Transmigrate to Ancient Times, Marry a Scholar, and Watch Him Rise Through the Imperial Exams 穿越古代嫁给秀才，相公一路科举出仕

1. 1 穿 Transmigration: A Post-Apocalyptic Woman's Daily Life in Ancient Times 穿越：末世女的古代日常 Lazy Fish in Summer咸鱼一夏Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + supernatural powers + love after marriage + sweet romance + cozy daily life + both leads are each other's first + few awful characters!] Xia Yan struggled to survive in the apocalypse for five years. At last, while gathering supplies, she was surrounded by zombies. Abandoned by her teammates as she tried to escape, she had no choice but to blow herself up. Then she transmigrated to ancient times and became a young bride forced to marry in someone else's place to bring good fort 1.6kReads8.8Score114Shelves

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   When she opened her eyes again, everything was red, as if something was covering her. Her head was spinning, and she didn't know where she was. She reached up and removed the covering from her head, looking down to see a square piece of red cloth embroidered with a twin lotus flower. Shock! She seemed to have transmigrated! Transmigrated into the body of a woman with the same name, Xia Yan, in the Yuanqing Kingdom, a country that didn't exist in history.

2. 2 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, She Becomes the Lucky Star of a Scholar's Family 穿书后，她成了秀才家的小福星 With You, Moon与卿月Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Alternate World + Everyday Farming + Family Life + Strong Heroine] Warning: There’s a bit of a male-male storyline later on. After an accident, the mercenary powerhouse Shen Qingqing transmigrates into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting actress in a fictional novel. Shen Qingqing has spent her life with a knife at her throat, so she figures this is a pretty good deal. Transmigrating into a book? No big deal. What? She has no father’s love or mother’s affection, and now someone wants to 195Reads7.3Score—Shelves
3. 3 穿 Transmigrated into a Fated Marriage 穿越之天定姻缘 Mei Qianxun梅千寻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Suddenly dumped in this backward, feudal place where she can't understand a word, Chen Xin breaks down and sobs. Damn you, heavens! I just bought a house! The least you could've done was put me in some decent clothes! Luckily, the scholar she meets is at least a little reliable. He provides her with food, shelter, and an education. Educated people really are different. What a good man! The kindhearted scholar stands nearby, smiling and nodding. How thrilling! Nobody stop me. I'm going to have th 8.5kReads8.6Score728Shelves

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   All three books are worth reading. In the first book, after the female protagonist is jilted, rumors spread that she can only marry a butcher as a concubine. The female protagonist is so angry that she runs to the town and beats up the scumbag, and then marries a poor student from the county school.

4. 4 勾 Failed to Seduce a Soul, Instead Trapped in a Painting by a Scholar as His Art Slave 勾魂失败，反被书生锁进画里当画奴 Qiqi JiuW9琪琪九W98k WordsCompleted After failing to claim his soul, he was instead trapped in a painting by a scholar and forced to serve as its painted slave. 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is highly recommended and a must-buy.

5. 5 穿 I Became the Tycoon's Dark Moonlight 穿成大佬的黑月光 Three Demons三妖Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted What do you do when your husband commits murder right in front of you? Asking for advice online. It’s pretty urgent! Xu Ning wakes up in the body of a poor girl whose father doesn’t care about her, whose mother doesn’t love her, and who has been abandoned by a scoundrel. To get revenge on him, she uses a trick to marry a lame scholar from Qingshui Village. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees her husband, the one she married by mistake, smashing someone’s head with a rock, blow after blow. Re 69.2kReads9.2Score9.1kShelves

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   🥳🥳🥳① The female protagonist transmigrates to ancient times and has a poor, lame, and pitiful husband, but he's handsome and has a sweet tongue, so it's not like she can't take care of him. Later, this poor little guy rises through the ranks to become a third-ranked scholar. (This book is really super good. The main text is already finished, and the author has been writing more on a smaller account recently.)

6. 6 纨 The Spoiled Couple’s Mutual Admiration 纨绔夫妻互捧日常 Aconite on the Snow雪上一枝蒿Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Su Yu'an is forced to marry Jiang Qiyun, the eldest son of the Marquis of Rongyang and the leader of Kyoto's four notorious young lords. Everyone in Kyoto waits for the two of them to make fools of themselves, but instead, they see a couple constantly praising each other. Jiang Qiyun: My wife is clever and brilliant. She brings good fortune to her husband and keeps our home safe! Su Yu'an: My husband is as handsome as a jade tree, shielding me from wind and rain! Kyoto's nobles: Are you talking 18.3kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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   1. The female lead is not a saint; she grows and develops over time. The male lead is cunning and not to be trifled with. 2. The story is very realistic, depicting the real-life situations that modern people encounter when they transmigrate to ancient times. It doesn't include any fantasy systems, cheat codes, or spatial abilities. 3. It's a refreshing story with a strong female lead. In the early stages, the female lead engages in domestic power struggles, while later the male lead fights for the throne. 4. The writing style is cheerful, with many memorable quotes.

7. 7 被 After Being Exiled, I Thrived with the Sign-In System 被流放后，我靠签到系统躺赢了 Fish Noodles鱼面Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She had barely spent two days enjoying life after transmigrating as the eldest daughter of a marquis's household when the family was confiscated? Her newlywed husband, the top scorer in the imperial exams, had been implicated too? And now they were being exiled to a frigid border town where it was cold all year round? Jiang Xinran, who came from the apocalypse, wasn't worried. She had a sign-in System: as long as she lounged around and signed in, she could get everything from supplies to infrast 1kReads8.7Score103Shelves

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   Having just transmigrated into a noble family, the young lady faces the prospect of her family's property being confiscated before even two days into her life. Her father, plotting for her, arranges for her to marry the newly appointed top scholar in the imperial examinations. Using a daily sign-in system, the heroine helps her husband build a prosperous and thriving small county town that's practically impossible to find on a map.

8. 8 边 Farming and Going Crazy, I Make My Husband Drink Poison 边种田边发疯，我喂夫君喝毒药 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance532k WordsCompleted Su Wei transmigrated into the Shen family’s new daughter-in-law in Nanqiao Village. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw an old woman holding a bowl of murky poison for her penniless husband to drink. The man on the bed glared at Su Wei in fury. “You poisonous woman! I won’t let you get away with this, even as a ghost...” Su Wei: “...” No, no, it wasn’t me. It was the old woman... The old woman turned to her. “What are you standing there for? If he doesn’t die, how are you supposed to marry Y 15.8kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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   [Top Post][Top Post][Top Post] Time-traveling to ancient times and marrying a scholar. 💥① I feel the title and content of this book are a bit different, because the female lead only grew three bags of potatoes 🥔, but this book is extremely good! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

9. 9 被 After My Eldest Sister Swapped Our Marriages 被长姐换亲之后 Ink Brush Mints Gold墨笔生金Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Farming + marriage first, love later + switched betrothals + contrast couple + business + transmigration] [Available as a full-cast audiobook and comic drama] Song He dies in an accident while saving someone and transmigrates to ancient times as an ordinary farm girl. Life is hard, and even having enough to eat and warm clothes is a struggle. As the second daughter in her family, the original owner is ignored by her father and scolded by her mother. Her eldest sister is fiercely competitive, an 53kReads8.7Score6.7kShelves

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   This one is quite good, but it's not finished updating yet.

10. 10 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: The Concubine-Born Heir's Rise to Power 女穿男，庶房嫡子的逆袭 Liu Jilian刘忌廉Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Now available as an audiobook with a full cast. [Alternate history] + [Woman transmigrates as a man] + [Born into this world] + [Imperial exams and business in the early story] + [Court politics later on] + [One female lead, with a relatively small role] + [A touch of ensemble cast] + [No golden finger] Xie Chengxi was born into another world as the sixth son of the Xie family, a minor family in Bianjing's Grain Transport Guild. His father was the clan's rejected son, kept under pressure for yea 33.9kReads8.3Score3.7kShelves

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    I love this!

11. 11 姑 She's Beautiful, but She's a Force to Be Reckoned With 姑娘她美貌却暴力 Studious Young Scholar习栩儒生Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + space + strong female lead + happy ending + both leads are each other’s one and only] Jiang Ning thought that someone like her, with blood on both hands, was destined for hell when she died. But when death came, her soul crossed into another world, where a kind-hearted, handsome scholar took her home. The scholar is good at everything: writing, painting, braiding hair, and sewing clothes. And after she kills someone, he even tells her, “Jiang Ning, you shouldn’t be this kind of 27.8kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    ① The female lead didn't marry the scholar; rather, she was saved by him. Therefore, she stayed by the male lead's side, protecting him. Since the male lead couldn't accept any bribes while pursuing the imperial examinations, the female lead became his shield.

12. 12 蝼 An Antlike Monkey as a Scapegoat? Become Empress and Make Them Eat Their Words 蝼蚁吗喽替死鬼？做了皇后掌你嘴 Wen Yitan温一檀Ancient Romance875k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Shi Le'an quickly gained a clear understanding of her situation: she was a scapegoat, a fall guy, and a powerless nobody with a fancy title. Her husband was in prison, and her birth family wouldn't lift a finger to help. In short, anyone could take a shot at her. Shi Le'an: ... Absolutely outrageous. Just because I haven't shown my claws, you think I'm a pushover? Even a nobody has dignity. From now on, anyone who bullies me will have their ashes scattered! First, she had t 9kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
13. 13 愿 May We Grow Old Together, Zhaozhao 愿与昭昭共白头 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Zhaozhao got married. For five hundred copper coins, she was bought to bring good fortune to a sickly man. Who could have guessed he would still die, leaving her a young widow? Zhaozhao married again, this time to a strong, strapping man. Hopefully, this time they can grow old together and stay by each other's side forever. The ten-thousand-year-old iron tree has finally bloomed. The eminent general has fallen in love, but the woman he has set his heart on is a young widow. His advisors: “Gener 1.3kReads9.1Score175Shelves
14. 14 囤 I Stocked My Fridge and Transmigrated into a Book, Then Married the Fiercest Chief Minister 囤满冰箱穿书，我嫁了最猛首辅 Mu Qiao Qiao木乔乔Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One, and the Heroine Is the Original Owner of Her Body, While the Hero Has Not Been Reborn] Wen Nuannuan recently discovered that her refrigerator was malfunctioning: any food she ate would automatically replenish itself! Thinking she was about to strike it rich, Wen Nuannuan did everything she could to stuff the refrigerator full. But the very next day, she transmigrated into a book in spectacularly disastrous fa 61.3kReads9.0Score6.7kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates with a cheat-like advantage, only to find herself as the tragic, self-destructive first wife of the prime minister. To change her fate by clinging to this powerful figure, she diligently cares for the male protagonist's family, hoping to settle down and live a peaceful life once he becomes incredibly powerful. However, while she manages to secure his position, she finds herself unable to escape him. [Laughing][Laughing] The female protagonist is the original owner of the body; their relationship develops gradually from an arranged marriage to love. [Top Post][Top Post][Top Post][Top Post]

15. 15 小 A Small-Town Family Dares to Marry Up? Her Father Deserves a Place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple! 小门小户高攀？她父亲配享太庙！ Fragrant Bubbles沫香香Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Transmigration + Devoted Couple + Everyday Life + Protective Husband + Powerful Male Lead] Jiang Mingyue got married. Her husband was talented, exceptionally handsome, able to farm and cook, and possessed every virtue imaginable. He also attracted women wherever he went. At the palace banquet, noblewomen glared at her coldly from one side, while a princess on the other side hoped she would die soon. Jiang Mingyue could barely sit still. “I don’t think I can handle this.” Xie Yu 29.2kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    This book is super good, so good that some parts really made me angry [sad face], but I still kept reading and couldn't bear to throw it away [eating melon emoji][eating melon emoji]

16. 16 苏 Su Family's Tao 苏家阿桃 Long Sleeves, No Dancing Skills长袖不善舞Ancient Romance823k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + no transmigration or rebirth + farming and imperial examinations] At the age of fifteen, Su Tao became engaged to Li Sanlang, whose family owned a cloth shop in town. Barely six months later, Li Sanlang found a more advantageous match and decided to get engaged to the county magistrate’s illegitimate daughter. He made up a baseless excuse and broke off his engagement to Su Tao. Rumors spread, and people said Su Tao would have no choice but to become a butcher’s conc 6.9kReads9.1Score788Shelves
17. 17 秀 My Scholar Husband, Come Give Me a Hand 秀才相公帮帮忙 Qingran Yiran清然依然Ancient Romance449k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Zhao Lianxin, unloved by her parents and ignored by her grandparents, wants only to get out of the house and make a fortune. She thinks that getting soaked while saving a man will ruin her reputation and let her leave home as she wishes. But then a refined scholar appears, insisting he take responsibility for her. She’s completely confused. She clearly saved his father! What’s she supposed to do? She just wants to live carefree on her own, and she’s not ready to get married 149Reads8.4Score—Shelves
18. 18 继 After My Stepsister Was Reborn, She Insisted We Swap Betrothals 继妹重生后非要跟我换亲 Ning Nanyi宁南衣Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Mystic spring space + marriage first, love later + sweet romance + the hero rises steadily through the ranks + the heroine makes money to become the richest woman] Gu Yao transmigrated. In a daze, she learned about her new identity: her mother had died young, her father had remarried, and she was the least favored child in the family. Recently, an old woman had been using an old letter and a jade pendant to force the Gu family to marry their daughter to her grandson. Her stepmother didn't want 10.7kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    The female lead transmigrates! The male lead is a scholar who rises through the ranks of the imperial examinations! He eventually enters officialdom! Both leads are strong! This isn't a farming novel! They both come from wealthy families!! The male and female leads pamper each other! The romance develops super fast! The female lead has a career! Both are intelligent! Overall, it's a very heartwarming story! Recommended.

19. 19 种 Farming After Transmigrating as the Top Scholar's Younger Sister 种田：穿成了探花郎的妹妹 It's a Plum, Not a Pear是李子不是梨子Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted Shen Yiyi transmigrated to an ancient farming household. Her parents were loving, her sister was gentle, and her older brother was a top student. Shen Yiyi was thrilled! She could eat and sleep, run and jump, then sit back and wait to cling to her brother’s coattails! Cozy daily life + opening a shop and making money + waiting for one person to make it big so everyone can benefit The chubby little Yiyi sweetly begged her family to carry her. Mother: “Why don’t you walk by yourself?” Father: “Can 8.2kReads9.0Score942Shelves
20. 20 穿 Transmigrate to the Countryside: Double Happiness Comes at Once 穿越农家之双喜临门 Su Xiaochen苏小尘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Wang Xiaoyun had just landed a research job when an experiment went wrong. She collided with a meteor and died, only to transmigrate into the body of a poor farm girl. By sheer coincidence, she was sitting in a wedding sedan, about to marry a scholar who was close to death in a marriage meant to bring him good fortune. Knowing how unkind ancient society was to women, Wang Xiaoyun had just one wish: latch onto a powerful man and live without worrying about food or clothing. But her young husband 545Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    This scholar is a bit special, unlike other stories. You'll understand once you read it.

21. 21 明 I Could Easily Rely on My Martial Skills, but My Wife Insists on Using Her Brain 明明可以靠武力，娘子非要靠脑子 Kimchi Jar泡菜坛子Ancient Romance634k WordsCompleted [Modern woman in ancient times + transmigration with her body + love after marriage + sweet and satisfying] [A male lead who never stops rescuing his wife + a mindless heroine who kills at the slightest provocation] Jiu Yue, the greatest assassin of the twenty-second century, is blown off a cliff while carrying out a mission. With a splat, she lands in the backward Great Qi Dynasty. The wicked step-grandmother finds Ji Yiqing a wild girl she picked up and makes her his bride, hoping the marriage 36.3kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    The female lead is incredibly skilled; she's all action and no talk, easily subduing the male lead's awful relatives. The male lead has a promising career in politics and helps the female lead clean up her messes. [Admiration]

22. 22 首 The Prime Minister's Child Bride Is Quite the Flirt 首相大人的童养媳，有点撩 Zuo Erfang左耳方Ancient Romance611k WordsCompleted [A few warnings: 1. They don’t take over someone else’s body; their souls switch places. 2. The child bride identity is for her protection.] Jiang Yu transmigrated into a book! But she had no System, no golden finger, and she wasn’t the heroine or a supporting female character. She’d become a child bride who appeared in just one panel of a comic, and all you could see of her was her back! Ack… She was just an ordinary little office worker. In this ancient world where the birds didn’t even bother 1.3kReads8.8Score101Shelves

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    It's a particularly heartwarming and slice-of-life story. What's rare is that it doesn't involve any catfights or melodramatic plot twists. The male lead also doesn't use excuses like "it's for your own good" or "you're a woman" to restrict the female lead's freedom. It's fantastic.

23. 23 陆 The Darling Wife of Scholar Lu 陆秀才家的小娇妻 Author: A Woman Who Loves to Daydream作者爱幻想的女人Ancient Romance185k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! This story is about a fox spirit rekindling a past love. To repay Lu Jingheng, the man who saved her life in her previous life, she willingly becomes human and comes to the mortal world to repay him. She and Lu Jingheng slowly build up their household together. Their companionship is enduring, growing little by little over time. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book. Although it's simple, the love between the male and female leads, stemming from their past life's grudges, blossoms into this life. The female lead is a fox spirit who, to repay a debt of gratitude, willingly becomes human and comes to the human world to marry the male lead. She has a special advantage—she's incredibly lucky; whenever she goes into the mountains, she finds mountain produce and medicinal herbs, never returning empty-handed. The male lead, determined to protect his fox spirit wife, diligently studies for the imperial examinations, hoping to secure a high-ranking position. Unexpectedly, he returns as the top scholar, holding a high-ranking post.

24. 24 堂 My Cousin Pressured Me to Switch Betrothals, and I Agreed. So Why Are You Crying? 堂妹逼我换亲，我同意了你哭啥？ Wu Bai Wan伍佰豌Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + space + marriage first, love later + both devoted to each other + face-slapping] The moment Su Yunwan opened her eyes, she discovered she had been reborn to the time before her wedding and had unlocked the space inside her jade pendant ahead of time. Her younger cousin, Su Shuangshuang, had been reborn alongside her. In her previous life, she married Li Zi'an, a scholar to whom she had been betrothed since childhood, while Su Shuangshuang married He Xiangbei, a hunter from their villag 17.5kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves
25. 25 重 Reborn to Divorce Her Husband: A Farmhouse Wife Makes Money While Raising Her Kids 重生休夫：农门夫人带崽跑赚银两 Yan Qingzhao颜轻昭Ancient Romance807k WordsCompleted When Rong Qingyin was nine, her father brought home a boy, saying that when they grew up, he would marry into the Rong family and become her husband. The day he passed the provincial examinations, everyone in the village said Rong Qingyin would become the wife of an official, ride in a bridal sedan chair, have maids and servants at her beck and call, and live a comfortable life. Only later did they learn... That Rong Qingyin, whom everyone thought was blessed, had died of depression. Pei Lingjun 1.6kReads7.8Score122Shelves

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    A story combining elements of a prime minister, transmigration, and rebirth. 🍉🍉🍬🍬 The female lead, through various coincidences, comes to the male lead's side. As they spend time together, they gradually develop feelings for each other 💗💗, and ultimately, the two love each other for life, growing old together. The male lead eventually becomes the most powerful prime minister in the entire court ✨✨🎊.

26. 26 为 To Avoid Planting Rice, I Work Hard to Pass the Imperial Exams 为了不插秧，努力考科举 Three Layers of Belly Fat三层肚腩Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation is now streaming] A modern SSS-rank researcher dies suddenly and transmigrates to the Great Xing Dynasty. His health is so poor that he's not allowed to pick rice in the fields until he's six. Sunstruck and light-headed, Li Jing decides that farming with this body is a risky business, so he immediately resolves to study for the imperial examinations. That's what he's good at; the transplanting can be left to the professionals! The following year, now named Li Yiqing, 23kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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    Whether taking the imperial examination to become an official is lucrative or not, you'll know once you watch it... Anyway, they're all absolutely amazing!!! It's incredibly entertaining...

27. 27 我 I Turn My Life Around Through the Imperial Exams 我靠科举逆袭人生 Corn Breakdance玉米扒舞Historical808k WordsCompleted When Li Jingxing wakes up, he finds himself in an unfamiliar place. Around him are crude huts and shabby furniture, and the air carries a faint smell of straw. Looking down, he sees that he is wearing ragged clothes and a pair of straw sandals. All of it leaves him utterly confused. “How did I end up here?” Li Jingxing wonders. Just then, a burst of noise breaks through his thoughts. 3kReads8.8Score230Shelves

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    ①② These two are male-oriented novels, but the male protagonists are devoted to their lovers and are not promiscuous. In the early stages, they focus on farming and preparing for the imperial examinations, while later they work in the imperial court. The emperor and his officials dote on them. The emperor enjoys the monthly surprises from his ministers, and the officials love working with him because promotion is only possible through their collaboration. ③ This is a female-oriented novel. The female protagonist disguises herself as a man and is forced to take the imperial examinations for her family's sake. She uses her solid knowledge to enter the court and helps the common people, earning a renowned reputation in ancient times. This is a novel with profound themes of family and national righteousness, making it captivating. [Top Post]

28. 28 科 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 8.5kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
29. 29 穿 Transmigrated as the Feisty Original Wife of a Sickly Regent 穿成病娇摄政王的作精原配 Juice Rice Crackers果汁米饼Ancient Romance214k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + Obsessive Love + Farming + Imperial Exams An Li transmigrated into a book, becoming the original wife who died young, married to the spoiled young version of the story’s great villain, the regent. Stay calm, don’t panic! The future villain is only a boy right now. He should be easy to fool! To make ends meet, An Li dug up wild herbs to sell, while the future villain sold hot pot recipes. An Li dug up fleeceflower root, while he found a hundred-year-old reishi mushroom. 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Although it's a transmigration story, the male lead's journey from a scholar to a top scholar (in the imperial examinations), is very heartwarming and without any messy misunderstandings. It's a sweet and doting story. [Shy]

30. 30 中 A Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor in Ancient Times: My Frail Husband Works His Way Up to Grand Secretary 中医穿古代：病弱夫君卷成首辅了 Crispy Broccoli脆脆西蓝花Ancient Romance491k WordsCompleted [A romance-averse, emotionally steady physician of traditional Chinese medicine x an unlucky, beautiful, fragile scholar] [Transmigration + System + Medicine + Imperial Examinations + Heartwarming + No awful characters] Li Nanxing transmigrated as an ancient girl with the same name as her own, and even got bound to a medical System. Thanks for asking. I'm in ancient times, just transmigrated, and from the start I've been given a “skinny dog” of a fiancé. His father died young, his mother died of 2kReads8.8Score281Shelves

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    The story begins with the male lead being a poor, sickly scholar, whom our female lead manages to support. He eventually rises through the ranks to become a third-place scholar in the imperial examinations, and is now preparing to repay his kindness. It's a slow-burning, everyday story of young love, don't overthink it : D

31. 31 科 Raising a Family Through the Imperial Exams: The Grand Secretary Dotes on His Wife 科举兴家：首辅大人超宠妻 Baa Baa Strawberry Bear咩咩草莓熊Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing Everyday life with a devoted, two-faced husband: Zhou Nianjin is reborn in ancient times, and from the start she’s in hard mode. Fortunately, she has a magical System. Song Qingxuan never expected to pick up a wife on his way home. People gossip, saying that even though he’s a scholar, he’s married a woman like her. But no one expects that his wife will bring his family such good fortune. The villagers watch as the poorest family in the village grows wealthy. Song Qingxuan passes the county and 212Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    🍂① The female protagonist is reborn in ancient times with a difficult start, but luckily, she gains a magical system. She's chosen by the scholar Song Qing to be his wife, drawing criticism from the entire village.✨️ However, she turns out to be a lucky charm for the family: the Song family goes from abject poverty to wealth, and Song Qing rises rapidly to a high position. Those who laughed at him for marrying the wrong person now only look up to him in awe! ✨️

32. 32 小 The Young Scholar's Wife Is Fighting People Again 小秀才的娘子又和人干架了 Hong Yi Zheng Yu鸿衣争羽Ancient Romance393k WordsCompleted In her past life, she was sickly and died young. After accidentally transmigrating to ancient times and being reborn, she became a strongwoman! Make money! Make money! And make more money! She wanted to become a rich woman, but accidentally ended up as a high-ranking official's wife. All you need is strength, and before you know it, you're a master! She wanted to be a femme fatale, but the common folk all said she was kind-hearted and beautiful inside... And then there was the young scholar she 1kReads9.0Score109Shelves
33. 33 秀 The Scholar’s Sweetheart 秀才家的小娇娘 Jia Yi甲乙Ancient Romance998k WordsCompleted Song Xintong was in a car accident on a business trip and transmigrated. The original owner was also named Song Xintong. She was fourteen, just three months away from turning fifteen, and the eldest child in the family. Since her father died of illness a year earlier, she had taken on the responsibility of caring for her twin younger brothers. They lived in a humble thatched cottage, and life was hard. Her parents died young, leaving her with two little brothers to raise. Transmigrating as their 826Reads8.7Score101Shelves
34. 34 带 I Married the Sickly Chief Minister with a Farming System, and He Flirts with Me Every Day 带种田系统嫁病娇首辅，日日被撩 Jiang Qiuqiu姜秋秋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + putting scumbags in their place + strong heroine + sweet romance + devoted couple] Lu Zhaozhao, head of a family of merchants, accidentally gets bound to a farming System that brings her into a lucky-charm farming novel called The Imperial Consort of the Peasant Household. There, she becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character who dies as soon as she appears. When she opens her eyes, she has to choose between two newlywed husbands. She faces a greedy, vicious mother-in-law, th 38.8kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates and marries the male protagonist, a scholar.

35. 35 饥 Marrying the Chief Minister in a Year of Famine, the Lucky Wife Brings Him Endless Fortune 饥荒年嫁首辅，锦鲤娇妻超旺夫 Thousand Fans千扇Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Cozy Farming + Miracle Doctor + Adorable Kids + Devoted Couple + Doting Husband] [Sweet young wife + Reserved, steady, devoted and deeply affectionate male lead] The moment Chu Yue opened her eyes, her gambling-addicted father had already given her to the Lu family in the mountains as a bride. A rickety, dilapidated house, two young brothers-in-law, and a mother-in-law who was always sick. Chu Yue said that as long as the family worked together, none of that was a probl 26kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
36. 36 穿 Transmigrated to Open a Noodle Shop: My Husband Takes the Exams While I Strike It Rich 穿越开面馆，夫君科举我暴富 Disloyal Flower不臣花Ancient Romance613k WordsCompleted [Transmigration, food, imperial exams, sweet romance, and warm neighborhood life] Food blogger Shen Qinghe transmigrates into the body of an orphan with nothing to her name. From the start, she also happens to pick up a down-and-out scholar who has been beaten half to death. Her neighbors laugh at her: “Keep feeding that sickly freeloader and you’ll both starve to death on the streets!” Shen Qinghe rolls up her sleeves. “I’ve got skills. What have I got to fear?” Before long, the irresistible ar 2.7kReads8.0Score349Shelves

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    A moment of weakness saved my future husband [smirk]

37. 37 从 From Maid to Magistrate’s Wife: A Native Woman’s Journey 从丫鬟到官夫人，土著女子奋斗史 Zhuang Sheng Mi庄生迷Ancient Romance769k WordsCompleted [Native-born leads, no space, no System, no golden finger] Strong, beautiful maid Ren Qingmiao x unlucky, sickly, handsome scholar Lin Yanchu Ren Qingmiao's hometown was struck by disaster when she was young, and she was sold into slavery. Her intelligence and strength won her master's favor. By chance, she saved the unlucky scholar Lin Yanchu, and the two became entangled from then on. She learns a trade and trains her body, becoming self-reliant and strong. After leaving the manor, Ren Qingmia 5.2kReads8.9Score545Shelves

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    The male and female protagonists in this book are both natives. The female protagonist marries a scholar, and the male protagonist continues his studies in the imperial examinations.

38. 38 努 I Strive for the Imperial Exams, But My Slacker Dreams Never Change 努力考科举，咸鱼梦想从未改变 A Little Green Ear一只绿耳Historical1.8M WordsCompleted [Imperial exams + everyday life + lighthearted] Lu Yang, a rich second-generation heir, wakes up one day as the youngest and most cherished son of the Lu family. This youngest son is a scholar, yet selfish and self-centered, turning a blind eye to his family's sacrifices and caring only about his own future. Lu Yang may be a slacker with little conscience, but he knows who's good to him. He keeps his dream of being a slacker tucked away and works hard to pass the imperial exams, hoping to become 17.8kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
39. 39 开 Sold from the Start: From Street-Corner Pancake Seller to Regional Tycoon 开局被卖，从卖饼小贩到富甲一方 King Wen Was Right文王说得对Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted [Food + business + imperial exams + farming + infrastructure + character growth + mutual first love] Food blogger Lu Yan died suddenly of heart disease and transmigrated into a novel about a heroine’s rise to success. The heroine in the book was the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, but her stepmother schemed to have her kidnapped and sold to a poor, remote village. An older man bought her and raised her as his own daughter. Before long, the heroine came across the fallen crown prince, 16kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    Here's the book list! [Sending hearts] ① The female lead transmigrates into a novel where she's an unknown nobody. She changes the initial plot and is bought by the male lead's father to be his child bride. She leads her family to wealth through food, while the male lead continues his journey through the imperial examinations.✨ ② The female lead transmigrates to an alternate history and becomes the first wife of a treacherous official. She earns money by cooking and redeems the male lead, who changes the original ending through the imperial examinations.✨ ③ The female lead transmigrates to ancient times and is on a journey of escape from famine. She leaves her awful family behind and enters the city with the male lead, continuing their journey through the imperial examinations.🌸

40. 40 夭 Good Grief! I Woke Up as the Traitorous Official's Wife, Destined to Die Young 夭寿啦！一睁眼穿成奸臣早死原配 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted Shen Heng transmigrates into an alternate history as the secret first wife of Xie Jian, the most notorious corrupt chancellor of all time, and finds herself on the way to elope with someone. She doesn't even know where to begin complaining. This is what the Record of True Chancellors says about Xie Jian: Xie Jian, courtesy name Zixuan, was the last chancellor of the Great Cong Dynasty. Through his own efforts, he brought down the dynasty, which had stood for over six hundred years. His life: He 16.9kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
41. 41 疯 It's Madness! On the Famine Road, the Impoverished Grand Secretary Offers Himself to Her 疯了！逃荒路上清贫首辅以身相许 Zhuge Lemon诸葛柠檬Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine + farming + imperial examinations + business + devoted husband] [They flee famine at first, then settle into a cozy farming life; the male lead takes the imperial exams. One-on-one romance, both leads untouched.] Shu Wan transmigrates onto an ancient road filled with famine refugees. She's a poor little thing whose mother died, whose father remarried, and whom nobody cares about. She's about to starve to death. With no rice left to cook at home, her stepmother suggests selling he 8.8kReads9.0Score1kShelves
42. 42 农 The Tough Farmer's Wife: The Chief Minister Is Wooed Again 农门悍妻：首辅大人苏又撩 Lychee Snow Foam荔枝雪泡Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted Song Zhaoxi transmigrates into a book and becomes the male lead’s foolish ex-wife, married off to bring him good fortune. Despicable relatives, a bare-walled home, and a miserable life. Song Zhaoxi wipes away a bitter tear, rolls up her sleeves, and gets rich. The despicable ones line up to kneel and sing her praises! The only person she fears is the male lead, known as the Living King of Hell. Luckily, she got the supporting female character’s script, so she can run away whenever she wants! - E 8.3kReads9.2Score858Shelves
43. 43 新 My Wedding Night Disaster: I Win by Living Off My Husband’s Heartbeat Points 新婚夜社死，我靠夫君心动值躺赢 No Way Around It冇计Ancient Romance777k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Marriage First, Love Later + Imperial Examinations + Healing Each Other + Growing Together + The Whole Family Ascends] Zhao Huixiang transmigrates into the body of a bride who drowned in a latrine, only to unexpectedly gain a System shop. The secret to getting rich lies with her husband! Every time his heart skips a beat, the System rewards her with gold coins, and she can buy anything in the shop! While coaxing her husband to earn coins, she sets up food stalls and opens shops 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A sweet, historical romance/mutually healing/imperfect male and female leads/growing together. They're open about their feelings, express their love, throw tantrums, and seek comfort when wronged—the characters are fleshed out. The male lead is the neglected second son in his family, and the female lead is the orphan of a narcotics officer who unexpectedly transmigrates. They marry first, then fall in love, their initial distrust turning to attraction, their attraction evolving into a desire to understand each other's pasts, ultimately finding redemption in each other. In the gentle flow of time, they discover their individual ideals, slowly growing from ordinary people into lovers. (Neither character is perfect, but they feel very real.) While there are some plot devices, it's not a purely wish-fulfillment story.

44. 44 首 The Chief Minister's Beloved Concubine 首辅大人的宠妾 August Snow八月雪Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Siyue, a servant in the Gu household, has raven-black hair and snow-white skin. She is as enchanting as a lotus fairy, and her only wish is to save enough money to leave the estate. What she doesn’t know is that Gu Rongheng, the eldest son of the Gu family, has long had his eye on her and already considers her his own. Gu Rongheng, the Grand Secretary, lays trap after trap, leaving her no chance to escape. A lowly maid can never escape a nobleman’s grasp. When Gu Heng becomes engaged, she is for 7kReads8.3Score505Shelves
45. 45 穿 Transmigrated as a Merchant’s Daughter, I Fled the Famine, Opened a Shop, and Supported the Future Prime Minister 穿成商户女，逃难开店养首辅 Mu Zhi Yu木知聿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Du Lanyue ends up in another world and, through another stroke of chance, marries a hardworking, ambitious farmer’s son. Her in-laws are diligent, practical, and kindhearted, and her husband’s studies are going wonderfully. But they live in a time of chaos, and who knows when danger might strike? With no other choice, the family packs up and flees. They cross mountains and rivers, climbing over mountains and fighting wolves along the way. The husband and wife work together, l 1.2kReads8.6Score126Shelves

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    This novel is worth recommending.

46. 46 夫 The Reborn Madam Has the Chief Minister Anxious Every Day, Fearing She’ll Divorce Him 夫人重生首辅日日焦虑被和离 Ling Fei Yan凌菲烟Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Qinglan is reborn on the very day her mother-in-law forces her to find a concubine for her husband. It seems that every misfortune in her past life began that day. Because of this, she and her husband grew further and further apart, until he neglected her, her children felt no closeness to her, and she was almost abandoned by everyone. She stood by Xie Yunge as he rose from a down-and-out scholar to the most powerful grand secretary in the court. She spent her whole life enduring and holdin 3.2kReads8.7Score268Shelves
47. 47 穿 Transmigrated as a Villainess: The Grand Secretary Offers Himself to Her 穿成恶女：首辅大人他以身相许 Red-Eared Cat赤耳猫Ancient Romance549k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + adorable child + pocket dimension + sweet romance + farming] Medical prodigy Su Yunsheng transmigrates into a book as the wife of the future Grand Secretary, a woman who doesn't survive past the third chapter. To stay alive, she has to rely on her greatest skill, medicine. To her surprise, the spatial ability she awakened in her previous life is still with her. The original owner's helpless twin babies? Su Yunsheng says, “I'll raise them.” Her pockets are so empty they practica 952Reads8.8Score105Shelves
48. 48 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book and Married the Chief Minister: My Lucky Wife Brings Fortune to the Whole Family 穿书嫁首辅，锦鲤甜妻旺全家 May You Never Waste Your Youth卿不负韶华Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A gentle, slow-paced farming story, lucky charm, sweet romance, no golden finger, male lead is reborn, with a natural-disaster escape along the way.] Jiang Sui transmigrated into an ancient romance novel as a background character who didn’t even get a name. But the moment she heard the name Xiao Hechuan, she didn’t hesitate to take her sister’s place and marry him, even though Xiao Hechuan was still a fool at the time. She knew that before long, the fool would recover and go on to pass the impe 20.3kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
49. 49 商 The Merchant’s Daughter Returns: Marrying a Poor Scholar 商女归来：嫁个穷秀才 Wan Xiaoxi弯小兮Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ning Jinxuan, the legitimate eldest daughter of a wealthy merchant family, turned down a marriage proposal from a young nobleman and insisted on marrying a poor scholar. Everyone waited to see her make a fool of herself. But who could have guessed that Ning Jinxuan would inherit the family business, make a fortune through trade, and become one of the richest merchants in the empire, with both beauty and wealth? The poor scholar married into the Ning family, studied for the civil service exams, a 99Reads8.2Score—Shelves
50. 50 傻 The Foolish Scholar’s Fortunate, Plump Wife 傻状元的福运胖妻 Mi Yiner弥音儿Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted [Flexible Setting + Cozy Farming + Everyday Family Life + Slow and Steady + Devoted Couple, No Messy Drama] A friendly reminder: This is a fictional setting, not serious historical fiction. Relax and enjoy the story, and don't overanalyze the historical details. Zhen Mier had been chubby since childhood, the fattest girl for miles around! Gu Tingzhi had been exceptionally clever since childhood, known throughout the area as a top-scorer-in-the-making. The chubby girl had never slimmed down, whi 6.9kReads9.2Score586Shelves

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    Two romance novels, one with two male protagonists.

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