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♫ Pushing open the windows and looking out, the scenery is breathtaking ♫

♫ The beauty of the spring flower is unforgettable ♫

♫ Lush and ruthless, but always fascinating ♫

♫ Getting drunk alone, I temporarily forget your scent ♫

♫ Beside the broken bridge, loneliness hid under the rocks ♫

♫ The liveliness belongs to the passerbys ♫

♫ Drowning my sorrows with wine, the prosperity can't hide the sorrow ♫

♫ I'm left with the deep feelings alone, missing you with nothing to rely on ♫

♫ I don't wish to admit that this was just a dream ♫

♫ I don't want to see the separation, everything for naught ♫

♫ Past midnight, I allow the sound of the flute to ponder upon the past ♫

♫ I'm drunk tonight, hugging the shadow to sleep ♫

[Cinderella Chef] [Episode 29]

I, the Emperor, being mandated by the Heavens to rule this empire, thus decree:

The Black Wind Fortress earned a living by looting and so destroyed the livelihood of the citizens.

Prince Yu, Zheng Mingyu, personally joined the battle.

He came up with strategies

[to eliminate this hindrance and return peace to the south. He has made a great contribution.]

He should be a model for every subject in terms of being magnanimous and farsighted.

He is to be heavily rewarded and bestowed with grace.

Therefore, he is hereby granted ten chests of precious jewels and land worth a thousand households.

So ends the edict.

Long live His Majesty in good health and prosperity.

Lord Jing'an sends his greetings to His Majesty.

Long live His Majesty in good health and prosperity.

Rise, don't stand on ceremony.

I thank you, Your Majesty.

In eliminating the Black Wind Fortress,

Prince Yu has worked hard.

Lord Jing'an's Xia Chunyu also secretly assisted Prince Yu in this task.

He has also worked hard.

Your Majesty, I am most anxious.

A few years ago, when my son Chunyu and His Highness, Prince Yu went out to sea together,

they encountered a storm and he (Chunyu) didn't return home again.

May I ask the Prince why?

Prince Yu, what was the reason? Tell Lord Jing'an.

Lord Jing'an, after many years passed, Chunyu, fortunately, was able to escape disaster and certain death,

but he was stranded on a deserted island.

I accidentally bumped into him six months ago in Nan'an city.

Chunyu told me that he was rescued by a fishing boat and had only just returned.

[The old residence of the Wei Household]

Li Residence?

He distinctly told me it was this one.

Who are you looking for?

I'm looking for Lord Wei Qianjun. I'm Ye Jinxuan.

I'm his adopted daughter.

Can't you read? It says, Li Residence.

How could this be?

Godfather distinctly told me that his home was here.

That Wei fellow didn't know how to be a proper official. He offended many people.

He was demoted and sent to the South. This is now Lord Li's residence.

Leave now!

No...

I...

So that's to say, my son, Chunyu was still alive?

He and Fifth Brother came under heavy fire.

He and Fifth Brother were both caught in an explosion.

but we do not know if he's still alive or his present whereabouts either.

Fifth Brother, you can't mix things up involving a living son and again start

to have him worry and harbor bad feelings.

Your Highness, these words are important but embarrassing.

Black Wind Fortress was just a faction in the village.

I wonder what other heavy crimes they committed.

What is making you angry?

All right, enough. Let's talk about this later.

Lord Jing'an, I have already given the order to issue an Imperial Notice

offering a great sum of money as a reward to look for your son.

When he returns, I will reward him handsomely.

I thank you, Your Majesty.

All right, you may all leave.

We will take our leave, Your Majesty.

Mingxie, please stay.

Yes.

Buns for sale.

- It's so fragrant. - Buns with meat fillings for sale!

How is it? Does it taste good?

Come, let's go back.

- Buns for sale. - Boss, let me have two buns.

Two buns? Twenty taels of silver.

Twenty taels of silver? I've bought one bun for one silver tael in the past.

Can you see? This is the capital. Do you want it or not?

Fine then.

Here are your buns.

Buns for sale. Buns with meat fillings!

It tastes horrible.

There is no taste to it at all and it's so expensive, too.

A hundred-year-old restaurant is hiring a main chef now.

The salary is excellent.

I wanted to come here to rely on my godfather.

He's not here anymore. I should survive on my own.

Me... Younger Brother.

I'm registering. The food that I cook is really tasty.

Girl, the back kitchen is always in a raging uproar,

and it's all shirtless sweaty guys in there.

For someone like you, how will you be able to handle it?

Sex discrimination, right?

What you asked Prince Yu just now, I'm replying on his behalf.

Imperial Father, I have been wrongly accused.

It's in black and white and you are still shouting that it's an injustice?

When you pressured Prince Yu just now, I gave you face as the Crown Prince.

Tell me. How many bribes did you receive during these years from the Black Wind Fortress?

How do you expect me to believe that

you took bribes only from Black Wind Fortress?

Imperial Father, I was wrong.

Mingxie, as the Crown Prince, how can you be so greedy?

But Prince Yu, he has always been against me.

Imperial Father, please don't believe everything he says.

Shut up!

You committed a grave crime. Not only did you not think about repenting, you were vicious toward your brother, too.

As a royal with such a selfish heart, how can you rule the kingdom in the future?

That year, if only your older brother hadn't passed away...

I know my self-awareness is limited.

I can't compare with him,

but I have always regarded him as a role model

and aspire to be a great crown prince to Imperial Father.

Mingxie...

You must set aside your ego and connect with the people before you can be qualified to be a ruler.

Imperial Father, I thank you for your teaching,

I will go back and reflect on my actions.

What I did in the past, I will never commit that crime in the future again.

All right, just go.

Yes, Imperial Father.

Passersby, don't miss this!

Come and take a look!

Hundred-year-old restaurant is hiring a chef now!

Come and take a look now.

Those are who qualified, sign up now.

- Friend, I-- - Scram!

Why?

Do you think I'm blind or stupid?

Just because you changed into men's clothes, you are a man?

This distinctly works in dramas when a woman dresses like a man.

Scram, scram! Don't get in our way.

Everyone, look here! Look here!

You still have the time to talk? Where's the chef I'm looking for?

We are looking for him.

That bad one came back again.

Yesterday, he said that it was not even worth a cent.

If our food doesn't shut his mouth today,

we will have to take down our signboard.

Me, me. I will register. I can cook. I have a solution.

You are a woman. Why are you taking part? Leave, go away.

Cooking doesn't differentiate between a man and woman.

To add further, you won't know if you don't try.

I was the head chef at the hottest restaurant in Nan'an.

Many people lined up to eat my food.

Really?

A customer just ordered a dish called, "Happy Ever After."

This "Happy Ever After" is too hard to comprehend.

What game is he playing?

Seems like this person who ordered this dish has high standards. It won't be easy.

Frankly, there isn't a specific method for cooking this dish.

It can be cooked by using any ingredient that flies in the sky, swims in water, and walks on land.

Let me think about it.

I will cook the Eight Treasures Duck for him.

This dish starts by getting rid of the bones in a whole duck.

Then you fill the prepared ingredients into the duck's stomach.

Awesome.

Really great!

This fish of top grade should be crisp outside and soft inside.

The temperature of the oil wasn't controlled well. The fish is overly fried.

No taste! Dongpo meat.

Choosing soy sauces is not common.

The sauce is not good enough.

What is most lacking are these stir-fried shrimps. To put it simply, I don't even know what this is.

Our restaurant uses the most renowned shrimps from the Taihu River.

The quality and taste of the meat are first-rate.

Our chef used to be a royal chef.

You're saying that we don't know what we are doing?

These shrimps were stir-fried only until medium done.

Of course.

This is not good enough. These shrimps are medium done. They should have been placed on a hot plate.

When the waiter is on his way, it should be cooking.

When it's served on the table, the customers will immediately pick it up to eat,

which is the right taste.

But we did it according to your instructions.

A cold wind just passed by. How are the windows in this restaurant opened?

As the waiter passed down the corridor, the breeze just happened to blow.

The shrimps were affected by the breeze. Naturally, the temperature right then wouldn't be right.

Did that really happen?

Yes.

Do you think all will be fine just because you have a Head Chef who cooks?

Wrong, so wrong. It is simply wrong.

Xiaoye, you have a golden tongue. Your lesson is right.

But could you give us another chance?

This is the "Happy Ever After" dish, which you just ordered.

This is Eight Treasures Duck.

Smells like fresh mushrooms, winter bamboo, cucumber,

ham, shrimp, dried scallops,

and also has a chicken scent.

These eight ingredients are called the Eight Treasures.

In fact, Eight Treasure Ducks are everywhere.

You are using the method of Shandong cuisine.

You are considered knowledgeable.

You are not bad at deboning the duck. You are skillful.

You are...

Young Master, she is our newly hired Head Chef.

Her name is... What's your name?

My name is... Li Yao.

Li Yao.

Please try it.

It is very bad.

This Eight Treasure Duck pays the most attention to the harmony between the ingredients.

Your dish missed that.

It is only salty.

Salty? Impossible. I just tested the taste.

Look, you were going to use your Eight Treasure Duck to turn my head

and I thought you were a professional.

I didn't expect you couldn't tell the difference between bitter, salty, and sweet. And you still want to be called a Head Chef?

Jufulin, Jufulin, even hungry ghosts won't come here.

Young Master, don't be angry.

Come on, run this swindler off!

Yes.

Shopkeeper, you taste it.

He's spouting nonsense.

- Leave now. - How could it be salty?

- Leave now. - I clearly tested it.

[Enye Temple]

Amituofo. He has been kneeling for the whole day.

There are knots that can't be opened in the heart of things.

Could you please tell me why?

So you're saying, you came back to the capital

to look for your long-lost wife?

I didn't want to come back.

The capital is a place of right and wrong. I don't want to come here anymore in my life.

The temple furnishings are almost the same as they were before.

Frankly, I think this painting...

As I remember, it was a winter figure of Buddha before.

But this story is about the hunter and the deer.

In legend, there was a man called Chen Huidu.

He shot and harmed a pregnant deer at Yunshan. The deer give birth to a baby deer.

The deer was injured badly and died. Huidu felt sad.

So he decided to give up hunting and become a monk.

Put down the sword and become a Buddha.

These two relics are from my sworn brother.

I hope to keep them in the temple to get rid of any anger toward him from Buddha

and to let my sworn brother rest in peace.

This is, "Drunken Swallow Mountain" by Master Wuliang.

Your sworn brother, Bai Chongye, always held this.

What's wrong, Venerable One?

I understand your brother killed a lot of people.

The outcome was fate.

He eventually sacrificed himself for you.

He had regretted what he had done before.

At least he paid back a little for his sins.

I will pray for him and the people who died at the Black Wind Fortress.

I thank you very much, Venerable One.

I lost my job

and I'm running out of money.

Why are the buns in the capital so tasteless?

- Boss. - What is it, Sir? - What is this?

It really is a small world.

Pleasure in the bedchamber all depends on this little item.

He likes porn, too!

What has it to do with this?

Lower your voice.

How much is it?

- This? It's twenty... - It's time for you to pay back.

Twenty taels of silver?

Who touched me? Was it you?

Speak. Was it you?

Are you talking about me?

I didn't expect that an elegant gentleman like you

likes to seduce girls.

I didn't touch you. You made a mistake.

It's all right. You can just marry me.

I really didn't touch you. You really did make a mistake.

- Are you going to marry me or not? - I really didn't.

Are you going to marry me or not?

I really, really didn't.

Everyone, come and take a look.

This person, in public,

was being amorous toward a maiden.

No, I... I didn't. Seriously, it's true.

What proof do you have? I can see that it was really you.

I like men!

You like men?

That's a her? Do you think I'm blind?

You are right. I don't know him at all.

Who says so?

You were just at... at...

Stop spouting nonsense!

You are holding her so tightly.

I think you both are accomplices.

Boss, I'm buying these.

The both of you, come with me to see the magistrate now.

- What are you doing? How is this related to me? - Miss,

you are here.

You are here just in time. It's this man.

He deliberately touched my backside in broad daylight.

I will count 1, 2, 3 and then let's run.

Arrest the both of them now.

Run!

Go after them.

Stop!

Stop running!

- Sorry. - Hurry up.

Move aside. Hurry up.

The Capital is so big. How would I know where Yao Yao is?

[Notice of reward for finding Lord Jing'an's son, Xia Chunyu, who went missing]

Look. Seems like it's him.

Stop running!

Stop. Where are you going?

Full Moon Pavilion was completed only a few days ago and now it's collapsed for no reason!

Are these the superior materials which you promised me?

Your Majesty, please do not be angry.

I will investigate this clearly

and ensure that there won't be any further errors made in the project.

No need!

Did you think about this? What if I was in the pavilion right then?

How could this happen?

Your Majesty, I deserve to die.

Prince Yu requests to see His Majesty!

Enter!

Greetings to you, Imperial Father.

Mingyu, why did you ask to see me?

Imperial Father, the collapse of Full Moon Pavilion was my fault.

Please do not blame Lord Jing'an.

Lord Jing'an leads the army to fight in battles but he is unknowing about construction projects.

Even more so, not only did I volunteer

but I also recommended the craftsmen that repaired my residence a few years ago, to Lord Jing'an.

In regards to the building materials, I even personally chose them.

Although Lord Jing'an is at fault, the mistake

happened because I was careless, too.

Lord Jing'an, what do you have to say?

This is a grave mistake on my part. I wouldn't dare to place blame on the Prince.

Your Majesty, please punish me.

Although Lord Jing'an is at fault, too, he fought for the country. This can't be disregarded.

Imperial Father, please show mercy.

Prince Yu,

regarding the pursuit of this Full Moon Pavilion incident,

if it were someone else, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to avoid it.

I didn't expect that you would voluntarily stand up and admit your mistake.

This is enough proof that you are simple, kind, and unafraid to be honest.

Regarding the Full Moon Pavilion incident, the both of you are responsible.

Always be reminded that it has not yet become a great disaster.

I will punish you both lightly.

I will punish you both with forfeiting a year's wages.

- I thank you very much, Your Majesty. - I thank you, Imperial Father.

Your Highness. Your Highness, please wait.

Your Highness.

Lord Jing'an, are you going to go supervise the work now?

I saved you this time but there won't be a second time.

I thank you, Your Highness,

for standing up to help me. But I don't understand.

Regarding the collapse of the pavilion, you had nothing to do with it.

Your Highness, why did you do that?

Chunyu and I are very close to each other.

You are also Chunyu's father. How could I not help you?

I thank you, Your Highness.

But I know what's in your mind.

At that time, I was weak.

Lord Jing'an was more inclined toward the Crown Prince. This is normal, too.

I can understand this; moreover, I didn't keep this in my heart.

Your Highness, you misunderstood.

I'm loyal to the Emperor.

I don't have any bias toward you or the Crown Prince.

I thank you again for what just happened.

I will take my leave.

Your Highness, you saved him and he's still not appreciative.

He must be afraid to let others know that we are in the same faction.

This Xia Chunfeng has always been good at protecting himself.

But I saved him

out of sincerity.

Currently, Chunyu has what I want.

I'm protecting his family

so that I can meet him again.

Your Highness, how can you be so sure that Xia Chunyu is still alive?

If Xia Chunyu really wanted to die,

why would he wait until the last moment to enter that secret room?

Xia Chunyu is very smart. If he really wants to hide,

it will be very hard for us to find him.

What are you doing?

I'm wiping my perspiration.

Can't you use the other hand?

What should we do now?

What should we do now? Why do you always ask me? Are you a man?

Aren't you a man, too?

I...

Fine. Someone thinks I'm a man.

I remember now. You are that unskilled chef, right?

You are the unskilled person instead.

If you didn't deliberately look for trouble, I...

Would I have lost my job?

I wanted to find an opportunity to punish you. In the end...

You were there, too. It's who you touched her.

You were trying to frame me.

Yes, that's right. I set a trap for you

but I fell into it, too. Happy now?

Where are you going?

No, where are you going?

To get this unlocked.

Do I want to be handcuffed to you forever? Can't you see there is a lock shop over there?

- Yes. - Seriously.

The owner is pregnant. We are closed for half a day.

What should we do now?

Should we grab something to eat and come back later?

One only eats when one is hungry.

You are extremely disrespectful to good food anyway.

What do you mean?

Good food is to be tasted.

Do you know who I am? I'm the top Golden Tongue in the capital.

You're so arrogant.

Dare to compete with me again?

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Come, this way, please.

This way, please.

The tendons and skin in the Three Diced bun are tender and soft.

The fillings are chicken meat, pork, and bamboo shoots.

But the chicken meat was cooked over boiling water.

The taste of the meat has dried up. The pork

is too fatty. It's obvious that they didn't use the best pork belly to cook these.

You ate so fast.

The (wrapper) skin and aroma of the spinach,

shrimp, and glutinous rice in there,

is called a Jade Shumai.

But the glutinous rice sticks to your teeth. It's made from high grade long-grained glutinous rice,

but the bottom of the wrapper skin is too moist.

Means the steam was too strong. One bite and you know that the fire was too high. They steamed it for too long.

Consider that you have substance.

Try this again.

As for this poached beef, the spiciness assaults my senses.

After frying them, they must have blended the sauce and dried chilies

and scattered them on top of the beef, then dripped hot oil over them.

They must have used sesame and vegetable oil for this.

There are cabbage, celery, and garlic in the broth.

It's aromatic, tasty, and enhances the flavor. They complement each other.

The beef has a strong odor. The best way to cook this is by using mala sauce.

But before adding and cooking the meat, he didn't stir in any cornstarch.

So when you eat it, it doesn't taste fresh.

You are really particular about food.

You are scolding me?

Particular about food means that you are a gourmand. Okay?

This must mean I have won.

I think you lost. You made three mistakes.

First. The main point of beef is not how you eat it but how you slice it.

The Chaosan hotpot borrows the overseas techniques of slicing beef.

Divide the beef into parts: middle neck, lower neck, ribs, front shank, and hind shank.

The part that's most suitable in making poached beef is the lower neck part.

Let's not talk about this beef.

It's important how you slice beef?

This is new. What else is there? Speak.

Second. Using mala sauce (spicy) is not the best way to cook beef.

Whether there is a strong odor in beef or not, depends on what kind of beef you use.

The best beef can be used for sashimi. It has the best taste.

What is sashimi?

It means, eating it raw.

Impossible. The odor of beef is very strong and it's streaked with blood.

Do you know that barbaric people like you are letting natural food go to waste?

Have you heard of Kobe beef?

What?

It's the most expensive beef in the world.

This kind of beef is delicious and not greasy.

It melts in the mouth and has a good balance of fat and lean meat.

Furthermore, its sliced grain is just like a snow flower.

You only need to sprinkle onions, ginger, and sesame oil to eat it raw. The taste is top grade.

Impossible.

What Kobe beef? You are just creating random lies.

Which beef haven't I eaten?

I have never heard of it.

The world is so big. Young man, you should explore it a lot further.

Let me ask you. Other than the capital, which is the farthest place you have been?

I have traveled to the southeastern part of the Sanjiang and Taihu basins and seen the world.

Are you kidding?

This is known as having seen the world?

Don't even mention London, Japan, and Paris, those overseas places.

You haven't even gone beyond the Great Wall. What Kobe beef would you have eaten?

You are right. I haven't gone beyond the Great Wall.

That's because, since young, I have been living under my older brother's wing.

I don't have any freedom in my opinions.

You are not eighteen years old yet, right?

It's common to be under the supervision of someone.

When you are older, you will have the freedom to eat and play whenever you want.

You are almost as old as I. How did you go to that many places?

And also, that, Paris... London...

Japan... Where are they located?

About this--

Once everything has ended, I will take you to the real Paris,

London and Japan. If you want to cry, I will cry with you.

If you want to laugh, I will laugh with you.

Where are they located?

I forgot.

I get it. You randomly lied about this.

What do you mean by that? You don't know at all.

Just take it that I lied to you.

You still have the third mistake.

Speak.

The food here is bland and tasteless.

Couldn't you tell?

Impossible.

Although there were problems in all these dishes they are not bland and tasteless.

Seems like this rascal didn't deliberately give me a hard time that day.

He definitely has a problem with his tongue.

He still called himself a Golden Tongue?

He's so young. So pitiful.

What's on your mind again?

Our competition hasn't ended yet. Why don't we order a few more dishes?

Order again? I don't have that much money.

We already agreed. The loser will pay for the bill.

Fine. You are afraid of losing, right?

Let me tell you. I don't lack money. Understand?

My...

- What's wrong? - Where did my pouch go?

I seem to have dropped my pouch.

No way.

Aren't you from a rich family? Just get someone to go home and get it for you.

I can't. I...

It can't be that you ran away from home?

How did you know? My older brother... I... seriously...

Okay, don't say anymore. This is the norm in dramas.

I know this part very well.

What should we do then? Can you first...

I only have this. It's not even enough for a few buns.

Let's pretend to be cool about this and calmly walk out.

How can you do that? We haven't settled the bill yet!

Be calm.

Both of you, wait. Have you finished eating?

It seems like you are getting ready to settle the bill.

- We left the money upstairs. - It's upstairs.

- Keep the change. - Keep the change.

Wait.

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♫ Look at my attack, this speed is so advanced ♫

♫ My prominent name will cut off your devilish lies ♫

♫ So whether you are a scout or a recruiter ♫

♫ I will get involved in this trouble, since most heroes are youths ♫

♫ In day and in night, I am like a tireless horse ♫

♫ I can use all weapons, like knives, guns, sticks, and clubs ♫

♫ My internal strength grows exponentially ♫

♫ Everyone is trying to figure out how to attack and defeat me ♫

♫ What's to fear? I live freely ♫

♫ I bring trouble because of my reputation ♫

♫ Uninvited guests, take this punch ♫

♫ Liars, watch out for the cars and boats ♫

♫ Almost forgot to tell you that with nunchucks in my hands, ♫

♫ I am so skilled that no other weapons can compare ♫

♫ It takes control of my body, and it takes no effort to defeat you ♫

♫ My righteous aura will trample all lowlives underfoot ♫

♫ Please don't come near me, I can play it by ear ♫

♫ Even if you guard left and right, you can't withstand three of my hits ♫

♫ With my brandish weapons, I'll beat you to the ground ♫

♫ With just nunchucks, I can knock you down ♫

♫ Don't come near me, I can play it by ear ♫

♫ Even if you guard left and right, you can't withstand three of my hits ♫

♫ With my brandish weapons, I'll beat you to the ground ♫

♫ With just nunchucks, I can knock you down ♫

♫ I only need one breath to sink my breath to my lower stomach ♫

♫ Fighting skills are not used to gain advantages ♫

♫ The loyalty inside my heart allows my blood to flow smoothly ♫

♫ My strong zeal is for my brothers ♫

♫ So I've been repeatedly making it slowly assimilate into my body ♫

♫ To become my fatal poison, I must be very familiar with it ♫

♫ Every time I look at my strong arm, I swear to become this world's number one master ♫

♫ What's to fear? I live freely ♫

♫ I bring trouble because of my reputation ♫

♫ Uninvited guests, take this punch ♫

♫ Liars, watch out for the cars and boats ♫

♫ I have a loyal and righteous heart, but I keep a low profile ♫

♫ Martial morality will always come first, and not even thunder can break this faith ♫

♫ In the future when my name is mentioned, not many stories will come up ♫

♫ They'll say I trained hard, had a bitter willpower, and slept on the streets everyday ♫

♫ Please don't come near me, I can play it by ear ♫

♫ Even if you guard left and right, you can't withstand three of my hits ♫

♫ With my brandish weapons, I'll beat you to the ground ♫

♫ With just nunchucks, I can knock you down ♫

♫ Don't come near me, I can play it by ear ♫

♫ Even if you guard left and right, you can't withstand three of my hits ♫

♫ With my brandish weapons, I'll beat you to the ground ♫

♫ With just nunchucks, I can knock you down ♫

♫ Don't come near me, I can play it by ear ♫

♫ Even if you guard left and right, you can't withstand three of my hits ♫

♫ With my brandish weapons, I'll beat you to the ground ♫

♫ With just nunchucks, I can knock you down ♫

♫ Don't come near me, I can play it by ear ♫

♫ Even if you guard left and right, you can't withstand three of my hits ♫

♫ With my brandish weapons, I'll beat you to the ground ♫

♫ With just nunchucks, I can knock you down ♫