Lin Xiao, a 28-year-old modern internet industry wage slave working in operations, could barely breathe under the pressure of KPIs and overtime. Her only comfort was exploring food. After an accident, she transmigrated to the Qianlong era of the Qing dynasty and became Su Lingwei, the lowliest concubine in the household of Fourth Prince Yin Shen. She came from the Plain Yellow Banner bondservant class, had lost her mother young, and had no one to rely on. As soon as she entered the prince’s residence, she found herself in dire straits, with the servants cutting back her food. Relying on her modern survival instincts, she decided that food would be her weapon for turning things around.
