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.
and the other was our
 current emperor's concubine.
وكانت الأخرى مَحظيّة إمبراطورنا الحاليّ
und die andere
Gemahlin des Kronprinzen.
mientras la otra era concubina
del emperador actual.
mientras la otra era concubina
del emperador actual.
e l'altra la consorte dell'attuale Imperatore.
e a outra era concubina
do imperador atual.
а вторая — стала
наложницей нынешнего.