Episode 25 recap: Hua Qing Ge and Ji Chu's Son Escapes an Attack.
Last night, in order to prevent Ji Chu from doing anything inappropriate, Hua Qing Ge kept pulling him along the ground, and eventually, both of them got tired and fell asleep. Fortunately, nothing else happened. The queen is still planning to find the little emperor, and at that moment, Ji Yun arrived. It turns out that all of his actions were being monitored by the queen, and she even knew about his visit to Hua Qing Ge yesterday.
Ji Yun also mentioned seeing the little pumpkin, who is exactly eight years old, and claimed that the child is Ji Chu's. However, the queen quickly denied it, stating that the child certainly couldn't be Ji Chu's. Due to the incident of taking the wrong medicine last night, Ji Chu harshly reprimanded his subordinate. Ji Yun also informed his father about the situation with the little pumpkin, only to later discover that the child is not Ji Chu's but the young emperor of Nanjing Kingdom.
Ji Yun always believed that his brother wouldn't engage in profit-seeking activities, but his father still believed that keeping the little pumpkin would inevitably lead to significant problems, so he insisted on getting rid of him. Hua Qing Ge was preparing to go out, and the little pumpkin insisted on going with her. Initially, Hua Qing Ge was unwilling to take the little pumpkin along, but due to his strong plea, she had no choice but to take him with her.
Curious, Hua Qing Ge asked why he didn't like her. The little pumpkin revealed that Ji Chu actually had another girl by his side. Hua Qing Ge thought it might be Ji Chu's ex-girlfriend and wanted to know who she was, but the little pumpkin refused to say. Hua Qing Ge became a bit angry, but just as she was about to leave, she noticed that the little pumpkin had taken a liking to a nearby toy. Hua Qing Ge readily bought it for him.
The little pumpkin was then attracted by other toys and hurriedly ran toward them. Hua Qing Ge followed, only to realize that the person selling the toys had already left. Suddenly, she sensed something was wrong and wanted to leave with the little pumpkin, but a person emerged, wielding a sword, and approached them. Hua Qing Ge saw that the person was about to attack them with the blade, so she used her own frail body to shield the little pumpkin. Fortunately, Ji Chu appeared just in time and managed to drive the attacker away.
Luckily, neither the little pumpkin nor Hua Qing Ge were injured. The little pumpkin even admitted that it was his own request to go out with Hua Qing Ge, so no one could be blamed. While they were leaving, Hua Qing Ge noticed a jade pendant on the ground and without much thought, she took it with her.
In reality, Ji Yun saw Hua Qing Ge in danger and intervened to protect her from the attacker's sword.
After returning, Ji Chu harshly reprimanded his subordinate. Hua Qing Ge felt increasingly uneasy as she thought about it. She had a feeling that the little pumpkin's identity was definitely not as simple as Ji Chu's son.
Hua Qing Ge was very curious about the little pumpkin's identity. However, it was at this moment that Ji Chu finally revealed the truth to Hua Qing Ge. Hua Qing Ge had already guessed that the little pumpkin had a distinguished background, but she never expected him to be a young emperor. The little pumpkin had lost his father at a young age, so he had been calling Ji Chu "daddy."
Hua Qing Ge felt relieved in her heart. Although Ji Chu said he was drunk last night, he also knew that Hua Qing Ge admitted her feelings for him. Thinking about this, Ji Chu was also very happy. After returning to the mansion, Lin Xi Yao began a series of training sessions. After all, she was about to become the Crown Prince's consort, and there were many etiquettes she needed to learn.
The nanny wanted to make things difficult for Lin Xi Yao, but Lin Xi Yao stated that she actually knew everything and was only allowing the nanny to do as she pleased because she cared about Ji Yun. These words happened to be overheard by Ji Yun. Ji Yun even said that if she didn't want to get married, she could go to the emperor and cancel the engagement.
Hua Qing Ge found the little pumpkin and revealed his true identity. The little pumpkin said that he only wanted to help foster the relationship between Hua Qing Ge and Ji Chu. If it weren't for Hua Qing Ge's intervention back then, Ji Chu might have already perished. Hua Qing Ge drank the tea offered by the little pumpkin. However, after playing around with him for a while, she unexpectedly collapsed to the ground. The little pumpkin initially thought she was just joking, but soon realized something was wrong.
Someone quickly informed Ji Chu about Hua Qing Ge being poisoned. It turned out that a maid had poisoned the tea Hua Qing Ge drank, and by the time Ji Chu's men arrived, the maid had already committed suicide. In reality, Ji Yun had intended to add the poison to the little pumpkin's tea, but he never expected Hua Qing Ge to drink it instead. Ji Yun was extremely worried. He then used the excuse of delivering invitation cards with Lin Xi Yao to visit the mansion and pretended to have just learned about Hua Qing Ge being poisoned. He then presented the prepared antidote to Ji Chu.
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