Episode 11 recap: Qi Wang and Cheng Biyuan exchanged tokens of affection.
After eating, Qi Wang fell ill from food poisoning, which frightened his attendants. Cheng Biyuan, who had secretly followed him, quickly revealed herself. She couldn't understand how the food she had personally prepared could be poisonous. Qi Wang seized Cheng Biyuan and laughed, claiming to have caught the culprit. Cheng Biyuan realized that he had been tricking her and became angry. Qi Wang explained that if he hadn't tricked her, how could he have made Cheng Biyuan, who had followed him secretly, reveal herself?
Angry, Cheng Biyuan ran outside, and Qi Wang hurriedly chased after her. By then, it was snowing heavily. Qi Wang affectionately called out to her as "Yuan'er," and Cheng Biyuan's heart softened, causing her to stop in her tracks. Qi Wang asked her if she knew why he didn't want her to follow him. Cheng Biyuan knew that Qi Wang was concerned for her safety, but she deliberately said that he despised her because she could only cook and was nothing more than a burden to him.
Qi Wang expressed his deep feelings, confessing that he had never liked anyone as much as he did now, and he hoped she would agree to stay by his side for a lifetime. However, the political situation at court was complex, and if she became involved because of him, he would never forgive himself. After hearing this, Cheng Biyuan said she was deeply moved. Qi Wang embraced her, and the two passionately kissed in the snowy landscape, while Mu Yuan and Cong Tou Suan Ban, who were secretly watching, found it highly enjoyable.
Qi Wang took out his jade pendant and gave it to Cheng Biyuan, asking her to wait for him at home. Cheng Biyuan also took out the amulet her mother had given her and presented it to Qi Wang, urging him to return to court victorious as soon as possible. Li Yuer failed in her assassination attempt on Qi Wang and felt remorseful. She ordered her subordinates to report to the Grand Preceptor, while she herself prepared to come up with another plan. Since parting ways with Qi Wang, Cheng Biyuan had been consumed by thoughts of him day and night, and Qi Wang was equally preoccupied with thoughts of Cheng Biyuan.
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