[No romance, female lead, career-focused, satisfying power fantasy]
Su Yan, a professor of classical literature, was mistakenly bound to the “Immortalized in History” System. When she opened her eyes, she had become Zhang Bingchu, a baby girl in a parallel world torn by chaos.
To protect the family estate while her father was missing, her mother claimed she had given birth to a boy. To make up for its mistake, the System also helped conceal her sex.
With the System granting her access to a million timeless masterpieces and a photographic memory, among other abilities, she passed the entry-level imperial exam as the top candidate at just seven. She dealt with the family’s dirty business, built up her own influence, practiced martial arts, traveled to study, and sought out mentors and friends.
At thirteen, she swept all six stages of the imperial exams, becoming the youngest top scholar in history. Personally selected by the emperor, she became famous throughout the land.
And so she entered the imperial court...
Posted to govern a county, she fought natural disasters, replenished the treasury, and secured the border. Within ten years, she rose to Minister of Revenue.
When the old emperor died, she supported the new ruler and carried out reforms. She was appointed chancellor and advanced the status of women.
When a child emperor ascended the throne, she was entrusted with the regency, reaching the highest rank a subject could attain.
Her identity as a woman was eventually discovered, but thanks to her legendary achievements, she kept her honors. Posterity hailed her as the greatest female chancellor in history, a name revered for generations and the only woman ever enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
