After Becoming a Palace Maid to a Cannon Fodder Noble Consort

After transmigrating, Taotao's standard of living plummets to the bare minimum needed to get by. Even her parents are servants in someone else's household.

Taotao, who once lived in a villa and drove a luxury car: …

At least she's healthy and has a hearty appetite. And the master of the house owes her a great debt: her cheap dad saved his life, earning her a bright future in return. She's sent to the Fifth Miss's courtyard to be a lucky-charm maid.

The Fifth Miss of the Xu family is beautiful, with a sweet voice. Even Taotao, who's seen her fair share of beauties, has to admit she's a rare beauty. Taotao plans to laze around until her twenties, then take her savings and live a quiet life of her own.

But then a new emperor ascends the throne, and three years later the palace holds a selection of consorts. As a newly influential family, the Xu family has no choice but to send the Fifth Miss to the palace after all the chaos.

Taotao goes with her, and her purse triples in size. She's delighted, until she turns around and sees the Fifth Miss gazing at her with deep affection, giving her everything she asks for. Anyone who dares act jealous is punished with hard labor.

Oh no, what is this plot where a domineering Noble Consort falls in love with me!

Xu Jiaxing, consort to Emperor Cheng'an, is beautiful and comes from a prominent family. In her previous life, she was framed by others and died in a fire while pregnant.

Before she died, she saw her maid Taotao crying and trying to rush into the flames. A handsome young man in fine robes held her back in his arms. Xu Jiaxing thought it was for the best. If Taotao rushed in, she'd only die for nothing.

She wondered when that silly girl had found such a handsome, refined young man.

When Xu Jiaxing woke again, Taotao was smiling brightly and asking what she wanted for dinner that night.

Xu Jiaxing: …

Oh my goodness, I heard that Noble Consort and her maid are having an affair!

[Slow-burn pacing. Taotao and the Noble Consort both get plenty of page time. There is a male lead, but the romance comes later.]

[Set in a fictional world, with lots of author-created details. Feel free to discuss!]

Coming soon: The Beloved Noble Consort Is Reborn. A sweet little story, so please check it out and add it to your favorites!

Blurb: Chen Chen is the most favored woman in the imperial harem. Everyone at court knows it.

People in the palace are divided in their opinions of her. Some say she's gentle and generous, while others call her affected and pretentious.

But everyone agrees that if there weren't already a legitimate empress, Chen Chen would eventually be made empress.

Chen Chen thinks so too. Even though the emperor's blatant favor cost her three children and left her unable to conceive again, she forgives him whenever she remembers the moment they met as teenagers and all the care he's shown her over the years.

She thinks that since she has no children and he's ten years older, when his time comes, she might as well go with him.

But she dies at twenty-five, in the prime of her life.

She sees the empress, who has never been favored, run crying into the emperor's arms. His face is full of tenderness and affection, something Chen Chen has never seen before. Even when she lost her children, the emperor only comforted her with a stiff expression.

She hears the emperor say that Prince Li has fallen, and now he can finally favor whoever he wants.

The empress cries and curses him without letting up, saying she thought he had truly fallen in love with Chen Chen. The emperor only laughs more heartily.

The empress is the complete opposite of her.

Watching the two embrace lovingly, Chen Chen suddenly understands why so many people have imitated her gentle manner without winning his favor.

It turns out he never loved her at all.

As her mind grows hazy, she hears the emperor comfort her with a sneer. He's tired of women like Chen Chen, dull and all the same. Who knows why Prince Li likes her so much that he even offered up his hidden troops in exchange? She's mine. Even dead, I won't give her to him.

Prince Li, the boy she once saved, likes her?

If she gets another life, she'll have to thank him properly instead of running away, frightened by his obsessive gaze.

When Chen Chen opens her eyes again, she sees a muddy-faced young man, his voice hoarse as he asks insistently:

Who are you?

[Obsessive, yandere prince x sweet, delicate beauty reborn]

[Lighthearted, lively main story, with scoundrels getting their comeuppance and plenty of doting romance]

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