Recaps

After ending her engagement, Hua Meng entered the palace to protect her family and secure an heir for Emperor Jing'an, using the Spirit Spring to improve their health. As Emperor Jing'an’s illness began to improve and Hua Meng suspected she might be pregnant, the Elder Princess brought pregnant Wei Ningyan to court.

• Hua Meng forced the Zhang family to publicly explain that they had ended her engagement to pursue another match, then chose to enter the palace to shield her family from retaliation.
• Hua Meng recalled her previous life and the Seven-Colored Flower’s Spirit Spring, which she used to improve her family’s health before entering the palace with Minister Lin’s support.
• Emperor Jing'an favored Hua Meng, and she secretly added physical-conditioning Spirit Spring to his food after suggesting his illness might have gone undetected.
• Emperor Jing'an secretly sought medical help, and Hua Meng accompanied him on a visit home where she used Spirit Spring to wake her feverish mother, Lu Shi.
• Physicians suspected Emperor Jing'an had been poisoned and prescribed Grass-Insect Decoction, which Hua Meng learned to prepare while helping conceal his condition.
• Hua Meng faced palace rumors after visiting her sick mother, while Emperor Jing'an investigated the gossip and sent gifts, and the Elder Princess and Cen Yongning considered ways to tamper with Hua Meng’s medicine.
• After a week of treatment, Emperor Jing'an’s health improved, and Hua Meng learned from Jiang Chan that their recent intimacy had occurred during her most fertile days.
• Hua Meng kept her possible pregnancy secret and continued studying medicine and cooking, while the Elder Princess announced that Wei Ningyan was pregnant and expected to bear a son.

Hua Meng’s pregnancy elevated her standing and drew her into the Emperor’s political arrangements, while rumors and attacks threatened her and the people around her. The stretch ended with Hua Meng and Consort Ying confronting the wet nurse who had endangered Commandery Princess Shouning.

• Hua Meng’s pregnancy was confirmed, and Emperor Jing'an named her Consort Jing while the Empress Dowager warned the other consorts to protect the child.
• Hua Meng asked Emperor Jing'an to arrange etiquette instruction for Wei Ningyan, and the Emperor sent nannies to the Wei Residence as the Grand Princess vowed retaliation.
• Hua Meng welcomed Lu Shi and her sisters-in-law, discussed family businesses and household rules, and received permission for relatives to visit her in the palace.
• At Consort Qi’s orchid banquet, a maid attacked Hua Meng, but Ling Cui shielded her and Consort Ying subdued the attacker, and Emperor Jing'an then learned that the Empress Dowager had also been attacked.
• Hua Meng secretly treated the Empress Dowager with Spirit Spring, while Emperor Jing'an investigated the attacks and learned that Wei Ningyan had miscarried and blamed Hua Meng.
• Emperor Jing'an shared palace responsibilities among the consorts, promoted Consort Wan, and brought Liang Xijun into the palace as Commandery Princess Shouning, and Hua Meng began lessons with Nanny Ming.
• Rumors questioned Hua Meng’s pregnancy and succession, but the Empress Dowager reassured her and sent her home with gifts, discrediting the rumors.
• Hua Meng’s heat-relief pills helped Wei Fugui, and she learned that Shouning had developed a high fever, and she gave the child Spirit Spring and joined Consort Ying in demanding severe punishment for the wet nurse who had endangered her.