I Won Over the Male Leads of Four Imperial Exam Novels

Ruan Mi grew up in the countryside. When she was first brought to the Ruan family, she did her best to act obedient and well-behaved, afraid that people would dislike her. But when she saw the "older sister" whose identity had been switched with hers, surrounded by people, Ruan Mi was dumbfounded. So this wasn't an ordinary transmigration. She had transmigrated into a book... And not just any book: she was the cannon fodder who was pushed out in the very first chapter to take the fall for the fake heiress. Acting obedient wouldn't keep her alive. The people must rise up and fight back! So when the fake heiress put on an innocent act in front of Ruan Mi, Ruan Mi leaned back and burst into tears. Then she took the silver she'd extorted and went out to help poor students. When her biological mother complained that Ruan Mi dressed like a country bumpkin, Ruan Mi demanded money for jewelry without a hint of shame. Then she slipped into a pharmacy and bought medicine for a sick student. She'd only read one chapter and didn't even know who the protagonist was. But Ruan Mi knew the standard male-oriented comeback story inside out, so she made a point of helping poor, handsome scholars. What could she do? This was a story about the imperial examinations. Proud hands-on-hips pose.jpg The gentle, refined scholar in poor health; the taciturn student whose engagement had been broken off; the ascetic scholar, untainted by the world, in the Buddhist temple; the unruly youth forced out of school... Ruan Mi saved every one of them, practically perfecting her image as a compassionate saint. The sickly scholar's eyes were as clear as water. "A Mi, wonderful." The taciturn student swore solemnly, "I will never let her down." The ascetic scholar smiled as he twirled a flower. "Would you stay by my side?" The unruly youth blushed, his heart racing. "Could she be in love with me?" But where they couldn't see, Ruan Mi wrote down the name of yet another person she'd just helped. She thought to herself, I've helped so many people and put my money on so many of them. Surely one of them has to be the protagonist and come back to repay me? * The fake heiress got into trouble. She shed a few tears in front of her lover, and he immediately felt sorry for her. He seized Ruan Mi, intending to make her take the fall. But before they could leave, he was so frightened by the crowd gathered outside the residence that his legs went weak. A young Grand Secretariat, a young general, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and the Censor-in-Chief: these rarely seen pillars of the court had gathered outside, all for one person. The Censor-in-Chief smiled faintly. "I am here only for my fiancee. Please, go ahead." The other three said, "What a coincidence. So am I." Ruan Mi, looking grave: "Didn't they say imperial examination stories don't have romance?" P.S. The male lead is Cui Yan, the ascetic scholar from the Buddhist temple in the blurb, and a childhood friend. The cast includes, but isn't limited to, the four people listed above. One of the other characters is an obsessive, sinister yandere. "The Villains Join Forces to Sweep Through the Harem" After transmigrating, Duan Wenjin became the younger daughter of a disgraced consort. She lived with her nearly deranged, pregnant mother in the Cold Palace, never knowing whether there would be food tomorrow and facing an assassination attempt every few days. Duan Wenjin: gradually turning evil.jpg Looking back, she saw that the viciousness in her mother's eyes had yet to fade. Two pairs of eyes hungry for power met, and they hit it off at once. Be someone at the top, not a sacrificial pawn. Better to be a villain than a ghost. You want to stir up trouble? Perfect. Shall we do it together?! From then on, undercurrents surged through the palace, and turmoil never ceased. At first, the consorts paid no mind to the disgraced Consort Yang and the little princess in the Cold Palace. They were criminals. How could they ever make a comeback? But not only did they make a comeback, they turned the seemingly peaceful harem upside down. That disgraced Consort Yang left the Cold Palace, played the helpless victim to manipulate the emperor, and called a deer a horse. The prince she bore was just as devious: outwardly gentle and humble, but openly ambitious beneath the surface. The Princess Wenjin, who left the Cold Palace with them, was even more remarkable. They say she spoke at one, recited poetry at two, and read history at three: a rare prodigy. And that wasn't all. There was something downright uncanny about her. One consort tried to harm her, but before she could act, she was struck by a whole package of calamities: poisoning, a fall, an arrow wound, and finally death. To the end, she never figured out what had happened. A young man in purple laid his heart before Duan Wenjin. She furrowed her brows slightly, yet even her rejection was so gentle that no one could get angry with her. A young lord in fine clothes was willing to submit to her and follow her devotedly, asking only that she look his way once more. These princes, nobles, and heirs of great clans all became pawns in her hands, eager to do her bidding. At first, Duan Wenjin felt troubled. If the mother and younger brother she got in this life were good people, what was a villain like her supposed to do? But later, her mother expertly deflected trouble onto others and used ruthless tactics. Her younger brother was born ambitious, a scheming smiling tiger who could frame eight brothers every time he left the house. And Duan Wenjin had just set a trap of her own. The three of them teamed up. "Your methods are still a little immature. You should do it like this." "Rather than that, why not be a little more ruthless?" "Not bad, not bad. You're almost as devious as I am." Duan Wenjin thought there was no family in the world more suited to one another. They were snakes greedy for power and hounds craving honor, embracing tightly in the treacherous depths of the palace. They were cold-blooded, mad, and cunning. With sharp teeth, venom, the warmest hands, and the coldest hearts, they climbed to the summit one step at a time. 1. The female lead will not become empress. 2. All three are unhinged, each with their own issues. 3. The power they gain will be divided according to the circumstances. If the younger brother tries to keep it all for himself, his sister and mother will join forces with smiles and kill him. Yes, they're that cold and merciless. 4. The Noble Consort favors her daughter more. 5. The whole family craves power and stays on guard against one another, but they also trust one another most. They look glorious on the outside, but only their family sees them at their most wretched. If one of them falls into danger, they won't ask how they're doing, but they will definitely save them. Premise: Relationships between people need to be sustained with sincerity