After I Lost My Job, Four Princesses Blew Up in My Living Room

After losing his job, Chen Xiaoqun can barely afford instant noodles, so he decides to splurge on a “Hotpot Under the Lake” meal for two.

But before he can even start eating, the living room lights flicker off and on.

Li Lizhi, Princess Changle of the Tang Dynasty, lifts her phoenix-patterned skirt and asks, “My lord, what place is this?” Liu Wan'er, Princess Nangong of the Han Dynasty, clutches her cloud-patterned palace robe, her gaze as sharp as a blade. Ying Yinman, Princess Yangzi of the Qin Dynasty, draws a short sword and demands, “Tell me how to get back to the palace!” The most adorable of them all, Zhu Huixiao, Princess Kunxing of the Ming Dynasty, clings to his sofa and cries for her father, Chongzhen!

Chen Xiaoqun is dumbfounded. “I just wanted to have hotpot. How did I summon princesses from the Qin, Han, Tang, and Ming dynasties?” Even more absurdly, as soon as the four princesses settle in, the emperors in Xianyang Palace, Weiyang Palace, Taiji Hall, and Feng Tian Hall all see their daughters through a “cross-temporal sky screen.”

Ying Zheng slams the table. “What is my Yinman eating? Investigate at once!”

Liu Che glares. “That man dares sit with my sister? Arrest him!”

Li Shimin panics. “Lizhi, don't be afraid! Father will have Yuan Tiangang open a portal through time!”

Zhu Yuanzhang frowns. “What are they wearing? Have it copied at once!”

Chen Xiaoqun watches the princesses figure out how to use the toilet, fight over iced cola, and blush as they scroll through short videos.

“Hold on, Your Majesties, let me explain. I didn't kidnap your daughters! I just... taught them to eat hotpot and use the shower, that's all!”