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.