Novels like The Caged Blue Sparrow
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Caged Blue Sparrow, best match first.
- 101 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… 3.1kReads6.5Score11714d adds
- 102 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 242Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 103 Clouds of Thought 意卷云 [Historical court intrigue + tragic romance + play the pig to eat the tiger] They loved but could not stay together; the wind has died down, but the ache remains. The clever, clear-headed beauty Juan Yun versus the possessive Prince Yi, who plays the pig to eat the tiger. Once, I wished only that your heart would be like mine, so we could grow old together and never part. But now, there is no one for whom I would wish to grow old. The man who once held fireflies for me, walked hand in hand with 1.3kReads9.1Score17714d adds
- 104 After Dying in Childbirth, I Became the Scumbag's Stepmother 难产死后我成了渣男继母 After dying in childbirth, Cui Jingzhi was reborn in the body of Miss Guo. Overjoyed, she prepared to rekindle her love with her husband, only to discover his affair with her cousin. Her death had been part of a plot, and even her newborn daughter had been switched and abandoned! As the scoundrel and his mistress prepared to celebrate their grand wedding atop her bones, Cui Jingzhi smiled. She turned around and married into the Duke's household, becoming her ex-husband's stepmother and her cousi 16.6kReads8.3Score2.1k14d adds
- 105 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 16Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 106 The Reborn Evil Spirit: The Marquis's Estate Begs Me to Die Every Day 恶鬼重生，侯府日日求自尽 Just started A satisfying tale of household intrigue + a smiling tiger of a matriarch + revenge and face-slapping In her previous life, the Marquis of Yu'an died on the battlefield, leaving behind only four legitimate daughters. The entire capital watched, waiting for a laugh at the marquisate's expense. Without an heir, the family was bound to fall apart sooner or later. At her mother-in-law's command, Song Nanzhi, the matriarch, took in the two young sons of the first branch as her own. She tr 18.6kReads7.0Score3.4k14d adds
- 107 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 288Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 108 A Romance in Xiliang 西凉缘 The Kingdom of Xiliang was nearly destroyed by Sang Zhi. For the people of Xiliang, the kingdom's stability and peace, and her father, Jinge put aside her former liveliness and childishness and took on the responsibilities of a princess of Xiliang. She married Gu Yuheng, crown prince of the Kingdom of Yin. From then on, a girl of fifteen and a young man of twenty were swept into the vortex of courtly power struggles... 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 A Myriad Layers of Longing 别有相思一万重 [Palace Intrigue + Not Both Chaste + Sweet Romance + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] In the tenth year of Tianyuan, the emperor came of age and opened the palace to an extensive selection of consorts. Zhao Liyun, the legitimate second daughter of the Vice Minister of War, entered the palace at his command. A celestial beauty from beyond the mortal world, cool and aloof as an immortal, she was nevertheless captivated by the handsome, carefree face of a man beside the lotus pond. A red bean rests w 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Sweet and Sly Maid Wins Her Way Up Through Household Scheming 小通房乖又茶，靠宅斗步步上位 [Both leads are virgins, mutual salvation, a maid focused on building her career, a fiercely protective heir] [The heroine seems sweet and delicate but is actually a master manipulator X The hero seems aloof and ascetic but is actually an obsessive yandere with overwhelming possessiveness] Qing Zhi was a low-ranking, low-born servant maid. One day, she dreamed that her mistress would force her to become a plaything for the master's illegitimate son, leaving her wishing she were dead. When she wo 5.7kReads8.9Score78514d adds
- 111 The Older Maid's Rise to Power 大龄通房升职日常 The rating just came out and it's a bit low, so please don't mind it [Ordinary-looking woman adored by all + scheming + pampered + genuine love that grows over time + fertility + lightning-fast promotion] Ye Ming opens and closes her eyes, and transmigrates into an older maid who's about to be released from the household. The original owner thought she'd get her contract back and gain her freedom, but one casual gesture from her mistress turns her into a bedchamber maid to entertain a man. The o 97.8kReads8.9Score9.4k14d adds
- 112 The Little Maid and the Embroidered Uniform Guard 小丫鬟和锦衣卫 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 3.3kReads8.4Score30214d adds
- 113 The Senior Maid’s Guide to Climbing the Ranks 大丫鬟升职手册 [Alternate Universe] [Slow Burn] [No Transmigration, Rebirth, or Wish Fulfillment] [1v1] From a little maid whom anyone could pick at will from a slave trader, to the trusted personal maid of the Grand Secretary’s wife, to the owner of the Yun Embroidery Workshop, and finally to Empress Xiaohuiwen, posthumously honored by the founding emperor of the new dynasty, Yun Yan is like a tenacious blade of grass: she never gives in. Author’s note: 1. The heroine has no secret noble identity. She is an o 4.5kReads8.8Score50114d adds
- 114 After the Powerful Minister Dragged Back His Runaway Concubine 逃跑的外室被权臣抓回来以后 Forced marriage and ruthless pursuit + an aloof beauty brought down from her pedestal + fleeing while pregnant + household intrigue + sweet romance + mutual devotion A self-restrained, ascetic statesman vs. a fragile, sly innocent beauty After her elder sister was tortured and murdered, Su Wanyi came to the capital to avenge her. Knowing she had no connections or powerful allies and couldn’t defeat her enemies alone, she seduced Gu Xihe, the Duke of Ning, and made him a tool for her revenge. 350Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 115 Cold Moon Over Pear Blossoms 冷月照梨花 [The newly enthroned emperor accidentally confesses to her] [Gentle discarded consort × cold-palace prince] Jiang Mengli is the illegitimate daughter of a courtesan and Grand Tutor Jiang. For the sake of her sick mother, she makes a deal with her biological father and chooses to enter the palace. She is sent to the harem for one reason only: to bear a prince for her cousin, the empress. A pawn with no control over her own fate, she is inevitably drawn into the harem’s power struggles. In the Col 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Cold as Ice: My Heart Is Ice, His Heart Is Iron 冷若冰霜：妾心似冰郎心如铁 He gently pressed his cold lips to the woman's forehead and said in a soft yet resolute voice, “Didn't you want to borrow my hand to get revenge? As long as you survive, I'll be the blade you use to take your revenge.” 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 A Concubine's Life of Luxury 妾凭宝贵 A twenty-first-century office drone was swept into a vortex while acting bravely to help someone. When she woke, she discovered she had become a disposable concubine, and one already banished to the Cold Palace at that. Shen Mo smiled on the outside, while inside… Looking at the crumbling walls all around her, Shen Mo knew she had a long road ahead. All she could do was roll up her sleeves and get to work! Fortunately, a few months later, she had a little glutinous-rice-ball of a child for compa 4kReads8.9Score22014d adds
- 118 A Moment of Joy 寸欢愉 (A cool-headed, rational noblewoman x a ruthless, scheming crown prince; classic historical household intrigue + two reborn leads taking revenge on scum + sweet romance) Jiang Yue Le died at the hands of her husband's favored concubine. She thought she would be reduced to nothing, but instead she was reborn with hatred still in her heart. Eighteen years into the past, and from the start she was expected to marry that scumbag all over again! How could she agree? She lifted her veil and stepped d 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Bones of Bewitching Beauty 媚青骨 [Baili Xiao x Yan Anning] A roguish, wild, wolfish hero vs. a calm, clever heroine Historical romance, happy ending, devoted love, mutual pampering, ensemble cast, court intrigue, and the fate of the nation. Simple Synopsis: In a chaotic dynasty, the emperor is incompetent, and Yan Anning, daughter of a military family, is forced into the palace. Yan Anning: “Who says you can’t leave the palace once you’ve entered it?” As she plots her escape, Baili Xiao, commander of the southwestern army, char 1.1kReads8.6Score18714d adds
- 120 A Royal Concubine 皇家妾室 [The heroine does not transmigrate, has no golden finger, and is not the sole object of the prince’s favor. He may favor her more later on. Read with care if that bothers you.] Qiao Weiyue was born into a merchant family. Because of her beauty, she was presented to Prince Jin as a concubine. She knew her place. The prince would never favor her alone, and she couldn’t compete with noblewomen who had powerful families and plenty of tricks up their sleeves. So she could only cling tightly to Prince 6.8kReads8.4Score78314d adds
- 121 After I Remarried, My Ex-Husband Wrote a Poem That Has Been Passed Down to This Day 改嫁后，前夫题了首词流传至今 On the day Tang Wan married Lu You, the lanterns still glowed throughout Shanyin, and everyone said they were made for each other. He engraved "Huixian" on the end of her hairpin. She arranged his books, ground his ink, and washed her hands to prepare meals for him. But Lu's mother couldn't wait any longer for her eldest daughter-in-law to give the family a child. The night he handed her the divorce papers, he wrote in his study until dawn, while she stood outside his door until the fifth watch. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 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 616Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 123 The Courtesan Takes Charge and Fights Against the Odds 角妓当道逆风行 [Traditional historical romance + household intrigue + palace intrigue + strong female lead + ...] One careless mistake, and she becomes a courtesan... See how she escapes that life, avenges her family, and even rises to power over the entire court! 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 A Hundred Million from the Start, Then I Transmigrated into a Marquis’s Maid 开局一亿巨款，穿成侯府丫鬟 Jiang Yunrong is rich, with a hundred million from her previous life; beautiful, the most beautiful woman under heaven; and blessed with a golden finger that lets her enjoy Pinduoduo anytime, anywhere. There’s just one problem: she’s become the personal maid in the study of the illegitimate eldest son of the Marquis of Yongyi in the Great Wei dynasty. She has no property rights and no right to life, and in this grand mansion, any of her masters might drag her into a room and force themselves on 3.4kReads8.8Score38614d adds
- 125 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 276Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 126 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 209Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 127 The Fortunate Maid Is Forced to Climb the Ranks 有福侍女被逼一路高升 [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 146Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 After Becoming a Substitute Bride, I’m Forced into Household Schemes 替嫁后，我被迫宅斗 Q: What does it feel like to be sold by your own mother? A: No big deal, since I came here from another world. Q: What does it feel like to become a servant girl and wait on people? A: No big deal. Having enough to eat is great. Q: What does it feel like to have your identity changed? A: No big deal. At least I can eat and sleep well. Q: What does it feel like to marry in someone else’s place? A: That feels like something! Maybe I’ll learn the art of fighting for power in the household too! 1.2kReads8.5Score13414d adds
- 129 I Live for Freedom, So Stay Out of My Way, Arrogant Prince 一生只为自由怒，傲娇皇子别挡路 [A heroine who fights for what she wants + incredible confidence in her own worth + untouched by feudal thinking] A girl born into another life, a queen of hearts, versus a cast of handsome scoundrels. The heroine’s lineup of men: a scheming prince (Prince of Qin, later the emperor); an ever-present assassin called Wuming; two twin marksmen, one red and one white; and a jungler... When Jiang Si was eighteen, her family was brought down overnight. Only she and her older sister survived. Someone t 188Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 130 My Family Was Stolen, and I Died a Horrible Death? Reborn, I'll Make the Marquis's Estate Pay! 被夺家惨死？重生后让侯府陪葬！ [Satisfying revenge + Sweet romance + Face-slapping + Devoted couple + No misunderstandings + Punishing scumbags + Punishing ungrateful schemers + Happy ending] Regular updates, three chapters daily, no hiatus. Main story complete, extras now updating. Only on the brink of death did Ji Dai learn that the life she had poured her heart and soul into was nothing but a joke! Everyone in the capital knew the marquis’s beautiful and gracious second wife was devoted to the heir, and that her son was fi 11Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 131 The Concubine Has Endless Tricks, and the Crown Prince Keeps Visiting Her Room 侍妾花样百出，太子总去她屋 [Not a virgin couple!!!] [Two best friends transmigrate together + favored concubine rises to power] Yun Weiwei transmigrated into Yun Wei, a maid assigned to sweep the Eastern Palace. The maid was breathtakingly beautiful, and had originally been planted in the Eastern Palace to disgust the Crown Princess. Within just a few days, Yun Wei had fallen to the lowest rank of servant in the residence. No one expected that the Crown Prince would take a liking to her. Yun Wei was timid and afraid of tr 1.5kReads8.4Score10714d adds
- 132 Luring Her Into Bed: My Little Maid Is a Siren 诱她上榻，爷的小婢女是祸水 [Beautiful little troublemaker x jade-faced demon] [Mutually devoted and faithful + sweet romance + unbelievably beautiful heroine] Nan Zhu is a maid serving Fourth Miss Shen of the Duke's household. Unfortunately, she is so stunningly beautiful that the young lady and her mother target her, even trying to marry her off to a short, lame servant. To avoid being forced into marriage, Nan Zhu has no choice but to climb into the bed of the much-feared eldest young master and offer herself to him. Th 6.6kReads8.3Score69514d adds
- 133 The Daily Life of a Disfavored Concubine 失宠妾室的日常 [Complete] [Not a devoted couple + No harem infighting + No golden finger + Not a wish-fulfillment story] P.S. The heroine is plain-looking, with an alluring, ample bust. Jiang Ying gained weight after having a baby, reaching 160 jin, and her husband was no longer willing to touch her. She died without ever knowing she was a supporting concubine in The Reborn Matriarch. By keeping her head down and behaving herself, she avoided being sacrificed by the plot. The heir and the matriarch were a lovi 9.2kReads8.4Score81814d adds
- 134 Passionately in Love with Her 炙爱她 [Defiant fake playboy × pure, captivating little princess] [The male lead has been plotting for a long time, mutual secret crushes, ages 25 and 22] Zhou Dang was a notorious playboy in their circle, ruthless and defiant. He was a rogue, a bad boy. Women flocked to him, and he always treated them generously, but none of them ever stayed longer than a week. Yet when he got drunk, he often called out one young woman's name: “Wanwan, when will you turn around and look at me?” The Qin family's eldest 65Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 135 Marrying Up 高攀 At the company’s annual party, Qin Yan was egged on by her colleagues to share a cross-cupped toast with the young boss. As they drank, Qin Yan leaned closer to him. “What kind of reward does President Kun want?” The young boss narrowed his eyes and studied her. “When are you going to make our relationship official?” 663Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 136 Meeting the Icy General 遇上冰山将军 [Complete] [Gentle, sweet-natured maid × cold, abstinent general] After the Feng family is arrested and its estate confiscated, Feng Nanyi, the young lady of the household, is sent to the pleasure quarters. Once trained by the brothel madam, she will be offered to the powerful and wealthy for their amusement. Sure enough, the madam later puts Feng Nanyi up for auction at a high price. Watching the men below scramble for her as if she were an object, Feng Nanyi's heart turns to ashes. Just as she 65Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 137 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—14d adds
- 138 Tales of Palace Gossip 后宫八卦记事 Life in the palace can be a little dull, but the things that happen among the imperial consorts make Shi Tian positively giddy. First, may the harem keep welcoming new consorts. Second, may the consorts all end up at each other’s throats. Third, may I always have the best seat for the gossip! Unexpectedly, Shi Tian ends up following the gossip all the way to the end, and becomes empress herself. 190Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 139 Maidens as Numerous as Clouds 丫鬟如云 [A doting husband + a light, sweet romance] Ruyun was Qi Wenyuan's personal maid. She never expected the young master to fall for her. Ruyun became his bedchamber maid, then his concubine. He doted on her through it all! On his wedding night, Qi Wenyuan left his new bride alone so he could be with Ruyun, which made the young madam hate her... 141Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 140 Why Should a Maid Get to Rule the Duke's Estate? 一个丫鬟凭什么执掌国公府 [Office Worker Takes On Ancient Household Intrigue + Fights Back to the Top + Death Loop + Comeback + Transmigrate + Reborn + Face-Slapping + Marquis's Residence + Conquest] An office worker dies suddenly after working 996 and transmigrates as a maid in an ancient duke's household... Zeng Cuixi has seven lives to unlock. The death loop on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the first challenge she must overcome. Only when she awakens her "Karmic Chain" golden finger, which lets her see 25Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 141 The Stunning and Clear-Headed Concubine, and the Crown Prince Slowly Falls for Her 妾室绝美又清醒，太子逐步沦陷 [Main story complete] (The rating just came out, so it’s a little low. New readers, don’t let that scare you off. Feel free to check out the reviews or give the book a try. Thanks!) Transmigrate into a book + reborn in another world + palace intrigue first, harem intrigue later + stunning, clear-headed heroine + not a pure couple This is Shen Yan’s second time transmigrating into a book. The first time, she became a palace maid who was destined to end up as a disposable character according to th 629Reads7.5Score10514d adds
- 142 After the Maid Was Reborn, the Gentle Young Master Could No Longer Keep Up the Act 通房重生后，温润公子装不下去了 Just launched, and the rating will rise as more readers weigh in. [Forced Possession] + [Genuinely Unhinged, Scheming Male Lead] + [Clear-Headed, Resilient Female Lead] + [Powerful Man Bows His Head] + [Both Leads Have No Past Relationships] + [He Has to Win Her Back] In her previous life, she was the personal maid of a refined young nobleman, but his lawful wife had her beaten to death and thrown into a mass grave! Reborn with the memories of two lifetimes, she had just one thought: escape! G 2.9kReads8.6Score29314d adds
- 143 Oh No! The Beggar Bride Is a Black-Hearted Schemer 坏了！替嫁小乞丐是朵黑心莲 [Pure historical domestic intrigue + black lotus heroine + play the pig to eat the tiger + both leads have past relationships (skip if that bothers you)] ♥ Eloping? Perfect. All this wealth falls right into my lap! Shen Chaoyun, the marquis’s legitimate daughter, elopes for love, and the little beggar Shu Wan is pushed into the bridal sedan instead. Her husband, the heir to the marquisate: a womanizer who thinks he’s devoted, a complete oddball who falls in love with every woman he meets. Her 55Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 144 A Record of Raising the Empress Dowager 太后养成手记 Stepmothers are all wicked! All she did was have a sweet, pretty face and be the legitimate daughter of the first wife, but her stepmother, Sun Erniang, coveted money and schemed to sell Bai Shukui to the Grand Commandant’s household! Is this it? Is fate going to destroy me? Who could have guessed that after three years of training and cultivation in the Grand Commandant’s household, her fortunes would take a turn for the better? She volunteers to go to the Prince of Ping’s household in a northw 434Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 145 I Only Touched You a Couple of Times, What's the Rush? 我不过是摸你两下而已，急什么 [A vengeful, scheming succubus x a sharp-tongued, proud, flirtatious heir] Shen Lingyue is a notorious illegitimate daughter and the most accomplished seductress around. She loves boldly and takes revenge for every slight. Not only did she sleep with her aunt’s fiancé, she also gave her aunt a resounding slap. “Loud enough for you?” “If you won’t let me hit you, then I’ll just hit my dad.” Three years later, Shen Lingyue runs into her young uncle by marriage again. He spends the whole night ent 549Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 146 Jun Li Has a Ruthless Husband 君梨有个狠夫君 [The heroine rises from an underdog to a phoenix + a steady, responsible hero + marriage first, love later + a mutual devotion] Jun Li lost both her parents at the age of eight. She followed her father's comrade to the capital, where she was promised that she would marry his son once she came of age. One day she entered their household, and ten years of misery began. The refined young man, so gifted and handsome, secretly raised a butcher's knife against her. Her disreputable, good-for-nothing u 2Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 147 Madam’s Lover Knows His Sutras 夫人的情郎会念经 At the foot of the wall of the borderland Marquis’s estate, Shen Lianzhi heard the whole story of her husband’s affair and his love for his mistress. She didn’t storm in to tear them apart, or shed a tear. Instead, she calmly wrote herself a “Lover Wanted” notice: One: Handsome. Two: Sweet-talking. Three: Ideally, he can chant Buddhist scriptures. Her maid Qing Dai asked, “Madam, what kind of requirement is that?” Shen Lianzhi replied coolly, “To send someone to the next life.” Later, she really 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Jing Prince’s Household Puts on an Acting Masterclass: The Model Couple Makes the Noblewomen Green with Envy 靖王府全员演技大赏，模范夫妻让世家贵妇们红了眼 A Showcase of the Entire Jing Prince's Manor's Acting Skills: The Model Couple Making Noblewomen Green with Envy 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Maid Who Taught Them to Read 启蒙丫鬟 [A lovestruck little maid VS all kinds of fine young men] As the most honest and dutiful maid in the Xue household, Bitao knows that in a sprawling manor, minding your words and actions is the surest way to get promoted and earn a raise. All she wants is to save enough silver for her mistress to grant her freedom, then find an equally honest and dutiful husband and live a peaceful little life outside the manor. Who could have guessed that one fine young man after another in the household would 354Reads8.4Score30614d adds
- 150 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 1.9kReads7.4Score21114d adds
