A Guide to Rising Through the Ranks in Disguise as a Man

An Yunxiu woke up one morning and found herself swept up in the transmigration trend, only to discover that she was a ragged refugee crammed into a shack.

Her twin brother had passed the provincial exam as the top candidate, but was framed by villains. To escape with her life, her original self had to hide her face and blend in among the refugees. The villains enjoyed high positions and lived in smug comfort, while she had to hide and flee, seemingly with no chance of ever making something of herself.

At the end of her rope, she resolutely took her brother's name. Once she entered the imperial court, she thought she finally had the means to fight her enemies. But the young ruler was unruly, powerful ministers held absolute sway, and her enemies needed only a little scheme to send her off to a remote, harsh land to serve as a petty official.

Everyone watched with a smile as she departed alone and desolate. Then they welcomed her back with awe as she returned with the hearts of countless people behind her.

Thus began the rise of a female chief councilor.

*In this story, the twin siblings look identical

*The setting blends different influences and is highly fictionalized

*She starts out as the top provincial exam candidate. The story focuses on the imperial exams early on, infrastructure development in remote regions in the middle, and rising through the court ranks later

New novel "After Being Sent to Marry into a Foreign Tribe" is now serializing

A princess sent to marry with a heart turned to ash & a candid, passionate Khan of the northern frontier

The third princess, Xi Yueming, was graceful and beautiful, with unmatched charm.

Though her birth mother died young, she was fortunate to be taken in and cared for by Consort Xian Song, and the first prince always stood up for her.

Grateful for their kindness, Xi Yueming devoted herself to her adoptive mother and brother, helping them win the emperor's favor and seize power.

Then the dynasty changed overnight.

Her brother ascended the throne as emperor, and her adoptive mother became empress dowager.

But the imperial decree Xi Yueming received ordered her to travel to a barbaric land and marry its leader, a man who lived off the flesh of his enemies.

The realm had only just been pacified, and they had already cast her aside like a worn-out shoe.

All those years of care had been nothing but exploitation from beginning to end.

Zizou lay in the north, its people fierce and hardy. Its leader, Zi Shu, was so mighty he could wrestle a wild wolf to the ground all by himself.

A frail, helpless princess marrying such a rough barbarian would hardly survive a few days.

Everyone in the capital watched the third princess depart, eager for a good laugh.

But not long afterward...

Word spread among the tribes: The mighty Khan had one persistent problem, and that was how to make his Khutugh smile.

"A man came to me across mountains and rivers. His hands were rough, but warm. He held my face and taught me how to be a princess who could live freely."

"I had already made up my mind to die. Later, I thought that spending the rest of my life with him might not be so bad."

The long autumn winds carried the wild geese for thousands of miles. She had always belonged beneath the vast sky, on the grasslands.

Theme: Strive ceaselessly for self-improvement.