Looking for Stories with a Well-Behaved, Sweet, and Gentle Palace Maid as the Heroine 求女主是宫女,但是很乖很软
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Being a Wet Nurse Isn't So Bad 当个嬷嬷也挺好
[1v1, Female Lead Seems Like a Player] [Little Palace Maid Rises to Become a Matron] [Maximum Romantic Tension] [Never Letting Go] [Sweet, Devoted Romance] Also known as: [I Only Wanted to Be a Matron, Why Would I Want All This Wealth and Glory?] Being a matron is the best. You can pet as many pretty boys as you like. But the more she pets this one, why does that wolfdog’s gaze keep getting stranger? Never mind, she’ll find someone else to pet. She can leave this dog to someone else. Later, he t
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She's the Prince's Childhood Sweetheart 她是殿下的青梅呀
Transmigration + no golden finger + devoted couple + not a melodramatic wish-fulfillment story + a touch of ensemble cast A little palace maid, born to a disgraced official’s family, transmigrates into another world. She nervously looks forward to leaving the palace at twenty-two and finally being free. She does her best to curry favor, figuring that it’s good to have a powerful patron to lean on. But she overdoes it and ends up pulling that patron into her arms instead. The courteous and consi
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A Palace Maid’s Life as the Emperor’s Favorite 宫女承宠日常
Wei Rongxiang was a palace maid who served tea before the emperor. One day, she was abducted and dragged onto the imperial bed, where the emperor forced himself on her. Everyone called her Aunt Rongxiang, yet treated her like a mistress of the palace. Wei Rongxiang entered the imperial harem, where the emperor favored her every night, but she always kept a clear head. She watched him favor his concubines, watched him surround himself with wives and concubines, watched his children dote on him, w
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The Sweet Palace Maid Is the Emperor’s Favorite Consort 娇软宫女是宠妃
[Devoted love! Beautiful, sweet-natured palace maid x cold, ruthless emperor who gradually falls for her] Yue Rou has fair skin, a beautiful face, and a gentle disposition. Yet Chu Huaian, the emperor whom everyone sees as cold and indifferent, pleads with her time and again: “Don’t be afraid of me.” No one ever imagined that this little palace maid would be safely protected by the emperor and rise all the way to the position of Imperial Consort.
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The Laid-Back Consort: Rising Step by Step 咸鱼娘娘:步步高升
[Transmigration + palace and household intrigue + childbirth + doted on exclusively later] Jiang Wan transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking palace consort of an emperor with no children. To protect the people around her, she has no choice but to compete for a little favor. Who knew she’d end up giving the emperor a chubby baby boy! Emperor: “She’s the birth mother of my only son. Of course I have to protect her.” Who knew that all that protection would turn into affection? As Jiang Wan ris
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The Bedchamber Maid 通房丫鬟
As a bedchamber maid, Hua Rong has always remembered her place. She mustn't fall in love with her master, let him become addicted to women, or compete with his future young madam for his affections. After finally enduring until age and fading looks let her buy back her freedom, Hua Rong sets her sights on an honest, decent widower and plans to share a simple life with him. But her highborn master pins her to the wall, eyes red, and asks, “You'd rather have that old man than me?” Hua Rong: “...”
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The Concubine with Maxed-Out Skills Is Turning Herself into an Empress? 技能拉满的侍妾,卷成皇后了?
Empress Wenzhao was a famously bewitching consort and the most talented empress. The way she has been judged and defined throughout her life has changed many times, but that has never diminished her status or the value of studying her. [System + Raising Kids + Relentless Competition] Thanks to being well fed at home, Qi Jiao was plump and rosy-cheeked. After a flood, she was sold into the palace as a maid, and when she got a little older, she was assigned to the empress’s palace. A few years lat
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The Splendor of Great Zhou 大周风华录
After three years of drought, the land was strewn with the dead. Her parents sold Qin Fengyao as a “two-legged sheep.” Faced with certain death, she sold herself into servitude and escaped with the human traffickers. Sold to the Chang family, she accompanied their eldest daughter through confiscation of their property and desperate flight, then their restoration to favor. She helped the young lady establish herself in her husband’s household, became embroiled in the struggle for the throne, and,
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The Palace Maid’s Seduction: The Tyrant Falls Deeper with Every Step 宫女蓄意勾引,撩得暴君步步沉沦
[Beautiful, scheming little palace maid VS cold, ruthless, unhinged emperor] [Palace intrigue, not both each other’s first + powerful man, weaker woman + domineering possession + calculating, willful heroine + obsessive emperor + exclusive devotion] Yan Shu was beautiful, but she was only a lowly palace maid. Her one ambition was to become the emperor’s woman. At a palace banquet, she saw the favored consort drug the emperor. She chose to keep quiet and go along with it. When the drug took effec
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Bright and Everlasting 昭昭未央
[Domineering, aloof Emperor Gu Yuan × wise, gentle Empress Bo Nuan] [Historical romance + alternate setting + palace intrigue + emperor + empress + childhood sweethearts + one-on-one romance + both virgins + happy ending] Gu Yuan, Prince of Liang, had a volatile temper and was never favored by his royal father. They say his rise to power began when he married the youngest daughter of the influential Bo clan, who had been living in obscurity. The Grand Diviner had once told Chancellor Bo, “This g
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The Trial Bride's Maid 试婚丫鬟
Jiang Shu was born into lowly circumstances, worse off than an ordinary maid. She would never have been chosen to test a bridegroom’s suitability. She was also more clear-headed than others: she wouldn’t fall for her master or let him grow attached to her. She would devote herself to helping her own young lady test her future husband and pave the way for her. Her master treated her as a substitute, and she endured it. He trampled her self-respect into the dirt, and she endured that too. He wante
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The Emperor Is Infertile, Yet He and His Scheming Palace Maid Have a Secret Romance and Many Children 皇帝不孕,和心机宫女地下恋多胎
[A scheming, beautiful young palace maid + a cunning, possessive emperor] What does it feel like to have a secret affair with the emperor in ancient times? Su Jin transmigrates into the body of a nine-year-old beggar girl in ancient times. With a little luck and a lot of cunning, she makes her way into the palace and becomes a favorite of the empress. She never expects to catch the eye of the abstinent, aloof crown prince as well. She doesn’t want to be the other woman, but imperial power rules
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The Hibiscus Brocade 芙蓉锦
She was a nobody in her own world, until a car accident brought her to another. She feels joy and sorrow, yet never pities herself; beneath warm spring curtains, she dreams of a life of her own. Xu Changyi, the Chancellor's eldest son, happened to take an interest in Chunlan, an unremarkable maid serving his fourth younger sister. But Chunlan wanted nothing to do with him and would rather flee than become a powerful man's concubine. She had no wish to be confined to the inner quarters like women
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As You Wish 如意
When they first met, he was an exalted emperor, while she was a lowly palace maid who bowed and scraped before him. A casual, thoughtless remark from him saved her life. The palace matrons said that everyone here valued their own lives, and that loyalty to one's master was nothing but a joke people paid lip service to. Ruyi never imagined that her loyalty and courage would one day completely change her fate. “Do you dare tell me the truth?” the young emperor asked. His loneliness rivaled his glo
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I Transmigrated as a Cannon-Fodder Maid and Won the Male Lead’s Heart 穿成炮灰丫鬟把男主搞到手了
(Transmigrate into a book + comedic + cannon-fodder supporting female character + Wife-Chasing Crematorium + Happy Ending, both virgins) Chu Xihe transmigrated into a book. She became the seductive little maid who drugged the male lead, failed to climb into his bed, and was beaten to death with a staff. Fortunately, she arrived early enough. After her suicide attempt failed, Chu Xihe diligently did her job as a maid and never went near the male lead. All she wanted was to save enough money to
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A Son Brings Honor! The Reborn Tyrant Dotes on His Villainous Concubine 父凭子贵!暴君重生娇宠反派姨娘
[Complete story + her son brings her status + male lead is a reborn hopeless romantic + obsessive and controlling + sweet romance + not a strong female lead, nor a good person + wins without lifting a finger + timid, but good at pushing her luck with the male lead] (The male lead isn't chaste, but he dotes on her alone from the very beginning.) (The male lead is extremely biased and holds her to a different standard. He thinks she can do no wrong.) Overnight, Song Yao goes from a lowly maid boug
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No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼,王府宠妾的内卷日常
[Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla
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The Golden Sparrow Hairpin 金雀钗
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
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Quick Transmigration: The Cannon-Fodder Wins by Doing Nothing Every Time 快穿:炮灰她次次躺赢
Su Qianqian died and came back to life, then got whisked away by some guy who called himself the Cannon Fodder Easy-Win System. (One-on-one sweet romance, both leads are devoted and inexperienced) World One: The cannon-fodder palace maid accidentally tricked the tyrant, who searched the entire palace until he found her. “Run! Why have you stopped?” World Two: The cannon-fodder female supporting character accidentally fainted in front of the domineering CEO's car. After the CEO accused her of f
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Reborn, I Make the Governor's Heart Flutter 重生后撩得都督春心荡漾
[Rebirth] [Cold-Faced Commander] [A Little Palace Maid's Rise to Success] [Solving Cases, Punishing Evil, and Promoting Good] In her previous life, Meng Meng was doted on by everyone. She married Gu Sheng, a man with nothing but a sincere heart, only to be tormented by her mother-in-law and betrayed by the man she loved. After being reborn, she thought she could avoid the scoundrel and live a peaceful life. But then she crossed the wrong Rakshasa. Who could have guessed that the cold-faced Comma
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I'm the Villain's Lackey, and I'll Beat Up the Chosen Heroine! 我反派狗腿,打的就是天命女主!
[Slightly unhinged and lighthearted + transmigrate into a book + villainess + a medley of classic heroines] This novel is also known as “Princess, Don’t Die! Your Cheat Is Here” Zhou Wei transmigrates into an ancient romance world filled with heroines blessed with all kinds of good fortune. And she is merely a third-class palace maid bound to a “Monkey Promotion System.” Only by constantly fighting can she rise through the ranks and grow stronger. To get chances to fight, Zhou Wei takes the
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The Palace Maid's Alluring Charms: The Emperor Grips Her Waist and Kisses Her Every Day 宫婢娇软媚人,皇上日日掐腰吻
Zhu Jinrun was a low-ranking palace maid at Yimei Garden. The matrons were jealous of her beauty and said she was bound to set her sights on the emperor. As it turned out, they were right, though he was the one who fell for her first. The mighty emperor clung to a little maid and refused to let go, even if it killed him. After the Empress Dowager took a liking to her, Zhu Jinrun was assigned to Shoukang Palace. The palace staff said the emperor visited the Empress Dowager every day out of filial
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Reborn as a Maidservant: Spring Buds Bloom at Qiheng Gate 穿成通房,春芽初绽栖衡门
[Transmigration + Farming + Imperial Examinations + No Golden Finger + Slow-Burn, Steady-Paced Story + CP] Li Wanchun, a biology teacher, opened her eyes to find herself as Chunya, a young maid who had drowned in the Lin residence in Yangzhou. To survive in the sprawling mansion, and especially to escape the clutches of the spoiled young master, Chunya took a desperate gamble. She carefully staged an “accident” and successfully faked an injury in front of the reserved eldest young master, Lin Ji
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The Palace Maid's Rise from Idle to Influential 咸鱼宫女升职记
Reborn as a low-ranking palace maid, all she wants is to last until she turns twenty-five and is released from the palace. So she can enjoy life once she gets out, she plans to keep her head down while she's there. But somehow, by quietly keeping to herself, she ends up becoming the most powerful woman in the imperial harem...
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The Rise of Consort Zhao 昭贵妃上位记
Chu Yun is the illegitimate daughter of Chu Xiong'an, Minister of Rites. After the legitimate daughter, Chu Yunxi, entered the palace and became pregnant, she sent Chu Yun to the palace to secure the emperor's favor. Knowing how beautiful Chu Yun was, Chu Yunxi had her mother force several large bowls of safflower tea down Chu Yun's throat before she entered the palace. After narrowly escaping death, Chu Yun took part in the selection and was chosen as a palace maid. A palace maid? Perfect! Now
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The Palace Maid Dances on the Blade's Edge, and the Mysophobic Tyrant Breaks His Rules Every Day 宫女刀尖蹦迪,洁癖暴君日日破戒
[The rating is a little low since the book just started, but it'll go up. Don't let the score put you off!] Funny, sunny heroine + seemingly sweet but secretly ruthless hero + intense push and pull + healing body and soul + 1v1 HE They say the tyrant Xiao Jingheng is a madman. He's killed countless people, has an extreme aversion to dirt, and can't stand anyone getting close to him. But Qiao Zhaixing isn't afraid of him. She transmigrates into the body of a palace maid serving the tyrant. Sh
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Two Empresses Between Life and Death, a Palace Maid's Thirty Years of Favor 生死两皇后,宫女承恩三十年
Two queens who shared life and death, and a palace maid who enjoyed imperial favor for thirty years
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