She was a modern food blogger, but woke up one day to find herself a lowly kitchen maid in an ancient palace. She thought she would spend the rest of her life in obscurity by the cooking fires, but then fate began to turn.
With her modern cooking techniques and original ideas, she creates dish after dish that earns everyone's praise.
One night, she sneaks off to make a pastry using leftover ingredients and is discovered by a "young guard" (the emperor) passing by. He tastes her food and is amazed, and his interest in her grows. As she spends time with the emperor, she gradually discovers that this exalted ruler has a hidden tenderness and loneliness.
But the path from kitchen maid to imperial consort is far more difficult than she imagined. The palace is tangled with competing factions, and the concubines see her as a thorn in their side, constantly plotting against her. But with her intelligence and kindness, she gets through one crisis after another, not only overcoming danger but also winning the emperor's deeper love and trust.
In the depths of the palace, she wields food as a weapon and intelligence as her armor. From a despised kitchen maid, she gradually rises to become a beloved imperial consort, writing her own legendary ascent to...
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