Water, Moon, and Flowers: Three Concubines and an Iron Scale

Behind the Yangzhou salt case, the three concubines each harbor their own schemes A silver hairpin belonging to Concubine Hua reveals a condemned prisoner’s secret message; the cinnabar mark on Concubine Shui’s arm conceals a coded salt-tax seal; and when Concubine Yue’s gold bracelet falls to the ground, half a marriage contract appears… Pang Tiejun sneaks into the women’s quarters. By the dim light of the bedchamber, the concubines’ black hair twists into nooses, while the mother-of-pearl inlaid on their dressing cases forms secret signs used by salt smugglers!