Xiao Haozi, an imperial chef in the palace is betrayed and falls into Youlan Lake. In the modern world, Duan Mingtian experiences a similar fate. Through a twist of fate, Xiao Haozi finds himself in the modern world, beginning a new journey.

该剧讲述了生活在宫中刚刚被皇上封为御厨的小浩子，本欲与他一直喜欢的仪妃娘娘私奔，却遭嫉妒他的师兄所迫害，跌至幽兰湖中。而生活在现代的段明天，也被暗算出车祸落到幽兰湖中。因缘际会下，呆萌小御厨变身段明天，开启了一段现代之旅的故事。