Any Stories About an Ancient-Era Woman Becoming a Man, or a Woman Taking the Imperial Exams? 有没有古代女穿男或女生科举的？

1. 1 科 I Came First in the Imperial Exams and Became a Just Official in Ancient Times 科举成状元，我在古代当青天 The Crown Prince Who Loves Radish Meatballs爱吃萝卜肉圆的王储Historical1.2M WordsCompleted An ordinary female college student is reborn in an imaginary ancient dynasty, where she becomes a man. As he struggles to adapt to this era, he sees the hardships of the common people, the extravagance of the powerful elite, the integrity of scholars, and the opportunism of politicians. This is a society ruled by a brutal class system. Unluckily for him, he has been reborn here, and all he wants is to live with dignity. Study, take the imperial examinations, become an official. At first, he only 1.5kReads8.5Score110Shelves

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   Women wear men's clothing, taking imperial examinations

2. 2 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 132.8kReads9.6Score14.5kShelves

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   I only have one copy here, but it is very interesting. The main character is loved by grandpa, and the background becomes stronger as you go to the back!!!

3. 3 科 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 10.3kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves

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   I have been following the first book, which basically meets the requirements, and is also my favorite. The second one is also acceptable, and the third one also falls into this category.

4. 4 灼 A Brilliant and Graceful Life [Original Novel of the TV Series Starring Feng Shaofeng and Jing Tian] 灼灼风流【冯绍峰、景甜主演同名电视剧原著】 At Ease with the Universe随宇而安Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted The original novel for the TV series Blossoms in Adversity, starring Jing Tian and Feng Shaofeng, premiering on Tencent Video on August 19. A tale of remarkable heroes and exhilarating wish fulfillment. A sharp-witted female official meets a devoted prince: from a chaotic first encounter to a lifetime together. Mu Zhuohua learned one thing from a young age: once a woman gets married, her life is as good as over. Studying and taking the imperial exams are a woman's only way forward. Staying unmar 8.4kReads9.6Score1.4kShelves
5. 5 农 A Country Girl’s Daily Life of Preparing for the Imperial Exams 农家女的科举日常 Panda Loves Life胖达爱生活Ancient Romance753k 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 20.8kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves

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   ✍🏼The first book: Zhuge Yunshu, an orphan, works as a worker from 9 to 5. He is thrown by an object from a high altitude and travels to an ancient farmer's home. In this country called Xia Kingdom, girls can also take the imperial examination, and both men and women have to work in the fields, okay! The only way is to take the imperial examination! [Thinking] ✍🏼The second book: Xu Yue entered the book "The Concubine's Imperial Examination, Step by Step", and was bound to the "Famous Official System". Relying on the power of the system, she made her grandfather believe in herself. As long as she participated in the imperial examination, she would be able to honor her ancestors. So Master Xu disguised Xu Yue as a man and started to study for the imperial examination [Note]

6. 6 我 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 Yu Tiantian Ya遇田田呀Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [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 1.7kReads9.2Score188Shelves
7. 7 科 Imperial Exams: Sir, Your Son Just Scored Six Perfects in a Row 科举：老爷，少爷他连中六元了 Flying Cow 98会飞的牛98Historical1.1M WordsCompleted One heroine + no System + lighthearted pacing A thorough understanding of the world is knowledge, and social savvy is good writing. Ren Junjie, a history graduate, suddenly finds himself in an unfamiliar world as the eldest legitimate son of the richest family in Xinchang County. A former wastrel, he turns over a new leaf and marries a lovely young wife. He rests every other day and works on the days in between, studying harder and striving to improve. With his deep knowledge of history, he purs 9kReads8.8Score693Shelves
8. 8 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 13.7kReads9.2Score2kShelves
9. 9 多 Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我 Jiu Xiaoqi酒小七Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted Lin Fang has been disguised as a boy since childhood, and she can't help feeling helpless about it. Her household registration says she's male, so what can she do? But the secret she has sworn to protect is discovered by a young boy she accidentally rescues! Lin Fang thought she'd picked up a deadweight, but once the boy, Yun Weiming, regains his identity, she feels as if she's sitting on a mountain of gold. “Who would've thought! I've picked up all kinds of things before, but you're the most va 70.4kReads9.7Score9.2kShelves

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   These books are all good, you can read them. In the first book, the heroine disguises herself as a man, no cp, and the description of Xu Yue's character is superb! The description of the imperial examination and officialdom is very good, and the characters are well described, including the gentle and shrewd landlord Xu, Uncle Xu who cares about money the most, and the wise emperor. It is worth watching! The second book describes the survival wisdom of a little person. Lin Dalang Fangzhou accidentally saves a homeless boy and develops emotions due to interdependence. The heroine's kindness is not that of a virgin, her wisdom is not that of a philistine, and the male protagonist's pure love makes her two difficult lives in the book full of hope and warmth!

10. 10 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 80.8kReads9.3Score9.8kShelves

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    ⚡️💫Science students were born in ancient times. There were no boys in the family, and the adults in the family arranged for women to dress up as men. 🎉Bound to an imperial examination system, with the help of the system, they studied and changed their destiny.

11. 11 穷 From Pauper to Grand Secretary 穷小子到阁老 Zhu Family Jasmine茱家茉莉Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Zhu Yuanyuan was a highly educated young woman of the new era, ready to make her mark and serve her country. But before she could, she was shot on the school sports field... After becoming him, she threw herself into the imperial examination system, striving forward for herself and her family. From a village student to a presented scholar, from a farming household to the imperial court, she carved out her own path in life, one step at a time... 508Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    📖① Women wear men's imperial examination clothes. 📖②③④⑤ Women disguise themselves as men to take the imperial examination. 📖⑥Girls' Imperial Examination Essay.

12. 12 农 A Farmer's Daughter Disguises Herself as a Boy to Take the Imperial Exams 农家子女扮男装考科举 Love Good Food好稀饭Ancient Romance187k WordsCompleted Zhao Jingsong transmigrated and became the only child in the third branch of the Zhao family. The head of the Zhao family's third branch had died. If she hadn't transmigrated in time, the first and second branches would have gobbled up the entire inheritance. 342Reads6.2Score—Shelves
13. 13 女 A Woman Transmigrates into a Man: My Lame Childhood Bride 女穿男：我的跛脚童养媳 Gui Chengcheng归澄澄Ancient Romance545k WordsCompleted [Woman Transmigrates into a Man] + [Devoted Husband] + [Older Woman/Younger Man Romance] + [Everyday Rural Life] + [Helping Each Other Grow] + [Business and Imperial Exams] Modern-day overworked office drone Zhao Xiaoyu transmigrates into a poor farming family in ancient times. Orphaned at birth, he is raised by his five-years-older, lame, child-bride sister, who farms and sews to support his studies for the imperial exams. When he is five, Zhao Xiaoyu toddles after her, promising that when he g 2.7kReads8.9Score294Shelves

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    I really like this kind of plain writing. From childhood to old age, the two of them loved each other firmly, and there was no intrigue as I thought. After being belittled, I swallowed my anger and then slapped the bad guy in the face, and wrote a lot about accompanying my lover's children [laughing] I secretly downloaded and read it last night, and I will add one today 2025.06.20 23:59 Finished and spread flowers ~

14. 14 女 A Woman Transmigrated as a Man: I Can't Handle Leading a Rebellion 女穿男：造反大旗我拿不动啊 Liu Jilian刘忌廉Ancient Romance317k WordsCompleted Female-to-Male + Transmigration + One-on-One Romance + Family Life + Lighthearted Comedy After Shen Mu transmigrates to Chang'an as a man, he plans to open a trendy tavern and live the comfortable life of a rich slacker. But Du Qingli tricks him into marriage... “Why don't we get engaged as a pretend couple?” With a little maneuvering, Du Qingli forces Shen Mu to “lie flat.” After they marry, he barely has time to warm the silver he's earned before their whole family is accused of plotting a reb 218Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The book "Women Dressed as Men" is good to read, but it's not for the imperial examination.

15. 15 七 From Seventh-Rank Official to the Top: The Strongest Female Chief Minister 七品逆袭：最强女首辅 Fine Night良宵Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A woman disguised as a man in an ancient political intrigue story) Qin Yuan first met He Lin in the summer of Jingli Year 29. The cicadas shrilled in the trees, and the heat was suffocating. In a dark, filthy prison cell, she sat in a corner, her face smeared with blood. Without a word, he left her a handkerchief to wipe the blood from her forehead. When they met again outside the prison, she was no longer in such a wretched state. Dressed in a vivid red official robe, her bright eyes blazing, 4.7kReads9.1Score649Shelves

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    These novels are very exciting and beautiful, with ups and downs of content that are exciting, and the plots are compact and not procrastinating. The female protagonist has very upright views and is not a virgin. She is smart and wise online. She disguises herself as a man to participate in the imperial examination, and she is dedicated to her career and benefiting the people.

16. 16 名 The Notorious County Magistrate 名扬天下俏县令 Li Taiyi李太亿Ancient Romance769k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + political intrigue + woman disguised as a man + no romance] Zhao Minglan transmigrates into a disgraced remnant of the previous dynasty, a woman who passed the imperial exams disguised as a man. All she wants is to settle down in Qingshui County and rule her little corner of the world in peace. But not only do the local powers refuse to show her any respect, several princes at court have turned this backwater into a battlefield. That won’t do! Armed with the secret to makin 185Reads8.2Score—Shelves
17. 17 科 The Imperial Examinations: The First Female Grand Chancellor 科举：第一女首辅 Rabbit Lord's Chitchat兔君闲谈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 590Reads8.7Score100Shelves
18. 18 我 I Find the Top Scholar So Charming 我见探花多娇媚 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted 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. 4.6kReads9.4Score818Shelves
19. 19 少 The Young Master's Maid Tops the Imperial Exams 少爷的小丫鬟金榜题名了 September Wind S九月的风SAncient Romance428k WordsCompleted [The story of a clever, unassuming maid and several young masters: one humble woman's road to a comeback] “Good news! Someone from the Qi family has made the imperial honor roll!” “Are you sure there's no mistake? No one from our household took the imperial exams this year.” “No mistake! It's that maid of yours, Liu Shi. She disguised herself as a man, took the exams, and came out top! The Qi household really does deserve its reputation as a family of scholars. Even one of its maids is so brilli 1.2kReads9.2Score173Shelves
20. 20 重 Reborn as a Young Scholar in a Farming Family 重生之农家小书生 Smiling Dove笑白鸽Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Xiao Han transmigrated to ancient times as a little boy. He had planned to coast through life, eating his fill and waiting to die, but the System, desperate to meet its performance targets, tried every trick to tempt him, from sweet-talking him to feeding him poisonous motivational slogans. Xiao Han gradually veered onto a path no one had planned for. He had only wanted to help his family achieve a comfortable life, but he aimed too high and accidentally reached the pinnacle of success. Xiao San 2.8kReads8.7Score196Shelves

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    Characteristics of the character: Characteristics of the character

21. 21 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: The Concubine-Born Heir's Rise to Power 女穿男，庶房嫡子的逆袭 Liu Jilian刘忌廉Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing Now available as an audiobook with a full cast. [Alternate history] + [Woman transmigrates as a man] + [Born into this world] + [Imperial exams and business in the early story] + [Court politics later on] + [One female lead, with a relatively small role] + [A touch of ensemble cast] + [No golden finger] Xie Chengxi was born into another world as the sixth son of the Xie family, a minor family in Bianjing's Grain Transport Guild. His father was the clan's rejected son, kept under pressure for yea 43kReads8.3Score5.3kShelves

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    Women wear men's clothes to take the imperial examination

22. 22 考 She Died Pursuing the Imperial Exams for Her Husband: Life Is Hard in a Man-Dominated World 考科举因夫掉命，男尊女贵挺难活 It's Never Too Late to Take the Plunge入坑不晚Ancient Romance564k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead] + [political scheming] + [one woman, multiple husbands] + [comedy] You somehow end up in a world where men are revered and women are prized. There are many men and few women. One woman marries three husbands, and women stay home to serve their husbands and raise children. But you’re rebellious to the core and insist on disguising yourself as a man to take the imperial exams. After years of hard study, you finally become the top scholar! You work hard to build a career, but e 965Reads9.0Score116Shelves

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    Take the imperial examination and become prime minister. Power over the world. Trickery. Patriotic. Salvation. Big heroine.

23. 23 女 A Female Chancellor's Rise Through the Imperial Exams 女宰相的科举逆袭 Cherry Tomatoes with Pork樱桃炒肉Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted [Woman Disguised as a Man + No Romance + No Male Lead + Imperial Exam Comeback + Female Awakening] After fighting her way up from the bottom, Jiang Chuheng opened her eyes to find herself in the body of a twelve-year-old girl in ancient times, disguised as a boy and prone to tears. At home, she has an elderly grandmother, a timid mother, and two beautiful older sisters. Her eldest sister has been set up and faces the prospect of becoming a concubine. Things are going badly from the start! After 229Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    ①The career-oriented heroine disguises herself as a man to pass the imperial examination. Who says women are inferior to men? ②Transmigrated from a doctor to an orphan girl, ☄️bound to the famous minister system, and started the road to the imperial examination as a woman disguised as a man, with profound knowledge and eighteen high schools. ②Xie Jiazi, a woman who disguised herself as a man, was very smart, led her clan members to make a fortune, built a school, and advanced herself in the imperial examinations.

24. 24 害 Afraid of Bug Bites, I Transmigrate to Take the Imperial Exams 害怕虫子咬，穿越考科举 Wind Tugs at the Clouds风挽云Ancient Romance414k WordsCompleted [Woman transmigrates into a man + imperial examinations + farming + family life] Song An’an was a brilliant lawyer who had worked hard through years of study and finally established herself in Shanghai. Before she could enjoy her apartment and luxury car, a sudden car accident sent her transmigrating back to an unknown dynasty. Given a second life in a poor farming family, she is lucky that her parents are young and capable, and her four older sisters dote on him. Song Anshun decides to settle i 801Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    This book is about women wearing men's clothes to take the imperial examination. Don't miss the excitement.

25. 25 与 I Signed a Pact with the System: Disguised as a Man, I Strike It Rich at Funerals 与系统画押，我女扮男装升棺发财 Become a God Any Day Now指日成神Modern Romance554k WordsCompleted (No romance, female protagonist disguised as a man + Cocky, handsome, irresistible heroine + All kinds of Systems + Ghost hunting + Ridiculous comedy) After getting out of prison, Gu Si disguises herself as a man to evade her enemies and accidentally binds herself to a livestream System. She only meant to play the hero and save a ghost for a little cash, but the female ghost offers herself to her in marriage! Gu Si: Guys, the female ghost I just saved insists on marrying me. What should I do? As 191Reads9.2Score101Shelves

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    Story summary: Some may not be imperial examinations, but they are all okay

26. 26 重 Reborn as a Man: Feng Qiansui Rules the Court 重生女扮男装：凤千岁权倾朝野 A Duo Guli阿朵古丽Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Completed. Villainess + woman disguising herself as a man + reborn + strong heroine + no romance The heroine is a true villain: greedy, ruthless, highly skilled in martial arts, and sharp-tongued! Scene One: Asking the Emperor for money Emperor: “I appoint you imperial inspector for the south. Investigate the affairs in Xuzhou thoroughly. If you find anyone committing crimes and undermining the state, and verify the evidence, punish them according to the law! I grant you this golden badge. Whoev 1.1kReads9.2Score117Shelves
27. 27 一 The First-Rank Female Top Scholar 一品女状元 Dancing for You Amid the Falling Snow雨雪霏霏为君舞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 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My own female champion

28. 28 咸 After Turning into a Couch Potato, the On-Screen Comments Made Me a Top-Tier Star of Ancient Times 咸鱼后，弹幕逼我成了古代顶流 Luo Baili洛百鲤Ancient Romance265k WordsCompleted [Farming + no romance + woman disguised as a man + mystery-solving and deduction + strong female lead + satisfying read] The moment she transmigrated, she was falsely accused of being a lecher who had violated a young woman’s virtue. Then one ominous comment after another appeared above her, warning that she would soon be beaten to death. Shen Changli panicked. She might be dressed as a man, but she was a woman through and through! Faced with being beaten to death or cuckolded, she decisively ch 48Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    The heroine solves the case + takes the imperial examination

29. 29 皇 Ming Dynasty Natives Versus Transmigrators 皇明土著大战穿越众 Would You Dare Say Yes?叫你敢答应吗Historical3.7M WordsOngoing Current plot: A newcomer to officialdom enters the inner circle as a pawn, but refuses to settle for mediocrity and wants to break free of his constraints. By chance, he gets caught up in turmoil on the frontier, where three hundred battered soldiers rout thirty thousand northern invaders. Zheng Zhi, a household retainer of the Zhen Ding Guard under the Ming rear army's Governor's Office, dreams of himself sixty years in the future. From then on, the Ming Dynasty gains a peerless talent in both 109Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Learn to travel through crowds, snatch the crowds that travel through time, and trample them to death

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