During the Xuanhe period of the Northern Song Dynasty, a strange and sweet fragrance wafted from the mooncake shop under the Hongqiao Bridge in Bianjing. A Ying, an amnesiac cook, is good at making twelve-fold moon balls, but she doesn't know that she is the orphan of Prince Jing's palace. When the eunuchs in the palace pursue her after following the secret recipe for stuffing, she is forced to tear away the illusion of food and clothing. With the help of her loyal servant Hanlang and her old subordinates, she becomes involved in a conspiracy to subvert the country by relying on the "Cake Book" password left by her mother.
The Queen Mother's Group smuggled private gunpowder through the water transport network in order to blow up Hongqiao during the ceremony. A Ying uses dough as a shield and plum sauce as a blade, and engages in a life-and-death struggle with hidden enemies among the fireworks in the streets of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". From the smoke from the moon shop to the bones in the salt field, from the secret codes of the Cao gang to the secrets of the palace, she finally revealed the truth about collaborating with the enemy in the Qingming rain, used food as advice, and returned the country with a bright moon.
Highlights of this book
1. A new paradigm of suspense as the old saying goes: Use food codes to solve the problem, and the smoke in the street hides murderous intent.
2. The hidden thread of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival": the eight hundred characters in the painting became witnesses of history
3. A heroine who combines strength and softness: the amnesiac princess uses her identity as a cook to outwit the government and the opposition.
4. Textual research on the rhyme of the Song Dynasty: from water transportation and salt administration to diet and medicine, restore the vivid Northern Song Dynasty
