A Poor Scholar's Rise: She's Beautiful and Bold on the Exam Road

An Chuxia was born with an extraordinary memory, but all she wanted was a leisurely life.

She transmigrated for no apparent reason to an ancient dynasty. The mountains were green, the rivers clear, and the air fresh, she thought. It would be the perfect place to enjoy a peaceful, comfortable retirement.

Who could have guessed that the ancient world she had landed in was somehow a fake?

Here, women could even become officials by passing the imperial examinations. And so An Chuxia's nightmare began.

Her adoptive older brother was always watching her study hard, determined to turn his little sister into someone accomplished. From then on, her days became more grueling than she could have imagined...

Dongling is a dynasty where men and women enjoy relatively equal status.

The founding emperor, Taizu of Yuan, had only one heir in his entire life, and she was a princess.

To keep the empire he had fought so hard to build from falling into someone else's hands,

Taizu of Yuan consolidated his imperial authority and forcefully passed a law: all citizens of Dongling, male or female, could enter government service by passing the imperial examinations.

In the Dongling imperial family, any prince or princess with sufficient ability could inherit the throne.

With female officials serving in court, his sole heir would not be isolated by a court full of male officials after ascending the throne.