When she opens her eyes, she has become a cannon-fodder concubine-born daughter of the Minister of Revenue in the Great Jing. The original owner was framed by her legitimate elder sister and pushed into the water, afflicted with a bone-chilling poison, and set up to marry a wastrel from the capital. A tragic end seems inevitable.
Cornered, Su Qinghuan unlocks two golden fingers: she uses brown sugar and ginger tea to ward off the cold, earns her first fortune selling osmanthus cakes and lemon chicken feet, and cures Old Madam Su’s chronic illness with acupuncture. Step by step, she secures her place in the Su family and opens Qinghuan’s Little Kitchen, where gourmet food and traditional Chinese medicine soon take the capital by storm.
By chance, she meets Xiao Jue, the God of War and Prince Jing. This cold-faced prince commands a powerful army and is plagued by old injuries. Wary of women, he nevertheless has his insomnia cured by her medicinal meals, finds relief from his old injuries through her acupuncture, and is moved by her intelligence and independence. Their contractual partnership turns into devoted protection, and Xiao Jue becomes a doting husband who takes on the capital’s powerful elite to ensure her business thrives.
As Su Qinghuan faces her legitimate elder sister’s schemes, Chancellor Liu Yuan’s political conspiracies, and the flames of war along the Xiongnu border, she joins forces with Xiao Jue to stabilize people’s livelihoods with food, save soldiers and civilians with traditional Chinese medicine, and turn the tide with the help of her close friends, guards, and other allies.
Enjoy the thrill of a career comeback, the sweetness of the God of War’s exclusive devotion, and the passion of protecting their country. Watch a cannon-fodder concubine-born daughter rise to become Princess Jing and join the God of War in building a prosperous age of sweet romance!
