The System Forces Me to Take the Imperial Exams as a Woman

Ancient rural girl rises to prominence + imperial examinations + top honors in all six exams + female zhuangyuan + transmigration

No disguising herself as a man, political intrigue at court, System, highly intelligent female top student, no romance, focused on building a career, pure wish fulfillment with no angst

Xia Fuge has had rotten luck. After countless hardships, she places first in the national civil service exam, and just as she's about to secure a position...

She gets excited and transmigrates!

The good news: she's a top student, and exams are what she fears least!

The bad news: she's bound to a villain System that's no use at all, and it still expects her to take the imperial examinations and become the top scholar?

All she can do is battle through every obstacle and forge a path to the heavens!

She rises to become the first woman in the Great Xia Kingdom to earn top honors in all six imperial examinations!

First, she has to make a name for herself:

Predicting torrential rain,

using geographical calculations to prevent flash floods,

improving salt production,

and presenting crops that yield a thousand catties per acre!

Only by accomplishing one great feat after another can she build her reputation and earn the right to take the imperial examinations alongside men...

But she also gets drawn into political struggles at court!

Still, you can all fight among yourselves.

Xia Fuge just wants to be an upright official!

But, System, didn't you say I only had to take the imperial examinations? Why have you given me such an insanely powerful side quest?

Later, she discovers that having an invincible mother means she gets countless golden fingers!

Well, in that case...

Xia Fuge can keep climbing, one step at a time!

A true strong woman should go into business!!!

Enter politics!!!!

Join the military!!!!!