Female Disguise as a Man, Serving as an Official at Court 女扮男装 入朝为官

1. 1 开 From the Start, Disguised as a Man, I Rose to First Rank Through the Imperial Exams 开局女扮男装，我靠科举官居一品 I Want to Make Money爷要赚钱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Disguised as a man + imperial examinations and court intrigue + rises to the highest office + one heroine, focused on her career] When Xie Qingfeng opens her eyes, she's handed a nightmare of a life: a house with bare walls, and a woman forced to disguise herself as a man. In an age when everything is considered inferior to scholarship, if she doesn't fight for her place, she'll be crushed to pieces. Since she's here, she'll give it everything she's got! As a woman, she enters the imperial cour 48kReads9.3Score5.9k14d adds

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   Because there were no men in her family, Xie Qingfeng was raised as a boy from birth. Driven by the system's requirements and his own careful consideration, he embarked on the path of the imperial examinations, achieving the highest rank of Zhuangyuan (状元). He served three emperors, with the second emperor even considering passing the throne to the female lead. The entire story has no romantic pairing; the female lead never married.

2. 2 奸 The Treacherous Minister Turned the Tyrant into a Love-Struck Fool 奸臣她把暴君哄成了恋爱脑 Li Youchi厘有池Ancient Romance367k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + golden finger + devoted couple] [Woman disguised as a man: scheming minister and national preceptor heroine × unhinged, calculating, love-struck king hero] Tang Sheng was sent to the Kingdom of Nanli by the Scheming Minister System. Disguised as a man, she entered the court as an official and charmed the reigning king, Shang Jiu'an, until he was utterly infatuated with her. She thus became his favored minister, second only to the king, The Outcast. In front of Shang Ji 3.3kReads8.9Score63514d adds
3. 3 男 Disguised as a Man, I’ll Spoil My Fiery Princess Consort 男扮女装，刁蛮公主相公我来宠 Xi Ye汐YeAncient Romance366k WordsCompleted Woman Disguised as a Man VS Man Disguised as a Woman [My first time starting a new book, so please don't give it a low rating if it's not to your taste. Please give it five stars, pretty please!] Yun Zimu, the Regent's legitimate grandson, carries a deep family blood feud. To avoid provoking the emperor's suspicion, he is forced to disguise himself as a woman and lie low in the capital under the name “Commandery Princess Huiying.” He is breathtakingly beautiful, outshining every other woman with 84Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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   This is a really good cross-dressing novel, highly recommended!

4. 4 陆 The Legend of Lu Yu 陆瑜传 Lin Yu Stella林欲StellaAncient Romance94k WordsOngoing [Female-Led] [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead] [Female Lead Disguised as a Man] [Building an Era of Gender Equality] [Transmigration] The female lead cares only about fame, power, and wealth, and not at all about sincere affection. There will definitely be people who fall for her, but she will never return their feelings. Lu Yu, courtesy name Hui, was from Jinling. He was handsome and graceful, clever from a young age, and could memorize a book after reading it once. He could compose a piece as 18Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Such people in world history

5. 5 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 119.8kReads9.6Score11.5k14d adds

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   Perfectly matches the title

6. 6 G GB: No Cross-Dressing as a Man, No Way GB不女扮男装不舒服 I Could, But I Won't可以但我不Modern Romance5.6M WordsOngoing [Gender-bender quick transmigration · Female lead stays the aggressor · No fixed pairing · Woman in men's clothing · All male characters are virgins] - Tang Jin, a great demon who grew from wild grass, was bound to a quick transmigration System. Apparently, the System was originally designed for male task-takers, so Tang Jin could only play male cannon fodder, male villains, or male supporting characters in each story. [If you're lucky, you might even get to be the male lead~] Tang Jin: "Want th 34.8kReads9.6Score2.5k14d adds
7. 7 开 My Ancestors’ Graves Started Smoking from the Start: Disguised as a Man, I Take the Imperial Exams 开局祖坟冒青烟，女扮男装科举忙 Jiang Suiwan江岁晚Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Xie Yuheng transmigrates from the Apocalypse to a farming household, where a tyrant rules the land. With no other choice, she disguises herself as a boy. As she grows older, everyone in the surrounding villages comes to know that the Xie family's prodigy has an exceptionally clever mind. Too bad he's a sickly weakling who can't lift a finger or carry a load. Bystander: “You're so noble, so impressive! Your sickly family member just kicked someone through a wall!” The Xie family: “Does the head o 12.2kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
8. 8 我 My Fierce Dog, My Horse: I Do Whatever I Want 我的恶犬我的马，我想咋耍就咋耍 Jiu Chuang九创Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, powerful heroine, reborn female general, woman disguised as a man, duty to family and country, serious alternate-history drama, ensemble cast in chaotic times. If you mind a weak romance, don't read.] She died in the very year she was ennobled and made a general, crowned with glory. It turned out that even someone with no lingering resentment could be reborn after reaching the top. In her previous life, because of something her mother said, she took on the burden of her fami 11.6kReads9.5Score1.8k14d adds

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   The General is terrifyingly strong. Zong Yanli x Wen Nian (The female lead's combat power is at its peak, brave and resourceful, although I felt her combat power was somewhat weakened later, perhaps to highlight her strength and strategy. However, one thing I really liked was that the female lead never reverted to her female attire!!! The female lead chose responsibility and sacrificed herself to bravely shoulder the burden of the Zong Yan family! The male lead is a loyal and strong dog, a right-hand man to the female lead, similar to a general x bodyguard). Wang Yuxue Cui Jinzhi x Qi You System/Past Life and Present Life (The female lead is truly brave and resourceful, with high intelligence. She takes medicine to maintain some male characteristics, such as reversing her pulse. She is a prime minister assisting the male lead). Most importantly, both authors have excellent writing skills!! The plot doesn't lower the intelligence level! I don't remember the specific plot details, but I remember it being very good!!! I highly recommend the female-disguised-as-male story!!! Don't miss it!!!

9. 9 望 Longing for the Remaining Snow 望余雪 Ji Xin稷馨Ancient Romance338k WordsCompleted Cui Jinzhi was a member of the Time Administration, and she had one final mission. She had to uncover why a small world had fallen into chaos and why its plot had collapsed. After observing it for a long time, she discovered only that the people were suffering because of their ruler's incompetence. So she disguised herself as a man and worked her way up to become the world's prime minister. Using her own efforts, she stabilized the chaot 1.2kReads9.3Score12514d adds
10. 10 一 A Six-Foot-Tall Beauty Gets Cast as the Male Lead 一米九帅女，被导演看中去当男主 Come to the Northeast to Pet Cats来东北撸猫啊Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted Ye Qingge is a woman who stands 1.9 meters tall. Men's clothes suit her perfectly, while women's clothes make her look like a man in drag. At work, they already treat her like a man. Then someone invites her to act in a drama, as the male lead, no less. “Dude, I'm a woman,” Ye Qingge says. The director replies, “That's fine. We won't film any scenes where you take your clothes off.” The pace is slow at first. Later, Ye Qingge quits her job and goes all-rounder, acting, variety shows, fashion sh 2.5kReads8.0Score25114d adds

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    Ye Qingge, being 1.9 meters tall, looks perfectly fine in men's clothing, but in women's clothing, she looks like a man dressed as a woman. Being treated like a boy at work is bad enough, but then someone invited her to act, and as the male lead! "Brother, I'm a woman," Ye Qingge said. The director replied, "It's okay, we don't film scenes where we take our clothes off." 👍

11. 11 皇 My Royal Uncle Is a Flamboyant Peacock 皇叔是只花孔雀 Liu Jiayin留嘉音Ancient Romance115k WordsOngoing [Disguised as a man + devoted to each other + strong heroine + transmigration + faked death + fictional setting + adversaries become lovers + political intrigue + returns later and resumes wearing women’s clothes] A flamboyant, scheming little royal uncle disguised as a man vs. the refined, noble first son of an eminent clan In brief: Yu Xichan can only come back to life in her original world by completing her System’s missions. She spends her whole life working diligently and treading careful 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

12. 12 都 I’ve Made the Emperor Furious, So Why Hasn’t He Come to Kill Me? 都把皇帝气炸了，怎么还不来杀她 A Deer in the Wild有鹿在野Ancient Romance655k WordsOngoing [Alternate setting + historical romance + infrastructure building + woman disguised as a man + career in government as the main focus + no couple] (Female lead A, extremely doting, fated bond) Jinnian, a PhD in biochemistry, transmigrates to ancient times after a car accident. Facing execution by the current emperor, she studies the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty and His Majesty’s temperament, then sets out to defy him. Every day, she recklessly teeters on the edge of death! Her death wish never 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A story about a woman disguised as a man, a career in government, infrastructure development, and no romantic pairing. 🍉 When the emperor and empress entered Qianmin County, they were charged over a thousand taels of silver as an entrance fee. Emperor Xiao Yuan was furious and immediately assumed that Jin Nian was a greedy and corrupt official. However, along the way, they did not see a single emaciated commoner. Instead, they saw foreigners lining up to enter the county to do business. Even the toll booths were divided into domestic and foreign sections, which was quite novel.

13. 13 女 On My First Day Disguised as a Man, My Enemy's Son Cornered Me 女扮男装第一天，被仇家之子堵了 Pei Xi裴玺Ancient Romance201k WordsCompleted She disguises herself as a man to take her younger brother’s place at court. On her very first day, she falls into the hands of the man whose marriage proposal she rejected three years ago. Her investigation eventually points to his father as the one who murdered hers. He says, “He’s my father, but you’re my life.” 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🤔🤔🤔

14. 14 女 Disguised as a Man, I Raised the Foolish Emperor as My Empress 女扮男装后，我把昏君当皇后养了 Misty Pine Soot氤氲松烟Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Shen Qingci transmigrates from the start into the body of an undocumented, underfed boy. As she clings to life, she binds to a Dynasty-Saving System! Her only mission: pass the imperial examinations and enter government service within twelve years, changing her fate and saving the dynasty. To seize power, she forms factions, monopolizes trade routes, keeps a private army of assassins, and builds a private arsenal... At court, she takes on the officials and stirs up trouble. Beyond the palace hal 5kReads8.8Score92414d adds

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    It's super good! The male and female leads are both intelligent, the system is great too, and it's a satisfying read that requires some brainpower.

15. 15 女 The Disguised Dragon's Scheme: My Rogue Disciple Courts Me in His Dreams 女扮男装潜龙计，逆徒梦里泡为师 Mu Yanfeifei沐妍菲菲Ancient Romance608k WordsOngoing [Historical Intrigue + Female Spy in Disguise + Ensemble Mind Games + Martial Arts Mystery] [Female Martial Arts Master Disguised as a Man × Rebellious Disciple Who Defies His Teacher] The world is the board, and all living things are its pieces. Thirty years ago, a copy of A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains turned the tide during a palace coup. From then on, victory made kings and defeat made corpses, and the throne changed hands. Thirty years later, talents emerge across the nine regions, a 318Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    A historical romance novel featuring political intrigue and a strong female undercover agent. The female lead is highly skilled in martial arts and disguises herself as a man to take the male lead as her disciple. The story unfolds with careful planning in the early stages, followed by investigations and adventures, and then a power struggle in a chaotic world. In the end, she enters the imperial court as an official.

16. 16 忆 Remembering My Reckless Youth, I Regret It All 忆起年少轻狂时，悔不当初 Ximen Xue, Who Likes Snake Gourds喜欢瓜蒌的西门雪Ancient Romance274k WordsOngoing Not every woman who transmigrates gets a cheat. For her, every step is like walking on thin ice. No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger. Her only advantage is having lived one lifetime more than the people of ancient times. Her mother told her to disguise herself as a boy, so she did for fifteen years. When her older brother died of illness, she lived on in his place. At sixteen, she borrowed seed to bear a child. She arranged for her deceased older brother to marry her sworn brother 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A transmigrated woman disguised as a man becomes a royal merchant and enters the imperial court as an official.

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