I still love the fact that the Emperor loved Lihua's titty fuck so much he gave Gyokuyou rest (that she welcomed).
Strategist guy seems weird. He's setting up puzzles for Maomao to solve, but doesn't actually seem interested in seeing her do it himself and just observes the result.
Her testing poisons and stuff on her forearm is played off lightly in this show. Some wounds just never heal and become infected/rotten.