The Phoenix Soars to Great Heights

Jiang Nuan, a food blogger and entrepreneur, opens her eyes to find she has transmigrated into the lowest-ranking bedchamber maid in Prince Chen’s manor of the Xi Dynasty: Song Lin.

With no parents, no status, and no name to her credit, even the kitchen maids can walk all over her.

In her previous life, Jiang Nuan built a career with her own two hands. She has no intention of accepting her fate this time, either.

A bowl of crab roe tofu soup makes the stern adviser to the manor take notice of her; a plate of crisp sesame wafers becomes her first bargaining chip as she fights for a foothold; and when six home-style dishes are served at the prince’s table, she finally earns a little breathing room in this sprawling mansion.

But the waters of the manor run far deeper than those of the kitchen. There is the calculating Princess Consort Zhou, suspicious discrepancies in the accounts, and tangled interests hidden behind the “Man Ting Xiang” restaurant… Behind every dish lies a silent battle of wits.

And Pei Yun, the Prince of Chen, is always so cautious and restrained. The way he looks at her seems to mean more than simply, “This woman is a good cook.”

This transmigrated woman believes in neither tears nor beauty. She trusts only the heat of the stove and the figures in her ledger.

Watch as she wields a ladle and spatula like swords, rising step by step from the darkest corner of the prince’s manor into the light.