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  1. 51 The Golden Son-in-Law 金牌帝婿 Historical3.0M WordsCompleted [Farming] [Lighthearted] [Alternate world] [No System] Qin Yu transmigrates, and from the start he’s the second son of the Prince of Qin’s household. His father is a non-imperial prince of Great Wei and the Minister of Revenue. His mother is a wealthy daughter of a prominent Jiangnan family. His older brother is a peerless general who guards the frontier. With such powerful connections and an exalted position, Qin Yu gives up on ambition, indulging in wine, women, and song, and reclining in the 47.5kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves
  2. 52 The Humble Scholar-Poet 寒门小诗仙 Historical500k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + Transmigration + Alternate History + Imperial Examinations + Martial Arts + Detective Work] What do you do when your wife goes missing from the start? Help! Urgent! Waiting for replies online. Chen Rong had spent half his life writing novels, but never imagined that the truck he’d used countless times to send his protagonists transmigrating would send him off too. Couldn’t you at least have given me a System? I don’t know how to do a damn thing… That familiar trope of starting ou 21Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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  3. 53 The Imperial Exams? Just Another Way to Take the Civil Service Exam! 科举?不过是换个地方考公罢了! Historical196k WordsOngoing [Civil Service + Imperial Exams + Humble Origins + Transmigration + Slow-Paced + Historical + No System + Not Brain-Dead] Lin Shuheng spent years grinding away at an entry-level civil service job. He had just passed his evaluation and was about to be promoted to deputy section chief. While imagining how he’d climb the ranks step by step, he died suddenly from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a poor scholar in ancient times. With the imperial exams looming, the original owner had been —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 54 Falsely Accused of Cheating in the Imperial Exam? One Essay on the Six Kingdoms Shocks the World 被诬科举舞弊?一篇六国论惊天下 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [No System + Court Intrigue + Literary Plagiarism + Rigorous Logic] Lu Linchuan, a top student in classical Chinese literature, unexpectedly transmigrates to the fictional Great Yu dynasty and becomes a poor scholar falsely accused of cheating in the imperial exams. Faced with oppression by the powerful, he takes up his brush and writes On the Six States, every word as sharp as a blade, stunning the entire court. From a dark prison cell to the steps of the Golden Hall, he uses his modern knowled 17.7kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
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  5. 55 The Imperial Exam? I’m a Top Scholar in the Classics, So Why Can’t I Take the Military Exam? 科举?我文状元考个武状元合理吧 Historical153k WordsCompleted [Ripped Scholar Exams]+ [Transmigration]+ [Alternate History]+ [Humor]+ [Wish Fulfillment] When he woke up, top science student Xu Jie was completely bewildered! He had been one of Huaguo's leading science minds, devoted to research. But then he suddenly died in his sleep and, damn it, transmigrated straight into the body of a spoiled rich kid with muscles all over! On his wedding night, one hard squeeze of his bulging muscles left his petite new bride, who had been swapped in as a bride of good 280Reads—Score109Shelves
  6. 56 The Imperial Exam's Oxherd Class: A Young Scholar's Teacher Produces Three Thousand Successful Candidates 科举放牛班,童生夫子教出进士三千 Historical2.6M WordsOngoing A paradise for exam failures, and a graveyard for renowned scholars. A group of spoiled officials’ sons has become the century-old academy’s newest headache. The old scholar was so furious he suffered a stroke. Chen Fan, a licentiate serving as an assistant instructor, activated the god-tier imperial exam teaching System and was appointed head of the academy in its hour of need. The mischievous magistrate’s son mastered the Five Classics in four months. The unruly prefect’s son became the top sc 1.9kReads8.9Score172Shelves
  7. 57 The Imperial Exams: From a Duke’s Bastard Son to a Powerful Official 科举!从公府庶子到权臣的青云路 Historical4.2M WordsOngoing [Not a BL novel! Not a male-male romance! One male lead, little to no romance, and a plot-focused story.] [Transmigration + Illegitimate Son of a Duke’s Estate + No System + Imperial Exams + Political Intrigue] He transmigrates, and the good news is that he’s now an illegitimate son of the Duke of Wei’s household, with food and clothes taken care of and no need to worry about making a living. The bad news is that he’s not only unloved, but also mocked and looked down upon. Heh. Never look down o 48kReads8.9Score4.3kShelves
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  8. 58 They Called Me Sickly, So I Turned Around and Made a Name for Myself in the Imperial Exams 说我病殃子,我转身科举争光 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + Alternate Ancient Setting, Imperial Exams, but Not a Conventional Exam Novel, Romance] My new book, [Reborn with the Appearance of an Eighteen-Year-Old, While My Children Are Already Twelve], is now updating. Please give it your support. Wang Erxiao was in the prime of his life when he transmigrated, born into the body of a farm boy named Wang Erxiao in the Great Liang dynasty. The Wang family now has three generations living under one roof. Counting his biological and cousin sisters, 26.4kReads7.2Score2.4kShelves
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  9. 59 Transmigrated into the Foil Character in an Imperial Exam Novel 穿成科举文里的对照组 Ancient Romance271k WordsOngoing Yu Wenyan, a Shandong native who had worked hard to become a civil servant, transmigrates into a book. In the story, he’s a wasteful, gambling, wine-loving underachiever who resents his younger brother for being good at school and spends every day trying to sabotage his studies and civil service exam prospects. The transmigrated Yu Wenyan makes one thing clear: not studying is out of the question, and not taking the civil service exam is out of the question too. Playing dirty is out of the quest 25Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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  10. 60 Zhang Juzheng's Unusual Life 张居正的别样人生 Historical444k WordsOngoing Imperial examinations, a soul transmigration, and saving the Ming from collapse. Zhang Juzheng, the six-time examination laureate, will no longer keep his head down in this life. I’ll beat Yan Shifan to a pulp. I’ll raise Longqing well, so the Jiajing Emperor can devote himself to cultivating in peace. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 61 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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  12. 62 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 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 48.9kReads9.3Score6kShelves
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  13. 63 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 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 118.2kReads9.6Score11.4kShelves
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  14. 64 A Poor Scholar’s Rise Begins with Meeting the Miserable Crown Prince 寒门崛起,从遇上苦逼太子开始 Historical2.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Imperial Exams for the Poor + No System + Lighthearted + Wits and Strategy] After transmigrating to ancient times, Tang Yin was completely dumbfounded. He'd gone to sleep and woken up as a seven-year-old kid? He lived in Peach Blossom Village, Qingzhou Prefecture, in the Great Ming, and came from a poor family? It was a disastrous start. He had to fight heaven and earth, and even deal with his awful relatives. Determined to escape the mountains, Tang Yin secretly studied at the 6.2kReads7.9Score543Shelves
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  15. 65 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, but My Brother Seems Even More Like a Transmigrator Than I Do 穿越古代我哥比我还像穿越者 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted Alternate World / Ancient Era / Farming / Imperial Exams After a plane crash, Chen Jingming transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a farmer's son. His family is split up because they need to pay for his medical treatment, and his older brother goes missing. Later, the eldest brother returns from a long journey and sends him to school. Eldest Brother: “Little brother, our family's honor rests entirely on you!” But later, as he watches the family estate grow, Chen Jingming realizes that the 15.2kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
  16. 66 A Poor Scholar of Noble Character 一品寒士 Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Single heroine, semi-fictionalized Tang Dynasty] In an era when the great aristocratic clans looked down on the imperial family, Zhao Quan was born to a farming family and entered school carrying the hopes of his parents and six older brothers. Farming was out of the question: even the village head’s family had no food to spare… So he had no choice but to take the imperial exams and become an official. 10.2kReads9.3Score888Shelves
  17. 67 The Engineer Emperor 工科大明 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted Lu Ren, an engineering professor, unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a baby in a farming family in Henan during the Hongzhi reign of the Ming Dynasty. He first entered the imperial examination arena to compete against the greats, then used his engineering knowledge to advance technology and improve people's lives. As he steadily expanded his influence, he wrote an extraordinary legend in the Great Ming. 4.1kReads8.8Score513Shelves
  18. 68 A Farming Couple, Building a Better Life Together 农门夫妻,携手奔小康 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Farming + imperial examinations + raising children + everyday family life] Qin Shu transmigrated and suddenly found herself aged up to thirty-eight, with a new identity as the mother of four fine sons. Believing that the strong never complain about their circumstances, Qin Shu rolled up her sleeves and began adjusting to her new life. Wait, why was her original body's husband still here? 16.5kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves
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  19. 69 I Debate the Classics with Great Scholars in the Embroidered Uniform Guard 我在锦衣卫跟大儒辩经 Historical1.2M WordsOngoing Yang Zhi, a top salesman and philosophy graduate student in his previous life, transmigrates to the end of the Zhengde era of the Ming Dynasty. Through a twist of fate, he joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard, passes the imperial examination, enters the Hanlin Academy, and debates the classics with the great scholars at court! 5kReads8.8Score354Shelves
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  20. 70 The Laid-Back Life of a Marquis’s Bastard Son 穿成侯府庶子的摆烂生活 Historical600k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + historical setting + non-virgin male lead + ordinary protagonist with no golden finger] Chen Heyu, a fine young man of the modern age, transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing ancient playboy. He is a middle-aged widower with children, a low-ranking son born to a concubine, and not a single money-making skill to his name. He does, however, have plenty of ways to spend money and a mountain of debts from his romantic escapades. To avoid another beating from his father, 34.4kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves
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  21. 71 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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  22. 72 Regretting My College Entrance Exam in My Past Life, I Fulfill My Wish in the Imperial Exams This Life 前世高考之憾,今世科举得愿 Historical353k WordsCompleted No System, no golden finger, and no womanizing. A soul disillusioned with modern life is reborn in a body in the Great Xia Dynasty. In his previous life, he made a living delivering food; in this one, he intends to give this decaying dynasty a chance at rebirth. The dynasty's institutions closely resemble those of the late Ming. Its deep-rooted ills are compounded by corrupt officials wreaking havoc within and powerful enemies circling beyond its borders. Chaos reigns, and the people suffer. Wit —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  23. 73 The Poor Aren’t Meant to Become Top Scholars? I’ll Defy You, So Why Are You Crying? 寒门不配出状元?我反了你哭什么 Historical336k WordsCompleted Lu Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the top-ranked scholar in the highest tier of the Great Qian Empire's imperial examinations. He thought he would become a general or minister and help the emperor accomplish great things, but instead, aristocratic clans framed him and threw him into the imperial prison, claiming that a man from a humble family had no right to become the top scholar. In prison, he awakens the Lord System, but its activation condition is that Lu Feng must leave 133Reads—Score—Shelves
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  24. 74 I Just Passed the Top Scholar Exam, and You’re Telling Me There’s a Lanruo Temple? 刚中了状元,你告诉我有个兰若寺? Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Chen Liang could never figure out how he had done it. He had somehow wound up in this bizarre dynasty. He was a little out of his depth at first, but before long, even he was astonished by his own talent. Coming top in the imperial exams was nothing. I want this realm... No, I want to make my name live on for a thousand generations in this realm! 558Reads5.3Score100Shelves
  25. 75 The Long Road to the Imperial Exams as a Farmer's Son 穿成农家子的漫漫科举路 Ancient Romance3.7M WordsOngoing He dies unexpectedly, but by Heaven's grace, Zhang Ze is given a new life and born into the womb of a peasant woman. At just five years old, Zhang Ze solemnly tells his parents, “Father, Mother, your little Ze wants to go to school...” Living a decent life in ancient times is incredibly difficult. A simple chill can take your life, not to mention the crushing taxes and forced labor. Zhang Ze understands better than anyone that only earning an official degree can improve his family's life. Even t 2.6kReads7.3Score143Shelves
  26. 76 The Imperial Exam: Top of the Six Tests, Reshaping the Workplace 科举,六元及第整顿职场 Historical1.6M WordsCompleted (No System, no golden finger, one female lead) (A slow-burn story) In the 21st century, the only person in Tianhai University’s history to earn master’s degrees in both the arts and sciences suddenly transmigrates into the body of a poor farmer’s son in ancient times. Looking at the bare walls of his home and the family who place all their hopes in him, Wang Ping can only gaze at the heavens in speechless resignation. Since all other pursuits are inferior and only scholarship is esteemed, he wi 944Reads7.5Score107Shelves
  27. 77 Xu Erlang's Road to the Imperial Exams 徐家二郎的科举之路 Ancient Romance463k WordsOngoing After an accident, Xu Xu, a modern university student majoring in traditional Chinese medicine, transmigrated to an ancient farming family. To give himself and his family a better life and keep them safe, he embarked on the long road of the imperial examinations. He passed and became a county magistrate in a remote region, eventually rising to the highest ranks of government. 39Reads—Score—Shelves
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  28. 78 The Integrity of a Humble Scholar 寒门风骨 Historical4.4M WordsCompleted Three thatched huts and half a mu of farmland, a poor scholar and his farmer’s wife. Great wealth is too much to ask for; a modest, comfortable life is more than enough! Because of online gambling, Zhao Xiaojia transmigrates to another world and becomes a poor commoner. His father has just died, he’s left with nothing but empty walls, he owes two taels of silver, and he has a child bride to support. What can he do? The autumn harvest is just around the corner, and the authorities, bandits, and b 1.3kReads8.4Score123Shelves
  29. 79 A Top Scholar Rises from a Humble Family 寒门出了个状元郎 Historical1.5M WordsOngoing A graduate student in finance from a top Chinese university transmigrates overnight. His home is bare, his stomach is empty, and everyone is scheming against everyone else. Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to rule? 3.2kReads8.4Score215Shelves
  30. 80 The Imperial Exams: A Poor Scholar's Journey 科举,寒门读书郎 Historical511k WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations + lighthearted + everyday life + one heroine] Li Chengping transmigrated to Daqian, a strange dynasty. He had planned to live off his family in a scenic spot by the mountains and water, but the backbreaking labor service of ancient times terrified him. If he didn't want to work, he'd have to find another way to live. This is the story of a farmer's son who studies for the imperial examinations. Zhang Erniang: “If you could put in the effort to memorize your books while eat 6Reads6.9Score—Shelves
  31. 81 A Poor Scholar's Road to the Top Scholar Title 寒门子弟的状元之路 Historical353k WordsCompleted He was an ordinary university student, but a chance encounter transmigrates him to ancient times. Follow his journey as he rises from humble beginnings, studies hard for the imperial examinations, earns the title of top scholar, and sets out on the path to becoming chief minister. 50Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  32. 82 The Poor Scholar's Imperial Exams: Six Top Scores in a Row 寒门科举,连中六元 Historical369k WordsOngoing [Imperial exams + transmigration + System + not a power fantasy + everyday life] One moment, Wang Yuanqing transmigrates, and the next he's the only son in a farming family in Wangjia Village, Great Yuan, with seven beautiful older sisters. His family has next to nothing, and in an era when everything else is considered inferior to scholarship, Wang Yuanqing must climb the ranks step by step to protect his family. 56Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 83 The Poor Scholar: From the Start, I Was Matched with Twin Brides 寒门状元:开局分配双胞胎娘子 Historical3.2M WordsCompleted This is a dynasty where men rule and women are inferior, and men are extremely scarce. As soon as Yang Jing transmigrates here, the authorities force him to take two wives. They’re twins, both fair-skinned beauties with long legs. Yang Jing admits they’re a treat for the eyes, but there isn’t even enough food in the house to last the night. He simply can’t afford to feed them! There’s no other choice! To improve his family’s life, he has to take the path of studying, learning martial arts, passi 79Reads7.8Score—Shelves
  34. 84 A Farm Boy's Road to Turning His Life Around Through the Imperial Exams 农家少年科举翻身路 Historical459k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Hang Yan had always been a top student, but he never managed to make anything of himself. He went from being a beloved prodigy to a wage slave everyone pitied. People said good grades were useless, but then he was reborn in the womb and returned to an era when studying could change your fate. A dilapidated home, a doting family, I, a genius boy, will pass all six imperial examinations and rise to power over the whole court. Go ahead and tell me studying is useless again. I 125Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  35. 85 I Turn My Life Around Through the Imperial Exams 我靠科举逆袭人生 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
  36. 86 The Supporting Male Lead Awakens and Learns to Stand on His Own 快穿男配觉醒后自强自立 Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted Lin Fei, a young man in modern society, had an accident and became bound to Cannon Fodder Awakening System Twelve, beginning a journey through time and space. There are always lovesick male supporting characters in life who live and go crazy for the female lead, giving her connections and money. When they confess, all they get is, “I only think of you as a brother!” They might even lose their family because the male lead gets jealous. What kind of life can a male supporting character have once h 2.8kReads8.5Score148Shelves
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  37. 87 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is a Handsome Man 快穿:宿主是个美男子 Ancient Romance354k WordsOngoing For 77, who graduated at the bottom of the System Academy, the greatest stroke of luck was binding to a Host in a low-level plane who could grow rapidly. From then on, 77 got to coast while its Host carried it to victory. But after traveling through one plane after another, 77 began to suspect that the person it had bonded with was no ordinary nobody. “Host, why is the divine official bowing to you?” “Take a guess.” “…” In the end, 77 clung to its Host, Lin Yi, and wailed, “Host, why didn’t you 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. 88 Treasure Your Life and Stay Away from Love-Struck Idiots [Quick Transmigration] 珍爱生命远离恋爱脑【快穿】 Urban1.0M WordsCompleted As a supporting male character whose job is to move the plot along and help build the leads’ moving love story, he meets a tragic end after a string of sucker moves: handing over money, connections, and support. When Li Zhiyan becomes one of these supporting characters, he scoffs: “A male side character who’s just a tool? Even a dog wouldn’t do that!” Without Li Zhiyan, the sucker who used to smooth the way for the leads’ romance, well, how do you put it? They turn out utterly ordinary... 7.5kReads8.1Score449Shelves
  39. 89 Quick Transmigration: I’m Here to Stand Up for My Mom 快穿:我来给我妈撑腰了 Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Male-lead quick transmigration; the small worlds may or may not have romance] 1. The son of a cannon-fodder crown princess (✓) According to historical records, Crown Prince Meng Zhang was exceptionally bright from a young age. He could write at three, fight at five, and was named crown prince at nine. He ascended the throne at just fifteen. Well-versed in history, he had grand ambitions. During his reign, he introduced a prefecture-and-county system at home, opened free schools, and established 13.2kReads8.4Score808Shelves
  40. 90 The Road to Success Through the Imperial Examinations 科举之青云路 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Lu Sheng was a spoiled rich kid. After being born into a farming family, he regains his memories at the age of three when his cousin pushes him to the ground over two pieces of pork crackling. Among the four paths of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, working for someone else is out of the question. With his poor knowledge of farming, he couldn't even support himself, so it looks like the imperial examinations are his only way to change his fate. From then on, Lu S 1.8kReads7.7Score130Shelves
  41. 91 Eunuch Su's Road to the Imperial Exams 苏公公的科举之路 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Chief eunuch Su Weisheng had finally endured his way to retirement, only to die unexpectedly. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a five-year-old child a century later, and all his enemies were dead! His relatives were unkind, and his parents were weak. Su Weisheng consoled himself: At least in this life, I won't have to be a eunuch. I can live with that! He takes on the worst of the family, manages the household, and studies for the imperial examinations. Only after achieving fame and 9kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
  42. 92 On the Imperial Exams, Who Knows Who'll Be the One Sweating? 论科举,谁卷谁还不知道呢 Historical648k WordsOngoing In his previous life, he was visiting Dujiangyan with his mentor to draw up reinforcement plans when one misstep cost him everything. When Zhang Shi’an opened his eyes again, he was holding a little stick, facing a golden field of rice. The rice looked unusually small, though. Before he could figure out what he was doing, he spotted several sparrows feasting on the rice. His hands reacted even faster than his mind. He raised the stick and swung it at them. The thieving sparrows soon flew up into 489Reads7.7Score—Shelves
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  43. 93 The Imperial Exams: A Farmer’s Son Has His Day in the Sun 科举,农家子也有春天 Historical274k WordsOngoing One day, Fang Ping’an, a left-behind child, transmigrates to ancient times. He has no extraordinary opportunities and no influential benefactors. How can he turn his life around? The medicine shop has no one he knows. Who would buy the herbs you gather? He knows no one in the world of the imperial examinations. Who would teach you to read? He has no connections in officialdom. Who would help you get your foot in the door? This is the story of a farmer’s son who, in the midst of a confused and ai 43Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. 94 Transmigration: The Daily Life of an Ancient Imperial Exam Candidate, Son of a Peddler 穿越:商贩之子的古代科举日常 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted [Imperial Examinations + Alternate History + Everyday Life in Ancient Times + Building Wealth + Slow-Burn + Coming of Age] In his previous life, Lin Xiang’an lost his parents at a young age and grew up dependent on others. After getting into college, he took a leave of absence to serve as a conscript. When he returned from the military and resumed his studies, he started a few businesses and gradually made his fortune. He achieved success at a young age, and his business kept growing. Then, one 2.5kReads7.9Score182Shelves
  45. 95 The Number One Son-in-Law: From Child Bridegroom to Powerful Minister 第一赘婿:从童养夫到权臣 Historical362k WordsCompleted [Farming and imperial examinations + warm and relaxing + alternate ancient setting] [The male lead seems sweet and simple but is actually cunning and doting toward his wife; a story of growth × the female lead seems frail but is actually domineering and cold-hearted] Villagers: “That little fool from the Fang family carries Pear Girl around everywhere all day. What a bargain that child bride turned out to be!” Song Zhun: “Do you think I want to carry her? If I don’t humor that lazy girl, she say 737Reads8.4Score103Shelves
  46. 96 Yang Tinghe on the Keyboard 键盘上的杨廷和 Historical481k WordsCompleted [Yang Tinghe | Male-Centered Lead | Historical Epic | Romance and Marriage | Political Intrigue] Yang Tinghe, grand secretary of the Ming dynasty, recounts his romantic and political adventures in modern language, with a playful take on his own life. [Matchmaking Trip to Yunnan] Help Mu Cong put down the Xundian rebellion and bring the region under direct administration. [Wedding Night] My concubine climbed into my bed... [The Truth About Grain Transport] Men and women alike are beheaded. [The 14Reads—Score—Shelves
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  47. 97 Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母:把反派暴君养歪了 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po 15.2kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves
  48. 98 A Couple Transmigrates: My Easygoing Husband Takes the Exams While I Raise the Kids 夫妻穿越:咸鱼老公科举我养娃 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Completed] [No pocket dimension, no System + lighthearted comedy + everyday family life + slow pace] A modern couple transmigrates to ancient times and finally fulfills their dream of having a son and a daughter. Their daughter, reborn into a new life, wants nothing more than a loving father and mother. Professor Zhang: “Even though I transmigrated, I don't want to take the imperial exams. I just want to laze around.” Manager Li: “Even though I came along too, I can't exactly make my husband wo 4.4kReads9.2Score493Shelves
  49. 99 The Imperial Exam: Starting from the Womb 科举:从胎穿开始 Historical711k WordsOngoing [Unity + building wealth + no female lead + farming + business + imperial examinations + inventions + infrastructure + opening a hospital + opening a school + natural disasters + war + fighting Japanese pirates] Throughout Chinese history, countless prodigies have emerged. Xiang was hailed by a sage as a genius worthy of becoming a sage at the age of seven. Gan Luo became a chancellor at twelve. Cao Chong weighed an elephant at nine. Gao Cheng persuaded Gao Aocao to surrender at ten. Sun Quan we 3Reads7.0Score—Shelves
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  50. 100 The First-Rank Female Top Scholar 一品女状元 Historical791k WordsCompleted No brainless protagonist + no System + imperial examinations + political intrigue + comedy + ancient setting + woman disguised as a man + history + transmigration After unexpectedly dying, a modern university student transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the daughter of a once-wealthy but now ruined family. Faced with poverty and bullying from outsiders, she decides to turn her fortunes around through the imperial examinations and restore her family. It is destined to be a grueling and extr 11Reads—Score—Shelves
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