A modern culinary expert awakens as a discarded concubine in an ancient court. She wields a ladle as her weapon, serving scientific braises that astonish the nobility. Her unique dishes win the favor of the Empress Dowager and foreign envoys. She constructs a vast empire while uncovering hidden truths. The Prince eventually begs for forgiveness, but the Emperor has already paved her path to glory. She conquers all with food.