Episode 3 recap: Shang Guan Zhi fell from a building.
When Yang Cai Wei regained consciousness, she was sore all over her body. She found herself at the bottom of a cliff, with Shang Guan Zhi's men who had kidnapped her the day before. Yang Cai Wei realized that her face had been replaced with Shang Guan Zhi's face. She had changed her face for the wedding! Yang Cai Wei was anxious to stop all of this and picked up her jade pendant along the way, stumbling forward.
On their wedding night, Shang Guan Zhi sat in the bridal chamber with Yang Cai Wei's face. Despite finding this body repulsive, she was willing to endure it for Pan Yue. While Shang Guan Lan was drinking to celebrate, she received a note that had been arranged by Shang Guan Zhi in advance. The note contained words expressing her despair at losing her beloved. Shang Guan Lan immediately ordered to find her sister.
Yang Cai Wei hobbled her way to the Pan family's home but found that the wedding had already ended. Through a window, she saw a man and a woman arguing in the bridal chamber. Then Pan Yue left the room, and shortly after that, she saw her own body falling from upstairs. In a state of panic, Yang Cai Wei ran away and instinctively hid the jade pendant in a tree hollow by the roadside. Soon after, she felt weak all over.
In her dream, Yang Cai Wei dreamt that Pan Yue had killed her with his own hands. When she woke up again, she found herself in the Shang Guan residence one month later. Shang Guan Lan asked her with concern if she was feeling better, and Yang Cai Wei quickly looked at her face in the mirror. Once again, Yang Cai Wei was in a state of panic and quickly claimed that she was not Shang Guan Zhi. She then pleaded with Shang Guan Lan to let her be alone.
Yang Cai Wei couldn't calm her mind. If it wasn't Shang Guan Zhi who died after forcibly swapping faces with her, what exactly happened that night? The truth remained unclear, and Yang Cai Wei couldn't easily reveal her identity, but she had to leave as soon as possible. At night, while being attended to by her maidservant, Yang Cai Wei learned that Pan Yue had returned to the capital a month ago.
It was apparent that Shang Guan Zhi had a terrible temper, and they were all very afraid of her. The maidservant mentioned that the county office had examined the body and found no abnormalities. Pan Yue had also been hastily buried, further convincing Yang Cai Wei that he was trying to cover up the evidence.
Previously, Shang Guan Zhi would drink placenta every day. This frightened Yang Cai Wei, and she quickly ordered them to stop. However, if she continued to play along, it was only a matter of time before she was exposed. There was also Lao Jiangtou. If he found out she was dead, he would be devastated. The next day, Yang Cai Wei urgently went to find Lao Jiangtou. Shang Guan Lan suddenly showed concern for her and offered to accompany her back to the capital to recuperate. Yang Cai Wei couldn't refuse and reluctantly boarded the carriage.
On the way, Yang Cai Wei pretended to feel sick in her stomach and then got off the carriage, leaving behind her maidservant, and returned to the Yi Village.
However, the place where she and Lao Jiangtou lived was already empty, and it was in a mess. Looking at the school records on the ground, Yang Cai Wei guessed that her master had also been killed. Today, as the new county magistrate took office, Yang Cai Wei saw the scene of the people of Heyang welcoming him on the street, but she didn't expect that the new county magistrate would be Pan Yue.
A month ago, Pan Yue was accused because of Shang Guan Zhi's suicide by jumping off a building. However, it was heard that he had climbed up to the princess, so he was sent to Heyang as a county magistrate to gain a false reputation. After a few years, he would return to the capital and become a new son-in-law. Yang Cai Wei had many doubts in her heart. Could it be that he married her just to gain favor with the court?
When Shang Guan Lan and her maidservants found Yang Cai Wei, she was crying alone. She insisted on staying here, and Shang Guan Lan agreed. Yang Cai Wei had no choice but to impersonate Shang Guan Zhi's identity. She had to make the real culprit face justice and let the real Shang Guan Zhi rest in peace.
After learning about Shang Guan Zhi's preferences, Yang Cai Wei quickly imitated her perfectly. Yang Cai Wei contacted Bai Xiao Sheng and secretly told her about her true identity, asking her to gather information and even paid her servants ten times the price.
Pan Yue came to Heyang with something important to do, but he didn't tell Shang Guan Lan. Yang Cai Wei approached the two of them and stated that after surviving this ordeal, she had come to understand many things. She wanted to apologize sincerely to Pan Yue and even wrote a blood oath to show her determination.
She hoped he would give her a chance. Yang Cai Wei was confident that even if he had a heart of stone, he would be moved by her. However, Pan Yue saw through her immediately. Yang Cai Wei didn't give up and confronted Pan Yue, asking him if he was avoiding her because he wanted to marry the princess. She lamented the death of the real Yang Cai Wei and criticized Pan Yue, saying that he appeared charming but was actually rotten to the core. Pan Yue was infuriated by her words and warned her to leave for the capital immediately and not test his patience.
As Yang Cai Wei left, she was struck on the head by a falling lantern. Shang Guan Lan, seeing this, angrily went to confront Pan Yue. After Yang Cai Wei left, Pan Yue noticed the purse she dropped and mistakenly identified the killer of Yang Cai Wei as the current Shang Guan Zhi.
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