A Scholar Who Failed Nine Exams Raises a Husband

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Shen Yanqing, a top-tier star across film, television, and music, died in a car accident and transmigrated into the body of a farm boy from the Great Zhou Dynasty who shared his name.

His scholar father had died young, and his widowed mother had spent a fortune to marry him to the eldest daughter of the Yun family in their village.

But the famous village beauty from all the surrounding hamlets had been replaced by Yun Sui, a young man whose own father showed him no affection and whose stepmother treated him with contempt.

Looking at the frail, delicate young man, Shen Yanqing said,

"From now on, we'll share a room and leave each other alone."

Given a second life, Shen Yanqing planned to take responsibility and earn a living for his family.

He had originally intended to go into business, but with corrupt clerks exploiting the people outside and his husband-to-be's hopes weighing on him at home, this famous entertainment-industry dropout who had scored 399 on the college entrance exam set out on the imperial examination path without hesitation.

At fourteen, Shen Yanqing entered a talent contest and debuted in the center spot thanks to his talent and looks.

The imperial examinations are a grand stage: if you've got the guts, come on out!

Imperial Exam 101: I'll take the center spot!

Shen Yanqing: Becoming the examiners' and the emperor's one pick? No problem. I'll nail it!

County and prefectural exams: First-stage evaluations, where he shines as the top candidate with an A rating.

Academy exam: The first promotion round, where the newly minted scholar shows his flair with a flower in his cap.

Provincial exam: The second-round positioning contest, where he claims the top spot in his field.

Metropolitan exam: The third-round elimination contest. A top-tier, overpowered favorite with all the best resources takes the stage, and the eighteen influential officials go all in on him.

Palace exam: Final day. The emperor's one pick, top honors in all three examinations, and a debut in the center spot.

With spring in his step, he rode swiftly through the city, seeing all the flowers of Chang'an in a single day.

Leaping through the Dragon Gate, a poor scholar became one of the capital's hottest new elite.

"Your Excellency, where are you off to? The young prince is waiting for you at the banquet."

"Please tell him for me, Eunuch. My husband called me home for dinner."

Scheming, fatherly ambitious gong X clever, sweet, quick-witted domestic shou

Reader's Guide

1. The gong and shou dote on each other. There is a pregnancy plot, so please don't read if that bothers you.

2. The examination system and official positions are based on the Ming and Qing dynasties. Most other elements are fictional.

3. The author is terrible at both titles and blurbs, so I'll let the novel speak for itself. Please give it a try, my lovely readers.

Theme: Study hard and keep improving.