Episode 5 recap: Yin Ji ordered Xie Yun to pick up all the pearls on the ground.
Xie Yun ultimately couldn't escape, and was caught by Yin Ji. She had already made it to the city gate, but was still discovered. Xie Yun laughed and said that it was actually Yin Ji who betrayed his word, but now Yin Ji was accusing her of betrayal. This angered Yin Ji, who directly grabbed Xie Yun and threw her onto the bed. In a fit of anger, Xie Yun bit Yin Ji's ear, but Yin Ji responded by aggressively kissing her. Yin Ji then said something that reminded Xie Yun of Yin Qi, which frightened her and made her push Yin Ji away and cling to him. Xie Yun had not yet recovered from the past events, and Yin Ji did not continue to trouble her, only telling her to tidy up and come out.
Yin Ji announced that he would make Wang Xinu a concubine, but Xie Yun remained indifferent. At this time, Qi Yan came to try to take Xie Yun away. Xie Yun knew that if she left, it might implicate Qi Yan, and even the maids around her would be punished. So to avoid harming more people, Xie Yun actively told Qi Yan to leave.
Afterwards, Xie Yun started slapping herself, which further angered Yin Ji. Xie Yun admitted her mistake and offered to serve Yin Ji for life without ever marrying, as long as he would protect her family. When Xie Yun looked up, she saw Yin Ji holding a pearl necklace, which he then gave to the maid Xiao Baobao. The sight of the pearls reminded Xie Yun of the bracelet Yin Ji had once given her, which also had a pearl on it. Yin Ji had gone through a lot of hardship to be able to buy that bracelet for her.
Yin Ji had previously promised to give Xie Yun thousands and tens of thousands of pearls. Yin Ji deliberately brought the pearls over again, and in a moment Xie Yun purposefully broke the string, not wanting to put them on Xiao Baobao, but rather wanting to constantly remind Xie Yun of it.
Yin Ji ordered Xie Yun to pick up all the pearls, and said he would punish her if even one was missing. The butler brought all the collected pearls to Yin Ji, and Yin Ji noticed there was fresh blood on them. The count was correct, but the butler said there was one extra. Yin Ji suddenly remembered the bracelet he had given Xie Yun years ago, and he desperately tried to recall that moment, becoming very angry about it.
A maid brought a wine jar laced with drugs to Xiao Baobao, as she was supposed to sleep with Yin Ji that night. Xiao Baobao brought the food and wine to find Yin Ji. Yin Ji noticed something suspicious in the way Xiao Baobao was pouring the wine, so while pretending to serve her food, he quickly switched the two cups of wine. Xiao Baobao drank it all down, waiting to see Yin Ji's reaction. Yin Ji pretended to collapse, but it was actually Xiao Baobao who became flushed and heated. She brought the now-drunk Yin Ji to the bed and tried to undress him. Yin Ji pretended to be dreaming and fighting a thief. When Yin Ji opened his eyes again, he was surprised to find that the person in front of him was actually Xie Yun.
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