Episode 35 recap: Xue Fang Fei secretly gave Wan Ning a drug to make her pregnant.
Xue Fang Fei accompanied Xue Zhao to practice walking, and when Xue Zhao saw Xiao Heng, he called him "brother-in-law". Xiao Heng was taken aback, and Xue Fang Fei blushed. Xiao Heng took Xue Zhao, saying he wanted to talk to him privately, but he stumbled and fell without support.
Wan Ning woke up feeling nauseous, and even the jasmine incense she normally enjoyed smelling was unpleasant to her. Wan Ning had people call for Doctor Zhang. After taking her pulse, Doctor Zhang was shocked and anxious, and under Wan Ning's coercion, he revealed that Wan Ning was pregnant. Wan Ning was surprised, as the Doctor had previously diagnosed her as infertile after she returned from the Wei Kingdom. Knowing she was now pregnant, Wan Ning had the Doctor disposed of.
Xiao Heng was preparing to leave for the Great Zhao, wanting to return quickly to witness the drama. Xue Fang Fei teased Xiao Heng, asking him to take her pulse. Xiao Heng was shocked to find that Xue Fang Fei was pregnant, and she revealed that it was a false pregnancy drug, specially made for Wan Ning. She had tried it herself first, and then arranged for Rui Fei to tamper with it at Wan Ning's birthday banquet.
With the marriage decree resolved, Xiao Heng was concerned that Xue Fang Fei's plan might be in danger. Xue Fang Fei wanted to expose Wan Ning and Shen Yu Rong's crimes, and also hoped to help Xiao Heng capture the Crown Prince. Hong Xiao Di stood on the city tower, and Xiao Heng bid him farewell.
The two reminisced about when General Xiao passed away, and Xiao Heng suspected the Crown Prince had killed his father. With Hong Xiao Di's help, they had secretly investigated the clues, and this had built the trust between them until now. Wan Ning lay on the bed, recalling how as a hostage she had been sent to the Wei Kingdom, where the Wei King had cruelly mistreated her, repeatedly assaulting her, keeping her confined in a sheep pen to sleep, living exposed to the elements for years, and suffering multiple miscarriages that left her infertile.
The maidservant was worried that Wan Ning's pregnancy would be discovered, and Wan Ning slapped her, thinking she intended to harm her child. The maidservant was only concerned that Shen Yu Rong's career would be ruined, which saddened Wan Ning. Shen Yu Rong stared out the window, feeling that Heaven was unfair to him. The maidservant found Shen Yu Rong and informed him of Wan Ning's pregnancy.
Unconcerned about the consequences, Wan Ning wanted to ask the Emperor for a marriage decree, to give her unborn child a legitimate father. Shen Yu Rong was unwilling, and deliberately said he didn't want to affect Wan Ning's reputation. Wan Ning only wanted to be with the man she loved for life, feeling there was nothing she couldn't obtain, and she demanded that Shen Yu Rong wait to receive her and the child back at the Shen family.
Xiao Heng secretly came to the Da Zhao temple, but due to the tight security, he almost got injured. Fortunately, he had the bell given by Si Tu Jiu Yue. Si Tu Jiu Yue was overjoyed, thinking that Xiao Heng came to see him, but he did not expect that Xiao Heng came to see the Da Zhao prince. Xiao Heng hoped that the Da Zhao prince would support the troops and help the Great Yan resist Cheng Wang.
However, Cheng Wang had previously sent Chu Lan to the Da Zhao prince, reminding them to deal with the Great Yan. The Da Zhao officials discussed it and supported the Great Yan with less than half the number of troops. Xiao Heng knew that the Da Zhao prince was waiting for conditions, and the Da Zhao prince did not trust Hong Xiao Di but trusted Xiao Heng, proposing the condition that Xiao Heng stay in Da Zhao as his son-in-law.
There was much discussion among the people, all of whom were saying that Wan Ning was pregnant. Li Fei told Hong Xiao Di the rumors, believing that this would damage the royal family's reputation, and proposed to personally go with the imperial physician to check on it. When Shen's mother learned of this, she hurriedly went to the Hanlin Academy to find Shen Yu Rong, and Shen Yu Rong guessed that someone was behind this and told Shen's mother not to make trouble.
Li Fei took the opportunity of the disappearance of the Zhang family doctor to find another doctor to diagnose Wan Ning. Wan Ning did not want to be manipulated and believed that the rumors spread by others were not true. She sent the others away and threatened Li Fei about the matter of the virtuous consort. Li Fei was not afraid and reminded Wan Ning of her own trump card, and Wan Ning, believing that Li Fei was on Xue Fang Fei's side, angrily smashed the cup.
Wan Ning was anxious to take Shen Yu Rong to see the Emperor and have the Emperor grant her marriage to protect the child. Shen Yu Rong calmly reminded Wan Ning not to fall into a trap, as he believed that someone was causing trouble behind the scenes, with the intention of making Wan Ning's and his affair public, in order to pave the way for the Xue family's case. He suggested waiting until Cheng Wang achieved his great ambition before speaking.
Wan Ning was willing to pay any price to keep the child, and Shen Yu Rong proposed that Wan Ning be married to Li Jin, believing that only the Li family could match her status and allow her to peacefully nurture the child. Wan Ning was disappointed with him after hearing this. Li Jin did not want to accept Wan Ning, but Li Zhongnan persuaded him not to offend Cheng Wang, as Li Jin becoming the son-in-law would benefit the Li family and Cheng Wang's alliance.
Xue Fang Fei knew that Wan Ning was about to marry into the Li family, and she did not expect that she had underestimated Shen Yu Rong's schemes.
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