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Looking for Angsty Historical Romance About a Young Master and His Maid, Around 100 to 200 Chapters Like The Maid 求古言少爷奴婢虐文,像《丫鬟》那样一两百章左右

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  1. 1 The Caged Prize: The Alluring Concubine 笼中之物之尤物小外室 Ancient Romance438k WordsCompleted My new novel is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.4kReads8.1Score—Shelves
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  2. 2 The Chief Minister's Beloved Concubine 首辅大人的宠妾 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Siyue, a servant in the Gu household, has raven-black hair and snow-white skin. She is as enchanting as a lotus fairy, and her only wish is to save enough money to leave the estate. What she doesn’t know is that Gu Rongheng, the eldest son of the Gu family, has long had his eye on her and already considers her his own. Gu Rongheng, the Grand Secretary, lays trap after trap, leaving her no chance to escape. A lowly maid can never escape a nobleman’s grasp. When Gu Heng becomes engaged, she is for 8.9kReads8.3Score640Shelves
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  3. 3 The Bedchamber Maid 通房丫鬟 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted 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: “...” 2.9kReads9.2Score720Shelves
  4. 4 The Lady’s Maid 陪房丫鬟 Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted [A Tale of Taking by Force] Unluckily transmigrated into the body of a maid who serves as a dowry, Yun Xiang knows she will eventually be chosen to become Second Master Lu’s bedchamber maid. Second Master Lu is refined and gentle, the man of many maids’ dreams. But she doesn’t want that. She struggles and resists, openly and in secret, doing everything she can to avoid it. Yet, by a twist of fate, she unexpectedly catches Second Master Lu’s eye. She has no right to refuse. Just as it seems the m 70.4kReads9.1Score8.2kShelves
  5. 5 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 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 22.1kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
  6. 6 After His Bedchamber Maid Faked Her Death, the Chaste Heir Searched for Her for Three Years 通房假死后,禁欲世子苦寻三年 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Powerful Man Bows His Head] [The Regret-and-Redemption Arc] [Both Leads Are Inexperienced] At first, in Zhao Xuanyou’s eyes, Yu Ying was nothing more than an ordinary bedchamber maid. She was pretty, she knew how to flatter him, and she was just a plaything. Watching Yu Ying scheme her way up the ranks and bask in her success, he treated it all as a diversion. It wasn’t until she faked her death and ran away that Zhao Xuanyou realized he didn’t just covet her charms. He wanted all of her, inclu 20.2kReads8.6Score2.9kShelves
  7. 7 A Life of Servitude 为婢 Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted [The short dramas A Maid, A Maid: The Tale of Mingyue, and Mingyue in His Palm are available on Hongguo.] Xiao Lü was held hostage for ten years, and I stayed by his side. We were as close as husband and wife. When he was rescued and returned to the State of Zhao, I became the most lowly “Chu slave” at his side. A maid was insignificant. I watched him marry a beautiful woman, and watched him host banquets for his guests. I watched him become a prince and bask in glory. Later, on the eve of my we 5.9kReads8.7Score686Shelves
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  8. 8 A Lowly Concubine: Scraping by in the Marquis’s Household 卑微小妾,我在侯府苟且偷生 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Wen Baozhu never expected to go from maid to concubine. Though she was rather dim-witted, she knew perfectly well this wasn't what she wanted. But poverty forced her hand, and her greed for money made her accept. As a result, she had to work herself to exhaustion every night and endure beatings as well. Being a concubine left her suffering in silence… 2.8kReads6.5Score123Shelves
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  9. 9 Maid Born with Alluring Charm: Every Powerful Man Loses Control 丫鬟媚骨天成,各路权贵都失控了 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Everyone’s Favorite + Sweet Romance + The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels + Male Rivals Compete + Every Male Lead Is Crazy and Possessive] In her previous life, Pei Zhizhi drugged Second Young Master Wei Heng and climbed into his bed just to survive. She thought she could rise from the ashes and become a phoenix, but Wei Heng was cold-hearted by nature and ruthless in his methods. Once he learned she had drugged him, he tormented her in one cruel way after another. With no other choice, P 16kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
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  10. 10 After His Bedchamber Maid Ran Away, the Prince Begged Her to Return Every Day 通房跑路后,王爷日日求她回府 Ancient Romance614k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance / both virgins] She was a beautiful woman of mixed Han Chinese and Western Regions heritage, born into a military family and exceptionally skilled in martial arts. Free-spirited as the wind, independent and carefree, she had a pair of striking green eyes that captivated everyone. On the day she was to marry her childhood sweetheart, an imperial edict suddenly summoned the groom to become the princess's consort. The wedding never took place, yet, absurdly, she ended up sh 614Reads9.2Score104Shelves
  11. 11 I Live in Seclusion in the Valley, but the Regent Insists on Making Me His Consort 我在山谷隐居摄政王非要娶我为妃 Ancient Romance222k WordsOngoing [Possessive, emotionally starved, domineering Regent ✖ carefree, gorgeous beauty who wants to live in seclusion] Luo Nanzhi: This is ridiculous! Getting hit by a falling roof tile while delivering food part-time and ending up in an uninhabited mountain valley was bad enough! After she got used to growing vegetables, slacking off, walking the dog... and living a life cut off from the world, a bunch of men in black suddenly dropped from the sky and kidnapped her! How did they manage to pinpoint he —Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. 12 The Bedchamber Maid Climbed Into the Wrong Bed, and Now the Whole Household Wants Her to Take Charge 通房丫鬟爬错床,全府求她掌家 Ancient Romance799k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented]+ [Marriage swap]+ [Book Transmigration]+ [Maid’s rise to success]+ [Contrasting heroines] Modern office worker Mei Jiu died suddenly and became a low-ranking maid in the marquis’s household. She and her best friend Chuntao agreed to sneak into their masters’ beds, but through a strange twist of fate, they got mixed up. Mei Jiu accidentally discovered that she might have transmigrated into a book. It seemed she had unintentionally stolen Chuntao’s opportunity. A maid’s usual goa 441Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  13. 13 What Canary? I'm Clearly Playing the Empress's Role 什么金丝雀?我明明拿的女帝剧本 Ancient Romance323k WordsOngoing [There is a central romance, but the true love interest appears much later. Overall, this is a story about a woman growing into an empress. The female lead gets revenge on a man and turns the tables on him, not through wishful thinking but with real, concrete retribution. You won’t regret giving this one a try!] Theme: Opposing feudalism, authoritarian power, and Stockholm syndrome. Note: The early story has a caged-songbird romance; later, the female lead becomes emperor. Shen Nian, once a scul 201Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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  14. 14 Taken by Force: The Beauty Is Untamable, the Tyrant's Captive 强娶豪夺:美人难驯,暴君的囚宠 Ancient Romance359k WordsCompleted A BE ending: the male lead dies at the end. (Why is it always the heroine who dies in tragic romances, while the male lead gets to rule the land? He’s dying. He absolutely has to die.) Against tyranny and Stockholm syndrome. Full of melodrama. If you don’t like it, move along and click the exit button in the upper left. Writing takes hard work, so please respect the author’s work and don’t leave bad reviews. Thank you. The male lead falls for her at first sight, becomes possessive, and takes her 1.6kReads8.9Score—Shelves
  15. 15 The Outer Chamber Woman Can't Escape 外室难逃 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A sweet, funny romance full of little schemes. She doesn’t want to be the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth woman in his life. What’s she to do? She looks at the handsome man beside her, whose presence is far too imposing and who’s both charming and devious. She’s frustrated and helpless. There’s no way to run, so all she can do is take her time and plot a way out. She looks adorable and innocent, often gets herself into funny situations, and loves clinging to people. Who would hav 9.6kReads9.1Score1kShelves
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  16. 16 The Red-Gate Pact: From Kitchen Maid to Mistress of the House 朱门契:从烧火婢到当家主母 Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted [No Rebirth | No Transmigration | Contract to Bear a Child | Lost and Found] Yan Xi entered the Lu household as a maid to save up money for her dowry. As soon as she arrived, she was sent to the kitchen to tend the stove as punishment for fighting. When it rains, it pours. Just then, she discovered that her mother, the only person she had to rely on, had disappeared. With no one to depend on, she carefully did her work and quietly tried to improve herself, all so she could save more money and se 10kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
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  17. 17 The Bedchamber Maid Becomes the Wife 通房为妻 Ancient Romance496k WordsOngoing [Possessive pursuit, then a desperate attempt to win her back] A pretty, honest maid VS a powerful and influential Duke Cheng Yanli, Duke of Cheng, wielded immense power before he was even thirty, and no one dared challenge him. There was a maid in the duke's residence named Yunxiang. She had entered the household at the age of eight. At first, Cheng Yanli thought the girl was breathtakingly beautiful, but too timid and young, so he paid her no mind. It wasn't until after a drunken night th 65.5kReads8.8Score6.9kShelves
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  18. 18 A Prisoner in His Bed: The Maid Pretends to Behave While Plotting Her Escape 沦为榻上囚,通房装乖只想逃 Ancient Romance413k WordsOngoing [A clear-eyed, long-suffering noblewoman fallen into disgrace × a dark, powerful minister with an overwhelming need for control | coercive possession + a long road to winning her back + faking her death to escape + careful plotting at every turn + taming a dog] (Some negative reviews deliberately suggest things like a pregnancy escape plot, but the story doesn't even get that far.) Once a noblewoman from a respected family, she watched her clan fall overnight and became a lowly slave sentenced t 27.7kReads7.0Score2.7kShelves
  19. 19 Where Punishment Falls, Obsession Takes Root 薄刑落处,痴念入骨 Ancient Romance203k WordsOngoing The score is low at first but will rise later. Angsty story: physical and emotional abuse, twisted coercive love. Neither male lead is a conventional good guy. [Sweet-on-the-outside, dark-within hollow-hearted princess x cunning schemer x PTSD-ridden yandere] -- Her nation fell and her family was ruined. The noble princess tumbled into the mire. She became a prisoner, a fallen princess reviled by the world, and a plaything anyone could torment as they pleased. - Everyone said he was cold-blooded 7.9kReads6.3Score285Shelves
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  20. 20 The Former Dynasty's Maidservant 前朝女婢 Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted No saintly heroine, no pointless chatter, no dragging things out. Come feast on the good stuff!!! The cover is based on the heroine's original character design, so feel free to imagine yourself in her role. “As long as we don't have children, there won't be any problems. You needn't worry, Big Sister. I won't marry someone else for the sake of an heir. In this life, I need only you...” 2.5kReads8.4Score155Shelves
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  21. 21 The Powerful Minister’s Concubine 权臣的瘦马通房 Ancient Romance347k WordsCompleted A devoted couple, sweet romance, and a wife-chasing journey of regret A Yuan was famous in Yangzhou as a slender beauty, with skin as smooth as jade and beauty as radiant as peach blossoms. Every frown and smile of hers could captivate the heart. Later, she was sold into the Marquis of Anning's household. The old madam took a liking to her and assigned her to serve as a bedchamber maid to Wei Xun, the heir to the marquis's title. Wei Xun was aloof and indifferent by nature. More than anything, h 5.7kReads8.5Score582Shelves
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  22. 22 No, Young Master, You’ll Have to Punish Me 不行,公子要罚的 Ancient Romance689k WordsOngoing [Gloomy, Strict Illegitimate Young Master × Loyal, Capable Maid | Control, Discipline, Both Virgins, Devotion, Redemption, An Illegitimate Son’s Rise] Liang Yan grew up bearing all the hatred one woman felt for his birth mother. In the depths of the Duke’s manor, he gradually became twisted, until he took in a maid named Yun’er. He raised Yun’er until she became his very soul. Watching her tread carefully and seeing her eyes fill with tears were the only things that made Liang Yan feel human. Bu 11.5kReads8.8Score800Shelves
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  23. 23 Sick of the Madwoman, the Wicked Maid Decides to Find a New Boss 受够癫婆,恶婢决定换个老板 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A vicious supporting character’s maid awakens + face-slapping + playing the pig to eat the tiger + super sweet romance] [Career-minded maid × delusion-prone emperor, both virgins in both their lives] In her previous life, the maid Dan Feng saved the emperor when he was in trouble, but handed him over to her mistress, Wei Xixue. She watched as the whole Wei family rode on the emperor’s gratitude to rise to prominence; She watched as her mistress used that favor to become the emperor’s beloved co 10.5kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves
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  24. 24 After Escaping Her Maidservant Status, She Became Obsessed with Making Money 摆脱通房丫鬟身份后,她沉迷搞钱 Ancient Romance695k WordsCompleted [Complete + no transmigration or rebirth + winning back his wife + slow-burn romance + political intrigue and business rivalry + pure-love devotees] She was a farmer’s daughter. After her father died, she was sold and became a kitchen maid in a marquis’s household. By a twist of fate, she was forced to follow the marquis’s family into exile for a heinous crime. She endured countless hardships and suffered many injuries to keep the whole family fed, all because the young marquis had made a solemn 57kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves
  25. 25 Reborn as a Maidservant: Spring Buds Bloom at Qiheng Gate 穿成通房,春芽初绽栖衡门 Ancient Romance576k WordsCompleted [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 325Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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  26. 26 Forced to Become a Concubine, the Wicked Maid Schemes for Power and Rises Step by Step 被逼为妾,恶婢勾心夺权步步高升 Ancient Romance535k WordsCompleted Not a wish-fulfillment story [Forcible Possession + Ruthless Heroine + Psychotic Hero] Shen Yuzheng transmigrates to ancient times and is sold into servitude at the Wen residence by her own mother. She obeys the rules and watches every word and action, finally earning a chance to leave the residence as a free woman. But just before she can leave, the eldest son of the Wen family forces her to become his concubine. The eldest son of the Wen family is noble by birth and peerlessly handsome, haile 1.4kReads8.5Score153Shelves
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  27. 27 The Grand Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard’s Maid 锦衣卫总督的丫鬟 Ancient Romance159k WordsCompleted Qin Shi grew up being fed by neighbors. Her lifelong goal is to make money, make money, and make more money. She takes a job as a maid at the Chief Inspector’s residence of the Embroidered Uniform Guard for the pay, but by a twist of fate, the infamous Chief Inspector uses her as an antidote. She can’t escape. Xie Xian has parents, but little affection for them. Why should he care if others dislike him? He’ll take whatever he wants by any means necessary. Then, while poisoned, he meets her. At f 171Reads6.0Score—Shelves
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  28. 28 The Bride’s Personal Maid 伴嫁丫鬟 Ancient Romance160k WordsCompleted In the silent depths of a grand household, fate drifts like a wisp of silk. From a maid who came with the bride to a maidservant in the study, she treads carefully at every turn, caught between schemes and growing affection. Beneath his cold exterior lies tenderness; beneath her caution, a heart beginning to stir. In the deep halls of a marquis’s household, an unspoken love quietly takes root. Love runs deep in the marquis’s manor, where schemes stretch as far as the sea. Where will she ultimate 2.5kReads7.3Score169Shelves
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  29. 29 My Husband Is a Deadly Agent 我的夫君是死士 Ancient Romance136k WordsCompleted Historical setting + tragic romance + winning her back + winning him back + humor with tearjerking moments No rebirth, no transmigration, no System, no face-slapping, no wicked female rival, and no intricately connected plot. Only ordinary people, as insignificant as ants, pursuing the simplest feelings and the freedom to live as they choose, just like you, me, and everyone else in real life. She is a lowly kitchen maid who has sunk into the mud. He is a cold, proud assassin trained to die for h 151Reads—Score234Shelves
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  30. 30 Dressed in Red: The Maid's Rise to Power 照红妆:通房丫鬟上位记 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Extra chapters being updated] Haitang, a maid who shares her master's bed, follows these rules for surviving household rivalries: First, be flexible. Second, don't let love cloud your judgment. Third, if a woman isn't ruthless, she won't keep her place. Haitang is breathtakingly beautiful, but she comes from humble beginnings. In her previous life, she was proud and refused to become a bedchamber maid, so her mistress tortured her to death. Reborn, she decides to live differently. Everyone thin 15kReads9.3Score2kShelves
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  31. 31 The Mad Tyrant Wants to Steal Her: You’re the One Who Tempted Me First! 疯批权臣夺她,是你先勾我的! Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + Untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + Scheming heroine + Both leads are pure] The eldest son of the Xie family was as refined as a gentle breeze beneath a clear sky, as elegant as an orchid or jade tree, and, more unusually, possessed the heart of a bodhisattva. A year ago, he had taken charge of sheltering a destitute cousin who had come to seek refuge. The rescued Wanruo was deeply grateful, and looked up to and adored her cousin. Their story of a loving bro 136.1kReads9.2Score16.9kShelves
  32. 32 The Sweet and Sly Maid Wins Her Way Up Through Household Scheming 小通房乖又茶,靠宅斗步步上位 Ancient Romance354k WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins, mutual salvation, a maid focused on building her career, a fiercely protective heir] [The heroine seems sweet and delicate but is actually a master manipulator X The hero seems aloof and ascetic but is actually an obsessive yandere with overwhelming possessiveness] Qing Zhi was a low-ranking, low-born servant maid. One day, she dreamed that her mistress would force her to become a plaything for the master's illegitimate son, leaving her wishing she were dead. When she wo 4.7kReads8.9Score714Shelves
  33. 33 The Scheming Maids by the Side of the Villainess 女配身边的心机丫鬟们 Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration stories, each one standalone, with a different heroine in every story: a scheming woman rises to power] [Narrated in the third person] (The Young General) My young lady was infatuated with the young general. She didn't care that everyone in the capital laughed at her, and went to look for him at the military camp outside the city every single day. The young general was as dazzling as the morning sun, yet he never spared her a glance. My lady was so furious she slapped me 880Reads6.6Score107Shelves
  34. 34 The Eastern Palace Bedchamber Maid 东宫通房 Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted Yu Niang had once been sold as a courtesan and was left with a strange illness. By chance, she became the Crown Prince’s personal medicine woman, then his bedchamber attendant. But because of her low birth, she was never given a title. The Crown Prince was handsome and noble, but cold and unfeeling. He often warned his lowly bedchamber attendant not to covet what she could never have. Yu Niang could only meekly agree. One day, a fire broke out in the Eastern Palace. The Crown Prince’s leg was pi 53kReads9.2Score7.7kShelves
  35. 35 The Lame Prince Is Truly Ruthless 瘸腿王爷真狠啊 Ancient Romance126k WordsCompleted A decree of marriage bound Shen Qingyi, the legitimate daughter of a marquis and granddaughter of a Grand Princess, to Xiao Yan, a prince who commanded hundreds of thousands of troops. Thus began their marriage before love. Shen Qingyi was a gifted businesswoman who expanded her ventures across the land. Xiao Yan was ruthless and imposing outside the home, but in front of his wife, he could only obey. That was until his wife, wanting to strengthen the royal household, decided to find capable all 2.8kReads—Score125Shelves
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  36. 36 The Sweet and Obedient Maid Has the Chaste Heir's Heart Racing 小通房又乖又软,禁欲世子心狂跳 Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted [Both leads sexually inexperienced, household and palace intrigue, growing-up romance, arrogant young heir × clever maid who plays the pig to eat the tiger] In her fifth year at the marquis’s residence, Youli has risen from the lowest-ranked maid responsible for sweeping and cleaning to the most favored senior maid at the side of the heir of the Marquis of Yong’an. She has reached a small peak in her career as a servant. She is quite content with her life and dares not ask for much more. She pl 3.2kReads8.8Score326Shelves
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  37. 37 After She Married, the Mad Emperor Seized Her by Force 嫁人后,被疯批皇帝强取豪夺了 Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Later Revenge on the Scoundrels + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Groveling Chase + No Reconciliation + Second Male Lead Wins] Chu Huaiyu personally offered Lu Zhaoxue to the Crown Prince, using her as bait to frame Chu Siheng. After ascending the throne, Chu Huaiyu imprisoned Lu Zhaoxue deep in the palace, using his favor as a pair of shackles. Night after night, they were entangled in the palace. Biting her earlobe, Chu Huaiyu whispered, “Zhaoxue, do you hate me? Hate me if y 10.4kReads8.1Score450Shelves
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  38. 38 Jun Huazhi 君花芷 Ancient Romance253k WordsCompleted I transmigrated to ancient times one day. I couldn't go back, and I couldn't settle in, so I gave up trying. Who would have thought I'd become the heir's darling... Well, whatever. I'll just go with it... Wait, no! The heir has started romancing himself into falling for me... 205Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 39 Goodness! The Maid Comes Home Pregnant and Finds a Bright New Path 惊!丫鬟揣娃回家,走出康庄大道 Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted The short drama is out, and a publishing deal has been signed, awaiting release. [Soul transmigration + storage space + fleeing while pregnant + only ever been with each other + building wealth] Liu Yuehong was a country girl and a third-grade maid at the Duke of Zhenguo’s manor. At sixteen, hoping to buy her freedom early and earn fifty taels of silver, she became the antidote for the manor’s third young master, Lu Chen. During that time, memories of her previous life in a post-apocalyptic worl 22.1kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
  40. 40 After I Married Someone Else, My Childhood Friend, Who Broke Off Our Engagement to Climb the Social Ladder, Went Mad 我嫁别人后,那个为攀高枝悔婚的竹马疯了。 10k WordsCompleted After I married someone else, the childhood sweetheart who broke off our engagement to climb the social ladder went mad. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 41 Imprisoned in Spring: The Cold, Aloof Powerful Official Breaks His Vows 囚春情:清冷权臣破戒后 Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted [Age gap + both are inexperienced + pregnant and on the run + an icy, powerful official brought low + she flees, he pursues] In the eighth year of Chengping, amid bitter cold and heavy snow, the entire Xie household was seized. Xie Jinhuai, the governor of Yangzhou, was sentenced to a brutal execution, and the rest of his family suffered as well. In the blink of an eye, Xie Zhi went from a governor’s daughter to a convicted slave. Just as she was about to be sold to a brothel, she summoned her c 8.7kReads9.1Score1kShelves
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  42. 42 Forced to Become His Bedchamber Maid, She Is Spoiled Beyond Reason by the General 被逼成通房后,她被将军逆天独宠 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A true maid-companion, no transmigration and no later identity makeover] Su Qingwan was treated as a pawn in the household's inner-familial schemes and assigned as a bedchamber maid to an illegitimate son. She refused, she ran away, and then she was forced back. On one side was the matriarch, who could kill without spilling a drop of blood. On the other was a violent illegitimate son who would casually order twenty strokes for a maid. She struggled to survive between them. Thinking she had chos 2.7kReads9.1Score692Shelves
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  43. 43 Hairpins and Beauty 鬓花颜 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Maid + sisters in the inner palace + ensemble-focused story] [The heroine is a native of this world, with no transmigration, rebirth, or hidden identity] After her mother dies of illness, Meng Shu’s father takes a new wife almost at once. She endures years under her stepmother’s hand, but in the end, she cannot escape being sold. A trafficker’s rope drags her away from her homeland and casts her into the fabulously wealthy Tang household. Her exceptiona 40.9kReads9.2Score6.4kShelves
  44. 44 White Feathers Stained with Rouge 白羽染胭脂 Ancient Romance236k WordsCompleted The tangled love between Chen Jun, the young son of a great general, and his young book attendant, Bai Yu. In a time of chaos, heroes vie for supremacy. The victor becomes king, and the players come and go in turn. A yellow hound at his side, a falcon on his arm, a thousand horsemen sweeping across the hills. At last he claims the throne. Looking back, he speaks of the desolation left behind, still remembering that year in the little courtyard: lazily waving a white-feather fan, bare-chested amo 420Reads8.8Score106Shelves
  45. 45 Beneath the Beauty’s Tent 美人帐下 Ancient Romance156k WordsCompleted Ping An was reborn. She died on a roof of green tiles, just before dawn. After the brutal general gave her a pleasure tangled with pain, he strangled her without mercy. So when she came back to life, she resolved never to suffer such a fate again and fled her arranged marriage. But the threads of fate never let anyone go. The young man she meets again, supposedly a wandering swordsman, always seems to bear the faintest shadow of that general. [An elegant, reserved princess like a white camellia 209Reads8.3Score—Shelves
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  46. 46 A Spy’s Survival Guide: Groveling at the Heir’s Feet Every Day 细作求生指南,每天都在跪舔世子 Ancient Romance740k WordsCompleted [Possessive love | She runs, he chases; she can’t escape | Clear-headed maid × obsessive young master | Both are virgins] Lin Huaiyin transmigrated into the body of a maid in a marquis’s household. After suffering one humiliation after another, all she wanted was to stay alive. Cunning and smooth-tongued, she did her best to charm the young master, hoping to earn her freedom and avoid disaster. She thought she could finish what she came for and escape, but he held her tightly in his arms. “Y 595Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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  47. 47 The Maid Hides from the High Branches, 丫鬟躲高枝, Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Love grows over time + slow burn + maid rises to the top] The heroine is neither reborn nor a transmigrator, and there is no System. She seems like a little lamb on the surface, but in reality she’s as tenacious as a cockroach. Xu Qiqi was born unlucky. Her parents died when she was young, her family was dirt poor, and she had a younger brother to support. To keep them alive, she got up early and worked late, running a stall to earn a few copper coins to feed him. She thought life would go on l 221Reads7.0Score—Shelves
  48. 48 A Woman Boxer Transmigrates to a World Where Anyone Who Defies Her Gets a Fist to the Face 女拳击手穿越一个不服抬手就是干 Ancient Romance298k WordsCompleted The rating has just been posted, and it will rise later. I hope all the readers, sisters, and adoptive parents enjoy the story. Wishing everyone wealth, a raise, and a partner in the new year; may all your wishes come true, may everything go smoothly, may you enjoy good health and happiness, and may success and good luck follow you always! In her previous life, her parents treasured her like a pearl, providing her with a comfortable life. After transmigrating, she becomes Huang Yinniang, a woman 1.4kReads8.1Score143Shelves
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  49. 49 Help the Villain Steal the Heroine 帮助反派抢女主 Ancient Romance195k WordsCompleted ✔️ Wang Yan'er × Han Wen (mutual love) couple ↑ Liu Yun (villain) breaks up the couple Xiyao helps him do it ✔️ Liu Yun × Xiyao ✔️ Secondary couple: Chaoxuan × Xiyao She (Xiyao) actually helps the villain (Liu Yun) steal the female lead! She only does it because he once saved her, and she wants to repay him. (Male lead: Sorry about this!) Don't assume she's just an ordinary maid. She's exceptionally eloquent, and the villain really likes her personality. She always stands up fo 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  50. 50 A Bizarre Tale of Feng Shui! 风水奇谭! Urban555k WordsCompleted Chen Yan, a top student at a 985 university, suffered a devastating blow at just twenty-two: His roommate set him up and framed him, driving him into a dead end; His girlfriend of three years cheated on him; his father was hospitalized with a serious illness, and he couldn't even scrape together the 5,000-yuan deposit. His loan payments were overdue and collectors were after him. He was about to become... Just as he sank into utter despair, a mysterious old Daoist appeared, opened his heavenly e 6.7kReads8.5Score411Shelves
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