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- 51 The Central Palace 中宫 He was an emperor in his youth, and the boy who had always stayed by her side. She was the daughter of the emperor’s wet nurse, and the first girl to stir his heart. When he indulged and spared the person who had killed his wet nurse, their youthful bond meant nothing to the young emperor on his lonely throne. Returning to the palace with vengeance in her heart, she cut off all feeling and swore to make the woman he protected pay for her crimes in blood. She thought that all the two of them coul 2.9kReads6.9Score176Shelves
- 52 Her Ex-Husband Was Heartless, So After Their Divorce, She Married a Tyrant in a Rage 前夫无情，和离后她怒嫁暴君 [Sweet Romance + The Second Male Lead Wins Her Heart + The Husband Begs for Her Back + Cathartic Revenge] Yu Yue waited eight long years for her husband to return from war. But when he finally came home, he brought a young woman with him, and his heart changed from that moment on. Facing her faithless husband, Yu Yue stays cool and unhurried. She decides to find herself a more powerful protector and give her husband a taste of his own medicine. In pursuit of that goal, Yu Yue sets her sights on 64Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 53 The Palace Maid's Lush Beauty Softens the Emperor's Heart 宫女美艳娇软，皇帝缓放心尖 The day the Grand Tutor’s residence was raided, Jiang Xi escaped with her younger sister. But an arrow had wounded her sister’s leg, leaving her unable to walk. To survive, Jiang Xi had no choice but to enter the palace as a cleaning maid. But her sister’s leg was getting worse, and with her current status, there was no way she could get her treated. Just then, the Empress Dowager was selecting maids to attend to the emperor. Jiang Xi pretended to fall and successfully got herself sent to the Ha 275Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 54 I Entered the Palace as a Maid, but Bore the Crown Prince Twins 进宫当宫女，却给太子生下龙凤胎 Ji Nianzhen entered the palace as a maid and was always perfectly obedient. She planned to keep her head down until she was allowed to leave the palace, but then she unexpectedly became the Crown Prince's concubine. To her surprise, luck kept coming her way, and she rose in rank while raising a child! But is being obedient really enough to survive in the palace? Even in this deep palace, she never forgot who she was. She kept her hands clean as she protected herself and her child. A kind heart a 1.6kReads8.6Score177Shelves
- 55 The Favored Green Tea Consort: The Little Palace Maid's Rise to Power 娇宠绿茶贵妃之小宫女上位录 [Palace intrigue + spatial dimension + green-tea schemer + compulsive tattletale] Not exclusively doted on, not mutually chaste In her previous life, she was a little demon, a purple sable who devoted herself to cultivation. Just when she finally managed to ascend to the immortal realm, she met a lunatic immortal official. That male immortal kept harassing her, causing an uproar throughout the immortal realm and getting her stripped of her immortal status and cast down into the mortal world. In 9Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 56 A Palace Maid in the Cold Palace, Drowning in Packages 人在冷宫当宫女，快递收到手软 After his soul transmigrates, an overworked office drone becomes Hua Qing, the former favored consort's personal head maid in the Great Sheng Dynasty. What! She's a wage slave both before and after transmigrating! Hua Qing was about to quit, but then she realizes she's already trapped in the Cold Palace, with no way out. Worse still, her golden finger for survival is tied to her superior, the former favored consort. So, to stay alive, Hua Qing switches into top-tier wage-slave mode. … The Cold 603Reads8.4Score107Shelves
- 57 As You Wish 如意 When they first met, he was an exalted emperor, while she was a lowly palace maid who bowed and scraped before him. A casual, thoughtless remark from him saved her life. The palace matrons said that everyone here valued their own lives, and that loyalty to one's master was nothing but a joke people paid lip service to. Ruyi never imagined that her loyalty and courage would one day completely change her fate. “Do you dare tell me the truth?” the young emperor asked. His loneliness rivaled his glo 302Reads8.1Score101Shelves
- 58 Harem: The Pear Blossoms Fall, and Spring Returns 后宫：落尽梨花春又了 She only wants to live in peace. She has never cared much for the palace intrigues and rivalries for the emperor's favor, but the trees may wish for stillness while the wind keeps blowing. After the other consorts make things difficult for her again and again, she finally understands that once you enter the palace, your life is no longer your own. Fueled by hatred, she discovers that she can be just as ruthless as they are. For years, the emperor's affection has made her the most favored woman i —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 59 The Golden Sparrow Hairpin 金雀钗 Rong Lan entered the palace as a maid at thirteen and worked diligently for ten years. She thought she would be able to leave the palace and marry once she turned twenty-five. Little did she know that she would accidentally serve the Empress Dowager to death, and from then on, one unexpected incident followed another. The young tutor Feng Qiw u took a liking to her despite being blind, so Rong Lan hurriedly latched onto a powerful patron and privately pledged herself to him for life. Who knew th 1.1kReads9.4Score139Shelves
- 60 Songzhi Reshuffles Empresses in the Palace 颂芝洗牌甄嬛传 Song Zhi wakes up inside Empresses in the Palace as Songzhi, Hua Fei's personal maid! Once her mistress's number-one sidekick, she now has the story in her hands and is determined to help the lady of Yikun Palace rise to the top. The Fragrance of Joy and Serenity prevents her from having children? Replace it with a fragrance that promotes health and restful sleep. Hua Fei's turncoat followers have betrayed her? New people will take their place. The Nian family has fallen and everyone scorns them 385Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 61 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 [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
- 62 The Sweet, Seductive Palace Maid Flirts with the Crown Prince, Then Runs Away 娇娇宫女媚又软，撩完太子她就跑 [Clear-headed, calculating palace maid vs. obsessive, lovesick emperor; reborn revenge + palace intrigue + satisfying revenge + romantic rivalry + running away while pregnant + sugary romance + the emperor chases his wife] In her previous life, Yun Xuesu was a low-ranking palace maid. Her fiancé served in the palace as a guard, and she gave him her monthly wages and did whatever he told her. In the end, he handed her over to a wicked concubine to be used as a blood beauty treatment. Locked in a 92Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 63 The Emperor’s Favorite Lady-in-Waiting 皇上独宠御前掌事宫女 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 1.9kReads8.4Score136Shelves
- 64 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 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
- 65 From Laundry Maid to the Emperor’s Closest Attendant 从浣衣奴到天子近侍 (Not a wish-fulfillment story. This is the story of a kindhearted, somewhat lucky palace maid who rises to a high position.)(A small ensemble cast.) Qingxu is a maid in the Laundry Bureau who just wants a simple, easy life. So she spends her savings to move to Yong Alley and take a cushy job as a palace cleaner. One act of kindness leads to an endless stream of requests. Her continued secret help ends up making her a prince's personal maid. The prince comes through for her, and she eventually co 7.3kReads8.1Score827Shelves
- 66 The Reborn Crown Prince's Little Palace Maid in the Apocalypse 重生太子爷的末世小宫女 (Sweet romance, no angst, the trap is already dug, so jump right in.) Yun Duo starved to death in the apocalypse, only to transmigrate into the palace as Yun Ba, a low-ranking maid in the Eastern Palace of the Jingtian Dynasty. She had already decided to cling to the Crown Prince and spend her days eating well, keeping her head down, and living a long life. Yun Ba had only meant to hang on to his coattails for a free meal. When did the Crown Prince start carrying her back to his chambers and pam 522Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 67 The Little Palace Maid Is Truly Beautiful 小宫女她实在美丽 (The rating just came out and is expected to rise) [Heroine reborn + second male lead regrets everything + socially savvy heroine + sensitive, growing Crown Prince + slow-burn romance + everyday life + both leads have past relationships] In her previous life, after Liang Lvzhu entered the palace, Prince Qin took an instant liking to her and doted on her for years. It wasn't until he ascended the throne that she learned she'd been nothing more than someone else's substitute all along. After being 203Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 68 A Palace Maid Rises to Power and Becomes the Tyrant’s Beloved 宫女上位，成为暴君心尖宠 [Harem intrigue] [The leads are not each other’s first] [He only dotes on her in the later part] Overworked office worker Fang Ziluo transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid named Fang Zhilu. Three years earlier, the emperor had exchanged a few words with her. That alone was enough to offend Noble Consort Liu, and she spent the next three years tending the kitchen fire. The original Fang Zhilu had died a miserable death after enduring all that humiliation. Fang Zhilu thought, Now that 735Reads8.8Score105Shelves
- 69 The Sect Leader's Aunt 掌教姑姑 [Female Master and Male Disciple, Forbidden Tension and Push-Pull Romance + Palace and Household Intrigue + Revenge + Class Divide] Xie Yi is the most renowned governess in the entire capital. She has spent her whole life observing propriety, following the rules, and mastering every scheme and subtle maneuver. Because of the Xie family's wrongful case, she serves the Noble Consort and helps the Cui family's young master rise to power, always cautious and never daring to make a mistake. But durin 1.4kReads7.3Score109Shelves
- 70 I Became a Maid, and the Playful Second Young Master Saved Himself for Me 穿成丫鬟，纨绔二少为我守身如玉 [Bickering couple + light comedy + farming + devoted love] Free-spirited, sincere young master ✖️ clever little maid who plays the pig to eat the tiger Xia Zhi, a lifelong single doctor and voice actor, transmigrates to the Wen Dynasty after an accident. The moment she opens her eyes, her master is about to sell her to a brothel. Let's see how this little maid levels up and turns her life around. She performs at funerals, trains birds, treats the sick and saves lives, earning her first round of 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 After Becoming a Foot-Washing Maid, I Made the Tyrant Wash My Feet 穿成洗脚婢后，我让暴君给我洗脚 [A sweet, healing romance, 1v1 and devoted to each other, effortless wins, gossip, and exclusive affection: a carefree sweet girl versus a mad tyrant] Office worker Yu Xinyao dies suddenly from overwork and transmigrates into the lowliest foot-washing maid in the Great Liang imperial palace. She thinks she might as well make the best of it, but the emperor is a tyrant. Every time someone washes his feet, someone dies, and the bathhouse duty roster has become a countdown to death. With only a mon 480Reads8.8Score101Shelves
- 72 Imprisoned in the Imperial Harem: The Obsessive Emperor Wants to Claim Me as His Consort 深宫囚：偏执帝王要掳我为妃 (Not a pure romance, tragic ending, purely historical.) Obsessive emperor vs. clear-eyed palace maid. At ten, Yue Chai was still a prince. He told Gong Ning, “Don’t be afraid, A Ning. I’ll give you lots and lots of gold.” At twenty, Yue Chai became emperor. He asked Gong Ning, “Do you like these shackles made of pure gold?” Gong Ning knows an emperor’s heart is impossible to read. With three palaces and six courtyards full of women, his affection can only last a little while. Her greatest wish i 1kReads8.1Score102Shelves
- 73 The Dutiful Palace Maid Rises to Empress 乖乖宫婢，一路封后 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 7.2kReads8.8Score906Shelves
- 74 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 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 991Reads8.1Score164Shelves
- 75 A Palace Maid's Daily Life: My Parents Want Me to Be a Couch Potato 宫女日常：爹娘让我当咸鱼 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 5.4kReads9.1Score571Shelves
- 76 A First-Rank Palace Consort 一品宫妃 After dying a miserable death in a car accident in her previous life, she is reborn as a low-ranking palace maid in the cold palace who could starve to death at any moment. Song Qingqiao only wants a peaceful life as an ordinary palace maid who gets to eat her fill every day. But she accidentally heals the cold and unfeeling emperor, and somehow ends up as a favored concubine deep in the palace, despised by the officials and envied by the other consorts... 209Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 77 From the Start, All I Had Was a Trash System: A College Girl Takes on the Palace Schemes 开局一个破系统，女大学生闯宫斗 [Household and Palace Intrigue + No Naive Doormat Heroine + Rise to Power + Sweet and Satisfying] Also known as: Everyone Has to Kneel Before Me? A university student who knows palace-intrigue dramas inside out transmigrates, and the empress’s throne is practically in her grasp! She transmigrates into the Forbidden City, only to find herself a lowly palace maid! What a disastrous start. Luckily, she has a System to help her. But you’re saying my ultimate mission is to become empress? Me? Empress 612Reads8.2Score107Shelves
- 78 Woohoo! After the Palace Maid's Mind Is Read, Everyone Joins in the Gossip 芜湖！宫女被读心后，全员吃瓜 [Everyone can hear thoughts + System dishes the dirt + brainless power fantasy] After Shen Shangyan dies, she gets a new life as a little palace maid, determined to work hard... scratch that, she’s just diligently doing her job as a servant. Luckily, the transmigration god gave her a golden finger: a gossip System, so she can still hear all the palace rumors! In the Imperial Kitchen, two elderly matrons are fighting over deer penis! Shen Shangyan: ! She perks up her ears to listen to the gossip. 1.7kReads8.8Score174Shelves
- 79 A-Hao the Maid's Life of Wealth and Comfort 小丫鬟阿好的富且贵日常 When Guan Jiu was born, the sky was filled with rosy clouds. The midwife said she was a bringer of good fortune. When she was five, a flash flood destroyed her village and killed her family. To save her friends, she sold herself into servitude, and a matchmaker sold her to the Duke of Weiguo’s residence in the capital. She became the senior maid who attended to the Fourth Young Master, Lu Mingzhi, in his study, the secret author of Anjing’s bestselling storybooks, and a successful businesswoman. 2.5kReads9.0Score262Shelves
- 80 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times With a Solar-Powered Phone 我带着太阳能手机穿越古代 Bai Xiaobai, a rich beauty who has never lifted a finger around the house, transmigrates into the body of a silly, sweet Bai Xiaobai with the same name. Her solar-powered phone comes along too. Is this the legendary golden finger? She opens it to find only Baidu, with none of her other apps. Does it have no signal? She takes a closer look and finds unlimited solar-powered Wi-Fi. She happens to save a handsome amnesiac and makes him her servant. From then on, she takes down scumbags, tears into f 28Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 81 I Reached the Pinnacle of Life with a Gacha System 我靠抽卡系统走向人生巅峰 Su Yao was the most unremarkable palace maid in the imperial palace: plain-looking and constantly bullied. Then she picked up a shabby little stone and somehow bonded with a Card-Drawing System! Peerless beauty] [Naturally seductive] [SR: Unforgettable memory] Every card she drew gave her a cheat-like boost. She became breathtakingly beautiful, a beauty capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. She only wanted to keep her head down and stay alive. Who knew her looks would be so outrageously stunni 267Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 82 A Crybaby Reborn as a Mermaid, with a Chaste Snake Husband Begging for Kisses 哭包穿成美人鱼，禁欲蛇夫求亲亲 [A crybaby, weak little mermaid x a cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside serpent beastman] [One-on-one sweet romance, transmigration with both leads crossing over] I transmigrated and became a mermaid in a pond in the imperial garden. I traded a few tears for a job, spent my days hanging around the palace, and was just about to make a break for it. On my way out, I was accidentally pushed into a banquet. The emperor asked me to perform a song, so I hypnotized everyone in the hall. The onl 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 I Play the Dowry Maid in a Matriarch's Feel-Good Story 我在主母爽文里当陪嫁丫鬟 [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
- 84 Reborn Palace Maid: She Only Wants to Fight for the Emperor's Favor 重生宫女之她只想宫斗 In her previous life, Jiaoyun spent years confined in the Cold Palace before finally being released. What she got in return was a useless husband and a wicked mother-in-law. This time, she decisively betrayed her mistress and climbed into someone else’s bed, successfully rising in status. And then she became the lowest-ranking palace maid… When Emperor Jingheng first saw Jiaoyun, he was merely captivated by her looks. “How can this palace maid have fairer skin than the Noble Consort?” Jiaoy 745Reads9.1Score101Shelves
- 85 A Palace Maid’s Life as the Emperor’s Favorite 宫女承宠日常 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 8.6kReads7.8Score525Shelves
- 86 The General's Maid's Rise to Power 将军丫鬟上位记 She transmigrated from the twenty-first century with no golden finger, and even found herself in the lowly position of a maid. How is a little maid supposed to survive in this unfamiliar dynasty? Every day, she trembles with fear, doing whatever it takes to stay alive. Just as she’s about to gain her freedom, the general suddenly refuses to let her go. Become his concubine? No way! She has no choice but to put all her effort into escaping. Where will she go in this vast world? The deep mountains 87Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 87 The Emperor: My Consort Is Always Trying to Get Sent to the Cold Palace 皇上：朕的爱妃总想去冷宫 Yan Yuxi transmigrated into the eldest legitimate daughter of the Cheng'en Earl’s household. Her father was the Cheng'en Earl, her mother was Commandery Princess Qingyang, her maternal grandfather was the Duke Who Guards the State, and her maternal grandmother was a Grand Princess. Her family background could hardly have been more illustrious. But her father doted on his concubines and neglected his wife. The inner residence was like the emperor’s harem, filled with concubines and children, and 3.4kReads9.1Score352Shelves
- 88 The Villainess Runs Wild in the Quick Transmigration Worlds 恶女在快穿世界为非作歹 The rating has just come out and is rather low, so don't take it as a guide. [Quick Transmigration + Scheming Heroine + Feel-Good Story + No Fixed Couple + The Male Leads Will Be Punished in the End] Chosen by the System, Liang Qiuli accepts a mission to survive: she must stand up for the minor characters in various small worlds! First world: The tea-serving palace maid by the emperor's side in a story about an emperor stealing his minister's wife. Since the second wife, now empress, is jealous 234Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 89 The Maid Is Sweet and Scheming, Climbing Her Way to the Top 宫女又茶又媚，一路内卷做娘娘 [They scheme against each other + the male lead has been with other women, while the female lead is chaste + palace intrigue + exclusive devotion later on + marriage before love] The rating just came in. It’ll go up later. The heroine grows over time! She suffers a little at first, but later fights back and gets a major power-up! She was once the cherished jewel of the Jinzhong prefect, raised like nobility. But when her father was exposed for corruption and thrown into prison, she was implicate 267Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 90 The Beloved Maid 宠婢 Ruyi, the little maid who spent her previous life scheming to get into her master's bed, has been reborn. In this life, all she wants is to be a decent, unassuming person, but her young master takes her completely. Watching her belly grow larger by the day, she worries that the mistress of the household won't accept her in the future. But the young master merely says, “From now on, you'll be the mistress of the household!” She won't have to lift a finger... 584Reads8.8Score101Shelves
- 91 Are You Crazy? Who Wants to Be a Virtuous Wife? 疯了吧！谁要当贤妻啊 [Scheming, villainous-lotus heroine + love after marriage + household intrigue + both leads are each other's first and only] Lin Rongwan was a lowly concubine-born daughter. Her stepmother treated her poorly, and despite her beauty and excellent character, her low status kept her from finding a good match. Just before she was to be married off to a violent widower, the heir to the Duke of Cheng's title came to ask for her hand, even though she was only a concubine-born daughter. Cheng Wangzhi wa 1.5kReads8.2Score140Shelves
- 92 The Leisurely Life of a Retired Palace Maid 退休宫女的悠闲生活 Ever since the retired palace maid Zhilan returned to her hometown, she had been going on one matchmaking date after another, and every one of them fell through. Still unwilling to give up, she went on her Nth date, and the man finally couldn't hold back from asking, “Sister, do you have any particular requirements for a husband?” He just couldn't believe it. Every time she went on a matchmaking date, he sabotaged it. Surely, sooner or later, she'd finally notice him. 2.4kReads9.1Score272Shelves
- 93 After Getting a Healing System, I Went on a Rampage in the Imperial Harem 获得治愈系统后，我在后宫杀疯了 Lin Xiaowan, a palace maid in the laundry rooms, is envied for her beauty. Trapped in a desperate situation and on the brink of death, she unexpectedly gains a System golden finger. She advances step by step, winning hearts as her first priority, and becomes a favored consort. From then on, she proceeds carefully and plots with cunning, laying her plans and winning the emperor's heart one step at a time until she rises to become empress. 620Reads6.4Score105Shelves
- 94 Delicate and Frail, She Is Imprisoned and Doted on by the Ascetic Emperor 娇娇柔弱，被禁欲帝王强制囚宠 [Both leads are sexually inexperienced + powerful hero and weak heroine + transmigration] After transmigrating into the body of a palace maid, Mu Qingci acted with the utmost caution, taking calculated steps and employing every trick in the book. After helping the Empress Dowager seize power, she finally became the illustrious Head Palace Matron. She had not only risen to the top of her career as a palace maid, but was also beautiful, with flawless skin and a graceful, alluring figure. Everyone 4kReads8.5Score303Shelves
- 95 The Tyrant Breaks Down as the Little Palace Maid Kills Herself at the Drop of a Hat 暴君崩溃，小宫女一言不合就自鲨 Hao Xiangsi is beaten to death as soon as she transmigrates into a book. The heroine tries to make her take the blame, so she goes berserk and stabs the heroine to death. The heroine comes back to life, and she stabs her again. In the end, the heroine's halo is stabbed away, and the tyrant banishes her to the Cold Palace. Shi Jingyan: I really want to kill this palace maid. I've watched her kill one of my consorts nearly twenty times, and I can't stop her. And whenever that consort dies, the en 2.5kReads9.1Score405Shelves
- 96 Transmigrated as a Lowly Maid, I Got Rich Selling Spicy Strips 穿越粗使丫鬟，我靠卖辣条暴富了 [Also known as The Bondservant’s Escape from the Estate] No romance. A mostly ensemble-cast story with a light touch of food and domestic intrigue. A quick heads-up for readers who might want to avoid those themes. From fifteen cups of wine to Panglin fish, mugwort rice dumplings, honey-braised mud crabs, frosted jade peaks, and Li cakes, the story features a whole range of traditional dishes. Wang Yan was born into servitude at the Marquis An’s estate, a noble household in the capital. When she 1.1kReads8.5Score107Shelves
- 97 The Beautiful Palace Maid and the Emperor's Endless Favor 宫女娇美，皇宠不断 Born with a disability and orphaned, Su Niannian grew up without anyone to protect her. In her harsh circumstances, she suffered endless humiliation and mistreatment from a young age. She lived a lowly, helpless life, escaping one sea of misery only to fall into another. Even after entering the palace as a low-ranking maid, she remained an easy target, and everyone who came near her had an agenda and meant her harm. Yet she did her best to swallow every bitter consequence alone, all for the sa 2.7kReads8.7Score242Shelves
- 98 To Hell with the Civet Cat! This Time, I'm Getting Rich! 去他的果子狸，这次老娘要暴富！ (No goody-two-shoes heroine, just mind-bending palace intrigue! If you hate Huanbi in Empresses in the Palace, this isn’t for you! Told in first person.) (The early story moves slowly. Even reborn, Huanbi is still a servant and will feel loyalty to those she once cared for! Later, she’ll take the world by storm!) (Pumpkin seeds and little stools are ready! Ladies, please come sit in the front row and watch! If you’re not satisfied, I’ll kowtow to you!) (The plot has been changed! The plot has be 301Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 99 The Palace Maid Schemed to Seduce Him, and the Mad Emperor Fell for Her and Seized Her by Force 宫女蓄意勾引，疯批帝王沦陷强夺 [Palace intrigue, not a virginal couple / villainess / femme fatale / forced possession / doted on exclusively after the opening] [Scheming, theatrical maid vs. deranged emperor who falls deeper with every step] Yao Shu was born beautiful, and the empress chose her as a pawn to send to the emperor. The first time she met Xiao Xulan, she was too frightened to look him in the eye. But when he began to consider taking her to his bed, she broke free of his grasp and knelt down, declaring, “This serv 260Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 100 The Whole Household Was Stunned: The Little Maid Gave Birth to the Marquis’s Heir 全府震惊，小丫鬟生了侯府继承人 Qiu Jin transmigrates into the body of a young maid who was sent to become a bedchamber maid, only to be rejected and sent back. Because of her beauty, a fortune-teller said she was born under a lucky star. The old madam sent Qiu Jin to serve as a bedchamber maid to her troublesome eldest grandson, hoping she would bring him good fortune and help him pass the imperial exams with flying colors. The original owner used her beauty and voluptuous figure to flirt with the young master, unaware that h 6kReads9.0Score643Shelves
