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Are There Any Stories Where the Female Lead Is a Palace Maid Who Doesn't Become a Consort? 就没有不当妃子的女主是宫女的文吗?

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  1. 1 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! 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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  2. 2 The Dutiful Palace Maid Rises to Empress 乖乖宫婢,一路封后 Ancient Romance452k WordsCompleted One promise: If it’s not sweet, you don’t pay! Sweet romance! Sweet romance! Sweet romance! [Beautiful, gentle little palace maid × cold, ruthless, obsessive emperor] [Palace intrigue, neither lead is inexperienced | Possessive pursuit | Devoted from the start | Hero worships the heroine to the extreme] Chu Linyuan is a tyrant in the eyes of the world, cruel in his methods and unpredictable in his moods. Zhizhang is merely an ordinary palace maid. Delicate and lovely, she wants no wealth or stat 6.8kReads8.8Score772Shelves
  3. 3 Luring Her Into Bed: My Little Maid Is a Siren 诱她上榻,爷的小婢女是祸水 Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted [Beautiful little troublemaker x jade-faced demon] [Mutually devoted and faithful + sweet romance + unbelievably beautiful heroine] Nan Zhu is a maid serving Fourth Miss Shen of the Duke's household. Unfortunately, she is so stunningly beautiful that the young lady and her mother target her, even trying to marry her off to a short, lame servant. To avoid being forced into marriage, Nan Zhu has no choice but to climb into the bed of the much-feared eldest young master and offer herself to him. Th 5.8kReads8.3Score521Shelves
  4. 4 The Mute Palace Maid’s Daily Life 哑巴宫女日常 Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted 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 11.4kReads8.9Score663Shelves
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  5. 5 The Duke's Estate Maid 国公府小丫鬟 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Su Liyue was a low-ranking maid in the Duke's mansion, not even qualified for the ranks of household maids. She had no interest in climbing the social ladder. She just wanted to leave the mansion and live a quiet life. After hearing that only first-class maids could buy their freedom, she rushed into the main kitchen and embarked on a difficult journey up the ranks. She made sweet soups, prepared pastries, cooked elaborate dishes, bought farmland, rented a butcher shop, and tended the ancestral 20.4kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
  6. 6 The Wealthy Little Maid 富贵小丫鬟 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted She wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a little maid at the Duke of Tang's mansion. In the wealthy and comfortable manor, Yun Shu begins a leisurely life, growing up sheltered by riches and splendor. She sets out to earn more money and buy lots of farmland, all so she can become a little landowner someday and enjoy a happy, comfortable life. But that dull-witted general just doesn't know when to give up. Once he gets his hands on something he wants, he refuses to let go, and now he won' 7.6kReads9.0Score742Shelves
  7. 7 My Husband Makes Me Sleep Alone, So I Lure the Imperial Uncle Into the Bridal Chamber 夫君让我守空房,我诱皇叔入洞房 Ancient Romance352k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, sweet romance and wish-fulfillment, faux uncle and niece, one-on-one and mutually devoted, face-slapping and punishing scum] “Be good. Let me hold you.” After Shen Zhiyu dies from staying up too late, she transmigrates into the little ancestor the regent Xiao Wang has been waiting ten years for. Unfortunately, the moment she arrives, she’s stripped and hauled onto a chopping board. So she goes berserk on the spot and slaps the scumbag and the homewrecker. “If you 9.4kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
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  8. 8 Has the Abandoned Consort Admitted Her Mistake? No, She's Back in the Modern World 弃妃肯认错了吗?不,她回现代了 Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, No Romance + Awakening of Women in Ancient Times + Passionate Sense of Justice + No Female Rivalry] After failing to win over the emperor, the System punishes me by making me livestream modern life to people of the past. The man I personally helped ascend the throne sees me in a sleeveless crop top and miniskirt, dancing at a lavish party full of lights and drink. He flies into a rage and scolds me for being unchaste. I smile calmly, point the camera at a modern street, and 16kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
  9. 9 The Abandoned Substitute Consort Cultivates the Path of Unfeeling 替身弃妃她修了无情道 Ancient Romance395k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Revenge on Scumbags + Feel-Good Payback + Cultivation + Heartless Dao + Substitute's Rise + Ice-Cold Heroine + Never Looking Back + Ensemble Cast] For three hundred years, Yun Wan dutifully played the substitute for the Immortal Venerable's beloved. Until the day the real beloved came back to life, she cut out half her golden core of her own accord. “I've repaid this debt. From now on, we're even.” She turned to the Heartless Dao, and no one among the Three Realms could c 13Reads—Score—Shelves
  10. 10 Reborn, My Master Can Hear My Thoughts 重生后我被师尊听到心声 13k WordsCompleted In my previous life, I secretly loved my master, but his little white lotus disciple got me killed. In this life, all I want is to run away and stay alive. So why is my master standing in front of me, stripped naked and looking so seductive? 143Reads—Score—Shelves
  11. 11 The Governess Raises the Children, So Your Majesty, Don't Panic 掌事姑姑养崽,皇上别慌 Ancient Romance402k WordsCompleted [Heartwarming Childrearing + No Romance] Li Zhuru stood by the once lonely and helpless Third Prince as he rose to become the supreme emperor. At five, Zhou Hong'an went hungry and was neglected. At fifteen, Li Zhuru fought the palace maids and eunuchs, losing again and again but always getting back up. Her determination and fearlessness earned her ten strokes of the cane, but at last she was moved to new lodgings. At fifteen, Zhou Hong'an was pushed onto the throne as an easy-to-control pawn. A 5.3kReads9.2Score523Shelves
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  12. 12 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Refuses to Play by the Rules 快穿炮灰她偏不按套路来 Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing No fixed pairing, Qing-dynasty setting + historical eras + other worlds, with a pocket dimension Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a self-serving perfectionist. Her motto is that she can eat anything but hardship and endure anything but suffering. She tries to live comfortably in every world. After more than twenty years of bad luck, college student Shen Anning finally catches a break, only to die the day before her fortune is due to arrive. Perhaps her resentment is too great: just before sh 67.5kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
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  13. 13 I Transformed in Ancient Times, Before the Spiritual Qi Revival 变身从古代开始灵气复苏 Eastern Fantasy705k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, she changes from a man into a woman and is sent to the imperial palace as a low-ranking palace maid. Through careful planning, she transfers to the Archives and becomes a female official. From then on, she commits half the world’s martial arts manuals to memory. The world lies before her, and she stands above it all. She has attained immortality. What more could she seek on the path to becoming an immortal? (A cultivation story about longevity, no romance, decisive and ruth 9.6kReads8.7Score904Shelves
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  14. 14 How to Become the Mad Tyrant’s White Moonlight 论如何成为疯批暴君的白月光 Ancient Romance900k WordsCompleted [Delicate, stunning noblewoman * mad, twisted boy-emperor] (Complete) [Both leads are each other’s first and only + System + redemption + heroine fakes her death and loses her memory later + hero is genuinely insane] The first time Meng Yuan met Xie Hui, she saw him order someone to feed a young palace maid to a horse. When he turned to look at her, his voice was so excited it frightened her. “You have lovely eyes. Let’s have someone dig them out and turn them into glass marbles.” Meng Yuan felt 194.4kReads9.2Score24kShelves
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  15. 15 A Palace Maid’s Life as the Emperor’s Favorite 宫女承宠日常 Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted Wei Rongxiang was a palace maid who served tea before the emperor. One day, she was abducted and dragged onto the imperial bed, where the emperor forced himself on her. Everyone called her Aunt Rongxiang, yet treated her like a mistress of the palace. Wei Rongxiang entered the imperial harem, where the emperor favored her every night, but she always kept a clear head. She watched him favor his concubines, watched him surround himself with wives and concubines, watched his children dote on him, w 13kReads7.8Score823Shelves
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  16. 16 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 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
  17. 17 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 Ancient Romance347k WordsCompleted [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 558Reads6.8Score—Shelves
  18. 18 This Palace Maid Has a Problem! She Carries Me Around and Begs for Affection Every Day 这个宫女有毛病!天天扛着朕撒娇 Ancient Romance170k WordsCompleted [Complete story] [Not a pure romance, fictional setting, sweet and indulgent, devoted love, lighthearted tone~~] Shen Miaokun dreamed she was living in a bizarre palace-intrigue novel. What a lively place it was! The emperor murdered his father and brother, the empress had descended with a thunderbolt, the favored consort was reborn, Consort Shu had transmigrated, the Zhaoyi was lame, and the beauty was mute... In short, everyone had their own quirks and their own place in the story. Except her. 73Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. 19 After the Tyrant Read Her Mind, the Palace Maid Rose to Become His Favorite Consort 被暴君读心后,小宫女上位成宠妃 Ancient Romance196k WordsOngoing [Both Pure + Transmigration + Fictional Setting + Exclusive Devotion in the Middle and Later Parts] Shen Lan transmigrated into the body of a palace maid who had tried to seduce the emperor. The worst part was, she had actually succeeded! To save her life, she falsely claimed she was carrying the emperor’s child. Who knew the empress dowager would immediately make her a First-Class Lady? Oh no, what was she going to do when the ten months were up? Where could she get a baby? Luckily, she had a s 7Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 20 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女,步步为后 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 20.9kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
  21. 21 The Emperor’s Favorite Lady-in-Waiting 皇上独宠御前掌事宫女 Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted 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 2.2kReads8.4Score156Shelves
  22. 22 I Eavesdrop on the Palace Maid’s Thoughts, and the Tyrant Keeps Ordering Cold Water 偷听宫女心声,暴君频频备冷水 Ancient Romance220k WordsOngoing [Alternate World + Tyrant + Cannon Fodder + Mind Reading + Shared Sensations + Comedy + Sweet Romance + Mutual First Love] She transmigrated into the palace as the unluckiest maid in the Cold Palace, and got saddled with a debt System. [Hello, Host. I’m your debt System, Dingdong Chicken. You died before paying for the male escorts you hired, so you can’t be reincarnated. That’s why this System fished you out and brought you here to work off your debt. Once you’ve paid back one hundred taels, yo 7Reads6.4Score—Shelves
  23. 23 Transmigrating into Empresses in the Palace: Whose Palace Maid Is Cuddling the Empress in Bed? 穿越甄嬛传:谁家宫女搂着皇后睡 Two Female Leads734k WordsCompleted [A palace maid determined to rise to the top and become the most powerful in the palace × a ruthless, wicked empress who has lost her position and child, with a reversal! + saving Honghui + a heroine’s rise + the ins and outs of Prince Yong’s household + intricate inner-house and palace intrigue + a career worker becomes a top leader + ensemble cast + women’s awakening] After transmigrating, she found that everyone else had become a consort, or at least An Xiaoniao. She, however, had become Huic 1.2kReads8.9Score103Shelves
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  24. 24 Seductive Escape: The Palace Maid Rejects His Advances, but the Emperor Pursues Her Night After Night 媚逃:宫女拒承欢,圣上夜夜缠 Ancient Romance241k WordsCompleted [Reborn + both leads are pure + possessive pursuit + wife-winning redemption + happy ending] [Charming, clear-headed palace maid who only wants to escape VS devoted, obsessive emperor who convinces himself she loves him] Shen Qingli, a palace maid serving before the emperor, observed three years of mourning for her mother. Emperor Helian Cheng of Jian’an waited for her all three years. In her previous life, Shen Qingli was moved by him and became his concubine. A year later, she died a horrible 406Reads6.3Score—Shelves
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  25. 25 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 Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted 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 21.8kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
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  26. 26 The Enchanting Demon Minister: Your Majesty, Please Behave 妖臣撩人:皇上请您自重 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Woman disguised as a man] In her previous life, she suffered at the hands of a scumbag, watched her whole family drown in blood, and was literally angered to death. Reborn into this life as the capital's number-one wastrel, she sees all of Chang'an's splendor in a single day. Let the scumbags and shameless women come at her. If she can't make them cry, she loses. Her wicked stepmother and slutty stepsister? They can go find somewhere else to bother people. Fame, fortune, and a crowd of princes 3.4kReads9.0Score427Shelves
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  27. 27 The Princess Wears the Imperial Robe! The Court and All the Realm Bow Down 公主黄袍上身!满朝文武九州全跪 Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted (The heroine focuses on her career, with no romantic pairing. She becomes somewhat cold-hearted and ruthless later on.) Born into the world as a princess, Yu Hui thinks that at last, an incredible fortune has fallen into her lap. She has a palace to live in, money to spend, and status to protect her, so she can enjoy a peaceful, happy life. But peace is out of the question. Calamities keep dropping out of the sky, and they’re heavy ones. Happiness? Not really. Someone is always ending up dead, s 11.9kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
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  28. 28 The Golden Palace Locks Away the Spring Breeze 金阙锁春风 Ancient Romance757k WordsCompleted Her entire family perished, she was left dependent on others, the dynasty fell, and she married and divorced. In just eighteen years, Yu Zheng has endured things most people never face in a lifetime. A noblewoman of the former dynasty, all she wants now is to stay alive. She plans to enter the palace as a maid, then use her literacy to earn a post as a court official and support herself. She never imagined that the new emperor would send her to the Fourth Prince’s residence as a gesture of goodw 27.7kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
  29. 29 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 Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted 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 19.2kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
  30. 30 Huh? How Did I Become the Wicked Female Lead’s Little Sister? 啊?我怎么穿成了恶毒女配的妹妹 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + historical romance + adored by everyone + beautiful, delicate heroine + fiercely protective + a touch of a reverse harem Warning: The original heroine is portrayed negatively, and she has a System. Workhorse office drone Sang Jin transmigrates into a novel as a character with the same name. The good news is that she is a daughter of the Sang family, one of the four great clans in the capital. She has plenty to eat and wear, and her family dotes on her. The bad news is 100.7kReads6.7Score18.6kShelves
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  31. 31 The Splendor of Great Zhou 大周风华录 Ancient Romance4.3M WordsCompleted After three years of drought, the land was strewn with the dead. Her parents sold Qin Fengyao as a “two-legged sheep.” Faced with certain death, she sold herself into servitude and escaped with the human traffickers. Sold to the Chang family, she accompanied their eldest daughter through confiscation of their property and desperate flight, then their restoration to favor. She helped the young lady establish herself in her husband’s household, became embroiled in the struggle for the throne, and, 20.5kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
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  32. 32 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Raise the Scumbag Husband’s Illegitimate Child? 都重生了,谁还替渣夫外室养孩子 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Film and television rights sold] In her previous life, Yun Chu supported her husband, raised his son by a concubine, and helped the Xie family rise to greatness. In the end, she caused all one hundred members of the Yun family to be beheaded, then was forced to drink poison by the child she had raised with her own hands! As the poison burned through her entrails, she opened her eyes and found herself back at twenty. A line of Xie family children stood before her, each calling her “Mother” with 50.6kReads9.2Score7.3kShelves
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  33. 33 You Want to Force Me to Be Your Concubine? I’ll Take Your Place as Mistress of the Household 逼我当通房?我夺了你的主母之位 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Extra chapters being updated] Haitang, a maid who shares her master's bed, follows these rules for surviving household rivalries: First, be flexible. Second, don't let love cloud your judgment. Third, if a woman isn't ruthless, she won't keep her place. Haitang is breathtakingly beautiful, but she comes from humble beginnings. In her previous life, she was proud and refused to become a bedchamber maid, so her mistress tortured her to death. Reborn, she decides to live differently. Everyone thin 19.2kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
  34. 34 The First Emperor Overhears My Thoughts: He Unifies the World, Not Just the Six Kingdoms 始皇偷听我心声,不统六国统全球 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Main story has no romance, and is set in an alternate Great Qin. Not everything is historical: a mix of history and comedy] "The final bonus chapter is for readers' satisfaction and has a hint of romance. If that bothers you, feel free to skip it" Good news: Li Jiang transmigrates to the Qin dynasty and gets to see her idol in person. At last, she lays eyes on the legendary ancestor, nearly two meters tall, with thick brows and big eyes. She gets to watch the First Emperor unify the Six Kingdom 27.7kReads9.4Score3.6kShelves
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  35. 35 When the Big Yellow Girl Unleashes Her Power, the Tyrant Plucks the Stars 大黄丫头一发力,暴君就把星子摘 Ancient Romance826k WordsCompleted Mad Queen vs. a Big, Brash Maid + Mind Reading + Shared Sensations + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy + Both Leads Are Chaste Wang Xiaohua transmigrates into the body of a palace maid who officially does not exist. All she wants is to charm a strong, sturdy young guard and sneak out of the palace to live a quiet, comfortable life. Instead, she wins the palace's bedchamber-service contest and becomes the woman closest to the tyrant. [Prince Sheng should be coming to kill the tyrant soon, right?] Prince Shen 705Reads8.2Score131Shelves
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  36. 36 A Minor Official's Daughter's Guide to Wealth 小官之女的富贵手札 Ancient Romance4.3M WordsOngoing [Born into the Story as a Baby + Daughter of a Minor Official + Retired Court Lady + Mistress of the Household][No System, No Golden Finger, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story (If you like a fast pace and nonstop thrills, read with caution)] [A daughter of a minor official’s coming-of-age story. The heroine isn’t perfect, and she gradually changes. Early on, the focus is on her family and life as a court lady; later, she leaves the palace.] (If you’re looking for a heroine who enters the story already 6.1kReads8.6Score480Shelves
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  37. 37 Gong Guiyan 宫归雁 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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  38. 38 After Being Reborn, I Use the System to Raise My Useless Father into an Emperor 重生后,带着系统养废物爹成皇 Ancient Romance82k WordsOngoing In my previous life, I begged for ten years for my family to love me, only to be murdered by my twin legitimate sister. Xiao Mingzhu, the Crown Prince's eldest legitimate daughter who had been lost among the commoners, spent years humbling herself to win her family's favor. In return, her own parents were ashamed of her, and she was ultimately sent to her death by Xiao Mingyu, the “dear little sister” born of the same mother. She died full of hatred! Reborn at the royal family's reunion ceremony —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 39 Steal from the Imperial Palace to Raise the Prince: Anyone in My Way Dies 偷皇宫养皇子,谁挡路谁就死 Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [Thieving Maid ✖️ Prince of the Cold Palace] Two equally formidable leads, fiercely protective, raising him first, then fighting for power After dying, Shan Zhi transmigrates and is reborn in the Cold Palace. The moment she opens her eyes, Si Huaizheng is hoping she’ll die. Not the best start. … She hadn’t really planned on looking after him. But he calls her big sister… What can she do? Since she’s here, she might as well make a go of it. She can only take him along for the ride~ ❗Before she 49.9kReads9.4Score7.7kShelves
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  40. 40 Yet You Betrayed the Spring's Grace 却负春恩 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available. Search for Ascending to the Clouds on any platform to buy] [Original titles: Ascending to the Clouds / Loathing the Vermilion Walls] [High-IQ Palace Intrigue + Pure-Hatred Heroine + No Disposable Characters] [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger] [The blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please go read the story] How do you become an emperor’s favorite concubine? A prestigious family? A good education? A gentle, respectful, modest, and accommodating nature? Unfor 27.3kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
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  41. 41 Reborn at the Betrothal Banquet, the Scumbag Crown Prince Calls Me Little Imperial Aunt 重生赐婚宴,渣男太子喊我小皇婶 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + second male lead takes the lead + marriage before love + mutual healing + the scumbag gets his comeuppance] Shen Yao was the orphaned daughter of a general. The emperor took pity on her and offered to arrange her marriage. In her previous life, Shen Yao married the Crown Prince, Xie Jingchu. She endured endless humiliation in the Eastern Palace, yet overheard Xie Jingchu sneer in private, “She forced me to marry her. She deserves everything she gets.” Heartbroken, Shen Yao a 16.6kReads8.1Score22.1kShelves
  42. 42 Hairpins and Beauty 鬓花颜 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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  43. 43 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 147.7kReads9.6Score20.9kShelves
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  45. 45 The Art of Fortune-Telling by Chinese Characters 测字有术 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 163.1kReads9.6Score41.2kShelves
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  47. 47 My Sister Wore a Ring and Transmigrated Through Two Eras to Find a Prince to Love 姐戴戒指穿越两世抓个王爷来恋爱 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Xia Nuannuan was running a stall on Antique Street when she unexpectedly transmigrated, and her life changed completely. The ring, meanwhile, concealed an astonishing surprise... One strange thing after another happened to her, turning her whole worldview upside down. What the heck! She could travel back and forth between two worlds, but it seemed to happen beyond her control... What? Her space spirit could understand animals? That was terrifying... And the ruthless “Living King of Hell,” Jun Yu 239Reads8.1Score101Shelves
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  48. 48 A Guide to Surviving the Apocalypse as a Dog 末世变狗生存指南 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse72k WordsOngoing I was scavenging supplies in a supermarket with the team when my whole body suddenly started burning as if someone had doused me in gasoline. When I opened my eyes again, my hands were gone! All I had left were two furry dog paws. I tried to yell, "Help!" but all that came out was a dog's whimper! One glance was all it took for my teammate to kick me aside in disgust. "A useless dog takes up space in the pack!" They dumped me among the shelves crawling with mutated creatures and ran without look —Reads—Score—Shelves
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