Chapter Summaries

Long Jingyuan defended Su Qiao against accusations of deceiving the ruler by revealing her contributions to Longhua Kingdom. He then admitted he had helped Su Jingya’s scheme unfold because he wanted Su Qiao to reclaim her female identity and stand openly beside him.

• Prime Minister Chu and his allies accused Su Qiao of deceiving the ruler and demanded severe punishment, while Minister Tian, General Liu, and Grand Tutor Xie asked Long Jingyuan to let her explain.
• Long Jingyuan revealed that he had known Su Qiao was a woman from the beginning and had summoned her as an Imperial Guard for convenience.
• Long Jingyuan cited Su Qiao’s water diversion plan, wind-powered water wheel, and multi-arrow crossbow design to silence the ministers.
• Long Jingyuan had Su Qiao taken back to the Imperial Bedchamber, where she accused him of allowing Su Jingya’s plan to proceed.
• Long Jingyuan admitted he had helped fan the flames and said he wanted Su Qiao to restore her female identity and stand openly at his side.

Long Jingyuan planned to restore Su Qiao’s identity as a woman and make her an Imperial Consort, but she rejected the favor he offered. The Empress Dowager questioned his canceled consort selection and his decision to bring Su Qiao close, while Long Jingyuan praised Su Qiao’s talent.

• Long Jingyuan told Su Qiao he would confer the title of Imperial Consort on her when she entered the palace, but she resented his plan and his self-righteous favor.
• Eunuch Quan informed Long Jingyuan that the Empress Dowager had summoned him, and Long Jingyuan left to see her.
• The Empress Dowager challenged Long Jingyuan for canceling the imperial consort selection without consulting her.
• Long Jingyuan defended the cancellation by citing political unrest, a looming drought, and the demands of ruling.
• The Empress Dowager asked why Long Jingyuan had brought Su Yuan's legitimate daughter into his service as an Imperial Guard, and Long Jingyuan called Su Qiao an extraordinary, talented woman.

The Empress Dowager urged Long Jingyuan to win Su Qiao’s loyalty while warning him not to favor her exclusively. After returning to the Su Marquis Manor, Su Qiao secretly attacked Su Jingya with a medicinal Silver Needle, leaving her unable to see clearly.

• The Empress Dowager learned of Su Qiao’s abilities and advised Long Jingyuan to spare Su Yuan and secure Su Qiao’s gratitude.
• Long Jingyuan explained that Su Qiao had been neglected by the Su Marquis Manor and was unlikely to stay there, while the Empress Dowager warned him against favoring her exclusively.
• Long Jingyuan returned to the Imperial Bedchamber, learned Su Qiao had gone back to the manor, and sent hidden guards after her.
• Su Qiao secretly entered Su Jingya’s room and struck her near the eye with a medicinal Silver Needle.
• Su Jingya’s vision went black and she fainted, while Su Qiao said the effect would only make it difficult for her to see clearly.

After Su Qiao escaped, Long Jingyuan ordered Xie Ruida and a hidden guard to bring her back unharmed. As his anger grew, a servant delivered a red sandalwood box from Su Qiao, but Long Jingyuan refused to accept it.

• Su Qiao left Su Jingya unable to hypnotize anyone and returned to the capital with Bi Qiu.
• A hidden guard admitted that Su Qiao had knocked him unconscious and escaped.
• Long Jingyuan ordered Xie Ruida to bring Su Qiao back and warned the hidden guard not to harm her.
• Xie Ruida hurriedly gathered troops to search for Su Qiao, while Long Jingyuan returned to the capital and grew more furious as she remained missing.
• Eunuch Quan presented Long Jingyuan with a red sandalwood box sent by Su Qiao, but Long Jingyuan ordered him to take it away.

Long Jingyuan read Su Qiao’s letter and learned that she had outwitted his search and escaped, leaving behind a method for making explosives. Enraged that he could not find her, he ordered Marquis Su imprisoned and forced the Second Miss of Su Manor to marry Huang Shihe.

• Eunuch Quan urged Long Jingyuan to read the letter from Su Qiao, and Long Jingyuan discovered she had left him instructions for making detonators and Thunderclap Bombs.
• Long Jingyuan cursed Su Qiao for escaping, while Eunuch Quan noticed that the letter had improved his mood.
• The ministers recounted how Su Qiao used decoys, disguises, and misdirection to evade the guards and disappear.
• The Grand Tutor advised Long Jingyuan to let Su Qiao return on her own, but Long Jingyuan ordered Marquis Su imprisoned and scheduled for execution.
• Long Jingyuan ordered the Second Miss of Su Manor to marry Huang Shihe and instructed him to focus on her and produce a legitimate son.

Long Jingyuan mourned Su Qiao’s departure and wondered why she refused to stay with him. Remembering her words about a man called A-Han, he ordered an investigation into the man’s identity and demanded that he be brought to the palace.

• Long Jingyuan left Xuanzheng Hall in a gloomy mood, and the ministers quietly departed.
• Long Jingyuan remembered Su Qiao drinking beneath the moon in the pavilion and lamented that she had left him.
• Eunuch Quan assured Long Jingyuan that he had treated Su Qiao well, but Long Jingyuan questioned whether she had ever loved him.
• Eunuch Quan reminded Long Jingyuan of Su Qiao’s words at the Qionglin Banquet about a man called A-Han who wanted to roam the world with her.
• Long Jingyuan ordered a guard to search the Imperial Family princes across the kingdoms for someone with “Han” in his name and bring him back to the palace.

Long Jingyuan learned that Su Qiao might have left because she believed he had been intimate with other women, and he decided to explain himself to her. After locating her in Yan Kingdom, he traveled there and told the Yan Emperor that he had come to bring his Empress home.

• Eunuch Quan told Long Jingyuan that Su Qiao disliked the thought that neither his body nor his heart belonged solely to her, and Long Jingyuan insisted he belonged only to her.
• Eunuch Quan suggested Su Qiao might believe Long Jingyuan had been intimate with women in his harem, and Long Jingyuan ordered more men to find her so he could explain.
• Three days later, Xie Ruida reported that Su Qiao had crossed the border using the identity of a recently deceased man, and Long Jingyuan decided to go after her himself.
• Five days later, Long Jingyuan met the Yan Emperor and claimed his mischievous Empress had traveled to Yan Kingdom and forgotten to return.

Long Jingyuan searched for Su Qiao after she fled, while Emperor Yan mocked him for pursuing a woman. Long Jingyuan found Su Qiao in a courtyard in Yan Kingdom and brought her back after she tried to escape again.

• Long Jingyuan told Emperor Yan that he needed no help and left to find Su Qiao, while Emperor Yan dismissed him as a ruler ruled by a woman.
• Su Qiao hid in a secluded courtyard in Yan Kingdom’s capital, but discovered that hidden guards had surrounded it.
• Long Jingyuan entered the courtyard and confronted Su Qiao about fleeing, accusing her of using elaborate tricks to evade him.
• Long Jingyuan restrained Su Qiao and kept her in the room for a day and a night until she fainted.

Su Qiao woke in Longhua Imperial Palace, where Long Jingyuan kept her close and confronted her about running away. As he questioned her about the mysterious A-Han, Su Qiao realized he meant Duanmu Han, and Long Jingyuan demanded to know who he was.

• Su Qiao woke in the palace and learned Long Jingyuan had cared for her during the journey from the Yan Kingdom.
• Long Jingyuan dressed and fed Su Qiao, then carried her to the Dragon Bed.
• Su Qiao asked whether Long Jingyuan had surrounded the Marquis's Residence and imprisoned her father.
• Long Jingyuan accused Su Qiao of escaping because she loved A-Han and asked whether he was her lover.
• Su Qiao recognized that Long Jingyuan meant Duanmu Han, and Long Jingyuan asked whether the man came from overseas.

Su Qiao confronted Long Jingyuan about imprisoning her and explained why she had refused to enter the palace: she wanted a love without concubines or humiliation. Long Jingyuan listened as she lay on his chest, but he did not release her.

• Long Jingyuan claimed Su Qiao loved him and said he had framed her letter as a bond of indenture.
• Su Qiao demanded that Long Jingyuan stop visiting and release her, threatening to cut him off if he kept her captive.
• Long Jingyuan said he had guarded Longqian Hall and sent many people to find her because he feared she would run away again.
• Su Qiao explained that she had always refused to enter the palace and would not accept a relationship that included wives and concubines.
• Su Qiao asked Long Jingyuan whether he would accept her keeping male companions, then said that in her world strength, not gender, determined power.
• Long Jingyuan lay down with Su Qiao on his chest and asked whether she was finished.

Long Jingyuan explained that he had always loved Su Qiao and revealed the truth about the First Prince, clearing up her suspicions. After reconciling, Su Qiao visited her father and later ran into a haggard Prince Jin at a teahouse.

• Long Jingyuan told Su Qiao that he had planned to make her Empress and had intended to send the other women in the palace away.
• Long Jingyuan explained that his childhood trauma had made him disgusted by relations between men and women, and revealed that the First Prince was Long Hongyuan's son.
• Su Qiao embraced Long Jingyuan and promised she had no interest in any other man.
• Long Jingyuan told Su Qiao that he had released her father and arranged for Su Jingya to marry into Huang Manor.
• After spending two days in Longqian Palace, Su Qiao returned to the Marquis's residence and then encountered a haggard Prince Jin at a teahouse.

Prince Jin confronted Su Qiao about her past, but she rejected his excuses and told him not to seek her out again. After reuniting with Long Jingyuan, Su Qiao discovered that her meal contained infertility medicine and Poppy Powder.

• Prince Jin asked Su Qiao why she had hidden that she was the person who saved him in the south, and she accused him of caring only for Su Jingya and never having genuine feelings for her.
• Su Qiao left Prince Jin and told him not to come looking for her again.
• Long Jingyuan grew jealous of Prince Jin and said he would send him away, but Su Qiao said she wanted Prince Jin's son.
• Long Jingyuan and Su Qiao returned to the Dragon Bed, and later woke to eat together.
• Su Qiao tasted the food, warned Long Jingyuan that it contained infertility medicine, and identified Poppy Powder in the fried crucian carp.

Su Qiao and Long Jingyuan confronted the danger of Poppy Powder and the Empress Dowager’s betrayal. After learning she had tried to harm him and Su Qiao, Long Jingyuan found comfort in Su Qiao and resolved not to give in again.

• Long Jingyuan ordered Eunuch Quan to investigate Poppy Powder after Su Qiao explained its addictive and deadly effects.
• Su Qiao told Eunuch Quan to investigate the powder with Su Jingya, who could identify it because she understood medicine and came from another world.
• Two days later, Eunuch Quan told Su Qiao that Long Jingyuan had smashed things, locked himself in his study, and refused to eat after discovering the Empress Dowager’s actions.
• Su Qiao comforted Long Jingyuan as he grieved over the woman who had raised him and admitted she had tried to cut off his bloodline by giving Su Qiao Sterilization Drug.
• Long Jingyuan vowed not to give in again, and Su Qiao led him out to eat with her.

Su Qiao confronted the Empress Dowager over her treatment of Long Jingyuan and demanded custody of the First Prince. The Empress Dowager resisted, but Su Qiao warned that handing him over was the best way to protect him.

• The Empress Dowager summoned Su Qiao and accused her of disrupting the imperial court and harem by making Long Jingyuan cancel the concubine selection and consider dismissing the harem.
• Su Qiao declared that Long Jingyuan was the only man she loved and defended his decision to let the imperial concubines choose whether to stay or leave.
• Su Qiao demanded that the Empress Dowager hand over the First Prince, her grandson.
• The Empress Dowager refused, but Su Qiao revealed that Long Jingyuan knew about her past actions and warned that only she could protect the First Prince.

Su Qiao took the First Prince and helped Longhua Kingdom prosper, while the other kingdoms submitted to its supremacy. After resting in her space, she set out for a new world, still hoping to meet the mysterious man she loved.

• The Empress Dowager gave the sleeping First Prince to Su Qiao, who took him away to raise.
• Su Qiao kept the imperial concubines in the palace, while Su Jingya eventually died by suicide and Prince Jin was sent to guard the Imperial Mausoleum.
• The South-to-North Water Diversion project was completed, and Su Qiao's innovations helped Longhua Kingdom flourish as the other three kingdoms submitted.
• Su Qiao returned to her space, rested from the emotions accumulated across many lifetimes, and refused Xiao Si's suggestion to store those feelings away.
• Su Qiao entered a new world, determined to seize every chance to be with the mysterious man.

Su Qiao woke up hungover with swollen eyes and learned that online users were accusing her of bullying Bai Zhilan, stealing a song, and taking Bai Zhilan’s boyfriend. After deciding to review the duplicate’s memories and delete the videos, Su Qiao left the matter for later; meanwhile, Bai Zhilan and Lu Jingwen discussed the recording posted online and Lu Jingwen said Su Qiao should face consequences.

• Su Qiao woke up with swollen eyes and asked 444 how much she had drunk.
• Su Qiao checked the computer and discovered online accusations that she had bullied people, stolen a song, and taken someone’s boyfriend.
• Su Qiao told 444 to delete the videos and decided to sort through the duplicate’s memories first.
• At the Lu Corporation, Bai Zhilan told Lu Jingwen she regretted publicly exposing Su Qiao after a recording of the incident appeared online.
• Lu Jingwen comforted Bai Zhilan and said Su Qiao should bear the consequences of her actions.

Su Qiao reviewed the memories of her past life and learned how Bai Zhilan and Lu Jingwen’s betrayal led to her family’s ruin and her own death. The chapter left her facing the truth of the tragedy that had befallen the original Su Qiao.

• Lu Jingwen told Bai Zhilan he had decided to break off his engagement with Su Qiao, and Bai Zhilan secretly vowed to take everything that belonged to her.
• Su Qiao recalled that Bai Zhilan had stolen her song, accused her of plagiarism, and turned her fiancé and the company against her.
• Su Qiao remembered refusing Lu Jingwen’s request to end their engagement out of resentment.
• The Su family company went bankrupt, and Su Qiao’s father killed himself after arranging a way out for her.
• Su Qiao blamed herself for her father’s death and, unable to take revenge on Lu Jingwen and Bai Zhilan, committed suicide.

Su Qiao recovered from drinking and learned more about her past and Bai Zhilan’s hostility toward her family. The chapter ended with Su Qiao discovering that Bai Zhilan was her half-sister and that Bai Zhilan’s Mother had indirectly caused Su Mama’s death.

• Su Qiao asked 444 to locate Lu Jingwen and investigate Bai Zhilan’s background.
• After bathing, Su Qiao examined her appearance and reflected on her talent, her difficult childhood, and her relationship with Lu Jingwen.
• Su Qiao vowed to deal with Lu Jingwen and Bai Zhilan, but 444 revealed that Bai Zhilan was her half-sister.
• 444 explained that Bai Zhilan’s Mother had drugged Su Qiao’s Father and later appeared at the Su family home while pregnant.
• Su Mama argued with Su Qiao’s Father and ran outside, where a car hit her.

Su Qiao learned that Lu Jingheng, who might be the Great Demon King, had liked Bai Zhilan and never married in his previous life. She feared her guess might be true, then felt reassured by a caring call from her father.

• 444 told Su Qiao that Lu Jingwen's cousin Lu Jingheng had liked Bai Zhilan and might be the Great Demon King.
• Su Qiao threatened to punish Lu Jingheng if he had pursued Bai Zhilan and threatened to pluck 444's fur for making the guess.
• Su Qiao asked what Lu Jingheng's fate had been in the previous life, and 444 said he had never married.
• Su Qiao's Father called from his business trip, reminded her to drink milk and go to bed, and Su Qiao told him not to overwork himself.

Su Qiao asked 444 to check the Su family's company and went to Hengyuan Group to get a close-range scan of Lu Jingheng. After waiting two hours, she entered his office, where 444 confirmed his identity as she prepared to speak.

• Su Qiao asked 444 to check whether anything had gone wrong with the Su family's company, and 444 connected to the network.
• Su Qiao arrived at Hengyuan Group and waited in the reception area for two hours.
• Lu Jingheng's male assistant escorted Su Qiao into his office.
• Lu Jingheng impatiently told Su Qiao to speak quickly and not waste his time.
• 444 confirmed Lu Jingheng's identity, and Su Qiao knitted her brows as she began to speak.