Stories Like Zhang Ziruo's Ancient Academy: Raising Children, Teaching, and Preparing for the Imperial Exams 类似张梓若古代开学院,带娃,教书育人考科举的!
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The Three-Year-Old Princess, Doted on by All 团宠公主三岁半
Gu Hui, heir to a family of renowned acupuncturists, accidentally transmigrated as a tiny princess and discovered that she could read people’s minds. Her father was the emperor, and her mother was a scheming imperial consort. Using her superpower, she became the apple of the emperor’s eye, the crown prince’s darling, and a thorn in the side of countless people. Gu Hui: “I want to rule the world, with no one daring to mess with me. I love seeing them hate me but be powerless to do anything about
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- 52 My Whole Family Became Villains 我全家都穿成了反派 Yun Tao transmigrated with her parents. As soon as she figured out what was going on, she realized that her whole family had landed inside a book. Her father was the traitorous villain who sided with the enemy, and none of her family survived to the end. How was she supposed to deal with a plot like that? Luckily, the war had only just begun, and her father hadn’t betrayed the country yet. The family quickly packed their bags and fled! Wait, why had transmigrating brought their house along, too? 904Reads9.0Score10714d adds
- 53 After Reincarnating as a Wretched Old Woman, I Just Want to Live a Laid-Back Life 穿成极品老妇之后只想当咸鱼 The old woman was a real piece of work. She drove her eldest daughter-in-law to her death, then doted on her second son, who passed the highest imperial exam and married the daughter of the prime minister. She even encouraged him to favor his concubine and neglect his wife. In the end, the prime minister had the whole family killed. The old woman suddenly came back reborn, only to be scared to death by what she had experienced in her previous life. Manxing, a promising 25-year-old woman, transmi 31.1kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds
- 54 The Marquis's Widow Raised a Household of Geniuses 侯夫人守寡,却养出满门天骄 Tang Shuyi transmigrated into the Great Qian dynasty, becoming the wife of the Marquis of Yongning. She was rich, powerful, and high-status, with no parents-in-law and a dead husband: she had it better than almost anyone else who had transmigrated. Just as she was about to enjoy a comfortable life as a wealthy noblewoman, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a book, and was its biggest villain. She wasn’t just rich, powerful, and high-status. She also had three unruly children. The eld 71.3kReads9.4Score10.4k14d adds
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An Ordinary Life for a Workaholic in Ancient Times 卷王在古代的普通人生
Chen Rui, an agriculture student in the modern era, transmigrates to the fictional Great Xia Dynasty and becomes the great-grandson of Chen Wang, a former company commander who has retired from military service to farm. With his family’s help, he enters officialdom through the imperial examinations and uses his knowledge to make sure the people under his jurisdiction have enough to eat. A heads-up: this isn’t a conventional power fantasy. It has a laid-back, slice-of-life feel, and the male lead
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Back Off, Handsome Men! This Teacher Just Wants to Teach and Make a Fortune 美男退退退夫子她只想教书挣大钱
[Farming story, no golden finger. Romance, devoted couple. The heroine's mission is to develop education. The hero and male supporting characters have multiple secret identities.] “I think the God of War general is a good choice!” “Cold and dull, with too many admirers. Best not to get involved, best not to!” “Then the handsome and refined Young Master Nan seems good too!” “Crazy, stingy, and toxic. I'm no nine-tailed fox with nine lives. I can't handle him, I can't!” “That aloof Young Master Le
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- 57 I Accidentally Became the Grand Princess Regent 一不小心成了摄政长公主 In her previous life, she was forced to divorce because she couldn’t have children. After transmigrating and being reborn in ancient times, she raises a whole brood. She can’t help it: she loves children, and she takes in every poor little one she comes across. Then a fool actually volunteers to help her raise them. She never expected that every child she took in would turn out to be remarkably talented. No angst throughout. 2.5kReads9.3Score25414d adds
- 58 My Best Friend and I Became Empress Dowagers, but I'm the Only One Who Has to Work 和闺蜜一起做太后,上班的只有我 Synopsis: Cheng, a top executive and workplace powerhouse, transmigrates alongside her best friend Shen Kuan, who spent all twenty-seven years of her life studying and never once got a taste of the real world. From the start, they find themselves as the two empress dowagers, one head of the imperial faction and the other head of the empress's faction. The young emperor spends every day plotting to bring down Empress Dowager Cheng for his mother's sake, but his mother only wants to spend her days 162Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 59 A Woman Reborn as a Woman Leads Her Family and Country to Prosperity 女穿女,带领家国走繁荣 (Strong heroine, infrastructure, feel-good story, no System, steady updates) No CP. If you love stories with a powerful female lead, you’re in luck! Chu Ci, a science PhD from the 21st century, transmigrated to the Longteng Dynasty. Soon after arriving, she was caught up in a disaster that befell the Chu family. Framed by the Right Chancellor, she went from a noblewoman of the capital to a humble county magistrate, taking over her father’s post. Songyang County. Assistant county magistrate An Bi 741Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 60 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺,非逼她造反 [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 106.8kReads9.5Score12.4k14d adds
- 61 Farming: I Turn My Whole Family into Overachievers 种田,我让全家成卷王 [Entirely fictional setting, many original details, System, transmigrate into a book, no male lead, just enjoying the original leads’ romance without getting involved] Wang Qingman, a PhD in agronomy, devoted her life to developing high-yield, delicious crops. But at the age of twenty-nine, she collapsed at work from exhaustion. When she opened her eyes, the world she knew had changed. She had transmigrated into a novel called The Top Scholar’s Wife, becoming the female lead’s older sister, who 1kReads9.0Score13314d adds
- 62 This Kept Woman Has a Conscience, Just Not Much of One 这个外室有点良心,但不多 (One-on-one romance + Both leads are each other's first and only + Ridiculous, no-logic comedy + Mind-reading + Adorable child + Hero has no legal wife) After a week of staying up late and working overtime, office drone Song Qingran died suddenly and became the Prince of Nanliang, Ning Zhuo’s mistress, kept at his country estate. At first, Ning Zhuo told her, “I don't expect you to have power, wealth, or a respectable background. You'll get five hundred taels every month, delivered on schedule. 12.3kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
- 63 I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law, but My Son-in-Law Helped Me Win at Life 穿成极品丈母娘,女婿带我躺赢了 [Two People Transmigrate + Feel-Good Story + Sweet Romance + Wish Ring + Space + Comedy] Qin Jiaonu transmigrated into a woman with the same name, a terrible mother-in-law whose husband had disappeared. She also ended up with four daughters and a live-in son-in-law. Luckily, her wish ring had come along with her. Looking at her four daughters, she decided to find husbands for the rest of them and live as a carefree slacker herself. Eldest son-in-law: “I used to be an honest, decent guy. Then I b 4.3kReads9.3Score67214d adds
- 64 One Little Kiss, and the Rugged Man Goes Wild, Sweet-Talking Me into Coming Home 吧唧亲一口,糙汉疯了诱哄我回家 A story about poverty alleviation, perfect for readers interested in civil service exams and public-sector jobs! [Energetic sweet girl & rugged man who’s crazy about sugar] [Transmigration + Farming + Substitute Marriage + Making a Fortune + Pocket Space + Rural Revitalization] She spends her very first day in another world getting married, and her rugged husband is studying an illustrated manual right in front of her?! What a wild start. Lin Baochu says, “I can’t take this. I really can’t!” A s 4.1kReads8.5Score40114d adds
- 65 You Dumped Me After I Passed the Scholar Exam, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Rich? 中秀才就休妻,我暴富你又哭什么 The moment Ye Caiping opened her eyes, she found herself a divorced woman, with her sister-in-law back home sharpening a knife against her. It wasn't that her sister-in-law was unreasonable. The original owner of this body was simply too awful! How awful? Here, take a look: Whenever her husband's family needed to build a house, if there was even a single grain of surplus food at her parents' home, she'd come sniffing around like a mad dog and take it all. So her mother-in-law could eat meat ever 33kReads9.3Score4.9k14d adds
- 66 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭:最强女首辅 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 8.2kReads9.5Score1.3k14d adds
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I Conquer the Imperial Exams in a Male-Oriented Novel 我在男频科举文里大杀四方
After dying, Lin Muwei transmigrates from her former life as an office worker into the body of the youngest daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an. With powerful enemies outside and schemers within, the beautiful young woman has to pass herself off as a man, disguising her gender to fool everyone! Pampered beyond measure, Lin Muwei sets her sights on becoming the capital’s number-one wastrel! Who could have guessed that the marquis’s household would suddenly fall from favor, and Lin Muwei would turn t
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- 68 I Find the Top Scholar So Charming 我见探花多娇媚 Jing Bao has three wishes: First, protect the family estate of the main branch; second, enter the Imperial College, place third in the palace examinations, and bring honor to the family; third, keep living as a man in disguise until the end. Lord Gu has three wishes too: First, help someone protect their family estate; second, help that someone place third in the palace examinations; third, bring the disguised top scorer home and make her the mistress of the household. 4kReads9.4Score73914d adds
- 69 The Alluring Powerful Minister 权臣妖娆 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 3.3kReads9.1Score43514d adds
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I Lived in Seclusion in the Mountains, Yet Somehow Became the Emperor’s Teacher 隐居山林的我竟成了帝师
Across ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains, the realm is swept into turmoil; armored cavalry and flashing spears usher in a time of chaos. (No System, no womanizing, political intrigue and court power struggles. Nine years as a full-time author, with a reputation you can trust.) Han Yu, a professor of economic history, dies and transmigrates into the body of a scholar in the Wu Dynasty who shares his name. Having worked himself to death in his previous life, Han Yu decides that in this on
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- 71 The Female Tutor 女夫子 Before transmigrating, she was a university teacher. Now she's a schoolteacher. They say women can't teach, but she'll prove them wrong by teaching a student who will become the greatest under heaven! “Can women teach too?” “If women can give birth to someone like you, why can't they teach?” 38Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Unparalleled Little Scapegoat 绝世小冤种
Also known as: I Pay, You Risk Your Life, and We Both Go Crazy; The Ultimate Scapegoat; Power Over All, Sword to the Heavens Someone has set a trap to make everyone turn against me. "It's fine. I have a System..." Luo Yinyou comforted herself. "Even if the System is a total troll!" The world order had changed drastically, and the flow of destiny had been redistributed. Countless geniuses emerged, but the most dazzling of them all was the young lord Ye Ci of Dragon Island, hailed as the greatest
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- 73 Luring Ghosts and Catching Criminals: A Low-Ranking County Magistrate 坑鬼捉凶,一品小县令 When Chu Ling opened her eyes, she had become the novel's number-one female side character, a troublemaker who ultimately got herself killed when the heroine shot an arrow through her heart. Knowing how the plot would unfold, Chu Ling spat in disdain, broke free of the story's control, and threw herself into building a career. But being a county magistrate is no easy job. One day, a ghostly maid comes to air her grievances; the next, a ghostly tutor shows up to reprimand her. Even stepping outsi 5.8kReads9.5Score98814d adds
- 74 Beloved by All: The Three-Year-Old Regent Wants to Retire 团宠:三岁摄政王想退休 The lucky star Jiang Yueyao was reborn as the little princess of Prince Jing's manor, born with the ability to see the fortune surrounding others. Because of one remark from a holy monk, the newborn became the youngest regent in the history of the Qinglong Kingdom. Before she could even speak properly, the emperor was already carrying her to court, claiming that handling state affairs should start in infancy. Three years passed. The little girl got up earlier than the chickens and went to bed la 12.8kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 75 After Taking in Five Brothers, No One in the Capital Dares Cross Me 捡了五个哥哥后,京城无人敢惹 After fifteen years on the streets, Jiang Sheng had found herself five older brothers. For their sake, little Jiang Sheng braved every danger and worked herself to the bone to earn money. Her brothers never let her down, either, giving everything for their little sister. Then the General’s Mansion discovered that its legitimate daughter had been switched at birth and hurried to find her. But they didn’t treat her well, either. Some mocked her as uncouth, some laughed at her ignorance, and others 43.8kReads9.5Score3.9k14d adds
- 76 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117kReads9.6Score13.7k14d adds
- 77 There’s a Bone Spirit in Black Wind Stronghold, and Her Fearsome Reputation Precedes Her! 黑风寨有只白骨精,她凶名在外! [No Romance + System + Farming + Absurd Comedy] When Shen Tao transmigrated, her father, Old Shen, had just kicked the bucket. Shen Tao took over as the boss of Blackwind Stronghold. Worried she might get herself killed, Shen Tao tried desperately to put these newly recruited bandits on the straight and narrow. The people of Blackwind Stronghold were so uneducated that they watched Shen Tao call a promissory note an extortion letter and nodded along in agreement. Only magic can defeat magic. To 9.1kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
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My Teacher Is a White Lotus 夫子是朵白莲花
The greatest accomplishment of Shen Xuanyi’s life is having students all over the world. Princes, ministers, noble sons, and scions of distinguished families have all studied under her. Even the emperor, adored by everyone at court and by every flower in bloom, has to call her “teacher.” She often reminds herself: “A programmer who doesn’t want to become empress isn’t a good teacher.” So, armed with Five Years of Mock Exams and Three Years of College Entrance Exams, along with all kinds of study
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A Female Yama Arrives at the Imperial College: The Spoiled Young Masters Are in Tears 国子监来了个女阎王:纨绔们哭了
[Tough, invincible, totally no-nonsense female drill instructor ✖️ the strongest spoiled young masters of every dynasty] [Strong heroine ✖️ chaotic mix of couples (ship whoever you like, no fixed pairings)] After Yu Sangluo awakened her System: Oh no! My whole family are villains! The country is about to fall because of those spoiled young masters! To protect her retirement plans, Yu Sangluo had no choice but to come out of retirement and train the unruly young masters, though it broke her heart
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- 80 The Great Sheng Dynasty’s First Female Scholar 大盛第一女先生 Also known as: The Max-Level Expert Teaches and Inspires in Ancient Times [Transmigrated Expert + Multiple Couples + Ancient Romance with a Creative Twist + Strong Heroine] In the year 2222, special forces soldier Situ Ying transmigrates and becomes a teacher. She meets the dashing but tragic Prince Jing, and the two fall for each other at first sight and begin a sweet romance. Situ Ying starts with a spaceship and is bursting with good luck. If anyone messes with me, I'll take them down! She te 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Reborn Before Winning the Lottery: My Goal Is to Fill the World with Talented Students! 重生中奖前,目标,桃李满天下! Reborn, with a focus on career and romance as a supporting thread. The heroine grows over time. After changing settings and entering high school, she follows a purely career-focused path. Once the elementary school graduates have been sent off, the male lead is sent off too. He doesn’t return until the final chapter. Yu Zhaozhao was a lucky girl who won 100 million yuan, though her life seemed doomed from the start. Unfortunately, her obsession with romance ruined her life, and she was murdered 4.8kReads9.5Score65914d adds
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After Becoming a Female Chieftain, I Led the Frontier Out of Poverty 穿成女土司后,我带边疆脱贫致富
Lu Mingyu, an agricultural science student, transmigrates into the legitimate daughter of a chieftain's estate in Dayan. Her father died young, and her mother took over his duties and holds all the power. But the next day, she discovers that the estate lies in a remote border region, cut off from news, impoverished, and underdeveloped. So she gets to work, visiting the locals and conducting surveys herself, determined to help everyone escape poverty and prosper. But just as this young chieftain'
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The Greatest Sage and Teacher 至圣先师
Du Yu transmigrates into an age of collapsing rites and warring schools of thought. The knights break the law with their martial prowess; the legalists rule the people with cruelty; soldiers wage war to end war; demons act with brutal strength; barbarians conquer through bloodshed; the Yin-Yang school schemes against all; the strategists twist words and corrupt virtue; the Dao drains living beings in its pursuit of ascension; Buddhism sucks them dry to attain Buddhahood; demons devour blood and
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- 84 The Great Xuan Scholar 大玄读书人 [Traditional slow-burn + long-term foreshadowing + Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, ghosts, demons…] Ning Jin transmigrates to the vast land of the Xuan Kingdom. After living there for more than a decade, he is astonished to discover that Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists, demons, and ghosts all coexist in this world. From then on! Drawing on the poetry and writings from his past life, Ning Jin steps onto the Confucian path. As he gradually adapts to this wondrous cultivation world, he makes another 27.3kReads7.9Score1.9k14d adds
- 85 Honghuang: Are You Insane? You Asked Me to Teach, and Now They've All Become Saints 洪荒:疯了,让你教书,都成圣了 Are you kidding me? I asked you to teach, and you made them all Sages! The rural education volunteer Lin Fan went blind in a flash flood, unaware that he had transmigrated into the Primordial World. Devoted to his students, he decided to keep teaching, hoping knowledge would change the fate of the children in this remote village. But then, by accident... 2.4kReads8.3Score23514d adds
- 86 I Was Blind for Three Years, and Every One of My Students Was a Demon King 瞎眼三年,我的学生个个是妖王 Ye Chen transmigrates to a parallel world, where Heaven's backlash leaves him blind. He activates the Emperor Teacher System and learns that the seventh spiritual qi revival will arrive in three years. He takes charge of a remote rural school, recruits students, and teaches the Three Classics, poetry and songs, novels and travelogues, legends, and more. Who could have guessed that every one of his students would turn out to be a demon king? The Vermilion Bird, Kui Ox, Black Tortoise, Phoenix, Go 273Reads7.7Score10014d adds
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I Played the Rat Race in Ancient Times and Rose to Marquis and Minister 我在古代搞内卷,一路封侯拜相
[Strong heroine, no romance, nation-building, career-focused, light political intrigue, few top-quality men] After transmigrating into the backward Great Kang, a place where people slept on the floor and got nothing but soup for meals, Jiang Hui could only describe herself as numb. Completely numb. To make sure she could survive, she joined the army and earned distinction. Then the emperor sent her off to become magistrate of a godforsaken county. Luckily, she held two doctoral degrees. Building
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- 88 I Opened an Academy in Ancient Times 我在古代开书院 What is the highest ambition of a scholarly academy? To have three jinshi among its disciples, with a father and son both ennobled as marquises? Or for every disciple of mine to become a peerless pillar of the nation? Or perhaps to transcend the world, forget the boundaries between self and all things, and use the ideas of a single academy to change the thinking of the entire realm? Dong Yu doesn't know, but he's decided to give it a try. 31Reads6.9Score—14d adds
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