A Dream of the Red Chamber: Steal the Heavens, Change the Sun

[Transmigration into a book + not a wish-fulfillment story]

He transmigrates into the book just as Jia Zhu is being punished and is on the verge of death. After passing the imperial examination and earning the rank of third-place graduate, he stabilizes the family’s internal power struggle.

One day he enjoys the emperor’s favor, surrounded by honors and prosperity, but the moment he becomes an official, he is a pawn of the imperial house.

But disasters, both natural and man-made, come one after another. Jia Zhu only wants to protect his family and sisters. Forced to go along with events, he comes to understand that he must rise high enough to protect those he wants to keep safe.