Gilded Chopsticks

Episode 3

45 min

SIU-YU also arrives to support TIN-PO in fighting against the Japan chef. TIN-PO finds that SIU-YU is very skillful with knife and he wants to be her apprentice. On the next day, TIN-PO goes to the palace to make buns for KANGXI. KANGXI believes that TIN-PO is ill from the taste of the buns. YINZHEN explains to KANGXI and KANGXI suggests not to pressure TIN-PO anymore. YINZHEN sends TIN-PO home. However, the carriage is suddenly out of control. YINZHEN and TIN-PO fall off the cliff together. YINZHEN wakes up to discover that CHAU-KUK and MO-SUET are taking care of him. TIN-PO tells MO-SUET that YINZHEN is an eunuch from the palace. The crown prince appoints HOK-TING as the new chef and he asks him to make salted-fish buns for KANGXI but HOK-TING fails to make it. The eunuch TAK-SING suggests HOK-TING to learn it at TIN-PO's shop secretly. The silver for tackling Shanxi's disaster is missing.… ...

Episode 4

45 min

RUOBI suddenly organizes a Gourmet Bridal Contest. TIN-PO wants to marry RUOBI and he asks SIU-YU to take him as her apprentice. He is shocked to discover that SIU-YU knows how to cook the Five Taste Master's famous dish which has been lost for a long time. SIU-YU denies it and she reveals that she hates Five Taste Master. A customer discovers a strange object in TIN-PO's bun and GENGYAO decides to seal the shop. YINZHEN tries to speak for TIN-PO by saying that he is an eunuch from the palace but he fails. YINZHEN develops a good impression on GENGYAO for he doesn't give in to the powerful people. He brings GENGYAO to Shanxi for investigation together. SIU-YU finally accepts TIN-PO as her apprentice but she wants him to drink with her first. TIN-PO is drunk and he misses the Bridal Contest. On the other hand, SIU-YU passes by the contest venue and she joins the fight by pretending that she is TIN-PO.… ...

Episode 5

45 min

KANGXI questions all princes. YINZHEN has discovered a jade pendant in Shanxi and the crown prince gives it to KANGXI. KANGXI recognizes that the jade pendant belongs to the ninth prince. He is very angry and he collapses. In order to cheer KANGXI up, the crown prince asks YINZHEN to invite TIN-PO to the palace for making buns again. TIN-PO introduces YINZHEN to SZE-TO and SZE-TO finds him an extraordinary person. YINZHEN meets YINSI and YINSI reminds him that the crown prince is involved in Shanxi's case. TIN-PO's servant LEE WAI picks up a piece of silver on the floor. RUOBI invites TIN-PO to meet up at the boat in the late evening and TIN-BO accepts the date immediately. LEE WAI is captured by GENGYAO for investigation. TIN-PO tries to speak for LEE WAI but he fails. MO-SUET admires YINSI and SZE-TO cannot bear to give advice to her. TIN-PO asks SZE-TO for help and SZE-TO asks him to find YINZHEN.… ...

Episode 6

45 min

TIN-BO sneaks into the palace to investigate the Shanxi's lost silver case. YINZHEN hesitates if he should unmask the crown prince. An orphan is missing at the slums of the capital. MO-SUET rushes to the slums and she starts a fight with YINSI's subordinates. She later realizes that she has misunderstood the case and she admires YINSI even more. YINSI has been investigating Shanxi's case secretly and he finally discovers the truth. He writes an anonymous letter to the crown prince requesting him to surrender himself to KANGXI. The crown prince discusses the case with SONGGOTU who is in charge of the palace's military force and they decide to launch a coup. In order to protect KANGXI, YINZHEN stops the palace guards from entering the palace with the help of FUNG YING and GENGYAO. GENGYAO even kills the leader of the palace guards. YINZHEN visits the emperor with the crown prince. KANGXI wants to kill the crown prince.… ...

Episode 7

45 min

GENGYAO has killed the leader of the palace guards and KANGXI sends him to jail. RUOBI is worried and she visits YINZHEN. YINZHEN speaks for GENGYAO and KANGXI finally decides to send GENGYAO to the border area to fight against the robbers as a way to make amends for his faults. RUOBI invites SIU-YU to her mother's birthday banquet. TIN-BO misconceives that she is inviting him but RUOBI kicks him away and TIN-BO is totally shocked. GENGYAO meets SIU-YU and he discovers the truth. He is very angry and he requests SIU-YU to stay away from RUOBI. KANGXI appreciates TIN-BO's cooking skills and he visits his shop secretly. He even offers a Pardon token to TIN-BO. In order to find Five Taste Master, SIU-YU follows TIN-BO and LEE WAI to work in the palace. They are shocked to discover that HOK-TING is the head chef of the Palace Larder.

Episode 8

45 min

RUOBI learns that SIU-YU has entered the palace with TIN-BO and she asks GENGYAO to help delivering a letter. SIU-YU wants to get rid of RUOBI and she agrees to help matching up TIN-BO and RUOBI. TIN-BO learns that YINZHEN is fond of MO-SUET and he promises that he will not tell MO-SUET about his Manchurian background. YINSI tells MO-SUET the real identity of YINZHEN. MO-SUET returns to question TIN-BO. YINZHEN arrives coincidentally and he is enraged. He starts a quarrel with TIN-BO and they end up in discord. TIN-BO discovers that LEE WAI has been captured by the guards for stealing expensive tea from the palace. TIN-BO decides to carry out investigation for LEE WAI. On the other hand, SIU-YU suspects that the cook Old FUNG is Five Taste Master. MO-SUET is sick and SZE-TO reveals that only 7-color mushroom could save her life. Only people highly sensitive to smells are able to distinguish 7-color mushroom from other mushrooms.… ...

Episode 9

45 min

RUOBI learns that SIU-YU has entered the palace with TIN-BO and she asks GENGYAO to help delivering a letter. SIU-YU wants to get rid of RUOBI and she agrees to help matching up TIN-BO and RUOBI. TIN-BO learns that YINZHEN is fond of MO-SUET and he promises that he will not tell MO-SUET about his Manchurian background. YINSI tells MO-SUET the real identity of YINZHEN. MO-SUET returns to question TIN-BO. YINZHEN arrives coincidentally and he is enraged. He starts a quarrel with TIN-BO and they end up in discord. TIN-BO discovers that LEE WAI has been captured by the guards for stealing expensive tea from the palace. TIN-BO decides to carry out investigation for LEE WAI. On the other hand, SIU-YU suspects that the cook Old FUNG is Five Taste Master. MO-SUET is sick and SZE-TO reveals that only 7-color mushroom could save her life. Only people highly sensitive to smells are able to distinguish 7-color mushroom from other mushrooms.… ...

Episode 10

45 min

YINZHEN settles down the issue successfully but KANGXI decides put the new policy on hold. YINZHEN seeks advice from SZE-TO and he is shocked to realize that he has been causing harm to the country by being a coward. SONGGOTU surrounds the Capital with his army. KANGXI asks the most popular YINSI to negotiate with SONGGOTU. However, YINSI is seriously injured when trying to protect MO-SUET from an attacker during a date. In order to amend his guilt, YINZHEN decides to take up the task for YINSI. YINZHEN believes that SONGGOTU will not surrender and he decides to kill him secretly. He invites TIN-BO to carry out the task with him. With TIN-BO's help, YINZHEN accomplishes the task successfully. TIN-BO discovers that HOK-TING is giving Old FUNG a hard time and he tries to help him. After the incident, TIN-BO is very curious about Old FUNG's background. RUOBI invites SIU-YU out again and RUOBI's people take TIN-BO away by force.… ...

Episode 11

45 min

RUOBI discovers that SIU-YU is a woman. SIU-YU tells her the reason behind and asks her to keep the secret for her. KANGXI organizes a banquet for different countries' representatives. In order to take all the credits, HOK-TING assigns tedious jobs to TIN-BO and the others. However, the guests are dissatisfied with the banquet. KANGXI asks TIN-BO to be the chef instead. On MO-SUET's birthday, CHAU-KUK gives her a letter and MO-SUET finally realizes her background. MO-SUET tells TIN-BO that she will be returning to her home town with her mother. She wants to take a look at the palace before leaving. TIN-BO suggests her to seek help from YINZHEN. KANGXI is not able to select a successor among his sons. While YINSI is more popular among the ministers, YINZHEN truly cares about the people and KANGXI appreciates it very much. KANGXI invites YINZHEN for a meeting deliberately but he is disappointed.… ...

Episode 12

45 min

YINZHEN worries about KANGXI and he asks the guards to chase after MO-SUET. After learning about MO-SUET's real identity, KANGXI brings YINZHEN and MO-SUET to the palace temple. SIU-YU suspects that Old FUNG is Five Taste Master. When she visits RUOBI, she reveals her past resentments against Five Taste Master to RUOBI. YINZHEN fails to settle the injustice between Manchu and Han people and he seeks advice from SZE-TO. SZE-TO believes that YINZHEN will only be able to solve the problem if he becomes the emperor. YINSI learns that MO-SUET has entered the palace. He scolds MO-SUET and asks the eunuch TAK-SING to speak to KANGXI. KANGXI finally punishes YINZHEN by removing him from an important position and he should not be involved in any government affairs for a lifetime. KANGXI is seriously ill and the doctor says that he will die soon.… ...