Novels like The Palace Maid's Stratagems
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- 1 Life in Bianjing for a Retired Lady Official 退休女官的汴京生活 [Alternate universe + commoner protagonist + household intrigue + matriarch] Lu Chi spent twelve years in the palace, working diligently, keeping a low profile, and enduring in silence. After passing the examination for female officials, she became a shrewd and perceptive sixth-rank Director of Accounts. After the late emperor died and the new emperor ascended the throne, a general amnesty was granted. The women of the inner palace were permitted to leave, and female officials were also allowed 157Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 After Transmigrating, the Good-for-Nothing Palace Maid Doesn't Want to Be Empress 穿越之废柴小宫女不想当皇后 Jiang Xiaohe was an utterly ordinary office worker in the modern world. She lived to twenty-three without illness or hardship, had no particular ambitions, and always believed that eating and sleeping well were what mattered most. Then, in a blink, she transmigrated to ancient times and became a low-ranking palace maid in the imperial harem of a feudal dynasty. What was she supposed to do now? Had she transmigrated just to work an extra ten years? 1kReads8.7Score116Shelves
- 3 After Our Divorce, I Became a Palace Official 和离后，我在后宫做女官 After Mu Suhe fell into the water and divorced her husband, Qi Huaiyi rescued her, treated her illness, and gave her a place to stay. She felt terribly embarrassed, so she suggested paying him back. “Then I’ll just give you money. That would make me feel better about it.” “Do you have any money?” “…No.” “Exactly. You don’t have any, so how are you going to pay me?” “I can find work.” “What kind of work?” Mu Suhe was stumped. Right, what kind of work? She thought and thought, but couldn’t think o 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 A Palace Maid's Rise to Power 宫女升职记 Su Ya had planned to leave the palace when she turned eighteen, open a shop, find a suitable husband, and live a quiet, ordinary life. But the Empress was so pitiful that Su Ya stayed in the harem to repay her kindness. She rose from a lowly palace maid to the Empress Dowager, and from a girl in the bloom of youth to an old woman in her twilight years. Looking back on her life, she had known both friends and enemies, all of them women. She had been trapped in the harem her entire life. Her only 65Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 5 The Palace Maid's Rise from Idle to Influential 咸鱼宫女升职记 Reborn as a low-ranking palace maid, all she wants is to last until she turns twenty-five and is released from the palace. So she can enjoy life once she gets out, she plans to keep her head down while she's there. But somehow, by quietly keeping to herself, she ends up becoming the most powerful woman in the imperial harem... 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 I Traveled to Ancient Times and Won Over the Cold-Hearted General with My Cooking 穿到古代，我靠厨艺拿捏冷面将军 Food blogger Su Jixiang transmigrates into the body of a palace maid in the Cold Palace. What do the masters' schemes have to do with a lowly maid like her? She thought she could keep her head down and lie low until she turned twenty-five, when she'd be released from the palace to live like a little rich lady. Who could have guessed the emperor would flee! As a palace remnant of the deposed emperor's court, Su Jixiang is given to a general guarding the frontier. The palace loses a beloved Auntie 67Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 7 Reborn Emperor Begs Me for Affection After I Become a Palace Maid 穿成小宫女，重生帝王求我垂怜 [Mind Reading + Transmigration + Rebirth + One-on-One Romance + Sweet Romance + Ancient Imperial Harem] Yun Jinxia transmigrates into the body of a palace maid. The moment she opens her eyes, she's faced with a horrifying scene: she's about to be beaten to death. Even worse, the memories she's inherited are incomplete. What is she supposed to do? Is this the end for her? Luckily, there's still hope. She can actually hear the emperor's thoughts. But can someone explain why this emperor has been r 40Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 8 After Becoming a Palace Maid, I Urge the Tyrant Every Day to Have a Third Child 穿成宫女后我天天劝暴君要三胎 (Mutual firsts + transmigrate into a book + System) Zhu Yurun transmigrates into a palace-intrigue novel as a disposable palace maid. To return to real life, she must reduce the tyrant's corruption level to zero and give birth to triplets. Completing wish quests earns her items. As she helps Tang Yuanxuan choose consorts in the harem, resolves the misunderstanding between the tyrant and the Empress Dowager, who are mother and son, and roots out the villains at court, Zhu Yurun lowers the corrupt 7Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 9 The Palace Maid Rises: The Little White Rabbit Becomes a Black-Hearted Lotus 宫女上位：小白兔摇身成了黑心莲 [Palace Maid Rises to Power + Rough Early Romance + Palace Intrigue in the Middle + His Only Love in the End] Shen Zhiyan was an ordinary, unremarkable palace maid. She worked diligently and served her mistress faithfully every day, hoping that one day she would be released from the palace and allowed to go home, where she could live out her quiet, uneventful life in peace. But fate had other plans. The mistress she had served with all her heart wanted to make her take the blame! Shen Zhiyan did 95Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Rise of Consort Zhao 昭贵妃上位记 Chu Yun is the illegitimate daughter of Chu Xiong'an, Minister of Rites. After the legitimate daughter, Chu Yunxi, entered the palace and became pregnant, she sent Chu Yun to the palace to secure the emperor's favor. Knowing how beautiful Chu Yun was, Chu Yunxi had her mother force several large bowls of safflower tea down Chu Yun's throat before she entered the palace. After narrowly escaping death, Chu Yun took part in the selection and was chosen as a palace maid. A palace maid? Perfect! Now 129Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Palace Maid Zhaozhao 宫女朝朝 [Palace intrigue + favored consort + more children, more blessings golden finger: the ability to bear children] Zhaozhao was stunningly beautiful, yet she was only a lowly palace maid. That meant she would be bullied and assigned by her mistress to a sadistic eunuch. But Zhaozhao wanted to live, too. At first, she knelt before the most exalted man in the realm, tears glistening in her beautiful eyes as she spoke in a voice brimming with seductive tenderness: “I beg Your Majesty to take pity on t 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 A Palace Maid Who Doesn't Want to Rise Through the Ranks Isn't a Good Maid 不想上位的宫女不是好宫女 Li Chuyan, daughter of the Assistant Prefect of the Capital, was set up by her elder half-sister, Li Heyue, and sent into the palace, where she became a lowly maid in the Imperial Kitchen. She died bitter and depressed, with no hope of ever leaving the palace. After transmigrating, Li Chuyan decides that if leaving the palace is out of reach, she will do everything she can to rise above everyone else within it. She drops her disguise and uses her beauty to tempt the emperor. After careful invest 59Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 13 What?! The Empress Consort Rose from Palace Maid to the Top! 惊！娘娘竟是宫女上位！ From the moment Yun Rou climbed into his bed, her goal was clear. She would play a frail, innocent favorite who had eyes only for the emperor, and slowly work her way up in the imperial harem. From the day he ascended the throne, Shen Hui’s goal was just as clear. The harem had no place for useless people. His favor would be granted solely according to their usefulness. Then one day, he tasted a bowl of sweet lychee soup, and there was no turning back. Everyone said the emperor was merely indulg 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 A Pampered Maid's Daily Life 宠婢日常 Qin Xiruo willingly sold herself into the Prince of Ning's residence as a servant. Though only a maid, she somehow caught the eye of Prince Mu Chengxue, who looked after her at every turn and was exceptionally affectionate toward her. The court officials cried out in alarm: “How can His Highness the Prince marry a mere maid and make her his princess consort? It goes against all propriety!” Prince Ning lowered his head and kissed Qin Xiruo. Looking at her blushing face, he replied with a soft lau 38Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 15 Transmigrated Scholar: I Won’t Be a Concubine 穿越之学霸不做通房 [Lighthearted]+ [One-on-one romance]+ [Sweet pampering]+ [Transmigration]+ [Top student]+ [Female lead rises through the ranks] Top student Pei Cheng’s soul transmigrated into an alternate dynasty, where she became a thirteen-year-old girl. When she met Chen Balang, the Marquis’s second legitimate son, she was starving and struggling to survive. Balang had both parents, but only his grandmother protected him. Even Gong Yu, a cousin who was merely staying with the family, was more favored than he —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 I Was Reborn as a Palace Maid, Determined to Rewrite My Bad Ending 亲穿成宫女，励志改写be结局 [No CP + political intrigue + unhinged characters + everyone is evil + prepare for angst] The internet's most “heartbreaking” author was finally cursed to “death”! She transmigrates into the tragic novel she wrote herself. Mission: Rewrite the bad ending. No escape unless it gets a happy ending. Happy ending? The second male lead is a lunatic with no conscience! Only later does Shiyue understand the twisted nature of the lunatic's whole family. Luo Wen, Luo Ruo, Luo Yuming, and Yin Li, who appea 2Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 17 The Emperor's Personal Maid 贴身宫女 Palace intrigue and scheming: see how a palace maid rises to the pinnacle of power. Hong Chen'er is the beloved daughter of a frontier general, while Tian Tian is a country girl who lost her parents at a young age. One is chosen to enter the palace and eventually becomes a Noble Consort; the other, through a twist of fate, becomes the emperor's personal maid. How will they find a way to survive in the treacherous, ruthless inner palace... 16Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 18 A Palace Maid’s Rise: Fighting Her Way to the Top 宫女逆袭路，一路斗到底 [Harem Warfare (They fight to the death, until the world is turned upside down) / Not Both Leads' First Love / Devoted Love Later On / Not a Strong Female Lead] A servant is lowly, a servant is base. To escape her fate, Lihua wants to use every advantage she can to claw her way up. What better advantage could there be than the ruler of the realm? See how a little palace maid, battered by fate, carves out an extraordinary path in life. Lihua never imagined that a lowly palace maid like her could 9Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 19 Little Palace Maid, I’ve Set My Sights on You 小宫女，朕要定你了 In her previous life, she was the daughter of a great general. For love, she endured humiliation and became a concubine, only to have the man she loved scheme against her and destroy her family. Reborn, she becomes the lowliest palace maid in the imperial palace. All she wants is to seduce the emperor, become his favorite consort, and avenge herself for her past life. In public, he is timid and meek. In private, he is courageous, cunning, and devious. After years of keeping his head down, all he 400Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 20 The Little Palace Maid Is Sweet and Alluring, Easily Rising Through the Ranks to Become Empress 小宫女又娇又媚，轻松上位又封后 Su Yunlian thought her life as a palace maid would pass quietly until she was eventually sent home. But she never expected to provoke a ruthless consort and become the target of endless schemes. Su Yunlian used every trick she could think of, and at last on a rainy day, she encountered the most powerful man in the imperial palace. Her clothes damp with rain, the beauty looked delicate and vulnerable. One glance was enough to haunt Gu Jingchen’s thoughts day and night. After becoming a palace 941Reads—Score154Shelves
- 21 Retired Palace Maid Takes Down Scumbags Online 退休宫女在线虐渣 She thought she'd be able to enjoy life after retiring! Then her scheming, sanctimonious younger sister set her up? Now retired, she takes down scumbags left and right and puts every troublemaker in their place. She makes a little money on the side, and life is just lovely! Who could have guessed she'd get pestered by the little tiger she watched grow up? “Big Sister, the palace maid, how about I let you manage all my money from now on?” Her: “...” 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 First-Rank Palace Maid 一等宫婢 One wrong move, and the whole game is lost. In her previous life, Chu Herong was a pawn with no choices of her own, forced to struggle across the board at the hands of the powerful. In the end, she died miserably in the Cold Palace. In this life, she vows to escape the fate of a pawn and become the one who moves the pieces! Those who framed, used, scorned, and looked down on her will all pay, eye for eye and blood for blood! But why has that tyrannical, capricious young emperor from her previous 23Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 23 A Palace Maid's Daily Life 宫女日常 [Transmigration] A sweet romance between a palace maid from the Laundry Bureau who sweeps the streets and the Kangxi Emperor. He can make room for the entire Qing Empire, so why would he mind making room for one little girl? Jiang Liuyan is no naive, sweet girl. She may be foolish, but she’s neither innocent nor sweet. She’s an illegitimate daughter of the Jiang family, with low status and a bad temper. She makes trouble all day and can’t get a single thing done properly. But for some reason, Ka 95Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 24 A Palace Maid from the Start, the Emperor’s Beloved 开局成宫女，皇帝的心头宠 [Palace intrigue + satisfying revenge + romance] After entering the palace, she becomes the noble consort’s personal maid, the only person who can get close to her. In this imperial harem, countless eyes are fixed on her, and she can feel their greedy gazes. “Your Majesty, although I’m only a servant, I’m the person Her Highness trusts most. You...” “I want the truth.” In that moment, it was as if every sound in heaven and earth had faded away, leaving only his deep, resonant voice beside her ea 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Sweet Palace Maid Won’t Play Palace Politics, She’ll Lie Flat and Become a Favored Consort 娇娇宫女不会宫斗，躺平为宠妃 [Not a chaste couple + devoted romance later on + pain-sensation swap + fictional setting + happy ending] After failing the palace selection, Ruan Jinxin became a palace maid and was repeatedly bullied. Luckily, their pain-sensation swap forced the emperor to protect her. But as he continued protecting her, the ruler of an entire nation found himself falling for her. Step by step, he made plans for her and helped her rise to the position of empress. But the little palace maid carried old gru 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Marquis's Mansion Runaway Maid 侯府在逃丫鬟 What should you do if you transmigrate to ancient times and become a maid? Don’t panic, don’t be afraid. A worker’s spirit is a worker’s spirit wherever you are. You’re a workhorse all the same, and you’ll have to toil for all you’re worth wherever you end up. But no, some things are different! Here, your meals and lodging are covered, and they even arrange your marriage. Liuli thinks it’s not so bad and she can make do. She may not have any other strengths, but she loves to smile and has a silv 1kReads6.8Score106Shelves
- 27 From Maid to Palace Lady 丫鬟晋宫女 She was an ordinary maid in a household, but she was determined to become the best in her station. In this era, crossing class boundaries was forbidden, so she sought a better future within the limits she had. She was an ordinary 15-year-old middle school student. Unluckily, she transmigrated, but luckily, she didn't suffer much, and her days were still fulfilling and happy. The difference was that she was in ancient times, and the person she fell in love with turned out to be a girl! The beginn —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 From Palace Maid to Imperial Consort 宫女成妃 [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 155Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 29 By Heaven's Mandate 奉天承运 She’s an ordinary office worker from the twentieth century, but never imagined she’d transmigrate into the body of an ordinary maid serving the exalted emperor. She really is ordinary wherever she goes. So she spends her days slacking off right under the emperor’s nose. But she takes it too far and catches his attention, and then a single imperial edict sends her out of the palace. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Palace Maid Dances on the Blade's Edge, and the Mysophobic Tyrant Breaks His Rules Every Day 宫女刀尖蹦迪，洁癖暴君日日破戒 [The rating is a little low since the book just started, but it'll go up. Don't let the score put you off!] Funny, sunny heroine + seemingly sweet but secretly ruthless hero + intense push and pull + healing body and soul + 1v1 HE They say the tyrant Xiao Jingheng is a madman. He's killed countless people, has an extreme aversion to dirt, and can't stand anyone getting close to him. But Qiao Zhaixing isn't afraid of him. She transmigrates into the body of a palace maid serving the tyrant. Sh 40Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 31 A Palace Maid from the Start, Rising to Empress 开局宫女，稳坐后位 [Female-led power fantasy + pure palace intrigue + not both virgins] Yun Luo was born into poverty and endured cold looks and humiliation from a young age. Then, after catching a glimpse of wealth, boundless ambition sprang up in her heart. Yun Luo was fortunate enough to have a face of breathtaking beauty, giving her the courage to set herself the goal of “better to be a rich man’s concubine than a poor man’s wife.” At first, she had her sights set only on the young lord of the Duke of Guo’s es 6Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 32 A Long-Awaited Return to the Palace 宫阙久别 [Sweet romance] [Mutual devotion] She never believed she could find true love in an emperor. Given the chance, she would always try to escape the palace, but he would never let her go. He only wanted to cherish her in the palm of his hand and dote on her alone. Chen Luo Chu, though mountains and rivers may lie between us, I’ll wait for all the days we have ahead! 166Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 33 The Marquis’s Maid’s Everyday Rise to Power 侯府丫鬟逆袭日常 [Alternate setting] [Slow burn] [Character growth] [Inner-court intrigue] Yinglian transmigrated for the second time, becoming Yuanxiao, a little maid in the Duke of the State’s manor in the Great Yuan Dynasty. She doesn’t fight or scramble for favor. All she cares about is making money so she can leave her status as a servant behind. Unfortunately, things don’t go as planned, and she’s promoted step by step until she becomes the fourth young master’s personal maid. Well, that’s fine. She’s clim 135Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 34 The Alluring Palace Maid Climbs the Ranks, Capturing the Emperor’s Heart and the Phoenix Throne 娇媚宫女上位，勾帝心夺凤位 (A bewitching, scheming young palace maid vs. a cold, heartless emperor) Xuezhi counted the days until she could leave the palace and reunite with her family. But the harem was rife with endless rivalries, and a fire set as part of someone’s scheme dragged even a little palace maid from the Cold Palace into the turmoil. One night of pleasure with the emperor, and Xuezhi was trapped forever within the Forbidden City. She kept a clear head and avoided his favor; he took her by force He granted her 122Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 The Entire Court Can Read Minds, and the Little Palace Maid Is Everyone's Favorite 满朝文武读心术，小宫女全朝独宠 [Mind-reading across the whole court + everyone's favorite + lighthearted + hilarious] Li Qingle transmigrates into a book, landing in an ancient novel as a little palace maid who stands behind the emperor and fans him. The emperor says, “These are the memorials you've submitted? What is all this nonsense? ‘Your Majesty, what will you eat today?’ What I eat is my business. Why are you asking me? Do you have nothing better to do all day?” [Of course they have nothing better to do. Your ministers 212Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 36 The Regent King Courts Me Every Day, but This Wicked Consort Wants the Throne! 摄政王天天邀宠，妖妃只想篡位！ [Reborn + revenge + substitute + scheming male lead. Not your usual sweet romance: a villainess is reborn, and she knows exactly what she's doing] She murdered high-ranking officials and colluded with enemy nations! The bewitching consort Xie Zhuoning, who had thrown the court into chaos, was sentenced by the regent to die by a thousand arrows. She opened her eyes and found herself back in her youth. Xie Zhuoning stared at the man responsible for her death and smiled with devastating allure. In 237Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 37 Caught While Trying to Run Away, the Chaste Emperor Is Completely Obsessed with Me 跑路被抓，禁欲皇帝他超爱 [Mutually devoted couple, one-on-one romance, exclusive love, palace intrigue, fleeing while pregnant, happy ending] Emperor Xuanyuan Mo spends three years cultivating at Tianging Temple to pray for the Great Ye dynasty, but he never expects to meet Rong Yan and break his vows. Unfortunately, the woman only wants to sleep with him once and be done with it. Xuanyuan Mo: “You were the one who seduced me first. Don’t even think about escaping me for the rest of your life!” Rong Yan: “Get lost!” Aft 384Reads8.7Score103Shelves
- 38 The Empress Is Beautiful and the Emperor Dotes on Her: Every Step in the Palace Struggle Brings Her Closer to the Throne 娘娘美貌皇帝怜爱，宫斗步步为皇 Heaven gave Jiang Zhi stunning, irresistible beauty, but not a family powerful enough to protect her. As a palace maid, she worked conscientiously and diligently, counting the days until she could leave the palace, marry her beloved, and reunite with her parents. Who could have guessed that the emperor would take a fancy to her and make her one of his consorts? Jiang Zhi was furious. That wretched emperor had made her betray everyone who loved her. But there was no changing what had happene 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 A Palace Maid's Guide to Staying Alive 宫女保命准则 Yu Hexue was a wine maker in the Imperial Food Bureau. Before serving wine to her masters, one of her duties was to test it for poison. It sounded dangerous, but she had never heard of anyone being poisoned to death while testing food. Yet this very thing happened to her. In the seventh year of Zhengping, during the New Year's Eve palace banquet, she was poisoned to death in Shuanghua Hall. She died in the arms of the Third Prince, Yuan Yu, becoming his scapegoat. When she woke, she had returned 168Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 40 Step by Step to Glory 步步荣宠 Mingyue was sold as a child and became a maid in a marquis’s household. After the young master took an interest in her, she was sent to the palace and became a low-ranking palace maid. Step by step, she rose from palace maid to empress. 9.6kReads9.0Score860Shelves
- 41 After the Mad Right Chancellor Forced Me to Marry Him, I Cuddled in His Arms 被疯批右相强娶后我在他怀里撒个 [Two equally powerful leads, both untouched by past relationships + medical skills + sweet romance + cunning schemes + political intrigue + love of country and family + mutual flirting and intense push-and-pull] … Chu Shiyi: Get your ass home! Mo Chen: So you can beat me up? I'm not stupid. Chu Shiyi: Mo Chen, don't think I won't beat you just because my parents are here… Chu He, Chu Shiyi's father: Who are you planning to beat up?… Son-in-law, come have a couple of drinks with me! Mo Chen follo 3Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 42 The Coldhearted Emperor’s New Consort: His Personal Palace Maid 薄情帝王的新妃：贴身宫婢 The throne was overthrown, and overnight she became the lowliest palace maid at his side. His tenderness was gone. All he gave her was endless torment and pain. Her heart silently bled. The vows of eternal love they had once made had all become cruel mockery. For countless days and nights, she had to wait outside the red curtains for her master's orders, letting the torment numb her heart. No matter how many times she was summoned to his bed, she had no right to refuse. He would never know that 21Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 43 The Emperor Is a Madman, and His Seductive Palace Maid Has Had Enough 帝王太疯批，娇媚宫女她不干了 [Harem intrigue + fleeing while pregnant] [Scheming palace maid x unhinged emperor. Both leads are calculating and morally gray. He treats her badly at first, then chases her and devotes himself to her alone. They scheme and spar against each other.] After her family was destroyed and their home confiscated, Jiang Chu, once a noblewoman from a prestigious clan, entered the palace as a maid. She carefully plotted her revenge, waiting for the chance to escape and regain her freedom once she had se 1.8kReads8.9Score195Shelves
- 44 The Palace Maid's Alluring Charms: The Emperor Grips Her Waist and Kisses Her Every Day 宫婢娇软媚人，皇上日日掐腰吻 Zhu Jinrun was a low-ranking palace maid at Yimei Garden. The matrons were jealous of her beauty and said she was bound to set her sights on the emperor. As it turned out, they were right, though he was the one who fell for her first. The mighty emperor clung to a little maid and refused to let go, even if it killed him. After the Empress Dowager took a liking to her, Zhu Jinrun was assigned to Shoukang Palace. The palace staff said the emperor visited the Empress Dowager every day out of filial 211Reads5.1Score—Shelves
- 45 I Survive in the Imperial Harem Through Gossip 我靠八卦立足后宫 The emperor is both annoyed and pleased. He’s annoyed that while traveling incognito, a palace maid forced him into a food-sharing arrangement. But he’s pleased that she’s a delightful confidante who gossips about the harem every day. “Consort An is stupid and greedy.” “Consort Xian is having an affair with a guard.” Then one day, the maid smiles sweetly and gossips to the emperor: “I heard His Majesty is impotent…” 605Reads8.4Score108Shelves
- 46 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 [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 431Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 47 Playing the On-Screen Comments, the Villainess Becomes the Powerful Minister’s One and Only 玩转弹幕，恶毒女配成了权臣专宠 Wen Xiyue was pushed off a rockery, but survived and unexpectedly awakened a System that showed her on-screen comments. [Only an evil supporting female lead would pull a stunt like this, jumping straight into the arms of the story’s biggest villain.] Wen Xiyue: “???” One day, she went to pray for blessings and stared at a statue, lost in thought. [Wait, she knows the token for the alliance marriage between the two kingdoms is hidden inside the statue?] Wen Xiyue: “...” Later, she went to a banqu 118Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 48 Transmigrated as a Bedclimbing Palace Maid in a Palace-Intrigue Novel 穿成宫斗文里的爬床宫女 No prestigious family background, no peerless beauty. After transmigrating, film queen Li Songyue finds herself cast as the most expendable bed-climbing maid in a palace intrigue novel. The transmigrated heroine is ahead of her, the reborn supporting female lead is behind her, and there’s also a demanding emperor to contend with. From bed-climbing maid to empress dowager of the realm. She won’t know how cold it is at the top until she climbs there. 228Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Tyrant Can Read Minds, and His Palace Maid Rules the World with His Love 自带暴君读心术，小宫女娇宠天下 Transmigrate into a book + Tyrant + Hear His Inner Thoughts + His One and Only + Palace Intrigue + Wild Rewrite Overnight, An Xin, a college student from a village in northern China, transmigrates into a book! She lands in an obscure novel. She has arrived in the era when the tyrant Gao Gong rules all of Northern Wei! Ten minutes until Gao Gong suffers food poisoning and executes every palace maid and eunuch present! After barely escaping disaster, An Xin discovers that she has the role of a 22Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 50 The Little Palace Maid Who Ruled the Harem 小宫女宠冠后宫 [A pampered little palace maid × a possessive, scheming emperor; pseudo-childhood sweethearts; doted on from the start; happy ending] When A Ruo was seven, the Grand Empress Dowager found her and brought her into the palace. She had been raised by her ever since. Though she was a maid, everyone in the palace addressed her as Miss A Ruo. Life couldn’t have been sweeter. But her carefree days didn’t last long. After four years away from the capital, she returned to hear something unbelievable. The 4.9kReads7.5Score533Shelves
