The Female Lead Starts Out as a Maid, Then Returns to Her Family 女主是丫鬟后来回家了

1. 51 人 In Dream of the Red Chamber, I Become Wang Xifeng's Maid 人在红楼，成了凤辣子的丫鬟 Storyteller from Shu蜀中说书人Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Xu Le died young and was reincarnated in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber as a bondservant of the Jinling Wang family. At eight by Chinese reckoning, she was selected to serve the Wang family and became one of the dowry maids of the famous, fearsome Phoenix, Wang Xifeng. Faced with the decline of the Four Great Families, Xu Le can only struggle to survive in the cracks and find a way out for herself... (Content warning: The female lead isn't purely good. She'll hurt people for her 10.4kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds

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   [Reborn. Ruthless: Married before, she killed her in-laws and poisoned her mentally challenged husband. Later, she recognized Prince Teng and stirred up trouble in the court. [Shocked][Shocked]]

2. 52 丫 Little Tao the Maid's Escape from Famine in a Chaotic Era 丫鬟小桃乱世逃荒记 Running in October十月在奔跑Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted When Xiaotao was six, her parents sold her to a broker for one mu of land. In the filthy broker’s den, she seized every chance to learn skills that would help her survive, while never losing her kind heart. When disaster struck, she fled thousands of miles from home and turned her life around through sheer perseverance. From a refugee girl to a successful scholar’s wife, she changed the fate of women at the bottom of society with her own hands! (Not a transmigration story, not a rebirth story, 16.8kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds

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   The female protagonist was sold into servitude by her parents. She cautiously and desperately learned skills to make a living, and through a natural disaster, she found a way to survive, rising from a maid to become the wife of a scholar who passed the imperial examination.

3. 53 倒 What Bad Luck! I Transmigrated Straight Into Exile With the Crippled Crown Prince 倒霉，刚穿越就要跟残废太子流放 The Paper Doll's Freedom纸片人的自由Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted [It’s getting a comic adaptation. Come check it out when it’s released!] After catching her boyfriend cheating, Ji Qingqing downed a bottle of erguotou. When she woke up, groggy, she heard wailing outside. Rubbing her head, she stepped out and froze. A crowd of people in ancient robes were shouting, “The Crown Prince’s rebellion has failed! We servants are all finished!” The moment Ji Qingqing heard that the rebellion had failed, she jolted awake with fright. She had no time to think. She rushed 70kReads9.0Score10.9k14d adds
4. 54 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 5.8kReads9.3Score43414d adds

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   Both the female and male leads are virgins, I love it! [Shy][smirk]

5. 55 盛 Beloved Consort of a Golden Age 盛世宠妃 Huaqing Xue花青雪Ancient Romance997k WordsCompleted The third young lady of the Zhongjing Marquis household was as beautiful as she was venomous and scheming. Though she was renowned as the most beautiful woman in the capital, no one dared to marry her. Then, one day, the emperor issued a marriage decree, giving her to Prince Jin, who was said to be cruel and savage, yet wielded enormous power. Song Minglan: “...Why am I actually getting married?” Prince Jin: “All that time secretly driving away my rivals, acting as her powerful protector, and cl 279Reads8.6Score10314d adds
6. 56 穿 I Transmigrated into the Red Chamber as the Maid Lin Hongyu 穿越红楼之我是丫鬟林红玉 Half a Scroll of Song Dynasty Paper半卷宋笺Female-Channel Fanfiction335k WordsOngoing A 28-year-old junior accountant suddenly finds herself inside a book, reborn as Lin Hongyu, also known as Xiaohong, a young maid born into the Rongguo household. The noble household looks like a garden in full bloom, but lice are crawling beneath the surface. Watch her defy fate and change her life. 90Reads—Score214d adds

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   This new book is my favorite Dream of the Red Chamber fanfiction. The female protagonist is Lin Hongyu, a maid whose name differs from Lin Daiyu by only one character. Although she transmigrates, she has no superpowers or spatial abilities. She becomes the character with the best ending in Dream of the Red Chamber, enjoying a happy marriage and a successful career. She is a worldly version of Lin Daiyu.

7. 57 小 The Maid Is Sweet and Wild, and the Gu Brothers Are Going Crazy for Her 小丫鬟娇又野，顾家少爷们追疯了 Shu Manman姝慢慢Ancient Romance123k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted Sweet Romance, Funny Daily Life, Everyone's Favorite, Business Rivalry] A spirited young maid VS devoted young masters A Ruo was just a little maid in the back courtyard of the Gu residence, muddling through each day and hoping to get by. She thought she could leave the residence after another year, but after an accident led her to stand up for a friend, she somehow ended up as a maid in the eldest young master's courtyard, bringing a whole heap of trouble with it. Problem one: The 153Reads—Score1314d adds

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   Both of these are! They're both about maids and young masters, funny and sweet stories. If you like that kind of thing, go for it!

8. 58 少 The Young Master’s Bedchamber Maid Is Gorgeous and Sweet, but a Bit of a Goofball 少爷通房又美又娇，却有点沙雕 Shu Manman姝慢慢Ancient Romance133k WordsCompleted A hot-blooded, goofy maid VS a straight-laced, domineering young master. After being sold, Yang Liu became the lowest-ranking servant girl in the Marquis’s household. From then on, her life’s dream was to save enough money to buy back her freedom. But her monthly wages were pitifully small, and it seemed unlikely she’d ever be able to afford it. But Yang Liu wasn’t the type to sit around and wait for things to happen. One day, she happened to hear that a maid from the young master’s quarters had 344Reads5.4Score—14d adds
9. 59 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.3kReads—Score10714d adds

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   The wife of the poorest county magistrate in history led the entire county to earn money to support their family and became incredibly wealthy. Come and see!

10. 60 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 706Reads7.0Score—14d adds
11. 61 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Capitalist Heiress Is Determined to Divorce 重生七零：资本家小姐一心想离婚 Chu Ran初冉Modern Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Shu Yue was reborn on the day her baby was switched. In her previous life, she lived with her daughter and her maternal grandfather's family. Only when she was dying did she learn that the girl wasn't her biological child. Her sister-in-law on her husband's side had switched the babies. She had actually given birth to a son. Her sister-in-law had taken him because she had never been able to bear a boy of her own. As Shu Yue grieved, her ungrateful daughter told her that all their relatives had b 35.6kReads8.3Score1.9k14d adds
12. 62 重 Reborn: The Maid Who Shines 重生之闪光丫鬟 Shallow River Current浅水川流Ancient Romance220k WordsCompleted [Emotion-reading golden finger × revenge on scumbag men × face-slapping wicked supporting characters] When she awakens from a dream, Li Lianxin is reborn in the brothel. The family she found just yesterday was slaughtered, and it all feels like a nightmare. Who knew disaster could turn into a blessing? Not only is she reborn, but she can also read other people's emotions. When someone feels grateful to her, she gets a treasure chest and a fortune in wealth! Reborn, Li Lianxin chooses to confron 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I'm currently following this completed novel. The female protagonist is reborn as a maid in a brothel, helping her older sister avoid being killed by a scumbag. She also helps her family and herself avoid being wiped out. It's worth reading. 😳

13. 63 六 The Violent Woman of the Sixties Takes on Everyone 六零暴力女干翻全场 Ying Jinchuan, Who Loves He Tang Red Cranes喜欢鹤塘红的应金川Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Keywords: Strong Female Lead, Feel-Good Revenge, Rise to Success in the 1960s After a starship explosion sent her from a monster-infested interstellar world, Jiang Sidong opened her eyes in the body of a young girl in 1959. Her original self had been literally tormented to death by her paternal aunt’s family, and the three years of famine had only just begun. She looked at the cracked earth, and at people driven to sell their sons and daughters for a piece of tree bark... As she cultivated her p 8.6kReads8.4Score85214d adds

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    The poorest county magistrate's wife in history reclaimed wasteland for farming.

14. 64 渡 I Became a God After Surviving the Trial of Love 渡情劫后成功封神 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Bai Yan, the legitimate daughter of a family of military commanders, came down from the mountains after mastering her art so she could return to her home in the capital and overcome her romantic tribulation. At the city gate, the emperor stopped her and ordered her burned as a sacrifice to Heaven and Earth. She also learned that her birth parents had abandoned her because of rumors calling her an ill-fated poison maiden. To clear her name, Bai Yan took responsibility for treating the plague and 155Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The lady cleared land for farming. A little exorcist, catching ghosts, fighting zombies, and exorcising evil spirits.

15. 65 掏 She Spent the Family Fortune: The Capitalist Heiress Married a Young Officer 掏空家底，资本家大小姐嫁军少 Kung Fu Potato功夫马铃薯Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + military marriage + pocket dimension + a capitalist heiress who looks bright and lovely but is proud at heart, paired with a disciplined officer with incredible stamina and an eight-pack] In her previous life, Shen Zhitang was set up by her scumbag father and stepmother, who tricked her into marrying the powerful and influential Gao Jianren. When disaster struck, her father’s family used the Gao family’s connections to sneak off to Hong Kong, enjoying a life of luxury with the Shen fa 21.1kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
16. 66 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, the Capitalist Heiress Can't Take the Slightest Hardship 穿越七零资本家小姐吃不了一点苦 Raised A Cat养了只猫Modern Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + Period + space + revenge on scum + fictional setting + stern, devoted soldier king × all-around heiress who refuses to suffer] Wen Zhixia transmigrates from the apocalypse into the body of a capitalist heiress in another time and place, someone who shares her name. The pampered heiress doesn’t know how to fight back and is cruelly killed by her own family! Now that Wen Zhixia has taken over her body, she won’t put up with any of it. Compared with the kind and timid heiress, 15.5kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds

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    The county magistrate's wife reclaimed wasteland for farming.

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