Episode 19 recap: Yan Xing Takes Care of Shen Du
In Episode 19, it turns out that Chen Huo'e is a mirror person with her heart on the right side, which is why she has never died. Chen Huo'e encounters Lai Luo Zhi and expresses her willingness to die for her master. She captures Yan Xing, and Shen Du arrives to confront Chen Huo'e. In the ensuing battle, Shen Du manages to decapitate Chen Huo'e but suffers serious injuries himself.
Yan Xing quickly takes Shen Du back and asks Jing Lin to fetch a doctor. However, with heavy rain pouring outside, Jing Lin doesn't return. With no other options, Yan Xing tends to Shen Du's wounds herself, staying by his side.
Yan Xing takes out the whistle Shen Du gave her and reminds him that he endured the difficult days in the prison, so he will surely get through this as well. The Empress Dowager mentions Lai Luo Zhi, and while Chen Huo'e enters the Imperial Investigation Bureau, Lai Luo Zhi fails to notice. Lai Luo Zhi quickly admits her oversight.
The Empress Dowager doesn't say much, only ordering Lai Luo Zhi to be penalized in her salary. The Prince is frustrated, feeling that the Empress Dowager spoils Lai Luo Zhi, merely imposing a salary deduction. When Shen Du wakes up and sees the whistle in Yan Xing's hand, he realizes that she is the girl he met during his childhood.
Back then, while Shen Du was in prison, Yan Xing would secretly bring him food every day. He had given her his whistle, which still bore his surname. Yan Xing talks to herself about their agreement to separate in three months.
At that moment, Lu Chui Chui arrives to see Yan Xing and is surprised to hear this, realizing that Shen Du and Yan Xing are actually a fake couple. Yan Xing urges Lu Chui Chui to keep this a secret. Lu Chui Chui then asks Yan Xing who she wants to marry and suggests several suitable candidates.
Shen Du, unable to listen any longer, tells Lu Chui Chui to leave quickly. Lu Chui Chui, having spent a lot of money on a show, now finds herself without money for food and can only mooch off Yan Xing.
Yan Xing goes to join Shen Du for a meal, while Lu Chui Chui and Yun Que are eating together. Over the course of the meal, the two become good sisters.
Lu Chui Chui and Yun Que plan to visit the Ming Sheng Temple in three days to seek good fortune in love, and they want Yan Xing to go with them. As Yan Xing picks out clothes, Shen Du feels quite frustrated, surprised that Yan Xing takes the matter of seeking love so seriously.
Yan Xing explains that she is helping Lu Chui Chui choose clothes, but her own outfits are rather plain, which she thinks Lu Chui Chui won’t like. Hearing this, Shen Du feels happier. While at the theater, Lu Chui Chui gets startled, thinking she has seen a ghost.
When the ghostly figure appears, Lu Chui Chui recognizes it and is no longer afraid. She discusses the birthmark on the figure's face, advising that using gold to treat it isn’t reliable and suggests that the figure shouldn’t bother with it. The figure asks if Lu Chui Chui wants to take back a ring, to which she replies that it was a gift for him.
Lu Chui Chui wants to see the figure's face, but the ghost worries she might be scared. Lu Chui Chui insists she won’t be, and when she removes the mask, she is shocked to discover that it is Lai Luo Zhi.
Lai Luo Zhi notices Lu Chui Chui’s fear and asks her not to tell anyone about this. When Lu Chui Chui visits the Ming Sheng Temple to seek love, she appears rather listless. Xu Xiangren is also there, and after Lu Chui Chui and Yun Que leave, they create an opportunity for Yan Xing and Xu Xiangren.
Xu Xiangren mentions that he heard Lu Chui Chui talking about Yan Xing’s marriage. Lu Chui Chui explains that according to their laws, couples who are not harmonious can separate, and that Shen Du and Yan Xing are not truly a couple. Yan Xing, feeling frustrated, thinks that Lu Chui Chui’s loose tongue will get her into trouble one day.
Yan Xing expresses her admiration for Xu Xiangren but insists that she has no ulterior motives.
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