Chapter Summaries

Ye Tangtang returned to the palace after sneaking out and tried to placate Shen Qingqing with cakes. Shen Qingqing let her off with a warning, while Ye Tangtang wondered whether her mother was expecting a little sister, unaware that Shen Qingqing had taken medicine to prevent another child.

• Ye Tangtang ran into Jun Yuyuan in the rear garden, mistook him for having three heads, and gave him a box of osmanthus cakes before heading back to her palace.
• Shen Qingqing waited with a stick, but Ye Tangtang offered her cakes and explained that she had gone out to buy them.
• Shen Qingqing noticed perfume on Ye Tangtang, who admitted she had watched pretty young ladies dance, and warned her not to sneak out again.
• Ye Tangtang asked whether Shen Qingqing had a little sister in her belly, while Shen Qingqing recalled drinking medicine that meant she would never have a second child.

Ye Tangtang dreamed that she and Jun Yuyuan had two children, then woke and dismissed the possibility. Meanwhile, Jun Yuyuan kept drawing Ye Tangtang and could not clear her from his thoughts.

• Ye Tangtang dreamed that two babies called her Mommy and that Jun Yuyuan was their father.
• Ye Tangtang woke in her room, realized the children had only been a dream, and went back to sleep hoping to see them again.
• At Profound Heaven Hall, Jun Yuyuan crumpled a drawing, while Ling Feng secretly retrieved it and recognized Ye Tangtang's portrait.
• Ling Feng worried that Jun Yuyuan had fallen for Ye Tangtang, but Jin Yun said Jun Yuyuan would not let a woman distract him from his goals.
• Jun Yuyuan drew Ye Tangtang again, vowed to stop seeing her, and recited the Heart-Clearing Mantra, but continued thinking about her.

Ye Tangtang went to the Academy after breakfast and ran into Jun Yuyuan, who rescued her from walking into a wall. As they continued on, he pinched her cheek, and he overheard her imagining that she might become an empress with many male favorites.

• Ye Tangtang told the system about her dream of having two children with Jun Yuyuan, then denied liking him when it teased her.
• Shen Qingqing caught Ye Tangtang sneaking cake, gave her breakfast, and sent her to the Academy with snacks.
• Ye Tangtang ran into Jun Yuyuan, grabbed his sleeve, and nearly stumbled when he pulled away.
• Ye Tangtang overtook Jun Yuyuan and walked backward while making faces, nearly hitting a wall before he caught her hand.
• Jun Yuyuan warned Ye Tangtang to watch where she was going and pinched her cheek, while she wondered aloud about becoming an empress with many male favorites.

Ye Tangtang worried that her poems had left Lu Wuyou depressed and planned to visit him, but the Third Princess objected. Jun Yuyuan became her deskmate and agreed to teach her calligraphy, leaving her admiring his hands while he tried to hide a writing mistake.

• Ye Tangtang asked why Lu Wuyou had missed several academy classes and suspected her poems had made him depressed.
• Ye Tangtang said she planned to visit Lu Wuyou, but the Third Princess insisted that she would visit her cousin instead.
• Ye Tangtang offered Jun Yuyuan a lollipop, which he refused aloud but secretly tucked against his chest.
• Jun Yuyuan cushioned Ye Tangtang's head when she dozed off, and Ye Linze moved to the back so Jun Yuyuan could sit beside her.
• Jun Yuyuan agreed to teach Ye Tangtang calligraphy, then crumpled his paper when she pointed out a character he had written incorrectly.

Ye Tangtang tried to get Jun Yuyuan to teach her calligraphy, then secretly read an exciting storybook during class. After class, she left the Academy to visit Lu Wuyou, while Jun Yuyuan followed her until he distracted her with a story about a kitten.

• Ye Tangtang asked Jun Yuyuan to teach her calligraphy, but gave up when he said learning would take three years.
• Ye Tangtang hid her storybook from Jun Yuyuan and Grand Tutor Yun, who caught her reading in class and praised Jun Yuyuan's calligraphy.
• After class, Ye Tangtang said she would explain Lu Wuyou's situation to Father and visit him because she feared he might do something desperate.
• Jun Yuyuan followed Ye Tangtang past his Profound Heaven Hall, then claimed a kitten had caught his attention and left her searching for it.

Ye Tangtang visited Lu Wuyou at the Lu residence and tried to discourage Grand Secretary Lu from arranging their marriage, but her encouragement convinced Lu Wuyou that she wanted to marry him. After being settled in a side room, she prepared to sneak out at night with two explosive packs to make the Lu Family abandon the idea.

• Ye Tangtang left the palace to visit Lu Wuyou, despite Shen Qingqing's concerns, and argued with Ye Muxue over whose carriage had the right of way.
• At the Lu residence, Grand Secretary Lu welcomed Ye Tangtang warmly and took her to see Lu Wuyou, who had stayed away from the Academy after a setback.
• Ye Tangtang encouraged Lu Wuyou to work toward becoming the Top Scholar, but he declared that he would work hard to marry her.
• Grand Secretary Lu announced that he would ask the emperor to grant Ye Tangtang and Lu Wuyou a marriage, while Ye Muxue offered to marry her cousin and was rejected.
• After nightfall, Ye Tangtang slipped out of bed with two explosive packs, intending to make the Lu Family give up on marrying her into their household.

Ye Tangtang secretly blew up the Lu residence’s main hall, then pretended to Lu Wuyou that she had slept through the explosion. After the chaos, Lu Wuyou found the injured Ye Muxue, who told him she had been trampled.

• Ye Tangtang planted an Explosive Pack in the Lu residence’s main hall and fled after lighting its fuse, causing the household to panic and the hall to collapse.
• Ye Tangtang watched the residents scramble from atop a wall and took photos of Grand Secretary Lu before returning to her room.
• Lu Wuyou helped Grand Secretary Lu outside, then checked on Ye Tangtang, who feigned surprise and claimed she had been asleep.
• Ye Tangtang celebrated her prank in private and resolved to collect more Explosive Packs.
• Lu Wuyou found Ye Muxue on the ground, and she explained that maids had knocked her down and trampled her hand.

After an earthquake damaged the Lu residence, Ye Muxue accused Ye Tangtang of causing it, but Lu Wuyou refused to believe her. Grand Secretary Lu decided to send the Ninth Princess back to the imperial palace, while Lu Wuyou rejected Ye Muxue’s attempt to resume their old closeness.

• Lu Wuyou bandaged Ye Muxue’s hand and promised to investigate the strange earthquake, then rebuked her for accusing Ye Tangtang.
• Ye Muxue confronted Ye Tangtang at her bedroom door, but Ye Tangtang denied responsibility and refused to come out.
• Ye Muxue urged Grand Secretary Lu and Old Madam Lu to suspect Ye Tangtang and search her for strange objects.
• Grand Secretary Lu decided to send Ye Tangtang back to the imperial palace the next morning and warned Lu Wuyou to focus on getting along with Ye Muxue.
• Ye Muxue took Lu Wuyou’s sleeve and asked to be close again, but he pulled away and said he would regard her only as his cousin.

Ye Tangtang overslept at the Lu residence and insisted on returning to the palace, angering Grand Secretary Lu and Old Madam Lu. After Old Madam Lu questioned her about the main hall’s collapse, Ye Muxue accused her of causing it.

• Lu Wuyou rejected Ye Muxue as a marriage prospect, telling Grand Secretary Lu he would always regard her as a younger sister.
• Ye Tangtang refused to get up for breakfast, prompting Grand Secretary Lu to order that she be escorted home.
• Ye Tangtang woke near noon, refused Lu Wuyou’s offer to help her wash, dress, or eat, and demanded to return to the palace immediately.
• Old Madam Lu nearly fainted with rage when she saw Ye Tangtang, who ignored her and ate pastries while waiting to leave.
• Old Madam Lu asked Ye Tangtang about the previous night’s events, and Ye Tangtang denied knowing anything about the collapse of the main hall.
• Ye Muxue accused Ye Tangtang of deliberately causing the main hall to collapse, and Old Madam Lu agreed that the incident was suspicious.

Ye Tangtang left the Lu Family estate after Lu Wuyou stopped Ye Muxue from attacking her, but masked assassins ambushed her carriage on the way back. Jun Yuyuan arrived in time to save her and cornered the surviving attackers, demanding to know who had sent them.

• Ye Muxue tried to slap Ye Tangtang, but Lu Wuyou caught her wrist and escorted Ye Tangtang back toward the imperial palace.
• Ye Tangtang rode away in a luxurious carriage, but dozens of black-clad men ambushed her on a snowy mountain road.
• The driver fled, and Ye Tangtang dodged an assassin’s sword before escaping the carriage and running for help.
• Jun Yuyuan appeared, defeated several attackers, and gathered Ye Tangtang into his arms as more assassins charged.
• Jun Yuyuan killed one fleeing attacker, forced the remaining men to their knees, and asked who had sent them.

Jun Yuyuan killed the men who attacked them, then carried Ye Tangtang down Limitless Mountain as she tired, got hungry, and fell asleep in his arms. He found a cave before nightfall and laid her down beneath his outer robe.

• Jun Yuyuan killed the attackers after they admitted someone had hired them, and Ye Tangtang asked whether he had done it.
• Jun Yuyuan teased Ye Tangtang about being afraid of him, then carried her down the mountain when she struggled to walk.
• When Ye Tangtang grew hungry, Jun Yuyuan carried her toward the summit of Limitless Mountain to look for wild fruit.
• Thunder frightened Ye Tangtang, who clung to Jun Yuyuan before falling asleep in his arms.
• Jun Yuyuan found a cave as the snow grew heavier, laid Ye Tangtang on dry grass, and covered her with his outer robe.

Jun Yuyuan cared for Ye Tangtang in a forest cave, where she wondered whether he had been following her because he liked her. After he killed three wolves that attacked them, he crouched close and touched her forehead, leaving his intentions unclear.

• Jun Yuyuan brushed Ye Tangtang’s hair from her face, teased her about expecting a kiss, and went out to find food.
• Jun Yuyuan brought back wild fruits, shared roasted pheasant with Ye Tangtang, and made a fire for the night.
• When Ye Tangtang shivered in the cold, Jun Yuyuan gave her another layer of clothing, and she wondered if he had followed her because he had a crush on her.
• Ye Tangtang heard movement in the forest, and Jun Yuyuan drew out three wolves and killed them.
• After Ye Tangtang asked whether he was hurt, Jun Yuyuan crouched close and stroked her forehead as she shut her eyes in fright.

Jun Yuyuan and Ye Tangtang shared a teasing, intimate moment by the campfire before a wolf pack forced them to flee. At the foot of the mountain, the wolves cornered them, and Ye Tangtang feared they would die.

• Jun Yuyuan teased Ye Tangtang by the fire, and they playfully pinched and tousled each other before settling down for the night.
• Ye Tangtang worried that Jun Yuyuan was cold after giving her his clothes, and he reassured her that he was not afraid of the cold.
• Jun Yuyuan heard wolves approaching, woke Ye Tangtang, and led her away from their camp.
• Jun Yuyuan carried Ye Tangtang down the mountain as the wolf pack chased them.
• The wolves surrounded Jun Yuyuan and Ye Tangtang at the foot of the mountain, and Ye Tangtang clung to him in fear.

Jun Yuyuan protected Ye Tangtang from a pack of wolves and carried her to safety, where she treated his wound and stayed by his side. The next morning, Jun Yuyuan pretended his injury kept him from walking so Ye Tangtang would remain with him in the forest.

• Jun Yuyuan fought off the wolves while keeping Ye Tangtang behind him, and a wolf wounded his arm.
• Jun Yuyuan carried Ye Tangtang to a safer part of the forest, where she found a small cave and bandaged his wound.
• Ye Tangtang prepared medicinal herbs for Jun Yuyuan, and the two slept together in the cave.
• The next morning, Jun Yuyuan pretended he could not walk and urged Ye Tangtang to leave without him.
• Ye Tangtang refused to leave Jun Yuyuan alone, and he agreed to let her stay while he went to find food.

Ye Tangtang reconsidered Jun Yuyuan after he protected her, and they shared food while sheltering in the snow. They planned to resume their journey to the palace once the snowfall stopped, and Ye Tangtang asked Jun Yuyuan whether he liked anyone.

• Ye Tangtang used 2,000 points to draw food and shared bread and milk with Jun Yuyuan.
• Jun Yuyuan roasted wild fruit for Ye Tangtang, and she told him she would stop swindling him out of money.
• Ye Tangtang worried about their snowy surroundings and asked when they could return to the palace; Jun Yuyuan said the trip would take at least three days.
• Ye Tangtang wondered why Jun Yuyuan was so kind to her, while he privately questioned why she kept calling him impotent.
• Ye Tangtang asked Jun Yuyuan whether there was a girl he liked.

Ye Tangtang and Jun Yuyuan escaped the snowy wilderness and made their way toward the imperial capital. They reunited with the imperial guards while Ye Yubei and Shen Qingqing prepared to search for their missing daughter.

• Jun Yuyuan kept Ye Tangtang warm overnight in a cave, and the two set out after the snow stopped.
• Ye Tangtang and Jun Yuyuan rested at a village inn, shared a meal, and continued toward the imperial capital.
• When Ye Tangtang grew tired, Jun Yuyuan carried her on his back, bought her candied hawthorns, and continued to the city.
• Imperial guards recognized the sleeping Ye Tangtang as the Ninth Princess and prepared to report her return to His Majesty.
• Ye Yubei agreed to leave the palace with Shen Qingqing to search for Ye Tangtang.

Ye Tangtang returned safely to the palace with Jun Yuyuan, who had been injured while protecting her. Her parents welcomed her home, and she insisted that Jun Yuyuan join her for dinner before going to visit him.

• Shen Qingqing and Ye Yubei learned that Ye Tangtang had been found and greeted her when Jun Yuyuan brought her back.
• Ye Tangtang told her parents that Jun Yuyuan had saved her, and Ye Yubei questioned him about why he had left the palace and encountered her.
• Ye Tangtang defended Jun Yuyuan and persuaded Ye Yubei to let him share her dinner.
• Ye Tangtang reunited affectionately with Shen Qingqing, whose response to her daughter's private thoughts left both parents speechless.
• Jun Yuyuan returned to his palace to change and tend to his injury, then met Ye Tangtang when she arrived to see him.

Ye Tangtang reunited with Jun Yuyuan and invited him to dinner, where she defended him after learning he had been injured protecting her. Ye Yubei rewarded Jun Yuyuan for saving Tang Tang but ordered him to keep his distance from her, leaving Tang Tang demanding to know why.

• Ye Tangtang found Jun Yuyuan and took him to eat with her, while Ling Feng and Jin Yun speculated that Jun Yuyuan had fallen for the princess.
• Ye Tangtang and Jun Yuyuan teased and made up as they walked, and Tang Tang privately celebrated earning points from spending time with him.
• Ye Tangtang told Ye Yubei that a wolf had bitten Jun Yuyuan while he protected her from assassins and wolves in the mountains.
• Ye Yubei questioned Jun Yuyuan about his injury, and Tang Tang defended him and insisted he had been hurt saving her.
• Ye Yubei offered Jun Yuyuan a reward but ordered him to keep away from Tang Tang, who demanded an explanation and threatened to stop eating.

Ye Tangtang reunited with her parents and enjoyed a lavish family meal, while Ye Yubei resented Jun Yuyuan for receiving her attention. After opening her mystery box, Ye Tangtang heard her parents arguing and rushed over, where she found Shen Qingqing throwing Ye Yubei out.

• Ye Yubei urged Ye Tangtang to eat, and she devoured a roast duck and other dishes while thinking he would support her.
• Ye Tangtang served soup to Jun Yuyuan, Ye Yubei, and Shen Qingqing, while Ye Yubei glared at Jun Yuyuan.
• Ye Yubei asked about the Lu Family's collapsed main hall, and Ye Tangtang denied knowing what had happened.
• Ye Tangtang promised to stay in the palace, and Jun Yuyuan left after enduring Ye Yubei's hostile stares.
• Ye Tangtang changed into her Little Dinosaur Pajamas and opened a mystery box containing an electric fan, a refrigerator, and snacks.
• Ye Tangtang heard an argument and hurried over, where she saw Shen Qingqing throwing Ye Yubei out.

Ye Yubei ordered Shen Qingqing promoted to Consort Chen while investigating her past treatment and a failed assassination attempt against Ye Tangtang. Ye Tangtang woke to the news of her mother’s unprecedented promotion.

• Ye Yubei returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation after Ye Tangtang gave him a flashlight, then asked Eunuch Wang why Shen Qingqing would not forgive him.
• Ye Yubei ordered an investigation into Beauty Chen’s imprisoned father and decreed that she be promoted to Consort Chen with a grand ceremony.
• Ye Yubei pressed for results on the incense investigation and warned that he would punish Empress Lu if she had arranged the assassination attempt.
• Empress Lu and Ye Muxue confirmed that the people involved in the failed attack had been dealt with and agreed to avoid openly targeting Ye Tangtang for now.
• Chunyu told Shen Qingqing and Ye Tangtang that Ye Yubei had promoted Shen Qingqing directly from Beauty to Consort Chen.