The Exquisite Beauty Studio

Jin Ru, a modern woman, travels back to the Tang Dynasty and meets Consort Mei, who has fallen out of Emperor Xuanzong's favor. Unwilling to let her give up on herself, Jin Ru uses her exquisite skincare methods to help Consort Mei revive her beauty and confidence, encouraging her to reclaim her identity through her poetic talent rather than through competing for favor. Consort Mei appears at the imperial poetry gathering completely transformed, and a single poem wins the emperor's astonished admiration, unsettling Yang Guifei. Jin Ru then enlightens Yang Guifei: Consort Mei is like the plum blossom, and Guifei is like the peony—each beautiful in her own way, with no need to compete. After reflecting, Yang Guifei lets go of her jealousy. In the end, Emperor Xuanzong establishes the Exquisite Beauty Studio, presided over by Jin Ru, to help the women of the inner palace cultivate both inner and outer beauty. Jin Ru wakes from her dream, realizing that beauty does not come from competing for favor or pleasing others, but from living as one's true self.