The Female Lead Has the Worst Start from the Start and Is in a Lowly Position 女主天崩开局，地位卑微

1. 1 禁 Her Captor 禁锢她 Yi Yi苡議Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted She is Le An, the beloved youngest daughter of the Great Yu emperor. Before she turned sixteen, she could have anything she wanted. After she turned sixteen, the father who loved her most passed away. Once her older brother ascended the throne, the first thing he did was send her to Northern Di as a hostage. Even the young general of Great Yu, the man her father had chosen as her betrothed, approved of this decision. All because the one who was supposed to be sent as a hostage was her brother's 7.8kReads8.1Score310Shelves

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   I learned this so much! I cried while watching it! 😢😢😢😢

2. 2 丫 Maid Born with Alluring Charm: Every Powerful Man Loses Control 丫鬟媚骨天成，各路权贵都失控了 Attracting Peach Blossoms招桃花儿Ancient Romance999k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Everyone’s Favorite + Sweet Romance + The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels + Male Rivals Compete + Every Male Lead Is Crazy and Possessive] In her previous life, Pei Zhizhi drugged Second Young Master Wei Heng and climbed into his bed just to survive. She thought she could rise from the ashes and become a phoenix, but Wei Heng was cold-hearted by nature and ruthless in his methods. Once he learned she had drugged him, he tormented her in one cruel way after another. With no other choice, P 11.7kReads8.5Score932Shelves

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   A heartthrob... A maidservant, a concubine's daughter who was bullied by everyone.

3. 3 太 The Beautiful, Sweet Crown Princess Who Made a Mad, Powerful Official Bow to Her 太子妃美又娇，引疯批权臣竟折腰 Zhao Zou Zou赵走走Ancient Romance572k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + True Forced Possession + Beloved by Everyone + Rivalry Among Men + All Male Leads Are Unhinged + 1vN] Everyone knows the Crown Princess was taken by the Crown Prince. The Crown Princess is peerlessly beautiful. Though she is the unwanted legitimate daughter of the Chancellor's household, she has become General Xie's most beloved person and the dream girl of the tutor's son. She has even caught the eye of a prince from an enemy kingdom. The Crown Prince is ruthless and vindictiv 4kReads8.8Score394Shelves
4. 4 困 Imprisoned by Love 困爱成囚 Flowers Along the Way一路笙花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Gu Yansheng, the adopted daughter of the Gu family, had loved the Ninth Master of the Lu family in the imperial capital for years. He couldn't stand her, and for the sake of the woman he cherished, he sent her to prison and had her tortured for five whole years. But no one expected that when the Ninth Master eventually married, his bride would be none other than Gu Yansheng, the woman with a prison record! Everyone eagerly awaited the spectacle, expecting to see how the Ninth M 15.2kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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   I highly recommend this one. I stayed up all night to finish it and cried in bed because it was so heartbreaking 🤦🤦

5. 5 穿 The Book Transmigrator Tears into the Reborn Woman, Even Ripping Out Her Hair Ornaments 穿书女手撕重生女，头花都扯掉了 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted (Don’t worry about the rating. New books have few readers at first, but it will rise.) [A transmigrated woman takes on a reborn woman] [Fictional ancient setting, no need to nitpick] Gu Qingli transmigrated into a satisfying revenge novel about a woman reborn. She wasn’t the heroine, but the wicked supporting character who had killed her, and the first person the heroine would take revenge on after being reborn. Gu Qingli herself had been born into a political family. She was gentle, quiet, an 12.9kReads8.9Score996Shelves

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   So beautiful! Absolutely gorgeous!

6. 6 让 They Wanted Me to Be a Sacrificial Stepmother, but I Chose to Make My Own Way 让我当炮灰主母，我偏另谋高枝 Ji Yun霁妘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On 139.3kReads9.4Score20.5kShelves
7. 7 开 From the Start, I Inherited a Fortune and Lived It Up in the 1960s 开局继承遗产，我在六零躺赢 Nannan Who Loves Shredded Potatoes爱吃土豆丝的南南Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Jian Shu gained access to a pocket dimension. Having read countless novels, she immediately began stockpiling supplies in preparation for transmigrating or the apocalypse. A few years passed, and Jian Shu had all but forgotten about the idea. Then, when she woke up one day, she found herself in a different era. She had transmigrated to 1968. She was an orphan, but she had a large inheritance and no awful relatives to deal with. See how Jian Shu uses her pocket dimension to get rich in this e 15.1kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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   This could be considered a disastrous start, but his status was not lowly; both his parents were martyrs.

8. 8 谁 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 Autumn Is Long秋很长Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other + One-on-one romance + Many children + Sweet romance + Inner- and imperial-palace intrigue] In the fortieth year of the Xihe era, Lüqing became a concubine-in-waiting to Prince Jin. She knew full well that she had to earn Prince Jin's favor and give birth to a child as soon as possible if she wanted to secure her place in the prince's household. For eight years, she contended with the other women in the inner court, using every means at her disposal to 26.8kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves

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   Starting as a lowly maid, she navigated the treacherous waters of the palace with her wisdom and talent. After giving birth to four sons and a daughter, she skillfully maneuvered through power struggles and intrigues, ultimately rising to the rank of Imperial Concubine, wielding immense power and influence. A tapestry woven with palace secrets and emotional turmoil, the plot is captivating and suspenseful, drawing the viewer into her legendary life – a must-see.

9. 9 二 Two Boys and a Girl: The Lucky Maid Has a Feel-Good Novel’s Script 二子一女：好孕丫鬟手拿爽文剧本 Spring in My Sleeve袖里春Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Extra chapters updating) [Fake sweet-and-innocent, truly villainous heroine + play the pig to eat the tiger + inner-courtyard intrigue first, palace intrigue later + not a perfectly faithful couple + all that matters is having fun + happy ending] Xie Linyuan, the Liang dynasty's nobleman of a different surname, was illustrious and unmatched in the world. While away on campaign, he was ambushed by treacherous men and saved from death by Yan Yiyu, the daughter of an imperial merchant. After retur 2.2kReads8.0Score213Shelves

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   The female protagonist transmigrates into a book as a maidservant. In the treacherous world of a wealthy family, she uses her intelligence and cunning to unravel the web of conspiracies and intrigues. From a lowly maid to someone who controls her own destiny, her path to power is thrilling and captivating. The book is filled with intricate love-hate relationships and power struggles, every page brimming with her resilience and courage, making it an irresistible read!

10. 10 东 The Eastern Palace's Beauty: This Favorite Consort Is Mine! 东宫姝色：这宠妃我当定了！ Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted [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 30.2kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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    The female lead is a well-developed and rational character, and the relationship between the two develops gradually.

11. 11 全 The Whole Household Was Stunned: The Little Maid Gave Birth to the Marquis’s Heir 全府震惊，小丫鬟生了侯府继承人 Yu Wanwan余晚晚Ancient Romance606k WordsCompleted Qiu Jin transmigrates into the body of a young maid who was sent to become a bedchamber maid, only to be rejected and sent back. Because of her beauty, a fortune-teller said she was born under a lucky star. The old madam sent Qiu Jin to serve as a bedchamber maid to her troublesome eldest grandson, hoping she would bring him good fortune and help him pass the imperial exams with flying colors. The original owner used her beauty and voluptuous figure to flirt with the young master, unaware that h 6kReads9.0Score643Shelves
12. 12 摆 Seriously, Who Wants to Fight for Favor? Why Not Cultivate Immortality? 摆脱，谁爱宅斗啊修仙不好吗？ Yan Wuyang晏无恙Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + sign-in + the whole family regrets everything + heroine never looks back + cultivation + satisfying] As soon as Jiang Jiuxing transmigrated, she was falsely accused of drugging the Prince of Zhennan in an attempt to marry into power, poisoning the young heir, and causing her legitimate younger sister to fall into the water. Jiang Jiuxing took fifty lashes, lasted a day and a night, and died. Just before her death, her late-arriving golden finger appeared: she could cultivate now! 1.1kReads7.7Score106Shelves

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    The female protagonist was framed as soon as she transmigrated, kicked out of her home by her scumbag father and stepmother, and even beaten with fifty strokes of the cane.

13. 13 被 Forced to Become a Concubine, the Wicked Maid Schemes for Power and Rises Step by Step 被逼为妾，恶婢勾心夺权步步高升 Bubble Coffee气泡咖啡Ancient Romance535k WordsCompleted Not a wish-fulfillment story [Forcible Possession + Ruthless Heroine + Psychotic Hero] Shen Yuzheng transmigrates to ancient times and is sold into servitude at the Wen residence by her own mother. She obeys the rules and watches every word and action, finally earning a chance to leave the residence as a free woman. But just before she can leave, the eldest son of the Wen family forces her to become his concubine. The eldest son of the Wen family is noble by birth and peerlessly handsome, haile 856Reads8.5Score105Shelves

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    The female lead is a maid in a mansion who is forcibly taken by the male lead. She pretends to comply while constantly looking for an opportunity to escape. She uses the male lead's status and position to her own advantage, even changing her identity. It's not a very satisfying story. The plot includes elements of a real and fake heiress. The female lead has a vengeful personality; she won't retaliate unless provoked. Based on the current plot, she has never liked the male lead and deeply hates him.

14. 14 穿 Transmigrated as a Brothel's Top Courtesan, I Drive Noble Young Men Wild with Love 穿成青楼头牌，迷的贵子为爱疯狂 A Pear a Day Keeps Us Together吃了梨子不分离Ancient Romance998k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + adored by everyone + the whole family’s favorite + romantic rivalry + men competing for her + all male leads are pure + every man goes crazy for her! Spoil her, spoil her, spoil her!!] Jiang Nanyin transmigrates into a novel where everyone adores the heroine, only to find herself in the body of a famous courtesan. She wakes up in the bed of a sixty-year-old man, and to make matters worse, she’s been drugged. Her vision goes black. No one could ask for a worse start. D 1.9kReads8.9Score255Shelves

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    The story begins with the protagonist transmigrating into the body of a courtesan in a popular novel, a cannon fodder character whose virginity has been bought and sold. She's also drugged and nearly loses her virginity to a sixty-year-old man, but luckily escapes to the next room and has a one-night stand with the current emperor. Later, to gain fame and become a courtesan who sells her art but not her body, she organizes a poetry competition. A fierce battleground ensues.

15. 15 软 Soft Waist, Beguiling Bones 软酥腰，娇妾媚骨生香 Meow-Flavored Toffee喵味太妃糖Ancient Romance724k WordsCompleted After one wild night, Song Yihuan was set up by her elder sister and made into a surrogate. No one knew that by day, her elder sister lived in perfect harmony with Ji Lingchuan, heir to Prince Ning, while by night, Song Yihuan took her place, spending the nights in his arms because her sister could not conceive. Song Yihuan thought that once she gave birth, she would finally be free of it all. But the moment the child was born, her sister dropped her virtuous facade and tried to kill the mother 524Reads9.2Score216Shelves

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    These two books are absolutely amazing, I highly recommend reading them! I stayed up all night to finish them both 🤭🤭

16. 16 王 My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷，王妃说此生不复相见 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o 27.1kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
17. 17 照 Dressed in Red: The Maid's Rise to Power 照红妆：通房丫鬟上位记 Sweet, Sweet Milk Candy奶糖甜甜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (New book updating) Haitang's rules for fighting in the inner household as a maidservant: First, be flexible. Second, don't let love cloud your judgment. Third, if a woman isn't ruthless, her position won't be secure. Haitang was breathtakingly beautiful but born into a lowly family. In her previous life, proud and unwilling to become a bedchamber maid, she was tortured to death by the principal wife. Reborn, she decided to live differently. Everyone thought she was reaching above her station ju 13.8kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    This is a female protagonist reborn into a family. She starts as a lowly maid and gradually schemes for herself.

18. 18 提 Transmigrated Three Hundred Years Early: The Villainess Takes Off 提前穿越三百年，恶毒女配起飞了 Mo Juanjuan墨卷卷Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead] [Power Fantasy] [Face-Slapping and Crushing Scum] [Invincibly Powerful Heroine] [No Logic] Feng Jin transmigrated to another world three hundred years ago and cultivated all the way to become an Immortal Emperor. Then she was suddenly told that she's a villainess supporting character who arrived at the wrong point in time, and now she has to descend to the lower realm and follow the plot. Feng Jin: “???!!!” What a wonderful opportunity! If she goes back and follows the plot, 2.3kReads8.1Score240Shelves

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    He started out in a terrible state, but gradually climbed to the top.

19. 19 反 The Villain Won't Act Human? The Reborn Senior Sister Won't Either 反派不干人事？大师姐重生不做人 Big Tuan Tuan大团团Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + face-slapping + satisfying power fantasy + no slapstick or memes + serious drama] [The rating is very low because the book has only just started getting reviews. It has nothing to do with the quality of the story.] Jiang Li was born with a swordsman's bones and was unmatched in the world. But when she failed to ascend to immortality during a tribulation, her body and soul were destroyed. Three hundred years later, she returns to life in the body of a Xiao family's illegitim 2.1kReads9.1Score291Shelves
20. 20 别 Don’t Mess with Her! After Leaving Her Sect in a Fury, She Awakens a God-Tier Talent 别惹！发癫弃宗后她觉醒神级天赋 Yingxi映希Ancient Romance889k WordsCompleted Clear-headed heroine × dual-personality hero (being clear-headed doesn’t mean the heroine is invincible) Main plot Transmigrate into a book; the villainess changes her fate and grows. Kongsang Li transmigrated into a book, becoming the wicked senior sister who competes with the heroine for the male lead in a story about a good-for-nothing rising to greatness. Reform her image? No, she did nothing wrong! Why can the heroine kill her, but she can’t kill the heroine? Why is Kongsang Li merely a too 6.8kReads8.8Score7.2kShelves
21. 21 悟 I Awakened the First Sword of the Passionate Dao, So I'll Strike Down My Dao Companion First 悟多情道第一剑，先砍我道侣 Those Days of Picking Corn那些扒苞米的日子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + no romance + everyone is ridiculously goofy] [What! The original female lead actually got into a fight with the original male lead for me!] [The days the original female lead and I racked our brains to kill the original male lead] [The days my senior brothers, junior brothers, and sisters and I threw our weight around in the cultivation world] [The entire cultivation world loves me] Jiang Wen transmigrated into the book as the contract partner of the arrogant male lead. The He 1.4kReads8.9Score210Shelves
22. 22 师 Senior Sister Faked Her Death and Ascended to Godhood: The Whole Sect Weeps as They Follow Her to the Grave 师姐死遁成神，全师门哭着殉葬 Jiang Liuye姜六耶Ancient Romance464k WordsCompleted [Just started getting rated] Ye Li, the second senior sister of Tianmen Sect, died. That day, the entire sect ignored her pleas for help. They were celebrating the fact that Su Ying’er, an ordinary girl with no spiritual roots, had finally become their junior sister. Only when they saw her corpse did everyone in the sect go mad. Her fiancé, the eldest senior brother, spat blood. Her junior brothers killed themselves to join her in death. Her lofty master became a demon with a single thou 160Reads7.5Score109Shelves
23. 23 不 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常 Four Crescent Moons四弯月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [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 68.4kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves

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    This book is still ongoing and I've been following it for ages! The female lead transmigrates to ancient times and starts as a lowly maidservant promoted to concubine by the mistress of the house. She later rises to become an imperial concubine. The plot is quite engaging, and the writing flows smoothly. Highly recommended!!!

24. 24 窝 I'm Pathetic, But Somehow Everyone Loves Me, Haha! 窝囊吧，但还是成万人迷了哈哈！ Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance592k WordsCompleted The print edition of The Side Character Could Never Be a Doormat is now available on all platforms [Outwardly meek but secretly hilarious heroine x violent, untamed hero whose rough edges are eventually worn smooth] Xu Nuo transmigrates into the role of a famously spineless supporting female character, then foolishly sets about seducing every male lead. When her secret comes to light, the male leads join forces to condemn her. Then she is dumped by her fiancé, setting her on the path to a deadly 33.3kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves

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    In this book, the female lead is disliked by everyone at the beginning but becomes incredibly popular later on. She's neither a saint nor a scheming girl.

25. 25 被 After My Husband Broke My Heart, I Started Taking On Consorts Like Crazy 被正夫伤透心后，我开始狂纳夫侍 Moonlight and Bamboo Shadows月光竹影Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted [Multiple Male Leads + Matriarchal Society + Winning Her Back the Hard Way + All Male Leads Are Chaste] Everyone knew that Xie Jin, the Prince Yong of the Great Jin, was a genuine good-for-nothing and a notorious playboy. Everyone knew she had married above her station by marrying into the Rong family, and that she was terribly henpecked. If her husband told her to go east, she wouldn't dare go west. If he told her to fish, she wouldn't dare catch a chicken. She didn't even know what a pleasure 2.1kReads6.2Score153Shelves

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    The female lead is bold in love and hate, and responsible. Originally, she wanted to be with one person for life, but her husband broke her heart time and time again. So she simply stopped pretending.

26. 26 重 Reborn as a Movie Queen: The Madam Is Gorgeous and Glamorous 重生影后：夫人又美又飒 Yu Xi羽夕Modern Romance3.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn wish-fulfillment + face-slapping + adored by everyone] In her previous life, Gu Qi loved Fan Jue with no dignity whatsoever, yet never managed to get so much as a glance from him before she died. The family she trusted without question turned out to be trash who had stolen someone else's place. Breaking free from her cocoon, she is reborn to live for herself this time. She crushes scum, serves up face-slapping, climbs to the top of the entertainment industry, and exposes the schemes of t 12.8kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    These few are very good

27. 27 哄 Soothe Him! Kiss Him! Her Abstinent Husband Loses Control 哄他！吻他！禁欲老公被撩到失控 Little Cookie曲奇小饼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + marriage first, love later + mutual flirting] Qu Xi transmigrates into a book, becoming the ill-fated wife of a powerful business tycoon. Her story ends when she elopes with another man and dies in a car accident. On the day Qu Xi arrives, the original owner stabs herself to force the tycoon to let her go. Gazing at the handsome, inscrutable man in a wheelchair and the divorce papers in front of her, Qu Xi clutches her wound and says through the pain, “Darling, I don't want a di 6.3kReads9.3Score831Shelves
28. 28 穿 I Transmigrated and Became a Mom, Mastering Both Mystical Arts and Paper Effigies 穿越喜当妈，玄学扎纸两手抓 Flowers Bloom in the Demon Realm花开魔间Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Supernatural arts + alternate setting + romance] Nie Qing woke up one morning to find herself in the body of a scrawny, sallow-faced woman who was apparently someone’s “mom.” How come everyone else who transmigrates gets doted on by their whole family or becomes a tycoon, while she’s broke and living in a dump? When she rode down the road in a green, rickety horse-drawn cart, she left everyone gaping. When she set up a stall to do business, people actually mistook her for offering special serv 2.4kReads9.1Score310Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates and ends up with a perfectly healthy son, but as she raises him, she discovers that her son isn't human...

29. 29 恶 The Vicious Big Sister Runs the Household: With Thick Enough Skin, There's Meat at Every Meal 恶姐当家：只要脸皮厚顿顿都吃肉 I Don't Have Any Money Anyway反正我没钱Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted With dual powers at her command and no shortage of food and drink, this must be Zhou Sisi's consolation prize after her teammates blew her up in the apocalypse! Being reborn as a fiery-tempered farm girl suits her just fine. She doesn't have to pretend to be anyone else, and it's the best feeling ever. From the start, it's the usual story: the heavens decide to rain, and her mother decides to remarry. No stopping them, though she never planned to. Her mother can get married if she wants, but she 23.6kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves

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    The female lead's story starts off disastrously, but she's incredibly strong! You should definitely give it a try! 👀

30. 30 重 Reborn: The Tragic Supporting Actress Sets Her Sights on the Male Lead 重生后，惨死女配专撩男主上位 Xi Er袭尔Ancient Romance791k WordsOngoing Reborn, household and palace intrigue, villainess, messy but doted on Shen Zhishu is a refined young lady from a distinguished family, every inch the picture of an elegant ancient beauty. But when the transmigrated woman sees the man she loves look at Shen Zhishu just once, she bears a grudge. Shen Zhishu's family is destroyed; she is forced to marry a seventy-year-old man, then her stepson sells her like a commodity, turning her into a plaything for others' amusement. When she opens her eyes a 17Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Reborn, she is no longer naive. With her stunning beauty and shrewd mind, she seduces the prince. Within the prince's inner palace, she navigates the complexities of power, outwitting the principal wife with a mix of open and covert schemes. Love, hate, and revenge intertwine in the vortex of power, making her path to revenge thrilling and suspenseful. Every step is filled with calculation and deep affection. Reading this book is like stepping into the depths of an ancient mansion, experiencing firsthand a breathtaking drama of palace intrigue and power struggles.

31. 31 炮 The Cannon-Fodder Villainess Awakens, and Her Brothers Regret Everything 炮灰女配觉醒后，哥哥们后悔了 Tranquil Heart静心Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing In her previous life, Wen Si was the apple of her father’s and brothers’ eyes. But after her father brought home a new daughter, she lost all their affection. Her brothers even saw her as a scheming woman for competing with their new sister for attention. Her eldest brother forced her to kneel in public; her second brother crippled both her hands and feet; her third brother tortured her; her fourth brother ruined her face and dragged her name through the mud; even her father cast her out of the 1.5kReads8.3Score202Shelves
32. 32 乱 After Fleeing the Chaotic Era, I Became the Founding Empress 乱世逃亡后，我成了开国女帝 Nan Wanxu南婉徐Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The 95.8kReads9.4Score13.2kShelves
33. 33 虞 Yu Zhao Reborn: Cutting Ties and Settling Scores 虞昭重生断恩仇 Glass Salted Fish玻璃咸鱼Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original novel of the short drama "After Switching to the Heartless Path, My Senior Brothers Wept and Begged for Forgiveness" In her previous life, Yu Zhao spent her whole life fighting Ye Congxin to win back the affection of her master and five senior brothers. In the end, she became a traitor despised by everyone and was killed by the very master she loved. Reborn, she gave up trying to mend her relationship with her master and senior brothers, and took the initiative to cultivate the Heartles 16.3kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
34. 34 主 The Matriarch Worked Herself to Death, Then Was Reborn to Raise the Kids and Take It Easy 主母操劳而死，重生后养崽摆烂了 Watermelon Juice西瓜汁汁Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Both reborn + swapped lives + household matriarch + stepmother raising children + physician consort + powerful heroine and satisfying revenge + inner-family strife + adorable children] Shen Qinglan discovered that she and Shen Qingli had both been reborn! In her previous life, Shen Qinglan married into the Li family of Longxi and helped the second branch's eldest son rise to success, until he became a high-ranking official and she lived in splendor! Shen Qingli had only recently married into th 4.7kReads8.9Score706Shelves

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    The female lead's life begins in disaster: a doting father, a stepmother who wants her dead, a younger sister who steals her engagement, a paralyzed male lead, and a young but cunning son—none as cunning as the female lead. She's a super-perfect matriarch of a powerful family, possessing exceptional intelligence. Her father killed her mother, her family was destroyed in her past life, and she has an extremely paranoid emperor who wants her generals killed.

35. 35 重 Reborn in Hong Kong: My Gangster Son 重生港城，我的古惑仔儿子 Silent Mo墨墨不言Modern Romance482k WordsCompleted [Content warning: The Hong Kong arc is an old-school, oppressive, melodramatic angst story; the mainland arc is warm and domestic. Please don't complain if it's not for you.] [Transmigration + golden finger + gangsters + cute child + family life + heroine's stepson + hero's adopted son] In Hong Kong in the seventies and eighties, gangs were everywhere, but the most feared criminal organization was Yige. It had more than a hundred thousand gang members, and its leader, Shang Cixiao, was a ruthle 5.1kReads9.0Score502Shelves

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    The female lead starts out with a low status, but she has the strength to succeed and doesn't rely on others.

36. 36 糟 Oh No! My Former Lover Is the Crown Prince 糟糕！我始乱终弃的恩客是太子 Sleepy Meow Meow睡不醒的喵喵酱Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted Original Title: Oh No! The Patron I Used and Abandoned Is the Crown Prince [Sweet Romance] [Mutual First Love] [Devoted Husband] [Love Grows Over Time] [Many Foreshadowing Twists] [Comedy] A quirky, down-on-her-luck heroine who grows into herself + a gentle hero Shen Yuan grew up in a small town in the south. Only when her mother died did she learn that her biological father was the powerful Marquis Shen of the capital. With no one to rely on, the orphaned girl set out on a thousand-mile journe 8.3kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    This book has a very original plot; I recommend it to all my sisters!

37. 37 被 Sold into a Brothel, the Top Courtesan Only Wants to Escape 被卖入青楼后，花魁只想逃 Tianxi Watermelon天喜西瓜Ancient Romance180k WordsCompleted [Alternate History] [Brothel Plot + Power Struggles] [Interstellar] What time grants, the journey must make possible to return. After transmigrating, Su Shiyu narrowly escapes death, only to be sold into a brothel. A falling rock from the sky, a sudden bout of amnesia, and her memories mysteriously returning: she discovers she’s already become the top courtesan?! How am I supposed to escape now? Oh no, someone’s got their eye on me. 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There's another book I can't find anymore, has it been taken off the shelves? It's definitely another one where the protagonist starts as a maid! 😏🤭🤭 I used to really like this type of book, haha, it makes me blush just thinking about it 😜

38. 38 丫 The Maid 丫鬟 The Tiger Is Ready to Roar老虎要发威Ancient Romance181k WordsCompleted !!! The heroine is an ordinary person. Although she transmigrates, she has no special abilities of any kind!!! Please bear in mind the differences between social classes in ancient times. Don't assume that a transmigrated heroine means this is a wish-fulfillment story. This is a tragic romance!!! [Tragedy warning, read with caution. The male lead really is cold and heartless. A warning for a deranged male lead!] He is the master, and you are a servant. Your stations in life are worlds apart. Wha 652Reads6.4Score102Shelves
39. 39 丫 Maid 丫鬟 Nanshi南什Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted I was a maid, and I had served my young lady since childhood. But one day, I realized she had changed. Someone else was using her body to win over the person who had murdered her mother. Then a System told me: If that person failed the mission, my young lady could come back. I agreed. But what the System didn’t know was that I was the one who wanted her dead most of all. 36Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 陪 The Lady’s Maid 陪房丫鬟 March Chirp三月啾Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted [A Tale of Taking by Force] Unluckily transmigrated into the body of a maid who serves as a dowry, Yun Xiang knows she will eventually be chosen to become Second Master Lu’s bedchamber maid. Second Master Lu is refined and gentle, the man of many maids’ dreams. But she doesn’t want that. She struggles and resists, openly and in secret, doing everything she can to avoid it. Yet, by a twist of fate, she unexpectedly catches Second Master Lu’s eye. She has no right to refuse. Just as it seems the m 69kReads9.1Score11.1kShelves
41. 41 被 Forced to Become a Bedchamber Maid, the Ascetic General Wants to Dote on Me Alone 被逼成通房丫鬟，禁欲将军要独宠 Vinegar-Flavored Egg Yolk Pastry醋味蛋黄酥Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Su Qingruo is a maid doing menial work in the Marquis’s Manor. By chance, she helps the heir, Mu Sheng’an, get rid of an aphrodisiac, and is forced to become his concubine. Unwilling to be a concubine, Su Qingruo runs away several times, only to be caught by Mu Sheng’an each time. In the end, she has no choice but to poison him. The valiant general Mu Sheng’an suffers from face blindness. Then one day, he realizes he can remember one particular face. Curious, he wants to find out why. But as the 4.3kReads8.9Score470Shelves
42. 42 丫 Maid 丫鬟 Ming Rou明柔Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Maid 11Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 孤 An Orphan Girl Reborn as a Little Maid 孤女穿成小丫鬟 You Say You're Mu Nan你说你是慕南Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 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? 7.1kReads9.1Score524Shelves
44. 44 侯 The Marquis’s Household Maid’s Path to Becoming Everyone’s Favorite 侯府婢女的万人迷之路 Ci Mu Er Er辞暮尔耳Ancient Romance168k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling + unhinged perverts + taking by force + multiple male leads + love-triangle chaos + men competing for her + naturally alluring] What’s a lowly maid to do after failing to seduce her way into her master’s bed and getting her legs broken? Flirt with the marquis, charm a young lady, and seduce an adorably earnest guard. Bai Rou turns the tables against all odds The cold and noble young master of the marquis’s household, the refined and gentle son of a prominent family, the tall 483Reads6.0Score105Shelves
45. 45 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 77.1kReads9.2Score8.4kShelves
46. 46 快 Quick Transmigration: The Scheming Maid Defeats the Original Heroine and Takes Her Place 快穿：心机丫鬟打败原女主上位 Zhou Yinyin周茵茵Ancient Romance536k WordsOngoing [Scheming] [Male Rivalry] [Household Intrigue] [Quick Transmigration] [Beautiful Female Lead] [Unhinged Male Leads and Supporting Characters] Yutao is a beautiful maid in a household-intrigue novel, but every time she changes books, she also gets a new master. Her mission is to stay alive and marry into a powerful family. 1. In a reborn revenge novel, she is the most capable senior maid serving the female lead’s wicked stepmother. (Complete) 2. In a novel about the real and fake heiresses, she i 109Reads6.6Score—Shelves
47. 47 你 Don’t Come Any Closer! I’m Just a Maid! 你们别过来！我就只是个丫鬟啊！ Luo Lingyu洛翎羽Ancient Romance411k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Love Rival Showdowns + Sweet Fluff + Silly Comedy] Ye Chuxia is a seasoned miser who loves reading novels. After devouring countless melodramatic romances, she suddenly finds herself inside a novel as a cannon-fodder maid. She decides to enjoy the drama and ship couples from the front row while making money. She plans to retire once she’s rolling in cash, but... can someone tell her what’s with all these men suddenly showing up? Ye Chuxia: “Hey, hey, hey! Aren’t you all sup 314Reads8.7Score100Shelves
48. 48 变 Daily Life as a Maid After Turning into a Girl 变身成女孩当丫鬟日常 Got Any Medicine?有药吗Ancient Romance446k WordsCompleted (Gender transformation/ In short, it’s the story of an unlucky straight office worker who is reborn as a girl, and grows alongside a friend (or bestie?), supporting each other along the way and falling in love with the male lead. One-on-one romance, no wavering, with a warm, everyday-life focus.) (Also known as “Daily Life as a Maid After Transforming into a Girl”) Office worker Ling Xiu is reborn as a little girl in ancient times. After fleeing a disaster, she is forced to become a young maid i 2kReads8.8Score211Shelves
49. 49 试 The Trial Bride's Maid 试婚丫鬟 Must-Read必看Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Jiang Shu was born into lowly circumstances, worse off than an ordinary maid. She would never have been chosen to test a bridegroom’s suitability. She was also more clear-headed than others: she wouldn’t fall for her master or let him grow attached to her. She would devote herself to helping her own young lady test her future husband and pave the way for her. Her master treated her as a substitute, and she endured it. He trampled her self-respect into the dirt, and she endured that too. He wante 1.7kReads8.5Score391Shelves
50. 50 王 The Prince’s Manor Maid 王府丫鬟 Wang Xixi望西西Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted Xia Lianyi was a maid in the prince's household. She was the lowest of the low, someone anyone could trample on. All she wanted was to buy her freedom and marry an honest man. She never expected to be entangled and toyed with by two powerful men. They clipped her wings and turned her into a caged bird. But after she faked her death and escaped, they both went mad. Later, the young Marquis who had killed his father and brother doted on her endlessly, begging her to forgive him. The noble Prince Y 233Reads—Score—Shelves

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