I'm the Top Scholar, So Why Do You Call Me a Lowly Live-In Son-in-Law?

Born into an age of great upheaval, some are noble by birth and enjoy power and prestige, while others come from humble homes and are swept along by the tide. Xiao Jingyun transmigrates to the Wei Dynasty and becomes the live-in son-in-law of a wealthy merchant family, trapped in a desperate predicament. To escape it, he finds a way to reinvent himself. In an age when all professions are lowly and only study is esteemed, he resolutely chooses the imperial examinations to change his fate!

Child scholar, licentiate, provincial graduate, metropolitan candidate, jinshi... He braves every obstacle along the way, wanting only to become the one who moves the pieces and commands his own destiny. But when he looks back, he discovers that the world has changed because of him. The people prosper, the realm is at peace, powerful enemies submit, and all acclaim him as he founds a legacy for the ages!

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.