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I'm Tired of Poor Scholar Stories. Any About Scions of Great Clans Taking the Imperial Exams? 看惯了寒门状元,有没有世家大族子弟科举的?

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  1. 51 Story of Minglan: Sun Zhigao's Struggle Through Life 知否:孙志高的奋斗人生 Female-Channel Fanfiction535k WordsCompleted Born into the Sun family as the only son of its third branch, he loses his father in an accident and watches the family fall into decline. His mother, however, has the foresight to insist that he continue his studies. In ancient times, when society ranked scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants in that order, studying for the imperial examinations was the only way to earn people’s respect. Later, he realizes he has transmigrated into the world of The Story of Minglan. No matter. The story is 1.2kReads8.4Score10214d adds
  2. 52 The Imperial Exam Routine of a Poor Butcher's Son 寒门屠户之子的科举日常 Historical3.3M WordsOngoing The Wang butcher family is full of burly men, all tall, broad, and muscular, like a whole den of reincarnated black bears! But their youngest son, Wang Sanniu, is the odd one out: frail, delicate, and liable to fall over in a breeze. Standing beside his family, he looks like a little fox that wandered into a bear’s den. Butchering pigs? The moment pig’s blood splashes over him, he faints! Farming? The hoe is taller than he is! With the family fearing he’ll become a good-for-nothing, his mother m 186.1kReads9.0Score23.8k14d adds
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  3. 53 EN Death God of the Night 黑夜杀神 Eastern Fantasy509k WordsCompleted Hunted from the start, I barely escaped with my life. I fought to defy fate, launching attacks and taking down countless powerful opponents. Born with a beautiful face... I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.9kReads8.8Score21414d adds
  4. 54 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 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1k14d adds
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  5. 55 City of Heartbreak 情伤都市 Urban215k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
  6. 56 The World’s Number One Blundering Assassin 天下第一乌龙刺客 Historical7k WordsCompleted The World’s Greatest Accidental Assassin 162Reads—Score—14d adds
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  7. 57 After I Transmigrated into a Book, the Green Tea Crown Prince Wouldn’t Leave Me Alone 穿书后,绿茶太子对我纠缠不休 Two Male Leads539k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Straight Man + Younger, Mutual Firsts + 1v1 + Somewhat Goofy + Bottom-Focused] + Cool, sharp-tongued, carefree bottom x unhinged, scheming, green-tea top Jiang Lin transmigrates into a book as a doomed great Confucian scholar who is killed from the start. The scholar is a shameless self-promoter, a worthless glutton and drunkard with not a shred of real talent. His reputation is entirely built on marketing. The bad news: the Crown Prince believed the hype and sneaked over to s 9.6kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds
  8. 58 Cut the Crap! I’m Begging You, Take Off Your Armor and Kiss Me! 少废话,我求你脱了战袍亲亲我! Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted Completed, and absolutely fantastic! [Flirtatious, brazen beauty top vs. sharp-tongued, honest-hearted cool-guy bottom; childhood rivals who hated each other, then fell in love while fighting] [Two male leads + two strong leads + intense chemistry and push-pull + mutual coercion + both are pure + happy ending] Ji Qinghuan had been born into another world and lived there for nineteen years, always appearing to outsiders as a gentle, refined young master. A heaven-blessed prodigy with impeccable c 10kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
  9. 59 EN What the Heck! Everyone Around Me Is Completely Nuts! 癫!孤身边全是神经病! Ancient Romance764k WordsCompleted Born a crown prince, Qi Yuanzuo was convinced that he was the only normal person in the imperial family. Little did he know what the Crown Prince looked like to outsiders: At seven, he shot a tiger and won nine hundred kilometers of territory in the Qilian Mountains. At thirteen, he cut through the great clans of Jiangnan and personally orchestrated the Case of the Ninety-Seven Mourning Robes, stepping over piles of corpses to claim the throne. At fifteen, he gambled on the Qilian Mountains once 53.5kReads9.5Score6.9k14d adds
  10. 60 You Abandoned Me When I Failed the Imperial Exam, So Who Are You Now That I’ve Swept the Boards? 名落孙山你不陪,连中六元你是谁 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [The short drama is now available, and the print edition is in publication.][Slow-burn, warm, and humorous][Alternate history + business + imperial examinations + one female lead + no System] Su Run transmigrates into the body of a disgraced scholar who has lost both his parents, failed the imperial exams, and earned a notorious reputation as a lovesick doormat. When he opens his eyes, his fiancée is publicly putting him down and emotionally manipulating him, even threatening to break off their 18kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
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  11. 61 The Playboy Won Me a Noble Title, and the Reborn Matriarch Went on a Killing Spree 纨绔为我夺诰命,重生主母杀疯了 Ancient Romance905k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Clear-headed, independent true heiress x play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger fake wastrel] [Female-oriented fiction + heroine reborn + hero transmigrates + political intrigue] After more than ten years as the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's heir, managing the household and dutifully serving her parents-in-law, Shen Tangning believed she had done nothing wrong. Not until the usually distant heir began an affair with her half sister, now married to his younger brother, and they 57.6kReads9.2Score7.6k14d adds
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  12. 62 I Was Reborn in a Farming Novel, but I Don't Want to Pass the Imperial Exams on Talent 穿进种田文里,我不想靠才华科举 Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Su Congli transmigrated. To stay alive, he studied day and night and threw himself into the imperial examinations. Who could have guessed? At the provincial exam: “What are you staring at, chief examiner?” At the metropolitan exam: “Why do these examiners all seem so strange?” At the palace exam: “Oh! Isn’t that guy sitting in the throne hall the one who stares at me every night?” Emperor Qiyuan prided himself on being a wise ruler of his age, blessed with extraordinary fortune. Who knew he’d ru 10.8kReads8.9Score88914d adds
  13. 63 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域:从精神病院进入诡世界 Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 349.6kReads9.5Score70.9k14d adds
  14. 64 The Concubine's Son Rises: From the Cold Courtyard to the Chancellor's Seat 庶子青云:从冷院到宰执 Historical2.2M WordsOngoing When he woke up, modern university lecturer Gu Yanzhou had become the least favored eight-year-old illegitimate son in the Marquis Dingyuan household. His birth mother had died young, his father ignored him, his stepmother was cold, and his siblings bullied him. His former self had even been pushed into a pond and “accidentally” drowned. In his previous life, he led graduate students through academic research. In this life, he’ll make his mark in the imperial examinations of the fictional Shengj 777Reads7.7Score11114d adds
  15. 65 You Hear Their Thoughts, I Enjoy the Gossip: The Swapped Brides Are Laughing 你听心声我吃瓜,换嫁夫妻笑哈哈 Ancient Romance579k WordsCompleted [A male lead who loves gossip and a female lead who dotes on her husband and can read minds, love after marriage, the couple joins forces, one female lead] I, Pei Cijing, transmigrated as the second young master of a marquis’s household. All I wanted was to lie flat and enjoy the gossip. Who could have guessed that just before my wedding, my eldest brother, the heir, would end up in bed with my fiancée! I was there to watch the drama, only to find out I was the one being cuckolded? Just when I t 64kReads8.5Score7.6k14d adds
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  16. 66 The Prince Jing’s Consort: Master, Save Me 静王妃之师傅救我 Ancient Romance811k WordsOngoing Originally titled The Princess Consort of Prince Jing, this novel was renamed The Princess Consort of Prince Jing: Master, Save Me in memory of a departed friend. It tells the story of Princess Murong Jingwen of Beiping. After descending from Yuntai Mountain, she misses her chance to marry Lin Yutai and is sent far away to the Chen Kingdom to wed Prince Jing as part of a political alliance. She is abducted along the way, and meets Li Chaoyang, a villager of the Chen Kingdom. Thus begins the stor 47Reads—Score—14d adds
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  17. 67 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 17.7kReads8.2Score1.7k14d adds
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  18. 68 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 6.1kReads—Score36014d adds
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  19. 69 A Floating Life in Blue Robes [Female-to-Male Transmigration] 青衣浮生【女穿男】 Ancient Romance314k WordsCompleted Reader’s note: A woman transmigrates into a man, marries, and there is one couple throughout. The story is low-key, with no major twists, no inner-courtyard scheming, and only basic political machinations. Please read only if you’re okay with all that. I was a modern-day overworked teacher who suddenly died and transmigrated into the lowly illegitimate son of the Marquis of Daqi’s household. The moment I opened my eyes, I was faced with the terrifying reality of having the wrong gender, and I’d 10.5kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
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  20. 70 You Mock My Clan for Never Passing the Imperial Exams? What Are You Crying For Now That I Passed All Three with Top Honors? 笑我全族不中举?三元及第你哭啥 Historical323k WordsOngoing Zhang Yan, the top scholar of nine provinces, has just earned his doctorate when he opens his eyes and finds himself in a poor village in the Great Yong Dynasty. His clan has spent generations taking the imperial examinations, but after decades, not one of them has even passed the first degree. They have become the laughingstock of the entire village. But Zhang Yan sees the clan elders' good intentions. People say studying is hard, but how can it be harder than farming? He secretly swears, “Sinc 313Reads8.4Score10114d adds
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  21. 71 A Woman Reborn as a Man: My Dad Is Even More of a Menace Than I Am 女穿男:老爹比我还能作 Ancient Romance870k WordsCompleted [Woman transmigrates into a man's body + late-blooming comeback + family goes from total ruin to fame and fortune + imperial examinations and court politics + farming and business + cozy daily life + hilarious power plays] Ning Yi, a burned-out office worker, wakes up one day to find she's transmigrated into a man's body. The good news: She's the heir to a duke's estate, with money and a little power. The bad news: She's thirty-seven, and she's no good at either literature or martial arts. The 2.1kReads8.8Score29214d adds
  22. 72 Raising Daiyu as a High-Ranking Official 官居一品养黛玉 Female-Channel Fanfiction2.3M WordsCompleted I transmigrated into Dream of the Red Chamber as someone never mentioned in the original novel. My only golden finger is the ability to choose one person to visit in a dream every ten years. After years of diligent study, Lin Dan, a humanities student, finally saves Daiyu and rises from a commoner to the highest rank of official. P.S. The male lead is Lin Dan, and the female lead is my adorable little Daiyu. But they are not a couple!!!! He’s just an uncle raising his niece!! The male lead will 12.3kReads8.5Score82114d adds
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  23. 73 The Imperial Exams! After Ten Years of Study, I Pass and Take Down the Nobility 科举!寒窗十年,上岸就斩勋贵 Historical1.7M WordsOngoing “The autumn wind howls in August, sweeping three layers of thatch from my roof!” The moment Mei Cheng'an opened his eyes, he found himself facing a catastrophe. Framed and cast out of the marquis's household by his own father, he was now being hunted, with his life hanging by a thread. He chose to fake his death and flee south to seek refuge with family friends. On the way, however, he ran into an imperial inspector investigating a case. From the inspector, he learned that his family friends had 7.9kReads8.1Score41614d adds
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  24. 74 A Warlord in Republican-Era China? Why Does This Feel Like Fantasy? 民国军阀,怎么感觉还带点玄幻! Urban359k WordsCompleted (An alternate timeline, entirely fictional and unrelated to modern history) After transmigrating to the Republic of China era, naturally, he intends to lie in the arms of beautiful women and wield power over all under heaven. It's a wish-fulfillment story, but the protagonist won't suffer. There may be a few minor bumps along the way, but things will go especially smoothly for him. 45Reads6.2Score—14d adds
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  25. 75 Transmigrating into The Story of Minglan: Am I Han Zhang's Grandson? 穿越知否,我成了韩章孙子? Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted He was struck by disaster for doing good deeds. After living a second life, Han Ming discovers that he has transmigrated into The Story of Minglan, a parallel world blending the Song and Ming dynasties. He has also become the legitimate eldest grandson of Han Zhang, the Grand Chancellor of the current dynasty, a character who never existed in the original story. Just as he hopes to lie flat and enjoy an easy life, his grandfather Han Zhang orders him to attend the Sheng family school. Before lon 1.7kReads6.8Score10114d adds
  26. 76 Peace in a Flourishing Age 盛世有太平 Two Male Leads435k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Master and Disciple + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Mutual Healing] After losing his job, he takes in a boy. After he leaves, the scheming boy makes his mark on the world. The boy's life is the only move that can save this game from certain defeat. With only two years left to live, imperial physician Du Taiping wants nothing more than to pass away in peace. On the night he leaves the palace, he finds a boy who can see the colors of people's souls, and discovers the deepe 69Reads—Score—14d adds
  27. 77 The Fake Heir Was Cast Out of the Marquis's Estate, Then Rose to Power Through the Imperial Exams 被赶出侯府假世子靠科举逆袭权臣 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Chen Yan worked himself to the bone as an office drone. After finally paying off his mortgage and car loan, he had 400,000 yuan in savings and was ready to lie flat in a small county town. Little did he know that disaster can strike at any moment. He transmigrated! The good news: he was still a man in this life, so he wouldn't have to experience period pain. He was born into a wealthy marquis's household, surrounded by fine clothes, delicious food, and his family's boundless affection. The bad n 53kReads8.6Score2.1k14d adds
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  28. 78 Madness Reigns in This Golden Age, and I'm the Only One Saving People 盛世疯批,只有我在救人 259k WordsOngoing [Everyone Is Unhinged | High-Quality Political Intrigue and Ensemble Cast | Intense Emotional Push and Pull] In a dynasty where the princes and the emperor are bound by a blood feud, I, Du Taiping, became the only normal person. The Crown Prince is a lone wolf bent on revenge, my senior brother is a madman devoted to order, and my disciple can see the colors of people's souls. I wanted nothing more than to die in peace, but was dragged into another high-stakes gamble over this so-called “golden 22Reads—Score—14d adds
  29. 79 Great Ming: From the Imperial Exams to Absolute Power 大明:从科举到权倾天下 Historical2.1M WordsOngoing Li Ji accidentally transmigrates back to the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty, becoming the illegitimate son of a minor gentry family in Jiangnan! For ten years, no one knows he exists. His father dislikes him, and his elder half-brother and the servants bully and beat him at will. What a miserable life! No System, no inherited memories, just a completely new life... In the Great Ming, where everything else is beneath contempt and only scholarship is worthy, Li Ji originally only wanted to study, p 12.5kReads8.1Score1.1k14d adds
  30. 80 The Way of Learning: A Transmigrator's Unconventional Path to the Imperial Examinations 学而致道:穿越之非主流科举路 Historical752k WordsCompleted A high school student transmigrates into the household of a gentry family in an imaginary dynasty, studies under his father and tutors, and takes the imperial examinations. The teachings of Song Learning and Han Learning, the schools of Cheng-Zhu and Lu-Wang, the essays of Su and Han, and the histories of Ban and Ma gradually seep into a young man’s heart. He studies from childhood through adolescence, taking in ideas that will never change for the rest of his life. Across a thousand years, he m 1.1kReads8.4Score12314d adds
  31. 81 Ming Dynasty: My Years as Zhu Yuanzhang's Heckler 大明,我给老朱当喷子的那些年 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted If there’s anything you think could be improved, please point it out gently. I’ll make changes. Thank you. The protagonist’s official career: Investigating Censor, Supervising Censor, County Magistrate, Inspecting Censor and Deputy Censor-in-Chief, Censor-in-Chief, Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Grand Secretary of the Hall of Cautious Diligence and Minister of Personnel. Gu Chen opens his eyes and finds himself in the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, as a low-ranking remonstrance official. He ha 49.1kReads9.1Score3.4k14d adds
  32. 82 Ming Dynasty Tyrant: I’ll Extend the Dynasty’s Reign by 300 Years 大明暴君,我为大明续运三百年 Historical6.1M WordsCompleted [Political intrigue]+ [Passionate]+ [Struggle for supremacy]+ [Ruthless]+ [No System] “Zhu Youjian, go in peace. Everything you had will be inherited by me, Ye Xuan. From this day on, I am the sixteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen. I swear here: Those you, Zhu Youjian, could not kill, I, Chongzhen, will kill. What you, Zhu Youjian, could not accomplish, I, Chongzhen, will accomplish. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are rebelling? Then it depends on whether I give them the chance! The J 97.3kReads9.2Score11.5k14d adds
  33. 83 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 2.2kReads9.0Score18614d adds
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  34. 84 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 7.7kReads8.5Score56814d adds
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  35. 85 The Scholar from a Humble Family 寒门仕子 Historical672k WordsCompleted Song Tianming transmigrates by accident into the chaotic Great Qian, where the people are starving, wars never end, human lives are worth less than paper, and everyone struggles each day just to find enough to eat. By a twist of fate, the authorities arrange for him to marry a beautiful wife. Everyone in the village thinks Song Tianming and his wife will starve to death in the streets. But who could have guessed that a hidden dragon would rise from the countryside and prove unstoppable? Watch ho 712Reads8.0Score62614d adds
  36. 86 Reborn in Dream of the Red Chamber as Jia Huan, the Concubine’s Son 重生红楼之庶子贾环 Historical2.6M WordsOngoing A doctor transmigrates into the Jia household of the Jia family in Dream of the Red Chamber, becoming Jia Huan, the most useless son born to a concubine. Follow his efforts as he rises step by step, blooms like a lotus, escapes his predicament, and makes up for the story's many regrets. 69.1kReads9.1Score4.8k14d adds
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  37. 87 My Nephew Is the Chongzhen Emperor: Building an Everlasting Ming Dynasty 家侄崇祯,打造大明日不落 Historical3.7M WordsOngoing He transmigrates into the Ming dynasty and mistakes Emperor Chongzhen for his nephew. From then on, he becomes an overprotective uncle! A faction called the Donglin Party bullies my nephew and seizes his family’s property? Kill their leader and wipe that accursed faction off the map! A postman named Li Chuang forces my nephew to hang himself? I’ll rebel! Let this uncle beat him until he loses all his teeth! The Tungusic savages killed my nephew’s people and want to take his empire, too? Don’t be 7.5kReads9.1Score57814d adds
  38. 88 My Dad Is Su Dongpo, My Wife Is Li Qingzhao, and My Bro Is Emperor Huizong 老爹苏东坡老婆李清照老铁宋徽宗 Historical1.4M WordsOngoing Tags: No System, not a mindless power fantasy, meticulous historical research, slow burn, personal growth, one heroine An utterly ordinary art student transmigrates as Su Dun, the prematurely deceased youngest son of the legendary Su Dongpo. A quick calculation tells him When his father goes to Huizhou to eat lychees, he’ll be eleven. When his father goes to Hainan Island to eat clams, he’ll be fourteen. When his father is pardoned and dies in Changzhou, he’ll be seventeen. When Cai Jing erects 11.3kReads8.5Score1k14d adds
  39. 89 A Woman in a Man’s Body: Reborn as the Legitimate Second Son, I Rule the Court 女穿男:穿成嫡次子,我权倾朝野 Ancient Romance916k WordsCompleted [Female transmigrates into a male body + born into a new life + doted on by everyone] [Chronicles of the Legitimate Second Son] Zhou Yan died, then came back to life, only this time as a boy. Unfortunately, when he was born, his grandfather was still a down-and-out Marquis of Anding. His father had only just managed to marry a princess through sheer shamelessness, and his princess mother was a pitiful little thing with a burden from her previous marriage in tow 3.7kReads6.4Score24214d adds
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  40. 90 A Scientist’s Soul in an Ancient Body: A Comeback in the Imperial Exams to Become Chancellor 科研魂穿,科举逆袭成宰相 Eastern Fantasy507k WordsOngoing As a wisp of consciousness drifted away beneath the cold lights of a laboratory, Zhao Qixuan opened his eyes to find himself in a dilapidated study belonging to the Zhao family of the Huang Dynasty. Rain beat against the bamboo blinds outside, and the candle on his desk flickered faintly. Gazing at the yellowed Analects in his hands, he had only one thought: if he didn’t fight for a better life, he would waste away unnoticed in this side courtyard. He was a marginal member of a collateral branch 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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  41. 91 The Scholar from a Poor Family 寒门状元 Historical2.1M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the family of a common farmer, Ye Xuanmo arrives just as his paternal cousin passes the imperial examination. To revitalize the clan, his cousin invites a teacher to the family to educate the children. In an age when “all trades are base, and only studying is noble,” Ye Xuanmo wants nothing more than to pass the exams and change his family’s circumstances… 3.4kReads8.9Score31414d adds
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  42. 92 I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Examinations 我,孙山,科举 Ancient Romance4.7M WordsOngoing “Imperial exams + transmigration + farming + exams + no space System” “Romance included, devoted male lead. The female lead is his childhood sweetheart, but she appears infrequently. Romance is not the main plot.” “The male lead rises step by step through hard work and good luck.” “The male lead is no good at scheming, but he gets things done and has technical skills.” “The imperial examination system is based on the Ming and Qing dynasties.” After an accident, he is transmigrated into the womb 47.4kReads8.8Score3.1k14d adds
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  43. 93 Dream of the Red Chamber: Who Dares Lay a Hand on My Sister? 红楼:谁敢动我妹 Historical712k WordsCompleted Planned settings for now: Dream of the Red Chamber, Liaozhai, Lotus Lantern, and Journey to the West. A young man is reborn in Dream of the Red Chamber, only to unexpectedly master the Daoist Great Yellow Court cultivation art from The Sword of the Snow Stride! In this life, he was an orphan from the frontier, but was saved by the father of Xue Pan and Xue Baochai. He had meant to stay out of things, but he owed them his life. Enough! Enough! Enough! Then he would use the Great Yellow Court wit 9.1kReads8.9Score62214d adds
  44. 94 I Transmigrated into Dream of the Red Chamber as a Cultivator 穿越红楼我是修真者 Eastern Fantasy422k WordsCompleted By chance, Lin Song obtained a copy of the True Black Tortoise Scripture on Mount Wudang. After more than a decade of dedicated study, he finally reached the pinnacle of the acquired realm. But as he broke through to the innate realm, he was struck by lightning and transmigrated into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, where, by an unlikely twist of fate, he became Lin Ruhai's son. Though a son, he was born of a concubine. See how he changes his fate and grows step by step, and how he alters 5.4kReads8.3Score26814d adds
  45. 95 A Poor Scholar's Rise: His Househusband Is Both Delicate and Wild 寒门贵子:家养小夫郎他又娇又野 Two Male Leads638k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + everyone’s darling + sweet romance + warm on the surface, cold at heart X proud and arrogant] Zhang Binwei had spent his whole life cold and aloof. He never expected that, after being reborn one day, he would be bound for life to a little ancestor. The little ancestor looked every bit like a young villain, yet loved to act spoiled and cling to him. Zhang Binwei couldn’t hit or scold him, so he could only wait for an opening to reason with him. His young husband kept making the —Reads—Score99614d adds
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  46. 96 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 342Reads8.2Score—14d adds
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  47. 97 An Ordinary Person’s Daily Life Taking the Imperial Exams in the World of Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼背景下路人科举日常 Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted A second transmigrator appears because the plot requires it, but he'll be written out soon. If you don't like that, don't read! Wang Xin, a mediocre university student, transmigrates to an unknown ancient world. His family owns only a few acres of good farmland. His father, Wang Cheng, is a former playboy who doesn't know how to run a household, while his mother, Madam Zhang, is cheerful and outgoing. His grandfather spends every day reminiscing about the time their family was affiliated with a 6.3kReads8.3Score55014d adds
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  48. 98 I Transmigrated into an Imperial Exam Chief Examiner, and My Team Is Full of Geniuses! 穿越科举主考官,班底全是天才! Historical440k WordsCompleted [Radically revamped imperial examinations + genius team + advanced knowledge + ensemble cast + nation-building + great-power rivalry + no System] A history professor transmigrates into the body of a down-and-out scholar during the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty. With his advanced knowledge and political acumen, he becomes a chief examiner and sets out to reform the Ming Dynasty. Looking at the students below, poring over the classics, Lin Mo sighs. “Everyone’s working themselves to death! And i 2Reads6.4Score314d adds
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  49. 99 Life as a Kept Man in Ancient Times 在古代吃软饭的日子 Ancient Romance529k WordsCompleted Someone asked Lu Chao how he became the youngest Minister of Works in the empire. What was the secret to his success? Lu Chao glanced at the person beside him and smiled. “First, you need to have a general for a wife.” The story of Lu Chao, a modern-day corporate drone who accidentally transmigrates to ancient times. He originally plans to lie flat, but ultimately becomes a wise minister of his generation. 5.4kReads8.8Score41514d adds
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  50. 100 A Sickly Powerful Official's Guide to Lying Flat 病弱权臣的躺平指南 Historical2.0M WordsOngoing [Transmigration] + [Alternate History] + [Imperial Court] + [Wits and Strategy] + [Imperial Examinations] My name is Xiao Yi, and my dream is to be a lazybones who can lie flat. I just want to take it easy. I have only one annual KPI: sleep a total of 8,760 hours. So I can sleep in peace, I plan to give the family ledgers a quick once-over. I casually point out three loopholes, hoping they'll leave me alone. The result: the old bookkeeper falls to his knees and begs for mercy, and I'm forced to 10.8kReads7.7Score1.2k14d adds
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