Also known as The 180-Pound Chubby Maid and the Sickly Young Lord Who Went Mad Chasing Her
Sweet and Angsty Historical Romance | Identity Reversal | Mutual Redemption | Political Intrigue and Mystery
She is Zhou Chanzhu, the fattest maid in the marquis's household, weighing 180 pounds. She eats well, sleeps well, and can wield a wok with the best of them. Her cooking is superb.
He is Xiao Zhenyu, the sickly young heir of the Jingbei Marquis's residence. People say he will not live to thirty, yet after tasting her Jadeite and White Jade Pearl Soup, he insists on making her his personal cook.
Then one day, the old madam who had been searching for her for years suddenly drops to her knees before her. “This old servant welcomes Princess Huaian back home.” Only then does Zhou Chanzhu learn that she is not the daughter of a country cook, but the missing daughter of the late emperor. More absurd still, the fat on her body is the result of poison administered by villains since she was a child. Someone does not want her to be recognized. And someone else has known her identity all along.
Before she can even celebrate, the empress dowager's decree arrives at the residence: “For falsely claiming imperial kinship, take her into custody in the Heavenly Prison.”
Right in front of her, Xiao Zhenyu accepts an imperial decree betrothing him to someone else. He leaves her with just three words: “I'm sorry.”
This is a story of identity reversals, mutual redemption, and a blend of sweetness and sorrow.
The heroine, Zhou Chanzhu, goes from chubby maid to true princess, then tears up a blood-written edict with her own hands and refuses the throne. Cheerful and food-loving on the surface, she is actually resilient and clear-eyed. Even in prison, she can share a steamed bun with a rat. After fate has trampled her for sixteen years, she still gets up smiling and eats a meat bun.
The hero, Xiao Zhenyu, hides half of the Jingbei Army's tiger tally beneath his frail exterior. For three years, he secretly makes sure she has food; then he starves himself for five days. He hides all his deep affection in clumsy words and thoughtful care for the heroine.
Fate toyed with them for half their lives. In the end, they turned it into an exquisite dish.
