This volume picks up during the moon spirit arc and ends with the unveiling of some family drama in the crystal palace. While things may not go exactly as expected, it is probably the best outcome all around for everyone. It is rather surprising though how lenient the crystal palace consort chooses to be in this case, and her bewilderment asking if the slap was not enough in this rendition is all the more hilarious for how the situation plays out in this art style. It seems like there could be a lot of trouble if anyone realized just how much medicine Maomao knows and technically is allowed to practice in the inner palace, especially given she is both a woman and not a doctor. Fortunately, it seems she has a lot more support than she knows, of course not excluding Renshi who seems to be one of the top authorities in the inner palace aside from the emperor himself given he sees to all of the consorts and the running of the place.