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1. 1 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 48kReads9.3Score5.9k14d adds

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   "A Woman Disguised as a Man: The Farmer's Son's Path to Success in the Imperial Examinations" is a must-read! Xie Qingfeng is reborn into ancient times, a science student who must disguise herself as a man to take the imperial examinations. Years of hard study go to her head; whether she faces danger or not, she decides to fight with all her might. Watch as she wields her pen in the examination hall, outwits the best candidates, earns her place on the imperial list, and rises to the top, embarking on a life of lofty ambitions!

2. 2 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, 3.7kReads9.1Score47514d adds

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   The female protagonist disguises herself as a man to enter the officialdom. She gradually rises to the center of power. She is intelligent and has a high IQ. However, she has a romantic partner.

3. 3 快 Quick Transmigration: I Can Play Any Role You Want 快穿之你要的人设我都有 The Fool Who Loves to Eat爱吃饭的笨蛋Ancient Romance506k WordsOngoing Xie Qingqing is bound to a quick transmigration System and must follow the original character's persona in each world, fulfill their wishes, and achieve the happy ending they long for. Xie Qingqing, who has made waves in the entertainment industry with her acting, intelligence, and beauty, thinks, This should be a sure thing! She looks at the scripts in her hands: The Crown Prince's Companion: I Will Be the Sword in Your Hand A Naive Demon King: Catch Your Kitty A Wandering Swordsman: I Laugh at 3.3kReads9.2Score31814d adds

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   The first story, "Willing to be a sword in my hand," featured four spirited young men who amazed me; it was definitely worthy of being a standalone story.

4. 4 性 Gender-Swapped Foolish Emperor: My Nation-Building System Has Arrived! 性转昏君，朕的强国系统到账了！ Fireflies Shine Brightly萤火灿烂Ancient Romance606k WordsOngoing Female protagonist transmigrates into a man + no romance + transmigrates into a book + System + light comedy + no rivalry between women + female awakening + political intrigue + defying fate Plot in one hand, cheats in the other. I’m a foolish ruler, so what? Jiang Rui, a modern graduate student in history, happens upon a book titled Bloodstained Lands in the rare-books reading room. She discovers that the foolish ruler who loses his kingdom in the story has the same name as her! After skimming 28Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   This woman dressed as a man looks absolutely gorgeous! 🥰😘

5. 5 穿 Transmigrating as the Princess’s Frail Female Consort 穿越之公主的柔弱女驸马 Darling Is Shining Again Today达令今天又发光了Two Female Leads662k WordsCompleted Two female leads! The author is terrible at coming up with names, so any similarities are purely coincidental. The setting is a fictional dynasty. Don’t nitpick the background details; read the blurb before deciding whether to click. Modern-day assassin Su Tang transmigrates one day into the body of a “young master,” a female-dressed-as-male Minister of Justice who shares her exact name. By a twist of fate, she also becomes one of the three thousand male favorites of Princess Qi Yuning of Dongqi 3.3kReads9.2Score38914d adds
6. 6 我 I Became a Princess’s Husband in the Tang Dynasty 我在唐朝当驸马 Love Good Food好稀饭Two Female Leads340k WordsCompleted At the Lantern Festival, lanterns glowed in the gathering dusk as crowds surged through the streets. She fell for that “young man” at first sight, fell deeper in love the second time they met, and by the third, loved him until death. From then on, there was only one person in her sights. 3.2kReads8.9Score25614d adds
7. 7 报 Report, Consort! The Princess Is Actually a Man! 报告驸马爷，公主竟是男儿身！ Nameless Little Buddy无名小铁汁Ancient Romance354k WordsCompleted [Female lead disguises herself as a man + male lead disguises himself as a woman + devoted 1v1 romance + household and palace intrigue + comedy + equally powerful leads] Jiang Shiyu is a martial arts and medical prodigy from the 25th century. After transmigrating, she becomes the “foolish son” of a general’s household. From the start, she is framed and accused of “defiling” the notoriously violent Sacred Phoenix Princess. Everyone demands that she marry the “princess.” Left with no choice, Jiang 304Reads8.7Score10014d adds
8. 8 嫁 Marrying a Con Artist 嫁给一个江湖骗子 Allergic, le过敏leTwo Female Leads274k WordsCompleted [Just started posting] Two female leads | From all walks of life | Marriage before love | No transmigration, no rebirth The heroine, A Mu (Mu Qingyue), is a con artist. A real one! (If that bothers you, please don’t read!) (The other heroine finds out very early on that she’s a woman.) By a twist of fate, the little beggar A Mu joined a gang of con artists and became a young swindler. After pulling off her first solo con, her master entrusted her with an important task: swindle a rich little bli 2.6kReads8.7Score42514d adds
9. 9 女 Disguised as a Man, I Became the Princess's Consort 女扮男装之成为驸马 Zhang Shangming Pig张上明猪Two Female Leads758k WordsCompleted Lu Cheng was born Lu Jianxia, the daughter of Great General Lu Fan. After being framed by the current prime minister, Ye Jinghuai, her entire family was executed, and she was the only one lucky enough to survive. To evade the prime minister's pursuit, she had no choice but to disguise herself as a man. One day, she found an opportunity to take away the prime minister's daughter, Ye Wenyan, and raise her, intending to use her as a hostage when she took revenge. Years later, Ye Wenyan fell in love 331Reads6.6Score—14d adds
10. 10 神 Divine Detective, Stop Hiding! The Capital Has Sent Someone to Fetch You 神探别苟了！京师亲自派人来请了 A Lovely Person in a Tree木上可人Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Complete] Also known as "Getting By as a Detective in Ancient Times": She transmigrates to ancient times, where the heroine solves cases with the help of a System in this thrilling story, with romance and a touch of farming. Zhang Ruxi accidentally transmigrates into an ancient Taoist temple. When she wakes up, she finds herself an unregistered nobody who cannot show her face. To make matters worse, she is immediately caught up in the murder of a powerful court official and becomes a suspect. 5.6kReads9.2Score82514d adds

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    This novel features a female protagonist who disguises herself as a man to take over the original owner's post. It's very interesting, and the writing is quite good. I absolutely love it! 💕💕

11. 11 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 119.8kReads9.6Score11.5k14d adds

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    Xu Yue disguised herself as a man and became a famous minister; the world regarded her as the pure moonlight.

12. 12 雪 The Snowbound Blade 雪藏刃 Xie Xue Hanyan邪雪寒嫣Ancient Romance894k WordsCompleted One is a cold-faced constable who disguises herself as a man. The other is the Prince of Xichuan, a foreign nobleman said to have brought about his wife's death. When these two meet, an extraordinary story is bound to unfold. Passing herself off as a man to serve as a constable in the Six Fan Gate is no easy task. Dao Xueshan even changed her name to Dao Sanxue. To make it in a crowd of men, she has only one choice: be crueler, fiercer, more ruthless, and better at killing than they are. But she 353Reads—Score15214d adds

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    This is a purely handwritten novel, without any AI. It's a unique female-oriented story where the female protagonist disguises herself as a man, works in the government, and navigates the complexities of officialdom. It features martial arts, detective work, suspense, political intrigue, and female-led cooperation. The female protagonist has exceptional combat skills and is not obsessed with romance.

13. 13 状 The Top Scholar Disguises Herself as a Man to Survive Under a Tyrant 状元郎女扮男装在暴君手下苟活 Greedy Lazybones咸鱼贪财Ancient Romance514k WordsCompleted [1v1 / Both Pure / Identities Revealed] Shen Yu woke up one morning to find she had transmigrated into a book. She had become the top scholar in the story, a woman who had disguised herself as a man to take the imperial exam. She knew that deceiving the emperor was a grave crime, and her status as the top scholar was already set in stone. If the emperor discovered she was a woman pretending to be a man, she would be beheaded. She also knew that the current emperor, Jun Si, was a tyrant who would 2.5kReads8.1Score36814d adds

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    So beautiful! 🤩🤩🤩🤩

14. 14 女 A Woman in a Man’s Body: Lord Fuguang Goes on a Killing Spree 女穿男：扶光君他杀疯了 Shi Yi蒔宜Ancient Romance814k WordsOngoing [Female-to-Male Transmigration + No Romance + Literary Plagiarism + Jinx + Aristocratic Scion’s Exam Success Story] Also known as: The Azure Luan Chronicles Song Hezhen was a brilliant academic in the 22nd century, a top student who graduated from Cambridge with two doctorates. After completing her studies, she was just about to return home and contribute to her country’s development. But life is unpredictable: the plane she was on crashed, and just like that, Song Hezhen kicked the bucket! When 4.7kReads7.4Score51114d adds

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    The third book is super good. The protagonist becomes the top scholar in the imperial examination through his own efforts, is extremely doting on by his grandfather, has a system but can't connect with the female lead, is incredibly capable himself, and has no male lead.

15. 15 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 8.2kReads9.5Score1.3k14d adds

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    What if a woman disguises herself as a man to take the imperial examination and gets discovered? Then she'll have no choice but to die. Cheng Qing, who has had her own soul replaced, has two small goals: First, to pass the imperial examination and become an official while disguised as a man. Second, to keep her gender a secret, rise to a high position, bring honor to her ancestors, and die a natural death!

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