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  1. 151 The Top Scholar from a Poor Family 寒门第一状元郎 Historical275k WordsCompleted Su Yan, a calligraphy enthusiast from the 21st century, transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the down-and-out young master of an official's family. By chance, he receives the true teachings of the Sage of Calligraphy, Wang Xizhi. Now the age has two calligraphy sages: Wang Xizhi, the Great Sage of Calligraphy, and Su Yan, the Lesser Sage of Calligraphy. The reputation of a great man is never unfounded, and how could a talented young man be anything but handsome? Watch Su Yan rise from humb 162Reads6.2Score—Shelves
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  2. 152 A Transmigrated Young Husband's Road to Prosperity 穿越小夫郎发家记 Two Male Leads649k WordsCompleted [No heroine + farming + transmigration + historical romance + imperial examinations + niche setting, devoted to each other + one-on-one romance, clever and adorable sweetheart VS aloof, pure-hearted prince, who later becomes a quiet, scheming type~] After a car accident, Qin Li never expected to open his eyes and discover that he had transmigrated! Something about this world feels off. I need to learn more about it~ After looking into things: What? I'm a ger? This family is so poor! I need to bu 2.4kReads9.4Score276Shelves
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  3. 153 Transmigrated as the Fake Young Master in an Imperial Exam Novel 穿成科举文里的假少爷 Ancient Romance127k WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations + fake and real young masters + alternate dynasty + transmigrate + transmigrate into a book + everyday life] [Male protagonist's perspective, no CP, no female lead, and the true heiress has little page time] Yuan Kunyu transmigrated after a celebration banquet for getting into a 985 university's gifted youth program. The good news: he had become a young master from a prestigious family. The not-so-bad news: he was the fake one. So, at the age of ten, Yuan Kunyu returned to 47Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 154 The Imperial Exam Road from a Farmer’s Gate 农门科举路 Ancient Romance209k WordsOngoing When Song Mian was seven, he studied so he could one day go to town and work as a bookkeeper, earning enough to support himself. At twelve, he studied to pass the imperial examinations, bring honor to his family, and give everyone who had paid for his education a better life. At seventeen, he studied so the people could eat their fill and stay warm, so the country could grow strong and resist outside threats, and so the world could know peace and tranquility. This is the coming-of-age story of a 4Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  5. 155 Reborn as a Marquis's Bastard Son? Then I'll Take the Imperial Exams! 穿成侯门庶子?科举!科举!科举 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Imperial Exams + Feel-Good Story + Business + Child Prodigy + Everyday Life + Political Intrigue] Song Mingyuan dies in a car accident and wakes up as an illegitimate son in the Marquis of Great Zhou's household. The good news: he has plenty to eat and wear, and maids to look after him. The bad news: his adoptive mother is his father's principal wife. Now that she has a son of her own, she sees Song Mingyuan as a thorn in her side and wants him dead! Song Mingyuan, who has transmigrated into t 17.8kReads8.2Score1.8kShelves
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  6. 156 The Noble Son of a Farmer 农门贵子 Historical110k WordsOngoing After a farm boy awakens memories of the modern world, he looks around at his family’s bare walls and, together with the System, leads his family down the road to success in the imperial examinations and prosperity. Along the way, he becomes a powerful court official and finds happiness of his own. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 157 Chen Sanbao's Daily Struggles in Ancient Times 陈三宝古代奋斗日常 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted A modern-day hoodlum transmigrated into an unknown era and became Chen Sanbao, a member of the Chen family in Chenjia Village, at the foot of the Beilu Mountains! No golden finger, no pocket dimension, no protagonist’s halo. All he has is the everyday struggle of an ordinary person at the bottom of society! The protagonist is far from perfect. He’s impulsive and quick-tempered, has no advanced education or exceptional intelligence, longs for family affection, and feels compassion for the disadva 10.4kReads8.7Score752Shelves
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  8. 158 The Ruthless Minister from a Humble Family 寒门枭臣 Historical3.1M WordsCompleted Li Mao transmigrates into the Northern Song dynasty as a down-and-out scholar from a poor family. In an age when everything is inferior except studying, and the realm is on the brink of ruin, he changes his fate step by step through hard work, rises to the pinnacle of life, and brings peace to the world for generations to come. This story has not only clashes of steel and the thunder of battle horns, but also beauty and romance, alongside the struggles and striving of ordinary people. 1.6kReads8.4Score169Shelves
  9. 159 Little Brother, If I Call You Dad, Do You Dare Answer? 弟弟,姐叫你一声爹你敢答应吗? Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + imperial examinations + martial world + farming + sister and brother + ensemble cast + playing the fool to catch the tiger off guard + feel-good + comedy + getting rich + transmigrating into a book] Transmigrated? Turned into a six-year-old little girl? Not bad. It’s like getting to grow young again. That troublesome little brother came along too? Not bad. At least I’ll have some company. My little brother turned into my dad? Not bad. I can accept that. Accept it, my foot! 36.5kReads9.1Score3.9kShelves
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  10. 160 The Imperial Examinations: The First Female Grand Chancellor 科举:第一女首辅 Ancient Romance238k WordsCompleted Feng Xi transmigrates into the foolish fiancée of the male lead in an imperial-examination novel, an NPC on his path to greatness. According to the original plot, the male lead, who grew up in the countryside, is found by his family. The first thing he does after reclaiming his status as a scion of a prominent clan is send someone to erase the stain that is her. After that, the male lead displays his talents, places first in the imperial exams, rises through the ranks, and wins the hearts of a b 471Reads8.7Score100Shelves
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  11. 161 You Pulled Strings to Make Me a Scholar, and I Passed All Three Exams? 走后门让你成秀才,你连中三元? Historical2.0M WordsCompleted The print edition of A Match Made in Heaven is now available. Search for the author's name, Cai Bibi, on major platforms to buy a copy. Su Yu transmigrates to ancient times. On the day he fails the imperial exam for the fifth time, he marries the Princess of Changle, who has disguised herself as an ordinary girl. Before Su Yu can roll up his sleeves and earn a living to support his lovely wife, news of an imperial exam result that had been overlooked suddenly arrives. From then on, the good news 28.5kReads8.7Score3kShelves
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  12. 162 The Imperial Exams: Uncle, A Commoner’s Rise Depends on You 科举:叔啊,泥腿子翻身就靠你了 Historical163k WordsCompleted My new book, After Refusing to Rejoin My Ancestral Clan, I Became a Sage Through the Imperial Exams, is out now. Come check it out! After transmigrating as the youngest son of a farming family, he finds himself with nothing but bare walls. The immense wealth he built in business in his previous life did not come with him, and everything he knows is useless here. His widowed mother is at the top of the household, his widowed sister-in-law in the middle, and his nieces and nephews at the bottom. H 1.6kReads8.3Score107Shelves
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  13. 163 Transmigrated as the Chief Minister’s Lucky Child Bride 穿成首辅的锦鲤童养媳 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrates into a book + space + lucky heroine + sweet romance: a sweet, adorable, straightforward heroine VS a sinister, scheming hero who seems innocent on the surface] Wen Nuan never dreamed that she would transmigrate into a book the moment she woke up! She had become the future Grand Secretary's child bride, destined to die young, and she wouldn't even survive three chapters! Looking at the Grand Secretary, so elegant and handsome he seemed like an immortal, she swallowed. Should she se 4.3kReads9.1Score556Shelves
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  14. 164 The Capital's Greatest Detective: You Call This a Lackey? 京城第一神捕,你管这叫狗腿子? Historical2.6M WordsCompleted After passing the graduate school entrance exam, Xu Qing finally landed the stable government job he had always dreamed of. Only, this job was a little different from what he had imagined. He had transmigrated into the body of a constable who had just died. What's more, a tall, handsome female constable with elegant brows and bright, starry eyes took a liking to him and picked him to serve under her. Xu Qing had intended to refuse. That is, until he saw the female constable casually snap a stone 17.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
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  15. 165 After My Stepsister Was Reborn, She Insisted We Swap Betrothals 继妹重生后非要跟我换亲 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
  16. 166 A Guide to Surviving as a Lowborn Son in Ancient Times 古代庶子生存指南 Ancient Romance412k WordsCompleted [The male lead transmigrates without a golden finger; domestic family life; studying for the imperial examinations; the female lead appears late; fictional historical setting] After transmigrating as the concubine-born son of a civil official in an unknown dynasty, Huaize planned to take life easy and be a contented freeloader in the ancient world. But Huaize had hoped to keep to himself, only to discover that in an age when collective punishment was common, everyone in a prominent family had 7.8kReads8.4Score594Shelves
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  17. 167 A Country Girl’s Daily Life of Preparing for the Imperial Exams 农家女的科举日常 Ancient Romance780k WordsOngoing [System + No CP + Women's Imperial Exams + No Cross-Dressing as a Man + Academy Life + Slow Pace + Alternate World] In her previous life, as an orphan with no family to support, Zhuge Yunshu lived an utterly carefree, lazy life. Perhaps even Heaven couldn't stand to see it anymore. It killed her with a piece of falling debris, and she was reborn as a farmer's daughter in ancient times. In this agrarian society, men and women alike had no choice but to work in the fields once they reached the app 22.6kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
  18. 168 The Imperial Examination Path of a Lazybones in Ancient Times 咸鱼古代的科举路 Historical539k WordsOngoing In the modern world, Gu Qin spent every day exhausting himself over work, slaving away for his company until one day he suddenly died at his desk. But what he never expected was that he would be reincarnated. In his new life, his grandparents doted on him, his parents cherished him, and his older sister looked after him. Gu Qin only wanted to lie flat. Luckily, his family was well-off, so he figured he could just take it easy this time. Unfortunately, misfortune can strike at any moment. To avoi 127Reads6.4Score—Shelves
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  19. 169 Going Back to Ancient Times to Take the Imperial Exams 回到古代考科举 Historical279k WordsOngoing [Imperial exams] + [officialdom] + [getting rich] + [sweet romance] Jin Yu had always been the kind of student other parents pointed to as an example. He studied straight through to a postdoctoral degree, finishing at the age of twenty-five. Books had always been his companions. Fortunately, he didn't dislike studying. In fact, he loved it. One day, he transmigrated into the body of an ordinary farm boy. He was too weak to carry a shoulder pole or lift a load. In the end, he still had to rely on 15Reads6.8Score—Shelves
  20. 170 A Farm Boy’s Journey to the Imperial Exams 农家娃的科举生涯 Historical434k WordsCompleted Li Shan is born into ancient times with memories from before, but he has amnesia. Even so, the belief that he must study, despite growing up poor, is etched into his bones. In the end, this impoverished family, mocked by everyone, really does produce an official. He brings prosperity to the community and grows into a great figure renowned throughout the history books... A heads-up: The author came up with many of the settings, systems, and so on on the spur of the moment. Readers who care about 233Reads6.5Score—Shelves
  21. 171 From the Start, I Cut Down My Kin, Top the Imperial Exams, and Slay My Way Through the Court 开局先灭亲,科举中状元杀穿朝堂 Historical578k WordsOngoing [Historical fantasy + imperial examinations + transmigration + rebirth + court politics + power struggles] Zhao Jingyu, a screenwriter with a modest reputation in the entertainment industry, watched a video about ancient male entertainers and had the misfortune of transmigrating into the body of one. He has no intention of becoming a helpless victim for others to bully. Anyone who picks on him gets wiped out! His shameless grandfather covets his body? Wiped out! His corrupt second uncle aids and 343Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  22. 172 Rules for Transmigrators: I Become an Online Keyboard Warrior in Great Ming 穿越者守则:我在大明当键盘侠 Historical2.4M WordsCompleted (Alternate history + no System + no golden finger + imperial examinations and political intrigue + one female lead) Chen Ke, a transmigrator, enters the Jiajing era. From a boy who tended cattle to top scorer in the imperial examinations, from Hanlin compiler to Earl of Jinghai, he cuts a path through one challenge after another, navigating the treacherous court with care at every step. With a brush in his left hand and a sword in his right, he uses modern knowledge to maneuver among the uprigh 4.6kReads8.7Score299Shelves
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  23. 173 Reborn, I Study for the Imperial Exams in Another World 重生后,我在异世界读书科举 Historical2.8M WordsCompleted (Transmigration) + (farming) + (daily life) + (imperial examinations) (no System) + (court politics) Chen Chuyi was reborn into a poor family in Beishui Village, carrying the memories of his past life. At first, he only wanted to earn a little money to improve his family's life. But in this unfamiliar ancient world, he was always afraid someone would take his family's money and eat their food. In the end, he embarked on the path of study and the imperial examinations. He knew that only by changi 6.9kReads8.3Score538Shelves
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  24. 174 The Imperial Exams: Soaring Ninety Thousand Miles 科举之扶摇直上九万里 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Li Yanqing transmigrated to the Great Qi, a fictional dynasty. He told himself, “No need to worry. I’m a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. I can make a good life for myself anywhere.” But his father died, leaving behind a final wish: Li Yanqing should study, take the imperial exams, become an official, and make something of himself. To fulfill his father’s wish, Li Yanqing embarked on a decade of arduous study. Li Yanqing thought that since fate had brought him here, he ought to make use o 2.1kReads8.7Score145Shelves
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  25. 175 After Refusing to Rejoin My Clan, I Became a Great Scholar Through the Imperial Exams 拒绝认祖归宗后,我靠科举成文圣 Historical482k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + wish fulfillment + imperial examinations + court politics + face-slapping + no System) He transmigrates to ancient times, only to find himself an illegitimate son who has never been acknowledged by his family. Su Shijin wants to change his fate through knowledge, but despite having mastered high school Chinese and graduated in applied mathematics, he can barely make sense of classical Chinese. Then he obtains a writing brush. From that day on, he earns the red mark on his foreh 2.3kReads9.0Score185Shelves
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  26. 176 Great-Grandpa's Spirit Appeared and Insisted I Transmigrate to Qing-Dynasty China to Become the Top Scholar 太爷显灵,非要我穿越清朝考状元 Historical187k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Political Intrigue + Cutting-Edge Technology + Multiple Heroines. Outsmart everyone and get a thrill that makes your scalp tingle!] Chen Liancheng, Guangzhou's wildest tech genius! A Tsinghua PhD, the leading expert in brain-computer interfaces, and a million-yuan-a-year earner, he developed an AI chip that could turn the human brain into a supercomputer in an instant. And he himself became its very first test subject! During Qingming ancestral rites, a thunderstorm struck his 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 177 EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.2kReads9.6Score68.1kShelves
  28. 178 After Ten Years of Study, I Passed the Imperial Exams. Now You’re Sending Me Off to Marry for an Alliance? 十年苦读中状元,你送我去和亲? Eastern Fantasy418k WordsCompleted Ensemble cast + female emperor + System + cultivation + summoning Zhang Daolin transmigrated from Earth to the Shenwu World as a child. After years of studying hard, he passed the imperial examinations. He had planned to inherit the family business and quietly devote himself to teaching and educating others. Then he awakened a System, but he had to take part in the imperial examinations to unlock it. First prize: command of the Investiture of the Gods and the Dao fruit of the Heavenly Emperor. S 2.5kReads7.4Score138Shelves
  29. 179 The Golden-Ticket Son-in-Law 金牌弃婿 Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of an ancient-era live-in son-in-law, Li Fan finds himself wondering: Is this a conspiracy or a trap? He trembles in fear, but luckily, he has a System! Watch how Li Fan uses his System to embark on a legendary journey. Medicine? He's better than Bian Que and Hua Tuo. Martial arts? A flick of his finger shatters the air and subdues an entire generation of martial artists. Strategy? His schemes come thick and fast, leaving his enemies utterly dumbfounded! 4.7kReads8.9Score500Shelves
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  30. 180 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 69.1kReads9.3Score10.7kShelves
  31. 181 I Just Came Top in the Imperial Exams, and Now the Great Zhou Is Doomed? 我刚中状元,大周要亡了? Historical896k WordsOngoing [Fictional history, no bleeding-heart heroics, political schemes, conquest, war between nations, farming, lighthearted and not tragic] Yang Lin’s soul transmigrated into the Great Zhou. He had just passed the imperial exam and become the top scholar when he was framed and exiled to the frontier, where he became a low-ranking county magistrate. He steadily built up his power and trained his troops. By the time the dynasty came crashing down, he had established himself as a force to be reckoned wi 8.6kReads8.1Score632Shelves
  32. 182 Never Yield the Land 不让江山 Historical5.3M WordsCompleted At first, I looked upon the world and saw nothing but heroes and great men. Then I looked again, and saw nothing but a rabble. Rather than entrust this realm and its people to you, I might as well take it for myself! 506Reads9.4Score—Shelves
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  33. 183 With the Top Student System, I Was Forced to Become the College Entrance Exam Champion 有了学霸系统,我被逼成高考状元 Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted [Studies first, romance second] To care for the bedridden grandmother of the boy she likes, Wen Ning gives up on going to college. But after she catches her scumbag boyfriend cheating and is devastated, she gets into a car accident and returns to her childhood. She unexpectedly binds herself to the Academic Ace System. The missions come so fast that she has no time to dwell on her sadness. In this life, she’ll avoid scumbags, study hard, and shine on her own. 3.7kReads9.2Score350Shelves
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  34. 184 Midnight Fortune-Teller: Humans Keep Away, Ghosts Come Forward 午夜算命师:人回避,鬼上前 Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Everyone knows about fortune-telling, but have you ever heard of telling fortunes for ghosts? Just because you've never heard of something doesn't mean it doesn't exist. If you ever come across a fortune-telling shop with its doors still open in the middle of the night, don't go looking for excitement. Because the people waiting in line might not be people… 35.4kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
  35. 185 The Daily Life of a Minor Official's Son Preparing for the Imperial Exams 小官之子科举日常 Historical377k WordsCompleted [Woman Transmigrates into a Man + Imperial Exams + Farmer's Son + No Problematic Family Members + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger] Lin He, a graduate student in history, transmigrates into the Great Qi, a dynasty that never existed in history, and goes from being a woman to a man. His family has nothing to its name: his father is a catlike academic prodigy, his mother a tigerlike farmer, and Lin He's life is a constant struggle. Fortunately, his father earned the jinshi degree early on, a 1.8kReads8.8Score130Shelves
  36. 186 The Ning Empire's Army 长宁帝军 Historical5.3M WordsCompleted This world is divided among hundreds of countries, large and small. When it comes to warfare on land, the Ning Kingdom is virtually invincible. Its fierce armies, drawn from the four frontiers and four arsenals, sweep across the realm. Wherever the land stretches, Ning's banners can be planted. But beyond the sea, where its armies cannot reach, there are always those who refuse to submit. And so a young man took up his blade and halberd, and crossed the sea on a single reed. 488Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  37. 187 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted "Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!" 25.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
  38. 188 The Poor Scholar 寒门文星 Historical902k WordsOngoing Chen Yan, a six-year-old farmer’s son, beats the powerful minister’s son in the county exam and takes first place. Overnight, he goes from a poor country boy to the literary prodigy everyone in town is talking about. But he knows that being first is a poisoned chalice. The Vice Minister of Personnel’s son hates him to the core, the county magistrate is plotting to ruin him, and even his uncle’s family is eager to take a bite out of him. In his previous life, he was a master of classical studies. 49Reads9.2Score—Shelves
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  39. 189 The System Forces Me to Take the Imperial Exams 系统逼我考科举 Historical172k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to ancient times, the System orders me to take the imperial examinations. If I don't, it shocks me. What am I supposed to do? After being beaten down by the System, Song Yun sheds tears of humiliation. With no other choice, he studies day and night, eventually becoming the chief minister of the court and governing the realm. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. 190 I Transmigrated into Dream of the Red Chamber as the Heir of Prince Zhongshun 穿越红楼之我是忠顺王世子 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Zhao Yunqi's soul transmigrates into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, where he becomes the emperor's most trusted nephew and the retired emperor's most beloved grandson. He also has a beautiful, gentle mother. His only regret is having Zhongshun for a father, but that's all right. At least he has a wonderful maternal grandfather, and his life is much happier than it was in his previous life. Most importantly, he now has a little fairy he can't help thinking about all the time. 14.7kReads8.5Score1kShelves
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  41. 191 The Farm Girl Who Became Top Scholar 农家女状元 Ancient Romance831k WordsCompleted Mo Zhen, a modern-day tomboy, somehow transmigrates into ancient times as a real man! She takes the imperial exams, becomes the top scorer, protects the people, and rights wrongs. She makes buns, builds a franchise, and grows richer than kings. She charms handsome men and noble young ladies alike, living a dashing and carefree life. “Wife, you've had enough fun. Time for bed.” Alas, the man is actually a woman. 65Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  42. 192 Striving Forward 奋进 Historical1.6M WordsOngoing This is not an accident, nor is it the end. It is a brand-new beginning. Only by continuing forward can we find hope. Not everyone enjoys hardship and toil. You need a goal in your heart to keep moving forward. 23Reads—Score—Shelves
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  43. 193 A Proud Son of a Poor Family 寒门骄子 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted “Transmigrated to ancient times? Don't panic. I was a chemistry PhD in my previous life. Surely I can invent a few things this era has never seen and make a fortune, right?” Watch as the hero puts his knowledge from his previous life to good use, amasses an astonishing fortune, earns the title of top scholar, marries a beautiful heiress, reaches the pinnacle of life, and changes the entire world... 14.9kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
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  44. 194 The Top Scholar Husband Pretends to Be a Gentleman 状元相公假正经 Ancient Romance773k WordsCompleted The Su family’s children have names that promise great wealth and fortune: Wan Qing, Qian Mu, Bai Qing; The Su family’s youngest daughter has a husband who seems calm and free of desire: wall pinning, tree pinning, ground pinning; Other women have their maidenhood marks placed on their arms; The Su family women keep theirs in cages; And they even gave it a name that makes people lose their heads: Qingcheng. They say it’s easy to invite a god, but hard to send one away. Yet after snatching her hu 73Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  45. 195 My Proud and Talented Lady of the Marquis’s Manor 我的侯府傲娇才娘子 Historical1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: “I Just Transmigrated and Picked Up a Proud Marquis Household Heiress” and “One Female Lead” Food gives life continuity. Music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and song give it charm. A little wealth, fame, and success give it grandeur. Gu Zhengyan transmigrated and unexpectedly won first place in a poetry competition. He even married a young lady from a marquis’s household, only for the furious marquis to throw them both out. Gu Zhengyan took his wife back to his impoverish 31.7kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
  46. 196 The Alluring Powerful Minister 权臣妖娆 Ancient Romance960k WordsCompleted Also known as The Female Top Scorer and The Female Imperial Tutor. He was a celebrated, charmingly elegant top scorer, showered with every favor under the heavens. Only after the Du family was destroyed and he hanged himself in prison did the world learn that “he” was a woman! After her father's death, the family's good name was ruined. Dozens of loyal servants starved to death. The beautiful women of the household were either made into servants or reduced to playthings for officials. Reborn, Du 3.3kReads9.1Score435Shelves
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  47. 197 From the Start as a Down-and-Out Scholar: Maybe I Should Become a Decent Person First! 开局落魄秀才,要不先做个人吧! Historical246k WordsCompleted Farming + Transmigration to ancient times + Everyday life + Alternate history + Rise to success + Golden finger Qin Ming unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a scholar named Qin, who shares his name. His family is poor, he has failed the imperial exams, and now Zhang Yuanlang has come to break off their engagement, delivering one vicious insult after another! The original owner was both talented and handsome, yet managed to ruin a winning hand. Let’s see how the male lead turns things aro 42Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 198 I Passed the Imperial Exam and Gave the Dynasty Three Hundred More Years 科举高中,我给王朝续命三百年 Historical258k WordsCompleted [Imperial Exams + Daily Life + Business + Officialdom + Political Intrigue + No Romance + No System] Xue Zhao, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, transmigrated one day into an abandoned infant who had been taken in and raised by a scholar and his wife. Before his adoptive father died, he urged Xue Zhao to take the imperial examinations, enter officialdom, and bring honor to the family. To fulfill his adoptive father’s dying wish, Xue Zhao embarked on the path of scholarship. From the coun 218Reads6.7Score—Shelves
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  49. 199 My Wife Is Actually a Female Demon Lord 娘子竟是女魔头 Historical2.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Wang You found himself married on the spot. Not only did he become a county magistrate, he also got to marry a beautiful bride... But on their wedding night, he was poisoned and carried away. His wife's family are a band of local tyrants, every one of them a peerless martial artist. In a tiny county yamen, there are more than ten people scheming against one another. The maid who is always smiling can take down more than a dozen burly men. His wife practices martial arts eve 35.4kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
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  50. 200 Rise from Humble Beginnings: From the Start, I Marry a Stunning Empress 寒门崛起:开局迎娶绝美女帝 Historical2.3M WordsOngoing Also known as The Son-in-Law of a Fallen Dynasty What's it like to marry an empress? Yang Lin transmigrates to the Great Qian dynasty, where he is born into a poor family. He plans to invent things, make glass and sell soap, and earn a little money. But then he picks up a wife, only to discover she's a fallen empress. She insists he start a rebellion and restore her throne, and build giant red cannons and ironclad warships! Yang Lin has no choice but to get to work. What can he do when he loves 4.2kReads8.6Score376Shelves
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