame every obstacle and held her close. Behind layer upon layer of palace gates and red walls, a dream within a dream awakened the lovers from their reverie. 8.9kReads9.0Score573Shelves
34. 34 穿 After Becoming a Foot-Washing Maid, I Made the Tyrant Wash My Feet 穿成洗脚婢后，我让暴君给我洗脚 Buddha Fish Shattered Light佛鱼碎光Ancient Romance563k WordsCompleted [A sweet, healing romance, 1v1 and devoted to each other, effortless wins, gossip, and exclusive affection: a carefree sweet girl versus a mad tyrant] Office worker Yu Xinyao dies suddenly from overwork and transmigrates into the lowliest foot-washing maid in the Great Liang imperial palace. She thinks she might as well make the best of it, but the emperor is a tyrant. Every time someone washes his feet, someone dies, and the bathhouse duty roster has become a countdown to death. With only a mon 480Reads8.8Score101Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥Both characters are virgins, and the male lead dotes on the unruly female lead, making you smile like a doting aunt throughout! The female lead initially planned to leave but ended up falling in love with the male lead, who also dotes on her immensely. The female lead, exhausted from overtime work, transmigrates into the body of the lowest-ranking foot-washing maid in the Liang Dynasty palace. Later, that ruthless and feared tyrant breaks his noble back, personally washing her feet with unprecedented tenderness. "Yaoyao, is the water temperature right?" [Smirk]

35. 35 清 In the Qing Court, Kangxi Wants Only Me 清穿之康熙只要我一个 Pour Me a Cup of Tea来盏茶Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted What’s it like when someone who firmly believes in historical materialism suddenly transmigrates? Jing Su: ...I’d really like to think about it, but my freshly beaten backside won’t let me. To stay alive, Jing Su quickly sets herself some life goals. Goal one: Keep her head down until she can leave the palace at twenty-five! Why it fell through: Staying alive is too hard. She has to climb higher. Goal two: Su Malagu is so impressive. I want to be like her! Why it fell through: I’ve fallen for th 3.5kReads9.2Score281Shelves

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    This is a very well-developed Qing Dynasty time-travel novel. The female lead's plot armor isn't ridiculously overpowered, giving it a gentle, gradual feel. Both the male and female leads are well-developed, and it's a heartwarming and sweet romance. You should definitely check it out!

36. 36 病 The Sickly Tyrant Is Always So Sweet and Adorable Around Me 病娇暴君在我面前总是奶凶奶凶的 First Snow in Sixteen Years十六年初雪Ancient Romance223k WordsCompleted [Ridiculously funny and super sweet] The reigning tyrant is moody and bloodthirsty, but in Lin Xianyu's eyes... “It hurts.” The man's pale cheeks flush, his lovely peach-blossom eyes glistening with tears as he glares at her with a fierce, puppyish look. “Be gentle.” Lin Xianyu looks at the tiny scratch on the man's skin. Did someone send her the wrong obsessive tyrant? The tyrant glares at the woman ignoring him. “Empress, if you keep ignoring me, I'll double your workload.” “The empress has wo 618Reads9.2Score104Shelves

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    Shouting, "General, I've captured the Empress! I've captured the Empress!" Lin Xianyu: "..." You've captured her, so why are you dragging me along? Lin Xianyu: "???" Why is everyone looking at me? Lin Xianyu: "!!!" Wait a minute! Her gaze fell on the small hand tightly gripping hers. She's holding me! Her brain was instantly filled with seven bloody words—I! Abandoned Empress! I can't escape death! Lin Xianyu, who had been watching the spectacle until the very end and realized it was her own house that had collapsed: "..." She was taken away in a daze. It wasn't until she was roughly pushed to her knees that she came to her senses.

37. 37 满 The Entire Court Can Read Minds, and the Little Palace Maid Is Everyone's Favorite 满朝文武读心术，小宫女全朝独宠 The Ugliness of Human Nature人心丑陋Ancient Romance141k WordsCompleted [Mind-reading across the whole court + everyone's favorite + lighthearted + hilarious] Li Qingle transmigrates into a book, landing in an ancient novel as a little palace maid who stands behind the emperor and fans him. The emperor says, “These are the memorials you've submitted? What is all this nonsense? ‘Your Majesty, what will you eat today?’ What I eat is my business. Why are you asking me? Do you have nothing better to do all day?” [Of course they have nothing better to do. Your ministers 212Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    These are the palace maids before the emperor.

38. 38 金 The Golden Sparrow Hairpin 金雀钗 Thirteen'er十三儿Ancient Romance153k WordsCompleted Rong Lan entered the palace as a maid at thirteen and worked diligently for ten years. She thought she would be able to leave the palace and marry once she turned twenty-five. Little did she know that she would accidentally serve the Empress Dowager to death, and from then on, one unexpected incident followed another. The young tutor Feng Qiw u took a liking to her despite being blind, so Rong Lan hurriedly latched onto a powerful patron and privately pledged herself to him for life. Who knew th 1.1kReads9.4Score139Shelves

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    These two books are both exceptional; the woman accompanied him from before he ascended the throne as a prince, and after he became emperor, she became a palace maid. [Top Post]

39. 39 宫 A Palace Maid's Daily Life: My Parents Want Me to Be a Couch Potato 宫女日常：爹娘让我当咸鱼 Yu Tangluo玉糖萝Ancient Romance699k WordsCompleted Hang Jiayanxin was a bondservant of the Plain White Banner and a court-appointed royal service worker. She entered the palace at thirteen and would leave at twenty-five. For twelve years in the palace, she kept her parents' advice in mind: be a good-for-nothing fish, and hang on until it's time to leave. But the towering palace before her was like a massive vessel, bearing endless power and desire. Once she pushed open those heavy doors, she stepped onto a path from which there was no turning ba 5.4kReads9.1Score571Shelves

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    That has to be this one. I never expected there to be so many inside stories later on! [Thinking]

40. 40 宫 A Long-Awaited Return to the Palace 宫阙久别 Mu Yan, Ancient Style沐言古风Ancient Romance481k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance] [Mutual devotion] She never believed she could find true love in an emperor. Given the chance, she would always try to escape the palace, but he would never let her go. He only wanted to cherish her in the palm of his hand and dote on her alone. Chen Luo Chu, though mountains and rivers may lie between us, I’ll wait for all the days we have ahead! 166Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    🌟The Emperor's Most Trusted Palace Maid🌟 🌈① First book warning: Not a double virgin story; the male lead dotes on the female lead later. ❤️Sweet romance. The female lead is beautiful and a palace maid. The male lead falls in love with her at first sight💘 and dotes on her exclusively, spoiling her more and more. 🌈②The female lead starved to death in the apocalypse and transmigrated into a lowly palace maid in the Crown Prince's mansion in ancient times. She has superpowers and can control vines🌱🌱🌱. To outsiders, she seems like a silly girl with a deep love for food. But she's incredibly capable👍🏻. After accidentally capturing an assassin from the Crown Prince's mansion, she starts a deal with Eunuch Ping, who serves the Crown Prince, to exchange the assassin for food🍗🍗🍗. Haha, later she comes into contact with the male lead, who is also the Crown Prince, and their relationship slowly develops. The male lead is always very tolerant of the female lead.

41. 41 中 The Central Palace 中宫 Jiu Wanqing酒晚卿Ancient Romance990k WordsCompleted He was an emperor in his youth, and the boy who had always stayed by her side. She was the daughter of the emperor’s wet nurse, and the first girl to stir his heart. When he indulged and spared the person who had killed his wet nurse, their youthful bond meant nothing to the young emperor on his lonely throne. Returning to the palace with vengeance in her heart, she cut off all feeling and swore to make the woman he protected pay for her crimes in blood. She thought that all the two of them coul 2.9kReads6.9Score176Shelves

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    The female lead is the child of the male lead's wet nurse; the male lead is the emperor. It's quite a tragic story.

42. 42 宫 The Palace Maid's Lush Beauty Softens the Emperor's Heart 宫女美艳娇软，皇帝缓放心尖 Jiu Jin Ya九斤吖Ancient Romance495k WordsCompleted The day the Grand Tutor’s residence was raided, Jiang Xi escaped with her younger sister. But an arrow had wounded her sister’s leg, leaving her unable to walk. To survive, Jiang Xi had no choice but to enter the palace as a cleaning maid. But her sister’s leg was getting worse, and with her current status, there was no way she could get her treated. Just then, the Empress Dowager was selecting maids to attend to the emperor. Jiang Xi pretended to fall and successfully got herself sent to the Ha 275Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    🌷The female lead is the daughter of a high-ranking official and a palace maid who stayed in the Imperial Wardrobe because of her exceptional embroidery skills. She longs to leave the palace to find her younger brother at the border, but ultimately becomes the emperor's woman by a twist of fate. 🌿 [The male and female leads share a childhood bond, and their love is mutual! She is the emperor's most trusted confidante.]

43. 43 我 The Paper Doll I Raised Became Emperor, and I Became the Only One He Dotes on in the Palace 我养的纸片人当了皇帝满宫我独宠 Plain Brocade and Jade Ornaments素锦璎珞Ancient Romance597k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because the book has just opened for reviews. It'll go up, so don't worry, dear readers.] [Mutual nurturing + System + one-on-one romance with both leads virgins + strong hero and strong heroine + devoted to each other] Chu Yanyan transmigrated into the body of a six-year-old palace maid, bringing along a phone with a “Prince-Raising Game” on it. The prince in the game lived worse than a servant. And as a little palace maid, her own life was bleak as well. Fortunately, the 1.8kReads8.8Score287Shelves

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    The first one is hilarious! It features a tyrant as a child, and the young tyrant is so adorable! In the end, he only chooses one from among many. The second one is the male lead's guiding light. At first, the female lead, like a mother, hopes her son will do well, but later she fights and tries to win him over. The mother-daughter relationship with the Empress Dowager is also very touching.

44. 44 快 Quick Transmigration: She Wins the Hearts of Powerful Men by Bearing Their Children! 快穿：她靠生子成为大佬心尖宠！ A Big Old Monster一个大妖怪Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + multiple pregnancies + punishing scumbags + palace and household intrigue + no fixed couple + satisfying revenge] She is a rabbit spirit who has cultivated for a thousand years. With too little fortune, she nearly loses her soul while ascending. Fortunately, an ancestral reincarnation artifact lets her complete missions in different worlds and gather fortune. World One: [Crown Prince with no heir for years x palace maid who hides her looks and only wants to leave the pala 15kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    ✨️The female lead is the emperor's most trusted palace maid [Please follow][Please follow] ☘️①The female lead has been with the male lead since he was an unfavored prince. She's the emperor's most trusted person [Laughing][Laughing] ☘️②Quick transmigration, many lifetimes. In the first lifetime, the male lead is the emperor and the female lead is his most trusted palace maid [Laughing]

45. 45 娇 Delicate and Frail, She Is Imprisoned and Doted on by the Ascetic Emperor 娇娇柔弱，被禁欲帝王强制囚宠 Fluffy Furball毛团团Ancient Romance323k WordsCompleted [Both leads are sexually inexperienced + powerful hero and weak heroine + transmigration] After transmigrating into the body of a palace maid, Mu Qingci acted with the utmost caution, taking calculated steps and employing every trick in the book. After helping the Empress Dowager seize power, she finally became the illustrious Head Palace Matron. She had not only risen to the top of her career as a palace maid, but was also beautiful, with flawless skin and a graceful, alluring figure. Everyone 4kReads8.5Score303Shelves

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    Super sweet, you won't regret investing in it!

46. 46 清 Raising Children in the Qing Palace: The Side Consort Wins by Taking It Easy 清宫养崽，侧福晋她躺赢了 Mango Sago, Yeah芒果西米露吖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Ran spent more than a decade diligently serving as a palace maid in the Qing court. At long last, she caught the eye of Consort De of Yonghe Palace. She had hoped that, once she turned twenty-five, she could ask Consort De to let her leave the palace. Instead, she was assigned to serve as the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen’s, first woman. Wait, wasn’t that Song’s job in history? There was no defying an imperial decree, so An Ran arrived at the imperial princes’ residence in a small sedan chair. Since 16.8kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    The emperor's most favored palace maid [Think about it carefully][Think about it carefully][Attention][Attention]

47. 47 谁 What Kind of Concubine Bears Four Sons and a Daughter, Then Becomes a Noble Consort? 谁家通房生四儿一女，还当贵妃啊 Autumn Is Long秋很长Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other + One-on-one romance + Many children + Sweet romance + Inner- and imperial-palace intrigue] In the fortieth year of the Xihe era, Lüqing became a concubine-in-waiting to Prince Jin. She knew full well that she had to earn Prince Jin's favor and give birth to a child as soon as possible if she wanted to secure her place in the prince's household. For eight years, she contended with the other women in the inner court, using every means at her disposal to 26.8kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves

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    In the fortieth year of the Xihe era, Lüqing entered the Jin Prince's residence as a maidservant. After eight years of vying for his favor, she rose to become a concubine and gave birth to four sons and one daughter. When the Jin Prince ascended the throne, she was promoted to Noble Consort Ming, enjoying the emperor's exclusive favor and securing her position.

48. 48 穿 The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + household and palace intrigue + no golden finger + devoted love later on] Zhang Xinian transmigrated into the body of a concubine in Prince Jing’s household. Above her was the princess consort, backed by powerful connections and ruthless in her methods. Beside her was a brainless side consort with overwhelming fighting prowess. Below her, a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman were locked in fierce competition. Zhang Xinian trembled with fear. She had no golden finger and did 105.4kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves

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    The emperor's affection for the female lead wasn't forceful or demanding; it was a gradual, calculated approach. Even a simple mention of her potential as a palace maid or a concubine in their youth was enough to stir her heart. However, the female lead calmly and rationally rejected him. Unable to win his heart, the male lead kept his feelings hidden. With each encounter, his love grew exponentially. The emperor doted on her, guiding her step by step up the social ladder while simultaneously protecting her and her family. The female lead, initially resistant, gradually changed, discovering the male lead's goodness. Her progress was gradual, and given the importance of favor in the harem, she began to steadily win his love.

49. 49 宠 The Spoiled Concubine's Daily Death Wish 宠妾作死日常 Fine Dust Beneath the Moon月下微尘Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted You have to die once to realize what you’ve missed, especially in a back courtyard full of endless intrigue! Before the selection, Wanyan Wanxi was the apple of her family’s eye. After she was chosen and entered the imperial household, she remembered her mother’s teachings: respect the principal consort and tread carefully in everything. She never sought the limelight. But who could have guessed that this very respect and sense of propriety would lead to her downfall? Returning to the beginnin 3.6kReads8.8Score260Shelves
50. 50 穿 Transmigrating into Empresses in the Palace: The Darkened Consort Hua Is Wild and Daring 穿越甄嬛传：黑化华妃又野又飒 Su Hanzhou苏寒舟Female-Channel Fanfiction775k WordsCompleted [Multiple characters know the plot + schemes to control the whole game + the emperor favors her alone in the later stages + clear-headed heroine with her wits about her] Consort Hua, Nian Shilan, had her powerful family backing her and was the emperor’s favorite among the six palaces. She could have dominated the harem and won it all, but her foolish obsession with love drove her to fight for favor and make enemies at every turn, ultimately costing her life. Her final words, “Your Majesty, you m 1.1kReads8.9Score119Shelves

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