Passage Through the Ancient Cabinet

(Modern woman transmigrates to the past + imaginative historical romance + ancient-style romance + humor and comedy, and more)

Chen Duoqing, a down-on-her-luck young woman, has lost her job, her boyfriend, and her money. With all hope gone, she decides to die tonight, but she’s afraid of pain and even more afraid of ending up looking awful.

On a night when a series of mishaps leads her to try to end her life, she finds herself at an old house in the wilderness. Curiosity gets the better of her, and she somehow becomes trapped inside a stone chest. In a daze, she crawls into a peaceful and joyful world from another era.

From then on, this poor, scrappy young woman unlocks a whole new world, traveling frequently between the present and the past. Making clever use of the information gap, she takes advantage of the differences between eras. During the Chongzhen reign, she plays an immortal, a sage, a businesswoman, and a genius with knowledge of ancient and modern times. She earns real money, gets to weigh in on affairs of state and express her ambitions, and nearly becomes a military strategist. On top of that, she has two men on the go and finds herself caught up in two hilarious yet heartrending romances that will be remembered through the ages!

But plans can’t keep up with change. A chaotic age is coming to this other world, with fighting, dynasties rising and falling, and bloodshed everywhere. Is the wonderful life she’s only just built in this other world really going to end like this?

My fate is mine to control, not Heaven’s. How could it end so easily? This is only the beginning...