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  1. 101 My Child Is a Real Princess, Not a Fake Prince. What's the Problem? 我儿真公主,假皇子,怎么啦 Ancient Romance266k WordsCompleted Transmigration + space + farming + infrastructure + alternate history. A lighthearted power fantasy, no romance. The heroine, Shen Yunxiao, transmigrates to ancient times with her pocket dimension and becomes a fake prince, a woman disguised as a man. To stay alive, she works hard to earn merit. She has no desire to seize the throne. She only hopes that if her identity as a woman is ever exposed, her achievements will be enough to protect her and her loved ones. But she never imagined that no on 625Reads8.7Score11614d adds
  2. 102 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 26Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  3. 103 A Beggar from the Start, I Became the Marquis's Legitimate Daughter by Finding a Father 乞丐开局,我靠认爹成了侯府嫡女 Ancient Romance852k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Female lead focuses on her career] [Leveling up] [Ensemble cast] Jiang Ye, a 30-year-old accountant, is sentenced to twenty years in Tilanqiao Prison. On her very first night inside, she transmigrates. She wakes up as a starving little beggar in Niu Family Village. Staring at the chicken leg in the village chief's chubby daughter's hand, Jiang Ye is so hungry her eyes turn red. “If only I were the village chief's daughter...” Wait! Why can't I be? From then on, ancient times gain a kind 16.3kReads8.5Score3.4k14d adds
  4. 104 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
  5. 105 Stealing the Third-Ranked Scholar 夺探花 Ancient Romance893k WordsOngoing Not a feel-good power fantasy with a female lead! [Disguised as a man + coercive seduction + born into a new life + groveling redemption + angst before romance + court politics] Cool, beautiful top scholar * dark, scheming prince Wen Zhiyu is from the respectable Wen family of Jiangnan, the eldest legitimate son of its main branch. He has lived in the capital since childhood and has always been remarkably bright. He began studying at three, sat the preliminary exams at eight and ranked first, pa 2.3kReads8.7Score5514d adds
  6. 106 The Notorious County Magistrate 名扬天下俏县令 Ancient Romance769k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + political intrigue + woman disguised as a man + no romance] Zhao Minglan transmigrates into a disgraced remnant of the previous dynasty, a woman who passed the imperial exams disguised as a man. All she wants is to settle down in Qingshui County and rule her little corner of the world in peace. But not only do the local powers refuse to show her any respect, several princes at court have turned this backwater into a battlefield. That won’t do! Armed with the secret to makin 132Reads8.2Score—14d adds
  7. 107 Rising from Poverty: From the Imperial Exams to the Officialdom 寒门崛起,从科举入仕开始 Historical346k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it's normal for it to be a little low. Don't worry, enjoy!) [Farming + Imperial Examinations + Alternate History + Ancient Setting] After an accident, Wang Bo, a farmer's son in ancient times, absorbed the memories of his previous life. The good news: His mind held thousands of books from the twenty-first century, and he had a photographic memory. The bad news: His family was so poor they lived on bran, and they still had to scrape together every last bit to fund hi 2kReads8.5Score17014d adds
  8. 108 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 13.1kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
  9. 109 Transmigration: From the Imperial Exams to Chief Grand Secretary 穿越:从科举开始的内阁首辅之路 Historical673k WordsOngoing An ordinary university student transmigrates into the son of a small landowner in ancient times. He takes the imperial exams and enters government service under the Great Feng dynasty, rising through the ranks step by step. Of all pursuits, study is supreme. “What? Young Master Wang has passed the county-level scholar exam!” “Young Master Wang really is impressive!” “Scholar Wang has passed the provincial exam and become a juren!” “I hear Wang, the top scholar in the provincial exam, passed the 38Reads—Score—14d adds
  10. 110 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 2.5kReads7.4Score27614d adds
  11. 111 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... 157Reads7.3Score—14d adds
  12. 112 Taking My Father’s Place in the Imperial Exams, Starting at Six 替父科举!从六岁开始 Historical366k WordsCompleted No corvee labor, no land tax. Crossing the class divide feels amazing! No wonder my father was willing to do anything to pass the imperial exams! The exams broke the aristocratic clans' monopoly on official careers under the Nine-Rank System, which had been in place since the Wei and Jin dynasties. With examinations at their core, they gave ordinary scholars a way to rise above their station. The appeal of the exams went straight to the heart of people's everyday concerns. Once scholars passed t 668Reads7.3Score10014d adds
  13. 113 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
  14. 114 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 123Reads5.6Score—14d adds
  15. 115 A Woman in a Man’s Body: Lord Fuguang Goes on a Killing Spree 女穿男:扶光君他杀疯了 Ancient Romance814k WordsOngoing [Female-to-Male Transmigration + No Romance + Literary Plagiarism + Jinx + Aristocratic Scion’s Exam Success Story] Also known as: The Azure Luan Chronicles Song Hezhen was a brilliant academic in the 22nd century, a top student who graduated from Cambridge with two doctorates. After completing her studies, she was just about to return home and contribute to her country’s development. But life is unpredictable: the plane she was on crashed, and just like that, Song Hezhen kicked the bucket! When 4.7kReads7.4Score51114d adds
  16. 116 After Transmigrating, I Take the Imperial Exams, and the Emperor Wants to Retire as a Team 穿越后科举,皇帝竟想组队退休 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Imperial examinations, transmigration, an alternate setting. No System, no pocket dimension. Focused on earning a living through the examinations and passing down family values. No harem, no womanizer protagonist.] Just as Xia Wenlou had finally achieved his dream of lying flat, a car accident transported him to ancient times. For the record, he had absolutely no desire to transmigrate. And to make matters worse, it happened just as he'd made a name for himself and was starting to enjoy life. N 4.5kReads8.1Score54614d adds
  17. 117 I Bled My Family Dry in My Past Life, Now Six Yuan Makes Me a God 前世吸光全家血,今生六元来封神 Historical680k WordsCompleted [Farming]+ [Imperial examinations]+ [Making a fortune]+ [Power fantasy]+ [Lighthearted comedy] Lin Yunzhou spent half his life working his way up to the rank of interstellar marshal. He never expected to transmigrate to an ancient era with not a trace of technology... The good news: He went from being an orphan to the most doted-on youngest son in the family, and fell in love at first sight with a young lady. The bad news: His parents play favorites, his brothers are blindly filial, and his olde 6.1kReads8.0Score45214d adds
  18. 118 With a Traitor System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man and Win Big 手握奸臣系统,女扮男装我赢麻了 Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue and power struggles, gender-bender [multiple secret identities, woman disguised as a man, pretending to be weak while hiding her strength, villain protagonist] She starts out keeping her head down, then rises to power. A tale of scheming and betrayal in the world of officialdom! When Shan Xuexing wakes up, she discovers that she’s not only disguised as a man, but also a treacherous minister hated by everyone. The good news: she transmigrated with a System. The bad news: it’s a tr 176Reads8.3Score—14d adds
  19. 119 The Imperial Exams: Uncle, A Commoner’s Rise Depends on You 科举:叔啊,泥腿子翻身就靠你了 Historical163k WordsCompleted My new book, After Refusing to Rejoin My Ancestral Clan, I Became a Sage Through the Imperial Exams, is out now. Come check it out! After transmigrating as the youngest son of a farming family, he finds himself with nothing but bare walls. The immense wealth he built in business in his previous life did not come with him, and everything he knows is useless here. His widowed mother is at the top of the household, his widowed sister-in-law in the middle, and his nieces and nephews at the bottom. H 1.6kReads8.3Score10114d adds
  20. 120 A Farmer's Son Places First in All Six Exams 农家子六元及第了 Historical341k WordsCompleted Father and son, both top scholars; imperial exams; transmigration; an alternate world; satisfying wish fulfillment; one-on-one romance; sixfold top honors. After a car accident, Shen Ce, Henan’s top college entrance exam scorer, transmigrated into the Great Yan Dynasty. Unwilling to take up farming, he used the imperial exams to steadily climb the road to success… 248Reads—Score10214d adds
  21. 121 A Poor Scholar’s Rise Through the Exams: My Father in the First Volume, Me in the Next 寒门科举,上卷老爹下卷儿 Historical469k WordsCompleted A rise from poverty + imperial examinations + farming + political intrigue After transmigrating to ancient times, Gu Suifeng, a single man who just wants to lie flat, becomes the deadbeat father of three children. How can he keep living a quiet, carefree life with a family this poor? Huh? His father and all three children are pretty clever! Hahaha, then he'll just rely on them. Push them to work hard and have them back him up! 770Reads8.8Score10514d adds
  22. 122 Quick Transmigration: Disguised as a Man, I Charm Three Thousand Worlds 快穿之女扮男装苏遍三千世界 Ancient Romance229k WordsOngoing The rating will go up as the book gets going. [Female lead disguised as a man + follows her whims and flirts with every beauty she meets + secret identities + almost all-capable + scheming, cold and captivating black lotus + somewhat of a lady-killer + all sexual orientations among women + no official pairing, ship whoever you like + slight female-lead power fantasy + steals hearts and steals lovers + leaves no strings attached + flirts with everyone, everywhere + romantic rival showdowns + mult 369Reads8.0Score—14d adds
  23. 123 Disguised as a Man: Four Villainous Apprentices Keep Chasing After Me 女扮男装:四个反派孽徒追着亲 Ancient Romance266k WordsOngoing [Redemption + villains + System + a woman disguised as a man + a tangled love quadrangle] Bai Luoqing is a top-level corporate drone. One rainy day, after breaking down from working overtime, she drops to her knees and screams at the sky, “Why am I mute?!” The heavens answer, “You're not mute! Damn it, how dare you slander me! If you like being mute so much, then mute you shall be!” And just like that, Bai Luoqing transmigrates into a book, becoming the mute master from the melodramatic novel sh 157Reads7.1Score—14d adds
  24. 124 May I Grow Old with Jiang Feng 愿与江枫共白首 Ancient Romance644k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Equally Matched Couple + Reborn + Giving Up and Coasting + Disguised as a Man + Everyone's Favorite] Jiang Feng died, but then she was reborn! To avoid meeting the same tragic end as in her previous life, when she was poisoned to death, she made two decisions. First, she'd be a carefree second-generation heir who took life as it came. She'd give up her urge to help others, settle every score, return every slight, and never make herself suffer. Second, she'd make peace with 18Reads8.1Score—14d adds
  25. 125 Your Majesty, Your Favorite Consort Is a Prince from Another Country 陛下,您的宠妃是别国太子 Ancient Romance420k WordsCompleted After waking from a nap, she finds herself the male favorite of an emperor who loves men. She assumes she's a favored consort, but instead gets locked away in the Cold Palace for five years... What a cursed fate! Unexpectedly, her grilled fish draws the emperor's younger brother to her. The next day, staring at the bright yellow imperial edict in her hands, she feels a headache coming on. How on earth did she end up as the favorite consort of an emperor who loves men?! Su Yuqing: Seriously! Why 33Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  26. 126 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 13.8kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
  27. 127 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 396Reads7.5Score—14d adds
  28. 128 Disguised as a Man, I Took the Official World by Storm 女扮男装的我在官场杀疯了 Ancient Romance957k WordsOngoing Just after Jiang Ting, a powerful political figure, retired, she died in an earthquake. When she opened her eyes, she had become Jiang Ting, an orphan whose entire family had been massacred. To avenge her family and survive, she bound her chest, took medicine, disguised herself as a young man, and embarked on the thorny road to the imperial examinations. She uncovered a murder case, exposed a merchant's scheme, brought down the powerful, and claimed the top examination rank again and again! A 194Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  29. 129 I Passed the Palace Exam, and You're Telling Me I'm a Princess? 我都中状元了,你说我是公主? Ancient Romance587k WordsOngoing [No romance, female emperor] Yun Zhao is reborn into the family of a wealthy merchant in ancient times. At first, she thinks a life of comfort, with everything she needs and someone to look after her, sounds pretty good. Then she learns that being single is actually a crime in the Da Ning Dynasty! Any unmarried woman aged sixteen or older, or man aged nineteen or older, must pay a fine of two taels of silver each year. Unmarried women aged twenty or older, and men aged twenty-two or older, will 36.3kReads8.8Score4.2k14d adds
  30. 130 I’ve Made the Emperor Furious, So Why Hasn’t He Come to Kill Me? 都把皇帝气炸了,怎么还不来杀她 Ancient Romance655k WordsOngoing [Alternate setting + historical romance + infrastructure building + woman disguised as a man + career in government as the main focus + no couple] (Female lead A, extremely doting, fated bond) Jinnian, a PhD in biochemistry, transmigrates to ancient times after a car accident. Facing execution by the current emperor, she studies the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty and His Majesty’s temperament, then sets out to defy him. Every day, she recklessly teeters on the edge of death! Her death wish never 22Reads—Score—14d adds
  31. 131 Build a Fortune and Pass the Imperial Exams 发家致富考科举 Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted [No System or golden finger, one heroine, not a wish-fulfillment story, realistic] Xie Fan is a hopelessly single exam nerd, a useless graduate of a top university, and a slacker at a major organization. He enjoys a carefree life of choosing to lie flat. After an unexpected death, he returns to a parallel world in the Ming Dynasty, reborn as the son of a landlord. But life in a landlord’s household turns out to be no easier. To make ends meet, he sets out on the path of the imperial examinations 1kReads8.6Score10314d adds
  32. 132 The Great Zhou’s Number One Villain Raises a Top Scholar 大周第一奸臣,养出了个状元郎 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Transmigration] [Imperial Examinations] [Court Politics] [No Golden Finger] The short drama is now streaming on Fanqie under the title The Playboy Takes Up His Brush to Protect the Realm (Season 1). After transmigrating to Great Zhou, Gu Chang'an finds himself the son of a treacherous minister, reviled by everyone. His father, Gu Mingyuan, wields immense power at court. He purges the court and suppresses the scholars, earning the condemnation of the realm's literati as a traitor to the nation 109.7kReads8.6Score12.4k14d adds
  33. 133 My Big Brother Is a Celebrated Minister, So Who's Afraid of the Imperial Exams? 大哥是名臣,科举路上我怕谁 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Tags: No Romance, Ancient Imperial Examinations, System, Beloved by All] [Content warning: The protagonist grows up from infancy, with a slow-paced, everyday child-rearing story. This is not a traditional imperial-examination novel.] [The bonus chapters include a romance subplot for Xiao Lu. If that bothers you, please don’t read them!] Yang Buhuo is reborn, and should have been delighted to receive a “win by doing nothing” System and rise to the top. Instead, System Xiao Ba gets the wrong pers 1.6kReads8.1Score13014d adds
  34. 134 Worthy of a Place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple: I Disguised Myself as a Boy and Became a Treacherous Official 配享太庙,从女扮男装当奸臣开始 Ancient Romance738k WordsOngoing [Court intrigue + no romance + backing a female emperor + woman disguised as a man + building a career + secret identity exposed] She transmigrated into a world where her father and brothers had died, and her clan was trying to seize the family estate. To protect the family fortune, Pei Shu disguised herself as a man, sought refuge with her maternal grandfather, and studied hard for the imperial examinations. After giving it everything she had for ten years, she finally passed... the lowest-leve 8.6kReads8.7Score1.7k14d adds
  35. 135 I Became a Female Top Scholar, and the Regent Fell Madly in Love With Me! 穿成女状元郎,摄政王为我痴狂! Ancient Romance364k WordsCompleted [Gender disguise, irresistible to men and women, both leads are inexperienced, he falls for her on his own] Wen Shiqing fell while rock climbing and died, only to transmigrate into a book as a woman disguised as a man: the top scholar who went on to become an official. Being a man in a male-dominated society? Wonderful. But her smooth sailing came to an abrupt end when she refused a marriage proposal. With no other choice, Wen Shiqing confessed that she was impotent. As soon as those words left 672Reads8.7Score10614d adds
  36. 136 The Young Prince Just Wants to Take It Easy 小王爷想当个闲人 Ancient Romance625k WordsCompleted [Alternate world + past and present lives + woman disguises herself as a man + both leads are reborn] After dying unexpectedly, she was reborn with her memories intact in another world. The future looked promising. But before she could enjoy herself for even a few days, she was hunted, left to wander, and sold into trafficking. Just when she had finally made it as a page, she was caught by villains again. Life is hard, but she came here to experience it. She’s done playing in this lousy world! J 152Reads6.9Score—14d adds
  37. 137 The Chosen One of an Imperial Exam Novel 科举文里的天之骄子 Ancient Romance238k WordsOngoing [New novel! The rating is low for now, so read the bonus chapters first] [Serious historical drama + woman transmigrates into a man + everyone’s darling + no romance + Mary Sue + imperial examinations + household intrigue + struggle for the throne + unifying the realm] [Note: This is a romance story with no CP. The protagonist, Jin Yu (Sun Wei), is a woman transmigrated into a man, adored by everyone, and, so to speak, incapable of falling in love with anyone. It’s perfectly normal for male and 16Reads7.2Score—14d adds
  38. 138 A Country Girl’s Daily Life of Preparing for the Imperial Exams 农家女的科举日常 Ancient Romance781k WordsOngoing [System + No CP + Women's Imperial Exams + No Cross-Dressing as a Man + Academy Life + Slow Pace + Alternate World] In her previous life, as an orphan with no family to support, Zhuge Yunshu lived an utterly carefree, lazy life. Perhaps even Heaven couldn't stand to see it anymore. It killed her with a piece of falling debris, and she was reborn as a farmer's daughter in ancient times. In this agrarian society, men and women alike had no choice but to work in the fields once they reached the app 21.6kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds
  39. 139 The Imperial Exams: A Country Boy Becomes a Pillar of the Nation 科举:农村娃成了国家顶梁柱 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted (Imperial examinations + farming + cuisine + infrastructure) Wang Xue'an wakes up in an ancient farming village, forced to chew wild greens day after day. He finally flips the table in a rage: this is no way to live! So he puts the knowledge he learned in another world to use, taking the imperial exams, building infrastructure, and creating delicious food... He cultivates superior seeds, boosts productivity, and builds an agricultural powerhouse. He develops new military technologies, expands th 2.1kReads7.4Score18014d adds
  40. 140 Reborn as a Little Girl, I Use Three Years of Exam Prep and Five Years of Mock Tests to Teach Dad the Imperial Exams 穿成小奶团后,用三年高考五年模拟教爹考科举 Ancient Romance587k WordsCompleted Ning Xin, a veteran high school homeroom teacher, transmigrates into the body of an adorable six-year-old girl in ancient times. At home, the family has nothing; outside, they’re surrounded by hungry wolves. The only way out is to push her father to take the imperial examinations. Bad grades? Then do a mountain of practice problems! Hates studying? Then it’s time for counseling! Young love?? No way! Anyone who lays a hand on my dad will have to go through me! At last, with her guidance in every 181Reads8.7Score10714d adds
  41. 141 The Struggles of a Poor Family in the Song Dynasty 宋代寒门的奋斗史 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted In the blink of an eye, a history PhD from the 21st century becomes the second son of a farming family outside Bianliang City. His family is dirt poor, the elders are shortsighted, and they even have a “precious heir” whom the whole family must support. As the second son of a branch family whom no one takes seriously, watch how Chen He works his way up, crosses class boundaries, and leaps from the farm into a new life. 1.5kReads7.6Score14814d adds
  42. 142 My Dear 檀郎 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Yun Nixi is implicated when her relatives’ estate is confiscated and becomes a slave. Sold to the Huan household, she serves as a personal maid to Huan Xi, a young nobleman from a distinguished family. Using the family’s inherited knack for pretending to be a spirit medium, Nixi makes money by sticking close to the young master, all while secretly admiring her cousin Shen Chong. She plans to buy her freedom, reclaim her grandfather’s farmland, and return to a life of independence. As the politic 2.3kReads8.9Score33614d adds
  43. 143 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 2.2kReads9.0Score18414d adds
  44. 144 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 8.1kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
  45. 145 A Farmer’s Son’s Daily Struggle to Succeed in the Imperial Exams 农家子科举奋斗日常 Historical474k WordsOngoing Born into a farming family in an unknown dynasty, Zhao Jue looked at his tiny arms and legs and thought, Farming was out of the question. In this age where scholars ranked above farmers, artisans, and merchants, and learning was considered the noblest pursuit, he’d better work hard at his studies… 220Reads7.3Score—14d adds
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