About this season
A talented and kind chef, Ling Xiaoxiao, is accepted into the delicacy role of chef in an Imperial palace thanks to the appreciative appetite of the Crown Prince, Zhu Shoukui. Set on becoming the best Imperial Chef, with the Prince's help, Ling tries to navigate the pitfalls of palace life while remaining true to her goals in the face of forbidden love.
Episodes (16)
1. Episode 1
Aired 7 April 2022 • 43 min
Ling Xiaoxiao pursues her dream of becoming Imperial Chef.
2. Episode 2
Aired 7 April 2022 • 46 min
After the Crown Prince tasted the "Baofan," he invites Ling Xiaoxiao back to the palace.
3. Episode 3
Aired 7 April 2022 • 44 min
Ling Xiaoxiao's dish was a success.
4. Episode 4
Aired 11 April 2022 • 41 min
At the banquet, Ling Xiaoxiao still presents the Crab Roe.
5. Episode 5
Aired 11 April 2022 • 42 min
The Emperor is sightly ill and needs to abstain from meat.
6. Episode 6
Aired 11 April 2022 • 46 min
Ling Xiaoxiao sees through Noble Consort Li's scheme.
7. Episode 7
Aired 18 April 2022 • 49 min
Ling Xiaoxiao challenges Lu Yunzhou at the Royal Chef Competition.
8. Episode 8
Aired 18 April 2022 • 46 min
The Empress is enraged by her husband's risque betrayal, as well as her son's attraction to Ling.
9. Episode 9
Aired 18 April 2022 • 47 min
The Prince pleads for Ling Xiaoxiao's freedom, as events unfold that end the Queen's cruel vendetta.
10. Episode 10
Aired 25 April 2022 • 44 min
The Empress asks Ling Xiaoxiao to host a banquet.
11. Episode 11
Aired 25 April 2022 • 45 min
The Crown Prince welcomes his childhood sweetheart to his palace kitchen.
12. Episode 12
Aired 25 April 2022 • 44 min
The Crown Prince's plot to make Ling jealous wiht a scheming Jiang backfires.
13. Episode 13
Aired 2 May 2022 • 45 min
Ling is ordered to complete rigorous etiquette training.
14. Episode 14
Aired 2 May 2022 • 45 min
Ling is given an ultimatum between work or love.
15. Episode 15
Aired 2 May 2022 • 46 min
The Crown Prince shows his love to Ling by rejecting all the girls at the Crown Princess Selection.
16. Episode 16
Aired 2 May 2022 • 42 min
The Crown Prince falls sick due to sadness as Ling opens her own popular restaurant.