Season 1

SU DONGPO, talented scholar of the Song dynasty, brings his sister-in-law cum chef WANG RUNZHI to Runzhou to taste the food of a famous restaurant. He gets to know the scholar HAN YUAN and the others and they drink toge…

QIN SHAOYOU and HONG SI are wrestling on the street to earn money. SHAOYOU meets XIAOMEI at Mofa Monastery. He challenges XIAOMEI but XIAOMEI fails to answer his question. SHAOYOU therefore asks XIAOMEI to pass the ques…

RUNZHI and Sis JIAO present DONGPO's favorite lamb pot at the same time. Everybody praises Sis JIAO for her outstanding cooking skills. The emperor reveals to DONGPO that the imperial chef is not as good as his home che…

In order to alienate SU MAI from RUNZHI, Sis JIAO tries to make SU MAI believe that RUNZHI is a bad woman. DONGPO goes to the park with RUNZHI and he meets ANSHI and his wife there. DONGPO invites the ladies to play wor…

SHAOYOU and HUNG SI visit DONGPO. After learning about his situation, DONGPO wants to give him money and rice but SHAOYOU rejects him. RUNZHI doesn't want to manage the financial matters of the family and she wants to p…

SHAOYOU brings RUNZHI and SU MAI to the lake. He tells them the story of "Lying Down on the Ice to Fetch Carp for his Stepmother". DONGPO and GAO GUI go to the fruit store opposite to DAMEI's fan shop to buy fruits. The…

ANSHI's younger son WANG PANG and SU MAI try to show off in front of each other. SU MAI takes out a huge brush and claims that it is a gift from the emperor. The brush suddenly explodes and WANG PANG is injured. The doc…

YUE'E wants to invest in the fan shop and she forces DAMEI to sign a contract with her. DONGPO is satisfied with SHAOYAO's sericulture report and he asks him to manage the sericulture investigation of other states as we…

YUE'E is upset that DONGPO keeps staying outside at night and she tries to speak for RUNZHI. YUE'E and JICHANG arrive at Su Mansion to taste the swellfish. However, WANLI and SANCHUAN try to invite DONGPO to farewell Do…

DONGPO tries to rescue JICHANG. He sneaks into the house but he is surrounded by the guards very soon. In the morning, the princess suddenly asks YUE'E to visit her. After meeting the princess, YUE'E realizes that she w…

The emperor suggests that the champion of a wrestling contest will become the Number One Scholar in the imperial examination and SHAOYAO wins. The emperor organizes a banquet and the government officials congratulate AN…

YUE'E airs her grievances to DONGPO. DONGPO scolds YUE'E for controlling JICHANG all the time. JICHANG is being laughed by everybody and he is very embarrassed. DAMEI invites him to stay at Su Mansion temporarily. SHAOY…

The questions of the imperial examination are disclosed to outsiders and DONGPO investigates the case. He visits the Judiciary to collect confidential documents. When he leaves, he meets ANSHI and the others. XIAOMEI an…

SHAOYAO returns home after relieving the people in stricken areas. SHUMEI collapses upon seeing SHAOYAO and she regains her memory when she wakes up. DONGPO presents SHAOYAO's divorce letter to SHUMEI but SHUMEI doesn't…

YUE'E encourages RUNZHI to run away from home until DONGPO apologizes to her. During the morning meeting, ANSHI proposes that this is the right time to recruit new soldiers but DONGPO objects the idea. They argue with e…

DONGPO is missing and RUNZHI has escaped from the prison. ANSHI believes that they should remove DONGPO's official title and arrest him. The emperor knows that DONGPO doesn't know any martial arts and he asks SHAOYAO to…

SHUMEI meets her parents XU CHENG and Ms WU on the street. She immediately sends them to the inn with excuse. XU CHENG has become insane after the flood disaster in his hometown. Ms WU scolds SHUMEI for indirectly forci…

The emperor presents the new invention "magic fire balls" to all government officials but it doesn't operate successfully. SHAOYAO helps the emperor to find an excuse for the failure. The emperor promotes SHAOYAO and as…

YUE'E is very angry to learn that DAMEI and JICHANG are helping out at RUNZHI's restaurant. The emperor tries to learn wrestling from SHAOYAO. ANSHI has proposed to build a beacon. The emperor thinks that it is not urge…

The emperor visits QIN CAO at Su Mansion in the evening. He wants to appoint her as his concubine and he asks her to wait for his good news. People are saying that some peasants have sold their children reluctantly beca…

The emperor dismisses ANSHI and many government officials try to take leave for a month. ANSHI goes for a trip and he plays chess with an old man. He is sick afterwards and his wife asks Dr LI to treat him. Dr LI discov…

XIAOMEI is infected. She gets mad and attacks SHAOYAO. Some patients want to escape. SHAOYAO tries to stop them and he is wounded by them as well. WANLI arrives at the village entrance with soldiers to monitor the situa…

RUNZHI is requested to visit the harem since the emperor's mother wants to know more about QIN CAO. The emperor wants QIN CAO to please his mother by offering vegetarian dish to her. DONGPO suggests RUNZHI to cook for h…

RUNZHI is requested to visit the harem since the emperor's mother wants to know more about QIN CAO. The emperor wants QIN CAO to please his mother by offering vegetarian dish to her. DONGPO suggests RUNZHI to cook for h…

RUNZHI is requested to visit the harem since the emperor's mother wants to know more about QIN CAO. The emperor wants QIN CAO to please his mother by offering vegetarian dish to her. DONGPO suggests RUNZHI to cook for h…

The soldiers send JICHANG and the others home. The emperor urges DONGPO to meet up with him immediately. When YUE'E worships the god, she meets JICHANG there. When she tries to humiliate him, she is sick suddenly and he…

When everybody is busily preparing medicine for RUNZHI, a mysterious woman suddenly appears. XIAOMEI and DONGPO capture the woman and they discover that she is YUE'E. RUNZHI visits JICHANG at Spring Wine Restaurant to i…

When everybody is busily preparing medicine for RUNZHI, a mysterious woman suddenly appears. XIAOMEI and DONGPO capture the woman and they discover that she is YUE'E. RUNZHI visits JICHANG at Spring Wine Restaurant to i…

JICHANG and DAMEI go to the temple together. They urge YUE'E to return home but YUE'E rejects them and she helps to DAMEI to let go of the problem in her heart. DONGPO, SHAOYAO and HONG SI go to drink at the pub. He has…

With the help of HONG SI, DONGPO meets up with SU MAI and XIAOMEI. DONGPO asks SHAOYAO to take care of all family members. SHAOYAO repents to RUNZHI that he has wrote the last two sentences of the rebellious poem. SHAOY…