Looking for Novels Where a Palace Maid Leaves the Palace and Starts a Life of Her Own. Thanks 🙏🏻 求那种宫女出宫另立门户的书，感谢🙏🏻

1. 1 退 Life in Bianjing for a Retired Lady Official 退休女官的汴京生活 Nine Clear Warm Suns九澄暖阳Ancient Romance147k WordsOngoing [Alternate universe + commoner protagonist + household intrigue + matriarch] Lu Chi spent twelve years in the palace, working diligently, keeping a low profile, and enduring in silence. After passing the examination for female officials, she became a shrewd and perceptive sixth-rank Director of Accounts. After the late emperor died and the new emperor ascended the throne, a general amnesty was granted. The women of the inner palace were permitted to leave, and female officials were also allowed 157Reads—Score—Shelves

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2. 2 司 The Retired Life of a Female Court Archivist 司籍女官的退休日常 Jing Ban静半Ancient Romance561k WordsCompleted [Fictional setting, not a transmigration or rebirth story + household intrigue + lady of the house] [Early story: self-reliant junior female official x by-the-book prefect] [Later story: perceptive and sensible lady of the house x scheming grand secretary] Wu Xi has spent thirteen years in the palace, struggling her way up, cautious and restrained, dodging countless hidden attacks. At last, she earns the position of sixth-rank female official in charge of the palace library. But then the former 1.1kReads8.6Score105Shelves
3. 3 退 A Retired Palace Maid's Laid-Back Life 退休宫女的躺平日常 Bright Green Persimmon绿澄澄的柿子Ancient Romance532k WordsCompleted [No golden finger, ordinary people, slow-burn story, a gentle unfolding, peaceful daily life, lightly sketched setting] An alternate-world historical romance. All the worldbuilding is the author’s own invention, so don’t overthink it! One couple, sweet romance, mutual devotion, solid careers, and cozy everyday life. A wage slave in her previous life and a palace maid in this one, Wang Youran opens her eyes to an unexpected early retirement. Her life plan is clear: find a beautiful place with hil 2.7kReads7.6Score251Shelves

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4. 4 都 I’ve Transmigrated, So Who’d Still Want to Be a Maid?! 都穿越了谁还要当丫鬟！ Hot Summer热夏夏Ancient Romance514k WordsCompleted Transmigration + pocket dimension + business + gourmet food + opening up wasteland and farming + devoted couple Su Ye has barely transmigrated to another world when she is sold. What? To be a maid? She figures that since she's here, she might as well make the best of it. She plans to tough it out and keep a low profile. But maids have no rights at all, and Su Ye realizes that a comfortable life is like a frog slowly boiling in warm water. If she doesn't jump out soon, it'll be too late. If she's 2.1kReads7.4Score132Shelves

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   This story about redeeming a woman and establishing a household for her family is quite interesting.

5. 5 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 third book: After nine years in the palace, the heroine has finally left. No more intrigue, no more anxiety, just delicious food! Let her open a restaurant with her family and live a good life!

6. 6 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
7. 7 小 A Palace Maid’s Path to Prosperity After Leaving the Palace 小宫女出宫后的致富道路 The Cat with Chopsticks拿筷子的猫Ancient Romance115k WordsCompleted [No golden finger, no pocket dimension, no transmigration, fictional setting, everyday life] (I’m planning to start a new novel in mid-to-late October~ Please show it lots of support~~~) A treacherous imperial palace? I won't stay. A life lived on tenterhooks? I don't want it. After nine years in the palace, Shen Pan'er has finally risen to become a second-rank palace maid in the Imperial Food Bureau. But just because the Third Prince looks at her once, she's demoted overnight back to a third-ra 166Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 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
9. 9 宫 The Palace Maid Luo Zhi 宫女洛芷 Zhang Desheng of Luoxi Dao洛夕道的张德胜Ancient Romance193k WordsCompleted Monster hunting + palace intrigue + romance Luo Zhi only wants to keep her head down in the imperial kitchen, save up some money, and leave the palace to enjoy her retirement. She has no interest in palace intrigue and is afraid of dying. But when her best friend is falsely accused, she can’t run away. She has to take revenge. Once she does, she even finds the place where she truly belongs. 26Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 国 The Duke's Estate Maid 国公府小丫鬟 July Koi七月锦鲤Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Su Liyue was a low-ranking maid in the Duke's mansion, not even qualified for the ranks of household maids. She had no interest in climbing the social ladder. She just wanted to leave the mansion and live a quiet life. After hearing that only first-class maids could buy their freedom, she rushed into the main kitchen and embarked on a difficult journey up the ranks. She made sweet soups, prepared pastries, cooked elaborate dishes, bought farmland, rented a butcher shop, and tended the ancestral 15.4kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    Pretty auntie

11. 11 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 84.3kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves

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    Zhiyun's "Jiaogu" is very good 🙂

12. 12 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Moonlight Beauty Eloped with the Treacherous Eunuch Who Ruled the Realm 穿书后，白月光把祸国奸宦拐跑了 Qing Yu青与Ancient Romance359k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book / court intrigue / devoted couple / eunuch] Other people fight in the palace against the imperial consorts. Su Qing is different. She transmigrates into a historical romance novel as the ill-fated first love who dies early, a mere stepping stone. To stay alive, she has to fight a prince... What kind of hellish start is this? There’s no choice. She has to grit her teeth and face it. She can’t just sit back and wait to die. She can only play the fool while hiding her 49Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    It's a very good show. The palace maid is clever and resourceful, stirring up the court and fighting her way out of trouble. In the end, she and the male protagonist go off to roam the world together. The rating is too low; I'd give it a 9.8.

13. 13 退 Retired Palace Maid Takes Down Scumbags Online 退休宫女在线虐渣 Ling Yue'er灵悦儿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She thought she'd be able to enjoy life after retiring! Then her scheming, sanctimonious younger sister set her up? Now retired, she takes down scumbags left and right and puts every troublemaker in their place. She makes a little money on the side, and life is just lovely! Who could have guessed she'd get pestered by the little tiger she watched grow up? “Big Sister, the palace maid, how about I let you manage all my money from now on?” Her: “...” 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🌻 ① Early Stage: A young female official who sets up her own household ✖️ An old, unreliable prefect. After thirteen years in the palace, she returns to her hometown at the age of twenty-one. In this era, she has already passed the coming-of-age ceremony, so how can she get married...? 🌻 ② The female lead sets up her own household and wants to get married. She keeps looking at potential partners, but none of them are successful. Every time she looks at one, he interferes. She doesn't believe she will eventually give in to him.

14. 14 开 A Hundred Million from the Start, Then I Transmigrated into a Marquis’s Maid 开局一亿巨款，穿成侯府丫鬟 Xi Han习含Ancient Romance404k WordsCompleted Jiang Yunrong is rich, with a hundred million from her previous life; beautiful, the most beautiful woman under heaven; and blessed with a golden finger that lets her enjoy Pinduoduo anytime, anywhere. There’s just one problem: she’s become the personal maid in the study of the illegitimate eldest son of the Marquis of Yongyi in the Great Wei dynasty. She has no property rights and no right to life, and in this grand mansion, any of her masters might drag her into a room and force themselves on 3.5kReads8.8Score388Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced and the language is humorous.

15. 15 变 Transformation Guide: Laying Low as a Cannon Fodder Character in Empresses in the Palace 变身攻略：苟在甄嬛传里当炮灰 Li Runshi李润石Female-Channel Fanfiction394k WordsOngoing Transformation story: Before transmigrating, Chen Wangfu was a boy. One morning, he woke up transmigrated into the body of a palace maid, and not just any maid, but a disposable character who dies from the start in Empresses in the Palace. He was on the verge of tears, crying out inside, “I just want to lie flat!” He wanted to live and take it easy, but reality forced her to fight back. In the end, she realized she was already caught up in the game. PS: This story takes place in a parallel world 40Reads8.4Score—Shelves
16. 16 富 The Wealthy Little Maid 富贵小丫鬟 Huaqing Xue花青雪Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted She wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a little maid at the Duke of Tang's mansion. In the wealthy and comfortable manor, Yun Shu begins a leisurely life, growing up sheltered by riches and splendor. She sets out to earn more money and buy lots of farmland, all so she can become a little landowner someday and enjoy a happy, comfortable life. But that dull-witted general just doesn't know when to give up. Once he gets his hands on something he wants, he refuses to let go, and now he won' 4.6kReads9.0Score686Shelves

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    This is quite nice.

17. 17 首 The Chief Minister's Beloved Concubine 首辅大人的宠妾 August Snow八月雪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 7kReads8.3Score505Shelves
18. 18 宫 The Palace Maid Just Wants to Leave and Open a Restaurant 宫女她只想出宫开饭馆 Youmi Is a Cat悠米是只猫Ancient Romance158k WordsOngoing [Laid-back, chatty palace maid vs. real-and-fake heiress twist + underdog comeback] Shen Sui'an is the least ambitious palace maid in the imperial palace. She's so laid-back that if the sky falls, she'll first grab a couple of snacks from the imperial kitchens, and so chatty she can spend ages gossiping with the weeds growing along the palace wall. Her biggest daily problem is that there aren't enough osmanthus cakes to go around! Then she sticks her nose where it doesn't belong, catches the Nob 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is recommended.

19. 19 替 A Substitute Slave! Her Way Through the Palace to Become Empress 替身为奴！一路宫斗做皇后 @Eternal Night@永夜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yongan, the daughter of a disgraced official, was sentenced to palace service. She endured a life of hunger and cold in a cutthroat harem, struggling through hardship after hardship until she finally became a senior palace maid. He said he would cherish her for the rest of her life, but she had grown tired of the intrigue and ruthless rivalries. Once she stepped beyond the palace gates, she was no longer the senior palace maid everyone envied. The world was wide open, and she was free to soar! W 1.8kReads9.3Score366Shelves

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    This one does have a similar feel to that one; it's also about leaving the palace.

20. 20 宫 A Palace Maid's Guide to Staying Alive 宫女保命准则 Wu Naihe吴奈何Ancient Romance77k WordsCompleted Yu Hexue was a wine maker in the Imperial Food Bureau. Before serving wine to her masters, one of her duties was to test it for poison. It sounded dangerous, but she had never heard of anyone being poisoned to death while testing food. Yet this very thing happened to her. In the seventh year of Zhengping, during the New Year's Eve palace banquet, she was poisoned to death in Shuanghua Hall. She died in the arms of the Third Prince, Yuan Yu, becoming his scapegoat. When she woke, she had returned 168Reads8.9Score—Shelves
21. 21 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
22. 22 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
23. 23 宫 The Palace Maid Keeps Embarrassing Herself Every Day 宫女她每天都在社死的路上 Hu Yu蝴俞Ancient Romance577k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + inner thoughts + System + regret-and-redemption arc + secret identities] As the story’s disposable cannon-fodder bug, Zhou Shengsheng thinks she can reincarnate perfectly as long as she keeps the plot on track. But these three men are each stranger than the last. When she was a palace maid, they treated her like a plaything. She thought she could put on a new secret identity and get back at them for everything she had endured. But their reactions leave her baffled. Th 9kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
24. 24 咸 The Palace Maid's Rise from Idle to Influential 咸鱼宫女升职记 Old Demon 18老妖精18Ancient Romance821k WordsOngoing 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... 17Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 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
26. 26 贴 The Emperor's Personal Maid 贴身宫女 Si Liu丝柳Ancient Romance997k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue and scheming: see how a palace maid rises to the pinnacle of power. Hong Chen'er is the beloved daughter of a frontier general, while Tian Tian is a country girl who lost her parents at a young age. One is chosen to enter the palace and eventually becomes a Noble Consort; the other, through a twist of fate, becomes the emperor's personal maid. How will they find a way to survive in the treacherous, ruthless inner palace... 16Reads8.1Score—Shelves
27. 27 宫 The Palace Maid Zhaozhao 宫女朝朝 Again and Again又双Ancient Romance542k WordsOngoing [Palace intrigue + favored consort + more children, more blessings golden finger: the ability to bear children] Zhaozhao was stunningly beautiful, yet she was only a lowly palace maid. That meant she would be bullied and assigned by her mistress to a sadistic eunuch. But Zhaozhao wanted to live, too. At first, she knelt before the most exalted man in the realm, tears glistening in her beautiful eyes as she spoke in a voice brimming with seductive tenderness: “I beg Your Majesty to take pity on t 47Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 重 Reborn: A Palace Maid's Rise to Power 重生之宫女逆袭记 A Heart with Lingxi心有凌兮Ancient Romance81k WordsCompleted A special forces soldier transmigrates and somehow ends up as a palace maid?! No need to worry, just watch her defy fate and rewrite her life! To get out of the palace, she treats the emperor and cleverly drives off the enemy. But who could have guessed she'd end up a princess? She only wants to leave the palace and build a career, so why has she gotten involved with a "timid" prince? No, thanks! But the "timid" prince won't stop pursuing her: "Once you've caught my eye, you think you can get aw 18Reads8.2Score—Shelves
29. 29 成 The Cold Palace’s Favored Consort and Her Closest Maid 成为冷宫宠妃的贴身大宫女 Like an Omen如谶Two Female Leads194k WordsOngoing [Dual heroines, space, farming in the early chapters (Chapters 1–60), palace intrigue later (from Chapter 60 onward] Caiyun was an ordinary palace maid in the Imperial Treasures Bureau. After witnessing a scandal in the palace, her fate changed completely. She kept her life, but lost everything, becoming an object of ridicule and bullying. Perhaps this was how she would spend the rest of her life... Their fates were destined to intertwine. On the very first day of Consort Qin's entry into the p —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 被 The Sold Maid Redeems Herself but Doesn’t Go Home 被卖小丫头赎身不回家 Bodhi With Single-Minded Devotion一味菩提Ancient Romance741k WordsOngoing Bai Huanxi, a farmer’s daughter, was sold by her parents to be a maid when she was little. She endured hardship after hardship and fought with all her might to leave the household, asking only for a quiet, ordinary life. But life doesn’t go as planned! She thought escaping her status as a slave would mean a fresh start. Who could have guessed that the moment she stepped out of the household, she would instead be swept into one struggle after another...? 30Reads6.8Score—Shelves
31. 31 虐 Tortured into a Locked Love 虐锁清欢 Already Exists 11已存在的11Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Leng Qinghuan was forced to marry the notorious Prince Yan. But she wasn't some naive, helpless girl. Crying and accepting her fate just wasn't in Leng Qinghuan's nature. She seized every opportunity, with the courage to burn her bridges, fought scheming women, fought the empress, opened shops, learned to solve cases, and more... Through her words and deeds, she proved herself. The woman Prince Yan had once sneered at ultimately became someone far beyond his reach! 293Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A clear-headed person doesn't rely on beauty, but on intelligence.

32. 32 跨 Across Time and Space: Food Delivery to a Thousand Years Ago 跨时空，外卖送到千年前 Born Small生于微Ancient Romance237k WordsCompleted Zhang Yan accidentally discovers that the drawer in her home can send things to another time and space. On the other side is General Wei Cheng, starving and on the brink of death. He and three hundred soldiers are trapped in Nanzhou City, with a hundred thousand enemy troops outside. Zhang Yan opens a food delivery app and arranges fried chicken, soy-braised duck, crayfish, buns, steamed bread, and stir-fried pork kidneys for the soldiers. She also comes up with a plan to help them escape. Becau 5Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    This, this, this

33. 33 宁 A Dream of Peace in Ning’an: I’ll Give My Heart’s Blood for Your Lifetime of Peace 宁安如梦：舍我心头血换你一世宁 Xue Yuetong雪月桐Female-Channel Fanfiction301k WordsCompleted [Yan Lin and Jiang Xuening pairing] A sweet romance where Ningning is doted on by everyone! She chooses Yan Lin and only Yan Lin! In her previous life, she brought ruin upon Yan Lin's entire clan, yet he was willing to sacrifice his heart's blood to give her another chance at life. In her previous life, Zhang Zhe loved her but could never say it; in this one, he proposes to her the moment he sees her. In her previous life, Xie Wei hated her and killed her; in this one, he values beauty over his 170Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    I don't have any here, but I do have quite a few books on palace intrigue. Today, I'm recommending some that you might not like. If you like them, read them; if not, that's fine too. I only have palace intrigue books; I don't have the kind of books mentioned in the title.

34. 34 宁 Ning An Ru Meng: This Time, She Chooses Zhang Zhe 宁安如梦：这一世她选张遮 Evening Drink晚饮Ancient Romance140k WordsCompleted [A Dream of Splendor fanfiction X Ningzhe X making up for regrets from a past life] Jiang Xuening's perspective: Jiang Xuening was reborn. In her past life, Xie Wei gave her a dagger, intending for her to kill Yan Lin. But she didn't want to owe him any more, so she chose to end her own life. Yet in her final moments, all she could think about was Zhang Zhe, an honest, incorruptible official whom she had forced into the mire. Reborn, she resolved to stop pursuing power and make up for the regret —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 宁 Ning'an Like a Dream: Ning by My Side at the End 宁安如梦之临终有宁 Ying Mu迎木Female-Channel Fanfiction193k WordsCompleted Yan Ning (Premise: Yan Lin returns with memories of his previous life. Though the years have blurred those memories, he is still the dashing young man on horseback whom Jiang Xuening knows best...) Yan Lin regrets losing control amid the love and hate of his previous life and hurting his Ningning. He is still consumed by a love so obsessive it borders on madness. Childhood sweethearts, close since they were young... As for Jiang Xuening, the dark ideas Wan Niang instilled in her as a child left 76Reads6.5Score—Shelves
36. 36 执 Ning of Obsession 执念宁 LiaoMiEnzcModern Romance742k WordsCompleted This work is based on my real experiences, happy times, and childhood trauma. The happy times were brought to me by Xiaobai and Xiaoning. The childhood trauma came from Xiaozhang and his wife. This is my second story. The first was posted on the Short Stories app under the title Born. The second is Childhood Trauma, and the third, fourth, and fifth are Happy Times. The content of the first chapter has been added to Chapter Eight because it can’t be found on Tomato Novel from the Short Stories ap 1Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 宁 Ning An Ru Meng: Lord Yan Lin, Don't Be So Wild 宁安如梦：燕临大人别太疯 Mo Xining墨茜宁Female-Channel Fanfiction90k WordsOngoing That night, thunder roared and rain poured down. In his previous life, Yan Lin had barely returned to the capital before climbing over walls and windows to get into Anning Palace. One moment, he was posting online about how much he liked forcing his love on Jiang Ningxue. The next, he had become the one forcing his love on her… 9Reads6.7Score—Shelves
38. 38 宁 Ning An Ru Meng: Reborn to Become the Ultimate Heartbreaker 宁安如梦：重生之我要当海后 Pomelo and Wine柚子与酒Female-Channel Fanfiction138k WordsOngoing [Sweet romance + love-triangle chaos] In her previous life, Jiang Xuening stepped on other people’s genuine feelings to claim the empress’s throne she wanted. But Kunning Palace became her grave, and the imperial palace became the graves of Xie Wei, Zhang Zhe, and Yan Lin. It all started because she had no heart. Reborn, her heart has already been mended. This time, she is determined to protect their true feelings and be a heartbreaker who gives none of them short shrift. “Mr. Xie, I’m more eff 28Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 宁 A Dream of Splendor: You Wish to Become a Phoenix, So I’ll Be Your Dragon 宁安如梦：你欲成凰，我便为龙 Ming Min冥泯Female-Channel Fanfiction109k WordsCompleted Ning'an Ruming: An Old Dream. This is the story of what happened in a past life in the novel Kun Ning! It's not the original novel, so please take note. It's mainly about the romance between the emperor and empress. Shen Jie and Shen Lang are listed in the order they appear in the love triangle. Various side stories pop up from time to time, but they're unrelated to the main plot and can be skipped. Note: [Caution] Ning Er and Xie Wei [Horror] The Empress and Zhang Zhe [Misunderstanding] Ning Ni 441Reads8.1Score—Shelves
40. 40 知 What If She Were Reborn in The Story of Minglan 知否若她重生 Chang Rong常容Female-Channel Fanfiction353k WordsCompleted [Completed] This story does not demonize Minglan or her grandmother. Granny Sheng from The Story of Minglan is reborn, and Molan gets infinite lives, so there are no more heartbreaking regrets. The eldest Mrs. Sheng, who lost her daughter; Granny Sheng, who lost her son (Minglan's grandmother); Empress Jing'an; Bai Shi, Gu Tingye's birth mother; and others… They are reborn to make up for past regrets and change their tragic endings. 225Reads7.0Score—Shelves
41. 41 后 The Harem: Consort Hua Reborn 后宫之华妃重生 Shi Liu Sparkling Water石刘气泡水Female-Channel Fanfiction887k WordsCompleted Consort Hua, Nian Shilan, died with a heart full of resentment in her previous life. Unexpectedly, she was reborn. When she woke again, she knew that Consort Duan had not harmed her child. She still both hated and loved the emperor. She hated him for using her feelings and devotion to bring down the entire Nian family, but loved the man she had sincerely given her heart to when they were young. But if she hadn’t been so foolish in her previous life, how would she have made so many enemies? When 11.8kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
42. 42 为 The Fragrance of a Flower: The Mad Patriarch's Forceful Love for Hua Qian 为有暗香来之疯批家主强制爱华浅 Zuo Wen左闻Female-Channel Fanfiction136k WordsCompleted [Hua Qian x Zhong Xuwu] A fanfic of The Scent of Time A scheming actress transmigrates into Hua Qian's body. Her mission here isn't romance: it's to break free of her shackled fate and make money until she becomes a beautiful, wealthy businesswoman. She never expected that Hua Qian's magnetic personality would make the restrained head of the family force his love on her, change the mind of the eldest master, who had eyes only for Mu Yao, and captivate Wu Shuomo, who had been determined to love n 168Reads8.0Score—Shelves
43. 43 江 Miss Jiang Wanders into the Martial World by Mistake 江大小姐误闯江湖 The Little River Flows Quietly小河静静流Ancient Romance145k WordsOngoing Jiang Shuxian, the legitimate daughter of a judicial commissioner, fakes her death with her cousin’s help to escape an arranged marriage and accidentally ends up wandering the martial world. There, she uncovers her mother’s love story from nineteen years ago. As she retraces the events of the past, she falls for Sikong Tan, the young leader of the Dragon Gate Society... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of a legitimate daughter who, weary of the power struggles within the household, wanders the world.

44. 44 旺 The Lucky Palace Maid 旺夫小宫女 Autumn Light Xiaoxiao秋光晓晓Ancient Romance611k WordsCompleted Life is like a play, and it all comes down to acting. Before entering the palace, she couldn’t act. After entering, she had no choice but to. Even her beloved couldn’t help but marvel, “Just how many faces do you have?” After Emperor Liu Zining announced his wedding, Lu Xing’er’s family was confiscated, she was robbed by her wet nurse, abducted and sold as a maid, then forced into the palace to serve as a foot-washing maid to her nemesis. Faced with such a terrible hand, Lu Xing’er was completel 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I managed to find a few, but it seems like there aren't many of these kinds of articles on Tomato (a popular Chinese web novel platform). 🤦

45. 45 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Always on the Way to Scaring Ghosts 快穿：宿主她总在吓鬼的路上 Top-Tier Hubbub喧哗上等Ancient Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + no romance + the heroine isn't human] When other people see a ghost: “Help!” When ghosts see the heroine: “Help!” World One: She transmigrated into a palace maid and became the empress of a matriarchal kingdom. World Two: She got the vicious supporting-woman role and became a master of the supernatural arts. World Three: She transmigrated as a zombie and spent the whole story slacking off like a lazy fish. World Four: She transmigrated as a prince who was the king's backu 3.3kReads8.9Score270Shelves
46. 46 神 The Fortune-Telling Palace Maid Dominates the Harem 神算宫女靠算命称霸后宫 Orange Powder橘子粉Ancient Romance292k WordsCompleted In the modern world, she was a fortune-teller's apprentice. Then, in a single day, she transmigrated to ancient times and became a fortune-teller herself. The only problem was her low status: she had transmigrated into the body of a second-class palace maid. The fortune-telling maid exorcises evil spirits and captures ghosts. The emperor wants to win the maid's heart and make her empress, and officials, eunuchs, and palace maids all pitch in to help. In the end, she wins the emperor's favor, ear —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 从 From Palace Maid to Great General 从小宫女到大将军 Tang Bo唐博Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing The story takes place over a decade or so around the An Lushan Rebellion. County magistrate Wei Zhuoqing has a beautiful sixteen-year-old daughter named Ziyun. Unfortunately, Yang the Tyrant sets his sights on her and wants to take her as a concubine. Ziyun has practiced boxing and martial arts under her uncle since childhood, and refuses to become the old tyrant's plaything. Yang the Tyrant is a relative of Yang Guozhong, and the Wei family is no match for the Yang family. With no one else to s 36Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 最 The Strongest Palace Maid 最强宫女养成记 Master Wuchen无尘子Ancient Romance139k WordsCompleted Other people transmigrate and become princess consorts or empresses, but she becomes the lowliest palace maid. Well, if she’s a palace maid, then she’ll be one. She’ll keep to herself and let the roses bloom quietly in their corner. But those foolish young ladies just have to pick on her. Ladies, you’ve picked the wrong person. Whatever comes her way, she’ll handle it. Don’t underestimate her just because she’s a lowly palace maid. She has powerful backup: the princes are all fighting to protect —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves

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    It's not worth 200, just consider it a membership.

50. 50 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves

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