A Little Palace Maid's Long, Miserable Climb to the Empress's Throne 小宫女一路窝囊到中宫之位
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Bound to the System, the Empress Keeps Conceiving 绑定系统后，娘娘她好孕连连
In her previous life, Yun Zhining was forced to enter the palace to save her legitimate elder sister from the Cold Palace. Her sister regained the emperor's favor and stepped over Yun Zhining's corpse to become empress. Unwilling to accept her fate, Yun Zhining bound herself to a System and was reborn anew. Ding! Congratulations, you've bound yourself to the System and gained exceptional talents. Ding! Congratulations, you've won the emperor's favor and received one fertility pill. Ding! Congrat
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The Emperor Won't Share His Favor Equally. What Do I Care? 皇帝就是不雨露均沾，关我屁事！
[Pure palace intrigue + transmigration + not mutually exclusive firsts + devoted love in the later story] Gu Shijin had been quietly overlooked for three years in the palace. She never expected that once she caught the emperor's favor, one trial after another would come her way. With conflicts in the harem constantly arising, Gu Shijin had no choice but to face them head-on. At the same time, she constantly reminded herself that the imperial family was the most heartless of all. It took Gu S
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The Side Consort Takes Charge of the Household, Then Rises to the Throne as Empress 侧妃潜邸掌中馈，一朝成凰登后位
[Not a Pure Couple, Not a Transmigration Story, Not Reborn, No Golden Finger] [Content warning: The heroine is caught in a whirlpool of conflict and is far from a good person. She knows how to read the situation and may even take the initiative to hurt others.] Given a choice, who would want to become a woman willing to do anything to achieve her goals? At a plum-blossom-viewing banquet in the snow, Hua Songyi tried to keep a low profile, but the host family chose her anyway and forced her to
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The Noble Consort Is Cool and Aloof, and the Emperor Yearns for Her Night After Night 贵妃清冷，圣上夜夜相思
Shen Qinghe was in the bloom of youth when she entered the palace, where she weathered its intrigues for more than a decade. She had hoped to leave with a reward one day, or perhaps spend her whole life peacefully as a palace official. But then an order came down, and one day she unexpectedly became an imperial consort. She watched these women fight day after day, never expecting to become entangled in their schemes herself. Shen Qinghe could only sigh. He was the emperor, and she was a palac
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Raising Children in the Qing Palace: The Side Consort Wins by Taking It Easy 清宫养崽，侧福晋她躺赢了
An Ran spent more than a decade diligently serving as a palace maid in the Qing court. At long last, she caught the eye of Consort De of Yonghe Palace. She had hoped that, once she turned twenty-five, she could ask Consort De to let her leave the palace. Instead, she was assigned to serve as the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen’s, first woman. Wait, wasn’t that Song’s job in history? There was no defying an imperial decree, so An Ran arrived at the imperial princes’ residence in a small sedan chair. Since
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Turning Into a Soft and Adorable Little Girl? No Big Deal, I'm Used to It 变身软萌萝莉，没事，早就习惯了
A little maid in the Duke’s mansion! Though she’s only a maid, she lives a comfortable life with plenty to eat and wear. But now the country is facing a crisis, and the people and things she cares about are here. Even as a tiny little dumpling, she has to do her part! Though the protagonist carries memories of countless past lives and could theoretically be considered reborn, she has no golden finger, no commanding aura, no heaven-defying luck, and no powerful connections. So she’s always been
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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
[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
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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...
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I'm a Rabbit Spirit, and I Give Birth to Litter After Litter 我是兔子精，一窝一窝生
[Quick transmigration + episodic stories + baby-making System + multiple worlds] There are countless paths to cultivation, but having more children, more blessings gets rave reviews! I thought the path to immortality was all about slaying demons and vanquishing monsters. Who knew Bai Qingqing’s cultivation journey would begin when she was bound to a baby-making System? The System takes her to transmigrate through all kinds of worlds. All she has to do is date handsome guys and have adorable babi
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Winning at Life Through Quick Transmigration and a Fertile Constitution 快穿靠着易孕体质躺赢人生
(Quick transmigration + fertility blessing + multiple pregnancies and children + cannon-fodder comeback + punishing scum) What?! The male lead is struggling to have children? The System tells her to have more children so the male lead can feel happy, earning her more points. But why is she always the most miserable cannon-fodder female supporting character? Fine! Fine! For the points, she can only fight her way back and work hard to win over the male lead! World One: [Childless Crown Prince x S
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A Stunning Beauty Falls from the Sky: Her Fertility Is Off the Charts 天降尤物：她好孕爆棚了
[Quick Transmigration + Childbearing + Sweet Romance + Stunning Beauty + Mutual Devotion + Wish-Fulfillment Story] A Lingzhi spirit who was “killed” by a bolt of heavenly lightning accidentally bonded with a childbearing System. If she could bear children for “chosen ones” who struggled to have offspring, she could repair her immortal roots and ascend to the Immortal Realm. The little Lingzhi spirit readily agreed. Lingzhi were especially good at having babies, after all. They naturally produced
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The Emperor’s Favorite Lady-in-Waiting 皇上独宠御前掌事宫女
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
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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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A Palace Maid Rises to Power and Becomes the Tyrant’s Beloved 宫女上位，成为暴君心尖宠
[Harem intrigue] [The leads are not each other’s first] [He only dotes on her in the later part] Overworked office worker Fang Ziluo transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid named Fang Zhilu. Three years earlier, the emperor had exchanged a few words with her. That alone was enough to offend Noble Consort Liu, and she spent the next three years tending the kitchen fire. The original Fang Zhilu had died a miserable death after enduring all that humiliation. Fang Zhilu thought, Now that
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She Tried to Escape the Palace, but the Cruel Tyrant Kept Her Close 出宫失败，被狠戾暴君囚在掌心宠
After transmigrating into the palace as a maid, Qin Jianjian works diligently, flatters those above her, and deceives those below her. In the end, she becomes the top-ranked maid serving the Empress Dowager. She has undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of her profession. Money she’s openly entitled to, along with money she shouldn’t have, keeps flowing into Qin Jianjian’s pockets. Delighted, she just has to wait until she’s old enough to leave the palace and retire early. Who could have guessed the
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Empress Xiaoxi 孝熙皇后
Wanxian only wanted to escape her stepmother's abuse. She never imagined she'd become Emperor Kangxi's fourth empress, and eventually rise to become the second Empress Dowager in the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility.
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The Little Palace Maid Is Alluring and Charming, Winning the Emperor’s Heart 小宫女千娇百媚，撩成帝王心尖宠
[Reborn / palace intrigue, not both virgins / delicate heroine / hero is a bit of a jerk early on, loses his mind midway, and dotes on her alone in the end] Yuan Qing was just a low-ranking palace maid. But she was born alluring and beautiful. In her previous life, the Empress Dowager gave her to Prince Jing as a concubine. Who could have guessed she would become the princess consort's thorn in the side, and that a bowl of poisoned soup would end her life? Reborn, Yuan Qing set her sights on the
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The Palace Maid's Rise from Idle to Influential 咸鱼宫女升职记
Reborn as a low-ranking palace maid, all she wants is to last until she turns twenty-five and is released from the palace. So she can enjoy life once she gets out, she plans to keep her head down while she's there. But somehow, by quietly keeping to herself, she ends up becoming the most powerful woman in the imperial harem...
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A Palace Maid from the Start, the Emperor’s Beloved 开局成宫女，皇帝的心头宠
[Palace intrigue + satisfying revenge + romance] After entering the palace, she becomes the noble consort’s personal maid, the only person who can get close to her. In this imperial harem, countless eyes are fixed on her, and she can feel their greedy gazes. “Your Majesty, although I’m only a servant, I’m the person Her Highness trusts most. You...” “I want the truth.” In that moment, it was as if every sound in heaven and earth had faded away, leaving only his deep, resonant voice beside her ea
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Another Day Watching Big Ruyi Lose It 今天也是围观大如破防的一天
[Make Da Ru suffer as much as Hailan + help Wanwan rise to power + ship Jinzong and Wei] Warning: The female lead creates opportunities for Jinzong and Wei because she ships them. If that bothers you, proceed with caution! She transmigrates into Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace as Pure Consort, the world's biggest sucker and a proud, hardworking roomba. Su Luyun knows all too well that getting along with Ruyi's crowd is basically asking for trouble. After all, with Ruyi around, you go hungry nine
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The Refined Self-Serving Life of the Imperial Harem 精致利己的后宫生活
Content warning: Good and evil are relative, human nature is complicated, and the heroine is an unapologetic self-interested pragmatist. As a low-ranking palace maid, she has hundreds, even thousands, of mountains bearing down on her. Life is truly miserable... Rather than toil away her whole life, become a eunuch's bedmate, and be cremated after death, with her ashes scattered into the Rebirth Well so that they become one with his... Ji Hansu decides to find herself a better place to end up. As
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The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女，步步为后
[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
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Maid Born with Alluring Charm: Every Powerful Man Loses Control 丫鬟媚骨天成，各路权贵都失控了
[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
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The Emperor Favors the Noble Consort, Who Reigns Supreme in the Harem 陛下偏心，贵妃娘娘宠冠后宫
[Devoted Love in the Later Story + Adorable Baby + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Beloved Legitimate Daughter] [Hopelessly Devoted Foolish Emperor + Clear-Headed, Self-Controlled, Clever Noble Consort] Once you enter the palace, it’s as deep as the sea. Yu Jinghe is the most clear-eyed woman in the world. Noble Consort Yue, the most stylish woman in the harem, wins the emperor’s favor all to herself with her fiery temper. Sharp-tongued and quick to throw a punch, she’s practically the harem’s gangs
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The Wicked Supporting Actress Is Reborn and Wins at Life 恶毒女配重生后躺赢了
The emperor has never touched anyone but the heroine! One beloved consort in the harem + 1v1 romance + fictional setting. Meng Yan only learns on the brink of death that she's a supporting character in a sweet palace-intrigue novel. In the story, she loves the emperor, Lu Haozhi, devotedly until the very end. She diligently competes for his favor and tirelessly fights the innocent white-lotus heroine, only to land herself in the cold palace and die miserably in the snow. After being reborn, she
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The Eastern Palace's Beauty: This Favorite Consort Is Mine! 东宫姝色：这宠妃我当定了！
[The heroine is doted on from the very beginning. The story focuses on sweet romance, not scheming palace intrigue. The hero adores the heroine and is even a little lovesick. If that's not your thing, please move along, and don't leave a bad review over it. The heroine rises from a junior consort to a favored consort, Crown Princess, and Empress. The hero is a crown prince at first and becomes emperor later.] Su Niannian has landed in a male-lead-centric novel! Her new identity is Su Ling, the
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I Was Born a Lowly Slave, Yet the Emperor Favors Me 奴本微贱，奈何皇上喜欢
In her previous life, Jiaoyun spent years confined in the Cold Palace before finally being released. What she got in return was a useless husband and a wicked mother-in-law. This time, she decisively betrayed her mistress and climbed into someone else’s bed, successfully rising in status. And then she became the lowest-ranking palace maid… When Emperor Jingheng first saw Jiaoyun, he was merely captivated by her looks. “How can this palace maid have fairer skin than the Noble Consort?” Jiaoy
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After Entering the Palace in Her Sister's Place, the Young Mistress Rises Through the Ranks 替姐入宫后，小主她一路高升
[Strong Male Lead and Strong Female Lead + Favored Consort + Palace Intrigue + Adorable Baby + Sole Devotion + Childbirth] (The early story leans toward palace intrigue, with the heroine putting on an act and scheming against the hero. Later, their feelings erupt, and he devotes himself to her alone.) After transmigrating, she becomes an illegitimate daughter of the Su family. Her birth mother died young, her father shows her no affection, and her stepmother is cruel. A complete nobody at home,
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I’m Sweet and Well-Behaved, So Why Am I the Harem’s Only Favorite? 我又乖又美，独宠后宫怎么了？
[Sweet Romance + Harem + No Angst] A lively, stunning beauty + a devastatingly handsome, love-struck good emperor. (He’s love-struck but knows right from wrong) (No cutthroat palace intrigue) (Not a devoted couple) (Fast-paced) (Heroine’s halo) Ji Wanqing transmigrates into the harem of the Emperor of Yan and becomes a low-ranking concubine. The moment she arrives, the arrogant Consort slaps her. The Consort is bad enough, and the Empress is no better, using her to stoke the Consort’s anger. Wit
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Palace Beauty 宫姝
She dared not love too deeply, afraid it would all turn out to be nothing but a dream. She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, scheming every day to win the emperor's favor; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, with invisible blood staining her hands; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts. In the end, it was only what she had imagined.
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The Consort Is Beautiful and Sweet, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Dotes on Her Without Restraint 贵妃美艳娇软，冷戾帝王宠溺无度
[Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a
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I Entered the Palace to Help My Sister Keep the Emperor’s Favor, but Became His Cherished Favorite 入宫替嫡姐固宠，却成皇上掌心宠
In her previous life, she entered the palace and devoted herself to helping her legitimate elder sister keep the emperor’s favor. In the end, she died without a body to bury, abandoned by her family. Returning to the year of the imperial selection, Luo Shuran calculates her every move. Her breathtaking beauty is her only weapon. She sheds her youthful timidity and blossoms into a woman of captivating charm. One fleeting glimpse, like a fairy fallen from the heavens, catches the emperor’s eye.
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A Palace Maid’s Daily Struggles 宫女奋斗日常
Ling Huan has skin as smooth as ice and looks like a goddess, yet she has no interest in power and thinks only of leaving the palace. In the end, neither she nor her child meets a good end. Given another chance, her goal is to raise her child well and become Empress Dowager herself. A palace-intrigue story with a strong female lead. The heroine is ruthless and clever. A thoroughly satisfying read.
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Tear Apart the Harem! Win Favor! She's a Lunatic, Who Dares Cross Her? 撕后宫！得恩宠！她是疯批谁敢惹
[Palace Intrigue Only + Concubine-born Daughter + Reborn + Revenge + Everyone Is Evil + Wish-Fulfillment] [The story begins before the heroine enters the palace] [The emperor favors no one at first, and the heroine doesn’t fall in love] Jiang Shiying had died once. She died in childbirth, after her own elder sister had her killed to keep the baby. Reborn, she had made up her mind: she would enter the palace and get revenge, but she wouldn’t suffer! Not her stepmother or her elder sister, not eve
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The Spoiled Consort's Road to Glory 娇气包娘娘的荣华路
Sweet romance! Undivided love! She’s doted on to the max! [The heroine is cunning, a little black lotus hidden beneath a rabbit’s skin] [The hero has a harem and isn’t chaste, but once he meets the heroine, he devotes himself to her alone in a one-on-one romance] The third young lady of the Sheng’an Marquis’s household, born to his secondary wife, was as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Sweet and clever, she knew how to win favor. Her grandmother and father favored her, and even her legitimate
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I Just Want to Lie Flat, but the Emperor Pushes Me into the Harem Battles 想躺平，皇上却push我宫斗
[An unconventional palace-intrigue story + 1v1 later on + a love-triangle free-for-all] The emperor falls first, then turns dark later [A beautiful, easygoing sloth consort who just wants to lie flat x a hard-working emperor who is secretly scheming and potentially unhinged] “Me, Just Looking for a Basic Salary and Slacking Off, Got Promoted Thanks to the Emperor’s Help” / “The Emperor Fights Palace Battles for Me Behind My Back” / “Consort Yao Doesn’t Want His Favor or Love, She Just Wants to R
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The Imperial Consort Smiled Over Her Shoulder, and the Cold-Faced Emperor Fell for Her 贵妃回眸一笑，冷面君王沦陷了
Palace intrigue + historical romance + not mutually chaste + marriage first, love later She is the general’s younger sister, with an excellent family background and beauty to match. After she transmigrates, she wakes up caught in the schemes and betrayals of the imperial palace. To protect herself, she resolves to become the emperor’s favorite consort. When they first meet, he tells her, “I will never like a woman like you in this life.” Gu Qingyan successfully presents herself as somewhat
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The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱
[This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo
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Reborn, the Noble Consort Only Wants to Be the Villain 重生后贵妃她只想当反派
[Mutual devotion + sweet romance + no angst] After being reborn, Ye Jiujiu takes her brash, don’t-mess-with-me attitude to the extreme: She kicks the meticulously dressed Consort Li into the water; She slips laxatives into the tea of the coquettish Consort Yun; She wreaks havoc at the flower-viewing banquet the Empress painstakingly prepared; The consorts all rush to the emperor to complain: The cool, dignified emperor says, “I established this harem solely to give the Noble Consort something to
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I’m Just a Concubine, So Why Is Everyone Clinging to Me? 我是小妾哎，怎么都来抱我大腿？
[Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al
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A Laid-Back Concubine in the Inner Palace, Calmly Turning Her Life Around and Sunbathing 后宅小咸鱼，淡定翻身晒太阳
Su Zhiyuan looked up at the person holding her around the belly and lifting her up, then lowered her head and kept nibbling on the pastry in her hand. Her father had said that everyone here was an important person, so she had to behave. Her mother had said that her father was the head of the family, and that if she listened to him, she’d get pastries. She’d been very good today, so she’d get another pastry when she got home. Six-year-old Feng Chen hugged Su Zhiyuan around the belly from behind a
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The Palace Maid's Alluring Charms: The Emperor Grips Her Waist and Kisses Her Every Day 宫婢娇软媚人，皇上日日掐腰吻
Zhu Jinrun was a low-ranking palace maid at Yimei Garden. The matrons were jealous of her beauty and said she was bound to set her sights on the emperor. As it turned out, they were right, though he was the one who fell for her first. The mighty emperor clung to a little maid and refused to let go, even if it killed him. After the Empress Dowager took a liking to her, Zhu Jinrun was assigned to Shoukang Palace. The palace staff said the emperor visited the Empress Dowager every day out of filial
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The Emperor Is Infertile, Yet He and His Scheming Palace Maid Have a Secret Romance and Many Children 皇帝不孕，和心机宫女地下恋多胎
[A scheming, beautiful young palace maid + a cunning, possessive emperor] What does it feel like to have a secret affair with the emperor in ancient times? Su Jin transmigrates into the body of a nine-year-old beggar girl in ancient times. With a little luck and a lot of cunning, she makes her way into the palace and becomes a favorite of the empress. She never expects to catch the eye of the abstinent, aloof crown prince as well. She doesn’t want to be the other woman, but imperial power rules
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The Sweet, Seductive Palace Maid Flirts with the Crown Prince, Then Runs Away 娇娇宫女媚又软，撩完太子她就跑
[Clear-headed, calculating palace maid vs. obsessive, lovesick emperor; reborn revenge + palace intrigue + satisfying revenge + romantic rivalry + running away while pregnant + sugary romance + the emperor chases his wife] In her previous life, Yun Xuesu was a low-ranking palace maid. Her fiancé served in the palace as a guard, and she gave him her monthly wages and did whatever he told her. In the end, he handed her over to a wicked concubine to be used as a blood beauty treatment. Locked in a
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The Emperor Is a Madman, and His Seductive Palace Maid Has Had Enough 帝王太疯批，娇媚宫女她不干了
[Harem intrigue + fleeing while pregnant] [Scheming palace maid x unhinged emperor. Both leads are calculating and morally gray. He treats her badly at first, then chases her and devotes himself to her alone. They scheme and spar against each other.] After her family was destroyed and their home confiscated, Jiang Chu, once a noblewoman from a prestigious clan, entered the palace as a maid. She carefully plotted her revenge, waiting for the chance to escape and regain her freedom once she had se
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The Rise of Consort Zhao 昭贵妃上位记
Chu Yun is the illegitimate daughter of Chu Xiong'an, Minister of Rites. After the legitimate daughter, Chu Yunxi, entered the palace and became pregnant, she sent Chu Yun to the palace to secure the emperor's favor. Knowing how beautiful Chu Yun was, Chu Yunxi had her mother force several large bowls of safflower tea down Chu Yun's throat before she entered the palace. After narrowly escaping death, Chu Yun took part in the selection and was chosen as a palace maid. A palace maid? Perfect! Now
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Little Palace Maid, I’ve Set My Sights on You 小宫女，朕要定你了
In her previous life, she was the daughter of a great general. For love, she endured humiliation and became a concubine, only to have the man she loved scheme against her and destroy her family. Reborn, she becomes the lowliest palace maid in the imperial palace. All she wants is to seduce the emperor, become his favorite consort, and avenge herself for her past life. In public, he is timid and meek. In private, he is courageous, cunning, and devious. After years of keeping his head down, all he
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The Sweet Palace Maid Won’t Play Palace Politics, She’ll Lie Flat and Become a Favored Consort 娇娇宫女不会宫斗，躺平为宠妃
[Not a chaste couple + devoted romance later on + pain-sensation swap + fictional setting + happy ending] After failing the palace selection, Ruan Jinxin became a palace maid and was repeatedly bullied. Luckily, their pain-sensation swap forced the emperor to protect her. But as he continued protecting her, the ruler of an entire nation found himself falling for her. Step by step, he made plans for her and helped her rise to the position of empress. But the little palace maid carried old gru
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The Leisurely Life of a Retired Palace Maid 退休宫女的悠闲生活
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.
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No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常
[Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla
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