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.
However, it made my throat swell 
and it was hard for me to breathe.
غير أنَّ ذلك جعلَ حنجرتي تنتفخ
وصعّبَ عليّ التنفُّس
Doch meine Bronchien verengten sich
und ich konnte nicht mehr atmen.
Pero se me hinchaba la garganta
y me costaba respirar.
Pero se me hinchaba la garganta
y me costaba respirar.
Mes bronches rétrécissaient,
et je peinais à respirer.
Però, con i tagliolini
Enfim, o trigo fez minha garganta inchar,
me deixando com dificuldade de respirar.
Однако у меня тут же сжимало грудь,
и я начинала задыхаться.