The spring garden party concludes without incident. Maomao returns to her regular life as Concubine Gyokuyou’s taster. Meanwhile, novels become popular in the rear palace. Maomao wonders how this came to be, as novels were typically considered low-class. But behind the scenes lies Jinshi and his goals as manager of the rear palace.

Cast: Aoi Yuki, Takeo Otsuka, Katsuyuki Konishi, Megumi Toyoguchi, Rie Hikisaka, Sumi Shimamoto, Takako Tanaka, Misa Ishii, Daichi Endo, Yui Ishikawa, Hina Kino, Misaki Kuno