Episode Guide
Episode 1: Li Yi and Cui Lin engaged in continuous combat.
General Li Yi of the Zhenxi Army led a multitude of soldiers in guarding the border. The kitchen staff took away the white flour pancakes they had painstakingly saved for disaster relief. Li Yi joked with the kitchen staff, accusing them of stealing their own flour. While they were laughing and joking, a soldier reported an enemy situation, and Li Yi prepared for battle. >>read more
Episode 2: Li Yi and Cui Lin teamed up to infiltrate General Guo's military camp.
Former Crown Princess Xiao and Grand Commander Sun Jing were playing ball together when one of Sun Jing's subordinates whispered something in his ear. Sun Jing lost interest and didn't make a shot. He ordered his subordinate to bring Prince Liang to meet him.Prince Liang arrived and knelt before Sun Jing, who was furious about the loss of food and the city. He blamed Prince Liang for the failures and questioned him. When Prince Liang saw Crown Princess Consort Xiao, he greeted her with a bow. >>read more
Episode 3: Li Yi hurriedly travels with Cui Lin on his back.
Tao Zi and Chen Xing, two guards of the Cui family, come to find Young Master Cui. They received orders to assist him. Young Master Cui informs them that Cui Lin has gone missing. Tao Zi tells him that as long as Cui Lin still uses a certain fragrance powder, he can definitely find her. On the other hand, Li Yi and Cui Lin have been captured by a group of bandits. >>read more
Episode 4: Li Yi and Cui Lin worked together.
Cui Gongzi (Young Master Cui) waited for Cui Lin to return and recalled their childhood memories of growing up together. In his heart, he felt that Cui Lin was different from all the other women in the world, and he had long been infatuated with her. He hoped that Cui Lin would understand his feelings. He ordered his men to continue searching for Cui Lin the next day. >>read more
Episode 5: Li Yi and Cui Lin made an agreement.
The person who wanted to kill Li Yi threatened him by holding a dagger to Cui Lin's neck. They told Li Yi that if he didn't give up his life, they would kill Cui Lin. Cui Lin urged Li Yi to leave and not to believe the words of such a villain. In order to avoid suspicion, Li Yi and Cui Lin had to bathe together on the rooftop. >>read more
Episode 6: Li Yi danced with a sword while Cui Lin accompanied him.
Commander Sun Jing wanted to trouble Cui Lin, so he asked her to dance in front of everyone. Cui Lin didn't respond to his words and continued playing the guzheng by herself. Li Yi told Sun Jing that Cui Lin had injured her leg and couldn't dance, so he offered to dance in her place. Li Yi took out his own sword, and Cui Lin accompanied him as he danced. Suddenly, Commander Sun Jing and his men burst into Han Li's residence. Sun Jing's bodyguards asked Han Li why he had secretly met with the Cui family's army and accused him of wrongdoing. The soldiers from the Cui family also arrived, knowing that Lieutenant He Cui Lin was in Han Li's residence. >>read more
Episode 7: Li Yi took the lead and caught Han Li with Cui Lin.
Li Yi told Cui Lin that he grew up in the capital since he was a child, and ever since he learned how to ride a horse, he would often ride alone to Leyou Yuan to play. It was the most bustling place in the entire capital. Upon hearing this, Cui Lin couldn't help but recite a poem. Li Yi thought to himself that she must like this poem. >>read more
Episode 8: Li Yi took refuge in Cui Lin's room.
Huang Youyi asked Cui Lin if she wasn't Li Yi's concubine, why was she now helping the Cui family's army. Upon hearing this, Young Master Cui became very angry and asked Li Yi what he meant and why he was slandering the Cui family's army. Cui Lin told Li Yi that she said those things before in order to save herself and asked him not to make baseless accusations anymore. >>read more
Episode 9: Cui Lin kissed Li Yi's cheek.
Tao Zi brought food to Cui Lin, and Cui Lin asked her to bring the deadliest poison. Although Tao Zi didn't understand her intentions, she still did as she was told. Li Yi came out and asked if she wanted to poison herself. Li Yi closed his eyes and checked the numbers. Suddenly, Cui Lin kissed him on the cheek, leaving Li Yi stunned in place, not knowing how to react. >>read more
Episode 10: Li Yi and Cui Lin cooked together.
Li Yi bought a lot of sugar pastries for Cui Lin because he knew she liked them. Cui Lin asked where he bought them, and Li Yi told her that it was made by Miss Gu. Li Yi asked Xie Chang Er to follow Tao Zi, and Cui Lin asked why he let him follow instead of causing trouble. Li Yi felt that by letting them leave, he and Cui Lin could have their own private time. Long Er was ordered to buy Chinese medicine for Tao Zi, and he asked Tao Zi if he bought the right ones. Tao Zi said that Cui Lin asked her to help Li Yi prepare a complex fake death potion and they were still missing a few ingredients. >>read more
Episode 11: Cui Lin and Li Yi were communicating with each other.
Li Yi read the letter that Cui Lin wrote to him. In the letter, Cui Lin shared the details of her daily life with him. Li Yi felt very happy and content, and he followed Cui Lin's advice on how to eat dried fruits. He also wrote a letter back to Cui Lin, expressing his hope that one day they could enjoy the moonlight together while eating dried fruits, as their feelings for each other grew stronger. >>read more
Episode 12: Li Yi saved Cui Lin in a critical moment of danger.
During the fight, Cui Lin was struck by an arrow and fell to the ground. Fortunately, Li Yi arrived in time and rescued her. The people hiding in the shadows were stunned when they saw Li Yi's arrival. Li Yi brought Cui Lin back and had Tao Zi treat her injuries. Seeing Cui Lin in pain, Li Yi offered his hand for her to bite on. >>read more
Episode 13: Li Yi and Cui Lin arrived in Xichangjing together.
Li Yi brought Cui Lin to the Sauce Garden and told her that when he was young and felt wronged or was beaten by his father, he would secretly hide here. He would pick up cicada shells and make them look like real cicadas. Cui Lin guessed that he must have scared others with those cicadas. The two of them played and frolicked in the Sauce Garden. >>read more
Episode 14: Li Yi staged a wedding with Cui Lin.
The soldiers of Zhenxi Army advised Li Yi not to trust Cui Lin anymore. They believed that Cui Lin had deceived him multiple times since their encounters. Li Yi, feeling heartbroken, said that Cui Lin was unaware of the situation. He mentioned how many of their Zhenxi Army brothers had died, wondering if it was not the doing of the Cui family and Sun Jing. >>read more
Episode 15: Li Yi protected Cui Lin from the shadows.
Cui Lin was fighting with someone, and Li Yi, afraid that she would be harmed, took an arrow and prepared to shoot the enemy from a distance. Just as the enemy was about to strike Cui Lin's neck with a sword, Li Yi shot down that person with an arrow. In order to protect Cui Lin, Li Yi took an arrow and shot the person down. However, Cui Lin got stabbed in the abdomen by an enemy and fell into the water. >>read more
Episode 16: Cui Lin lived in Zhenxi Army.
While Cui Lin was grinding herbs, Li Yi asked her if she spoke hurtful words to him because she felt wronged. Cui Lin, feeling sad, tearfully mocked herself, saying that she didn't hurt his heart because she had been deceiving Li Yi all along. She even claimed that her affection for Li Yi was fake. However, Li Yi assured her that his feelings for her were genuine. >>read more
Episode 17: Cui Lin is preparing to leave the Zhenxi Army.
Li Yi reveals that he was curious about what kind of person Cui Lin's father was before, and now it seems that his suspicions were correct. Cui Lin is just like her father, truly deserving to be his daughter, and he truly deserves to be Cui Lin's father. Cui Lin tells Li Yi not to think that a few sweet words will make her forgive him. Li Yi jokingly tells Cui Lin that if she doesn't wake up soon, he will have to kiss her. >>read more
Episode 18: The Zhenxi Army and the Cui Family Army stormed into Xichangjing.
Li Yi gave Cui Lin a small straw doll and told her that since he couldn't be by her side, she could keep this doll as company. If she's unhappy, she can hit or scold it. Cui Lin held the doll next to Li Yi's face and thought it resembled him. Li Yi told Cui Lin that when peace is restored in the land, he will definitely marry her. >>read more
Episode 19: Li Yi was stripped of his title as the Prince of Zhen.
Li Yi was preparing to approach Cui Lin, but she stopped him. Unhappy, Li Yi said that Cui Lin finally remembered him and came to see him. Cui Lin explained that she came to look after Consort Xiao because Li Yi asked her to. She had just finished preparing a meal for Consort Xiao and hurried to find Li Yi. She said that if Li Yi was unhappy, she would go see the King instead and pretended to leave. Li Lai and Li Jun watched Prince Liang's dilemma, and they volunteered to stay behind and block the enemy's pursuit while escorting Prince Liang to safety. Their subordinates reported to the King that the Prince of Zhen had successfully recaptured West Changjing, which made the King very happy. He believed he was the true crown prince, the only one capable of ruling the world. >>read more
Episode 20: Cui Lin accompanied Li Yi to drink together.
Li Yi told Cui Lin that he knew his father, the king, didn't like him. He thought it was because his father blamed him for the death of his mother. But now it seems that his father doesn't care about his mother's death at all. While drunk, Li Yi told Cui Lin that he only wanted her. Cui Lin said that he didn't want the world, but those who wanted the world wouldn't spare him. >>read more
Episode 21: Li Yi endured the whipping for Cui Lin.
Li Lai held Prince Liang's decree and informed Li Yi that the Emperor had reappointed him as the Grand Marshal. Cui Yi wanted Li Yi to marry into the Cui family, lead the Cui family's army, and take Cui Lin as his wife. Li Yi told him that he couldn't do it, and Cui Yi beat him severely. Cui Lin noticed his injuries and saw the whip marks all over his back when she helped him remove his clothes. >>read more
Episode 22: Liu Cheng Feng poisoned Cui Yi.
Li Yi cooked soup for Cui Lin, and Cui Lin drank it happily. Li Yi then said he also wanted to taste if it was sweet or not. Cui Lin told him to serve himself if he wanted to drink. While Cui Yi was reading a letter, she suddenly coughed up blood and died. Young Master Cui, who had returned from the dead, believed that Li Yi killed Cui Yi. He ordered everyone to capture Li Yi and kill him to avenge Cui Yi. >>read more
Episode 23: Cui Lin's identity was revealed to the public.
Cui Yi introduced Cui Lin to everyone and told them that Cui Lin was his daughter. Cui Lin had always been a substitute, but today he had lured out the enemy, so from now on, Cui Yi would only have one daughter. Li Yi asked Cui Lin to return to Laos Lan Pass with him and told her to bear seven or eight children for him. >>read more
Episode 24: Cui Lin and Li Yi had an argument
Sun Jing used Taicun as a shield, standing in front of him Li Yi couldn't believe that Sun Jing would use a child as a shield, thinking he had no courage Sun Jing told him to stop talking and threatened to kill Taicun immediately if they didn't retreat Li Yi told him to stop and offered his own life in exchange for Taicun's >>read more
Episode 25: Cui Lin chose the prince as her husband.
Cui Yi wants Cui Lin to marry the prince. Cui Lin tells him that it's not impossible for her to marry the prince, but it must be according to her own will. She will choose from the princes herself. Cui Yi feels that Li Yi is not suitable, but Cui Lin says whether she will marry him is still uncertain. >>read more
Episode 26: Cui Lin and Li Yi bid farewell at Leyou Yuan.
Li Yi informed His Majesty that Prince Xin, Li Jun, burned his own wife alive for power. Li Yi felt that he didn't want that position precisely because of such acts. He knew from a young age that it was a prison. He asked Cui Lin if she wanted their children to be born and raised in a prison. Cui Lin told him that as a prince, he was already trapped in a cage. >>read more
Episode 27: Li Yi rescued Cui Lin from Liu Cheng Feng's hands.
Li Yi brought the soldiers from Zhenxi Army to rescue Cui Lin, who had been poisoned and fell into a coma. After rescuing her, Li Yi asked Cui Lin if she would agree to something if he caught a hundred fireflies for her. Cui Lin told him that she wouldn't agree, even if he caught a thousand fireflies. Before Li Yi could say anything else, Cui Lin kissed him. >>read more
Episode 28: Cui Lin went to meet the Emperor.
Cui Lin went to meet the Emperor and informed him that the matter has come to an end, and it is time to return Luoyang City to the court. While participating in a ball game with Li Yi, Cui Lin took the opportunity to kiss him when he wasn't paying attention, causing Li Yi to become distracted. He asked Cui Lin how she could do such a thing. >>read more
Episode 29: Li Yi and Cui Lin have no debts between them.
Li Lai asks Liu Cheng Feng why he helped him, and Liu Cheng Feng tells him that he simply wants Li Yi dead. The ministers petition the emperor to crown Li Yi as the crown prince, but the emperor strongly opposes their demands. Li Yi asks Cui Lin to return his mother's pearl to him, and in return, he returns Cui Lin's hairpin to her. He tells Cui Lin that from now on, they owe each other nothing, which saddens Cui Lin. >>read more
Episode 30: Lao Bao and the Zhongxi Army protect Li Yi and die on the battlefield.
Li Yi is walking with the funeral procession when suddenly someone in the group tries to assassinate him. Fortunately, Li Yi reacts quickly and evades the attacker. Lao Bao sacrifices himself to protect Li Yi and gets shot in front of him. Li Yi is heartbroken but helpless.Li Yi storms into the Xing Wang Mansion, intending to kill Li Jun. Fortunately, General Xiao Pei stops him. Li Jun runs to the Emperor to file a complaint, and the Emperor orders Li Yi to kneel in front of the palace gate and forbids him from getting up without permission. Cui Lin already knows everything and instructs Tao Zi to quickly inform Chang'er that if Li Yi acts impulsively and rushes out, they must find a way to stop him. >>read more
Episode 31: Li Yi was heartbroken over the death of his brother.
As Li Yi raised a glass of wine, he couldn't help but think of Lao Bao. After taking a sip, he coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground. Cui Lin rushed over to comfort Li Yi, telling him that she understood his immense grief. However, she emphasized that they needed to stay alive to understand why Lao Bao and the others had died, and to save more people. >>read more
Episode 32: Li Yi was conferred the title of Crown Prince.
Li Yi felt that they all wanted peace in the world, with the people no longer being displaced, and everyone being able to live a good life. He said that since no one else could shoulder this heavy responsibility, he would take it upon himself. Li Yi depicted everything that he and Cui Lin had been through, leaving blank spaces in the drawing for them to fill together. >>read more
Episode 33: Cui Yi has been falsely accused of colluding with the enemy and betraying the country.
General Xiao Pei told Li Yi that he would be absent for a few days. The emperor granted him a virtuous lady named Gu Wanniang. Gu Wanniang's maid hurriedly approached Li Yi and asked him to save Gu Wanniang. She informed Li Yi that Gu Wanniang had committed suicide. Li Yi informed the emperor in the court that he was going to marry Cui Lin, and no matter who advised him, it was in vain. Cui Lin was the only one he recognized as the crown princess. >>read more
Episode 34: Cui Lin, the Cui family's army, disbanded, and Cui Lin became the Crown Princess.
Li Yi told Cui Lin that if she disbanded the Cui family's army, she could become his Crown Princess, and Cui Yi would become his father-in-law. Cui Lin felt that if she had to disband the Cui family's army and force her father, she would not marry Li Yi. Cui Yi went mad and couldn't find the Cui family's army no matter how hard he searched. >>read more
Episode 35: Li Yi often accompanies Cui Yi for a chat.
Li Yi brought soup to Cui Lin, who was lying in bed. Cui Lin glanced at him and then turned away. She didn't say a word, and Li Yi remained silent as well. Cui Lin asked Li Yi to bring another blanket because the floor was cold. Li Yi told her she could keep it to cover herself, as it gets cold at night. However, Cui Lin ignored him and went back to sleep. >>read more
Episode 36: Long Er proposed to Tao Zi.
Li Yi was in the adjacent private room to Tao Zi and Cui Lin. He pretended not to know that it was Tao Zi and Cui Lin's room and asked both of them for their fish. Li Yi and Cui Lin started fighting on the bed. Li Yi told Cui Lin that he wouldn't be fooled this time and took the initiative to kiss her. Then he took Cui Lin to the bathtub to bathe together. >>read more
Episode 37: Li Yi cured Cui Yi.
Cui Lin felt that just because Li Yi doesn't kneel now doesn't mean he won't kneel in the future. They argued over a sketchbook, and Cui Lin told him that she had worked hard to draw it and asked him to return it to her. They playfully teased each other, and Li Yi passionately kissed Cui Lin. >>read more
Episode 38: Liu Cheng Feng saved Cui Lin before she died.
Li Yi led soldiers to search the streets for Cui Lin's whereabouts, but without any results. Liu Cheng Feng captured Cui Lin and brought her next to him. Under the pressure from the powerful people, he was forced to feed Cui Lin poison. Li Yi looked at Cui Lin lying on the bed. The imperial physician told him that he could no longer feel the pulse of Princess Consort Cui Lin. Li Yi couldn't believe what he was seeing and stood still in disbelief. >>read more
Episode 39: Cui Lin woke up at a critical moment.
Prime Minister Gu felt doomed. He believed that if the Crown Prince found out about the plot to harm the Crown Princess, it would be a grave crime punishable by wiping out their entire family. Holding a sword to Gu Wanniang, Li Yi told her that he knew she and her father intended to kill Cui Lin. But even if Cui Lin died, she would never be able to replace her because Cui Lin was his only wife. >>read more
Ending 40: Li Yi arrived at Laolang Pass with Cui Lin and their children.
Li Yi and the Emperor sat together, and the Emperor told Li Yi that he was entrusting the world to him. He felt that he was not a good emperor or a good father, but he had a good son. He knew that Li Yi would definitely be a good emperor. Cui Lin told Li Yi that she was pregnant, and Li Yi was thrilled to become a father. >>read more
