The spring garden party concludes without incident. Maomao returns to her regular life as Concubine Gyokuyou’s taster. Meanwhile, novels become popular in the rear palace. Maomao wonders how this came to be, as novels were typically considered low-class. But behind the scenes lies Jinshi and his goals as manager of the rear palace.
Genre: Mystery
The Crystal Pavilion, for the Third Time
The woman from the clinic finds out that Maomao knows a thing or two about medicine, and asks for her help.
The Moon Fairy
In order to realize the seemingly impossible request from the foreign envoy, Maomao speaks to the “Moon Fairy” herself.
Mirror
The special envoy from a foreign land gifts mirrors – a rarity in this country – to the high concubines. However, they bring mysteries as well.