Taking the Imperial Exams in A Dream of Red Mansions

Down-on-his-luck screenwriter Zhou Feibai transmigrates into a book about Dream of the Red Chamber, becoming Pei Xingjian, the Marquis of Ningyuan. He works hard at the imperial examinations to restore his family to prosperity, with the goal of placing first in all three examinations. By chance, he learns that this is the world of Dream of the Red Chamber. He never intended to get involved in the plot, but his tutor turns out to be Jia Lian's uncle, a character who never appeared in the original novel!!!

To help his tutor uncover the truth behind Jia Lian's mother's death, young Pei travels to Yangzhou and enters Jinling... He becomes Lin Ruhai's student, saves the Lin family's younger son from an early death, exposes the schemes of the Jia family's second branch, and ultimately preserves the Lin family and protects the Jia family's main branch. He lets Miss Lin grow up happily, ensures each of the Jia family's three spring sisters finds her own path, and helps Baochai fulfill her ambitions...

As for young Pei himself, having lived another life, his heart is set on a career in government!