Episode 3 recap: Hua Qing Ge wanted to help the Crown Prince clear his suspicion.
Wu Xue Ji finally found her own clothes. This was her final dance. Ji Yun helped her retrieve the Nishang dance costume from the maidservant's hands. Wu Xue Ji cherished this last opportunity very much. However, when she arrived at the maidservant's room, she was unaware that it was already too late. Wu Xue Ji put on the Nishang dance costume, and Ji Yun approached Hua Qing Ge. Amidst everyone's attention, Wu Xue Ji danced gracefully.
After the performance, Hua Qing Ge hurriedly accompanied her back. Hua Qing Ge had only taken a few sips of wine before collapsing. Wu Xue Ji and Ji Yun were discussing how Hua Qing Ge, despite having a little secret, was still a kind-hearted person. Ji Yun was also inquiring about the origin of Wu Xue Ji's Nishang dance costume. Wu Xue Ji handed her own embroidered box to Ji Yun, revealing it as her little secret.
When Hua Qing Ge woke up, it was already the next morning. Initially, he wanted to find his phone, but then he realized that he was actually inside a novel, and it was already the next morning. Wu Xue Ji had already been killed the previous night, and following the plot of the novel, she was supposed to die there. However, upon going outside, he found it to be very quiet. The only possibility was that there was another location, which was the brothel.
Just as Hua Qing Ge was about to hurry over, he noticed the maidservant hastily packing her belongings and leaving. As expected, when he arrived, he found a group of people at the door. Now, Crown Prince Ji Yun had become the prime suspect. Ji Feng was still speaking ill of Ji Yun in front of Empress Wei Guifei. However, what he truly cared about was Wu Xue Ji. After hearing this, the Empress wanted to give her son a severe lesson, even though deep down, she knew he wasn't fit to become the emperor.
At that moment, the Empress and the Emperor were discussing the matter. After all, Crown Prince Ji Yun had already been implicated. Empress Wei Guifei approached and demanded that the truth be revealed, ostensibly for the Crown Prince's sake, but in reality, she wanted to take advantage of the situation. Wei Guifei spoke on behalf of her son, expressing her desire for him to uncover the truth. Initially, the Emperor hesitated, but seeing that the Empress also thought it could be entrusted to Ji Feng, the Emperor had no choice but to agree.
Ji Yun wanted to examine Wu Xue Ji's body but was stopped by Ji Feng, who hypocritically suggested that it would be best for him to return to the Crown Prince's residence, when in fact, he intended to confine Ji Yun there.
Hua Qing Ge stood at the door, contemplating how to enter the brothel. Then, she thought of asking Lin Xi Yao to come and investigate the case.
After Hua Qing Ge disguised herself as a man, she coincidentally encountered Lin Xi Yao, who was about to come over. In her novel setting, Lin Xi Yao was directionally challenged and had never found the main entrance of the brothel. Hua Qing Ge sensed Lin Xi Yao's presence and quickly went over to greet her. She could only claim to be a friend of the Crown Prince, even though Lin Xi Yao had seen Hua Qing Ge before. However, Lin Xi Yao thought they had a different relationship, so she didn't pay much attention to Hua Qing Ge.
Just then, Ji Chu also arrived. Hua Qing Ge intentionally tried to get closer to him because she knew that Ji Chu disliked the other person. She deliberately provoked Ji Chu to make him angry, so that she could leave smoothly. Although Ji Chu saw Hua Qing Ge leaving alone, he knew that the girl would always follow. Now that Hua Qing Ge suddenly disappeared and it didn't affect any matters of the court, it seemed that Hua Qing Ge was just a pawn to them. At that moment, Hua Qing Ge also followed along. Ji Chu thought that since that was the case, he could let her investigate and help Ji Yun. Perhaps it would be killing two birds with one stone.
Hua Qing Ge wanted to go to the crime scene to investigate, but she was stopped. Initially, she wanted to enter with Lin Xi Yao, but Lin Xi Yao claimed not to know her. Hua Qing Ge planned to force her way in, but Ji Chu arrived. Hua Qing Ge hid beside Ji Chu and was not harmed.
Afterward, she happily followed Ji Chu and indeed saw Wu Xue Ji's body. Lin Xi Yao briefly examined the body and recorded the important details.
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