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  1. 51 A Maid’s Daily Struggle to Survive in Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼丫鬟求生日常 Female-Channel Fanfiction652k WordsCompleted [Hey, everyone, I’ve updated the synopsis!] [Starting with Volume Three, it’s the Lin family plus cultivation with gods and ghosts.] [I don’t even know when the rating appeared. It should gradually go up! Thanks to everyone who left a review, my lovelies!] Slice of life + slow-paced For some reason, Feng Qiao suddenly transmigrates into the body of a six-year-old child who was sold in ancient times. She is now at a child trafficker’s house, waiting for a buyer to show up. Luckily, she’s in luck: 1.4kReads8.7Score128Shelves
  2. 52 After Refusing to Become a Concubine, I Became the Crown Prince's Secondary Consort 拒绝做妾后我成了太子侧妃 Ancient Romance49k WordsCompleted A lowly servant, she could only look up to her master from afar. Qingwu's greatest wish in life was to stay by her master's side, but she never expected that her master would personally send her away... 530Reads5.5Score114Shelves
  3. 53 A Concubine's Love Is Hard to Win Back 小妾难再爱 Ancient Romance54k WordsCompleted Liu Yan’er’s greatest dream was to spend her whole life with Shangguan Ling, the two of them belonging only to each other. But after he passed the imperial examinations and earned a position, everything changed. Not only did he take a new wife, he demoted Liu Yan’er to concubine. In the Shangguan household, she suffered constant torment and grew physically and emotionally exhausted. Her youthful dream had shattered. When she tried to leave, dragging her ailing body along, he said… 88Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. 54 Half a Life Adrift, a Beauty Intoxicated 半生飘摇红颜醉 Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted He once promised her a vast realm of mountains and rivers, and vowed to give her a wedding procession stretching for ten miles. But in the blink of an eye, he subjected her to every humiliation and torment. Nalan Ya: “I love you, and I hate you. May we become strangers from this day on, never to meet again in this life or any other.” Now he sat alone with his vast realm of mountains and rivers, and the ten-mile wedding finery remained behind as well. 25Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. 55 May I Grant You Eternal Life? 许你长生,好不好 Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted I lived for more than two hundred years. When he was young, I helped him and saved his life. I lived through his hardships, his sorrow, and his despair alongside him. Back then, I thought of him only as a poor soul who shared my suffering. But in return, he made sure I never had a moment's peace. He lied to me, hid things from me, deceived me, and hurt me. He suspected me, stalked me, violated me against my will, and forced me to marry him. He even harmed the most important people in my life. I 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 56 The Delicate Little Maid 玲珑小丫鬟 Ancient Romance810k WordsCompleted After waking up, Lu Linglong finds herself reborn as the newborn daughter of a scholar's wife. Though her family is not wealthy, she is showered with love. Then everything changes: she becomes a little maid in the Marquis's household, where she grows up under its protection. She opens shops and buys farmland, all to make more money. Once her parents' enemies have been dealt with, she returns to the capital at last, and Lu Linglong can finally begin a new life. Only those who share both hardship 433Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 57 The Fortunate Maid Is Forced to Climb the Ranks 有福侍女被逼一路高升 Ancient Romance597k WordsCompleted [Historical political intrigue, a woman’s growth, a rise from the bottom, palace intrigue, a career-focused story with little romance, satisfying reversals, a steady pace, and a strong female lead] A fictional world The extraordinary life of Lin Wei, an orphan in the Great Yao Dynasty. At six, amid a famine, she sells herself into the Duke’s manor as a servant. Thanks to her quick wits, she rises step by step from a lowly maid, earning the Old Madam’s trust. At fifteen, she refuses to become a c 140Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. 58 A Maid's Daily Life: From Menial Servant to First-Class Attendant 丫鬟日常,从粗使到一等那些事儿 Ancient Romance474k WordsCompleted At first, Sheng Xia was just a maid in the Duke of Yan's household. All she wanted was to become a first-class maid by the madam's side and earn a little more money. She never expected the Duke of Yan's household to succeed in its rebellion, and her own status to rise along with it. Her future husband even went from being a servant to a minor official. But people change. Her future husband, now a minor official, wanted to climb higher and told her to become his concubine. Sheng Xia was furious! 643Reads8.2Score103Shelves
  9. 59 I Once Crossed Mountains and Rivers with the Years 曾以岁月渡山河 Ancient Romance42k WordsCompleted She gave her whole heart and was rewarded with wounds all over. Seven years later, her passion had finally turned to ashes. Just as Xiao Yan thought she was about to fall off a cliff, Murong Yu reached out and pulled her back, only to personally shove her into another abyss! Now all that remained was for everything to turn to dust. Once, she had only herself. From now on, the whole world would be filled with familiar faces. 15Reads5.2Score—Shelves
  10. 60 The Young Lady Is the Empress Dowager, and She’s Got My Back 小姐是太后,她罩我 Ancient Romance864k WordsCompleted Yu Yan, a transmigrator from another world, was unlucky enough to become a maid, but fortunate enough to serve a kind family. She and her young mistress, Su Fenglan, grew as close as sisters. Yu Yan shared her modern, independent outlook with Su Fenglan, encouraging her to seek freedom and equality. Together, they dreamed of making a living through business and traveling the world. However, imperial interference shattered their peaceful lives. Faced with the harsh reality of being selected to e 30Reads6.8Score—Shelves
  11. 61 The Sweet, Alluring Maid, and the Aloof Heir Who Can't Resist Her 通房丫鬟娇软媚,清冷世子不经撩 Ancient Romance341k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Mutual Devotion, One-on-One Romance, Alternate Universe, Sweet Romance, Happy Ending] Help! She transmigrated overnight and became a maid in the Marquis of Lin'an's household, bound by a death contract. From the start, she has to choose between becoming a concubine to a short, poor, ugly middle-aged man or a bedchamber maid to a tall, rich, handsome young master. What is she supposed to do? Shen Tang was overwhelmed by a jumble of emotions! Fate may be inescapable, but she wanted to 260Reads6.4Score—Shelves
  12. 62 A Boat Untethered from the Past 前尘不系舟 Ancient Romance188k WordsCompleted Dropped. Dropped, this has been dropped. Dropped, this has been dropped. Dropped, this has been dropped. Dropped, this has been dropped. Dropped, this has been dropped. Dropped, this has been dropped. 28Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. 63 Transmigrated into a Maid, I Became the Duke of Zhenguo's Beloved 穿成小丫鬟,我被镇国公独宠了 Ancient Romance263k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Su Yan becomes a low-ranking maid in the marquis’s household. Fortunately, hers is the kind of position she can buy her way out of. To earn enough money for her freedom, she works her way up to become the personal maid of Yu Siwei, the marquis’s legitimate daughter, and accompanies her when she marries into the Duke of Zhenguo’s household. There she meets Shen Yi, the Duke of Zhenguo, and the two develop feelings for each other. But their stations are worlds apart, and he i 4.3kReads9.1Score349Shelves
  14. 64 The Life of a Farm Girl and Her Maid 农女丫鬟的一生 Ancient Romance416k WordsCompleted (No rebirth or transmigration, romance-focused, not a wish-fulfillment story, marriage first and love later, unrequited love) She sold herself into servitude as a maid and only wanted to save enough silver to settle down somewhere quiet. Who would have thought she’d be dragged into the struggles surrounding the eldest young master of the Qin family? After his own relatives conspired to cripple his legs, he fell into despair. She decides to help him escape that hell where people devour one anothe 4.6kReads8.9Score512Shelves
  15. 65 After Being Reborn as a Servant, He Cruelly Torments Her 重生后为奴为婢,他狠狠虐她 Ancient Romance314k WordsCompleted [Angsty Romance + Physical and Emotional Torment + Chasing Her After the Divorce] Both leads are faithful to each other! Both leads are faithful to each other! He married her, his heart full of joy; She called him her husband, and they lived together in harmony. He mistook her for a spy sent by his enemy. She had stayed by his side for years, only to strike the final blow. More than a hundred lives in the prince's residence were lost in a massacre. His eyes bloodshot, he still couldn't believe i 3.3kReads6.6Score148Shelves
  16. 66 The Little Maid and the Embroidered Uniform Guard 小丫鬟和锦衣卫 Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted Xia Chu’s whole family are hereditary servants of a marquis’s household. If nothing changes, her descendants will be servants there too. So she has always had a goal: she doesn’t want to spend her whole life as a maid. She wants to buy her freedom, acquire a house and land, and become a little rich woman in ancient times. It’s an ambitious goal, so for now she can only start out as the young lady’s personal cook. But the brocade-clad guard chief next door insists on making advances toward her. W 3.3kReads8.4Score318Shelves
  17. 67 A Love So Deep, a Longing Unforgotten 情深不解相思意 Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted In his eyes, she was the most despicable of princess consorts. He carved out her heart and drove nails into her bones. But when she really died, his heart had nowhere left to call home... 26Reads5.5Score—Shelves
  18. 68 Empresses in the Palace: From Lowly Maid to First-Rank Palace Maid 甄嬛传:从粗使婢到一等大宫女 Female-Channel Fanfiction611k WordsCompleted A die-hard fan of Empresses in the Palace suddenly dies and transmigrates into a slave trader’s den. The person who comes to buy servants for the master’s household is actually surnamed Nian? To stay alive, she becomes the lowliest maid in Miss Nian’s household. With the Nian clan destined to fall, Wu You can only climb the ranks while carving out a way to survive. 1.8kReads8.2Score138Shelves
  19. 69 Moon in the Deep Palace 深宫月 Ancient Romance93k WordsCompleted Many years later, I stood in the imperial city of Northern Zhou, gazing at the bright moon beyond the palace walls, and suddenly regretted that fleeting first encounter with Yang Yu in the year I came of age. But Yang Yu told me that even without that glance, he would still have married me. I was destined to be his, and there was no way I could hide from him or escape him. 90Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  20. 70 I’m Doomed: He Took the Throne After I Betrayed Him 完蛋,背叛后他就登基了 Ancient Romance438k WordsCompleted Angst + Taking by Force + Childbirth + Palace Intrigue + Failed Desperate Pursuit of His Wife The heroine suffers, the heroine suffers, the heroine suffers. (Saying it three times for emphasis. Heroine fans, stay away.) The male lead is sexually inexperienced; the female lead is not. The second male lead ends up with the heroine. Hua Rui never expected that a single undercover mission would drag her down with it. That was hardly surprising, since her ta 503Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  21. 71 A Soft, Slender Waist: The Darling Concubine Captures the Imperial Uncle’s Heart 软酥腰,娇妾攻入皇叔心房 Ancient Romance180k WordsCompleted Completed! [Faithful lovers + traditional historical romance + household and palace intrigue + angst before sweetness + fictional era] When they first met, Shangguan Qingzhou was The Outcast, the regent king and imperial uncle, second only to the emperor and above all others. Yun Wangwan was a courtesan who had fled from a pleasure house. He paid a fortune to buy her freedom and brought her back to his manor. She trusted him, loved him, and gave him her heart and body. Everyone said she was lowb 57Reads—Score—Shelves
  22. 72 The Grand Tutor’s Beloved Maid 太傅大人的娇宠丫鬟 Ancient Romance405k WordsCompleted Qing Fu, the eldest daughter of the Duke’s mansion, dreams that on her wedding night her husband torments her mercilessly, then snaps her bones one by one and leaves her to die in bed! Terrified out of her wits, Qing Fu takes the imperial edict and resolves to flee rather than marry. But by a twist of fate, she is mistaken for a maid and sold into another household, where she is made a bedchamber maid! Sobbing, Qing Fu is shoved into a room. She looks up at the person on the bed, and finds him s 24Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. 73 A Little Maid’s Daily Struggle 小丫鬟奋斗日常 Ancient Romance280k WordsCompleted [A little maid struggles to survive in a grand estate and dreams only of freeing herself from her indenture, in a fictional historical setting] Qing Yun transmigrates overnight into the body of a little girl who has just been sold to a broker. In a year of famine, a single dou of rice changes Qing Yun's fate, turning her from a farmer's daughter into a menial maid in an official's household. In the depths of a grand estate, life is as cheap as grass. Qing Yun stays on high alert, afraid of losin 1.4kReads8.7Score101Shelves
  24. 74 Shocking! The Marquis’s Young Maid Gives Birth to the Heir’s Illegitimate Eldest Son 惊!侯府小丫鬟,生了世子庶长子 Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted [This new book has just been rated, so the score is low. Please bear with us.] [Devoted couple + sweet romance + raising a little boy + winning her back] One-line blurb: A brooding, love-struck young lord talks himself into falling in love. Full blurb: Su Chanyi, born into a family of physicians, transmigrated one day into the body of a senior maid serving the wife of the Marquis of Yong'an. She watched her words and actions, hid her abilities, and pretended to be ill, hoping only to hold on unt 2.2kReads8.7Score131Shelves
  25. 75 A Maid's Rural Life After Leaving the Household 出府小丫鬟的农家日子 Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted The young master of the Qian household is gravely ill. An old monk predicts that no one born in the Year of the Tiger can remain in the household, so Taohua, a young kitchen maid, is dismissed and returns to Little River Village. But this time, things won't go as they did in her previous life: she won't have her reward money stolen or be married off to her cruel cousin. This time, Taohua will use her cooking skills to earn money and give her parents and eldest brother a better life. 1.2kReads7.7Score108Shelves
  26. 76 A Former Maid's Farming Life After Leaving the Manor 古代出府丫鬟种田记 Ancient Romance253k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out and will rise + farming + native heroine + no golden finger + building a fortune] Cheng Fuer was unexpectedly sold and spent ten years as a servant girl. At last, she traded a scar for her freedom and left the household. When she returned home, she found everything had changed. Her elder brother was in prison, her sister-in-law was frail, her nephew was mute, and the family home was dilapidated, without even an iron pot... Cheng Fuer waved it off. None of that mattered. 444Reads7.3Score—Shelves
  27. 77 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Became a Maid. What Now? 穿越到古代,成了丫鬟怎么办? Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted Mutual firsts, love that grows over time, maid and young master As a lifelong wage slave, Qiangwei only wants to make a little extra money. Why do all these young masters keep picking on her? Get lost, you men reeking of romance! Other people transmigrate and become princess consorts, imperial consorts, or princesses. At worst, they’re daughters of concubines. They even get a System, special powers, and every golden finger imaginable. But when she transmigrates, she becomes an ordinary common 134Reads6.7Score—Shelves
  28. 78 Help the Villain Steal the Heroine 帮助反派抢女主 Ancient Romance195k WordsCompleted ✔️ Wang Yan'er × Han Wen (mutual love) couple ↑ Liu Yun (villain) breaks up the couple Xiyao helps him do it ✔️ Liu Yun × Xiyao ✔️ Secondary couple: Chaoxuan × Xiyao She (Xiyao) actually helps the villain (Liu Yun) steal the female lead! She only does it because he once saved her, and she wants to repay him. (Male lead: Sorry about this!) Don't assume she's just an ordinary maid. She's exceptionally eloquent, and the villain really likes her personality. She always stands up fo 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 79 Captive Phoenix in His Arms: The Ruthless Emperor's Prisoner 俘凰入罗帷,狠戾帝君掌心囚 Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted When the Cangxuan Kingdom fell, its legitimate eldest princess, once revered and surrounded by every luxury, was cast from her heavenly heights into the deepest hell. Chu Yan had once been held hostage in Cangxuan. When he was being humiliated, the kingdom’s eldest princess, Fan Hua, came to his rescue. They grew up together and fell in love, but a conspiracy made Chu Yan hate the entire Cangxuan royal family. After years of plotting, he destroyed her kingdom, trampled on her dignity, and forced 309Reads6.3Score—Shelves
  30. 80 To Fool Him, the Bad Girl Acts Like She's in a Pure Romance Every Day 为了骗他,渣女每天都要演纯爱 Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu transmigrated into the body of a captive. Someone had arranged a decent path for her: becoming the seventh prince’s concubine. Shen Yunshu immediately began plotting her escape. She managed to get away, but little did she know that the man she had rescued out of a moment of compassion was none other than the seventh prince, Li Yu’an. Fortunately, the prince kept his promise and gave her money so she could leave. After parting ways with the seventh prince, Shen Yunshu thought the worl 782Reads8.7Score102Shelves
  31. 81 Minmin’s Life in Ancient Times 敏敏古代生活 Ancient Romance270k WordsCompleted Minmin was an ordinary woman who rode an electric scooter without a helmet and ended up crashing to her death. She transmigrated into ancient times as a lowly maid. But when her employer's family was condemned and stripped of their property, the emperor ordered her to the border to marry a soldier. From then on, she lived happily ever after with her husband. 957Reads8.5Score103Shelves
  32. 82 The Marquis's Precious Little Bird 侯门贵雀儿 Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Shen Min may be a maid, but as the chief maid to the Old Madam of the Duke of Ying’s residence, she grew up surrounded by wealth and luxury, treated like a young lady from a noble household. Favored by her mistress, she not only received a generous dowry but also set up businesses of her own. She planned to find a devoted husband and carry on with her quiet life. But the heir to the Earl’s household, her childhood sweetheart, wouldn’t let that happen. He swept her into his arms... “I’ve gone to 118Reads7.3Score168Shelves
  33. 83 The Mute Maid and the Blind General 哑巴丫鬟遇上瞎子将军 Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted A scheming, powerful general with a tender heart × a kind and resilient mute girl hailed as a goddess Fantasy elements, devoted couples × sweet pampering × special affection Zhao Lu’er is a maid who accompanies her mistress as part of her dowry. In her mistress’s place, she cares for the blind and disabled Liao Qiyuan for three years, tending to his every need. Just when everyone believes that the once-mighty general Liao Qiyuan will remain a useless man for the rest of his life, he miraculousl 97Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. 84 From Maidservant to Mistress of a Marquis’s Household 侯门主母从丫鬟做起 Ancient Romance624k WordsCompleted Liuying was a lowly maid in the Marquis’s household, but Shen Huaixu took a liking to her and raised her to the position of concubine. On the day she was to be carried into his home, she knelt in the snow and cut off her three thousand strands of hair with a pair of scissors. Shen Huaixu, ever the arrogant wastrel, gave her a cold smile. “Shaving your head to become a nun? I’ll see how you crawl back here after leaving the Marquis’s household, begging me to let you in.” Later, disaster struck th 624Reads8.9Score105Shelves
  35. 85 The Prince’s Bedchamber Maid 通房娇婢 Ancient Romance430k WordsCompleted Yunhua, a maid, didn’t want to be assigned to the household’s notoriously foul-tempered, lame servant. But through a twist of fate, she ended up in the room of the Marquis’s second son, whose reputation as a cold-hearted demon was well known. Nanny Zhang told her that Second Master Chen Chuhuai belonged to Princess Junyang, someone she couldn’t afford to offend. So Yunhua kept to her place and didn’t dare entertain the slightest improper thought. But this aloof and unyielding Second Master just 28Reads7.1Score—Shelves
  36. 86 Fate Deals Me a Love Trap 风月赐我相思局 Ancient Romance61k WordsCompleted Before their wedding, he told her that he would take her as his consort and give her the rank of princess consort, but nothing more. But he had no idea that she would offer him her life with her own hands, so he could save the woman he loved, risking everything just to spend what little time she had left by his side. At the end of her life, she looked at his seemingly panicked face with sorrowful eyes and smiled. “Mo Yuan, in the next life, I only wish we’d never met!” 53Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  37. 87 All My Longing Turned to Ash 相思尽成灰 Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted He destroyed her kingdom and castrated her husband. Her heart turned to ash... 31Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  38. 88 Transmigrating to the Northern Song: A Wet Nurse’s Daughter’s Life in the Kitchen 穿越北宋:奶娘女儿的厨娘日常 Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted [Farming and Food] [Everyday Street Life] [Slice of Life] A modern girl woke one day in the Northern Song dynasty as the daughter of a wet nurse in an official's household. She watched the scheming around the county magistrate's legitimate daughter, the girl her mother had nursed, the tenth daughter of the Li family. Now called Tan Yawen, with the childhood nickname Wenjie'er, the little girl thought it over and over. Become the tenth young lady's personal maid, as her mother wanted? No, no. Ser 1.3kReads8.1Score119Shelves
  39. 89 Will This Lazy Concubine Get Promoted Today? 咸鱼小妾室今天升职了吗? Ancient Romance896k WordsOngoing [Transmigration and rebirth, political scheming, palace and household intrigue, playing the pig to eat the tiger, not mutually devoted. The heroine pretends to be a helpless little rabbit as she schemes for power, gradually revealing her villainous side. The hero is career-minded and ruthless, using everyone around him.] Yun Jiaojiao transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking maid in Prince Ning's household. All she wants is to shut the door and live a quiet little life of her own. But the pri 17Reads7.5Score—Shelves
  40. 90 The Professional Code of a Maid 作为婢女的职业素养 Ancient Romance785k WordsCompleted Soul transmigration + multiple male love interests + identity reversal + everyone dotes on the heroine + a touch of court intrigue + fictional setting The heroine's soul travels to ancient times, where she becomes a maid in a wealthy merchant's household. Taking the attitude that she should make the best of wherever she ends up, she never forgets her lowly status as a servant and only wants to do her duty diligently. But why do all the young masters keep flocking around her? And what about that 35Reads7.6Score—Shelves
  41. 91 I Play the Dowry Maid in a Matriarch's Feel-Good Story 我在主母爽文里当陪嫁丫鬟 Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Inner Household Intrigue + Slice of Life + A Dowry Maid's Rise + Food] After transmigrating, Cheng Yu, a small-time food blogger, found herself in the body of the principal maid accompanying the eldest young lady of a prince's manor. Put politely, she was a maid who came with the bride. That meant they could be sent in to serve the master when the mistress was unavailable... Cheng Yu soon realized that the mistress was exceptionally clever and socially savvy. There was no w 2.4kReads8.5Score271Shelves
  42. 92 Sold as a Maid, I Became a Lady of Rank with the Sign-In System 被卖为丫鬟后,我靠签到系统成为诰命夫人 Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted Ding Jingzhu wakes up to find herself as Wang Sanni, a gravely ill woman in Xia’an Village. Her father doesn’t care for her, and her mother doesn’t love her. Fortunately, she has a sign-in golden finger. She works as a maid, goes into business, and becomes a first-rank noblewoman. Will the young scholar who comes to copy books be willing to share a happy marriage with her? Flowers and moonlight blur together; through the curtain, they seem to vanish from sight. May I take your hand and step bene 816Reads6.5Score—Shelves
  43. 93 A Lifetime of Regrets, A Heart Still Unable to Let Go 负尽流年意难平 Ancient Romance57k WordsCompleted In a world of ice and snow, a bridal procession stretches for miles. The ruler of Dongli marries a new queen, and the whole nation celebrates. But the new queen is nothing more than a substitute. Everyone knows that Xiao Zhan, to honor the late Princess Li, has gathered women from across the land who resemble her and keeps them in the inner palace. I am the only exception. Is it coincidence, or conspiracy? As the truths deliberately buried begin to surface, layer by layer, and the feuds between 23Reads6.1Score—Shelves
  44. 94 Thank You for Giving Me a Heart of Sorrow 谢你赠我一心伤 Ancient Romance49k WordsCompleted The most ridiculous thing in An Lingxi’s life was probably that she loved Xuanyuan Mo more than life itself, while Xuanyuan Mo thought of nothing but taking her life… 62Reads5.4Score—Shelves
  45. 95 The Marquis’s Manor Maid Wants to Buy Her Freedom 侯府丫鬟想赎身 Ancient Romance208k WordsCompleted The heroine, Zhao Qingqing, transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the eldest girl of the Zhao family’s second branch. As soon as she arrives, they have to flee a famine. Her hard-hearted grandmother looks at the five-year-old burden and decides to sell her for two jin of millet. She is sold to the Marquis’s household as a maid and works hard to earn her freedom. 1.1kReads6.6Score101Shelves
  46. 96 Sold Off, I Opened a Noodle Shop and Made a Fortune 被发卖后,我开面馆逆袭成富婆 Ancient Romance623k WordsCompleted [Complete + fictional setting + cozy farming + everyday village life + prosperity through hard work] A friendly reminder: This is a fictional setting, not a serious historical novel! Don’t overanalyze it! Read to relax, and if you’re not enjoying it, feel free to stop. No need to make things hard on yourself, thanks! Here’s the official synopsis: When Xie Xing’er was eight, her own father sold her to a slave broker. The broker told him that a ten-year living contract would fetch only five taels 762Reads6.7Score104Shelves
  47. 97 Lured into the Springtime Box 诱入春匣 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Wen Ying was born a household servant in the Prime Minister’s residence. She had three paths ahead of her: The worst option: marry a favored young servant, bear a servant’s child, and serve the household master’s family for generations. The middle option: be given to one of her master’s colleagues to use for his amusement. The best option: win over a young master of the household, start as his bedchamber maid, bear him a child, and steadily climb the ranks. The eldest young master was violent an 2.4kReads8.8Score250Shelves
  48. 98 A Collection of Short, Angsty Stories 短虐合集 Ancient Romance84k WordsOngoing “Between the two of us, my life is the least important thing. If you want to take it, then it’s yours.” A collection of short, tragic period romance and fanfiction with a beautiful bad ending. Each story is a few chapters long, featuring passionate but painful love, a strong female lead and a weaker male lead, lovers who fight as fiercely as they love, a man desperately trying to win back his wife, and tragic endings. 54Reads—Score—Shelves
  49. 99 Loving You Is My Fated Ordeal 爱你是命定的劫数 Two Male Leads51k WordsCompleted “I’m getting married.” “To Xu Mei? A shotgun wedding?” It was Li Yue who was getting married because of a baby on the way. So Song Yu gave up, his heart dead. But then Li Yue threatened him and kept him trapped at his side... 25Reads5.9Score—Shelves
  50. 100 When the Flowers Bloom, They Will One Day Fall 花开时自有花落时 Ancient Romance136k WordsCompleted I was once a dashing warrior, riding out to battle and living as I pleased. You promised to love and protect me, and never betray me. You said you would make me the most honored woman in the land, yet you slaughtered my loyal family to the last. You saved me on the battlefield, then abandoned me in the imperial palace. Heaven sees all. I am willing to trade my life’s blood for my army’s vindication. 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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