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.
She can't refuse to eat it. 
Not in front of the emperor.
لا يمكنها رفض أكله. لا سيّما أمام الإمبراطور
Doch in Anwesenheit Seiner Majestät
darf sie kein Essen übriglassen.
Pero no puede negarse a comerlo.
No delante del emperador.
Pero no puede negarse a comerlo.
No delante del emperador.
L’usage exige qu’elle termine son plat
en présence de l’empereur.
Davanti all'Imperatore
non può certo lasciare il cibo nel piatto.
Ela não pode se recusar a comer.
Ao menos, não na frente do imperador.
Но съесть придётся.
На неё смотрит сам император.