Episode 35

Episode 35

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S1 E35: The empress is extremely weak after delivery and needs to recuperate in peace. The emperor tasks Ruyi with managing the harem. Jin Yuyan gives birth to the Eighth Prince Yongxuan during the Ghost Festival but the emperor shows no concern for her. As Jin Yuyan was in labor, Yanwan visits the Hall of Mental Cultivation in the rain to inform the emperor. She fails to see the emperor. However, the eunuch Jinzhong takes a liking to her. Jinzhong wants her to choose between becoming the emperor's woman and Jinzhong's ladder for progression, or marrying Jinzhong. Yanwan is willing to take a gamble. Eighth Prince turns one month old and the emperor visits him at the Palace of New Benevolence. He bumps into Jin Yuyan and Ruyi in the imperial garden. Yanwan had just been pinched by Jin Yuyan on her face. She groans to attract the emperor's attention. The emperor picks her as his imperial palace maid. In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Yanwan is nothing more than a palace maid. Jinzhong tells her that she must become a concubine or consort for a good life ahead. Yanwan immediately expresses her love for the emperor. Upon seeing that the emperor's clothes are loose, she offers to make him a new set. When she is using her hands to measure the emperor's waist, the emperor embraces her. The emperor confers Yanwan the title of Second Class Attendant on the spot. On her way that night to serve the emperor, Yanwan bumps into Ling Yunche, who is waiting for her. They end their relationship.