Episode 9 recap: Yuan Bu Qu takes the punishment in place of Du Bing Yan.
It is thanks to Liu Ruo Qian's timely return that they were able to avoid arousing suspicion from others. Liu Ruo Qian reassures them that Du Bing Yan is doing well in the military camp and asks everyone not to worry. Qi Tian Lei feels relieved, knowing that the person he likes is Li Yu Hu. Liu Ruo Qian advises them to be cautious in their actions since no one knows the true identities of Li Yu Hu and others yet.
Qi Tian Lei asks his sister, Qi Yan Sheng, to deliver a letter for them. Since Qi Yan Sheng often goes out, it doesn't raise any suspicions. Qi Yan Sheng arrives at the medical clinic and hands the items to Ji Jing Tang, asking him to prepare some medicine. When Ji Jing Tang's godmother returns and sees the prescription, she asks who wrote it. Ji Jing Tang, perhaps knowing that it was written by a Lang Zhong, tells her godmother and she becomes extremely excited, urging him to start the inquiry with Qi Yan Sheng. Qi Yan Sheng writes down Liu Ruo Qian's name, and the godmother is overwhelmed with tears.
The godmother quickly informs them that Liu Ruo Qian is her husband. She then asks Qi Yan Sheng to take her to find Liu Ruo Qian. However, when they arrive, they only see Qi Tian Lei and Li Yu Hu. Qi Yan Sheng tells them that Shu Da Niang is Liu Ruo Qian's wife. Shu Da Niang explains that she married Liu Ruo Qian when she was very young, and they used to be a loving couple. However, they had a fight, and Shu Da Niang said something that angered Liu Ruo Qian, causing them to part ways for many years.
Qi Yan Sheng finds Liu Ruo Qian and brings him to meet Qi Tian Lei. Qi Tian Lei intentionally mentions that the pharmacy is missing two medicinal ingredients and asks Liu Ruo Qian to personally go and get them. Soon, led by everyone, Liu Ruo Qian goes there. Shu Da Niang hides in a room behind them and can't help but burst into laughter while watching Liu Ruo Qian by the side.
Liu Ruo Qian actually also sensed that there was someone behind the curtain. Ji Jing Tang intentionally mentioned the story of Liu Ruo Qian and his wife, and Liu Ruo Qian immediately thought of his wife. Shu Da Niang rushed out of the room, and Liu Ruo Qian finally saw his wife whom he hadn't seen in years. They embraced each other and wept.
Afterward, Liu Ruo Qian planned to go to the frontlines to treat the sick with medicinal herbs. Shu Da Niang initially complained a bit, but deep down, she was just worried about Liu Ruo Qian. At this time, the military camp was plagued by injuries, but medicinal herbs were scarce. Du Bing Yan remembered that Liu Ruo Qian had mentioned a few herbs that could be used as medicinal herbs. She went to the mountain to gather herbs and accidentally rolled down the mountain. Nonetheless, she managed to find the medicinal herbs, hoping they could be used to heal Yuan Bu Qu.
Sha Ping Wei also learned about Du Bing Yan's injury. However, Du Bing Yan refused anyone's help to bandage her wound and returned to her room. Sha Ping Wei went to find Du Bing Yan and told her that she had achieved great success this time. Yuan Bu Qu happened to overhear the news of Du Bing Yan's injury and squeezed her hand in concern. Yuan Bu Qu didn't want Du Bing Yan to get hurt here, so he wanted to send her back to Yangzhou. However, Du Bing Yan held onto Yuan Bu Qu's waist and expressed her desire to be with him.
In order to allow Du Bing Yan to freely enter and exit the military camp, Yuan Bu Qu deliberately announced in front of everyone that Du Bing Yan was his wife. Since a woman had intruded into the military camp, according to the law, she should be executed. However, Sha Ping Wei and the soldiers all pleaded for Du Bing Yan. Nevertheless, to avoid violating military orders, Yuan Bu Qu willingly accepted the punishment himself. Everyone felt heartbroken but didn't know what to do. At this moment, the military advisor told a story from the past about using hair-cutting to take the blame. Yuan Bu Qu personally helped Du Bing Yan cut off a section of her long hair, and Du Bing Yan willingly agreed. As long as it could spare Yuan Bu Qu from punishment, cutting her hair was a small matter.
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