[Complete] My other novel, The Top Student Starts at the Bottom of the Class, is now underway. It's Cheng Congyan's story. Check it out in my profile, and please add it to your library!
-------------------This Novel's Blurb-------------------
Cheng Miaomiao transmigrated.
She became the only daughter of the Marquis of Qian'an.
This only daughter was quite an interesting case.
Her mother had been left unable to bear more children after giving birth to her. But her parents loved each other, and to head off the clan elders' gossip and pressure to take concubines in the future, they pretended she was a boy and raised her accordingly.
So, as the "only son" of the marquis's household, she was raised with the family's highest hopes from a young age.
At three, she studied the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. At five, she recited Qu Yuan. At seven, she spoke with eloquence. At eight, she composed essays. At nine, she attended the Cangnan literary conference. At ten, she discussed state policy before the throne. As a youth, her name resounded through the capital.
In her past life, if Cheng Miaomiao had seen such an outrageously cool female lead, she would have been unable to resist applauding.
Who says women are inferior to men? She, Cheng Miaomiao, or rather Cheng Congyan, was brilliant and stood tall as the sky! Family matters, affairs of state, the whole world: she could handle it all!
But this time, she was the one who had transmigrated into the body of this ridiculously, absurdly brilliant top student...
Cheng Miaomiao: I only wanted to applaud the genius. I never wanted to become one myself!
But reality left her no choice. Seeing her parents and the clan elders gazing at her with such loving anticipation, Cheng Miaomiao couldn't bear to tell them that the hope of their family had quietly been replaced by an ordinary person...
What else could she do?
Study!
At midnight, once the night watchman had fallen asleep, Cheng Miaomiao lit a lamp and began to study alone, turning the pages of The Analects with tears in her eyes.
#Being a top student can't be that hard, right? I can do this!
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Jiang Zhaoyi, Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, had recently wanted a study companion. He had been hinting to his mother that he wanted his cousin to come live at the palace.
But when the emperor found out, he waved a hand and assigned the genius from the Marquis of Qian'an's household to him.
Jiang Zhaoyi had only wanted his cousin to come to the palace so he could spend time with him, but now he was on the verge of tears. "...Why did you assign me a study maniac?!"
After that, the palace servants often saw the Crown Prince dozing over his books while his study companion, Heir Cheng, tapped him on the head with a wolf-hair brush.
Everyone was delighted. Heir Cheng was every bit the Heir Cheng they knew. With him as the Crown Prince's study companion, keeping him on track, the Crown Prince's studies were sure to improve by leaps and bounds.
Only Crown Prince Jiang Zhaoyi looked gloomy, spending every day wondering how to drive this study maniac out of the Eastern Palace.
One day, he sneaked into Cheng Miaomiao's room, hoping to catch the study maniac in some secret bad habit.
Instead, hiding in a cabinet, he heard her stumbling through a recitation of The Art of War.
Jiang Zhaoyi: Huh? Didn't she know this by the time she was ten? She must be reviewing it to gain new insight and reach even greater heights! What a study maniac. Hmph!
Fuming, he angrily grabbed a few clothes from the bottom of the wardrobe, intending to tear them up. But the moment his hand touched the fabric, he realized something was off.
Huh? Jiang Zhaoyi looked at what he'd touched, his expression slowly turning strange.
Wasn't this the sort of thing only girls wore?
#Help, how did my childhood friend turn into a girl?
#Help, something's wrong with me. Why do I like looking at her more and more?
#Help, I'll study properly, Congyan. No, Miaomiao, don't go! I'll start studying right now!
P.S. The term "study maniac" is only for comedic effect. The male lead is a native of the ancient era and wouldn't use that expression.
-------------------Next Novel's Blurb-------------------
The Top Student Starts at the Bottom of the Class
Cheng Congyan had been a genius all her life. Disguised as a boy, she studied the teachings of Confucius and Mencius at three, recited Qu Yuan at five, spoke with eloquence at seven, composed essays at eight, attended the Cangnan literary conference at nine, and discussed state policy before the throne at ten. As a youth, her name resounded through the capital.
The emperor admired her and was about to appoint her as the Crown Prince's study companion when she transmigrated...
When she opened her eyes again, everything had changed. She had become a girl in the modern era, carrying a backpack to school, with the college entrance exams just three years away...
The former genius took her first monthly exam at school and placed second to last in the entire year.
The school assigned seats for the next exam based on test scores.
The exam room for the bottom-ranked students was full of hidden talents and oddballs.
"Hey, new face. Mind introducing yourself?"
As soon as she sat down, a group of students gathered around her.
She glanced at them and quietly replied, "No need."
"What do you mean, no need? I'm telling you, everyone's familiar with each other in this exam room. Hang out with us, and we'll make sure they move you to the next room over for the next test!"
The next room over was for the second-to-last-ranked students...
She shook her head and focused on reviewing her notes.
Later, she made them watch as she moved up again and again, from the room for the bottom-ranked students to the third-to-last, then the fifth-to-last... until finally she sat in the first seat of the top-ranked exam room.
"...This is insane. It's only been a year, right? How did she do it?" Her former classmates from the bottom-ranked room couldn't believe their eyes. They thought they were dreaming.
"Hey, teach me how to study!" The former student ranked last had already picked up his textbook and sat down beside Cheng Congyan, nudging her elbow.
Cheng Congyan turned to look at him. "First, hold your textbook the right way up..."
#Forever wise and calm x former bottom-ranked student
Tips:
1. An ancient-era character transmigrates to modern times. This is the story of Cheng Congyan transmigrating into Cheng Miaomiao in a parallel world.
2. Blurb written on February 22, 2022.
Theme: Study hard and make progress every day. Who says women are inferior to men!
I haven't been here for a long time, and I also discovered new surprises. After reading this, I really want to write something, not for anything. I can only say that there are very few writers of this level nowadays. It's really sad to say that I never lack good ideas, but I lack good writing style and world view. After reading the full article, I was a little disappointed When watching Cheng Miaomiao, I occasionally thought of Meng Tinghui, the heroine in Dianjia's "Jiangshan Weibin". It must have been seven or eight years since I watched it. I completely forgot about the plot, but I still remember the final scene of Her Majesty the Queen in "Happy Emperor" by the same author. (Jiangshan is the mother of the male protagonist in Beili). I still remember the improvement of the scientific examination system for women, and I also remember the words of the male protagonist who is also the prince of the same country: "If I am passionate, heaven and earth can learn from it, and Jiangshan and the world are the proof!" (It really makes my heart surge when I think about it now. (This is a book from 10 years ago, because the physical book was published around 10 years ago) That was my enlightenment on ancient romance. Later, I read the ancient novel "The Mountain and River Pillow" with the help of a seven-day membership without access to bookshelf. I read the first dozen chapters with tears. After that, I couldn't watch the ancient fantasy even if it was a modern time travel. Because the appetizer was too surprising, I couldn't bear the subsequent dross. That is, when the TV series "Zhihuo" and "Nirvana in Fire" were released, I only read two chapters based on the principle that dramas are generally not as good as the original works. I can only say that the writing is good, but it is not my cup of tea. So I can only turn to fantasy. Really, the good stories of those few years, whether urban or ancient, can be said that no matter how capable the male protagonist is of turning his hand into clouds or turning his hand into rain, the female protagonist will gradually grow to a status that is truly equal to or even higher than the male protagonist. No matter whether it is a small waste snack in the early stage, she will definitely become a heroic scholar after leaving the male protagonist. The existence of the male protagonist is just the icing on the cake, allowing the female protagonist to find another way to solve problems faster. But it's only been a few years, and ancient fictional romance novels have become so feudal that the female protagonist may not even be able to save her life without the male protagonist. Even women in the new era can only be brainwashed by the real and cruel ancient feudal system. Of course, if you think about the real-life enlightened Princess Taiping who followed Emperor Wu of the Tang Dynasty, and then think about the assassination of Wu Yuanheng, the prime minister of the same dynasty, on the street (still on the bustling street of the capital), we can only say that the ideological confinement in ancient times is really terrible. When I read an article about a spatial flow heroine before, I really agreed with what it said. Unless you have the power to change the thoughts of an era, you can only change yourself to integrate yourself into this era (it is also from here that I started to redefine the ancient sayings bit by bit) Like this article, the setting of the protagonist is really brilliant. After all, Cheng Miaomiao was just an ordinary child in modern times at the beginning. She was a newcomer to an extremely feudal place with no friends and no memory of the original owner. She is really amazing for being able to get to where she is later. But when it comes to Cheng Congyan's modern life, it can only be said that writing about Cheng Miaomiao has exhausted the author's brain cells. Most of the focus of life is on cookies. The protagonist is almost just a piece of paper. Not only is the character difficult to establish, but the plot is also changed to thousands of pieces. The game has the same routine of the rich second generation in the world and the sober little girl in the world (it can really be said that 95% of the plot is just for the sake of sweetness). When Cheng Congyan was ten years old and discussed national policy in front of the palace, he still said that he was just following the crowd... It's not that the writing is not good, just do what you want, it's just a bit disappointing. The real genius Cheng Congyan is not as good as the Cheng Miaomiao in her shell, and by the way, her male protagonist is really frustrated, no joke (of course, if you just want to see brainless cookies, you can enter, at least you have nothing to say in terms of protecting your wife, don't be scared by me) But now after reading the experience of the imperial concubine, I can only say that the world is full of twists and turns. To be honest, she is not innocent (you must know that the purchasing power of one tael of silver is equivalent to three thousand yuan in modern times. Even those who robbed do not make that much money. Is a silver radish worth three thousand yuan for a radish?). Her family's education expenses and monthly monthly payments were more than they could afford even if they sold her as an orphan. Even if she didn't always think about and pay attention to these interests and relationships, she should still know that in ancient times, it was absolutely impossible to talk about "equality between men and women" here. Even now, it is impossible for any family to find a child outside and raise it as their own when they have a son and a daughter. If something happens, they will push the biological child into the fire pit first. What's more, from her perspective, it can be seen that the Li family has not considered her, but this is a feudal society. No matter how enlightened the society is, the whole family will lose their heads if they resist the decree! Forget it now that you are married. You don't need these relatives. The historians and admonishers used their heads to smash the pillars of the Jinluan Palace. They had to find a way to prevent the emperor from attacking the wives of his ministers and common people, but the fact was that there was no such thing... No matter how shocked or sad they were, they had to think about themselves first. It depends on my brother. I don't want to live at this time, and I have decided to drag the Li family to die together. No matter which dynasty, resisting the decree and disobeying it are contempt of the emperor's dignity, so if you don't consider your own future, you are completely convinced that your brother doesn't care about you at all, and he has abandoned you... It's because feelings are irrational, but people have to be grateful. Mary Sue has strengths or abilities in letting others fall in love with her. When everything depends on others, you have to see the reality clearly. As the old saying goes, the palms and backs of the hands are all flesh, but the palms are always protected on the inside. This has been true for thousands of years. Why should modern people with higher education let themselves hang on a man with a family? Moreover, this person is not only his "same father and mother" brother in name, but also the man Ming Media has married. I really don't understand, is such a blind and paranoid feeling really love? I clearly have the character to become a star, but I don't even want to be a planet, so I have to be a satellite? Who are you offending? Again, she doesn't have the ability to change the times, and she is just an ordinary person. She is just the one who is either unlucky or too good. Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu written by modern people are also ethical figures. The confidence of Xiao Longnu and other Yang Guo was given by herself. Although the imperial concubine cannot be said to be useless after leaving the Li family, she really left her supporter and her own abilities are not worth mentioning. After all, gangsters will not say that they will listen to you and do things for you just because you are smart. Living in the shadow of a man for most of your life, and it seems that this kind of life will continue, is really no different from hanging around men all day long... Moreover, men's ideas are relatively open-minded (most men in the article respect women, which is not bad in modern times). Men do not say that they are completely chauvinistic, but what does it mean that a few women are more feudal than men? Although not everyone is Xue Baochai in Dream of Red Mansions, it's just... I really can't say it. It's like the predecessors conquered the country with colorful Manchu-Han banquets, and the people behind them thought differently and had no choice but to give out a side dish...
However, I would rather the imperial concubine return to modern times or start over alone and find someone else she likes who happens to also like her. Li is not worthy.
After the change, things got a little better, and my feelings towards the imperial concubine returned to their initial value. But I really don't like this couple, especially this man. When the imperial concubine liked him, he sent the imperial concubine into the palace. When the imperial concubine left the palace, he abandoned his wife and son and said he wanted to accompany the imperial concubine. He also said "I owe you". What you said is like "I pity you and give you a little charity". So disgusting. Noble concubine, what have your wife, concubines, and children done wrong to meet a person like you? There is also the ending about Miao Miao. After learning so much, giving so much, and foreshadowing so much in the previous chapters, no matter how hard you work, you don't fall into the name of a genius, and then the ending is that you have a child out of wedlock. This direction makes me feel that it is better to just die. Cheng Congyan is even angry. A girl who has been disguised as a boy since she was a child has been knowledgeable and knowledgeable. Once her body dies and her soul changes, she will end up like this. It's incredible. If you want to write an ancient novel, you shouldn't have so much foreshadowing, and then make such a blunt turn, and the way the male protagonist comes up with it is really tasteless and rubbish. The setting of the copywriting is good, but the positioning and direction are unclear when writing. The abrupt turning point at the end of the writing ruins the character setting and greatly reduces the charm of the characters. In my mind, the ending is not only bad, but it is estimated that a third of the way or even earlier is out of control. Cheng Congyan, it's a pity Go away with the label of Heaven's Proud Son, and put it at the first position. It's a pity that this setting
Can she still be an official in the future? After all, she has worked hard for so many years.
It felt great at the beginning, but when the various truths were revealed later, it felt a bit thin. I hope the author's wife can bring better works!
I finished reading another book twice~
I read this article again after such a long time, and suddenly I saw the extra chapter about the imperial concubine. I felt like the one I liked the most in this article was her, and she dared to love.
... If I had known this was the case, I wouldn't have watched it
What kind of peerless scumbag? Why should he accompany such a nice lady? It's disgusting that he doesn't want his own wife and concubine.
Damn, this is the end. Another article that suits my taste is gone.