Royal Feast

In the Ming Dynasty Yongle Era, a young girl called Yao Zijin goes to the palace to attend selection of Table Maid in the Foods Office supervised by the Imperial Food Bureau.

Zijin is assigned the task of delivering food to Zhanji. She gives him an extra side of drunken dates, which delight Zhanji’s taste buds, as a gesture of gratitude.

The chef nervously prepares dishes for Crown Prince, who nods his head towards the dishes as a gesture of appreciation.

Yin Ziping wants to strangle Zijin with a rope. Fortunately, her attempt fails as Zijin reacts quickly.

Yao Zijin runs into Zhu Zhanji in the palace, causing her to recall the situation when she first met him in her childhood days.

Ziping is disappointed as she is not promoted to Manager of Foods in the Foods Office. Qianqing Palace is set on fire.

Prince of Han sees You Yifan paying his respects to his late mother. He recognizes him as his son, who has been missing for ages.

Zijin persuades Zhu Zhanji to forgive Consort of the Imperial Grandson. But the duo misunderstand each other even more.

Imperial New Year’s Eve banquet is an occasion when the Imperial Food Bureau and the Directorate for Palace Delicacies compete with each other.

Crown Princess makes Matron Meng step down. Matron Meng does not understand why Directress Wang kicks her while she is down. Directress Hu reveals the reason.

Zhu Di ignores officials and Crown Prince’s advice and launches a military operation in the northern region.

Palace chums are heartbroken as Consort Zhuang is buried alive. Zhu Gaochi ascends the throne. He wants to redesignate Nanjing as the capital.

Matron Meng returns to the Imperial Food Bureau. She also informs on Jing Quan to the Emperor that he is embezzling.

The Emperor really believes the Empress is pregnant. He tells the Imperial Academy of Medicine to conduct joint consultation.

Yuehua gets her hands on Wangchuan Villa created by Zijin. Yuehau shows off her artistry by using vegetables to reinterpret the Wangchuan Villa scene.

The Emperor’s favorite infant son Prince of Wei abruptly faints while eating. Matron Hu alleges pearl moss served up by Matron Meng is toxic.

Prince of Wei is wasting food. Zijin hopes he should learn to cherish food. Prince of Wei is not listening to Zijin, and he even wants to vent his frustration on her.

Consort Guo reluctantly gives in as Zijin begs her to give So Yuehua a chance. The Empress is worried about Zhanji not having any male offspring...

Although Yao Zijin’s hand is hurt, she still insists on participating in Lantern Festival Feast. Matron Meng grants her permission.

Zijin personally delivers meals. Her eloquence causes the Emperor to retain several dishes delivered by Matron Meng.

Zijin slyly lets Zhanji see banished famine victims. Dressed in plain clothes, Zhanji feels depressed as he goes out and sees people suffering.