Any Ancient Imperial-Examination Novels with the Protagonist Reborn as a Baby? 有没有古代胎穿的科举文啊！！

1. 201 我 I, San Mao, Will Take the Imperial Exams 我，三毛，要科举 Muscle Boss肌肉头子Historical563k WordsCompleted [Alternate world + farming + imperial examinations + everyday family life] One brick was all it took to turn Chen Ping'an into a poor farmer’s son. Farm the land? The taxes are too high. He shakes his head and gives up. Go into business? He’d still be stuck with corvee labor. No, that won’t work either. That leaves only one path. Fortunately, as he pursues his studies, he has the support of a teacher and several like-minded friends by his side. Along the way, Chen Sanmao overcomes one challenge 1.1kReads7.4Score100Shelves

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   The imperial examinations included sons from farming families and sons of concubines.

2. 202 青 The Scholar's Robe Rises from the Dust 青衿起微尘 Ink Crossing Into the Azure Clouds墨渡青云Rural Life310k WordsOngoing Shen Wenyuan, a modern graduate student in history, suddenly transmigrates into the Great Zhou Dynasty and becomes the eldest son of a poor farming family. His grandparents favor his second uncle's family and mistreat and exploit his own. His father finally grits his teeth and splits from the family. A few acres of poor farmland and a dilapidated hut are all they have. Though mired in hardship, Shen Wenyuan refuses to accept his fate. Drawing on what he learned in his previous life, he studies t 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A promising new book, not mindless.

3. 203 第 The Number One Son-in-Law: From Child Bridegroom to Powerful Minister 第一赘婿：从童养夫到权臣 Sweetheart Wine糖心酒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

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   These are all high-scoring essays from the imperial examinations; highly recommended!

4. 204 穿 Transmigrate, Turn the Imperial Exams Around, and Raise a Wife 穿越，科举逆袭养媳妇 Passerby A Z路人甲ZHistorical340k WordsCompleted [One heroine + imperial examinations + transmigration + alternate history + devoted husband] Zhang Yue feels a sudden wave of dizziness. When he wakes up, he has become the illegitimate son of the Zhang family's second branch. Just thinking about being an illegitimate son gives him a headache, but then he sees his gentle, tender concubine mother and the First Madam, who has always looked after him, and feels like things might just work out after all... Life is hard. Yue sighs!!! 329Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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   🍀 [A Powerful Combination in Anti-Cult Farming Novels] While the whole family was struggling to make ends meet, Wang Xuezhou defiantly declared: "Dad! You're the first candidate for the imperial examination in our village!" "Mom! After passing the exam, we'll be living in a tiled house and eating white rice in no time!" Unexpectedly, his father immediately put on a pitiful act, and his mother roared, "Why can my older brother pass the exam but my son can't?!" In the end, the whole family stormed into the school that very night, hoes in hand: "I want to pass the imperial examination! I want fame and fortune!"

5. 205 农 The Eldest Sister of the Farm 农门长姐 Tong Xijun童夕君Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating as the eldest daughter of a farming family, she was left with a pair of helpless younger siblings when her father died and her mother remarried. An eldest sister has to be strong, so watch as she leads her siblings in taking on their wicked aunt and vicious uncle. They’ll build a fortune through business and farming. Along the way, she’ll also save a handsome young man. She’ll teach him modern military theory, and he’ll guard her home. But when the young man goes to war, he 5.6kReads9.0Score717Shelves
6. 206 穿 Transmigrating into a Refugee Exodus: I Use the System to Raise an Emperor 穿越逃荒：我靠系统扶持一代帝王 Xiao Se小色Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Gu Jiu unexpectedly transmigrated to ancient times, where everything was already inconvenient. Then disaster struck. With no other way to survive, she clung desperately to the person who had saved her. With her benefactor by her side, she had nothing to fear on the road to refuge. What could she do when disease, hunger, wild beasts, and villains all came at once? Bring it on! She was a jack of all trades with a System pocket dimension, capable of taking down anything. (Xie Zhan: You can't put o 35.5kReads9.5Score4.7kShelves
7. 207 穿 Transmigrating to the Great Song: A Guide to the Civil Service Exam 穿越大宋之考公指南 It's Raining Hard, Bring in the Laundry!下大雨收衣服啦Historical643k WordsCompleted A serious historical novel featuring the imperial examinations, officialdom, a mix of classical and vernacular Chinese, a slow pace, political intrigue, highly intelligent characters, and military campaigns. This novel contains extensive classical Chinese, poetry, and archaic language. If that is not to your taste, please do not read it. Huang Zhongsi, a modern young man preparing for the civil service exams, transmigrates to a parallel world during the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Northern 189Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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   1️⃣ The male protagonist was reborn as a young man from a rural village with a large family. His relatives and friends were also very kind; the village chief treated him exceptionally well. His path was smooth, and despite consistently failing the imperial examinations, he eventually became a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations).

8. 208 开 From the Start, I Entered the Bridal Chamber, and My Bride Was a Remnant of the Demonic Path 开局进洞房，娘子是魔道余孽 A Cat Lives in the East City东城有猫Eastern Fantasy758k WordsCompleted From the start, he marries the second daughter of the Zhu family, a remnant of the Demonic Cult, and discovers that his greatest golden finger is his long lifespan. He rises from humble beginnings, works his way into the bureaucracy of the Great Wu Dynasty, suppresses the great immortal sects, and confiscates the estates of powerful clans and wealthy families. Before long, he is willingly going further and further down the road of serving as the Great Wu Dynasty’s enforcer… 197Reads7.1Score—Shelves
9. 209 重 Reborn as Fan Jin, I Will Become the Top Scholar 重生范进，我要做状元 100 Million Readers1亿在读Historical573k WordsCompleted Fan Jin passed the imperial examination, a tragic little man mocked for over a thousand years! A top lawyer transmigrates as Fan Jin, but refuses to meekly accept his fate. He uses his wits to change it. Financial leverage earns him his first fortune. Three years of exam prep and five years of practice exams: bringing a little workaholic shock to the ancient examination hall. Those who once looked down on Fan Jin and mocked him will be trampled underfoot. Fan Jin has only one goal: To become the 277Reads8.4Score—Shelves
10. 210 老 I, Fan Jin, Am Retiring in Great Ming 老夫范进，在大明退休养老 Beyond the Mountain山的那边Historical223k WordsCompleted (Already published under the title Madcap in the World of Scholars) (Third Prize in the “Reviving Ancient Books, Passing Down a Love of Reading” writing contest) Good heavens! I passed! Fan Jin from The Scholars is traveling through the Ming Dynasty. “Would you like to live a different life? Want to avoid thirty years of detours? Step out of The Scholars and begin your own journey.” At seventeen, Fan Jin opened his eyes and found himself fifty-four. The next time he opened them, he was thirty. H 5.1kReads9.5Score511Shelves
11. 211 我 I Am Fan Jin: The Splendor of the Great Ming After Passing the Civil Service Exam 我是范进，中举后的大明风华 Flower-Loving Lecher贪花好色Historical501k WordsOngoing He transmigrates into Fan Jin from The Scholars. Before he can dust the gray off his long gown, warm a pot of yellow wine, and fry up a plate of fennel beans, the news arrives that he has placed seventh in the provincial examinations. Looking at the gentry gathered from across the city to congratulate him, Fan Jin flips the table. Cups and bowls tumble over, and fennel beans scatter across the floor. Seventh in the provincial examinations, first in the metropolitan examinations, and top scholar 127Reads8.9Score144Shelves
12. 212 大 A Scholar of Daqing 大庆读书人 See the Title Page见扉页Historical135k WordsCompleted Do people really judge a book by its blurb? If so, then this is a different kind of imperial exam story. A sharp-tongued woman from the village: “How come Changshun’s family lives so much better than we do?” A teacher at the academy: “As expected of Wenfeng! You always make our academy proud!” The emperor: “My dear subject, our Great Qing owes you so much!” … 13Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 213 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: I Have Three Thousand Disciples 穿越古代：我有门徒三千 Half a Pot of Aromatic Vinegar半壶香醋Historical395k WordsCompleted On his way to a matchmaking appointment, Gu An unexpectedly transmigrates to a dynasty called Great Zhou, where he becomes Gu Huaian, a frail scholar, and gains the Sage Teacher System. Watch as he breaks the ancient monopoly on education and stirs up a storm from the countryside! What’s so great about transmigrating to ancient times? All he wants is to eat well, drink well, and have fun... 23Reads5.9Score—Shelves
14. 214 胎 Reborn into an Ancient Farming Family, She Becomes a Renowned Female General 胎穿古代农家，农门女将名满天下 Wan Qing万顷Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Career-focused + strong heroine + heroine stands on her own + female general] [The heroine relies on no one and brings glory to her family through her own abilities.] [The whole family is harmonious and full of positive energy.] [Things to note] The heroine has no romantic pairing, but her family members do. There is an age gap between the heroine and her older sister, and the heroine has to grow up. [Things to note] The section on body searches during the imperial examinations is fictional, no 6.8kReads9.1Score908Shelves

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    A special forces female soldier is reborn into an ancient farming family and raised by her grandmother; she brings glory to her family through her abilities.

15. 215 拒 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 Lonely Lamp in the Night Rain夜雨孤灯Historical482k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + wish fulfillment + imperial examinations + court politics + face-slapping + no System) He transmigrates to ancient times, only to find himself an illegitimate son who has never been acknowledged by his family. Su Shijin wants to change his fate through knowledge, but despite having mastered high school Chinese and graduated in applied mathematics, he can barely make sense of classical Chinese. Then he obtains a writing brush. From that day on, he earns the red mark on his foreh 2.3kReads9.0Score185Shelves

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    A feast of ancient Chinese imperial examination novels awaits! Readers who dream of rising to prominence through time travel are in for a treat! Today, we're sharing several exceptional ancient Chinese imperial examination novels. * **"You're My Page Boy, So You Take the Imperial Examination for Your Master (The Poor Scholar)**: A protagonist transmigrates into the body of a page boy, rises to the top, and witnesses how an ordinary person rewrites their destiny—a wildly popular read with thousands of readers. * **"To Avoid Rice Planting, I Strive for the Imperial Examination (Soaring to the Clouds)**: The protagonist strives to escape farm work through the imperial examinations; the plot is engaging and incredibly inspiring. * **"With a Famous Minister System, I Disguised as a Man in Ancient Times (Soaring to the Clouds, Imperial Examinations)**: A woman disguises herself as a man and uses a famous minister system; a wildly imaginative ancient romance, a thrilling journey of a strong woman. These novels, from humble beginnings to a woman's triumph as a man, are filled with high-energy plots, immersing you in the turbulent world of ancient Chinese imperial examinations and showcasing the passionate transformation from obscurity to fame in the court. Don't miss this reading feast!

16. 216 奸 The Treacherous Official's Wife: A Book-Transmigrated Heroine's Farming Life 奸臣之妻：书穿女配好种田 Youyou Doesn't Eat Spicy Food柚柚不吃辣Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + sweet romance + family bonds + political intrigue + healing + comedy] Cui Wantang had lived with her old charlatan of a master, dependent on each other. After he died, she was left all alone. Then one day, she transmigrated into a book she hadn't finished reading, becoming the wife of the villainous minister. [The book said Song Yu was a smiling tiger, ruthless and cruel, a lackey and a weapon for the antagonist.] But at this point, Song Yu was only a poor young man who hadn't turned 25.1kReads9.4Score3.6kShelves

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    Both books are super good! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] Xu Yue transmigrated into a book. She became the innocent cousin of the male lead in a civil service examination novel, whose mother died early, had no brothers, was all alone, and was neglected by her family, so she could only awkwardly live with them. In her previous life, Xu Yue worked her way up from an orphan to a PhD, never believing in fate. Even though it was difficult for women to survive in ancient times, she never gave up thinking about how to break the deadlock. System: No, I'm sorry, host, you can't be a girl, because I am the Famous Minister System.

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