Episode 18 recap: Ye Shao rescued his injured uncle.
With concern in his eyes, Ye Shao told Yuan Ming Yu that his uncle had been missing for several days and it seemed like a bad situation. He felt the need to go and find him. Yuan Ming Yu asked him if he had ever thought about becoming the emperor. Ye Shao shook his head and said he hadn't. Yuan Ming Yu clearly told him that she wanted to become the emperor. Ye Shao looked at her in surprise. Yuan Ming Yu said that based on what happened with Sun Xiang and the Crown Prince, the current emperor was old and senile. If she were to take his place, she would be a different kind of emperor. There would be gender equality, and women would no longer have to submit to men. Ye Shao assured her that he would support her.
The Crown Prince explained to the Third Princess that he only thought Qi Yun came from a good background and looked handsome, so he was planning for his sister. The Third Princess bluntly said that the Crown Prince was probably planning for himself. The Crown Prince had to change the subject and pretended to care about the emperor's health. He mentioned seeing someone at the residence before who didn't claim to have medical skills but was now being kept in the palace for medical treatment by the emperor. The Crown Prince didn't know the reason behind it. The Third Princess agreed to help investigate the matter.
After conducting an investigation, Ye Shao indeed discovered that his uncle had been imprisoned by the emperor. That night, Ye Shao went alone to rescue his uncle but fell into an ambush. After being injured, he hastily escaped back to the princess's residence. Yuan Ming Yu felt the need to accelerate her path to becoming the emperor. Ye Shao speculated that since the emperor had captured his uncle, he must know about Ye Shao's identity. But why hadn't he captured Ye Shao himself? If Ye Shao were to raise an army now, the so-called remnants of the previous dynasty would surely be wiped out by the emperor. Yuan Ming Yu believed that they should join forces with Qi Yun to increase their strength.
Qi Yun arrived uninvited and showed great enthusiasm towards Yuan Ming Yu. Both Yuan Ming Yu and Ye Shao were unsure of his intentions.
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