Episode 9 recap: Liuli encountered an accident and was thrown into a prison cell.
Early in the morning, Pei Xing Jian arrived only to find an empty place. The innkeeper said that Liuli had left with her fiancé. Pei Xing Jian was greatly surprised by this news. Later, he found out that it was actually Mu Sanlang who had left with Liuli. Pei Xing Jian hastily bid farewell to Mi Da Lang and prepared to leave. He asked Mi Da Lang to escort Miss Ahong to the General's Mansion in Chang'an and left a letter to be delivered there.
Meanwhile, in Liangzhou, the military officer Su Nanjin was punishing a prisoner who cursed him and wished him ill. Su Nanjin directly killed the prisoner with a single stroke. In fact, Su Nanjin was a person working for Princess Dachang, which is why he acted so arrogantly. When Princess Dachang learned that Liuli had arrived in Liangzhou, she naturally wouldn't let her off easily.
Upon learning that Liuli had come with a merchant caravan, Su Nanjin decided not to let them go. He used the excuse of having Hu people spies to search them. However, upon searching the carriage, they didn't find any trace of Liuli. She had already escaped earlier and successfully entered the city disguised. However, her disguise as a man didn't escape the notice of a Hu woman nearby. Taking advantage of the chaos, the Hu woman snatched Liuli's sachet, and Liuli hurriedly chased after her. However, the Hu woman had companions, and Liuli and her companion were outnumbered.
Liuli wasn't afraid of the Hu woman and even threatened to shout for the officials to hear. In an accident, the Hu woman accidentally took off Liuli's hat, only to discover that Liuli was also a woman, and a beautiful one at that. She was curious to see what was inside the sachet that Liuli valued so much. It turned out to be a breakup letter written by Pei Xing Jian. However, at that moment, soldiers suddenly passed by and upon seeing that both Liuli and the Hu woman were women, they immediately threw them both into the prison cell.
At this time, Su Nanjin was unaware that his subordinates had captured Liuli. He was still worried if the information provided by Princess Dachang was accurate. Pei Xing Jian arrived and learned that Liuli had already been taken away by the soldiers. Liuli was now locked in the prison cell, and the Hu woman introduced herself as Yisiduo.
Yisiduo also learned Liuli's name from the breakup letter, and they can be considered as having met unexpectedly. Yisiduo wondered why Liuli's lover didn't come to rescue her, and she could tell that Liuli came from a prestigious family, so she must be extraordinary. Meanwhile, Pei Xing Jian was still searching everywhere for Liuli, and Su Nanjin's soldiers also noticed the breakup letter on Liuli, making it easy for them.
Su Nanjin wanted to meet Liuli in the dungeon, but Yisiduo thought that admitting she was Liuli would secure her release. She willingly confessed to being Liuli. Su Nanjin then took Yisiduo, who claimed to be Liuli, out of the prison. Liuli knew that the person was definitely not a good person and didn't want Yisiduo to be involved. Instead, Yisiduo kicked her and accused her of being a thief.
Su Nanjin observed that Yisiduo lacked any refined manners and had a street-smart demeanor. He then sent someone to take Yisiduo for a bath and change of clothes, unaware that danger was silently approaching. Seizing the opportunity, Su Nanjin killed Yisiduo while she was bathing, leaving her no room for resistance. In fact, Pei Xing Jian had suspected that if Liuli fell into Su Nanjin's hands, it was highly likely that she would be silenced forever.
Despite searching everywhere in the city, Su Nanjin couldn't find Liuli. Finally, he deliberately entered the prison cell hoping to find Liuli, and to his surprise, Liuli was actually there. Pei Xing Jian, upon seeing Liuli, was relieved. Liuli was clever and had never revealed her true identity. However, she informed Pei Xing Jian that the imposter Yisiduo might be in grave danger.
Now that Liuli was found, Pei Xing Jian decided not to conceal his identity as the Chamberlain anymore. He also requested Su Nanjin to come and see him. Su Nanjin pretended and hurriedly apologized to Pei Xing Jian. As Pei Xing Jian was preparing to leave, Liuli intentionally mentioned that she was also heading to Xizhou, hoping to be spared and to protect her true identity from being exposed.
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