Recounting Immortality (Under Revision)

New blurb

One summer night, dark and full of mosquitoes, Chen Shu is drinking and cursing her boss for giving her a hard time when, all of a sudden, she transmigrates. Following the fine tradition of transmigration, Chen Shu not only becomes young again in this new world, but also has quite the status: she's the daughter of the dynasty's chief minister. But why?! Shouldn't a young lady from a rich family be pampered, surrounded by delicacies, and never have to dress herself? Why is she in a temple in the mountains? Why can she only eat vegetarian food every day? Why is even her Taoist robe patched up? Most importantly, she's sick!

Oh, heavens. What is all this?

Slightly more serious blurb:

Chen Shu, daughter of the dynasty's chief minister Xu Jian, was mistakenly switched at birth. After finally making her way back to the prosperous capital of Tianjing, she thinks she might get the chance to live like a person of privilege. Instead, she gets caught up in a struggle over imperial power and a contest for the elixir of immortality. Along the way, she also meets the one person who has ever made her feel at home in this world.

Are the world's hatreds destined to be repaid in kind, or can a smile put an end to old enmities?

A note from the author: I'm revising the story lately. I haven't abandoned it, I'm just stubbornly trying to make it better and better.

Theme: Let go of hatred and obsession