Episode 14 recap: The Luyangye family has fallen into a trap set by the Crown Prince.
Xue Fang Fei knows that Wan Ning is the one who harmed her, so she launches a counterattack to seek revenge. Xiao Heng was just watching the drama unfold, but also gets entangled in her revenge plan. The two use each other - Xiao Heng invites Xue Fang Fei to the theater, with the intention of secretly observing Xiao Tao Hong, but ends up being seen through by her.
Xiao Tao Hong draws her sword to attack Xue Fang Fei, but Xue Fang Fei blocks the blow, injuring her arm. Xiao Heng mocks Xue Fang Fei's acting, and more people get drawn into the situation, deciding to help her. Hong Xiao Di is worried that Xiao Heng should not defy Wan Ning, fearing that Wan Ning may kill him, but Xiao Heng says he will be careful.
Hong Xiao Di is afraid that if Xiao Heng dies, he won't have anyone else he can trust. Wan Ning handwrites a note and has the maid Mei Xiang deliver it to the Li family, instructing them to "kill him quickly." The spy reports that the Zhennü Hall Mistress has been re-imprisoned in Huicheng, and there is no news yet. Wan Ning accuses Shen Yu Rong of undermining her, but Shen Yu Rong believes that was for the Emperor's banquet and he shouldn't have laid a hand on the student, considering Wan Ning's behavior dishonorable.
Wan Ning gets angry and hits Shen Yu Rong on his wound, then feels sorry and calls someone to come take a look. Shen Yu Rong tells her not to let Jiang Li ruin her reputation, as he is certain he killed Xue Fang Fei. Although Wan Ning is suspicious of Jiang Li, she also pities Shen Yu Rong, and says she won't make him kneel at night, but will personally keep him company and help him bathe.
Li Fei suggests going to the Taixiang Temple to pray, deliberately mentioning wanting to visit the place where the Dowager Empress Summer lived. Hong Xiao Di praises Li Fei's thoughtfulness, reminiscing about the rice dumplings she used to make, rivaling the Dowager Empress' skills. Jiang Jing Rui hears about the incident at the Shuangfeng Pavilion and is concerned about Xue Fang Fei's mood, so he sends her some pastries.
Xue Fang Fei knows that she has currently fallen out with the Jiang sisters, so to avoid their enmity, she decides to go visit her relatives at the Luyangye family. Jiang Jing Rui strongly supports this, believing the Luyangye family is extremely wealthy, and hopes she can reconcile with them, but he's also worried that going to Luyang will affect her reputation in the capital. Xue Fang Fei realizes that Jiang Jing Rui likes Liu Su.
Xiao Heng finds out about Li Fei's movements and kindly reminds Xue Fang Fei that Li Fei is the Emperor's most favored consort, asking what her next step will be. Xue Fang Fei candidly says she will avoid the confrontation and is not in a hurry. Tong Er worries that Xue Fang Fei will be mistreated if she goes to the Ye family alone, but Xue Fang Fei says she has her own plans - besides wanting to get the Ye family to forgive Jiang Li, she also wants to visit the Xue family in Huaixiang.
The Mid-Autumn Festival, four people gathered together. Ye Shi Jie wanted to accompany his uncle Ye Ming Xuan who had come to the capital. Liu Xu was unhappy, and Jiang Jing Rui had originally wanted Ye Shi Jie to treat them to a meal. Ye Ming Xuan came to the capital on short notice to discuss business. Xue Fang Fei took the initiative to acknowledge their relationship, hoping she could go back to Lu Yang with him and also invite them to visit the Jiang family, but Ye Ming Xuan was worried about disturbing them.
Xue Fang Fei felt guilty about the events of her childhood, and she wanted to speak well of Ye Ming Xuan to Jiang Yun Bo. Ye Shi Jie felt that Xue Fang Fei's desire to return to Lu Yang was sudden, and after learning that she was not doing well in the Jiang family, he promised as her cousin to protect her. Xiao Heng continued to watch the show, and Wen Ji was worried he was in danger of losing his life, so Luo Ji told him not to stir up trouble.
Xiao Heng saw Xue Fang Fei and asked her to cover for him to watch the show. Xue Fang Fei had some insight into the performance, and she said she could help, but she wanted to use watching the show to offset a debt she owed Xiao Heng. After the performance of Xiao Tao Hong ended, she took the opportunity while Xiao Heng went inside to have an assassin attack him.
Xiao Heng fought against three people alone, pushing Xue Fang Fei away. At a critical moment, Xue Fang Fei shielded Xiao Heng with her arm and was injured. Xiao Tao Hong was captured by Wen Ji and others, and Xiao Heng wanted to interrogate her to find out the mastermind behind it.
Xiao Heng personally interrogated Xiao Tao Hong and learned that she wanted to become the crown princess by recruiting troops for the crown prince. He purposely threatened to disfigure her to scare her.
Xiao Heng learned that the crown prince had stationed assassins for training in Lu Yang, and he wanted to go there personally to destroy them. Jiang Yun Bo did not agree to let Xue Fang Fei go to Lu Yang, thinking that the empress was about to order her to go worship Buddha. But Jiang Lao Fu Ren intervened and agreed, and Jiang Yun Bo dared not say more. Afterwards, Jiang Lao Fu Ren hinted to Jiang Yun Bo that he should not be partial, and she knew that Ji Shu Ran was self-centered, so she asked Jiang Yun Bo to weigh things carefully.
Since Jiang Ruo Yao and Zhou Yan Bang's engagement had been called off, she only had Zhou Yan Bang on her mind. Ji Shu Ran arranged other marriage prospects for her to help her recover.
Xue Fang Fei prepared to go to Lu Yang with Ye Ming Xuan. Jiang Jing Rui and Liu Xu sent her some pastries to see her off.
When Xue Fang Fei arrived in Lu Yang, Ye Ming Xuan found that his family members were not home, so he arranged for her to stay in the guest room and then went out to take care of business. When Ye's wife came back, she mistook Xue Fang Fei for a fox spirit and wanted to punish her, but she didn't see anyone there.
Wen Ji found out that Chu Lan, the crown prince's trusted steward, had a mistress who was the head courtesan at the Treasured Flower Pavilion. The Li family had bypassed Ye Shi Jie and entangled the Ye family.
Xue Fang Fei inquired about Qiong Zhi's whereabouts and learned that she had become the top courtesan at the brothel. Xue Fang Fei wanted to ask her about the Xue family situation, as Qiong Zhi was the mistress of Xue Fang Fei's younger brother Xue Zhao. Coincidentally, Xiao Heng also came to the brothel, thinking he would see Wu Lan, but ended up getting into a fight with the people inside.
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