Episode 9 recap: Yuan Ming Yu rescued Ye Shao.
The marquis was about to take action against Ye Shao when suddenly he heard a voice saying that since Ye Shao was Yuan Ming Yu's favorite, he should be spared for future use. The marquis had to stop, but he made it clear that although he couldn't kill Ye Shao, he had ways to make his life miserable.
The Crown Prince went to see his father, Emperor Yuantu, and proposed that since his sister Mingyu was resting in the mansion, he would take her place in continuing the disaster relief efforts. He saw it as a way to share his father's worries. Yuantu asked how the Crown Prince planned to do it, and the Crown Prince passionately declared that he had discovered that Mingyu had offended many ministers during the relief efforts, and they were pillars of the court. He vowed to set things right and restore order.
Upon hearing this, Yuantu was furious. He knew that Yuan Ming Yu had exposed corrupt officials during the disaster relief efforts, and these pillars had already been corrupted. Did the Crown Prince believe that there was still money in the treasury for them to embezzle? Enraged by his father's anger, the Crown Prince quickly knelt down and apologized, but Yuantu angrily left with a wave of his sleeve.
Yuan Ming Yu became increasingly anxious as Ye Shao did not return. She knew that something must have happened to him. Sun Xiang secretly investigated and found that Ye Shao was being tortured by the marquis and that they were planning to set fire to the granary. Sun Xiang informed Yuan Ming Yu of the situation, and she immediately ordered her subordinates to report to the emperor. She knew that disaster would soon befall the granary, and without hesitation, she broke through the encirclement of the forbidden army and rushed to the dilapidated house, where she found Ye Shao badly injured from the marquis's torture.
Yuan Ming Yu warned the marquis that the emperor was already aware of his actions and advised him to surrender immediately. In order to free Ye Shao, Yuan Ming Yu willingly became a hostage herself. Ye Shao managed to break free from his restraints and subdued the marquis. Yuan Ming Yu and Ye Shao, in their shared adversity, revealed their true feelings for each other. They no longer concealed their emotions and expressed their love for each other.
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