Royal Feast

Three new candidates for the Imperial Food Services are almost sent away when a feast for the Emperor to celebrate his war victory unexpectedly requires all hands on deck for his s...

The Crown Prince, admonished by the Emperor during the feast, escapes from punishment with help from Zhu Zhan Ji. Zhu Zhan Ji crosses paths with Yao Zi Jin, who, despite winning th...

Bothered by the Crown Prince’s inability to ride horses due to his weight, the Emperor issues a decree to only serve vegetarian dishes to him so that he’ll lose weight in 3 months...

Zhan Ji receives a replacement cricket from Zi Jin after she inadvertently killed his. Zhi Jin continues to serve Zhan Ji’s daily meal, but he suddenly is diagnosed with poisoning....

The vice commander comes close to finding out the true imposter but ends up clearing Zi Jin’s identity instead. Zi Ping confides in Zi Jin, while Su Yue Ha, overhearing their conve...

Though Zhan Ji is curious and has opportunities to see who is in charge of his food, he chooses to let her be since she doesn’t want to make her identity known to him. The Crown Pr...

Zi Jin and Zi Ping help provide food to Consort Zhuang, who is innocent but is guilty by association with Consort Yu. Though Zhan Ji finally arranges to meet Zi Jin, the opportunit...

Zi Jin becomes seriously ill and is not able to cook food for Zhan Ji for 7 days. When she finally returns to her duties, he surprises her. Director Hu wants to take Zi Jin under h...

Zhan Ji and Zi Jin spend more time together. Zhan Ji asks Zi Jin for some advice regarding Consort Hu, but it causes a misunderstanding when Director Hu makes plans of her own for...

Zhan Ji entreats Zi Jin to stop being mad at him and even proposes to her, but she refuses and asks him if he even knows what is in her heart. The Imperial Food Services and the Di...

The Directorate of Palace Delicacies is making headway in the competition, and the last dish they serve is difficult to overcome. Zi Jin must think of a final dish to rival the Dir...

Matron Meng has resorted to selling vegetables to Imperial Food Services. Zi Jin begins opening up to Zhan Ji and Hu Shan Xiang chances upon them while playing music together. Yi F...

Zhan Ji returns from his journey just as the Emperor is heading out for his northern expedition against border enemies. As the Emperor passes on, Gao Chi becomes the new emperor. D...

Zhan Ji becomes the Crown Prince as his father becomes the Emperor. Their relationship becomes strained when Zhan Ji offers his father advice. Zi Jin’s true identity is exposed bec...

Matron Meng now has the support of Consort Gao and the Emperor. Matron Hu, knowing there is a plot to get rid of the Empress, embroils Zi Jin in the mix by having her cook pregnanc...

The Emperor is clueless about being manipulated by Consort Guo into believing the Empress is pregnant instead of sick. Zhan Ji goes against the will of his father to save his mothe...

Despite his longing for Zi Jin, Zhan Ji decides to move back to the palace with Shan Xiang after Zi Jin makes it clear she wants to be a cook rather than be with him. Matrons Meng...

Yue Hua accuses Zi Jin of setting a trap for her when, in fact, it was Yue Hua who stole her painting. The competition between the two factions heats up as tempers flare and scheme...

To gain audience with the Empress, Zi Jin endures multiple flogging, refusing help from both Yi Fan and Zhan Ji, which further angers them. Zhan Ji makes a bold effort to get the P...

Zi Jin gains favor with Consort Guo by enabling her to see her son, who is now under the care of Zhan Ji. Yue Hua partners with Yi Fan to gain the Emperor’s favor and become the Di...

Zi Jin cleans the stain from Zhan Ji’s painting, showing she still cares for him, which angers Zhan Ji. The Empress approaches Zi Jin to see if she wants to be Zhan Ji’s concubine,...

Zi Jin’s brother makes a surprise visit to the palace to plead Zi Jin in becoming Zhan Ji’s concubine for the sake of the family. The competition between the two factions in the Im...

For the final competition dish, the two factions must cook in front of the Emperor. Unfortunately, things take a turn for the worse when an assassination attempt on the Emperor int...

Zhan Ji is clearly jealous of how well Zi Jin and Mei Shao Yuan get along but misunderstands Zi Jin’s heart, which she clarifies for him. The Emperor, angry at Zhan Ji, punishes hi...

Zi Jin impresses the Emperor, Empress, and Zhan Ji in one fell swoop and becomes Directress of the Food Services. She also helps the exiled women and Zhan Ji’s strained relationshi...

So impressed with Zi Jin’s handling of the medicinal food for the Emperor, the Empress declares she is Zhan Ji’s imperial concubine despite promising Zhan Ji she would stop interfe...

Zhan Ji heads to Nanjing due to the multiple earthquakes that transpired there. In his absence, the imperial harem throws a birthday party for the Empress. Consort Wu “accidentally...

While Zhan Ji is away in Nanjing, he allows Zi Jin to make full use of his study; fearing she will be accused of killing the Emperor, Consort Guo seeks refuge in the study with Zi...

Zi Jin pleads for Consort Gao, and with the evidence provided, Zhan Ji spares her. However, she is forced to commit suicide anyway by the Empress. Zhan Ji wants to make Zi Jin his...

Zhan Ji treats Zi Jin indifferently, knowing that he doesn’t punish her somehow, his mother will punish her more severely. Zi Jin also treats him indifferently, which upsets him. H...

Zhan Ji and Zi Jin finally have a heart-to-heart talk and agree that within the study, they can be themselves and outside the study, they play their roles. Zi Jin is promoted to Im...

Zhan Ji and Zi Ping come up with a plan to get Shan Xiang to tell the truth about her fake illness; however, both she and Zi Jin are upset about being deceived. Zi Jin is grounded...

Zhan Ji comes to learn of Zi Jin’s imprisonment before she enters the palace by command of his mother. Zi Jin has Zi Ping communicate her inability to speak to Zhan Ji by way of th...

Zi Jin has taken over managing the palace accounts and discovers that the eunuchs are taking advantage and profiting off the palace purchases. Empress Shan Xiang has stopped eating...

With Zi Jin’s guidance, Zi Ping is able to make dishes that appeal to Empress Shan Xiang. The Empress believes that Zi Jin is taking pity on her, but Zi Jin convinces her otherwise...

Zhan Ji falls ill, and Zi Jin takes care of him. Zi Jin proposes that a consort or concubine oversee the different services of the palace so that they will have something to do ins...

Zhan Ji wants to depose the Empress, which the Empress Dowager agrees to and angers the court ministers. Zi Jin does not agree and goes to great lengths to show she is not interest...

Consort Wu is caught trying to get rid of both the Empress and Zi Jin. Yue Hua is also caught for her participation in the crimes. Zhan Ji leads an army heading south to battle aga...

Matron Meng’s sharp thinking and preparation for the future help save the people in the capital from starving. Despite the many years of serving Zhan Ji, Yuan Qi decides to side wi...

Zhan Ji arrives at the capital just in time to reveal the true mastermind. All those involved in the coup are punished. Yuan Qi and his accomplices are also punished accordingly. E...