Novels like The Powerful Minister’s Concubine
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- 1 The Maid in His Bed Is a Little Sweet 通房丫鬟有点娇 Su Yaoyao bit her lip, tears in her eyes, and became the cherished darling of powerful minister Xie Xiuzhi. From then on, she rose to the top. * Everyone knew that powerful minister Xie Xiuzhi was ruthless, had no interest in women, and cared only for power. But they did not know that after nightfall, he shed his usual cool demeanor, wrapped a hand around his little maid's waist, and tenderly called her “Yaoyao.” Su Yaoyao was of low birth and knew the gulf between herself and Xie Xiuzhi, yet sh 161Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 2 A Young Official’s Daughter Is Sent to the Prince’s Manor as a Concubine 小官女被指进王府做侍妾 [Palace and household intrigue + raising children + foodie heroine + everyday family life + heartwarming] Shen Wanyi, the daughter of a minor sixth-rank official, is suddenly assigned as a concubine to the Third Prince, Yuchi Heng, who is barely noticed at the royal court. She wants no part in the power struggles and seeks only a peaceful life. But her master dotes on her more and more, until there's no turning back. She doesn't mind being spoiled, but she's even had his child, and the gifts kee 2.1kReads8.7Score171Shelves
- 3 After Transmigrating into a Bedchamber Maid, I Was Spoiled by the Eldest Young Master! 穿成通房后，被大公子娇宠了！ After Ruan Tao transmigrates into the role of the female lead's foil, she works diligently for three years and finally makes it past the first major plot point. To eliminate any future risks, she volunteers to become Zhang Shiyun's bedchamber maid, keeping her distance from the turbulent romance between the male and female leads. She never expected that after they ended up in bed together one night, she would become the apple of his eye. Ruan Tao is a little worried: Why is her young master beco 59Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 4 The Bedchamber Maid 通房丫鬟 [Household intrigue + satisfying face-slapping + sweet romance + the husband’s long road to winning her back] Everyone says that the greatest achievement Su Yurong, the daughter of a boatwoman, can hope for in this life is becoming a concubine’s maid. The most esteemed young heir in the household is determined to have her, and the senior maids are so jealous they grind their teeth to dust. Yet Su Yurong chooses the useless Seventh Young Master instead. Just as everyone waits to laugh at them, th 2.5kReads7.2Score164Shelves
- 5 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 [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
- 6 The Beguiling Mistress 外室娇 [Pure historical romance + groveling to win her back + substitute + fleeing while pregnant + both leads are virgins + coercive possession] Shuang'er was once the daughter of an official's family, betrothed to Ye Jinyan, heir to the Duke's mansion. It was a match between families of equal standing. But who could have imagined that her family would fall in a single day, leaving Shuang'er a convict slave in the music and dance bureau? If not for Ye Jinyan, she might have lost her virtue long ago. 496Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 7 The Favored Bedchamber Maid 通房宠婢 Sang Wuyou, a scullery maid, had hoped to use her snow-sculpting skills to leave the kitchen. But one wrong turn led her into the cage-like tomb of the young master of the household. She hid her talents and acted meek, hoping that one day she could leave Shen Qingsi and return to the countryside for an ordinary life. But he never let her go... [Clear-eyed little maid VS ambitious young master and powerful minister] The heroine seems gentle and honest, but she’s a resilient wildflower that won’t 448Reads8.2Score101Shelves
- 8 Jun Huazhi 君花芷 I transmigrated to ancient times one day. I couldn't go back, and I couldn't settle in, so I gave up trying. Who would have thought I'd become the heir's darling... Well, whatever. I'll just go with it... Wait, no! The heir has started romancing himself into falling for me... 186Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Pure and Alluring Maid Has Wised Up, and the Coldhearted Minister Can’t Take It 纯欲丫鬟开了窍，清冷权臣受不住 [Brilliant maid VS aloof, unhinged powerful minister; sweet and angsty romance, fiercely doting, devoted couple] Hua Ying was born precocious, with a mind bordering on the supernatural. She was the eldest daughter of the Hua family of Jincheng. As a child, she took a miraculous medicine called the Frost Spirit Flower for an illness. It attracted a deadly threat, and the Hua family was wiped out overnight. To stay alive and find out who was responsible, she hid her identity, pretended to be dul 1kReads6.9Score145Shelves
- 10 After His Little Concubine Ran Away, the Cold Tutor Turned Dark 小通房逃跑后，清冷太傅黑化了 [Possessive taking by force + both leads sexually inexperienced + age gap + untouchable beauty brought low + groveling redemption arc] Chuntao only wanted to be a dutiful maid, marry her childhood sweetheart someday, and live a quiet, ordinary life. But then the aloof, high-and-mighty tutor, who seemed so pure and dispassionate to everyone else, forced her to become his concubine-in-waiting. He even said he would make her a concubine once his new bride arrived. She acted meek and grateful to him 2kReads7.4Score215Shelves
- 11 The Soft-Waisted Beauty Who Won Over Her Lover's Heart 外室她腰软撩人 [Pure Historical Romance + Mutual Firsts + The Long Road to Winning Her Back] Su Ying was a country girl who, from the start, was drugged and accidentally slept with Prince Yi, Chi Zhaoyan. She was then forced to become his concubine. Chi Zhaoyan warned her, “First, you can't bear my child. Second, the moment I marry, you leave of your own accord.” Su Ying didn't care in the slightest. She did her best to play the role of his concubine, making Chi Zhaoyan think she was deeply in love with him, w 234Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 12 Shocking! The Heir's Chambermaid Is a Total Knockout 惊！世子小通房是尤物 [One-on-one romance + sweet and satisfying + funny + a husband’s long road to winning his wife back] As the Prince of Li’s young concubine, she knows the Rules for Women and Lessons for Women by heart. The young lady wants to offer herself to him? Clutching a chicken leg, she hides in the corner to watch. “Wow, this is exciting!” With a beauty so graceful and so many sweet words, even a sage would be unable to resist, right? So why hasn’t that man made a move? “Go on, hold her tight and kiss her 283Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 13 The Pampered Noble Concubine 娇养贵妾 Zhong Wen was a country girl who had spent eight years working as an embroiderer in a workshop. She thought she'd be quite content if life simply carried on, quiet and uneventful. But her uncle was a cruel man. Not only did he pocket the money she sent every month for her mother's medicine and her younger brother's schooling, he also abused her brother and neglected her mother's illness. When Zhong Wen learned the truth about her uncle, she had a huge confrontation with them and brought her moth 1.7kReads8.8Score126Shelves
- 14 I Transmigrated as a Delicate Concubine, and Drove the Chaste Heir Mad with Desire 穿成娇软外室，把禁欲世子撩疯了 [Ex-wife-chasing redemption arc + silly comedy + food + adorable baby] Keep being a simp, and in the end you'll get everything! After working late into the night, office worker Su Mulan opens her eyes to find herself a woman whose family has been confiscated and who has been exiled to a brothel. Just as Su Mulan learns the brothel's eighty-one techniques for pleasing men, the eldest legitimate son of the Xie family takes an interest in her. Her golden finger lets her turn mountains into gold, bu 620Reads8.5Score101Shelves
- 15 The Minister Is Infertile, Yet His Mistress Has Twins 侍郎不孕不育，外室却一胎双宝 [Scheming beauty as a concubine + pure historical household drama + contract marriage + powerful man humbled by love + the hero pursues her after losing her] In the first year as Wei Zheng's kept woman, Ning Lan only wanted to stay alive. She expected neither dignity nor respectability. In the third year as Wei Zheng's concubine, Ning Lan wanted a healthy child. If she could also break up Wei Zheng and his principal wife, that would avenge the child she had lost. In the sixth year as Wei Zheng's 720Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 16 Quick Transmigration: I'm That Frail Concubine Who Can't Take Care of Herself 快穿：我就是那柔弱不能自理的妾 [Quick Transmigration + No Fixed Pairing + System] A friendly reminder: The heroine is a total flirt. If you can't accept that, feel free to leave. Shen Xinzhu, female, twenty-five years old, died of sudden cardiac arrest. After her death, she was bound to a System and began an entirely different career as a worker. In countless novels, there are innocent cannon-fodder characters who die unjustly. They never did anything wrong, yet people scheme against them, leaving them with tragic ends. These 926Reads—Score105Shelves
- 17 The Dowry Maid: The Powerful Minister's Heir Dotes on Her and Takes Her as His Wife 陪嫁丫鬟，权臣世子强宠为妻 One true pairing, both untouched. Jiang Ling’s Story Jiang Ling was born into the declining Duke Lu’s household as a little maid. The family’s fortunes were fading, its ranks crowded, and the masters sold off their surplus servants every year to cut costs. Jiang Ling didn’t want to become a piece of merchandise passed from owner to owner. So she worked hard to become the best maid there was. She achieved outstanding results as a maid, only for the household to suddenly rise to prominence after b 688Reads7.3Score103Shelves
- 18 Your Highness, Your Concubine Ran Off While Pregnant 王爷，您的外室带球跑了 Pure love with no cheating, transmigration, sweet romance, palace and household intrigue, political machinations, medicine and poison Once you catch the domineering prince's eye, there's no escaping him. His secret mistress: soft and alluring, she rises through the palace ranks Seeing the prince's handsome face and trim waist, the young lady turns on all her charms Her Highness the Princess Consort arrives, making the prince blush and his heart race The neighborhood gossips: That lowly mistress 287Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 19 Transmigrated: The Concubine’s Daily Life of Favor and Glory 穿越之侍妾的荣宠日常 [Alternate history + transmigration + reborn + light historical romance + no angst + simple everyday life] Chen Jiao transmigrates to an ancient dynasty she has never heard of. When she comes to, she is horrified to discover that her predecessor has just sold herself into the marquis’s household as a maid. An inauspicious start, so she can only take things one step at a time. Unexpectedly, at a banquet one night, a distinguished guest takes a liking to her, and she is offered as a concubine. 1.8kReads8.4Score145Shelves
- 20 After Leaving Her Lover's House, She Dazzles the World with Her Beauty 不当外室后，她凭美貌艳绝天下 [Sweet romance + concubine + groveling pursuit + fleeing while pregnant + prince + true and false princesses] After being born into this world, Lianyi was abandoned when her penniless mother ran off with another man. As a result, she grew up hungry and cold. Once she was grown, her beauty brought her no end of trouble. To escape the wolf’s den, she tied herself up in red silk, packaged herself as a gift, and presented herself to the most revered God of War in all of Daqian, Prince Chen. A master 35Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 21 After the Aloof Prime Minister Reads Her Mind, the Cannon-Fodder Concubine Turns the Tables 高冷首辅读心后，炮灰姨娘开挂了 [Transmigrate-into-a-book maid + mind-reading chief councilor + rise to power in the inner household + raising gifted kids] Luo Yun, a modern-day overworked office worker, transmigrates into a book as the daughter of Su Jinci's wet nurse. Su Jinci is a celibate chief councilor. After just three days as a maid in the Duke's mansion, her “fertile constitution” gets her assigned as the chief councilor's bedchamber maid. She becomes a lowly maid whom anyone can bully. The Duke's mansion is a workpl 10.4kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves
- 22 The Caged Blue Sparrow 笼锁青雀 [Traditional historical romance, scheming maid rises to power, raising children, powerful man bows his head, sweet romance, possessive love, devoted to her later on, groveling after losing his wife] Zhuxin became the heir’s first woman, and the pretty maids who had been fighting tooth and nail for his favor immediately hated her. Anyone with eyes could see that the Grand Madam was using her to put the Madam in her place. Zhuxin had only just been promoted to first-class maid. She would have glad 143Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 23 The Concubine’s Favorite 通房宠 A Ying is delicate and beautiful, with a face like no other. Once a lowly maid in the marquis's residence, she was assigned by the old madam to serve as a bedchamber attendant to Fu Jinglin, the heir. Everyone envies her good fortune. Fu Jinglin is a true gentleman, accomplished in both letters and arms. He has yet to marry and has no concubines, only her as his bedchamber attendant. What difference is there between that and being his wife? But A Ying knows there is a world of difference. Fu J 286Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 24 Taken Home by the General, She Rises to Become His Legal Wife 被将军领回府，她一路上位成正妻 [Possessive forced marriage + both leads remain faithful + one-on-one romance] “Little General, I already have someone I love, and I'm engaged to him. I'm truly not worthy of you.” “He's just a scholar. I have countless ways to make him disappear.” “Little General, please, please spare him! I won't run away again.” “Since you look down on this place, then be my personal maid, serving at my side every night. If you dare run, don't expect them to live!” Song Ruoruo was a maid who had fled famine 213Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 25 The Pretty Maid Has Her Ways, and the Cool-Headed Chief Minister Can’t Resist Her 娇美通房手段高，清冷首辅不经撩 (Both devoted only to each other + sweet romance + doting husband + no nasty characters + everyone’s favorite + shopping-space dimension + secret identity + adorable baby + runaway pregnant heroine) [Clear-eyed, stunning, flirtatious heroine vs. reserved, sultry powerful official who can be both wolfish and cuddly, a fatherly male lead] After getting drunk, Yu Zhi opened her eyes to find herself transformed into a stunning little concubine who had been sent to the Chief Minister’s bed! Rumor had 709Reads9.0Score127Shelves
- 26 His Mistress Fled While Pregnant, and the Powerful Minister Regretted It Too Late 外室揣崽跑路，权臣他追悔莫及 Zhou Chuling was a disgraced woman from the capital. Her family was confiscated, and she was taken into the palace as a slave. Her childhood sweetheart, a young general, used his military achievements to buy her freedom. From then on, he kept her outside his household as his mistress. Everyone said the Meng family's mistress lived in greater comfort than even the principal wife. That was until Meng Duo sent word that he was betrothed. Her friends urged her to be content. Things were different no 509Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 27 Will This Lazy Concubine Get Promoted Today? 咸鱼小妾室今天升职了吗？ [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
- 28 The Bedchamber Maid Climbed Into the Wrong Bed, and Now the Whole Household Wants Her to Take Charge 通房丫鬟爬错床，全府求她掌家 [Female-oriented]+ [Marriage swap]+ [Book Transmigration]+ [Maid’s rise to success]+ [Contrasting heroines] Modern office worker Mei Jiu died suddenly and became a low-ranking maid in the marquis’s household. She and her best friend Chuntao agreed to sneak into their masters’ beds, but through a strange twist of fate, they got mixed up. Mei Jiu accidentally discovered that she might have transmigrated into a book. It seemed she had unintentionally stolen Chuntao’s opportunity. A maid’s usual goa 240Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 29 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
- 30 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
- 31 The Alluring Maidservant on a Trial Marriage 试婚丫鬟妩媚勾人 [Sweet romance, both pure and devoted, household intrigue, servant girl rises to become a concubine, the hero is utterly devoted] Lin Wanyu, the top courtesan at Yangzhou's Zuihua Brothel, was chosen by the Wang family of the capital to test their young lady's prospective marriage match. Her beauty was as radiant as a flower, her skin as smooth as ice and jade… Her task was to confirm whether the Wang family's young lady's betrothed, Lu Huaijin, was capable of consummating the marriage… To compl 4.2kReads6.5Score756Shelves
- 32 After the Pampered Concubine Fakes Her Death and Disappears, the Obsessive Emperor Loses Control 娇娇外室死遁后，偏执帝王失控了 [Forceful possession + forced love + groveling pursuit after losing her + sweet romance] Before leaving Huaiyang, Jiang Ying thought she would marry a good man and live a happy, fulfilling life. She never expected that she had long since become Prince Pei Yan's possession. Her fiancé is trapped in a prison cell and has only a few days left to live. Desperate with worry, Jiang Ying can only hope someone will clear his name. In her daze, Crown Prince Pei Yan appears before her. The usually dignifi 280Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 33 A Laid-Back Life as a Concubine After Transmigrating Into a Book 穿书成为妾室后的咸鱼日常 [Transmigrates into a book] [Everyday child-rearing] [No golden finger] [Not a clean romance, proceed with caution] Lin Siyao never expected that reading a novel would send her straight into the story, as the concubine of Prince Qin, Zhao Hanqian, who died in her bridal sedan before she could even enter his household. In this feudal dynasty, where social ranks are rigidly enforced, Lin Siyao has heard that another transmigrator was branded a demon and burned to death. She doesn't dare entertain 4.2kReads8.7Score275Shelves
- 34 Shocking! The Lazy Concubine Is Spoiled by the Cold, Distant Prince 震惊！咸鱼妾室被清冷王爷宠翻了 [Only each other, and no one else.] Gu Jiaorong transmigrated into a book, becoming the male lead's doomed concubine. In front of her was the virtuous reborn princess consort, and behind her was the much-adored woman who had transmigrated from another world. Gu Jiaorong was merely an insignificant concubine, and the first one destined to be sacrificed. The princess consort smiled gently at her. “Jiaorong, you’ve served the prince since childhood. Now that I’ve entered the household, it’s only ri 866Reads7.2Score101Shelves
- 35 After Becoming a Prince's Concubine, She Tries to Escape 穿成王府妾室后，她努力跑路 [Both leads are pure and devoted to one another] + [The heroine tries to escape] + [Sweet romance] Mo Zi'er never thought she would transmigrate. But even after transmigrating, she was determined to make the best of her life. It was her new identity that left her speechless: she was a concubine. In a place where she knew nobody, what say could she possibly have? With no status and treated like dirt, she might as well take the money and run! , , “Let you go? How exactly am I supposed to let you g 612Reads9.0Score100Shelves
- 36 Misunderstood into Becoming a Concubine, Then Winning at Life by Having Children 因误会成为小妾，又因能生躺赢了 Ning Yan: “Your Highness, this servant made this for you… to protect you.” The Prince of Jinan frowned at the embroidered pouch in his hand. “The workmanship is rather crude.” Then he raised an eyebrow and glanced at her breathtakingly beautiful face. “You may be a little dim, but I can still see a bit of sincerity in this. Bring her to my room tonight.” The maids all gaped in astonishment. “How did he see sincerity in that?” Their prince had been celibate for years, and now he was breaking his 529Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 37 The Marquis’s Manor Maid Wants to Buy Her Freedom 侯府丫鬟想赎身 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
- 38 Reborn as a Maidservant: Spring Buds Bloom at Qiheng Gate 穿成通房，春芽初绽栖衡门 [Transmigration + Farming + Imperial Examinations + No Golden Finger + Slow-Burn, Steady-Paced Story + CP] Li Wanchun, a biology teacher, opened her eyes to find herself as Chunya, a young maid who had drowned in the Lin residence in Yangzhou. To survive in the sprawling mansion, and especially to escape the clutches of the spoiled young master, Chunya took a desperate gamble. She carefully staged an “accident” and successfully faked an injury in front of the reserved eldest young master, Lin Ji 247Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 39 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
- 40 A Lowly Concubine: Scraping by in the Marquis’s Household 卑微小妾，我在侯府苟且偷生 Wen Baozhu never expected to go from maid to concubine. Though she was rather dim-witted, she knew perfectly well this wasn't what she wanted. But poverty forced her hand, and her greed for money made her accept. As a result, she had to work herself to exhaustion every night and endure beatings as well. Being a concubine left her suffering in silence… 3.2kReads6.5Score127Shelves
- 41 Clinging to You 缠娇 In her past life, Yun Yao fled with a scumbag to avoid taking the princess’s place in consummating her marriage with Prince Mu. She believed his lies, only to be sold into a brothel and die miserably in a river! Reborn on the eve of her elopement, she chose to turn back and become the stand-in instead. Who would have thought that Prince Mu, rumored to be hideously ugly and look like a demon, would not only be devastatingly handsome but also have an incredible physique! Being a stand-in suddenly 1.1kReads9.0Score144Shelves
- 42 After the Farming Maid Stopped Flirting, the Prince Fell for Her Instead 种田丫鬟不撩后：王爷反而沦陷了 Sweet romance, farming, a pocket dimension, a devoted couple, a female doctor, and a scheming man What a miserable start, with a terrible hand dealt from the start. A dignified modern doctor became a little maid who had tried to seduce a prince and been thrown off his bed. The original owner was born a peasant girl, unloved by her father and mother. Thanks to her pretty face, she became a candidate to serve as a prince's concubine, under the lovely title of first-class maid. They say beauty comb 1.4kReads9.1Score135Shelves
- 43 On the Night Before Leaving the Palace, She Is Forced to Become a Prince's Concubine 出宫前夜，她被迫成为王府侍妾 The story has only just started gaining traction, so its ratings will rise gradually~~ The main story is complete, and the extra chapters are being updated. [Household intrigue + devoted love in the middle and later stages + male lead has a romantic past + no abuse of the heroine] Yue Heng is an inconspicuous palace maid in the harem of the State of Zhao, and is about to leave the palace at twenty-five. She works diligently and saves her money, hoping to open a shop in the capital and live out t 2.6kReads7.3Score203Shelves
- 44 Wasn't This Just a Deal? So Why Is the Prince So Smitten? 不是交易吗，王爷怎么被迷死了 [Scheming, Delicate Fake Heiress x Dominant, Possessive Prince] Shen Yiyue had enjoyed sixteen smooth years as a noble young lady. But when her fake-heiress status came to light, the Shen family couldn't bear to throw away all the years they'd spent raising her. Instead, they decided to marry her off to an old prince notorious for abusing women. To survive, she had no choice but to seek help from Prince Jingsi, a man she had a grudge against. Yiyue clung to his waist and sobbed. "My lord, save 253Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 In Search of a Gentle Breeze 觅清风 [The maid only wants to make money. Sir, please leave her alone] [Coercive romance] Gu Mingyue was sold and given to Lord He as a gift! At first, Lord He said coolly, “You can stay, but only as an ordinary maid.” Gu Mingyue’s daily goals: do her duties, study, and save money. Later, Lord He roared, “Why won’t you give me so much as a glance?” Gu Mingyue fled to the capital, disguised herself as a man, and, through a twist of fate, became a court official. A major case 104Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 46 The Trial Bride's Maid 试婚丫鬟 Jiang Shu was born into lowly circumstances, worse off than an ordinary maid. She would never have been chosen to test a bridegroom’s suitability. She was also more clear-headed than others: she wouldn’t fall for her master or let him grow attached to her. She would devote herself to helping her own young lady test her future husband and pave the way for her. Her master treated her as a substitute, and she endured it. He trampled her self-respect into the dirt, and she endured that too. He wante 1.7kReads8.5Score391Shelves
- 47 The Delicate Little Maid 玲珑小丫鬟 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
- 48 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
- 49 Transmigrate as a Laid-Back Concubine, Uninterested in Fighting for Favor 穿越之咸鱼妾侍不争宠 [Easygoing + carefree daily life + household intrigue + mind reading] After transmigrating, modern girl Yun Qiao becomes a pitiful orphan in ancient times, living with her maternal aunt's family. Her striking looks catch the eye of the grandmother of the powerful Marquis of Zhennan, who lives in the capital. The old lady takes her in as a favored concubine. The marquis has few heirs, so the old lady keeps sending women into his chambers, one after another. Yun Qiao is one of them. The marquis is 1.7kReads8.7Score196Shelves
- 50 Claiming Her: The Mistress Becomes His Wife 夺她：外室为妻 [The heroine refuses to be a concubine] [Possessive pursuit + groveling to win her back + the hero is faithful but has no morals] [Heroine: a delicate, captivating beauty who looks as frail as a willow in the breeze, but is actually scheming, stubborn, and quick-tempered] [Hero: a cold-hearted, ruthless, powerful official on the outside, but a pitiful pest who won't stop pestering her and asking, “Yuewei, when will you marry me?” on the inside] Overnight, Jiang Yuewei was born into the body of a 999Reads8.7Score104Shelves
