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1. 1 娇 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女，步步为后 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue / not both partners’ first time / devoted love in the later story / not a strong heroine; the female lead cries easily and isn’t particularly clever, so don’t expect too much!] After three years in the palace, Yue Li has worked carefully and waited for a chance at promotion. Just before she is promoted, a palace maid sharing her room is sentenced to death for offending a consort. Thunder crashes and rain pours that night as blood spatters everywhere. Terrified, Yue Li cannot sle 13.8kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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   I recommend a few books where the heroine is a palace maid. They are all good-looking, and the male protagonist is the only one who loves them. They are sweet and reassuring.

2. 2 娇 The Clever Palace Maid and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Who Can't Resist Her 娇娇宫女手段高，冷戾帝王不经撩 Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [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 6.5kReads9.2Score670Shelves
3. 3 宫 From Palace Maid to Imperial Consort 宫女成妃 Noodle Puppy面条小狗Ancient Romance449k WordsOngoing [Read before starting: This story is set in an entirely fictional dynasty. Some details are original, while others are inspired by various historical dynasties, but it has no connection to actual history. This is just an ordinary romance novel. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Avoid starving to death, live peacefully as a little palace maid, leave the palace when she came of age, use her savings to find an honest man to marry, and spend the rest of her life in quiet contentment. That was 145Reads7.5Score—Shelves
4. 4 帝 The Emperor's Cherished Consort 帝王娇宠 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 7.4kReads9.2Score799Shelves
5. 5 病 The Frail Beauty Stays Alive by Kissing the Regent 病弱美人靠着与摄政王亲嘴续命 Distant Moon Shadow月影遥遥Ancient Romance522k WordsCompleted [Completed, both leads are inexperienced, sweet flirtation and romance, devoted husband, sickly and delicate heroine, hero seems cool and noble but is secretly an obsessed romantic] Mu Shengsheng has a beautiful, captivating face, but she is a sickly girl with little time left to live. She is expected to die by the age of sixteen at the latest. Then, one day, her life hangs by a thread. Her stepmother sends her off for a ghost marriage, and while trying to escape, she accidentally falls into a m 3.6kReads9.0Score427Shelves

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   The female protagonist has a congenital deficiency and accidentally discovers that having sex with the male protagonist can prolong her life. The more intimate she is, the longer it will last. She tries her best to stay by his side. The male protagonist who learns the truth: I will let you live a long life tonight!

6. 6 芙 The Hibiscus Canopy: The Crown Prince’s Childhood Sweetheart Wins Big 芙蓉帐：东宫青梅赢麻了 Ming Family Charcoal Fire明家炭火Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Inexperienced + Sweet Romance + Palace Intrigue + He Eventually Dotes on Her Alone] Xiao Wanyu had spent more than a decade living with carefree arrogance. Then she refused a marriage proposal and injured the young lord of the Duke of Wei’s household, who had coveted her family’s wealth. She was thrown into prison. To protect her maternal family’s immense fortune and save her own life, she agreed to become a concubine in the Eastern Palace, seeking the Crown Prince’s protection 3.3kReads7.6Score316Shelves

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   There is no rebirth or time travel. In the first book, the male protagonist has a crush on her, and the female protagonist is not stupid and sweet. In the second book, the male and female protagonists are childhood sweethearts. The female protagonist actually lost her memory in the early stage, and the male protagonist protects her. The third book is slightly sadistic, but the female protagonist is very smart and has her own ideals.

7. 7 陛 The Emperor's Sole Favor 陛下独宠 Zuo Xiaoqing左晓晴Ancient Romance873k WordsOngoing The new emperor holds his first selection of consorts in seven years. Lin Wanning, the Lin family's adopted daughter, takes her elder sister's place at the last minute and is unexpectedly chosen. Three months into the palace, the empress makes things difficult for her, and the Noble Consort ostracizes her. One day, she finally sees the emperor, and he favors her alone. Looking closely, everything has its cause. The story of the inner palace continues… 36Reads6.4Score—Shelves
8. 8 青 After My Childhood Sweetheart Marries, the New Emperor Becomes Obsessed with Possessing Me 青梅嫁人后，新帝占有上瘾 Ice-Hearted Begonia冰心海棠Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + the hero chases his wife after losing her + possessive pursuit + simmering tension + power struggles + play the pig to eat the tiger] Everyone said Crown Prince Lu Xingjian was the very picture of grace and nobility: aloof, distinguished, elegant, and composed. Su Wanwan, who had grown up in the palace, knew how wild and heartless he was behind closed doors. She had been his secret lover for two whole years, yet never once received a promise from him. At last, she gave up hope 9kReads8.0Score2.4kShelves
9. 9 长 The Eldest Daughter’s Dazzling Rise 长女惊华 Get Rich Overnight一夜暴富Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge + political intrigue + mutual salvation + miracle doctor + two powerful leads] The Ji family was a century-old military clan, revered by everyone in the imperial capital of Yulin. And yet the eldest Ji daughter was known throughout Yulin as a useless coward. Then, in a single night, the Ji family fell, and every man in the family died on the battlefield. It was the supposedly useless eldest daughter who held the entire family together. She divorced a prince! She made an enemy 3.2kReads8.8Score532Shelves

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   Changle has a heroic appearance, protects his family and the country, and attracts the attention of the male protagonist.

10. 10 表 The Cousin Is Going on a Matchmaking Date, and the Heir Is Panicking 表姑娘要去相看，世子他慌了 Yu Yu禹予Ancient Romance492k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] [Both Leads Are Each Other’s First] [Happy Ending] [Both Leads Are Natives of the Era] [Gentle, Refined Heir Apparent × Cool, Elegant Cousin] Orphaned and without anyone to rely on, with wolves circling all around her, young Shi Jianli had no choice but to travel to the capital and seek refuge with her aunt. She became the second branch’s cousin, staying as a guest at the Duke of Anguo’s residence. When she came of age, her aunt found her a match. But the second branch’s concubin 40kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves

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    🍀🍀The gentle prince × the cool and elegant cousin 🌟After losing his parents and being surrounded by tigers and wolves, the young Shi Jianli had no choice but to go to Beijing to join his aunt, and became the second cousin of the Duke of Anguo's mansion. When she got older, her aunt found a marriage for her, but unexpectedly, her marriage was robbed by the concubine of her second wife. Regardless, she already had a mediocre opinion of her fiancé, so she cut her losses in time and let her cousin beat her ex-fiancé up. After that, her aunt looked for a husband for her. Seeing the beautiful color of the pears, she looked at the portraits of men collected by her aunt and felt that none of them looked to her liking. Later, she found a man with good looks and appearance, but the prince, who had a clear breeze and bright moonlight, became anxious. The night before her aunt was going to take her to meet her, the jealous prince stood in front of her and said, "I heard that Miss Li is looking for a husband recently. Can you consider me?"

11. 11 娇 The Spoiled Consort's Road to Glory 娇气包娘娘的荣华路 Qingxi Hexi清兮禾兮Ancient Romance385k WordsCompleted 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 20.2kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    This one. .

12. 12 青 My Childhood Sweetheart Is Hard to Win Over 青梅难哄 Let Me Sleep a Little Longer再让我睡一会Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted The Third Prince and Pei, the young lady of the Zhen’an Marquis’s household, had been childhood friends since they were little, always open and honest with each other. That is, until one day... The Third Prince, who used to take injuries and hardships in stride, insisted on being carried into the Zhen’an Marquis’s household, where he called out to Second Miss Pei, looking half-dead: “Wanw an, I feel awful...” Bodyguard: Who are you? Where’s our cold, distant, icy Third Prince? The Empress wanted 13.7kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    [Note] [Note] This is a pure ancient novel I collected. The woman's charming teasing exploded like thunder in the ears of Pei Yunting and Yan Huaijin. The two looked at each other and saw the panic in the other's eyes.

13. 13 入 Into the Seductive Tent 入娇帐 Cloud Mountain Crow云山鸦Ancient Romance546k WordsCompleted (Original title: Stealing a Friend's Wife) Tao Heyi willingly married her frail husband to bring him good fortune. She had loved him since childhood, and knew that if he weren't so weak, his talent and temperament would have made him far too good a match for her. After their wedding, she carefully nursed him, hoping he would regain his health. In their second year of marriage, a guest came to their home. Her husband happily introduced him: “This is my former classmate, Zhao Jiyun.” Heyi glanced 16.7kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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    She got married out of sheer joy, and one day her husband brought his former classmates and friends together to fall in love with her.

14. 14 女 Matriarchy: Reborn as a Debauched Princess, I Fight for the Throne and Pursue My Beloved 女尊：重生纨绔王女，夺嫡追娇夫 Yan Bai燕白Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-dominated world, strong heroine, reborn to pursue her husband and cherish him alone] In her previous life, Xiao Muhuang lived beneath the doting affection of her half-sister, who spoiled her rotten. She even fell head over heels for a beautiful but venomous woman, only to end up with the tragic fate of being sentenced to drink poisoned wine. Cheng Chaoyu, the Grand Tutor’s son, whom she had broken off her engagement with, was dragged down by her too and died for her sake. Reborn, Xiao Mu 10.1kReads9.2Score954Shelves

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    This one is professional

15. 15 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 154.7kReads9.6Score21.1kShelves

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16. 16 满 My Whole Family Are Cannon Fodder, but After They Read My Mind, They Rebel 满门炮灰读我心后，全家造反了 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Physical edition of "Claiming the Pearl 2" goes on presale October 17 at 7:30 p.m.] [Mind reading + System + adored by the whole family + transmigrate into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger] Qiao Jiaojiao had accumulated so much virtue in her past life that the Old King of Hell granted her a rebirth with all her memories intact, plus a golden finger: a Virtue Points Shop. Qiao Jiaojiao was thrilled to start her new life, only to discover she hadn't been reborn at all. She'd transmigrated i 133.9kReads9.7Score15.7kShelves
17. 17 小 The Little Princess Saves Her Imperial Father with Her Inner Voice 小公主心声拯救父皇 Research Arbitration研究仲裁Ancient Romance874k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Mind-Reading + Beloved by All + Alternate History + System + Sweet Romance + Adorable Baby + Underdog's Rise + Transmigrate into a Book] (Mind-reading only works when affection for the heroine reaches the required level. The threshold rises as she grows older, and eventually requires maximum affection.) Bei Jingchu transmigrates into a book and gets bound to a governance System. Before she can even start celebrating, she discovers she's been reborn as the princess switched at birth. 21.5kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
18. 18 全 The Whole Family Is Insanely Eavesdropping on My Thoughts 全家偷听我心声杀疯了，我负责吃奶 Xia Shengsheng夏声声Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted The Red Fruit short drama adaptation of My Whole Family Hears My Thoughts: Fu Bao Chaochao is now open for reservations! Please show it lots of support and give it a follow! [Whole-family mind reading + cannon fodder + beloved by the whole family + powerful figure transmigrates into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger + feel-good story] Lu Zhaozhao transmigrated into a book. She became a cannon-fodder character who was drowned at birth, while the heroine stole her identity. The heroine turned 16.3kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves
19. 19 让 She Wanted Me as Her Lover, but I Had Other Plans 让她当外室，她偏要另谋高枝 Teacher Sweet Tea甜茶老师Ancient Romance344k WordsCompleted [Gentle yet clearheaded young lady + dashing young general] [Long-planned romance + sweet pampering + the hero is head over heels] Jiang Wan was the only daughter of the Jiang family, born into wealth, with money and beauty to spare. As soon as she came of age, she was engaged to the legitimate son of the Lu family. She had thought they were a match made in heaven, but at a spring banquet, she heard Lu Jingyan say with her own ears: “She’s just a merchant’s daughter. Why would I take her serious —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Jiang Wan, a noble girl from a wealthy family, met a scumbag when they got engaged, and was humiliated in front of him "just for fun". She decisively pulled away, but unexpectedly ran into the affectionate trap of the cold-faced general Xie Xingzhi - the young general who was rumored to be not a womanizer, fell in love with her at first sight, and doted on her like a white moonlight✨ Watching the down-and-out daughter break away from the scumbag's shadow, and run in both directions with the super-Su General, it is a slap in the face + the ancient saying is sweet, it is not a loss to invest!

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