EPISODE 16 The group sneaks Meng Dan into the palace as one of the performers for a banquet. Erkang orchestrates the whole thing, which means he’s also responsible for this creepy dance we see here. I know it’s a piece of culture, Erkang, and it has great meaning; it’s alsoContinue Reading
Hanxiang’s medicine ends up saving Ziwei, after all. We don’t know what’s in them, but it’s sure better than whatever the imperial doctors have been using. And as always, Erkang makes his feelings known vividly. Afterwards, Qing’er goes back and talks to the dowager, she is quite serious this time:Continue Reading
EPISODE 14 Basically, Qing’er says that the fabric used to make the voodoo doll is the expensive kind that only noble Ladies in the palace got, so all they have to do now is to find out which Lady has this fabric and investigate from there. The emperor and YongqiContinue Reading
EPISODE 13 Ziwei works out the voodoo doll scheme as soon as she and the girls are put in prison. Unfortunately, that’s not going to help anyone because very few people are actually interested in the truth at this point. At a meeting afterward, Erkang tells the emperor and dowagerContinue Reading
EPISODE 12 Hanxiang lets the gang know that they don’t have to worry about her and her boyfriend anymore because she doesn’t plan on reuniting with him. She wants to be a good princess to her people and she doesn’t want to betray the emperor’s trust now that he hasContinue Reading
EPISODE 11 Erkang means business when he says he is going to talk to the Emperor about his marriage arrangement. This time, he leaves no doubt about it: I don’t care if other nobles have multiple concubines, I am willing to be different from Ziwei. Plus, I don’t want toContinue Reading
EPISODE 10 The gang goes out to visit Meng Dan at their friends’ restaurant. Meng Dan has lost his braids and is now wearing Manchurian clothing. He’s deeply depressed and keeps drinking to pass the time, though. To be honest, until now, I’m still not on this Meng Dan /Continue Reading
EPISODE 9 The assault of Hanxing gets so intense that Ziwei has to jump in and shield her, and in the process gets beaten too. The emperor gets there… not really in time, but I guess he gets there eventually with Xiaoyanzi. He orders for all the nannies to beContinue Reading
EPISODE 8 RECAP The girls and their maids tend to each other’s injuries. They find out that they all have one thing in common: all of their moms died early and they all had to fend for themselves. I’m glad all these girls cry together because if it was justContinue Reading
Hanxiang and the emperor have their first real conversation. Hanxiang says that if the emperor wants to have her around as a fellow human being then he must treat her as such. He must respect her and give her the right to say no, otherwise, don’t complain when she continuesContinue Reading