Splendid Mountains and Rivers: The Princess Leaves the Farmstead

The two essentials of life are food and drink. Ye Zijing, a top chef, knows this all too well. Lately, she’s had a run of bad luck. Just as she was about to claim the title of “God of Cooking,” Heaven, who couldn’t stand the sight of her, sent her straight to a tiny ancient village to become a country girl. On top of that, Heaven bestowed on her the title of Jinx, a cousin hailed as a lucky star to serve as her constant foil, grandparents so biased they have no heart at all, and a family with nothing to its name...

None of that matters to Ye Zijing. She isn’t afraid of being poor. Starting as a street vendor and becoming a top chef in the capital is a world of difference. One bowl of noodles wins her a chubby foodie who admires her cousin, the lucky star, while a serving of fish balls changes a prince’s convictions. Before long, the prince, the heir, the general... and countless other nobles in the capital have all fallen under the spell of her cooking. Faced with so many admirers, Ye Zijing can’t help laughing toward the sky. Her charm is still as irresistible as ever.

But she gets cocky too soon. When a foodie prince goes from a cold, aloof heartthrob to a devoted puppy and starts hounding her, Ye Zijing can’t help bursting into tears. It turns out having too much charm can be dangerous...