ep 7//spoilers ahead

So the youtube episodes are not all subbed. I have been relying on Viki, and the ep 7 on youtube includes about 20 minutes that is not in ep7 on viki. I can't tell what happens during that time because I can't read or speak in any language other than English, so I am going to skip ahead and start with where ep 7 on viki starts

1.The emperor sees Lu Zhen and is immediately struck by her resemblance to the imperial consort. She is summoned the next day to see him and the emperor

2.Lu Zhen is at first flatted but her mentor explains to her that she is in danger as she is caught in a battle between the empress and the imperial consort. The empress would use her to lure the emperor away from the consort, the consort would kill her as being a threat. Either way, her being of low status would mean that inevitably she would be disposed of when the powers that be are finished using her.

3.Lu Zhen shows up and acts both dumb and wears way too much make up. It makes the emperor look like he was attracted to a simpleton, After this, the empress is angry with Madame Wang, who then sends Lu Zhen to the cold palace to serve.

4.We see a lot of the same games, as servants vie to be the favorite of Madame Zhou here. Lu Zhen seems to succeed but becomes ill. She is sent to the mediation court which seems to be where you get sent to die. Lu Zhen cleans it up, everyone likes her. She even shares some common medicinal knowledge to help others.

5.It seems Ah Bi has managed to curry the interest of the emperor (?)

6.They are now spreading a rumor that a girl was killed by the imperial consort (a girl working under Ah Zhan) because of the imperial consort's jealousy....Ah Zhan seems to be phased by this

I won't lie I skipped a bit in this episode because the same plots were being recycled and there didn't seem to be a fresh take. The focus on plots has taken away from any kind of unique character development and there is no romance yet so I am just waiting to see where this goes.

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