Jiang Xing, the last-ranking fire-making palace maid in the imperial kitchen, possesses special skills but remains anonymous because three years ago, the Jiang family was convicted of a dish called 'Dragon Beard Cake'. She originally wanted to wait until she left the palace, but because she was forced to show her hand in front of the emperor, she was targeted by King Shen Zhao Jingxing. Zhao Jingxing appears to be an idle prince, but in fact he is secretly investigating the mystery of the late emperor's sudden death. The half-broken recipe book left by Jiang Xing's father is the key to solving the mystery. Cui Shangshi in the imperial kitchen secretly protected her, the eunuch chief Li Neishi was pressing on her step by step, and Concubine Liu even threatened her with a secret letter - everyone wanted to dig out the lost 'Phoenix Fetus' from Jiang Xing. The exposure of her identity is just the beginning. She must use her hands and a knife to uncover the truth of that year within the palace walls of swords and swords. But when the last page of the recipe was put together, she discovered that what her father left behind was not a recipe, but a reminder. Zhao Jingxing stood in front of her and said in a low voice: "You just cook, I will protect your life." ' But Jiang Xing knew that the most dangerous thing in this palace was never the open or covert attack, but the dish she cooked with her own hands, which made the late emperor take his last breath.
