Maomao does her best to navigate the complex social situations at the garden party, including meeting the other Upper First rank concubines. But once she settles down to do her work as a food-taster, she discovers a surprise in a bowl of soup.
her distrust of men is strong enough 
to make her ruin her own face...
عدم ثِقتها بالرّجال راسِخة بما يكفي
...لجعلها تُفسد وجهها بيدها
dass sie Männern so sehr misstraut,
dass sie ihr eigenes Gesicht verschmutzt.
Su desconfianza hacia los hombres
la llevó a arruinarse la cara.
Su desconfianza hacia los hombres
la llevó a arruinarse la cara.
Elle s’est enlaidie
par crainte des hommes…
ma diffida anche degli uomini
al punto da imbrattarsi il viso...
sua desconfiança com homens é tanta
que ela deixa o próprio rosto mais feio...
так ещё и лицо каждый день
портит из-за боязни мужчин.