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In Dream of the Red Chamber, I Become Wang Xifeng's Maid 人在红楼，成了凤辣子的丫鬟
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
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An Orphan Girl Reborn as a Little Maid 孤女穿成小丫鬟
Abandoned at the entrance to an orphanage at birth because she had a cleft lip and palate, Xia Ying struggled to survive until the age of twenty-eight, only to transmigrate after an object fell from high above. If she had to transmigrate, fine, but why into the body of a little maid? Who would want to be a servant? They have no rights at all. Their masters can beat them to death or sell them off whenever they please. How is she supposed to survive?
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- 3 A Maid in Feudal Society 封建社会的丫鬟 Qiu Qi, a million-follower content creator, dies in an earthquake and is reborn in ancient times. After her soul is shaken by the experience, she spends eight years as a fool. When her parents return to their hometown, they abandon her, and she falls into the hands of a procurer, who sells her as a maid to a wealthy household. From then on, Qiu Qi becomes Qiu Qi... 2.5kReads9.1Score219Shelves
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Transmigrated as a Maid, I Get Rich by Doing Hair and Makeup to Buy My Freedom 穿成小丫鬟，靠梳妆赎身暴富
Reading Guide: [Not a wish-fulfillment story + alternate Northern Song setting + a touch of ensemble cast + everyday commerce + a touch of household intrigue + family life + slice of life] Lin Fengsui transmigrates to the Northern Song dynasty as an eight-year-old girl, and lands the position of a hereditary servant in the prefect’s residence. Her mother is a cook in the kitchen, her father is a junior clerk in the accounts office, and she has an older sister who is an embroiderer, two years her
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The Wealthy Little Maid 富贵小丫鬟
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'
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- 6 Sold by Her Stepmother into a Secluded Household, She Clings to the Mistress of the House 被继母卖进深宅，她抱紧主母大腿 Having a father who doesn’t love you isn’t scary. Being sold off by your stepmother isn’t scary either. What’s truly terrifying is stepping into a grand household and becoming a little girl with no one to depend on! Beatings, scoldings, and cold stares are all part of everyday life. But so what? Everyone says this is fate, but Manyue refuses to believe in fate. Follow the heroine’s difficult journey from an innocent little maid to the capable and shrewd head steward serving the mistress of the h 576Reads8.7Score102Shelves
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Reborn as an Old Servant, I Clear the Way for the Young Lady 老奴重生，为大小姐荡平人生路
With a thunderous roar from the heavens, your old servant makes a dazzling entrance! “Heh heh heh, your old servant is reborn!” That’s right. Chu Yun had hanged herself. After kicking the bucket, she opened her eyes and found herself back at the Duke of Jin’s residence. She had been the personal maid of the duke’s eldest daughter. In her previous life, the young lady lost her mother at an early age, was framed by the wicked Concubine Meng, had her chance at a good marriage stolen by her half-sis
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- 8 The Duke's Estate Maid 国公府小丫鬟 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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I Sold Myself into Servitude! From Little Maid to First-Rank Madam 自卖为婢！从小丫鬟到一品夫人
Born into a new life + maid + ensemble cast + cozy everyday life + slow and steady pace + light harem intrigue A few caveats: not a strong female lead, no golden finger, and an ensemble cast. Lin Sui'an was born into a poor farming family in ancient times. Before she could use the knowledge from her past life to help her family prosper, the harsh realities of life forced her to sell herself. She ended up as a young maid in the Pingning Marquis's residence. Lin Sui'an thought she would never see
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The Mute Palace Maid’s Daily Life 哑巴宫女日常
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
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Can a Rebellious Girl Really Be a Maid? 反骨仔也能做丫鬟？
In her previous life, Wuwang was sacrificed to a formation. She never expected to open her eyes again, only to find herself a lowly maid sold to the Prime Minister's residence. A maid? How could a perfectly good modern woman become... Fine! If she doesn't become a maid, can she go to the countryside and farm? She can't even tell weeds from seedlings. Or buy back her freedom and go into business? She would rather spend three days and nights beating up three hundred evil spirits than deal with
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Transmigrated as a Lowly Maid, I Got Rich Selling Spicy Strips 穿越粗使丫鬟，我靠卖辣条暴富了
[Also known as The Bondservant’s Escape from the Estate] No romance. A mostly ensemble-cast story with a light touch of food and domestic intrigue. A quick heads-up for readers who might want to avoid those themes. From fifteen cups of wine to Panglin fish, mugwort rice dumplings, honey-braised mud crabs, frosted jade peaks, and Li cakes, the story features a whole range of traditional dishes. Wang Yan was born into servitude at the Marquis An’s estate, a noble household in the capital. When she
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A Maid’s Daily Life in the Northern Song Dynasty 北宋丫鬟日常
[Slice-of-life + ensemble cast + a little family intrigue + slow burn + no romance] Mingzhu transmigrates and discovers she has arrived in a family of officials in the Northern Song dynasty. Her father is the chief steward of the outer household, her mother manages the inner household, and her elder sister is a first-class maid in the eldest young lady’s rooms. She has plenty to eat and wear, and people to wait on her. Among the servants, she has one of the best backgrounds. Mingzhu had planned
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They Say Everyone Rumored to Be Involved with This Maid Gets Promoted 听说和这丫鬟有绯闻的都升官了
[Transmigrated Maid + Ensemble Cast + Political Schemes and Twists + Hilarious Chaos] One-sentence summary: A maid and two minor officials are brought together by a wastrel marquis to resolve crises and crack bizarre cases. Zhuxin transmigrated into the body of a maid in a Duke's manor. She thought her future would involve either household intrigue or farming, but then the manor was confiscated and she landed in the Imperial Prison. Zhuxin felt like she was doomed. They were all picking on her j
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Dream of the Red Chamber: Diary of a Wage Earner 红楼打工人日记
A Dream of the Red Chamber fanfic that keeps Baoyu and Daiyu together. It doesn’t try to save the Jia family: they deserve to fall, and their estate will be confiscated. After the protagonist transmigrates into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, they save Lin Ruhai and become Lin Daiyu’s personal maid. After the Jia family’s property is confiscated, Daiyu takes Baoyu as her live-in husband. The other young women each find their own paths in life, too. A happy ending for everyone, in its own
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- 16 After Becoming Qingwen, I Wrecked the World of Dream of the Red Chamber 穿成晴雯后，红楼世界崩塌了 By an absurd twist of fate, she transmigrated into the Dream of the Red Chamber as Qingwen. Ji Qingwen devoted herself to saving herself, Lin Daiyu, and all the unfortunate young women in the story. Gradually, she realized something was off. Who was this Heir of Prince Yikang? She’d never heard of him. And wasn’t Qingwen an orphan? Why did she suddenly have so many relatives? Wait, Lin Daiyu was Qingwen’s cousin? Was this some kind of mistake? Was this even the Dream of the Red Chamber? (A Lin D 132Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 17 A Different Everyday Life in Dream of the Red Chamber 不一样的红楼日常 After an accident, Jin Linlang was reborn in ancient times and had to fight for her survival. It all began when she realized she might be Jin Yuanyang, the head maid serving Lady Jia in Dream of the Red Chamber. Fortunately, she hadn’t entered the Jia household yet, so there was still time to change things. 688Reads7.1Score100Shelves
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Reborn Maid: The Mad Young Master’s Daily Devotion to His Wife 重生丫鬟：疯批少爷的宠妻日常
After being reborn, Xiao Tao swore she would leave her young master. She ran away once, and he chased her. She ran again, and he chased her again... And she realized that her young master was becoming more and more unhinged. “Little girl, you can't leave me. Understand?” “Little girl, where are you going now?” “Xiao Tao, run again and see what happens. Hmm?” Xiao Tao trembled in Xiao Jingyan's arms. Oh my gosh, how had her elegant, noble young master turned into a complete lunatic?! In both her
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Shumo’s Transmigration, Rebirth, and Lie-Flat Life 疏墨的穿越重生躺平记
A modern-day office worker transmigrates and is reborn in the Great Zhou dynasty, passing through the ranks of palace maid, concubine, and consort... After such a miserable life in the modern world, she thinks she might as well lie flat in ancient times. At least someone will be there to wait on her. She wants to hold on to her belief that a simple, peaceful life is what matters, and make the most of each day. Will she get her wish?
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You've Got to Be Kidding! The Promotion and Fortune System Bound Itself to a Maid 玩呢！升官发财系统绑定了小丫鬟
[Alternate world] + [Long-form story: A Maid’s Rise] + [Reincarnated in the womb] + [No romance] + [Growing female lead] + [System and pocket dimension for rising in rank and making a fortune] + [From lowly maid to regent] Lin Banruo is sold to a broker by her parents for a bowl of Mongolian knockout drops. From a low-ranking maid bullied in the Qiu household, to the personal maid managing the eldest daughter’s assets, to the power behind Wanxiang Pavilion and Xuanji Tower... From there, she be
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The Young Master Heads North 公子向北
A story about transmigrating into an alternate dynasty, with a Ming Dynasty setting. Maid + personal growth + exile + a small pocket dimension. A heartwarming story, not a power fantasy. Includes adorable kids and close friends. Jiang Xiaoman transmigrates as a little girl being sold during a famine. She witnesses people eating one another to survive the hunger. Looking at her small frame and pretty face, she doesn’t dare run away and is sold to the Duke’s mansion. Once she arrives, she starts t
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A Little Maid’s Daily Struggle 小丫鬟奋斗日常
[A little maid struggles to survive in a grand estate and dreams only of freeing herself from her indenture, in a fictional historical setting] Qing Yun transmigrates overnight into the body of a little girl who has just been sold to a broker. In a year of famine, a single dou of rice changes Qing Yun's fate, turning her from a farmer's daughter into a menial maid in an official's household. In the depths of a grand estate, life is as cheap as grass. Qing Yun stays on high alert, afraid of losin
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- 23 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 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 17.9kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
- 24 A Maid’s Struggle 丫鬟奋斗记 As a maid, how can you secure a future for yourself? Should you become your master’s concubine, or make other plans? When faced with this choice, every maid in the household makes her own decision. A record of maid Xiao Wen’s working life. 160Reads—Score—Shelves
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I’ve Transmigrated, So Who’d Still Want to Be a Maid?! 都穿越了谁还要当丫鬟！
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
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I Transmigrated into the Red Chamber as the Maid Lin Hongyu 穿越红楼之我是丫鬟林红玉
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.
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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
[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
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From Maid to Noblewoman: I Refuse to Be a Concubine 从丫鬟到贵女：我不为妾
(The rating just came out, and it's slowly climbing~) [An ambitious heroine + the heroine isn't a saint] What do you do if your older sister is destined to become the infamous empress in the future? Si Yu's answer: stay alive. After transmigrating into a farm girl who has just been sold into servitude, the most important thing is learning how to be a good maid. After all, if you don't survive, how will you get to enjoy the poisoned blessings waiting for you in the future? Spoilers, take note: 1.
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A Maid's Rural Life After Leaving the Household 出府小丫鬟的农家日子
The young master of the Qian household is gravely ill. An old monk predicts that no one born in the Year of the Tiger can remain in the household, so Taohua, a young kitchen maid, is dismissed and returns to Little River Village. But this time, things won't go as they did in her previous life: she won't have her reward money stolen or be married off to her cruel cousin. This time, Taohua will use her cooking skills to earn money and give her parents and eldest brother a better life.
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- 30 The Protagonist of Dream of the Red Chamber Breaks Down, and I Get Rewards 红楼主角破防，我就能拿奖励 Shi Xin, a modern office worker, transmigrates in his sleep into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber. He becomes Shi Xiangyun's own brother. Determined to keep himself and his sister from meeting the same tragic fate as in the book, Shi Xin resolutely betrays the aristocratic faction. He'll use the blood of the noble houses to dye his official sash red. Shi Xin obtains a System that rewards him for inflicting psychological damage on the main cast of Dream of the Red Chamber. To get bigger and 1.4kReads6.9Score115Shelves
- 31 The Professional Code of a Maid 作为婢女的职业素养 Soul transmigration + multiple male love interests + identity reversal + everyone dotes on the heroine + a touch of court intrigue + fictional setting The heroine's soul travels to ancient times, where she becomes a maid in a wealthy merchant's household. Taking the attitude that she should make the best of wherever she ends up, she never forgets her lowly status as a servant and only wants to do her duty diligently. But why do all the young masters keep flocking around her? And what about that 35Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 32 Transmigrating into The Story of a Noble Family: A Maid's Life 穿越金粉世家之丫鬟生涯 Other people transmigrate into a life of luxury and fine food. I transmigrated into a life on the run. Bai Xiaolian wanted to slap herself twice. She’d known something was wrong, but hadn’t been able to stop herself from taking the shortcut. And now look at her: totally screwed. Ever since transmigrating, she hadn’t had a single good day. Every day was spent fleeing and going hungry. At long last, she met a kind-hearted young lady, only to discover that she herself was Xiao Lian from The Story o 368Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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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
[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
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- 34 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 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 316Reads5.4Score—Shelves
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The Little Maid's Splendid Romance 小丫鬟的锦绣缘
[The rating may rise once more votes come in, so feel free to take a look] [Fictional dynasty + growing protagonist + a touch of ensemble cast + mostly everyday life + slow burn + romance] Jiang Wei was born into the household of the Marquis of Cheng'en. After passing a series of rigorous selections, she entered the young lady's household as a servant. She studied and grew, eventually becoming the young lady's first-class maid. Later, she fought for and won a chance to have her slave status revo
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Film and TV Crossover: The Maids of the Cannon Fodder Characters 综影视：炮灰的丫鬟们
Those vicious or foolish maids (This story has very twisted values and is quite vicious. Please read with caution if that bothers you.) Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Su Lian (Complete) Empresses in the Palace: Sang'er (Complete) The Story of Minglan: Zhou Xueniang (Complete) Su Peisheng, the Upright and Unyielding (Complete) Wang Qin, Who Saw the Error of His Ways (Complete) War and Beauty: Qian Feiyan (Complete), very bad and perfunctory Empresses in the Palace: Songzhi (Complete) My Fair Pr
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