He Wei, a modern-day overworked office drone, is electrocuted while slurping rice noodles during overtime and transmigrates into the body of a concubine-born daughter in the Prime Minister’s residence, unloved by her father and mother and bullied by her legitimate elder sister.
The moment she opens her eyes, she binds to the Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodle System. Its inventory has everything: rice noodles, toppings, fish balls, shrimp balls, beef balls, sesame oil, chili oil, vinegar, cooking utensils, pots, bowls, and more.
Disguised as a man, she opens a shop, and a single bowl of fragrant rice noodles takes the capital by storm, making her a fortune.
But her business is so successful that it keeps drawing in Lu Mingyang, the Prince Regent.
This seemingly cheerful “young man” is actually a ruthless schemer with a secret private army, yet he falls for the “young lad” who sells rice noodles.
When her identity is revealed, the truth about the swapped daughters comes to light: she is the Prime Minister’s wife’s biological daughter.
While putting arrogant fools in their place and building her business, she joins forces with the Prince Regent to stir up the court.
One bowl of rice noodles takes her through ancient times: a concubine-born daughter rises to the top and, along the way, brings a Prince Regent home!
“He Wei, if you dare sneak out of the residence again, I’ll transfer Wantiao to serve He Shu in the main courtyard and station matrons at the gate of this courtyard. Let’s see how you get out then!”
“A few matrons can’t stop me. I’ll just fight my way past them.”
“You, you, you...” Auntie Hu was so furious she could barely get a complete sentence out.
He Wei suddenly felt like getting under her skin, so she sang a childhood taunt, though she had no idea whether people in ancient times would understand it:
“You, you, you, eat beans and rice. If you don’t lay an egg, you’ll choke and die. Where should we bury you? By the train tracks. When the train rounds the bend, it’ll crush the tip of your butt!”
“Thump!” Auntie Hu fainted from anger.
She didn’t understand every word, but she understood what “butt” meant.
He Wei had the nerve to talk about biting the tip of her butt in front of a crowd.
