Recaps

Xiao Yu used his thoughts and strange powers to protect Emperor Jinyuan, the Crown Prince, and Consort Wan while gaining the title of Prince Yu. Consort Liu’s scheme to frame Consort Wan ended in a palace standoff, with Xiao Yu overpowering Shen Zhuocheng and leaving him and Consort Liu facing death.

• Xiao Yu warned Emperor Jinyuan about Consort Cui’s poisoned soup and plans, leading the emperor to expose and demote her.
• Xiao Yu uncovered corruption and rescued captive boys, while Emperor Jinyuan adopted him as Prince Yu despite ministerial objections.
• Xiao Yu protected the Crown Prince from bullying and an attempted drowning, then remained close to him as Emperor Jinyuan restored Consort Wan’s standing and named her empress.
• Consort Liu tried to frame Consort Wan with poems, but Consort Wan explained that she had once admired Xiao Yu’s father and had never acted on those feelings.
• Emperor Jinyuan condemned Consort Liu for slander, and Xiao Yu’s thoughts exposed her future crimes and plot against the Crown Prince.
• Shen Zhuocheng took Xiao Yu hostage to protect Consort Liu, but Xiao Yu disarmed and kicked him down before giving him a sword and telling him to take his own life.

Xiao Yu exposed schemes in the Shen household, exchanged teasing letters with Qi Yunheng, and finally reunited with him after a poisoned attack on the Crown Prince. The arc left Xiao Yu and Qi Yunheng confronting their tangled feelings in the ruined hostage residence.

• Emperor Jinyuan buried Consort Liu with Shen Zhuocheng, while Sun Wenxun left for his county and Xiao Yu rescued a venomous snake from the burning Cold Palace.
• Xiao Yu challenged ministers opposing Fang’s coronation by exposing their marital hypocrisies, then obtained permission to leave the palace and met Shen Zhijie.
• Xiao Yu warned Shen Wuji about Duan Wu’s plans to impersonate him, while Shen Yuzhu learned that her father had arranged her marriage to Xie Guifan.
• Xiao Yu protected Shen Yuzhu from Xie Guifan, then faced accusations from the Marquis of Pingxi and exchanged letters with Qi Yunheng, who replied with teasing insults.
• Qi Yunheng arrived in the Jin Kingdom wounded and masked, and Xiao Yu treated him before they dined with Su Xun and Qi Yunheng left in jealousy.
• Emperor Jinyuan agreed that Xiao Yu could move to Prince Yu’s Residence after the autumn hunt, but Yuchu attacked Xiao Yu and the Crown Prince with poisoned arrows.
• Xiao Yu learned the Crown Prince’s poison required the poisoner’s blood, tracked Qi Yunheng through Fuxi, and confronted him at the ruined hostage residence.

Xiao Yu and Qi Yunheng acknowledged their love, but Xiao Yu stayed in Jin Kingdom while Qi Yunheng returned to Southern Zhao. Their separation brought affectionate messages and a robe that Qi Yunheng displayed as a sign that only the man he loved could be his Queen.

• Qi Yunheng kissed Xiao Yu, and the Crown Prince saw them before leaving in sorrow.
• After assassins attacked the Crown Prince, Xiao Yu found Qi Yunheng and promised not to doubt him again, then invited him to return as his beloved consort.
• Xiao Yu introduced Qi Yunheng to his family, but later explained that he could not leave Jin Kingdom when Qi Yunheng had to return to Southern Zhao.
• Xiao Yu sent Qi Yunheng an affectionate letter and Voice Transmission Talismans, and Qi Yunheng replied that he longed for him.
• Xiao Yu protected the Seventh Prince from Second Uncle Xiao’s attempt to use her for power and reassured her that she had him.
• Xiao Yu defended Su Jingxue from Second Uncle Xiao’s proposed marriage to Xiao Wenjun and warned her to stay home.
• Yun Cheng secretly traveled to Xiao Yu and revealed that Qi Yunheng hugged Xiao Yu’s robe every night.
• Qi Yunheng displayed Xiao Yu’s robe as the Queen at court and told the ministers that only the man he loved could be his Queen.

Xiao Yu and Qi Yunheng renewed their promises while the Crown Prince's rescue brought him closer to Cui Rong. Qi Yunheng sought a marriage alliance, then abducted Xiao Yu before receiving his answer and provoked Emperor Jinyuan's response.

• Little Yun Cheng interrupted Xiao Yu's marriage meeting, while Black Crane disrupted Wu Lifeng's courtship and sought to repay his kindness.
• Xiao Yu brought Little Yun Cheng to Southern Zhao and publicly affirmed his love for Qi Yunheng before the ministers.
• The Crown Prince survived an assassination attempt with Cui Rong, grew closer to him in a cave, and was found by Xiao Yu.
• Emperor Jinyuan sent Prince Xuan to Jiangzhou, and Cui Rong accompanied him after the Crown Prince recognized his Little Uncle.
• Xiao Yu reunited with Qi Yunheng during the Winter Festival and promised to stay with him through every lifetime.
• Xiao Yu punished Kuang Wen with heavenly lightning, preserved his and Feng Guangbai's weakened soul essences, and carved his name beside Qi Yunheng's on a Three-Lives Stone.
• Qi Yunheng offered Southern Zhao as a vassal state in exchange for marrying Prince Yu, while Emperor Jinyuan left the decision to Xiao Yu.
• Qi Yunheng abducted Xiao Yu to Southern Zhao, Xiao Yu assured him he was not angry, and Emperor Jinyuan ordered the Prince of Zhennan to be informed.