《The Last Cook》Episode 1 plot introduction

Recently, “《The Last Cook》” has become one of the hotly discussed topics in the film and television industry, because its TV series has attracted a large number of fans and audiences.What's even more exciting is that some hot topics in the show have aroused widespread discussion, among which - The Last Cook - the plot introduction of the first episode has made everyone full of curiosity and doubts.Let’s chat together today.

《The Last Cook》Episode 1 plot introduction

After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the last emperor Puyi still lived in the Forbidden City and lived like an emperor according to the preferential treatment conditions negotiated between the Republic of China government and the Qing Dynasty.In order to prepare a birthday banquet for Princess Shouxi, Ruiliang, the general manager of Yangxin Hall, specially asked his subordinates to prepare a large amount of ingredients and send them to the imperial kitchen.At the same time, precious spinach from Dongling was also delivered.Master Lu, the head chef of the imperial dining room, was depressed because he lost a hundred silver dollars in gambling the night before. He had no intention of preparing for the birthday banquet. He didn't start working until his kind-hearted apprentice Rong Er reminded him.Master Lu told Rong'er to be careful when sending spinach to Princess Shouxi and not to spill it.

Puyi was reviewing memorials in Yangxin Hall at this time, and Ruiliang was accompanying him.Several ministers knelt down one after another to report on the recent treasure theft in the palace, and accused the Ministry of Internal Affairs of embezzling a large amount of money originally used to support the royal family.Puyi was furious after hearing this and asked the ministers to investigate the matter thoroughly and recover the stolen money.The ministers were trembling with fear, kowtowed repeatedly in apology, and promised to find out the truth as soon as possible.

Knowing that his every move was being monitored, Pu Yi felt very depressed, so he wanted to take a walk in the palace to relax.Ruiliang failed to dissuade him, so he accompanied Puyi out of the palace.

On the other side, after Rong'er prepared the spinach ordered by Concubine Shouxi, she asked several eunuchs to send it to Concubine Shouxi's palace.Rong'er's brother, newspaper reporter Lu Qiutong, was passing by and saw this scene, so he joked that Rong'er had benefited a lot from his connections with the royal family.Rong'er retorted that she relied on her father's relationship with the imperial kitchen, and also revealed that Princess Shouxi had been feeling unwell and had not gotten better after taking the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor.

Puyi and Ruiliang came to Wufenglou Restaurant and met Niu Si, a gambler who led a group of thugs to force a woman.Lu Qiutong was passing by and stepped forward to stop him when he saw it. Niu Si and others refused to let him go, and a conflict broke out between the two sides.At this time, Puyi came forward, claiming that the woman was his relative, and asked Niu Si and others to release her immediately.Niu Si was afraid of Puyi's identity, so he had to give up.Lu Qiutong acted bravely and took the woman to Rong Er's noodle shop to rest.

Rong'er entertained Lu Qiutong and the rescued woman to eat noodles, and asked her brother about his father's current situation.Lu Qiutong told Rong'er that his father owed one hundred silver dollars due to gambling. The creditor came to collect the debt and threatened to marry Rong'er to the creditor as his concubine. The father had no choice but to agree.Rong'er was very angry after hearing this and said that she would never agree to this marriage.

Puyi and Ruiliang were eating noodles in a noodle shop. Lu Qiutong recognized Puyi and went up to chat with him.He told Puyi that he was a newspaper reporter who was investigating the theft of treasures in the palace, and expressed his inference: A large part of the annual fees paid to the royal family by the Republic of China government was embezzled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and even the palace officialsAll the treasures were stolen by the eunuchs and sold to foreigners.Puyi was shocked after hearing this and asked Ruiliang why he didn't find out the matter.Ruiliang hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty and said that he was investigating.Puyi also asked how much the Empress Dowager Cixi's Ministry of Internal Affairs spent each year. Ruiliang replied that it was less than 300,000 taels of silver, while the Republic of China government's annual expenses for the royal family were as high as 4 million taels.Puyi was furious and scolded the ministers for not doing anything and allowing the eunuchs to line their own pockets.

Lu Qiutong also told Puyi that there has been a lot of news about the royal family recently, all of which accuse Puyi of being kicked out of the Forbidden City, which will completely end the centuries-old foundation of the Qing Dynasty.For their own benefit, the ministers did not hesitate to fabricate lies to deceive Puyi and make him believe that the Qing Dynasty would soon be restored.After hearing this, Puyi was very angry and decided to leave the palace for a walk to see what the outside world was like.

Puyi and Ruiliang walked on the street and saw that the people were busy making a living, and no one cared about his identity.Only then did he realize that he was already a deposed emperor with no real power and could only rely on the preferential conditions of the Republic of China government to live.He felt extremely lost and confused.

After returning to the Forbidden City, Puyi summoned the ministers and asked them to find all the news about the stolen treasures.The ministers were very cautious and did not dare to neglect.Puyi read the news carefully and found that he was a puppet in the eyes of the ministers, and they didn't care about his feelings at all.He became more determined to leave the Forbidden City.

In the evening, Rong'er returned home and found that her father was not there.Lu Qiutong told her that her father went gambling again and lost one hundred silver dollars. The creditor had come to collect the debt and asked to marry Rong'er immediately.Rong Er firmly disagreed, and the brother and sister decided to go to the casino together to find their father.

Puyi was reading the memorials in Yangxin Hall, feeling depressed.He once again asked Ruiliang to leave the palace, but Ruiliang tried to persuade him to no avail, so he had to agree to accompany him out of the palace.

At this time, Rong'er and Lu Qiutong came to Wufenglou Restaurant and found that their father was gambling.Rong'er stepped forward to dissuade his father, but Niu Si and others drove the brother and sister out.Lu Qiutong was unwilling to give up and returned to Wufeng Tower again, but was injured by Niu Si and others.

Puyi and Ruiliang came to Wufeng Tower and happened to see this scene.Puyi recognized Rong'er and stepped forward to rescue Lu Qiutong.When Niu Si and others saw that it was Pu Yi, they did not dare to do it again, so they had to let him go.

Puyi took Lu Qiutong back to the palace to heal and asked what happened.Lu Qiutong told Puyi that his sister Rong'er was sold by her father to the owner of Wufeng Tower as a concubine, and that he had a conflict with Niu Si and others in order to save his sister.After hearing this, Pu Yi felt very sympathetic to Rong Er and decided to help her.

Puyi sent people to Wufeng Tower to redeem Rong'er and arranged for her to be a maid in the palace.Rong'er burst into tears of gratitude and vowed to repay Pu Yi's kindness.

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