Chapter Summaries

Cui Rong shared a meal with the Crown Prince, who eagerly returned his kindness. Outside the Imperial Study, Xiao Yu found Dantai Yunheng being mistreated by eunuchs, and their tense conversation about affection was interrupted by Emperor Jinyuan, who invited them inside.

• Cui Rong served the Crown Prince congee and deboned fish, and the Crown Prince thanked him and served him food in return.
• Xiao Yu heard eunuchs berating Dantai Yunheng outside the Imperial Study, and Eunuch De sent them back to their duties.
• Dantai Yunheng pushed Xiao Yu's wheelchair and asked whether Xiao Yu hated or liked him, insisting that Xiao Yu could only like him.
• Xiao Yu said he might fall for someone else, and Dantai Yunheng grew upset and asked to hug him.
• Emperor Jinyuan interrupted them, then invited Xiao Yu and Dantai Yunheng into the Imperial Study to talk.

Emperor Jinyuan questioned Dantai Yunheng about the time reversal and learned that An An had been injured in the future. Unable to return to their own time until Xiao Yu recovered his cultivation or they found the Divine Herb Ganzha, Xiao Yu and Dantai Yunheng were sent to the Hall of Diligent Study together.

• Emperor Jinyuan confronted Dantai Yunheng over his failure to protect An An, but Xiao Yu urged him to hear Dantai Yunheng's explanation.
• Dantai Yunheng explained that an ambush had left An An's Divine Soul unstable and that the Heaven and Earth Mirror had sent him away when he tried to help.
• Xiao Yu told Emperor Jinyuan that he and Dantai Yunheng could not return to the future until their spiritual energy recovered, unless they found the Divine Herb Ganzha.
• Emperor Jinyuan ordered Xiao Yu to attend lessons at the Hall of Diligent Study and named Dantai Yunheng his study companion.
• Xiao Yu accepted Dantai Yunheng as his companion, and the two left for the Hall of Diligent Study while Emperor Jinyuan went to find Wanwan.

At the princes’ archery lesson, Xiao Yu asserted his authority as their Little Imperial Uncle after the Sixth and Second Princes mistreated the Crown Prince as a target. He gave the Crown Prince the emperor’s gold token, leaving the other princes resentful.

• Dequan introduced Xiao Yu and Dantai Yunheng to the princes as their Little Imperial Uncle and his study companion.
• The Sixth Prince challenged Xiao Yu’s status, but Xiao Yu reminded him that he was their elder and could appeal to the emperor.
• Xiao Yu learned that the princes were using the Crown Prince as an archery target, then pinned the Sixth Prince and Second Prince to a tree with arrows.
• Xiao Yu showed the princes the emperor’s gold token, causing the guards to kneel and obey his order to withdraw.
• Xiao Yu gave the gold token to the Crown Prince as a first-meeting gift, provoking the Sixth Prince’s outrage and the Second Prince’s envy.

Xiao Yu tried to comfort Dantai Yunheng, who was upset that Xiao Yu treated the Crown Prince well and longed to return to the future. Their exchange turned intimate, and the Crown Prince overheard them before fleeing with a mistaken impression of their relationship.

• Xiao Yu asked Dantai Yunheng why he was downcast, and Dantai Yunheng complained that Xiao Yu was always good to the Crown Prince.
• Dantai Yunheng admitted he wanted to return to the future to find out whether An An had woken up, and Xiao Yu offered to ask the Heaven and Earth Mirror to send him back.
• Dantai Yunheng asked Xiao Yu for a kiss, and Xiao Yu agreed that their feelings were mutual.
• The Crown Prince arrived to return the gold token, overheard their intimate conversation, and ran away in embarrassment.
• Dantai Yunheng turned Xiao Yu's face back toward him, while the fleeing Crown Prince ran into something as someone warned him to watch out.

Cui Rong realized he had fallen for the Crown Prince after giving him the steamed buns he had brought for the Sixth Prince. He confessed his feelings to the Chancellor's Wife, who misunderstood the identity of the person he loved and agreed to reflect with him before urging him to choose someone else.

• Cui Rong gave the Crown Prince the buns and hurried away, unsettled by his racing heart.
• The Sixth Prince found Cui Rong and learned that his meat buns were gone, adding to his distress over his mother's demotion and the Emperor's changed affection.
• Cui Rong knelt in the ancestral hall and told the Chancellor's Wife he had fallen for someone he should not love.
• Cui Rong revealed that the person was neither a girl nor a young master, and the Chancellor's Wife concluded he was a eunuch from the Palace.
• The Chancellor's Wife knelt beside Cui Rong and suggested they reflect on their faults before finding someone else for him to love; Cui Rong reluctantly agreed.

Cui Rong left with breakfast for the prince he believed needed his help, while Xiao Yu and the younger Qi Yunheng argued over whether Qi Yunheng would fall for him. In Southern Zhao, Dantai Yunheng reunited with Xiao Yu and explained that the Heaven and Earth Mirror had sent him to see Xiao Yu six years earlier.

• Cui Rong assured the Chancellor's wife he would behave properly toward the young prince and left with a packed breakfast.
• Qi Yunheng woke beside Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yu realized that his younger self had awakened early and that the older Qi Yunheng had been sent back too.
• Xiao Yu introduced himself again, but Qi Yunheng insisted he would never fall for Xiao Yu and left the bedchamber.
• In Southern Zhao, Dantai Yunheng woke beside Xiao Yu and embraced him, relieved to see him well.
• Dantai Yunheng told Xiao Yu he had visited him six years earlier and regretted leaving without saying goodbye, but Xiao Yu reassured him that they were together now.

Six years earlier, Qi Yunheng decided to remain in the Jin Kingdom and arranged to protect the Eleventh Prince if possible. Three years later, he was still following Xiao Yu, whose plans for marriage drove Qi Yunheng to confess that he wanted Xiao Yu for himself.

• After learning that his mother had been confined to the Cold Palace, Qi Yunheng refused to involve himself in Southern Zhao's affairs but ordered Uncle Fu to check on the Eleventh Prince and his mother.
• Three years later, Qi Yunheng interrupted Xiao Yu and Shen Zhijie's meal, ate Xiao Yu's noodles, and followed him when he left.
• Xiao Yu told Qi Yunheng to stop following him and said Qi Yunheng was interfering with his plans to arrange a betrothal.
• Qi Yunheng insisted that Xiao Yu already had him, and Xiao Yu reminded him of his earlier claim that he would never like him.
• Qi Yunheng hugged Xiao Yu from behind and asked to make up, then declared that Xiao Yu could only have a baby with him.
• Embarrassed by Qi Yunheng's loud declaration, Xiao Yu dragged him away and told him not to say such things again.

Cui Rong and the Crown Prince struggled with their feelings after the Crown Prince was told to choose a Crown Princess. Cui Rong resolved to keep supporting and protecting him, even if he married someone else.

• The Crown Prince told Cui Rong that Emperor Father and Empress Mother had sent portraits for him to choose a Crown Princess, and admitted he had not chosen anyone.
• Cui Rong recommended Princess Ning'an for her qualities and influential allies, then assured the Crown Prince that he would support him.
• After the Crown Prince left, Cui Rong restrained his urge to destroy the portraits and left the Eastern Palace.
• The Chancellor's Wife found Cui Rong kneeling in the Ancestral Hall and heard him ask how he could stop the Crown Prince from appointing a Crown Princess.
• Cui Rong told the Chancellor's Wife that he could not love someone else and would continue visiting the Eastern Palace to stand behind and protect the Crown Prince.

Cui Rong saw the Crown Prince with Princess Ning'an and left, then later returned to ask whether the Crown Prince had chosen a Crown Princess. He confessed his love and offered himself for the position, leaving the Crown Prince visibly moved but concerned the Chancellor would object.

• Cui Rong arrived at the Eastern Palace and saw the Crown Prince laughing with Princess Ning'an, which made him turn away and leave.
• The Crown Prince and Xiao Zhiyu discussed her becoming his Crown Princess, and she agreed to support him while urging him to speak with his Imperial Uncle and the others.
• Xiao Zhiyu asked the Crown Prince to treat her to a meal at Fortune House, and he later returned to his study hoping his Little Uncle would visit.
• Cui Rong appeared in the Crown Prince's study, caught him when he stumbled, and asked whether he had chosen a Crown Princess.
• Cui Rong told the Crown Prince to call him Xuanzhi and asked to become his Crown Princess, then confessed that he was in love with him.

Cui Rong confessed his love to the Crown Prince, and the two shared their first kiss. Cui Rong asked to become the Crown Prince’s Crown Princess, and the Crown Prince agreed, leaving them committed to a life together.

• Cui Rong told the Crown Prince he loved him, but the Crown Prince assumed he was drunk.
• Cui Rong asked permission to do something disrespectful and kissed the Crown Prince, who returned the kiss.
• Afterward, the Crown Prince called Cui Rong “Xuanzhi,” and Cui Rong asked him to say it again.
• Cui Rong asked the Crown Prince to make him his Crown Princess and share a life together.
• The Crown Prince agreed and resolved not to let Cui Rong regret his words.

Emperor Jinyuan left the palace with the Empress and Xiyue, while Crown Prince Chang became Emperor Jing of Jin and prepared to attend Little Imperial Uncle’s wedding in Southern Zhao. He entrusted Prince Xuan with governing in his absence, then reaffirmed his love for Cui Rong.

• Emperor Jinyuan and the Empress left the palace with Xiyue, and he told the Empress their children would find their own happiness.
• Crown Prince Chang received the imperial decree and ascended the throne as Emperor Jing of Jin.
• Emperor Jing of Jin accepted the invitation to attend the King of Southern Zhao’s wedding and arranged for Prince Xuan to oversee the realm with court officials assisting him.
• Cui Rong asked Emperor Jing of Jin why he had appointed Prince Xuan to govern, and Emperor Jing of Jin told him that Cui Rong was his only family.
• Emperor Jing of Jin and Cui Rong embraced and confessed their love for each other.

At the border, Dantai Yunheng identified Xiao Yu among ten masked decoys and carried him off toward Southern Zhao for their wedding. As they rode through the peach-blossom-filled city, Dantai Yunheng said he could not wait to marry him.

• Su Xun and Emperor Jing of Jin challenged Dantai Yunheng to find Xiao Yu among ten masked men.
• Dantai Yunheng chose the seventh man, who revealed an unfamiliar face before speaking in Xiao Yu’s voice and restoring his appearance.
• Dantai Yunheng explained that he recognized Xiao Yu by his scent.
• Dantai Yunheng carried Xiao Yu to his horse and rode ahead toward the wedding, while their companions hurried after them.
• Dantai Yunheng told Xiao Yu he wanted to reach home and bow to heaven and earth with him as the people cheered their wedding.

Xiao Yu met Tan Tai Heng, who had returned to his original form and forgotten their time together, while bathing on Spirit Mountain. The story ended with Xiao Yu unconsciously clinging to Tan Tai Heng and Tan Tai Heng deciding to take him with him.

• Xiao Yu, sleepless and missing A-Heng, touched the Azure Dragon’s head in the pool and accepted his invitation to pet him.
• The Azure Dragon, who was Tan Tai Heng, transformed into a man, covered the sleeping Xiao Yu with clothes, and lifted him from the pool.
• Little Seven warned Tan Tai Heng that he had triggered Spirit Mountain’s protective formation and urged him to put Xiao Yu down, but Tan Tai Heng refused.
• Immortal Venerable Yuheng appeared and confronted Tan Tai Heng, insisting that Xiao Yu was his disciple.
• Tan Tai Heng asked the sleeping Xiao Yu to come with him, and Xiao Yu wrapped his arms around him; Tan Tai Heng then declared that he would take him away.

Emperor Xuan of Jin granted Empress Dowager Cui permission to leave the palace and live freely, while Yun Cheng struggled to manage Southern Zhao in his elder brother’s absence. Xiao Yu and Dantai Yunheng continued their honeymoon in Jiangnan, deciding to travel wherever they could be together.

• Emperor Xuan of Jin grew frustrated with his duties after his elder brother abdicated and disappeared with their Little Imperial Uncle.
• Empress Dowager Cui asked Emperor Xuan of Jin to let her leave the palace and find a new life, and he agreed.
• Yun Cheng missed his elder brother and Sister-in-Law while facing a towering stack of memorials in Southern Zhao.
• Xiao Yu worried that they had left Southern Zhao to Yun Cheng, but Dantai Yunheng told him Yun Cheng had to grow stronger.
• Dantai Yunheng asked Xiao Yu where he wanted to go next, and Xiao Yu said he wanted to be wherever Dantai Yunheng was.