Episode 15 recap: Liu Yan kissed Mu Zhuo Hua
Liu Yan kissed Mu Zhuo Hua, leaving her extremely surprised. Mu Zhuo Hua reflects on how people often say that beautiful women bring calamity, but men can also be quite troublesome. The Crown Prince makes a promise that if he wins, the third prince will no longer be allowed to pursue the princess. The third prince expresses his long-standing desire to compete with the Crown Prince.
Zhi Mo tries to chase after the mute slave but fails to catch him. Mu Zhuo Hua states that the third prince is not to be underestimated this time and that drinking is inevitable. She has prepared a remedy to help Liu Yan handle his alcohol, advising him to take it beforehand. During the evening banquet, the third prince manages to find many excuses for Liu Yan to drink a lot.
Once the banquet finally ends, Mu Zhuo Hua quickly escorts Liu Yan back. Liu Yan holds onto Mu Zhuo Hua and kisses her, leaving her extremely surprised. Finally, Mu Zhuo Hua manages to escort Liu Yan back to the palace and hands him over to Zhi Jian before hurrying back herself. Upon returning home, Mu Zhuo Hua recalls all the moments she shared with Liu Yan and realizes that just like they say about beautiful women bringing calamity, men can also be quite troublesome.
The next day, when Mu Zhuo Hua came out, she happened to see Liu Yan. Liu Yan noticed that Mu Zhuo Hua was looking in the direction of her house and asked if she hadn't slept well yesterday, noticing the dark circles under her eyes. Liu Yan asked about what happened last night, but she had drunk too much and couldn't remember. Mu Zhuo Hua thought it was better to forget.
Rou Jia Gong Zhu saw the mute slave and brought him back to treat his injuries. The mute slave saw Xue Xiao Tang's portrait here, and the maid said that Rou Jia Gong Zhu had never let go of Xue Xiao Tang and kept his portrait here. The mute slave left, leaving Rou Jia Gong Zhu feeling strange as to why this person looked so much like Xue Xiao Tang.
Mu Zhuo Hua was lost in thought and accidentally wrote Liu Yan's name while she was writing. Zhi Mo bought pig trotters for Guo Ju Li to eat, and Guo Ju Li showed him the paper with Liu Yan's name on it. Zhi Mo didn't know why Mu Zhuo Hua would write Liu Yan's name. The Empress Dowager thought that since the emissary from Beiliang had come, Liu Yan would surely try to find out the truth of what happened in the past. She asked Pei Lan to find something to keep Liu Yan occupied so she wouldn't have time to deal with such matters.
The Third Prince was in the main hall and proposed that if they wanted peace talks, Rou Jia Gong Zhu should come for a marriage alliance. The ministers had different opinions, some thinking it was a good idea, while others disagreed. The Emperor believed that since it was peace talks, they would definitely have to negotiate and asked the Third Prince not to be too impatient. The Empress Dowager called Rou Jia Gong Zhu over and said that it would be good to achieve stability through a marriage alliance. Rou Jia Gong Zhu said she understood and was willing to go for the alliance.
Mu Zhuo Hua was very worried about this matter and hurriedly went to find Rou Jia Gong Zhu, coincidentally meeting Ye Mu Zhen there. Ye Mu Zhen intentionally troubled Mu Zhuo Hua, throwing her bracelet on the ground and asking Mu Zhuo Hua to pick it up for her, and even making her clean her shoes. Rou Jia Gong Zhu said that their officials should not be insulted at will. Mu Zhuo Hua said that Ye Mu Zhen was just like that bracelet—superficially shiny and beautiful, but when it comes to usefulness, it would be given away to someone else, and when it is useless, it will be thrown away.
In the main hall, they made a verbal agreement that if the Crown Prince won, the Third Prince would no longer be allowed to seek the hand of the Crown Princess. The Third Prince said he had long wanted to compete with the Crown Prince. Shen Jing Hong also arrived and suggested that he could take the Crown Prince's place since the Crown Prince was still injured. When Shen Jing Hong was young, he wanted to study, but his mother would beat him, saying he was not destined to study and should go and learn hunting from his father.
The Third Prince shot three arrows, all hitting the bull's eye. Shen Jing Hong, blindfolded with cloth, also shot three arrows, all hitting the bull's eye. Although the Third Prince lost, he was not convinced. Shen Jing Hong went to find Rou Jia Gong Zhu, who said that as a princess, she enjoyed the privilege and should take responsibility. If she could exchange herself for peace, she was willing. Shen Jing Hong disagreed, saying he didn't think it was right to sacrifice one person for peace. Ye Mu Zhen observed Shen Jing Hong and thought he was quite impressive.
Mu Zhuo Hua came to find Liu Yan and told her that the people from Beiliang were packing their things and seemed to be planning to leave.
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