Maomao tries to settle into her promotion to lady-in-waiting and food taster, but struggles to fend off both boredom and the overly-familiar Jinshi. That is, until she gets an assignment of her dreams: to concoct an aphrodisiac.
is the only way an emperor's 
concubine can survive.
هي السّبيل الوحيد لنجاة مَحظيّة إمبراطور
denn sie nennt nur
ein Leben ihr Eigen.
es la única manera de sobrevivir.
es la única manera de sobrevivir.
si elle tient à rester en vie.
non le basterebbero cento vite.
Não há outro jeito para elas.
иначе им ну никак не выжить.