S01E01 Episode 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...
With or Without You
S01E10: Episode 10
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 was cheated by DONGPO. XIAOMEI tries to wait for SHAOYAO at the pavilion. She discovers a carriage arriving and her elder brother SU ZHE and his wife SHI MI are returning to the capital. The imperial examination is coming. The emperor asks SU ZHE to return so that he could help to draft the questions for the examination. DONGPO presents the sericulture report but ANSHI suspects if the contents are accurate. DONGPO is speechless and he is willing to investigate the matter again. DONGPO is dissatisfied that SHAOYAO has changed the content of the report. He doesn't want SHAOYAO to date with XIAOMEI and he decides to fire him.… ...
Overview
Eminent Northern Song Dynasty writer, So Tung-po is unable to forget about his late wife and hence, turns a blind eye to his sister-in-law, Wong Yun-zhi's active pursuit of him. However, the food lover in him is eventually swayed by Wong Yun-zhi's braised pork dish, so they finally get married. He thought life would be perfect after marriage, but a slew of family problems is making his head spin!
Episodes
S01E02 Episode 2
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...
S01E03 Episode 3
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...
S01E04 Episode 4
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...
S01E05 Episode 5
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...
S01E06 Episode 6
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...
S01E07 Episode 7
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...
S01E08 Episode 8
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...
S01E09 Episode 9
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...
S01E10 Episode 10
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...
S01E11 Episode 11
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 ANSHI for...
S01E12 Episode 12
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....
S01E13 Episode 13
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 and CHUN...
S01E14 Episode 14
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 accept...
S01E15 Episode 15
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...
S01E16 Episode 16
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...
S01E17 Episode 17
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...
S01E18 Episode 18
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 asks...
S01E19 Episode 19
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...
S01E20 Episode 20
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...
S01E21 Episode 21
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...
S01E22 Episode 22
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...
S01E23 Episode 23
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...
S01E24 Episode 24
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...
S01E25 Episode 25
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...
S01E26 Episode 26
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...
S01E27 Episode 27
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 inform...
S01E28 Episode 28
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 inform...
S01E29 Episode 29
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...
S01E30 Episode 30
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...
Cast
Bobby Au-Yeung Tsan-Wah
So Tung-po
Joey Man Yee-Man
Wong Yun-zhi
Jimmy Au Shui-Wai
So Chit
Harriet Yeung Sze-Man
So Tai-mui
Vincent Wong Ho-Shun
Chun Shiu-yau
Alice Chan Wai
Lau Yuet-oh
Jacqueline Wong
So Siu-mui
Sire Ma
Kum Chow
Pal Sinn Lap-Man
Wong On-shek
Jonathan Cheung Wing-Hong
Song Shen-zong
Mary Hon Ma-Lee
Leanne Liu
