The Lowest-Ranking Eunuch Is My Father (Imperial Exams)

[Main story complete | Bonus chapters updating] Chang En transmigrates into the life of a farmer’s son. His father is a simple, honest carpenter, his mother is clever and capable, and he has two younger brothers. The whole family scrimps and saves, hoping that their exceptionally gifted eldest son can make something of himself through studying. Only after his father dies unexpectedly does his mother reveal a family secret through tears: He isn’t his father’s biological son. His birth father was forbidden from marrying the woman he loved. After getting drunk and into a fight, he was injured and left unable to father children. In despair, he entered the palace to earn a living. Now the family can barely afford to eat, let alone pay for schooling. Chang En makes up his mind: He may as well claim his birth father’s monthly stipend. He sets off alone for the capital to find him. Zhong Xin, a seasoned palace eunuch, is taking a break behind a large tree, fast asleep and drooling down his chest. He never dreamed a wonderful son would fall from the sky. His comfortable retirement as a carefree bachelor ends on the spot. Fired up, he’s forced back into the workforce and throws himself into saving money to fund his son’s imperial examinations, all while getting swept into the treacherous struggle for power. Years later, Chang En holds high office and wields power over the entire court. Outsiders say he’s a heaven-sent genius, blessed by his ancestors. Only Chang En knows the truth: His family has pushed him up the ladder every step of the way, at the risk of their lives. The little prince his birth father serves looks harmless, but when he finally makes a move, he drags everyone around him into trouble. His two younger brothers are even more gifted at causing trouble, each capable of bringing the sky down: His eldest younger brother is a peerless poet who likes to allude to the present through the past whenever the mood strikes him, taking veiled shots at the court. Chang En has to clean up after him at court every day: “Please calm your anger, Your Majesty. My younger brother meant no harm. I have a plan to make amends!” His second younger brother is a free spirit who excels at painting beautiful women. Noblewomen flock to him, while the court officials sharpen their knives for the youngest brother. Chang En goes around apologizing with a smile: “Please calm down, gentlemen. It’s all a misunderstanding. I’ll make sure he’s disciplined when we get home!” Through tireless effort, Chang En finally reaches a conclusion after years of this: There’s no way to patch them all up. The holes just keep coming. This story is also known as: “How I Saved My Whole Family Through the Imperial Exams” “The Self-Cultivation of a Powerful Official: From Supporting a Family to Saving a Nation” ✨Please add “Poverty Can Still Lead to Great Heights” to your pre-collection list (imperial exams for the descendants of criminals). The surname Jie meant that Jie Qingyan was born with a lower status than everyone else. At the end of the previous dynasty, the country was in decline. His grandfather made the wrong call with the government funds he managed, earning himself a reputation as a corrupt official and bringing disgrace upon the entire clan. At seven or eight years old, Jie Qingyan earns a living at a street stall, growing up amid the disapproving looks and criticism of others. He thought he would never get a chance to rise in life, but an amnesty decree opens a narrow path to the imperial examinations for the descendants of disgraced officials. So he sells goods during the day to make ends meet and studies by lamplight deep into the night. Every time he gives his name, he publicly reopens the old wound in his family’s past. His classmates avoid him, and there is always someone ready to attack and torment him over his background. Fortunately, life on the streets has given him a broad-minded nature. He doesn’t take their cold looks or idle gossip to heart, and focuses on his own studies. Everyone thinks he studies so hard because he wants to erase the shame attached to his family. But he wants to prove through his own actions that one’s background cannot define one’s character or ability. The mistakes of one’s ancestors do not mean their descendants are bound to be worthless. Even with a disgraced family and humble origins, the poor can still rise to great heights. ✨Recommended completed work: “I Didn’t Want to Compete in the Imperial Exams, but My Big Brother Chose to Lie Flat First” (1.07 million characters · complete) Historical romance | Double-track competition in civil and martial arts | Imperial-exam System Theme: No matter what storms come, family is the most precious gift in the world.