Gilded Chopsticks

Emperor Kangxi appoints his eldest son as the crown prince, but he's a rude and unreasonable person and all the brothers dislike him; among the people opposing the crown prince, the eighth prince Yinsi has the most supporters.

Mo-Suet and her mother are harassed by the Manchu police while performing on the street; Mo-Suet starts a fight with the police, and commander Nian Gengyao arrives to investigate.

Siu-Yu supports Tin-Po against the Japanese chef; Tin-Po learns of Siu-Yu's knife skills and wants to be her apprentice; the Crown Prince appoints Hok-Ting as the new chef after Yinzhen and Tin-Po fall off a cliff in their carriage.

Ruobi suddenly organizes a gourmet bridal contest; Tin-Po wants to marry Ruobi, and he asks Siu-Yu to take him as her apprentice.

Set during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor, slacker chef Ko Tin-po accidentally befriends the Emperor.

Tin-Bo sneaks into the palace to investigate the case of Shanxi's lost silver; Yinsi writes an anonymous letter to the Crown Prince asking him to surrender to Kangxi; the Crown Prince launches a coup with Songgotu; in order to protect Kangxi, Yinzhen and Gengyao stop the guards from entering the palace; the coup attempt fails and Kangxi puts the Crown Prince under house arrest for life.