《The Last Cook》Ep Intro

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, although the emperor had abdicated, the Forbidden City was still a small court of monarchs and ministers.After Rong'er, a commoner's daughter, accidentally became a palace maid, she formed a relationship with the bodyguard Li Qi, and was favored by Pu Yi because of her intelligence and liveliness.Rong'er was highly appreciated by Aunt Shouxi for her understanding of cooking skills. Shouxi took Rong'er as her apprentice and taught her cooking skills.Eunuch Sun Liren falsely accused Shou Xi of stealing palace treasures, and others stole the stolen goods and put Shou Xi to death.Rong'er was unwilling to accept his master's unjust death and worked side by side with Li Qi to investigate the case.

The traitor who stole the treasure once again blamed Rong'er, but fortunately Pu Yi rescued him and saved his life.The two confessed to Puyi that Sun Liren was executed.When everyone was celebrating his birthday and redressing his injustice, Feng Yuxiang's army drove Puyi out of the Forbidden City.The identity of the mastermind behind the scenes of the eunuch chief Yu Defu comes to light, and his plot to transfer the palace treasures to foreign businessmen is foiled by Rong Er.Rong Er and Li Qi team up to recover the national treasure and let Yu Defu receive the punishment he deserves.After leaving the palace, Rong'er opened a restaurant, known as “The Last Cook”.

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Episode 1

In 1923, the Republic of China was already happening outside the Forbidden City, but inside the Forbidden City there was still a small imperial court with monarchs and ministers.Outside the palace, bannerman Liu Shougui was preparing to receive the swill bucket from the palace. He learned from others about the selection of maids in the palace, and he couldn't help but think about sending his daughter Liu Rong'er to the palace. That night Rong'er was pestered by a gambler, but luckilyAfter being rescued by the imperial guard Li Qi, Rong'er only saw his back, and later there was a misunderstanding between Liu Shougui and Li Qi.​

Puyi lost his temper because of the theft of treasures in the palace. That night Puyi tried to escape from the Forbidden City, but was caught by Princess Duankang and others.There were rumors in the palace that a bomb had been dropped, and everyone in the palace was in chaos. Fortunately, Aunt Shouxi of Chonghua Palace stayed calm and prepared meals for the emperor in advance.​

Liu Shougui, who had bad gambling luck, actually lost Rong'er to his eldest brother. Unexpectedly, Rong'er deliberately acted ugly and shocked his eldest brother.Rong'er was eventually deceived into the palace by her father. She was amused by the red tape in the palace, but the food attracted the attention of Aunt Shouxi.

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Episode 2

Master Shen informed the emperor that the treasure theft case was close to coming to light, and told Li Qi to be more careful in the palace.Late at night, Mr. Shen got the key information about the stolen treasure, and hurriedly sent someone to ask for Li Qi. Li Qi arrived at Shen's house and found that the courtyard was full of corpses. Li Qi fought with the killer Wu Tian, ​​but unfortunately he escaped.

Master Shen died, and Puyi was furious and asked Li Qi and the eunuch chief Yu Defu to cooperate to investigate the matter.Li Qi came to Shen Zhai to investigate, but was stopped by the Republic of China police.Lu Qiutong successfully entered Shen's house as a reporter, and he found some clues in the study.

Wu Tian and Sun Yiren, the chief eunuch of the two palaces, were reprimanded by a mysterious man for stealing treasures.Puyi dressed up as a guard and accidentally forced Qing'er to knock Shuangxi's eyebrows off, causing Qing'er to get into trouble.

Rong'er came to Aunt Shouxi for help, but Aunt Shouxi flatly refused.Rong'er asked Qing'er to cry bitterly near Concubine Ronghui on purpose, which made the concubine feel distressed. Aunt Shouxi could only agree to help Rong'er Qing'er under the instruction of the concubine's master.


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Episode 3

The change in eyebrows made the emperor happy, and he rewarded her with a double happiness.Rong'er Qing'er also escaped disaster.Rong'er and Li Qi were enemies and disdained each other, so they broke up unhappy.

Lu Qiutong placed the surviving housekeeper of Shen's house in the newspaper warehouse, and Li Qi passed by Lu Qiutong who was looking for him.The killer sneaked into the newspaper warehouse and killed Butler Liu. Li Qi misunderstood Lu Qiutong, and the two sides had a stalemate and were taken back to the police station.

Rong'er's younger brother Liu Er came to the newspaper to submit an article. Lu Qiutong, who was released, was surprised and happy when he saw the content of the article.At the school sports day, Liu Er met Li Qi's sister Li Yumei.

However, the two were unhappy because of the competition and made an appointment to meet in the ring.Li Yumei finally won by knocking Liu Er to the ground, and Liu Shougui left the table angrily.Li Yumei, who was about to receive the award, fell in love with Lu Qiutong at first sight.

Late at night, Wu Tian came to Wenyuan Pavilion with a mask to steal the books. He was discovered by Li Qi who was patrolling here. The two fought again. After several rounds of fighting, Wu Tian left a weapon and fled.

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Episode 4

When Rong'er was dealing with old newspapers, she learned that she had been tricked into entering the palace, and she was angry and annoyed.Puyi's bodyguard dressed up and started playing around with Rong'er, accidentally knocking over her freshly washed clothes.

Puyi washed the clothes until they were colorful. Rong'er thought Puyi did it on purpose and scolded him and Li Qi.Aunt Shuangxi inspected Rong'er's laundry and became furious, punishing her to wash vegetables.In the dining room, Rong'er cooked braised food for Pu Yi. Pu Yi ate with gusto until he couldn't stop vomiting.

Li Qi came to the blacksmith shop to ask about the killer weapon.The maids offered bribes to Sun Yiren, but Rong'er and Qing'er refused.Rong'er and Qing'er had a big fight with Sun Yiren at the internal management office. Li Qi had someone beat up Rong'er. Rong'er was angry and annoyed. In fact, Li Qi was afraid that rushing to rescue him would bring about greater disaster, so he secretlyBe gentle when sending people to hit the boards.

Qing'er secretly borrowed money from Yueying to bribe Sun Yiren, and Sun Yiren tried to attack Qing'er. At the critical moment, Rong'er came dragging his sick body and knocked Sun Yiren down.


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Episode 5

Qing'er admitted that she just wanted to live a peaceful life in the palace.Sun Yiren once again framed the two of them, and they went to work in the Royal Dog Hall.Rong'er and Qing'er were tortured by Puyi's pet dog Tiger. Sun Yiren poisoned Tiger, causing Tiger to become mentally depressed, and severely injured Qing'er. Rong'er went to Li Qi for help, but Li Qi's attitude made Rong'er dissatisfied.

Li Qi inspired Pu Yi to go to the Royal Dog Hall, and Rong Er told “guard” Pu Yi all about her dissatisfaction with the Forbidden City and the emperor.Shouxi sent the medicine, and Ronger was grateful.Rong'er takes good care of Qing'er every day. Qing'er's injury continues to improve, and Rong'er's desire to escape from the palace increases day by day.

Rong'er told Pu Yi her plan to escape from the palace, and the two met to escape together at night.Rong'er and Pu Yi escaped but were caught by Li Qi and Sun Yiren. Rong'er learned Pu Yi's true identity.

Rong'er was beaten with a board, and Aunt Shouxi was also made to kneel down.Aunt Shouxi wanted to use the meaning of lotus seed porridge to teach Rong'er the principles of life, but Rong'er didn't understand.

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Episode 6

Rong'er knew the meaning of lotus seed porridge, but she told Shou Xi that she would still stand up when encountering injustice.Lu Qiutong learned that the Mongolian prince Nayantu was going to the Forbidden City to deliver a horse, and he came up with a clever plan to rescue Rong'er from the palace.On family visit day, inform her of the rescue plan.Wu Tian and Sun Yiren discussed transporting the treasure out of the palace.

When Ye Rong'er escaped as planned, she was discovered by Shou Xi. The guards shouted to catch the treasure thief. When Rong'er escaped, she found a book stolen by Wu Tian.Lu Qiutong and Liu Er were waiting impatiently. When the three were about to leave, Shou Xi appeared and stopped Rong Er. Li Qi investigated the treasure theft case. Rong Er escaped Shuang Xi's inspection with Shou Xi's help. Wu Tian andSun Yiren conspired to avoid Li Qi's search.

Rong'er found Shou Xi and wanted to learn some real skills.The concubine and the emperor agreed to hold a family banquet. Rong'er heard that Wu Tian was injured due to Sun Yiren's punishment and kindly gave him medicine.Puyi kept rewarding Rong'er, and Sun Yiren wanted to curry favor with her, but Rong'er refused to follow his lead, and he vowed to put Rong'er to death.

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Episode 7

In order to prepare for the family banquet, Shouxi chose Rong'er to join the dining room.Everything in the dining room made Rong Er very curious. She boasted about Haikou, which made Cai Bi, the assistant in the dining room, unhappy.Shou Xi proposed to compete with her in making noodles, but Rong Er made a fool of herself in front of everyone.

Rong'er was also thrown cold water by Caibi when she was working. After wasting a pot of good ingredients, Rong'er realized that she had to calm down.Li Yumei requested to enter the newspaper office, but Liu Er firmly objected.Sun Yiren slandered Concubine Jingyi and Rong'er, and Jingyi made Rong'er kneel down in the palace corridor.

On a rainy night, Rong'er was made to kneel in the palace corridor. She felt even more disappointed when she thought of Shou Xi's criticism of her.Li Qi and Qin Fang came here on patrol and put a cloak on her.​

Lu Qiutong was inspired by a murder scene. He hurriedly took Liu Er to Shen Mansion again and found important clues in Shen Mansion's study.Rong'er came to the dining room of Chonghua Palace weakly. She cried and admitted her mistake and wanted to go back to the dining room to work.

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Episode 8

Shou Xi forgives Rong Er.Rong'er thought about returning the cloak to Li Qi, but made a joke, and some sparks slowly began to fly between the two.Rong'er returned to the dining room and studied hard.Li Qi and Qin Fang rushed to Huabaozhai based on the clues provided by Lu Qiutong. Li Qi found Wu Tian hiding in the darkroom. The two fought, but Li Qi was unable to avoid being injured, and Wu Tian escaped again.

Li Yumei entered the newspaper office.Qin Fang salvaged the jade pendant, and Rong Er told Li Qi about the relationship with the jade pendant. In fact, the jade pendant belonged to Li Qi.During the family dinner, the tribute shrimps required by the Chonghua Palace Dining Room were tampered with. In order not to affect the food provided by the Chonghua Palace Dining Room, Rong'er came up with a way to use Huaishan instead of shrimps. In desperation, Shouxi had no choice but toYes.

Concubine Jingyi tasted the strange taste of shrimps, but Concubine Duankang resolved the problem.Assignment of palace maids, Sun Yiren intends to assign Rong'er to the Tai Chi Hall.Rong'er got a rash on her face, Princess Jingyi hurriedly drove Rong'er away, but the eunuchs wanted to take her to Xinzheku!

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Episode 9

Rong'er returned to Chonghua Palace with Shouxi's help and continued to study with Caibi in the dining room. She worked hard and made steady progress.Rong'er made rapid progress, but when he actually started working as a criminal, he was in a hurry and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Li Qi appeared next to Rong'er at the right time and inspired Rong'er.Princess Duankang and the Prince Regent persuaded Puyi to learn to ride horses. Puyi was not interested in riding horses at first, but when the Prince Regent mentioned that he could take photos of the emperor, Puyi became interested.Rong'er unexpectedly learned that Na Yantu was selling horses privately, and asked Li Qi to report it to the emperor. In order to protect Rong'er, Li Qi finally did not speak to the emperor.

Puyi was very interested in the racecourse and asked Chonghua Palace to deliver meals directly to the racecourse.Rong'er thought about informing the emperor about the BMW and volunteered to go to the racecourse to deliver meals.Unexpectedly, not long after Rong'er arrived at the racecourse, the BMW lost control and rushed directly towards Puyi. Rong'er decisively rushed over to block Puyi, and was knocked unconscious on the spot.Na Yantu's selling of horses was immediately exposed, and Pu Yi was furious.

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Episode 10

Li Qi was injured because of collecting medicine, and Qing'er felt mixed emotions.After many efforts, Rong'er finally woke up.Lu Qiutong and Li Qi planned to join forces to fish out the treasure thief. For this reason, Li Qi specially borrowed a famous painting from the emperor.

Sun Yiren urged Wu Tian to quickly search for the book collection of Wenyuan Pavilion - Yu Shi Jing Chuan.Rong'er and Caibi followed Concubine Ronghui to the temple to do some repairs.Wu Tian, ​​who came with him, discovered that Jade Food Essence was here with Rong Er.The concubine had been refusing to eat, and Rong'er discovered the problem. She tried to make a meal for the concubine according to her own ideas. The concubine ate it normally, and everyone was surprised and happy.

Lu Qiutong came to Liulichang disguised as Mr. Tong, an antique seller, intending to present famous paintings in a high-profile manner to attract buyers.With the help of Liu Ba, three buyers came into Lu Qiutong's sight. After careful investigation, he locked in a foreigner named King Henry.Rong'er made great achievements in the temple because of the concubine's diet. After returning to the Forbidden City, the concubine decided to promote her.

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Episode 11

Rong'er told Shou Xi the cause and effect, and Shou Xi was very happy for Rong'er.Shouxi teaches Rong'er some skills, but Caibi feels complicated. For the sake of fairness, Shouxi asks the two to compete, and the winner can become the chef.Rong'er won and Caibi was convinced.

King Henry was interested in the famous painting in Lu Qiutong's hands and paid a deposit.King Henry intended to rely on Lu Qiutong to lower the price of shopkeeper Tang. Shopkeeper Tang was so worried that he quickly reported the matter to Sun Yiren.

That night, Rong'er looked through the jade food in her hand and wondered how to make a real furry mooncake. Shouxi appreciated Rong'er's hard work at first, but when she discovered that the jade in Rong'er's hand wasShi Jingquan was shocked and told Rong Er that she had gotten into a big trouble.

For fear that Rong'er would get into trouble again, Shouxi hid the book in his own place.In the end, King Henry did not buy the famous painting in Lu Qiutong's hands, and Lu Qiutong could only quietly cancel the transaction.

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Episode 12

Rong'er's purse happened to be discovered by Puyi. Puyi recognized the jade pendant in the purse at a glance and started teasing Rong'er and Li Qi. Only then did Rong'er learn that Li Qi was the real owner of the jade pendant.

When Shou Xi came to the dining room of Chonghua Palace, he found a figure near the swill bucket. Wu Tian hurriedly diverted Shou Xi's attention, so that Shou Xi did not reveal the secret in the swill bucket.But Shou Xi still became suspicious, and Sun Yiren was still worried about Rong Er and Shou Xi bumping into him.

Sun Yiren secretly accused Shou Xi of taking out the treasure from the swill bucket, but when the guards searched the Wenyuan Pavilion book - Yu Shi Jing Chuan - from Shou Xi's room, Li Qi was helpless.

Shou Xi would rather die than admit that he was the criminal responsible for stealing the treasure, so Pu Yi asked Li Qi to investigate the matter.Shou Xi deliberately protected Rong Er and never mentioned the origin of the book.

Rong'er wanted to tell the emperor the truth about the book, but Shouxi refused and asked Rong'er to protect herself.Shouxi asked Rong'er to take care of Concubine Ronghui on her behalf, and Rong'er nodded with tears in her eyes.

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Episode 13

In the absence of Shou Xi, Rong'er took on the important task of providing food for Hua Palace, and Pu Yi decided to investigate the case personally.Puyi sent someone to the Shenxing Division to interrogate Shou Xi, but found that Shou Xi had died.Rong'er was immersed in grief, and at this time Taiji Hall started to think about changing the right to serve food.

Li Qi and Qin Fang came to the Shenxing Department to investigate the cause of Shou Xi's death, and bumped into the panicked Wang Gonggong. They found nothing.Concubine Ronghui asked Rong'er to bury Shou Xi properly. The concubine looked at the soup in her hand and cried bitterly when she remembered Shou Xi's voice and smile during her lifetime.

Li Qi accompanied Rong Er to pay homage to Shou Xi's grave. Rong Er told Li Qi that she had discovered that Sun Yiren was sneaky.Rong'er found Wang Gonggong of the Shenxing Department and wanted to find out the cause of Shou Xi's death. Wang Gonggong claimed that he had no knowledge. This scene was seen by Sun Yiren in the distance.

Wu Tian has been secretly observing Rong Er, but Rong Er, who was unaware of it, took great care of Wu Tian. Rong Er cried to Wu Tian that he had killed Shou Xi, and Wu Tian was moved.

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Episode 14

Concubine Jingyi came to Yangxin Hall and cried to Puyi, so Puyi had no choice but to hand over the right to serve food to Taiji Hall.Li Qi was in a depressed mood and met Lu Qiutong by chance on the roadside. The two had a long chat over wine.

When Puyi and Johnston had afternoon tea, they arranged for Rong'er to make some snacks. Rong'er made some horseshoe cakes based on the birthday notes, and Puyi specially rewarded Rong'er.Rong'er made a splash in the Royal Garden.

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Episode 15

The cooking competition began, and the first part of the competition was a taste test. Rong'er's answer was questioned by the chief judge.But Rong'er finally won with her excellent taste.When Wu Tian was helping Rong Er in the dining room, he accidentally spilled hot soup on Rong Er's hand. Rong Er's hand was burned, but the next day was a knife skills competition.

Caibi handed the knife used by Aunt Shouxi to Rong'er, and the two recalled their aunt again and shed tears.Rong'er won with “Wensi Tofu Soup”.

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Episode 16

Rong'er came to the inner management office, and Sun Yiren and other young eunuchs were fawning over Rong'er.Li Qi teased that Rong'er was completely different from when she first entered the palace.Johnston wanted to go to the Summer Palace to rest for a few days, and Puyi sent Li Qi to accompany him.

Puyi found something missing in the Yangxin Hall.It happened that the thing was found in the Buddhist hall of Princess Ronghui.In the end, Rong'er was taken away by Sun Yiren in the dining room of Chonghua Palace.

Late at night, Puyi of the Yangxin Hall was tossing and turning and vomiting. News of the emperor's unwellness reached the concubines of the two palaces. Concubine Ronghui was distressed, and concubine Jingyi was worried whether the emperor's discomfort was related to the food she served.

Li Qi and Qin Fang rushed back to the Forbidden City without stopping. Li Qi was also anxious to find out the cause of the emperor's illness. He found out that the emperor had eaten a seafood feast served by Princess Jingyi on the day of vomiting.

Concubine Ronghui thought that she had had similar symptoms before, and it was Shouxi who made a bowl of soup for herself and cured her discomfort. She suggested that Rong'er could help the emperor's dragon body recover. Concubine Jingyi was not convinced, and both parties had different opinions.Stick to one word.


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Episode 17

Li Qi was willing to enter the Shenxing Department and let Rong'er come out to diagnose and treat the emperor.Rong'er devoted himself to studying the decoction.The soup was taken by Pu Yi, but Rong Er insisted on returning to prison.Concubine Ronghui prayed every day for Rong'er's safety.

Liu Shougui and others learned that something had happened in the palace, and Lu Qiutong found a Miao expert. Under the Miao expert's diagnosis, Puyi's condition had improved. The Miao expert pointed out that Rong'er's medicinal soup was also very symptomatic.Ronger and Li Qi were tortured in prison, but they never left each other and confided in each other.

After Puyi recovered from his condition, he wanted to pardon Rong'er, but Concubine Jingyi still refused to forgive Rong'er for the crime of theft. At Concubine Ronghui's insistence, both parties took a step back, and finally decided to send Rong'er out of the palace alive.Rong'er was knocked unconscious and taken away.

When Wu Tian heard that Rong'er had been killed by Xiao Quanzi, his heart was filled with turmoil, and he immediately killed Xiao Quanzi.In the Yangxin Hall, Li Qi was accused by Qin Fang of being the mastermind behind the theft of the treasure. Puyi was furious and took Li Qi to the Shenxing Department for interrogation.

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Episode 18

Sister Chun, the old brothel madam, wants to use Rong'er for sex business, but Rong'er refuses to do so.Li Qi was sent to the Shenxing Department, and the guards of Shenwu Gate were put in charge of Qin Fang. With his acquiescence, the palace treasures continued to be hidden in swill buckets and transported out of the palace.

King Henry urged Li Taifeng to collect high-quality treasures and artifacts for himself. Li Taifeng's subordinate was in a hurry to transport the swill bucket, but unexpectedly a swill bucket rolled down from the carriage and fell into Liu Shougui's hands.Liu Shougui was shocked when he returned home and opened the swill bucket to find the gilt Buddha.

Rong'er wants to use her cooking skills to make money for Sister Chun in order to preserve her innocence, and her business is booming.Lu Qiutong tasted a familiar flavor from a bowl of noodle soup and hurriedly called Sister Chun and asked to see the chef. Sister Chun refused with a smile. Lu Qiutong no longer persisted on the surface. He secretly went to the kitchen to search but found nothing.

Liu Shougui dressed up in disguise and wanted to sell the gilded Buddha. He swaggered to the Zhenpin Pavilion to inquire about the price, but the clerk at the Zhenpin Pavilion dismissed him as a fake.

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Episode 19

Li Taifeng informed Shopkeeper Tang that the gilt Buddha was lost. The waiter on the side recalled Liu Shougui who came to the store to sell Buddhas today. Shopkeeper Tang hurriedly sent someone to look for it.For a time, the streets and alleys were full of people looking for Liu Shougui, but Lu Qiutong finally rescued Rong'er from Wanhua Tower.

Because of Wanhua Tower, Li Yumei misunderstood Rong'er.Lu Qiutong found out that Li Qi's subordinate Qin Fang insisted that Li Qi was the mastermind of the treasure theft. Li Yumei said it was impossible, and everyone decided to go to Qin Fang's home to find out.

Qin Fang's house was in a mess, and everyone concluded that Qin Fang's sister had been kidnapped, so Qin Fang had no choice but to identify Li Qi.Everyone was talking about something, and Liu Shougui took out the gilt Buddha, and everyone was shocked.Rong'er thought of what happened with Aunt Shouxi before and determined that the swill bucket was not simple.

Rong'er took a personal risk and obtained evidence of the stolen treasure from Wufeng Tower.Li Yumei also saw Rong'er's concern for her brother, so she recognized Rong'er.In the Shenxing Division, Wu Tian killed Qin Fang, and Li Qi was devastated.

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Episode 20

In the palace, Rong'er presented the evidence, Li Qi was released, and Wu Tian was arrested. Rong'er suspected that there was still a culprit behind Wu Tian.The mysterious man helped Wu Tian escape from the Shenxing Division.Rong'er happened to see Wu Tian meet the killers.Rong'er watched helplessly as Wu Tian died trying to save herself, with unspeakable emotions.​

At Qin Fang's cemetery, Rong'er saw that someone (Cai Bi) had come to pay homage to Qin Fang before. Li Qi felt depressed when she saw Qin Fang's tombstone.Li Qi, who had been to the cemetery, packed up Qin Fang's belongings and sent them to Qin Fang's home.Qin Yao hopes that Li Qi will find the mastermind behind the scenes.​

Rong'er couldn't forget Shou Xi's instructions, and she decided to return to the palace to take care of Concubine Rong Hui and investigate the treasure theft case.The master and servant met again, and both of them were very emotional.In the newspaper office, Li Yumei knew that Lu Qiutong also liked Rong'er, but because of her brother Li Qi, she did not allow Lu Qiutong to pursue Rong'er.

In the palace, Qing'er felt a little grudge when she saw Rong'er and Li Qi intimately together.

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Episode 21

Li Qi learned that Duoluo's mother had a grudge, so she expressed her feelings for Rong'er.Li Qi was on duty again, and everyone went to Jianfu Palace. Puyi saw that all the treasures were placed in boxes. Puyi ordered Shaoying to check the situation of Jianfu Palace.

When Shaoying led people to check the treasures, they encountered an unexpected situation. The eunuchs claimed to have encountered something unspeakable.Neither Li Qi nor Pu Yi believed this. They believed that someone was causing trouble.Li Qi went to interrogate Xiao Dezi who discovered the matter, and Xiao Dezi took the opportunity to convey the news about Jingren Palace to Li Qi.

Rong'er went to the Imperial Hospital to ask for chrysanthemum tea for the concubine, but was prevaricated and entangled by Qian Dehai. Sun Yiren told Qian Dehai that he would get rid of her if he had the chance, otherwise it would be a serious problem.Li Yumei acted righteously and defeated the bully, but Li Yumei was nagged by Doro's mother.

Wu Tian, ​​who was stabbed multiple times, was seriously injured but was rescued by an old woman. Wu Tian lived in her mother-in-law's house and was always paying attention to Rong Er's news.That night, Xiao Dezi took advantage of the jailer's unpreparedness and escaped from the Sentence Department.

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Episode 22

Xiao Dezi escaped from prison, panicked and kidnapped Princess Ronghui by mistake. Xiao Dezi was killed by the guards.Concubine Ronghui was in shock and couldn't sleep well all night. Qing'er failed to take care of her and she felt useless. Fortunately, Rong'er cared and encouraged her.

After Puyi learned about Xiao Dezi, he ordered Li Qi to continue investigating whether there was anything suspicious in Jingren Palace.Qian Dehai mistakenly thought that Rong'er had caught him reselling palace medicinal materials, and when Rong'er went into the medicine store to get the medicine, he used smoke to stun Rong'er.Li Yumei was intercepted by bullies a few days ago, and she and Doluo's mother went to find Li Qi.

See the truth about the fire in Jianfu Palace.Sun Yiren carried Rong'er into Jianfu Palace.Sun Yiren and others destroyed the evidence and poured kerosene on the stolen Jianfu Palace. In an instant, the Jianfu Palace burst into flames.The people in the palace were in chaos.

Puyi learned about the fire in Jianfu Palace.Li Qi was ordered to let the fire brigade from various countries outside the palace enter the palace to put out the fire.Liu Shougui discovered a fire in the palace at home, so he and Liu Er entered the palace to rescue Rong'er.

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Episode 23

Liu Shougui rescued Concubine Ronghui and her party. Li Qi saw Rong'er's lost jade pendant and learned that Rong'er was in Jianfu Palace.Regardless of life and death, Li Qi broke into the sea of ​​fire to rescue Rong Er.Qing'er was accidentally hit by a beam.

After settling down, Li Yumei and Liu Er decided to tell Lu Qiutong about the Jianfu Palace fire. The Jianfu Palace fire caused heavy losses and Puyi was disheartened.Puyi decided to thank people from all walks of life who contributed to fighting the fire.Li Yumei met Sun Yiren in the palace and felt that he was the one who commanded the arson yesterday. Li Qi was worried about disturbing the situation and hurriedly left with Li Yumei.

Qing'er regained consciousness, but was heartbroken to learn that her face had been disfigured.Li Qi came to visit, and Qing'er expressed her feelings to Li Qi, but Li Qi said that she only had Rong'er in her heart, and Rong'er outside the window secretly heard this.

Rong'er recalled every moment between herself and Li Qi, feeling mixed in her heart.Rong'er took Li Qi's jade pendant and decided to return it to Li Qi. She decided to bury this feeling in her heart.

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Episode 24

Li Yumei saw the lost Li Qi on the road and didn't know why.Sun Yiren found Li Yumei outside the palace, and he led people to take Li Yumei away.When Puyi learned of the loss of Jianfu Palace, he ordered all eunuchs to be kicked out if they caused trouble again.​

Li Yumei took advantage of the eunuch's carelessness and escaped from Jingren Palace. After Sun Yiren returned, he hurriedly sent people to capture Li Yumei.Qing'er saw the arrested Li Yumei on the road and felt very strange.Qing'er told Rong'er about Sun Yiren, and Rong'er went to Sun Yiren alone to rescue Li Yumei but was stabbed by Sun Yiren. At the critical moment, Li Qi arrived and caught Sun Yiren.

After Li Qi rescued Rong Er, he found a piece of clothing stained with kerosene in Sun Yiren's wardrobe.He thought of the smell of kerosene that appeared in Jingren Palace.Li Yumei was successfully rescued.

Li Qi found evidence of kerosene barrels in Jingren Palace, and the undercover guard took the mysterious man to the guard where Sun Yiren was imprisoned.The mysterious man reveals his identity, and it turns out that he is Yu Defu who is following the emperor!

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Episode 25

Sun Yiren asked Yu Defu to rescue him, but Yu Defu killed Sun Yiren.Li Qi reported the news of Sun Yiren's death.Puyi despaired of what was happening in the palace and ordered all the eunuchs to be driven out of the palace.In the end, Puyi left some necessary eunuchs in each palace and abolished the rest.​

The relationship between Li Qi and Rong Er gradually eased, and the two went to Shou Xi's tomb to inform Sun Yiren of the law.Liu Er was very happy to learn from Li Yumei that she no longer liked Lu Qiutong.Haiti came to Yu Defu's mansion to cause some trouble.​

After the eunuchs were abolished, Shuangxi Department was short of manpower and was in chaos.Rong'er was calm in the dining room because she assigned tasks properly.Puyi asked Rong'er how he was doing, and learned that there was a lack of manpower to deal with the swill. Rong'er suggested that each palace collect it separately and then hand it over to the eunuchs for processing.

But this method cracked Yu Defu's plan. He had previously planned to renovate the swill truck, but due to Rong Er's carefulness, Yu De Fu's plan to transport treasures through the newly renovated swill had to be temporarily stalled.

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Episode 26

Concubine Duankang was feeling unwell. After Concubine Ronghui found out about this, she went to visit her and offered to write a prescription for Concubine Duankang.Concubine Ronghui ordered Rong'er to go to the imperial pharmacy to get some medicine, but she couldn't find any suitable medicinal materials.Concubine Ronghui allowed Rong'er to go outside the palace to get medicine.

Liu Shougui asked Rong'er not to pay too much attention to the imperial pharmacy's business and pay attention to safety.Rong'er went to Youcao Pavilion to get some medicine. The pharmacist suggested adding some cordyceps, and Rong'er agreed.After the separation, Rong'er was followed by people sent by Yu Defu. At the critical moment, Wu Tian secretly protected Rong'er.

Li Taifeng was released, and Rong Er analyzed that the person behind the scenes may not have surfaced yet.Rong Er and Li Qi were delayed for a while on the road. Yu Defu wanted to use palace regulations to punish Rong Er, but Concubine Rong Hui appeared and rescued Rong Er and Li Qi, preventing Yu Defu from succeeding.

Puyi accepted Yu Defu's suggestion and ordered Shuangxi to study the ingredient and prepare a banquet for the envoy.

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Episode 27

Yu Defu pointed out that Qian Dehai stole medicinal materials, and Qian Dehai was shocked.Concubine Ronghui and Rong'er sent the ointment to Yonghe Palace. Concubine Duankang discovered Rong'er's identity and knew that she was the little palace maid at the family banquet, and liked her very much.

Shuangxi didn't know Mullet Zi, so Rong'er finally took over the task, and Lu Qiutong helped Rong'er solve the problem.At the banquet, Rong'er personally presented the delicious mullet roe.Concubine Jingyi returned to Taiji Hall, furious, and scolded Shuangxi for not doing things well.

In Chonghua Palace, Concubine Rong Hui was very happy. Qing'er was restless because Yu Defu ordered Qian Dehai to add something addictive to her medicine. She excused herself to go back to drink medicine. No one noticed Qing'er.gaffe.

Princess Duankang asked Rong'er to talk to her. There were two worlds under one wall, each with its own splendor.It was autumn, and the sick Princess Duankang passed away. Puyi must investigate the truth behind the death of Princess Duankang.Yu Defu ordered the young eunuch to exchange the medicine residue, hoping to frame Rong Er.

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Episode 28

Princess Jingyi knew that the matter was related to Chonghua Palace, so she came to the Emperor of Yonghe Palace to make a fuss, hoping to force the Emperor to deal with Rong'er.The imperial doctor found a large amount of skullcap from the medicine residue in Chonghua Palace, and speculated that there might be something wrong with Rong'er's medicine.

Puyi ordered people to invite experts from outside the palace to enter the palace to investigate the matter.Late at night, Li Qishou happened to meet Rong'er outside the gate of Chonghua Palace. Although Rong'er was open-minded, he also knew that his fate this time was really unpredictable.Concubine Ronghui was upset because of Rong'er's affairs, and her calligraphy practice was not smooth.

Rong'er asked Li Qi to take her out of the palace, not because she wanted to escape, but because she wanted to see her father and brother one last time.Liu Shougui knew that Rong'er was guilty of the death of Princess Duankang.Li Qi promised Liu Shougui that he would find out the truth, and he took the drunken Rong'er back to the palace.

On the way home, the drunk Rong'er promised Li Qi that if she had nothing to do, she would marry the person she loved.

《The Last Cook》E29Plot

Episode 29

Li Qi took Li Yumei to investigate Youcao Pavilion. At the end of the day, Liu Er and Li Yumei went to Jingyi's father, Professor Xi, to help rescue Rong'er.During the interrogation at Yangxin Palace, Concubine Rong Hui showed her medical skills to prove the case, but she still could not save Rong Er, and Rong Er faced the danger of death.

At the critical moment, Li Qi thought that the problem might appear on the prescription. He proposed that transcribing the leaflet of the prescription could help find out the truth, because the leaflet could be peeled off to see if there were any traces of alteration.At this time, experts outside the palace arrived and informed everyone that there was indeed no problem with the ointment. Based on the medical history of Princess Duankang, it was indeed not the cause of Rong'er's ointment that caused Princess Duankang's death.

In November 1924, Feng Yuxiang sent troops to the Forbidden City, causing chaos in the palace.Faced with the crisis, Concubine Jingyi of Taiji Palace decided to die for her country, which caused unrest.Puyi was restless in the Palace of Cultivation of the Heart. Shaoying sent news that the Republic of China government asked Puyi to leave the palace. The regent also rushed over to persuade the emperor to leave the Forbidden City.

《The Last Cook》E30Plot

Episode 30

Li Qi was ordered to protect Concubine Rong Hui, and Rong Er returned to Chonghua Palace to persuade Concubine Rong Hui not to commit suicide.At this time, Shuangxi brought the fainted Concubine Jingyi to Chonghua Palace. Concubine Jingyi and Concubine Ronghui knew that the situation was over.

Puyi received the agreement from the Republic of China, but Puyi said that he must appease the two concubines, otherwise he would not sign it. He sent Shao Ying to continue the talks.Concubine Jingyi and Concubine Ronghui decided not to leave the palace and followed Yu Defu's suggestion to move into Jingren Palace.Faced with this situation, Puyi signed the agreement.

Rong'er and Li Qi came to Shenwumen to bid farewell to Puyi.Puyi gave Li Qi his final decree, leaving him and no longer being a bodyguard. From now on, the two of them were just friends and brothers, not monarchs and ministers.

Under the watchful eyes of Rong Er and Li Qi, Pu Yi left the Forbidden City where he had lived for more than ten years.Yu Defu moved into Jingren Palace with his two concubines.Rong'er was busy and took good care of her, which made Concubine Jingyi and Shuangxi look at her in a new light.Shuangxi sighed that Shouxi had gained a good apprentice.

《The Last Cook》E31Plot

Episode 31

Li Qi stayed in the palace to protect the concubine, and met Rong'er and Caibi who were looking for ingredients and water.Li Qi reminded Rong Er to pay attention to Yu Defu. The two felt that Yu Defu's behavior was strange and strange.When Liu Shougui and Duoluo Ma learned that Puyi had been kicked out of the palace, they hurried to Shenwumen to inquire about the news. They were relieved to learn that Li Qirong'er was fine.

Lu Qiutong followed Professor Xi into the Forbidden City as a member of the Qing Dynasty aftermath committee to carry out cultural relic protection work. Lu Qiutong met Rong Er and Li Qi in the palace, and he persuaded them to plan for the future.Concubine Jingyi had some small rashes all over her body, but Rong'er worked hard to cure them.

Shuangxi thanked Rong'er for her help, and she finally solved the depression in her heart.Professor Xi negotiates with Shao Ying to send the two concubines out of the Forbidden City.Rong'er was still worried about the ingredients, so Li Qi decided to take the risk and take Rong'er back to the Chonghua Palace warehouse to get the ingredients.

《The Last Cook》E32Plot

Episode 32

Yu Defu sent eunuchs to seal the warehouse, and Caibi happened to rescue Li Qi and Rong Er.Yu Defu deliberately sent people to scare Concubine Rong Hui, just because the entrance to Concubine Rong Hui's Buddhist temple was at the entrance of Yu De Fu's treasure, and he wanted Concubine Rong Hui to move away so that he could transport the treasure.

Concubine Ronghui sent Rong'er to pay homage to Concubine Duankang. All the maids were afraid and refused to go, but Rong'er still went to Cining Palace to worship.At this time, Yu Defu proposed that Concubine Ronghui move to Concubine Jingyi's palace, and Rong'er was very alert to this matter.​

Li Qi and Rong Er discovered Yu Defu's weirdness and began to investigate. They followed the black shadow to Concubine Ronghui's Buddhist hall in Jingren Palace, but lost the trace of the shadow. The careful Rong Er left a trace on the ground.The incense ashes.​

Concubine Jingyi and Concubine Ronghui moved together and felt sad. At this time, Shaoying came to Jingren Palace and informed the two concubines that the Republic of China government had issued an order requiring the two concubines to leave the Forbidden City within three days.

《The Last Cook》E33Plot

Episode 33

Yu Defu speeds up the action of transporting the treasure.Rong'er came to Cining Palace and brought the embroidery pieces given by Princess Ronghui to Princess Duankang. Just as she was about to put the things in the box, she was stopped by Yu Defu.Rong Er and Li Qi became more suspicious of Yu Defu.

Rong'er and Li Qi discovered the place where Yu Defu hid the treasure in Jingren Palace. Li Qi and Rong'er suspected that Yu Defu wanted to take advantage of the funeral of Princess Duankang to fish in troubled waters and transport the treasure out of the palace.Li Qi suggested to postpone the awakening and open the box to inspect the treasure. Shaoying was undecided. After thinking about the pros and cons, she disagreed with Li Qi's suggestion.

Li Qi watched helplessly as Princess Duankang went to the funeral, and the treasure left with the funeral procession.Rong'er and Concubine Ronghui left the Forbidden City together. Along the way, Concubine Ronghui looked at the unfamiliar scenes on the street with mixed emotions.

The group of people took a car to the eldest princess's mansion, where the eldest brother Pu Jun had been waiting for a long time.Pu Jun fell in love with the good-looking Rong'er, but Rong'er skillfully solved the eldest brother's entanglement.

《The Last Cook》E34Plot

Episode 34

Rong Er asked Concubine Rong Hui to punish Yu De Fu, but Concubine Rong Hui could not help Rong Er punish Yu De Fu because she had no conclusive evidence.That night, Yu Defu received a tip from the young eunuch and knew that Rong'er had not let him go after leaving the palace, so he determined to eradicate Rong'er.​

The house that Concubine Ronghui lived in outside the palace was in very poor condition. With Rong'er's careful care, Concubine Ronghui settled down.Rong'er went to Li Qi to discuss Yu Defu's matter.The eldest brother came to Yu Defu's casino to gamble. Yu Defu urged the eldest brother to pay off his gambling debts quickly, which was a lot of money.

The eldest brother Pu Jun came to Concubine Rong Hui and, under smooth words, used the excuse of restoring the imperial court to defraud Concubine Rong Hui out of her money. Although Rong'er saw what Pu Jun was thinking, Concubine Rong Hui still insisted on giving her money.He gave Pu Jun some money.​

Qing'er brought Rong'er to pawn, but they were besieged by a group of people on the way. Li Qi came to rescue them, and they were able to get out of danger.

《The Last Cook》E35Plot

Episode 35

Yu Defu handed a bag of poison to Qing'er and asked Qing'er to poison Rong'er to death.Li Qi concealed the fact that she was pulling a rickshaw, and Rong'er realized that Li Qi was hiding something from her.After Qing'er received the poison, she became a little absent-minded in doing things. Qing'er put poison in the porridge and recalled the past with Rong'er. While talking, Qing'er vomited blood and fell to the ground.Before she died, Qing'er expressed her apologies to Rong'er and Li Qi. She had been living a very scared and unfamiliar life these days, so she chose to end it on her own.Qing'er passed away, Rong'er was very sad.After Wu Tian recovered from his injury, he was determined to take revenge on Yu Defu.Li Qi came to Yanchi Tower to look for clues about Yu Defu and met Wang Gonggong. Wang Gonggong told Sun Yiren and Yu Defu's activities and informed Li Qi of Yu Defu's residence.Li Qi came here and found that the door was closed. He decided to continue investigating Yu Defu. He told Lu Qiutong and others the news.Concubine Ronghui persuaded Rong'er to leave the eldest princess's mansion and go home to reunite with her family.

《The Last Cook》E36Plot

Episode 36

Yu Defu arranged for Li Taifeng to deliberately sabotage Li Qi's rickshaw business. They smashed Li Qi's rickshaw. This scene was seen by Rong Er and Lu Qiutong.Rong'er couldn't bear to go down and meet Li Qi.​

Rong'er said that she wanted to open Liu's Restaurant, and Li Qi promised that Rong'er would help her fulfill her wish. Rong'er saw that Li Qi was still thinking about herself at this time, and felt that he was worthy of her trust.Lu Qiutong saw Li Qi's embarrassment facing the parking lot owner and recommended Li Qi to work in the police station.

Li Qi used her savings to open Liu's Restaurant with Rong Er.Liu's restaurant opened smoothly and business was very good. Doluo Ma and Liu Shougui were very busy.Liu Er and Li Yumei invited their friends and classmates to come and visit their business. Zhang Guoxi and Jingyi knew that Liu Er and Li Yumei's families now lived together, so they deliberately made fun of them.

Rong'er expressed her gratitude to everyone.The eldest brother was pressed for debt by Yu Defu, so he had to run to Concubine Ronghui for help. Concubine Ronghui promised the eldest brother to help him raise money.

《The Last Cook》E37Plot

Episode 37

Concubine Ronghui was very happy to see Rong'er coming to visit her. Rong'er exposed the elder brother's plan and allowed Concubine Ronghui to avoid losses.The business of Liu's restaurant was very good, which caused the business of Wangyue Tower to plummet. Li Taifeng came up with a plan and asked his mistress to do it.

Li Qi and Rong'er went to Yanchilou to serve porridge early in the morning. Wu Tian saw Li Qi and Rong'er, and Rong'er seemed to see Wu Tian leaving in a trance.Xue Shengsheng came to Liu's restaurant to patronize. Rong'er was not there, and Doro's mother was not good at cooking. The dishes she cooked made the guests very dissatisfied, and Xue Shengsheng lost face.

Rong'er came to Xue Yansheng's house with snacks and wanted to apologize. Xue Yansheng tasted the snacks after Rong'er left and marveled at the deliciousness.Li Taifeng learned that Xue Yansheng ordered mushrooms and fat duck to Rong'er. He sent his mistresses to various parts of the city to collect the mushrooms at high prices to prevent Rong'er and Liu's restaurant from retreating.

Liu Er and Li Yumei decided to help their sister find mushrooms, and finally decided to go to Wangyue Tower to look for them.

《The Last Cook》E38Plot

Episode 38

Liu Er successfully found traces of the mushrooms in the warehouse of Wangyue Tower. He and Li Yumei cooperated inside and outside to transport the mushrooms out.Rong'er was too busy in the kitchen alone, so Caibi came to help.At the beginning of the banquet, Li Yumei delivered the mushrooms in time, and Rong'er's craftsmanship attracted praise from everyone.

Xue Yansheng suddenly wanted to take advantage of the palace, but Rong'er couldn't do it. At the critical moment, double happiness came and solved Xue Yansheng's problem.Liu Er massaged the injured area for Li Yumei. When Liu Er went out to pour water, Li Yumei unexpectedly found her own photo in Liu Er's book, with a poem written on the back: Linglong Dice An Hongdou.

Li Yumei understood Liu Er's thoughts immediately.Xue Yansheng came to Wangyue Tower and canceled his mother's birthday banquet. Li Taifeng learned that Xue Yansheng's cancellation of the birthday banquet was related to Liu's restaurant and became very angry. He ordered his mistress to cause trouble in Xue's house.

《The Last Cook》E39Plot

Episode 39

The highly poisoned soup was not drunk by the guests of the Xue Mansion, but was drunk by the eldest brother. Yu Defu learned that Rong Er was arrested and took several antiques to bribe the commander. Commander Xu, who accepted the bribe, readily agreed.Li Qi was worried about Rong Er's safety and stayed in the cell.Zhang Guoxi recalled something suspicious before the birthday banquet. After Li Qi learned the news, he hurried to catch the mistress.

On the way to Yu Mansion, the mistress saw Li Qi leading people to arrest her and ran away in a hurry.The mistress begged Yu Defu to save him, and Yu Defu gave him an idea.He sent the third son to kill the eldest brother, but when the third son was in the hospital, he was caught by Li Qi and Rong Er was released.

Seeing that it was time to trade the national treasure, Wu Tian arranged everything. He took everyone to Yu Defu's casino to surround Yu Defu, but Yu Defu escaped. Yu Defu was worried that something would go wrong and hurriedly called Li Taifeng.They transported the treasure away, but this happened to fall into Wu Tian's plan.

《The Last Cook》E40Plot

Episode 40

Wu Tian sent his men to snatch away the treasures Li Taifeng had carried away, and agreed to meet with Yu Defu.Yu Defu surrounded Wu Tian and others. At this time, Li Qi brought the police to Yanchi Tower. Yu Defu held Rong Er hostage. In desperation, Wu Tian blocked the shot for Rong Er.He expressed his repentance before his death.

Haiti also escaped with a batch of treasures, and everyone searched throughout the city.Lu Qiutong asked Professor Xi to mobilize upper-level forces to protect the national treasure.The students were excited and actively requested to work with Professor Xi to recover the stolen national treasure.Lu Qiutong rushed to the train station, and they stood on the train track to stop Haiti from transporting the treasure. Li Qi captured Haiti and recovered the national treasure.

A few months later, Rong'er and Li Qi decided to get married. They came to Princess Ronghui's place, and Rong'er hugged Princess Ronghui emotionally.At the wedding scene, everyone came to congratulate Rong'er and Li Qi. Although the world is hard, Rong'er is not alone, because she knows that those who care about her will never go away, and they will always live in her heart.

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Total 40 Episodes May 27, 2024 C-Drama Period