TV series / 2024

The Last Cook

Name: The Last Cook
Genre: Drama
Released: 2024-05-27
Cast: Hai Lu, Ji Lingchen, Guo Mengxu, Li Mingde, Li Yinan

Episode directors Zhang Guoli

Drama

★ 10.0/10Audience rating

Set in the final years of the Qing Dynasty, the drama tells the story of Rong Er, a commoner who by chance comes upon the opportunity to serve in the palace as a lady-in-waiting. Rong Er’s cooking gets acknowledged by Shouxi, a ranked palace maid, who takes her in as her disciple. Rong Er formed a relationship with Li Qi, the guard. A eunuch murders Shouxi, and Rong Er finds herself wrapped in a conspiracy. …

The story

Set in the final years of the Qing Dynasty, the drama tells the story of Rong Er, a commoner who by chance comes upon the opportunity to serve in the palace as a lady-in-waiting. Rong Er’s cooking gets acknowledged by Shouxi, a ranked palace maid, who takes her in as her disciple. Rong Er formed a relationship with Li Qi, the guard.

A eunuch murders Shouxi, and Rong Er finds herself wrapped in a conspiracy. Together with Li Qi they uncover the truth and also jointly investigate the theft of national treasures at the palace.