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- 1 Seductive Escape: The Palace Maid Rejects His Advances, but the Emperor Pursues Her Night After Night 媚逃：宫女拒承欢，圣上夜夜缠 [Reborn + both leads are pure + possessive pursuit + wife-winning redemption + happy ending] [Charming, clear-headed palace maid who only wants to escape VS devoted, obsessive emperor who convinces himself she loves him] Shen Qingli, a palace maid serving before the emperor, observed three years of mourning for her mother. Emperor Helian Cheng of Jian’an waited for her all three years. In her previous life, Shen Qingli was moved by him and became his concubine. A year later, she died a horrible 331Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 2 Sent to the Palace to Help My Legitimate Sister Win the Emperor's Favor? The Tyrant Holds Me Close and Spoils Me Every Day 入宫给嫡姐固宠？暴君掐腰日日宠 [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + rising to power and crushing the villains] [Pampered, spoiled, and charming consort × Violent, scheming emperor] Yun Jinshu transmigrates into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character in a palace-intrigue novel. Her stepmother and father scheme to secure the emperor's favor for her legitimate elder sister, and go to great lengths to send the simple-minded, arrogant, and overbearing Yun Jinshu into the palace. But they don't know that it's all an ac —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 I Eavesdrop on the Palace Maid’s Thoughts, and the Tyrant Keeps Ordering Cold Water 偷听宫女心声，暴君频频备冷水 [Alternate World + Tyrant + Cannon Fodder + Mind Reading + Shared Sensations + Comedy + Sweet Romance + Mutual First Love] She transmigrated into the palace as the unluckiest maid in the Cold Palace, and got saddled with a debt System. [Hello, Host. I’m your debt System, Dingdong Chicken. You died before paying for the male escorts you hired, so you can’t be reincarnated. That’s why this System fished you out and brought you here to work off your debt. Once you’ve paid back one hundred taels, yo 12Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 4 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
- 5 The Sweet Palace Maid Is the Emperor’s Favorite Consort 娇软宫女是宠妃 [Devoted love! Beautiful, sweet-natured palace maid x cold, ruthless emperor who gradually falls for her] Yue Rou has fair skin, a beautiful face, and a gentle disposition. Yet Chu Huaian, the emperor whom everyone sees as cold and indifferent, pleads with her time and again: “Don’t be afraid of me.” No one ever imagined that this little palace maid would be safely protected by the emperor and rise all the way to the position of Imperial Consort. 226Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 6 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
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 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
- 10 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
- 11 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
- 12 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
- 13 Her Majesty Reigns Supreme in the Harem 娘娘她宠冠后宫 Liu Qingtong, granddaughter of the Grand Tutor, was born into a distinguished family. Noble and refined, she possessed the beauty of an immortal and was betrothed to the legitimate son of the Duke Rong household. Before the wedding, however, the young master of the Duke Rong household became embroiled in a scandal, and the Liu family resolutely broke off the engagement. With the imperial selection of consorts approaching, all unmarried respectable young women had to enter the palace to be consid 1.4kReads6.8Score134Shelves
- 14 A Maid's Daily Life: From Menial Servant to First-Class Attendant 丫鬟日常，从粗使到一等那些事儿 At first, Sheng Xia was just a maid in the Duke of Yan's household. All she wanted was to become a first-class maid by the madam's side and earn a little more money. She never expected the Duke of Yan's household to succeed in its rebellion, and her own status to rise along with it. Her future husband even went from being a servant to a minor official. But people change. Her future husband, now a minor official, wanted to climb higher and told her to become his concubine. Sheng Xia was furious! 643Reads8.2Score103Shelves
- 15 The Empress Only Wants to Escape 皇后她只想逃 Trapped deep inside the palace, she longed for freedom, but he refused to let her go. Yun Zhaoyue had never yearned for the imperial palace. She loved the vastness of the world beyond its walls and dreamed of traveling everywhere. But after she escaped the palace, the emperor, usually so cold and aloof, refused to let her go. She gave a bitter laugh. “Why can’t you just let me go?” The emperor lowered his gaze and replied in an even tone: “You are the empress, and you can only ever be my wife.” 856Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 16 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
- 17 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
- 18 The Palace Maid’s Seduction: The Tyrant Falls Deeper with Every Step 宫女蓄意勾引，撩得暴君步步沉沦 [Beautiful, scheming little palace maid VS cold, ruthless, unhinged emperor] [Palace intrigue, not both each other’s first + powerful man, weaker woman + domineering possession + calculating, willful heroine + obsessive emperor + exclusive devotion] Yan Shu was beautiful, but she was only a lowly palace maid. Her one ambition was to become the emperor’s woman. At a palace banquet, she saw the favored consort drug the emperor. She chose to keep quiet and go along with it. When the drug took effec 1.3kReads6.9Score103Shelves
- 19 Diary of a Palace Musician 深宫乐师日记 Jiang Zhi, the head of the Music Bureau, unexpectedly becomes one of the emperor's consorts. She thinks her life will be consumed by the schemes of the women in the palace, but instead, she becomes the emperor's most favored consort. Jiang Zhi says, “This isn't what I trained for!” Content warnings: 1. The male lead is not a virgin! He isn't! He's the emperor! 2. The male lead is attracted to the female lead at first sight, while she falls for him over time. 3. The female lead always gets reveng 29Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 20 The Maid Can't Escape 丫鬟难逃 Gu Xiyou pinned Su Yao into a corner, roaring like a madman, “Why could my father do it? Why could my second uncle do it, but I can’t?” Su Yao transmigrated into the poorest class of a feudal society. With no golden finger and no powerful family background, she entered the Gu household to make a living and became Gu Xiyou’s bedchamber maid. Gu Xiyou was a sunny, cheerful young man. Once he learned about relations between men and women, all he wanted was to marry Su Yao. But fate played a cruel t 185Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 21 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
- 22 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
- 23 The Delicate Princess in His Bed: The New Emperor Can't Resist Bending for Her 榻上公主娇娇，新皇忍不住折腰 [Palace intrigue in the middle and later parts / Female lead is a virgin, male lead is not / Eight- or nine-year age gap / Size difference / Male lead has no first love / Female lead is not strong, arguably even weak / Devoted love later on] Proud emperor with a sharp tongue and a soft heart × delicate, gentle princess of a fallen kingdom When they first meet, she holds a knife to her throat while he looks down at her from horseback. When they meet again, she is so terrified of him that she knee 452Reads—Score—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 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
- 26 The Little Empress of the Imperial Kitchen 御膳房小皇后 A top chef at a five-star hotel transmigrates into the body of a little girl, only to be sold into the palace as a lowly maid by a rotten old man. Would a great chef be content with being a palace maid? She should at least be head chef in the Imperial Kitchen! Then she happens to come across a trash can that can listen to her vent. How could she pass up an opportunity like that? But when she starts complaining that the emperor's meals are getting stranger every day, and that he keeps specificall 43Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 27 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
- 28 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
- 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 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
- 31 The Sweet Little Palace Maid and the Mad Emperor's Wanton Affection 娇软小宫女，疯批帝王肆意宠 Yao Qing's goal in life: save enough silver to leave the palace. Then she met Xiao Linyuan, the emperor who spoiled her without limit. After that, her whole outlook changed. 130Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 32 The Princess Consort of Prince Li Shows Up on Her Own and Hooks the Proud Prince 自己跑来的离王妃勾住傲娇王爷 (Two powerful leads, both romantically inexperienced + a beloved physician princess + face-slapping + no fake sweetness + the husband chases her after losing her + a sweet romance) No major career plotline. Su Yike, a master of both medicine and poison, opened her eyes to find herself in the fictional Tianqi Kingdom, as the eldest daughter of Duke Su's family, who had been unconscious for six years! The God of War Prince: “She cannot be a concubine. I don't want a concubine! Ke'er, please st 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Palace Maid Who Bore an Heir and Won the Emperor's Favor 借种宫婢她宠冠后宫 [Sweet Romance + Pregnancy + Charming Little Palace Maid vs. Cool, Distant Emperor + His One and Only Favorite + He Falls First + Fake Marriage Before Love] [One-Sentence Summary: A woman used as a tool to conceive an heir gradually becomes the emperor’s favorite and rises to the empress’s throne] Su Qingwan is fair-skinned and beautiful, but she is the lowest-ranking dancer in the opera troupe. Her greatest wish in life is to serve out her years and leave the palace with her elder sister. Unexp 151Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 34 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
- 35 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
- 36 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
- 37 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
- 38 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
- 39 The Palace Maid Is Alluring and Wily, and Coaxes the Emperor into Making Her Empress 宫女茶又媚，哄着帝王送凤位 [Just started receiving ratings, so they’ll gradually go up. Your support is welcome!] [Beautiful, calculating palace maid x devoted, possessive emperor] [Reborn + 1v1, both devoted to each other, happy ending + powerful man bows his head, heroine knows how to keep him in line] Lin Chan was the least noticeable concubine-born daughter in the General’s residence. When her legitimate elder sister entered the palace as a consort, Lin Chan could only go with her as a maid. She endured one humiliatio 2.4kReads8.9Score315Shelves
- 40 The Palace Maid's Stratagems 宫女谋略 Within the gilded, resplendent palace grounds lurk countless monsters and demons. Driven into the imperial palace by her stepmother, Rong Li faces only two choices: fight, or die. Rong Li doesn't want to die. So even if the road ahead is thorny and leaves her hands drenched in blood, she won't hesitate. 849Reads8.7Score100Shelves
- 41 Lured into the Springtime Box 诱入春匣 Wen Ying was born a household servant in the Prime Minister’s residence. She had three paths ahead of her: The worst option: marry a favored young servant, bear a servant’s child, and serve the household master’s family for generations. The middle option: be given to one of her master’s colleagues to use for his amusement. The best option: win over a young master of the household, start as his bedchamber maid, bear him a child, and steadily climb the ranks. The eldest young master was violent an 2.4kReads8.8Score250Shelves
- 42 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
- 43 Born with a Seductive Charm! The Heirless Emperor Begs for an Heir 媚骨生香！绝嗣帝王掐腰求子嗣 [Not exclusive to each other + strong female lead + palace intrigue + clear-headed heroine + pleasure without attachment + good fertility + dog-training romance + devoted love later on] In her previous life, the entire Gu family was wiped out, meeting a tragic end. Only after her death did she learn that her whole family had been expendable pawns. This time around, Gu Qingyan intends to help her original self change her fate. After careful planning, she successfully enters the palace. The emper 4.2kReads6.2Score473Shelves
- 44 Clear-Eyed Palace Intrigue: Rising to Empress Dowager 清醒宫斗，晋升太后 [Court intrigue + political maneuvering + no romance] After working for 29 hours straight, Cui Xiu collapsed at her desk. Then she transmigrated, arriving in the world as an unborn child. Her parents doted on her and her older brothers cherished her. Having been an orphan in her previous life, she finally knew the warmth of family. Cui Xiu took the opportunity to learn all the music, chess, calligraphy, and painting she had loved in her past life but never had time to study. She had hoped to liv 13.7kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
- 45 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
- 46 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
- 47 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
- 48 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
- 49 The Concubine’s Scheme, the Heir Apparent’s Beloved 庶女谋，世子心尖宠 [One true pairing, both leads faithful + fictional dynasty + reborn + revenge and putting scumbags in their place + all characters from ancient times + married first, love later + sweet, doting romance + adorable child] Ning Yanxi was born stunningly beautiful, with a bewitching charm. Sadly, although she was born into the Yongping Earl's household, she was only a concubine's daughter. Her mother, Wen, was herself the daughter of a merchant. Her father disliked her and only wanted to use her mar 2kReads8.8Score192Shelves
- 50 The Fertile Little Palace Maid Is Sweet and Soft, Driving the Mad Emperor Wild 易孕小宫女娇且软，馋哭疯批帝王 [Sweet, tearful little palace maid & barren, deranged emperor] [Not both virgins | Coercive romance | He dotes on her exclusively after they meet | She later conceives and rises in status | Light palace intrigue | Powerful man, weak woman] Su Mian had seen too many concubines lose the emperor’s favor, some even losing their lives while competing for it. The only rule she lived by as a palace maid was: disguise herself, save money, and leave the palace! Who knew that one unexpected collision woul 15kReads8.5Score2.1kShelves
