Jinzhiyao: Traveling through the little cook's palace mystery
A modern top chef traveled through time and became a bullied little cook in the palace's back kitchen. Before the iron pot in her hands was heated, she broke into a mystery of poisoning in the name of "almond flour allergy" - the truth about the former royal cook's tragic death of having her hands cut off and her tongue pulled out was actually hidden in the square inches of the royal meal.
A spoon and a shovel are her weapons, and the blend of five flavors hides her ingenuity. She amazed the court with a replica of a lost pastry, but she was accidentally involved in the whirlpool of the prince's secret war for the heir: the prince Li Yu who kept a low profile kept testing her, the mysterious killer Zhao Yingchuan secretly protected her, and her childhood sweetheart Xue Xingyi showed up again with old grudges.
Under the smoke and fire in the imperial dining room, there is an undercurrent of intrigue and "love" medicinal wine. Every dish may become a talisman, and every time a meal is passed on, there is a game of power hidden.
The old case of family destruction and death is intertwined with the secrets deep in the palace. She is not only the fish on the chopping board, but also the player who stirs up the chess game. When food becomes the key to unlocking the truth, can she use her cooking skills as a blade and wisdom as her armor to uncover the mystery of the grudge between the two lives in the midst of the swords and shadows of the Nine Palaces, in exchange for a life-and-death ending? This palace puzzle begins in the kitchen, and every step hides a shocking twist.
