Episode 9 recap: "Zhao Ruoji serves in the imperial bedchamber.
This person mentioned that before Zhao Ruoji went to attend to the Sage, the Empress Dowager wanted to summon Zhao Ruoji and give her some instructions. Zhao Ruoji felt that being called by the Empress Dowager couldn't be a good thing but still went over. When Zhao Ruoji arrived at the Empress Dowager's place, the Empress Dowager expressed that Zhao Ruoji had been doing quite well recently and now had the opportunity to serve in the bedchamber. They brought out two sets of clothes and asked Zhao Ruoji which set she wanted to choose.
Zhao Ruoji chose the set that was elegant and refined. The Empress Dowager commented that although it appeared simple, every detail of the tailoring was just right. They hoped Zhao Ruoji would be like this set of clothes, not doing anything unnecessary, and especially not saying anything unnecessary when she went to the Sage.
When Zhao Ruoji went to serve in the Sage's bedchamber, the Sage was still reading and completely ignored Zhao Ruoji. Zhao Ruoji was also very hesitant. She felt that she had put in so much effort and finally had the chance to meet the Sage, so she wanted to take this opportunity to express her grievances. Zhao Ruoji greeted the Sage proactively, but unexpectedly, the Sage said he would punish Zhao Ruoji and ordered her to kneel here for the night. The Sage left first, and the eunuch expressed that since the Sage hadn't spoken yet, how could Zhao Ruoji speak? However, the Sage's punishment was not solely because of this.
Zhao Ruoji stated that it was because she shouldn't have formed cliques."
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