Solving Cases as a Clerk at Kaifeng Prefecture

Su Lingqin, a modern culinary expert, transmigrates unexpectedly to Kaifeng in the Northern Song dynasty. From the start, she is starving, freezing, and homeless, until she happens upon Qin Xianglian, who is searching for her missing husband. After chasing off some local thugs, Su Lingqin puts her exquisite cooking skills to use and lands a job as a cook at the Kaifeng Prefectural Office.

She only wants to cook in peace and earn a living. But she is sharp-minded and observant, and repeatedly discovers crucial clues to cases while shopping for ingredients and preparing meals.

Starting out as a kitchen helper, she is appointed by Bao Zheng as an unofficial assistant. She secretly gathers evidence and helps solve numerous cold cases. In the Case of the Execution of Chen Shimei, she even uncovers a poisoning plot and catches an assassin, earning great merit.

In her daily life, she researches all kinds of pastries and dishes, discusses cases with Zhan Zhao, and deals with Bai Yutang, who keeps climbing over the wall to scrounge for food.

An ordinary cook, she makes her place at the Kaifeng Prefectural Office, using the warmth of her kitchen fires to solve the world's mysteries and befriend a host of righteous heroes.

Theme: Fear no power. Uphold justice and righteousness.