During the reign of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, the young girl Yao Zijin (Wu Jinyan) was selected as the palace maid of Shangshi Bureau. She continued to grow up in the deep palace and adhered to the pursuit of Chinese cuisine skills all the way. She made friends and met love by chance. In the twists and turns of her love story with Zhu Zhanji (Xu Kai), she showed the historical achievements and family life of the three outstanding emperors of the Ming Dynasty: it depicts a gourmet forbidden city full of strong family affection, friendship, love and human feelings.