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.
It was just hives this time, but sometimes, 
it can cause difficulty in breathing.
كان مجرّد طفح جلديّ هذه المرّة، لكن
أحياناً يسبّب ذلك ضيقاً في التنفُّس
Diesmal blieb es
zum Glück bei Nesselsucht.
Esta vez solo tuvo sarpullidos,
Esta vez solo han sido sarpullidos,
Vous n’avez eu
qu’une crise d’urticaire,
Questa volta ve la siete cavata con un'orticaria,
Dessa vez, só foram marcas vermelhas, mas terá
vezes em que ela não conseguirá respirar direito.
В этот раз всё обошлось сыпью,