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- 1 I Passed the Imperial Exam and Gave the Dynasty Three Hundred More Years 科举高中，我给王朝续命三百年 [Imperial Exams + Daily Life + Business + Officialdom + Political Intrigue + No Romance + No System] Xue Zhao, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, transmigrated one day into an abandoned infant who had been taken in and raised by a scholar and his wife. Before his adoptive father died, he urged Xue Zhao to take the imperial examinations, enter officialdom, and bring honor to the family. To fulfill his adoptive father’s dying wish, Xue Zhao embarked on the path of scholarship. From the coun 207Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 2 The Imperial Exams? Just Another Way to Take the Civil Service Exam! 科举？不过是换个地方考公罢了！ [Civil Service + Imperial Exams + Humble Origins + Transmigration + Slow-Paced + Historical + No System + Not Brain-Dead] Lin Shuheng spent years grinding away at an entry-level civil service job. He had just passed his evaluation and was about to be promoted to deputy section chief. While imagining how he’d climb the ranks step by step, he died suddenly from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a poor scholar in ancient times. With the imperial exams looming, the original owner had been —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Woman Disguised as a Man: Even the Foolish Young Lord Wants a Wife 女穿男之傻世子也要娶妻 After a mission went wrong, modern-day special agent Lin Qi transmigrated into the body of Jing An, a foolish young heir. She was forced to marry Gu Zhijin, the Chancellor’s legitimate daughter who had “killed” three previous fiancés... From pretending to be foolish to standing shoulder to shoulder at court, from a political marriage to pledging their lives to each other... Jing An tilted her head and played dumb. “My dear, they say I’m an idiot.” Gu Zhijin calmly turned a page. “Mm.” Jing A 537Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 4 A Pure Heart Climbs the Ranks 赤子登阶 [Alternate World + Reincarnated as a Baby + Imperial Exams + Martial Arts + Everyday Life + No Golden Finger] Yang Yuan never imagined he’d wake up one day as a swaddled baby in ancient times. He never imagined that in this strange world, with no System, no pocket dimension, and no golden finger of any kind, he’d have to rely on himself, one step at a time: rolling over, crawling, standing, then memorizing the Thousand Character Classic. He began his studies at three, learned martial arts at fou 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Even Bad Bamboo Can Grow Good Shoots, An Ge Got into High School! 歹竹出好笋，安哥高中了！ [Imperial examinations + family life + bringing glory to the family + single heroine, appearing later] In the modern world, Li Xing'an was just a struggling comic artist who had never achieved much. He worked himself to death from exhaustion. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself reborn as a poor boy in a remote backwater. The ramshackle mud-brick house leaked whenever it rained. His unreliable father was a useless layabout, and his mother was so furious she stood with her hands on her 2.1kReads7.3Score13214d adds
- 6 They Called Me Sickly, So I Turned Around and Made a Name for Myself in the Imperial Exams 说我病殃子，我转身科举争光 [Farming + Alternate Ancient Setting, Imperial Exams, but Not a Conventional Exam Novel, Romance] My new book, [Reborn with the Appearance of an Eighteen-Year-Old, While My Children Are Already Twelve], is now updating. Please give it your support. Wang Erxiao was in the prime of his life when he transmigrated, born into the body of a farm boy named Wang Erxiao in the Great Liang dynasty. The Wang family now has three generations living under one roof. Counting his biological and cousin sisters, 19.9kReads7.2Score1.8k14d adds
- 7 The Top Scholar Is Real, and So Is the Beggar 状元是真的，乞丐也是真的 Shen Mo, a Peking University history professor, wakes up one day as a nameless beggar. No household registration, no food, no shoes, and only a yellow dog so thin its skin clings to its bones. He spent thirty years studying the imperial examinations in his previous life, yet in this one he cannot even get near an exam hall. From a ruined temple to the Golden Throne Hall, from eating tree bark to earning top honors. The top scholar is real, and so is the beggar. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Woman in a Man's World: My Cursed Life as the Male Second Lead 女穿男之该死的男配生涯 Content warning: This is my first novel on Tomato Novel, written because I love this kind of story. I never fixed the typos because I didn’t know how back then. The writing is childish, so please bear with it. Jiang Qin was so excited after winning 200 million yuan that she passed out. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into the role of a minor character in a modern urban romance novel she had read before. Well, she could live with being a minor character, but she was incredibly unl 1kReads8.2Score10814d adds
- 9 A Farmer's Son, the Imperial Exams, and Officialdom 农家子，科举，做官 [Born into the womb + imperial examinations + farming + daily life + public works and infrastructure, with a couple, little romance] [No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger] [He starts looking for a teacher in Chapter 38. If you’re short on patience, you can start reading there.] Shen Huai is born into an ancient world and becomes the only boy in his family. The good news: he can take the imperial examinations. The bad news: they’re poor, very poor, desperately poor. Born into a 4.9kReads8.5Score36314d adds
- 10 Woman to Man: Transmigrate as a Refugee and Cut Ties with Family from the Start 女穿男，穿成难民开局断亲 [A woman in a man's body + infrastructure building + farming + no golden finger + political intrigue + romance + two strong leads. Please don't read if these aren't your thing, thank you!] I opened my eyes to see someone pulling up wild grass and shoving it into their mouth. First things first: fill that hollow stomach. I'd transmigrated into a homeless man's body in the fictional Chongwen Dynasty. No big deal, at least I wasn't dead. I was still a man, too. I checked for the extra parts. No big 586Reads8.7Score10214d adds
- 11 Girl Transmigrates into a Man: Where Did My System Go? 女穿男：我的系统哪儿去了？ [Woman transmigrates into a man + commentary + everyday life + both leads have no prior relationships + younger man] (The rating has just come out, and it isn’t very high. Please bear with me.) Ye Xing: Who can relate? I stayed up all night gaming, blacked out from exhaustion, and woke up in a male body! Heaven: Thanks for asking. This is a surprise gift pack that dropped at random. Surprise, or maybe more like a shock! Ye Xing: Why does everyone else transmigrate and get to feel antiques or fli 2.9kReads8.8Score23614d adds
- 12 [Woman to Man] Shanghai Bund: Detective, Don't Run 【女穿男】上海滩之探长不要跑 A woman transmigrates into a man, with a Republican-era setting. Cold-hearted detective ✘ gentle, virtuous heiress Chen is an assassin, cold and detached. But during a mission, she is betrayed and sold out by an accomplice, then transmigrates to Shanghai during the Republican era, when it is at the height of its power. She finds herself a man, takes the alias Ye Han, and meets the woman she will cherish above all others. Here, she experiences both love and friendship. Mini-scene: Feng Chengcheng 756Reads—Score5214d adds
- 13 I, San Mao, Will Take the Imperial Exams 我，三毛，要科举 [Alternate world + farming + imperial examinations + everyday family life] One brick was all it took to turn Chen Ping'an into a poor farmer’s son. Farm the land? The taxes are too high. He shakes his head and gives up. Go into business? He’d still be stuck with corvee labor. No, that won’t work either. That leaves only one path. Fortunately, as he pursues his studies, he has the support of a teacher and several like-minded friends by his side. Along the way, Chen Sanmao overcomes one challenge 1.1kReads7.4Score10014d adds
- 14 Transmigrated as a Scumbag Butcher in Ancient Times 穿成古代渣屠夫 [Modern Woman Transmigrates to Ancient Times + Woman in a Man's Body + Building a Career + Joining the Army] Li Tang is twenty-four and graduated from culinary school. Before transmigrating, she worked as a prep cook at a restaurant and had only recently been promoted to chef. On a pitch-black, rainy night, she was riding her electric scooter home through the downpour when lightning struck. Just like that, she was zapped into the fictional ancient kingdom of Baiyue. And that wasn't all: she tran 719Reads8.6Score10214d adds
- 15 From Pauper to Grand Secretary 穷小子到阁老 Zhu Yuanyuan was a highly educated young woman of the new era, ready to make her mark and serve her country. But before she could, she was shot on the school sports field... After becoming him, she threw herself into the imperial examination system, striving forward for herself and her family. From a village student to a presented scholar, from a farming household to the imperial court, she carved out her own path in life, one step at a time... 430Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 16 A Woman in a Man's Body Spoils the Wicked Female Supporting Character 女穿男之娇宠那个恶毒女配 [The romance between the leads is sweet, sweet, sweet! The male lead only pampers the heroine, pampers the heroine, pampers the heroine! This is a fluffy, no-brainer treat you'll love!] [P.S. Character setup: a sunny young marquis who only has eyes for his wife and has plenty of cheat abilities vs. a delicate, clever noblewoman who seems tender but is secretly sharp, sensitive and starved for love; a hopeless romantic vs. an intensely possessive little yandere] In her previous life, Lin Mu was a 1.8kReads8.7Score14014d adds
- 17 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 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 823Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 18 I Bought a Bookboy to Take the Imperial Exam for Me. Now I'm Accused of Stealing His Honors? 买书童替本少科举，告我偷功名？ [Transmigrated into a Book as a Cannon-Fodder + Embroidered Uniform Guard + Imperial Exams + Officialdom + Rooting Out Treacherous Ministers + Fighting the Tartars + Empress] Also known as: The Young Master Strikes Back Against His Fated Bookish Servant, Passes the Imperial Exams, and Saves China After transmigrating into the book as Lin Zhi, a young master destined to be cannon fodder, he finds himself caught in a ridiculous plot where his servant uses the young master as a stepping-stone in th 1.1kReads7.6Score12914d adds
- 19 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 [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 126Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 20 The Imperial Examinations: Rising to the First Rank of Officialdom 科举之官居一品 Synopsis: A scholar in the morning, admitted to the imperial court by night. The protagonist begins as a young scholar from a farming family and rises step by step through the imperial examination system. In the end, he earns a place on the honors list, becomes a jinshi, and enters the ranks of officials. After becoming an official, he works his way up through the bureaucracy until he reaches the highest rank and governs the realm as chief minister, guiding Chinese civilization to become the mos 1.9kReads7.6Score10014d adds
- 21 Transmigration: The Daily Life of an Ancient Imperial Exam Candidate, Son of a Peddler 穿越：商贩之子的古代科举日常 [Imperial Examinations + Alternate History + Everyday Life in Ancient Times + Building Wealth + Slow-Burn + Coming of Age] In his previous life, Lin Xiang’an lost his parents at a young age and grew up dependent on others. After getting into college, he took a leave of absence to serve as a conscript. When he returned from the military and resumed his studies, he started a few businesses and gradually made his fortune. He achieved success at a young age, and his business kept growing. Then, one 2.3kReads7.9Score17514d adds
- 22 A Farm Boy's Road to Turning His Life Around Through the Imperial Exams 农家少年科举翻身路 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 122Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 23 Since I've Been Reborn, I'll Master Both the Pen and the Sword 都重来了，我当然要文武双全 Set in an alternate early Ming Dynasty, this is a story about a science student who transmigrates. Simple middle-school physics experiments are enough to amaze everyone. He sparks a scientific awakening, founds a new school of thought, and brings materialism into Confucianism to accelerate social progress. You just need a little scientific knowledge. You can do it too, and there’s no golden finger!! 2kReads6.5Score10114d adds
- 24 A Woman in a Man’s Body: The Icy Queen of Acting Falls Madly in Love with Me 女穿男：清冷影后疯狂爱上我 [Female-to-male quick transmigration] What sparks will fly when a trash director and a terrible actor are transported together into an old-school, angst-ridden romance novel? A pretty-boy actor becomes a bona fide male CEO, and a tearjerker full of angst turns into a sweet romance about marrying first and falling in love later! After becoming a man, Lan Xi, an idol turned actor, and a trash director are transported into a book and bound to a Best Actress System. They can leave the world only on 2.4kReads8.8Score16514d adds
- 25 The Daily Life of a Minor Official's Son Preparing for the Imperial Exams 小官之子科举日常 [Woman Transmigrates into a Man + Imperial Exams + Farmer's Son + No Problematic Family Members + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger] Lin He, a graduate student in history, transmigrates into the Great Qi, a dynasty that never existed in history, and goes from being a woman to a man. His family has nothing to its name: his father is a catlike academic prodigy, his mother a tigerlike farmer, and Lin He's life is a constant struggle. Fortunately, his father earned the jinshi degree early on, a 1.7kReads8.8Score12014d adds
- 26 Reborn as a Marquis's Bastard Son? Then I'll Take the Imperial Exams! 穿成侯门庶子？科举！科举！科举 [Imperial Exams + Feel-Good Story + Business + Child Prodigy + Everyday Life + Political Intrigue] Song Mingyuan dies in a car accident and wakes up as an illegitimate son in the Marquis of Great Zhou's household. The good news: he has plenty to eat and wear, and maids to look after him. The bad news: his adoptive mother is his father's principal wife. Now that she has a son of her own, she sees Song Mingyuan as a thorn in her side and wants him dead! Song Mingyuan, who has transmigrated into t 17.3kReads8.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 27 Female to Male: Defy Fate, Don't Let the Heroine Turn Evil! 女穿男：打破宿命，女主别黑化！ A woman becomes a man! System + quick transmigration + corrupted heroines She is a corrupted heroine in a tragic romance, cold and merciless, ruling over darkness. She is the laziest Host of a useless System, just trying to coast through life and lie flat until the end. When the most unreliable Host meets the most difficult target, a journey of redemption across countless little worlds begins. “Let go of your hatred. We can pursue happiness together!” “I choose to turn dark, and you can shut up. 758Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 28 The Commoner Chancellor, Xia Ren 布衣宰相虾仁 After a sudden car accident, Xia Ren, a double PhD in history and literature, transmigrated as a dying seven-year-old peasant child in the Great Jing Dynasty, a realm never recorded in history. His family had nothing, but that couldn't diminish the knowledge and experience he had accumulated over two lifetimes. His memories of poring over ancient texts in his previous life remained crystal clear. The classics, historical records, institutions, and lessons of dynastic rise and decline were all at 356Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Reborn as a Young Scholar in a Farming Family 重生之农家小书生 Xiao Han transmigrated to ancient times as a little boy. He had planned to coast through life, eating his fill and waiting to die, but the System, desperate to meet its performance targets, tried every trick to tempt him, from sweet-talking him to feeding him poisonous motivational slogans. Xiao Han gradually veered onto a path no one had planned for. He had only wanted to help his family achieve a comfortable life, but he aimed too high and accidentally reached the pinnacle of success. Xiao San 1.8kReads8.7Score12714d adds
- 30 Reborn in the 1960s: Building a Home and a Career 重生六零之成小家立小业 A woman becomes a man. There’s a love interest. Why not just live her best life alone? Because she wants a home. Fang Huai is 18, and Dong Jing is 24. Why such a big age gap? So their actual soul ages would be a better match. “Boss, here’s my resignation letter.” “Resigning? You’re doing fine. What’s the reason?” “I’m really running out of hair.” “Don’t be ridiculous. Whose hair in this department is still all there? If you’re losing it, get a transplant.” “Boss, thank you for all your help and 1.2kReads8.7Score10014d adds
- 31 A Woman in a Man's Body: The Saved Side Character Won't Leave Me Alone 女穿男，被拯救的女配赖上了 Woman transmigrates into a man, quick transmigration, happy ending, one-on-one romance Note: There is one female supporting character in each mini-world. This is a sweet romance. Yan Xingchen works for a quick transmigration company. To help her complete her mission of saving female supporting characters, her System secretly transmigrates her into a man’s body. She can put up with being in a man’s body. Yan Xingchen just wants to finish the mission quickly, but what is with these female supporti 2kReads8.4Score10314d adds
- 32 A Top Scholar Rises from a Humble Family 寒门出了个状元郎 A graduate student in finance from a top Chinese university transmigrates overnight. His home is bare, his stomach is empty, and everyone is scheming against everyone else. Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to rule? 2.7kReads8.4Score17614d adds
- 33 The Imperial Exams: Soaring Ninety Thousand Miles 科举之扶摇直上九万里 Li Yanqing transmigrated to the Great Qi, a fictional dynasty. He told himself, “No need to worry. I’m a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. I can make a good life for myself anywhere.” But his father died, leaving behind a final wish: Li Yanqing should study, take the imperial exams, become an official, and make something of himself. To fulfill his father’s wish, Li Yanqing embarked on a decade of arduous study. Li Yanqing thought that since fate had brought him here, he ought to make use o 2kReads8.7Score15614d adds
- 34 Farming Didn’t Work Out, So I Made My Fortune Through the Imperial Examinations 种田不成，只好科举发家 After being transmigrated into a womb, Song Yingzhi was reborn too. In his previous life, Song Yingzhi had been born into the body of a child in a dirt-poor farming family. During the day, he worked in the fields with the men of the household. At night, he slept in the pigsty. When he was sixteen, his grandmother decided to sell the family’s pigs so Song Yingzhi could marry a wife, then cleaned out the pigsty and turned it into his bridal chamber… After getting married, Song Yingzhi became even 3.8kReads7.4Score44314d adds
- 35 The Long Road to the Imperial Exams as a Farmer's Son 穿成农家子的漫漫科举路 He dies unexpectedly, but by Heaven's grace, Zhang Ze is given a new life and born into the womb of a peasant woman. At just five years old, Zhang Ze solemnly tells his parents, “Father, Mother, your little Ze wants to go to school...” Living a decent life in ancient times is incredibly difficult. A simple chill can take your life, not to mention the crushing taxes and forced labor. Zhang Ze understands better than anyone that only earning an official degree can improve his family's life. Even t 2.6kReads7.3Score15514d adds
- 36 The Imperial Examination: Starting by Talking My Parents into Splitting Up the Family 科举，从忽悠爹娘分家开始 Li Yunzhi was born in a province known for its fierce competition in the civil service exams. Millions of people sat the exams every year, and under his parents' urging, he kept taking them year after year. At last, he stood out from the crowd and secured a civil service post. But before he could tell his parents, he was in a car accident and transmigrated to a dynasty called Great Wei. Looking at his family of impoverished peasants, their bare cupboards, and several downright awful relatives, L 3.1kReads7.9Score21114d adds
- 37 The Imperial Exam: Top of the Six Tests, Reshaping the Workplace 科举，六元及第整顿职场 (No System, no golden finger, one female lead) (A slow-burn story) In the 21st century, the only person in Tianhai University’s history to earn master’s degrees in both the arts and sciences suddenly transmigrates into the body of a poor farmer’s son in ancient times. Looking at the bare walls of his home and the family who place all their hopes in him, Wang Ping can only gaze at the heavens in speechless resignation. Since all other pursuits are inferior and only scholarship is esteemed, he wi 941Reads7.5Score10714d adds
- 38 The Road to Success Through the Imperial Examinations 科举之青云路 In his previous life, Lu Sheng was a spoiled rich kid. After being born into a farming family, he regains his memories at the age of three when his cousin pushes him to the ground over two pieces of pork crackling. Among the four paths of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, working for someone else is out of the question. With his poor knowledge of farming, he couldn't even support himself, so it looks like the imperial examinations are his only way to change his fate. From then on, Lu S 1.7kReads7.7Score11614d adds
- 39 A Floating Life in Blue Robes [Female-to-Male Transmigration] 青衣浮生【女穿男】 Reader’s note: A woman transmigrates into a man, marries, and there is one couple throughout. The story is low-key, with no major twists, no inner-courtyard scheming, and only basic political machinations. Please read only if you’re okay with all that. I was a modern-day overworked teacher who suddenly died and transmigrated into the lowly illegitimate son of the Marquis of Daqi’s household. The moment I opened my eyes, I was faced with the terrifying reality of having the wrong gender, and I’d 10.4kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
- 40 The Sickly Man Only Wants to Live Off a Woman 病秧子一心只想吃软饭 [Adorable child + business + imperial examinations + martial world + political schemes + strong female and male leads in love + battlefield] The imperial examinations come first, and the female lead appears later! Gu Fei, an orphan with congenital heart disease, died in one life. She thought that if she were reborn, she could have a healthy body this time. She only wanted to be comfortably well-off and live a long, peaceful life. But her mother went into early labor because of a wild chicken egg 766Reads7.4Score10514d adds
- 41 On the Imperial Exams, Who Knows Who'll Be the One Sweating? 论科举，谁卷谁还不知道呢 In his previous life, he was visiting Dujiangyan with his mentor to draw up reinforcement plans when one misstep cost him everything. When Zhang Shi’an opened his eyes again, he was holding a little stick, facing a golden field of rice. The rice looked unusually small, though. Before he could figure out what he was doing, he spotted several sparrows feasting on the rice. His hands reacted even faster than his mind. He raised the stick and swung it at them. The thieving sparrows soon flew up into 483Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 42 A Woman in a Man's Body: The Female Supporting Characters I Save Always Flirt with Me 女穿男，拯救的女配总撩我 Female transmigrates into a male body, quick transmigration, happy ending, 1v1 Note: The female supporting characters in every world are all the same person. Yan Xingchen works for a quick-transmigration company. To complete her missions, the System sends her into different worlds as a man to save the female supporting characters. But what's with all those female supporting characters? They keep flirting with her, on purpose or otherwise. World 1: Womanizing royal consort VS devoted princess Wor 1.3kReads7.3Score10214d adds
- 43 I Was Already Eight When Grandpa Finally Passed the Provincial Exam 我都八岁了爷爷才中举 The transmigrator has a smaller role in the early chapters. The protagonists are Liu Lin and the transmigrator Liu An. I, Liu An, have been transmigrated for eight years, and only now has Grandpa passed the provincial civil service examination! In the thirteenth year of the Wanli era of the Great Ming, forty-two-year-old Liu Lin passes the provincial examination. Years later, Liu Lin gazes at the plaque reading “Four Jinshi from One Family” and falls into deep thought. Follow the protagonist’s g 3kReads6.9Score23914d adds
- 44 I Only Wanted to Get By, but I Passed the Imperial Exams Six Times in a Row and Shocked the Emperor 本想混口饭，科举连中六元惊陛下 (Alternate history + imperial examinations + heartwarming + everyday family life + one heroine) He Mingfeng transmigrated. The good news: The knowledge in his head was his golden finger. The bad news: He’d become the village idiot. His family was dirt poor, and his grandmother looked at him like he was a burden. A hellish start? No worries! The village idiot suddenly “came to his senses,” leaving the whole village stunned. He caught fish and set up a stall, and had just started making a little m 6.5kReads8.2Score59414d adds
- 45 Poor-Born Child Prodigy: At Five and a Half, I Face-Slap My Entire Clan in the Imperial Exams 寒门神童：五岁半科举打脸全族 [Genius child from the start, satisfying comeback, putting every skeptic in their place!] Xu Fei is a five-and-a-half-year-old farm boy who was born into an ancient era, yet is treated as a “nobody” by his family. His biased grandmother makes him work and feed the chickens, while every egg goes to his thirty-year-old uncle, a licentiate who has yet to pass the imperial exams, and his “child prodigy” cousin! Xu Fei is furious: Pretend to be a prodigy? I can do that, too! He recites poetry in publ 4.2kReads8.0Score31114d adds
- 46 I Came First in the Imperial Exams and Became a Just Official in Ancient Times 科举成状元，我在古代当青天 An ordinary female college student is reborn in an imaginary ancient dynasty, where she becomes a man. As he struggles to adapt to this era, he sees the hardships of the common people, the extravagance of the powerful elite, the integrity of scholars, and the opportunism of politicians. This is a society ruled by a brutal class system. Unluckily for him, he has been reborn here, and all he wants is to live with dignity. Study, take the imperial examinations, become an official. At first, he only 1.1kReads8.5Score10014d adds
- 47 A Woman Transmigrates into a Man: My Lame Childhood Bride 女穿男：我的跛脚童养媳 [Woman Transmigrates into a Man] + [Devoted Husband] + [Older Woman/Younger Man Romance] + [Everyday Rural Life] + [Helping Each Other Grow] + [Business and Imperial Exams] Modern-day overworked office drone Zhao Xiaoyu transmigrates into a poor farming family in ancient times. Orphaned at birth, he is raised by his five-years-older, lame, child-bride sister, who farms and sews to support his studies for the imperial exams. When he is five, Zhao Xiaoyu toddles after her, promising that when he g 2.1kReads8.9Score23214d adds
- 48 After Rewriting the Family Tree, Smoke Rose from the Ancestors' Graves: I'm Rich! 重开族谱后祖坟冒青烟，发家啦！ [Business] [Imperial Exams] [Alternate Setting] [Everyday Life] [A Touch of Romance] Modern intangible cultural heritage video editor Li Yanning is in a car accident and transmigrates into the body of Li Yanning, a frail five-year-old boy. His biased grandfather and sharp-tongued step-grandmother are ready to let him die! Luckily, his reliable birth parents go all out to protect him. So touching... But after the family splits up, they're left with nothing. His parents are bullied, and his greedy 3.5kReads8.6Score31814d adds
- 49 The Imperial Exams: I Conquered the World with Poetry 科举，我靠诗文名动天下 [Imperial examinations + no romance + alternate world + poetry and prose + fortune-telling by characters + sixfold honors in the imperial examinations + infrastructure + political intrigue] An imperial-examination story. Sheng Yu transmigrates to ancient times as a three-and-a-half-year-old child. He begins his studies right away, enters the finest academy in Jiangnan, then advances through the prefectural school and a tribute recommendation to the Imperial Academy. Step by step, he grows up and 1.1kReads8.4Score10214d adds
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