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

51 疯 The Mad Emperor Steals Her: You Were the One Who Seduced Me First! 疯批帝王夺她，是你先勾朕的！ Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, delicate palace maid vs. cold, ruthless, obsessive emperor] [Palace intrigue, neither lead is chaste + powerful male lead, weak female lead, and he’s completely unhinged + possessive love + a long road to winning her back] Yue Ling was a vain little palace maid. Hoping to enjoy a life of luxury and wealth, she seduced the emperor and worked tirelessly to win his favor, but still met a tragic end. After being reborn, Yue Ling saw things clearly. Rather than tread on thin ice in the de 32.8kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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They are both, the heroines are both delicate and soft types, by the same author

52 宫 A Palace Maid’s Rise: Fighting Her Way to the Top 宫女逆袭路，一路斗到底 Only Du Kang Remains唯有杜康Ancient Romance330k WordsCompleted [Harem Warfare (They fight to the death, until the world is turned upside down) / Not Both Leads' First Love / Devoted Love Later On / Not a Strong Female Lead] A servant is lowly, a servant is base. To escape her fate, Lihua wants to use every advantage she can to claw her way up. What better advantage could there be than the ruler of the realm? See how a little palace maid, battered by fate, carves out an extraordinary path in life. Lihua never imagined that a lowly palace maid like her could 25Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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Super pretty

53 小 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 Water, Clouds, and Mist水云雾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 3.1kReads8.8Score293Shelves

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I highly recommend this book, it's so beautiful and a must-have for those who want to read more.

55 偏 The Paranoid Tyrant Throws a Tantrum, but the Empress Is Too Much for Me 偏执暴君无能狂怒，皇后欺朕太甚 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance999k WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation, with the same title, is now available on Tomato: “You Made Me a Palace Maid, So Why Did You Make the Tyrant Kneel on a Washboard?”] [Mind-reading + changing the plot + a cast of lovable idiots + laugh-out-loud comedy + one-on-one romance, both leads have eyes only for each other] After Ning Xiaoxiao transmigrated into a book, she unexpectedly gained the golden finger ability to change the plot. From then on, she began living the life of a feel-good heroine who could do wha 7.5kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves

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You can read the novel first and then the comics!

59 深 A Beauty Hidden Deep in the Palace 深宫藏娇 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 102.8kReads9.5Score12.8kShelves

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The book I'm following. Nice. The heroine is pregnant, sober, has great wisdom, and has a great pattern. All members have online IQs, distinctive personalities, and look good.

60 宫 Gong Guiyan 宫归雁 Yu Tangluo玉糖萝Ancient Romance699k WordsCompleted Hang Jiayanxin was a bondservant of the Plain White Banner and a court-appointed royal service worker. She entered the palace at thirteen and would leave at twenty-five. For twelve years in the palace, she kept her parents' advice in mind: be a good-for-nothing fish, and hang on until it's time to leave. But the towering palace before her was like a massive vessel, bearing endless power and desire. Once she pushed open those heavy doors, she stepped onto a path from which there was no turning ba 3.9kReads9.1Score437Shelves

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The theme of the story is novel, the characters are delicately portrayed, and the writing is very good. Those who like to read palace walls and willows can give it a try.

61 穿 Transmigrated as a Bedclimbing Palace Maid in a Palace-Intrigue Novel 穿成宫斗文里的爬床宫女 Red Wolf Doesn't Eat Meat红太狼不吃肉Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted No prestigious family background, no peerless beauty. After transmigrating, film queen Li Songyue finds herself cast as the most expendable bed-climbing maid in a palace intrigue novel. The transmigrated heroine is ahead of her, the reborn supporting female lead is behind her, and there’s also a demanding emperor to contend with. From bed-climbing maid to empress dowager of the realm. She won’t know how cold it is at the top until she climbs there. 313Reads—Score—Shelves

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Travel through time and become a palace maid, plan every step, and fight for yourself

65 宫 The Palace Maid's Dream: The Emperor's Beloved 宫女入梦：帝王心尖宠 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted [Not a pure-love couple / not a strong heroine / weak heroine / little palace intrigue / slight angst early on, exclusive devotion later] Shu Li began having frequent dreams after she was transferred from the Hall of Sacred Books to serve the emperor. In them, a tall man stood not far from her. The first time their eyes met, she woke with a start. The second time she saw his face, he grabbed her by the throat and frightened her. The day after waking from the dream, she suddenly realized that 8.4kReads9.2Score871Shelves

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(. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)

66 病 The Frail Villainess Is a Master of Self-Destruction 病弱女配是作死小能手 Feng Su枫粟Ancient Romance350k WordsCompleted When I woke up, I found I’d become a frail supporting heroine. That’s right, not a lovesick heroine, but a sickly one, the kind who was on the verge of death. As someone weak and frequently ill, I tried to end my life several times, but nothing worked. Either someone happened to catch me, or the method failed: the rope snapped, the dagger broke, and the poison was fake. 1.1kReads7.9Score—Shelves

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This is an ancient novel that I have read, but it seems that there is no such thing as a little palace maid reaching the finale. I have read it before, but forgot about it. If you are willing to read it, you can try it.

70 皇 Your Majesty, I Think Your Palace Maid Is Cursing You Again 皇上，你家宫女好像又在骂你 Six Yuan六元钱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The irresistible appeal of what you once rejected + powerful men bowing their heads + a double-standard male lead + raising her before a story of power and statecraft + romantic push and pull + he truly doesn’t love her at first, but gives his all once he does] Su Nanchu is unruly. Shen Jingzhi has always known that. But life in the palace is dull, and he doesn’t mind having a little plaything who can kick and scream. She becomes his daily amusement: reading memorials, practicing calligraphy, a 19.5kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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Very beautiful, the heroine is very smart

71 暴 The Tyrant Breaks Down as the Little Palace Maid Kills Herself at the Drop of a Hat 暴君崩溃，小宫女一言不合就自鲨 Tani Ayako多谷彩子Ancient Romance364k WordsCompleted Hao Xiangsi is beaten to death as soon as she transmigrates into a book. The heroine tries to make her take the blame, so she goes berserk and stabs the heroine to death. The heroine comes back to life, and she stabs her again. In the end, the heroine's halo is stabbed away, and the tyrant banishes her to the Cold Palace. Shi Jingyan: I really want to kill this palace maid. I've watched her kill one of my consorts nearly twenty times, and I can't stop her. And whenever that consort dies, the en 1.9kReads9.0Score249Shelves

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This one! Woman takes the initiative to commit suicide and reopens

72 恶 The Wicked Woman Enters the Palace as a Consort: A Little Arrogance Is Only Fair 恶女入宫为妃，跋扈一点很合理吧 Pine Blossom Candy松花糖Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is out now. Search for it on Fanqie to watch. [Palace Intrigue Power Fantasy + Not a Clean Romance + Being the Emperor’s Mother Is Better Than Being His Consort] Every woman in the harem hopes to win Emperor Jingrong’s favor, but Yuan Yuntang sees the emperor only as a tool for having children. Women in ancient times had to marry sooner or later anyway, so she might as well marry the most powerful man of all. After all, Emperor Jingrong has a great figure, a handsome face, and a 15kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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What a submissive person, someone who doesn't feel offended by what you see?

73 被 After Being Sent to the Palace, I Win All the Emperor’s Favor 被献入宫后，我夺尽恩宠 Qin Yao沁摇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 🌟The drama adaptation, Qin Meiren’s Rise to Power, is now streaming!🌟 [Palace intrigue / not both virgins / devoted love later on. This isn’t a mindless indulgence story. If you’re looking for pure doting after just two or three chapters, you should leave now.] In her previous life, Qin Liuse entered the palace in place of a noble daughter of the Qin family. In the end, she was left with nowhere to call home, forced to watch the man she loved marry someone else. Reborn, she is still the neglect 5.8kReads8.8Score556Shelves

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Jue~jue~zi

78 鬓 Hairpins and Beauty 鬓花颜 Peach Who Doesn't Slack Off桃子不摸鱼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 37.3kReads9.2Score5kShelves

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The protagonists of these two books all went from being maids in the palace to the harem~ The beautiful sideburns have a better growth direction than the heroines, the group portraits are also very well written, and the writing is smooth. Concubine Ru Pu Liu is a more classic one who gradually becomes the emperor's favorite, with a sweet storyline.

80 小 The Palace Maid Is Soft and Sweet, and the Emperor Cherishes Her 小宫女又软又娇，皇上宠她入骨 Silver Charm银娇Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted [HE; a cold, powerful emperor VS a carefree little palace maid, not both virgins] A Zhi grew up in the palace and knew all its twists and turns. Her goal was clear: eat well and wait to die! Who could have guessed that one day, while delivering a meal, she would catch the emperor’s eye? Terrified, A Zhi packed her little bundle that very night, determined to make a run for it at dawn! But before she could get away, she and her pitifully small bundle were sent straight to Taihe Palace. Only after 29.3kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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[HE; Solitary pampering; The cool and powerful emperor VS the heartless little palace maid, not both pure and simple, pampering from the beginning to the end, and not following the line of sadistic writing.]

81 开 From the Start, All I Had Was a Trash System: A College Girl Takes on the Palace Schemes 开局一个破系统，女大学生闯宫斗 Ruqi濡祈Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Household and Palace Intrigue + No Naive Doormat Heroine + Rise to Power + Sweet and Satisfying] Also known as: Everyone Has to Kneel Before Me? A university student who knows palace-intrigue dramas inside out transmigrates, and the empress’s throne is practically in her grasp! She transmigrates into the Forbidden City, only to find herself a lowly palace maid! What a disastrous start. Luckily, she has a System to help her. But you’re saying my ultimate mission is to become empress? Me? Empress 666Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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This is the book I'm reading right now

82 恶 The Villainess Asks Every Day: Is the Dog Emperor Dead Yet? 恶女每日一问：狗皇帝今天死了没 Green Mountain Has Its Say青山有辞Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted For eight years in the palace, Xiangjun fought to get ahead and tried to please everyone, yet the palace’s noble masters still ground her down, used her, humiliated her, and cast her aside... Those nobles basked in all the wealth of the realm atop heaps of corpses and bones, yet mocked her for trying her hardest and not knowing her place. In the end, the child Xiangjun risked her life to bear called her enemy “Mother,” while Xiangjun was cut open alive so the baby could be taken from her. She di 99.8kReads9.6Score15kShelves

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Although the heroine was not a palace maid at the beginning, her status was lower than that of a palace maid.

83 不 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance925k WordsCompleted An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 95kReads9.4Score15.8kShelves

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Very interesting book

84 失 A Lost-Memory Noble Consort’s Story of Winning the Emperor’s Favor 失忆贵妃承宠记 Xi Die汐蝶Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted [Harem romance + aloof beauty + historical coming-of-age + worlds apart in status + devoted in body and heart, one-on-one] Kang Yuyi was born a hereditary servant of the Prince of Qin’s household. Because of her extraordinary beauty, the princess consort took a liking to her and sent her to serve as a bedchamber maid to the heir, Li Yuanheng. But the heir turned out to be cold and distant, with no interest in women. After Kang Yuyi’s attempts to flirt with Li Yuanheng repeatedly failed, his cous 21.9kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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Xiao Tongfang became a royal concubine after losing her memory, and the whole audience favored her until she became the queen.

85 有 There’s a Kind of Harem Called Consort De 有种后宫叫德妃 A Suo阿琐Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted All Wu Yalanqi wants in this life is to be a good palace maid. To become one, she's even willing to risk her life and trick the emperor. Certain she's doomed, she opens her eyes and finds herself lying on the imperial bed... Everyone thinks she's nothing but a pawn the emperor is using to spite his new empress and the court officials after the death of his beloved first wife. But Xuanye cherishes this pawn in the palm of his hand, and keeps her there for a lifetime. 3.7kReads9.0Score388Shelves

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Some of them are very historical, which is very good

86 穿 The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + household and palace intrigue + no golden finger + devoted love later on] Zhang Xinian transmigrated into the body of a concubine in Prince Jing’s household. Above her was the princess consort, backed by powerful connections and ruthless in her methods. Beside her was a brainless side consort with overwhelming fighting prowess. Below her, a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman were locked in fierce competition. Zhang Xinian trembled with fear. She had no golden finger and did 149.1kReads9.4Score16.8kShelves

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Yes, yes, little palace maid - concubine - noble concubine - queen

87 摆 I Slacked Off Until the End and Became Empress 摆烂到最后，侧妃封后了 Mei Yi Si瑂忆覗Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted In the first year of her marriage to Fu Mingyuan, she was the side consort of a prince. In the second year of her marriage to Fu Mingyuan, she was the side consort of the Crown Prince. In the sixth year of her marriage to Fu Mingyuan, she was an imperial consort. … … After who knew how many years of marriage to Fu Mingyuan, she became empress. Looking back on her life many years later, she had once felt the stirrings of love, once been melancholy and sentimental, and once tried to fight back… S 1.6kReads8.8Score103Shelves

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1. The heroine in the first book is innocent, not stupid, and eloquent. The male protagonist trusts the female protagonist unconditionally, and other female characters also have distinct personalities, such as the concubine who likes the female protagonist, and the queen who turns from an enemy to a happy enemy. 2. The second book tells the story of a tough and ruthless concubine and a playboy and suspicious emperor. From the fight in the house to the fight in the palace, the heroine is the daughter of an outsider, who is treated as a pampered chess piece by her sister-in-law. She counterattacks from a bed-warming maid to a beautiful queen, and finally puts her child on the throne. 3. The third time-traveling ➕ system ➕ palace battle, a good book with great potential without being stupid, and you won't lose money if you invest in it. 4. The fourth anti-conventional palace battle novel takes the successor Jiang Liuer as the first point of view. The characters in the book are all deliberately difficult to reconcile, ranging from the emperor and queen Shen Yunyao to the many concubines. It is difficult to say that there is absolute good or bad in their respective positions.  5. Rebirth in the fifth book ➕ Marriage exchange, the heroine is smart, not love-minded, and acts decisively, which is very enjoyable to watch

91 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, the Tyrant Can Hear My Thoughts and the Green Tea's 穿书后暴君能听到我和绿茶的心声 A Full Cup of Tea and Pomelo满杯茶柚Ancient Romance204k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into her own novel as the cannon-fodder concubine of its ridiculously powerful villain tyrant, Shen Siyan tried to calm herself down while figuring out how to stay alive. What she didn't expect was that the tyrant had acquired mind-reading powers. When the tyrant was about to kill her, Shen Siyan ranted furiously in her mind. [Damn, no wonder this guy gets torn apart by five horses five years from now. Serves him right! He's an absolute monster!] Shen Siyan was banished to a 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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The more you look at it, the better it looks, and at the same time it adds to your feelings.

94 东 The Eastern Palace’s Hidden Darling 东宫藏娇 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted [Sweet, imaginative historical romance + Pursuing his wife through live comments + A forced romance that turns mutual + A beautiful airhead + A sinister crown prince + The real and fake heiress] To earn money for her seriously ill mother and her injured brother, desperate Pei Jiaojiao sold herself into slavery at the Eastern Palace. Her pretty face and timid, trouble-avoiding nature earned her a place serving in the Crown Prince's study, assigned by the steward. Her daily chores were simple: gri 6.1kReads9.1Score475Shelves

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Double clean. She originally sold herself into the palace to work as a maid to the prince in order to treat her mother and brother's illness. She just wanted to redeem her life after her family members recovered from their illness! But her stupid service really attracted the attention of the prince, and she went from the prince's concubine to the prince's concubine, and then to the queen behind her! 🔥

96 攀 Climbing the Social Ladder 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 188.7kReads9.6Score32.9kShelves

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From the bottom to the marquis, the heroine has a fairy of her own

98 借 A Surrogate Pregnancy? The Emperor Dotes on Me, and I Keep Having Lucky Pregnancies 借腹生子？被帝王娇宠到福孕连连 Yi Jiu Lu宜久录Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Feel-good revenge + palace intrigue + fertility + System + multiple births + sole favorite later on + not a story where the leads have only ever been with each other + an emperor who talks himself into loving her at first, then begs humbly for her affection × a clear-eyed, beautiful consort] Yan Qingshu has a nightmare. In it, she takes her infertile elder sister’s place in the emperor’s bed and becomes pregnant with his child. But the moment the baby is born, her sister snatches it away. Yan Q 9.3kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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The rebirth of the heroine is very satisfying. The mystery of his life experience was revealed.

99 摆 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 Behave Yourself好好当当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 70.8kReads9.2Score7.2kShelves

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The fifth part is very funny