In the first episode, Little Palace Maid Lian Hua, holding tea leaves, thought to curry favor with Zhaoyi. The Emperor intercepted her halfway, and before she could react, he hijacked her tea leaves, leaving her bewildered.
In the second episode, she wanted to curry favor with the Noble Consort. During the Noble Consort's birthday feast, she hadn't even presented the meticulously prepared tea leaves before the Emperor seized them, leaving her aggrieved.
In the third episode, she had just sneaked out with the Palace Maids to pick bamboo shoots, planning to go back and cook something delicious when the Emperor burst out of nowhere wanting to freeload a meal. If it wasn't tasty, he would punish her, she managed to barely pass muster by exerting all her energy. Before she could feel relieved, the Emperor told her he was also staying to sleep!
This time, he was thoroughly taking advantage of her, enjoying free food and lodging without the slightest intention of rewarding her.
At night, the more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. All the silver she had saved up in earlier years had been used to sustain the Emperor. Now that the money was gone, she feared being punished for not being able to support him in the future. The more she thought, the sadder she got, her tears plopping down, which woke the Emperor sleeping beside her.
In a flurry, the Emperor consoled her, "There, there, don't cry, don't cry. I haven't even had time to reward you, how could I punish you!"
After much consoling, and finally with his promise to provide for her sustenance, she turned her tears into laughter.
The Emperor breathed a sigh of relief. This Little Concubine would need to be favored properly from now on—he dared not make her cry again.
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Minister Jia stood with a stern face and with a bow towards the sky, said, "His Majesty is wise and enlightened, encourages open dialogue, accepts counsel, does not tolerate favoritism or fraud in the imperial examination, nor does He tolerate inciting trouble on opportunistic grounds. In response to the petition of the candidates from Taiyuan Prefecture, who are seeking justice, today a public re-examination of Lian Mu from Taiyuan Prefecture is held in the Shanxue Square of the Imperial Academy, under the watchful eyes of the public. The Minister of Rites personally sets the questions, with several ministers and great Confucian scholars jointly grading the papers. If it is proven that Lian Mu lacks the talent to justify his position, his academic titles will be revoked, and he and his family for three generations will be barred from participating in the imperial examination."


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