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  1. 151 System: Watch Her Build a Nation in Chaotic Times and Become Empress! 系统:看她乱世基建做女帝! Ancient Romance118k WordsCompleted [Empress + infrastructure building + System + power struggle in troubled times] Fang Li transmigrates into a chaotic era. Her father has just breathed his last, her mother died long ago, bandits are everywhere, warfare rages, and human lives are worth less than grass. Fang Li: “...” Does Heaven even want me to survive?! To scrape by in these troubled times, Fang Li has no choice but to roll up her sleeves and work like mad. But things don't seem to be going the way she expected. “Congratulations 61Reads—Score—14d adds
  2. 152 The Cool-Headed Female Chancellor and Her Proud Young Lord Husband 清冷女相和她的傲娇世子夫 Ancient Romance489k WordsCompleted To uncover the truth behind her family’s massacre, Jiang Wei disguises herself as a man and takes up a post at the Court of Judicial Review under her brother’s name, Jiang Zhi. Fearless in the face of power, she solves one case after another and fights for justice on behalf of the people, yet seems to have forgotten that she must clear her own name. Until she meets Xie Ran. He is spirited, dashing, and carefree. Their first meeting takes place in a prison cell at the Court of Judicial Review, wh 8Reads6.7Score—14d adds
  3. 153 A Rebel's Life from Scratch 从零开始的反贼生涯 Historical308k WordsOngoing Rebellion + Farming + Hegemony + No System + Empress Protagonist + No CP + Career-Focused Story + Slower Pace The protagonist transmigrates as the daughter of a bandit chieftain. Starting on the Hunan-Jiangxi border, she slowly builds her strength, takes over a county seat, repels government forces, and grows a bandit camp of fewer than fifty people into a unified dynasty. “That’s how the Great Zhou court works. The common people just need to devote themselves wholeheartedly to farming, pay the 13Reads—Score—14d adds
  4. 154 Reborn: The Legend of the Female Emperor 重生之女帝传奇 Ancient Romance334k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was a princess who loved armor more than finery and made a name for herself in battle. For her lover, she left the battlefield and donned fine clothes, only to be confined to the inner quarters and conspired against and killed by her lover and her younger brother, who had become emperor. He was a brave and battle-hardened young general, unmatched in courage. After returning victorious, he should have been rewarded with promotion, but a treacherous minister falsely accus 24Reads6.4Score—14d adds
  5. 155 The Minister of the Court of Justice Keeps Trying to Make Me His Mistress 大理寺卿他总想当我外室 Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted [Woman in disguise + devoted couple + sweet romance + light mystery + domineering CEO-like Minister of the Court of Justice falls hard] To get justice for the thirty-four members of her family, Jing Yuchu disguises herself as a man and studies hard for twelve years, finally earning a minor position as a clerk in the Jingzhao Prefecture. While investigating a case, she unexpectedly loses her virginity to Shen Qi'an, the Minister of the Court of Justice, to save him from an aphrodisiac poison. She 1.1kReads8.7Score15914d adds
  6. 156 Now That I’ve Transmigrated into a Book, Why Be the Heroine’s Blood Bag? 都穿书了,谁还给女主当血包 Ancient Romance152k WordsOngoing [Political intrigue] [Historical romance] [Book Transmigration] [Real-and-fake-heiress setup] Shen Zhaoning transmigrates into a novel about a real and fake heiress. The moment she opens her eyes, she walks straight into a deadly trap set by the real heiress. A cruel servant breaks into her room at night, intent on ruining her reputation. Blood sprays across the scene, but he’s the one who falls. There were originally two people in this world who knew the future. One was the real heiress, Qi Yun 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  7. 157 When the Clan Got a Cheat 当宗族开了外挂 Historical821k WordsCompleted In 1841, the twenty-two-year-old scholar Mo Wenhua of Ning Tan Town in Lingnan accidentally binds himself to the Doubao System. The Taiping Rebellion is already brewing in the shadows, and the small Mo clan is in grave danger. Tailored to the realities of mid-to-late Qing-era Lingnan, the System provides plans for agricultural improvements, resource management, military training, and anticipating crises. With its help, Mo Wenhua begins by resolving the clan’s struggle to survive, then gradually 63Reads—Score—14d adds
  8. 158 A Farmer's Son's Road to the Imperial Exams in Ming Hongwu's Reign 农家子在大明洪武科举之路 Historical156k WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations + transmigration + no System + one heroine] An engineer unexpectedly transmigrates to the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, taking over the body of a farmer's son from the Jiang family in Qingshui Village, De'an County, Jiujiang Prefecture. Looking at his family's dilapidated thatched hut, bare of all furnishings, Jiang Xiangwen quietly considers his options. In an age when "all pursuits are inferior to studying," how can he change his fate through education and achieve the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  9. 159 The Top Scholar Becomes a County Magistrate: An Unusual Road to Success 状元当县令,不一样的青云路 Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Alternate History + Nation-Building + Farming + Court Politics + No Romance] The main story is complete, and bonus chapters are still being updated~ The rating is low because so few people have rated it. Come give it a look! ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄*₎◞ ̑̑ Warnings: This is a brainless power fantasy!!! Please don't post opinions like how modern people would act, how ancient people would act, or how the protagonist's actions make no sense. If you think a modern person sent back in time couldn't do anything, feel 14.1kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
  10. 160 Great Ming: From the Imperial Exams to Absolute Power 大明:从科举到权倾天下 Historical2.1M WordsOngoing Li Ji accidentally transmigrates back to the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty, becoming the illegitimate son of a minor gentry family in Jiangnan! For ten years, no one knows he exists. His father dislikes him, and his elder half-brother and the servants bully and beat him at will. What a miserable life! No System, no inherited memories, just a completely new life... In the Great Ming, where everything else is beneath contempt and only scholarship is worthy, Li Ji originally only wanted to study, p 12.5kReads8.1Score1.1k14d adds
  11. 161 I Took a Master, Then Rose to the Highest Office Through the Imperial Exams 拜了个师父,我靠科举位极人臣 Historical645k WordsCompleted Ma Chengli was born into the Ma family, a clan of veterinarians, and grew up in the womb before being born into this world. Then, one day, the newly founded Great Ying dynasty suddenly announced that it would resume the imperial examinations, just eight years after its founding. His father, Ma Dawei, suddenly discovered: “Could my son really have the makings of a child prodigy?” His mother, Lady Zhang, declared with confidence: “My son has been clever and bright since he was little. He should ta 404Reads7.5Score—14d adds
  12. 162 The Imperial Examination Path of a Lazybones in Ancient Times 咸鱼古代的科举路 Historical539k WordsOngoing In the modern world, Gu Qin spent every day exhausting himself over work, slaving away for his company until one day he suddenly died at his desk. But what he never expected was that he would be reincarnated. In his new life, his grandparents doted on him, his parents cherished him, and his older sister looked after him. Gu Qin only wanted to lie flat. Luckily, his family was well-off, so he figured he could just take it easy this time. Unfortunately, misfortune can strike at any moment. To avoi 127Reads6.4Score—14d adds
  13. 163 The Mightiest Bandit Queen: She Toppled the Yuan Emperor and Founded a New Dynasty 最强女匪,气死元皇建新朝 Ancient Romance459k WordsCompleted (Stick with the first chapter and you'll love it! Strong heroine + history + no romance or ambiguous relationships + conquest and empire-building, not a brainless protagonist) In the tenth year of the Dade era, the Yellow River changed course, and corpses littered the land. Zhao Yu woke up in a bandit den so poor they couldn't even afford a meal. She had become the frail biological daughter of the late chieftain, and a contest to choose the new leader was underway. As she stood amid the storm, M 309Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  14. 164 A Woman Reborn as a Man: I'm a Farmer's Son, and I'm Taking the Imperial Exams 女穿男:穿成农家子,我要考科举 Ancient Romance406k WordsCompleted [No CP, no heroine + woman transmigrates into a man's body + born into a new body + farming + imperial exams + a little business + fictional setting] Song Huaiyu dozed off for a moment and transmigrated into the body of someone from a poor family. Fortunately, she grew up in the countryside in her previous life, so farming and foraging in the mountains came naturally to her. Song Huaiyu sold goods from the mountains and raised livestock, but the money she earned went only toward improving her 125Reads5.6Score—14d adds
  15. 165 Corrupt Officials Run Amok, and the County Magistrate Is Furious 奸臣当道,县令好气哦 Ancient Romance994k WordsCompleted Being an official these days is no easy job. Disguised as a man, she rises to the challenge. She may be only a lowly county magistrate, but she dreams of climbing the ranks, making a fortune, and conquering the imperial court. Who could have guessed that petty villains would prosper while corrupt ministers ran the court? It’s simply intolerable! She works tirelessly to kick out every demon and menace, struggling to climb the ladder, while that corrupt minister watches from the peak of power and 214Reads8.9Score—14d adds
  16. 166 Reborn in the Womb, I Play at Revenge in an Imperial Exam Novel 胎穿后我在科举文里玩复仇 Historical345k WordsCompleted [Humble Origins + Daily Life + Revenge + Imperial Examinations + Political Scheming + Cunning + No CP + Small Pocket Space (Though I guess a dozen cubic meters still counts)] The orphan Chen Zhijing is born into another life and becomes Chen Shijiu. At last, he has a grandmother who loves him more than life itself, along with parents and an older brother. Just when he thinks he can spend this life happily with his family, working together toward a comfortable life, he is forced onto the path of 302Reads7.3Score—14d adds
  17. 167 Now That I'm Empress, Who Says I Can't Have a Sweetheart? 都做女帝了,谁还没个小娇夫 Ancient Romance241k WordsCompleted [Two powerful leads + strong, strategic heroine + handsome and capable hero who doesn't suffer + women's rise as a group + marriage before love + devoted one-on-one romance, a sweet little story] Heroine: Is he trying to seduce me with his looks? Hero: I just love how fierce Your Majesty is. Note: The heroine has an intense sense of mission and is determined to overthrow feudal patriarchy. The hero admires and loves her, and is willing to grow and compromise for her sake. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  18. 168 A Farm Boy's Road to Turning His Life Around Through the Imperial Exams 农家少年科举翻身路 Historical459k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Hang Yan had always been a top student, but he never managed to make anything of himself. He went from being a beloved prodigy to a wage slave everyone pitied. People said good grades were useless, but then he was reborn in the womb and returned to an era when studying could change your fate. A dilapidated home, a doting family, I, a genius boy, will pass all six imperial examinations and rise to power over the whole court. Go ahead and tell me studying is useless again. I 129Reads8.6Score—14d adds
  19. 169 A Farm Boy’s Journey to the Imperial Exams 农家娃的科举生涯 Historical434k WordsCompleted Li Shan is born into ancient times with memories from before, but he has amnesia. Even so, the belief that he must study, despite growing up poor, is etched into his bones. In the end, this impoverished family, mocked by everyone, really does produce an official. He brings prosperity to the community and grows into a great figure renowned throughout the history books... A heads-up: The author came up with many of the settings, systems, and so on on the spur of the moment. Readers who care about 228Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  20. 170 Daughter of a Military Clan: I'd Rather Be a General Than a Consort 将门嫡谋:宁为将军不为妃 Ancient Romance837k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was deceived by a scoundrel. She donned armor, bled on the battlefield for him, and fought in court on his behalf. Once the realm was at peace, she surrendered her military power and put on a bridal gown, only to hear him sneer, “You freak, neither man nor woman!” Her entire family was slaughtered, and her loyal subordinates were killed one by one. They stripped off her face, cut out her tongue, severed her limbs, and tortured her to death. Now she has returned, consume 87Reads8.6Score—14d adds
  21. 171 After Witnessing a Psycho Bury a Body, I Became a Grave Digger 撞见疯批埋尸后我成了埋尸工 Ancient Romance496k WordsCompleted Tang Suian stares at the bloodstained shovel beneath the moonlight, her knees trembling. One moment, she was up all night working on a proposal. The next, she saw the book's deranged villain digging a grave in the middle of nowhere! He tosses the body into the pit, then looks back at her with a gaze that seems to say she's next. Tang Suian's survival instinct kicks in. She snatches the shovel from the madman's hands. “Boss, take a break. I'll bury her for you. I promise I'll do it quickly and pr 5.1kReads8.2Score67514d adds
  22. 172 Reborn as a Cannon-Fodder Man in a Broken Engagement Face-Slapping Story 穿成退婚打脸文里的炮灰男 Ancient Romance263k WordsOngoing [Imperial Exams, One-on-One Romance] [Not a Power Fantasy] (The rating just came out, so it might go up later?) At first, Lu Heming thought he had transmigrated, or perhaps there had been water in Granny Meng’s soup, allowing him to be reborn with memories of his past life. It wasn’t until he turned six that he realized he had transmigrated into a women’s novel about a broken engagement and face-slapping revenge. But he was neither the male lead who would join hands with the heroine and reach th 608Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  23. 173 The Imperial Exams Are No Easy Feat, So I’ll Take My Whole Family to the Azure Sky 科举不易,我携全家共青云 Historical870k WordsCompleted Lin Shu opened his eyes and found himself reborn as a newborn in a farming family in Xiaolin Village, Great Yong. In his previous life, he was alone, bedridden and sick. In this life, his family gathered around him, their home warm with lamplight. His frail mother embroidered money for books by lamplight. His silent father used his own back to open the way for him to study. His gentle older sister poured her girlhood into the soup she made for him. Even the eggs his grandparents secretly slipped 17kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
  24. 174 A Scholar of Humble Origins 一品寒士 Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Transmigrating to ancient times, he becomes an impoverished scholar? His home is bare, but he has a beautiful wife! No worries. He can farm, do business, and wage war. Making money couldn’t be easier. The court is in turmoil, and the times are chaotic. Even out in the countryside, he is still a powerful warlord in his own right. He guards the borders and puts down unrest. I am a humble scholar of the highest rank. 373Reads5.9Score—14d adds
  25. 175 A Scholar from a Humble Family in the Zhu Household 朱门寒士 Historical317k WordsCompleted A family of scholars, but who deserves a bowl of chicken soup? Climbing out of poverty: how many can fit on that narrow path? During the Jiajing reign of the Great Ming, the Zhu family hall in Zhuhe Village hosted a silent contest every night. The chicken soup's oily sheen floated only in the bowl of the eldest grandson, Zhu Yawen. The whole family tightened their belts to support a promising young scholar who had struggled for more than a decade without even passing the county-level examinatio 216Reads6.0Score—14d adds
  26. 176 Transmigrated into the Foil Character in an Imperial Exam Novel 穿成科举文里的对照组 Ancient Romance271k WordsOngoing Yu Wenyan, a Shandong native who had worked hard to become a civil servant, transmigrates into a book. In the story, he’s a wasteful, gambling, wine-loving underachiever who resents his younger brother for being good at school and spends every day trying to sabotage his studies and civil service exam prospects. The transmigrated Yu Wenyan makes one thing clear: not studying is out of the question, and not taking the civil service exam is out of the question too. Playing dirty is out of the quest 25Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  27. 177 Nine Princes Vie for the Throne, but I Just Want to Stay Alive 九子夺嫡,我只想保命 Ancient Romance117k WordsCompleted The eldest brother, who holds power over the court and answers to no one. The second brother, frail and sickly, but secretly intent on fighting for the throne. The third brother, who cultivates at a temple and wants only to return and take revenge. The fourth brother, free-spirited, graceful, and refined. The fifth brother, undefeated in battle. The seventh brother, ruthless and always plotting several steps ahead. The eighth brother, a madman who kills without blinking. The “Ninth Prince,” Li Z 28Reads—Score—14d adds
  28. 178 I Played the Rat Race in Ancient Times and Rose to Marquis and Minister 我在古代搞内卷,一路封侯拜相 Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine, no romance, nation-building, career-focused, light political intrigue, few top-quality men] After transmigrating into the backward Great Kang, a place where people slept on the floor and got nothing but soup for meals, Jiang Hui could only describe herself as numb. Completely numb. To make sure she could survive, she joined the army and earned distinction. Then the emperor sent her off to become magistrate of a godforsaken county. Luckily, she held two doctoral degrees. Building 1.4kReads9.2Score17414d adds
  29. 179 You Mock My Clan for Never Passing the Imperial Exams? What Are You Crying For Now That I Passed All Three with Top Honors? 笑我全族不中举?三元及第你哭啥 Historical323k WordsOngoing Zhang Yan, the top scholar of nine provinces, has just earned his doctorate when he opens his eyes and finds himself in a poor village in the Great Yong Dynasty. His clan has spent generations taking the imperial examinations, but after decades, not one of them has even passed the first degree. They have become the laughingstock of the entire village. But Zhang Yan sees the clan elders' good intentions. People say studying is hard, but how can it be harder than farming? He secretly swears, “Sinc 313Reads8.4Score10114d adds
  30. 180 Awakening the Learning System at Three: Study, Take the Imperial Exams, and Become an Official 三岁觉醒学习系统,读书科举做官 Historical676k WordsCompleted [Imperial exams + study System + farm boy + one heroine] (The ratings have only just come in, and the book is still growing. Don’t let them fool you! It’s good, really good, really, really good.) Wang Yuan had just passed the entrance exam for a master’s program at a top university, but before he could bask in the admiration of his whole village, an accident sent him into the womb of a peasant family in ancient times. Fortunately, an earlier transmigrator had established a new dynasty and encour 4.4kReads7.5Score32714d adds
  31. 181 Turning the Tables in the Imperial Exams: A Cat Swapped for the Crown Prince from the Start 科举逆袭:开局狸猫换太子 Historical707k WordsOngoing [One-on-one romance + System + imperial examinations + historical fiction + transmigration to an alternate world] Chen Xiao was once the head of a modern family of martial arts practitioners. Who could have imagined that his fiancée and younger brother would betray him? After dying, he was born into the Great Wei dynasty and became the crown prince who had been switched at birth! On the road to success in the imperial examinations, Chen Xiao pushed forward with his indomitable spirit, repeatedly 11Reads7.1Score—14d adds
  32. 182 The Poor Scholar 寒门文星 Historical902k WordsOngoing Chen Yan, a six-year-old farmer’s son, beats the powerful minister’s son in the county exam and takes first place. Overnight, he goes from a poor country boy to the literary prodigy everyone in town is talking about. But he knows that being first is a poisoned chalice. The Vice Minister of Personnel’s son hates him to the core, the county magistrate is plotting to ruin him, and even his uncle’s family is eager to take a bite out of him. In his previous life, he was a master of classical studies. 53Reads9.2Score—14d adds
  33. 183 I Became a Marquis's Illegitimate Son, and the Imperial Exams Won Me a Wife and Glory for My Descendants 穿成侯府庶子,我靠科举封妻荫子 Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted A sickly modern-day man transmigrates overnight into Su Yiheng, the illegitimate eldest son of the Marquis of Ningyuan's household. Born prematurely and frail, he lost his mother young, leaving his little sister without a protector. Their stepmother is sweet-tongued but wicked at heart. If he wants a peaceful life, the military path is out of reach, so he'll pursue a career as a civil official through the imperial examinations! After two lifetimes of being weak, Su Yiheng looks at the graceful y 13.2kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
  34. 184 The Real Heiress Is Disowned and Has Her Engagement Broken, Then Tops the Imperial Exams 真千金被退婚断亲,科举六元及第 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Real heiress + family regrets favoring the impostor + civil-service-exam journey + top honors in all six exams + System + pocket dimension + spirit spring] Lu Zhao, the real heiress of the Marquis’s household, was switched at birth. She spent thirteen years as a beggar without ever eating her fill, and disfigured herself to avoid being violated by hooligans. Lowborn and ugly, she was hated by everyone. The fake heiress, Lu Wanwan, spent thirteen years in luxury. She was the capital’s most celeb 2.7kReads7.4Score30914d adds
  35. 185 Forced to Marry a Scheming Empress, I Stopped Hiding My Talents 被迫娶了腹黑女后,我放弃藏拙了 Two Female Leads581k WordsOngoing Zhou Muyun accidentally transmigrates to Great Yan, becoming the illegitimate child of the Marquis of Xunwu’s family, a woman disguised as a man. To survive, she hides her identity and pretends to be a spoiled young wastrel. Her quiet, carefree life is pleasant enough, until she is forced to marry Yan Qingchan. Then the calm of her days is shattered... 162Reads7.3Score—14d adds
  36. 186 Lady Chancellor: The Story of Su Li 女相·苏离传 Ancient Romance975k WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Ying Mochen is a dazzling genius and one of Beiyuan’s most sought-after men. But Su Li knows rumors can’t be trusted, because the Ying Mochen she knows is overbearing and shameless. For instance, he clearly knows she’s a woman in disguise, yet refuses to expose her and spends every night tangled up with her. Then, the next morning in court, he solemnly addresses her as “Lord Su!” The realm is divided into four, and a new emperor takes the throne. An imperial decree ushers in an 21Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  37. 187 My Secret as a Woman Was Exposed, and the Crown Prince Forced His Love on Me 女儿身暴露,我被太子强制爱了 Ancient Romance534k WordsCompleted She had disguised herself as a boy since childhood and had always been careful, never once making a mistake. But after an accident revealed that she was a woman, the Crown Prince went mad with bloodshot eyes, determined to have her! 145Reads6.4Score—14d adds
  38. 188 Beneath Her Power, the Hated One Wants Only to Claim the Throne 她权之下,万人嫌一心只想登基 Ancient Romance466k WordsOngoing [Civil and Military Officials All Adore Me] [Content warning: The heroine will not have children, there is no single male lead, and she ascends the throne as a woman.] Shen Yan had a constitution that attracted obsessive admirers. After one of her suitors killed her when love turned to hatred, she was reborn as Shen Yan, the notorious heir to the Marquis of Zhenbei. Dressing as a man was one thing, but she had also been forcibly bound to the System for Becoming a Ruler in Troubled Times. Ready 146Reads—Score11314d adds
  39. 189 The Top Scholar Was Born a Beauty in Disguise, and Every Night Is a Battlefield 状元本是娇红妆,每晚都在修罗场 Ancient Romance542k WordsOngoing The rating has just been posted, but it will rise later [Historical romance + woman in disguise as a man + everyone is romance-obsessed + intense romantic tension + everyone’s dream girl + love rivals everywhere] To clear her father’s name, Song Qinwan disguises herself as a man and passes the imperial exam as the top scholar. In court, she is a brilliant and strategic official. Away from court, she is a “heartbreaker in a handsome man’s guise” who has the most powerful men from all five faction 180Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  40. 190 Cast Out of the Marquis's Residence, I Rise from Poverty to Become the Top Scholar 被逐出侯府,我寒门崛起成状元 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted The score was just posted, so it’ll gradually go up as the story progresses. [Imperial exams and farming] + [Fictional ancient setting] Jiang Huai unexpectedly transmigrated into a book and became the second young master of the Marquis of Yongning’s household. Unfortunately, he wasn’t the Marquis’s biological son, so Jiang Huai was sent along with the original owner to live in the impoverished countryside. His new home had nothing but bare walls. They were dirt poor. No matter. He wrote popular 2.2kReads7.8Score16814d adds
  41. 191 After Refusing to Rejoin My Clan, I Became a Great Scholar Through the Imperial Exams 拒绝认祖归宗后,我靠科举成文圣 Historical482k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + wish fulfillment + imperial examinations + court politics + face-slapping + no System) He transmigrates to ancient times, only to find himself an illegitimate son who has never been acknowledged by his family. Su Shijin wants to change his fate through knowledge, but despite having mastered high school Chinese and graduated in applied mathematics, he can barely make sense of classical Chinese. Then he obtains a writing brush. From that day on, he earns the red mark on his foreh 2.2kReads9.0Score18614d adds
  42. 192 Reborn in a Chaotic Age: From Maid to Empress 魂穿乱世,从丫鬟逆袭成为女帝 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Just finished) [Strong Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Eastern Jin-Inspired Setting + Political Intrigue, War, and Nation-Building] [Content Warning] First, the protagonist grows over time, and the story is a slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment romp. Second... This is a story about an empress! The female lead is the savior of the world! If you think the female lead is “meddling” when she stands up for others despite being powerless, if you think a maid like her has no right to “overstep her station 374Reads8.1Score—14d adds
  43. 193 The Imperial Exams: A Farmer’s Son Has His Day in the Sun 科举,农家子也有春天 Historical274k WordsOngoing One day, Fang Ping’an, a left-behind child, transmigrates to ancient times. He has no extraordinary opportunities and no influential benefactors. How can he turn his life around? The medicine shop has no one he knows. Who would buy the herbs you gather? He knows no one in the world of the imperial examinations. Who would teach you to read? He has no connections in officialdom. Who would help you get your foot in the door? This is the story of a farmer’s son who, in the midst of a confused and ai 40Reads—Score—14d adds
  44. 194 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Take the Imperial Exams in a Farming Novel 穿越古代在种田文里考科举 Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Rags-to-Riches Reversal + Political Intrigue + No System] He wakes up to find himself the son of a dirt-poor farming family. His parents are counting on him to change their fate through study, while the whole village waits to see him make a fool of himself! Wen You'an says, “What’s there to panic about? A top student is a top student anywhere! A scientific approach to exam prep? Coming right up! Targeted poverty alleviation to improve the family’s lot? Absolutely!” From the county exam to the p 414Reads6.1Score—14d adds
  45. 195 My Whole Family Supports My Imperial Exams, and I Rise to Great Heights 全家供我科举,而后青云直上 Historical337k WordsCompleted One heroine + no System + lighthearted pacing A bird must flap its wings before it can soar; a person must study before they can get ahead. Huang Zhiwen unexpectedly gets another chance at life, bringing the memories of his previous life with him as he slowly adapts to this new world. Here, he finds new people to care about and a new family. The Huang family is warm and close-knit, and they will do everything they can to support Huang Zhiwen in the imperial examinations. That leaves all the pres 783Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  46. 196 I Only Wanted to Pass the Civil Service Exams, but They Forced Her to Seize the Throne 本想科举做官,非逼她谋朝篡位 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (The comic adaptation is now available) [No CP] [Strong Female Lead] [Female Empowerment] [Imperial Exams, No Disguise as a Man] [Political Scheming] [Reincarnated in the Womb] [A Light Ensemble Cast] Yu Zhao transmigrates. In her previous life, she grew up in an orphanage and worked herself to the bone, finally graduating at twenty with a bachelor's, master's, and doctorate. Just as she joined a research institute and was on the verge of a bright future, a sudden pebble struck her dead. When sh 7.9kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
  47. 197 Peace Across the Land 山河无恙 Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted A companion volume to The Alluring Minister, also known as The Female Emperor’s Tutor. Political intrigue + a woman disguised as a man + battles of wits at court! He was a dashing, romantic top scorer in the imperial examinations, famous throughout the land! He was also a brilliant strategist who stepped up when the nation was in peril, planning far ahead. A master of both letters and arms, his genius astonished the world, and his elegance was unmatched. He left countless legends and stories beh 480Reads8.9Score10114d adds
  48. 198 Afraid of Bug Bites, I Transmigrate to Take the Imperial Exams 害怕虫子咬,穿越考科举 Ancient Romance414k WordsCompleted [Woman transmigrates into a man + imperial examinations + farming + family life] Song An’an was a brilliant lawyer who had worked hard through years of study and finally established herself in Shanghai. Before she could enjoy her apartment and luxury car, a sudden car accident sent her transmigrating back to an unknown dynasty. Given a second life in a poor farming family, she is lucky that her parents are young and capable, and her four older sisters dote on him. Song Anshun decides to settle i 519Reads6.9Score—14d adds
  49. 199 Transmigrate into a Natural Disaster: My Pocket Dimension and Superpowers Come to the Rescue 穿越遇天灾,空间异能来帮忙 Ancient Romance430k WordsCompleted Pocket dimension, natural disasters, water-based superpower, farming, infrastructure, no romance When the apocalypse arrives, Chu Qingning awakens two rare superpowers. She thinks she's the chosen one, only to die in the jaws of a zombie. After transmigrating, she becomes the daughter of a military family. Unfortunately, her mother died young, her father fell in battle, and her brother, stationed at the border, is falsely accused of treason! Kidnapped by bandits? This stronghold is nice. It's my 65Reads7.5Score—14d adds
  50. 200 Thanks for Asking, This Fake Heiress Just Wants to Teach 谢邀,假千金她只想教书 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Teaching and Opening a School + System + Farming + Everyday Family Life + Heartwarming + No Horrible Relatives + Helping the Whole Village Prosper + Romance] At thirty, Gu Jiayue was an experienced teacher. After staying up late writing lesson plans, she died at her desk. When she woke up, she had become the daughter of a marquis in the Great Qian Dynasty. Just as she thought she could take it easy, she discovered she was a fake heiress, and the real daughter was already on her way home. She to 205Reads6.8Score10014d adds

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