Recaps

Jiang Yingcheng woke to learn that Fang Yiwan had struck the Grievance Drum to accuse Fang Siwan of switching their children. In Chongyun Hall, Fang Yiwan presented her account and claimed letters from Consort Wan could prove it, while Jiang Tinghuai awaited that evidence.

• Jiang Yingcheng woke when System Bro warned her that Fang Yiwan had struck the Grievance Drum over an alleged child switch.
• Jiang Tinghuai learned Fang Yiwan was making the accusation and returned to Chongyun Hall with the officials.
• Fang Yiwan endured the punishment for striking the drum, then presented her Lawsuit Petition to Jiang Tinghuai.
• Fang Yiwan claimed a midwife had told her that she gave birth to a girl and that Jinshu had been sent out from the palace.
• Fang Yiwan said the midwife had letters written by Consort Wan, and Jiang Tinghuai welcomed the offer of evidence.

Midwife Gao Lan testified that a palace woman had ordered her to conceal or switch Lin Mansion’s newborn, and Fang Yiwan used forged clues to implicate Consort Wan. Jiang Tinghuai exposed that the letter’s handwriting did not match Consort Wan’s Buddhist scriptures and summoned her to Chongyun Hall.

• Gao Lan told Jiang Tinghuai that a supposed palace confidante had asked her to conceal a baby girl’s sex and possibly switch the babies at the Lin Mansion.
• Tan Wenhan and other officials challenged Gao Lan’s credibility and defended the Little Highness as the Emperor’s child.
• Gao Lan claimed the woman had entered the palace and worn a waist token marked with the character “bamboo,” while Fang Yiwan concealed her satisfaction because she had staged those clues.
• Jiang Tinghuai examined Gao Lan’s letter and asked Fang Yiwan whether it was Consort Wan’s handwriting, which Fang Yiwan affirmed.
• Jiang Tinghuai compared the letter with Consort Wan’s Buddhist Scriptures, declared the handwriting did not match, and ordered attendants to bring Consort Wan to Chongyun Hall.

Jiang Yingcheng escaped the palace with Fang Siwan and Lin Jinshu after learning that Fang Yiwan had accused Fang Siwan of switching the children. As Jiang Tinghuai rushed to deal with the danger, Fang Siwan resolved to leave the palace and raise the two children herself.

• A servant told Jiang Tinghuai that Jiang Yingcheng had fled with Fang Siwan and Lin Jinshu, and he ordered Prince Xin and Prince Jing imprisoned before going after them.
• Liaochen and the others reached the outskirts with Jiang Yingcheng, Fang Siwan, and Lin Jinshu, while Wu Leyong went to buy a carriage.
• Fang Siwan asked Jiang Yingcheng why they had escaped, and Jiang Yingcheng claimed that Fang Yiwan had beaten the Grievance Drum to accuse her of switching Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu.
• Fang Siwan was shaken by the accusation, but Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu comforted her.
• Fang Siwan clasped the children's hands and resolved to take them away and raise them herself, and both children agreed.

Liaochen pursued a notorious bandit while Zhong Chengwang and Yu Xingmian stayed behind to protect Fang Siwan, Lin Jinshu, and Jiang Yingcheng. A masked Martial Arts Grandmaster and more than ten expert fighters surrounded them, and Chengcheng begged her system for hidden weapons as her uncles faced them.

• Liaochen spotted a fleeing bandit and chased after him, telling the others to go on ahead.
• Jiang Yingcheng realized more attackers were approaching, so Zhong Chengwang and Yu Xingmian drew their swords to guard the group.
• A masked attacker struck Yu Xingmian and kicked Zhong Chengwang into a tree.
• More than ten black-clad fighters surrounded the group, but Zhong Chengwang and Yu Xingmian stood in front of Chengcheng despite their injuries.
• The masked attacker urged the two men to play dead, while Chengcheng begged System Bro to exchange for more Hidden Weapon Cases.

Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu ambushed the black-clad men with Hidden Weapon Cases, but the Martial Arts Grandmaster knocked Yu Xingmian and Zhong Chengwang unconscious. The grandmaster captured the children and Fang Siwan, intending to use Jiang Yingcheng as leverage against a monk.

• Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu unleashed Hidden Weapon Cases, striking several black-clad men and forcing the rest to retreat beyond the needles’ range.
• Zhong Chengwang taunted the Martial Arts Grandmaster, but the grandmaster struck; Yu Xingmian took the palm strike meant for Zhong Chengwang, and both men collapsed unconscious.
• Jiang Yingcheng called on System Bro for medicine and secretly received two pills, then slapped Yu Xingmian and Zhong Chengwang while pretending to cry.
• The Martial Arts Grandmaster confiscated the Hidden Weapon Cases, ordered his men to knock out Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu, and had Fang Siwan taken along as well.
• The Martial Arts Grandmaster refused to kill Jiang Yingcheng, saying she needed to stay alive as a burden to that monk.

Jiang Yingcheng used her supposed divinations to expose Sun Qiang for stealing Zhang Ren’s reward money, turning the guards against each other while she planned to escape with Lin Jinshu. Just as the two children prepared to slip away, Prince Jing’s voice stopped them.

• Lin Jinshu woke and overheard Jiang Yingcheng claim she could prove she was Bodhisattva Jiayue.
• Jiang Yingcheng revealed that Sun Qiang had taken Zhang Ren’s reward money and hidden it beneath a courtyard tree.
• Zhang Ren realized Sun Qiang had stolen his money and attacked him with his saber.
• Jiang Yingcheng hid with Lin Jinshu and planned to escape while the guards fought.
• Prince Jing spoke from outside the door, freezing both children in place.

Jiang Yi'an visited the Small Courtyard, where Lin Jinshu and Jiang Yingcheng had been unable to escape after he surrounded it with guards. He lied about the palace’s response to their flight, then left after warning the children to behave, and denied that he hated them.

• Jiang Yi'an entered the Small Courtyard with his armed men, forcing Sun Qiang and Zhang Ren to kneel while Lin Jinshu led Jiang Yingcheng to face him.
• Jiang Yi'an asked what the children had done to his men, then told them that Jiang Tinghuai had declared Consort Wan guilty and ordered all seven fugitives wanted.
• Jiang Yingcheng asked System Bro whether Jiang Yi'an was lying, and System Bro confirmed that Jiang Tinghuai had only pretended to faint and that no warrant had been issued.
• Jiang Yi'an warned the children to behave and left the courtyard.
• When his steward asked why he had arranged a comfortable place for children he supposedly disliked, Jiang Yi'an stopped and asked who had said he hated them.

Jiang Yi'an told Cui Yue that Jiang Yingcheng had prepared farewell gifts for people she considered family, but Cui Yue mistook this for proof that the children had won his prince’s affection. He told Jiang Yingcheng that Prince Jing liked her, and she seized on the news to persuade Cui Yue to help her make him a secret gift.

• Jiang Yi'an explained that Jiang Yingcheng had spent an hour delivering farewell gifts and medicinal herbs to siblings she cared about before leaving the palace.
• Cui Yue misunderstood Jiang Yi'an's explanation and concluded that Jiang Yingcheng had known her identity was false and planned her departure in advance.
• Cui Yue told Jiang Yingcheng that Prince Jing liked her, and she reacted with surprise before pretending to cry about a doll Prince Jing had once refused.
• Jiang Yingcheng persuaded Cui Yue to help her carve another doll in secret, and Cui Yue resolved to defend Prince Jing's tender heart.

Cui Yue returned to watch over Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu, then helped them sneak into the garden to pick wood. Their outing ended when someone cried that there was a fire in the estate.

• Cui Yue found Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu asleep, woke them, and promised to take them to pick out some wood.
• Cui Yue repeatedly sent the courtyard guards to fetch food and drinks, leaving himself alone with the children.
• Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu pretended to complain that the guards were starving them, convincing the last guard to go to the Kitchen.
• Cui Yue led the children into the garden, where Jiang Yingcheng pointed out a tree for him to fetch a branch from.
• Cui Yue heard an alarm ring through the estate as someone shouted, "Fire!!"

Cui Yue learned that the courtyard where Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu had been staying was on fire, and he believed someone was trying to kill them. While he rushed to the blaze, Jiang Yingcheng knocked out their escort and escaped with Lin Jinshu, leaving Cui Yue to reach Jiang Yi'an without them.

• Cui Yue discovered that the children’s courtyard was burning and suspected Prince Xin was behind an attempt on their lives.
• Jiang Yingcheng suggested an idea to Cui Yue, who then entrusted her and Lin Jinshu to Lin Yuan to guide them to the prince’s courtyard.
• Jiang Yingcheng secretly knocked Lin Yuan unconscious, and she and Lin Jinshu ran away together.
• Cui Yue stopped a servant from reporting that the children were safe, then went to the burning courtyard and pretended to arrive in a panic before Jiang Yi'an.

Jiang Yi'an ordered guards into the burning courtyard to rescue the Little Highnesses, then rushed into the flames himself. Meanwhile, Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu escaped through a hidden hole and made their way through the mountain forest, with Jiang Yingcheng sensing that something was nearby.

• Cui Yue pretended that the Little Highnesses had been left inside the burning courtyard, and Jiang Yi'an ordered guards to search for them.
• Jiang Yi'an declared that the rescue depended on fate, then took a soaked quilt and ran into the flames himself.
• Jiang Yingcheng found a hidden hole beneath some weeds, and Lin Jinshu crawled out first to check for danger.
• Lin Jinshu pulled Jiang Yingcheng through the hole and led her into the forest, repeatedly correcting their direction by sniffing the air.
• As they slowly navigated the mountain paths, Jiang Yingcheng heard an unexpected sound.

Jiang Yi'an learned that Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu were alive and had fled into the mountains, then arranged to have them brought to the secret chamber. Jiang Yingcheng planned another escape, but she and Lin Jinshu were captured and arrived wailing for Jiang Yi'an to stand up for her.

• Cui Yue told Jiang Yi'an that Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu were alive, so Jiang Yi'an ordered the search to stop and secretly expanded it to the surrounding area and barren mountain.
• Jiang Yi'an realized Jiang Yingcheng's wooden carving was connected to the Witchcraft Doll used to frame her and ordered trustworthy men to stage a search.
• Jiang Yingcheng learned that Prince Jing's expert men were pursuing her and Lin Jinshu, and resolved to escape again the next day.
• Jiang Yingcheng whispered a new plan to Lin Jinshu as they continued through the mountains.
• Jiang Yi'an waited in the secret chamber after his men reported they had caught the children, then heard Jiang Yingcheng wail for him to stand up for her.

Jiang Yingcheng convinced Jiang Yi'an that she and Lin Jinshu had been kidnapped, but her repeated trips into the mountains made him suspicious. After Jiang Yi'an discovered the opening they had been using, he announced he would seal it that night, leaving Jiang Yingcheng worried about how she would escape.

• Jiang Yingcheng told Jiang Yi'an that a bad man had drugged Cui Yue, kidnapped her and Lin Jinshu, and taken them to the mountains.
• Jiang Yingcheng revealed that the kidnapper had mentioned her new royal uncle and identified a man in her courtyard by the mole at the corner of his mouth.
• Jiang Yi'an kept Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu in the Secret Chamber until he confirmed the man had been sent by Prince Xin, then brought them out two days later.
• Jiang Yi'an repeatedly questioned Jiang Yingcheng after Li Cheng found her and Lin Jinshu in the mountains, while she offered excuses about gathering fruit, carving a doll, and catching a rabbit.
• Jiang Yi'an told Jiang Yingcheng he had found the opening and would seal it that night, and she worried that she would no longer be able to escape.

Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu failed repeatedly to escape Prince Jing’s residence, so Jiang Yingcheng changed tactics and asked to see Jiang Yi'an. During calligraphy practice, she revealed that she had seen a letter about Consort Shu and its threat to disgrace the emperor, leaving Jiang Yi'an startled.

• Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu were caught after escaping through a newly discovered hole, and Jiang Yi'an teased them about their attempt.
• Jiang Yingcheng complained that their escapes had become humiliating and decided to try a different approach.
• Jiang Yingcheng loudly threatened to run away until the guards appeared, then persuaded them to take her and Lin Jinshu to Jiang Yi'an.
• Jiang Yi'an began teaching the children calligraphy, but Jiang Yingcheng instead mentioned seeing Consort Shu’s letter before the New Year's Banquet.
• Jiang Yingcheng said the letter claimed Consort Shu would put a green cuckold’s hat on the emperor, and Jiang Yi'an’s mocking smile froze.

Jiang Yingcheng told Jiang Yi'an about the underground labyrinth to stir his suspicions about Jiang Silin, and the prince’s spies soon found evidence of the secret passage. When Jiang Yi'an brought the children to his courtyard to question them further, Jiang Yingcheng pretended to become a different person, leaving him doubtful and wary.

• Jiang Yingcheng traded details about the underground labyrinth for pastries, prompting Jiang Yi'an to hurry off and verify her story.
• Jiang Yi'an’s spies discovered the Cold Palace secret passage, corroborating Jiang Yingcheng’s account, and he summoned her and Lin Jinshu to his courtyard.
• Jiang Yingcheng pretended to faint on the way and then spoke as though she had entered another person’s body.
• Jiang Yi'an scoffed at Jiang Yingcheng’s act and accused her of playing at gods and ghosts, while she smiled because he did not believe her.

Jiang Yingcheng told Jiang Yi'an that his sweetheart, Tang Chuqing, had been Prince Xin Jiang Silin’s accomplice and might still be alive. Jiang Yi'an dismissed the children for the night but returned before midnight to speak with Jiang Yingcheng.

• Cui Yue reminded Jiang Yi'an that Zhang Ren and Sun Qiang had once reported an unbelievable account of divine possession, but Jiang Yi'an remained skeptical.
• Jiang Yingcheng, pretending to be Venerable Jiayue, insulted Jiang Yi'an and revealed that his sweetheart was connected to Prince Xin, Jiang Silin.
• Jiang Yingcheng said Tang Chuqing had loved Jiang Silin, helped him achieve his goal, and had not died as Jiang Yi'an believed.
• Jiang Yingcheng told Jiang Yi'an to examine Tang Chuqing’s remains, but he ordered Cui Yue to take Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu away instead.
• After Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu went to sleep, Jiang Yi'an woke Jiang Yingcheng before midnight and asked to talk.

Jiang Yi'an learned that Tang Chuqing’s remains were not hers and that Emperor Mingze had been named in the final edict, then collapsed before he could investigate further. Liaochen rescued Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu from Prince Jing’s residence, where grandmasters fought the guards.

• Jiang Yi'an questioned Jiang Yingcheng about Tang Chuqing, but Lin Jinshu told him to investigate Prince Xin’s fief and revealed that Emperor Mingze had been named in the final edict.
• Lin Jinshu said Prince Xin had also sent a letter about the fake edict to the Prince of Nanyang, leaving Jiang Yi'an pale and motionless.
• Jiang Yi'an took a step toward the children, swayed, and collapsed as Liaochen arrived and carried them away.
• Liaochen took Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu over the rooftops while grandmasters fought Prince Jing’s guards throughout the residence.
• Jiang Yingcheng asked who the fighters were, and Liaochen pointed out three grandmasters in the battle.

Liaochen and the grandmasters fought Ke Ren and the Prince’s Residence guards while rescuing Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu. Jiang Yingcheng pretended Ke Ren had attacked her with a hidden weapon, giving Liaochen a chance to escape with the two little ones as the others continued the fight.

• Jian Gu, Si Ming, Pei Muchen, and the other fighters overwhelmed Ke Ren’s forces after reinforcements arrived at the Prince’s Residence.
• Jiang Yingcheng spotted Yu Xingmian and Wu Leyong guarding the edge of the battle, while Liaochen watched with the two little ones in his arms.
• Ke Ren spat blood after Liaochen mocked him, and Jiang Yingcheng nearly revealed gossip about Liaochen’s past before his coughing stopped her.
• Liaochen decided to leave with Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu, but Cui Yue arrived and asked why the little ones were running away despite liking the Prince.
• Jiang Yingcheng pretended Ke Ren had used a hidden weapon and fainted into Liaochen’s arms, allowing him to disappear into the night with the children.
• Si Ming raised his sword and called for everyone to avenge the Little Highness.

Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu reunited with Fang Siwan after Liaochen helped them escape, and their group chose to flee toward the Beiming Border to warn Jiang Yingcheng’s Imperial Father. After nearly a month of travel, they reached the Great Rui army’s camp and stopped at an inn to rest.

• Jiang Yingcheng and Lin Jinshu reunited with Fang Siwan, who checked that both children were unharmed.
• Si Ming, Liaochen, Jian Gu, and Pei Muchen greeted the children and discussed where to hide from Prince Jing and Prince Xin’s pursuit.
• Jiang Yingcheng thought about warning her Imperial Father that Prince Xin planned to trap him and seize the throne, so Liaochen redirected the group toward the Beiming Border.
• Zhong Chengwang set off for the Beiming Border to deliver a warning, while the rest of the group began the journey there.
• After traveling day and night for nearly a month, Liaochen led the group to the Great Rui army’s camp, where they chose an inn and prepared to rest.

Jiang Yingcheng thought Emperor Mingze had rejected her and began writing Gao Siyuan a note about Prince Xin, while Gao Siyuan revealed that the emperor had gone missing during the campaign against Beiming. The group realized the note could concern Prince Xin’s plans to exploit the emperor’s absence.

• Si Ming collided with Gao Siyuan, who greeted Jiang Yingcheng warmly and took her to a nearby residence.
• Gao Siyuan told Jiang Yingcheng that Emperor Mingze could not come for her yet, and she wrongly concluded that her father no longer wanted her.
• Jiang Yingcheng cried alone, then began writing a note to Gao Siyuan about Prince Xin while Liaochen listened outside.
• Liaochen joined Gao Siyuan and the others, and Gao Siyuan revealed that Emperor Mingze had gone missing after visiting Peach Blossom Haven six days earlier.
• Liaochen mentioned that Jiang Yingcheng was writing about Prince Xin, then realized the danger and cried out, “Oh no!”

Jiang Yingcheng secretly left to bring supplies to her missing Imperial Father, Jiang Yanchuan, while he struggled through the mountains alone. She found him at last, and he confronted her for coming so far by herself.

• After realizing Jiang Yingcheng had learned that Jiang Yanchuan was missing, Fang Siwan, Liaochen, and Gao Siyuan searched her courtyard and discovered she had disappeared.
• Jiang Yingcheng bought clothes, bandages, and pastries, then set off alone to find Jiang Yanchuan.
• Separated from his elite squad in a downpour, Jiang Yanchuan continued over the mountain despite his injuries and fever.
• Jiang Yingcheng learned that Jiang Yanchuan was close and praised him in her thoughts, which helped him recognize her voice.
• Jiang Yanchuan came up behind Jiang Yingcheng as she rested by a tree and said, "You've gotten bold."

Jiang Yingcheng reunited with Jiang Yanchuan, who was feverish and badly wounded, and brought him to an empty house. When he collapsed, System Bro helped her lift him with an instant-use item, just as a man arrived at the courtyard.

• Jiang Yanchuan realized Jiang Yingcheng had traveled to him alone and softened when he saw her muddy, torn clothes.
• Jiang Yingcheng embraced Jiang Yanchuan and hid the reason she had left the palace, trusting her note about Uncle Prince Xin's planned rebellion to reach Grandpa Kan.
• Jiang Yingcheng gave Jiang Yanchuan clean clothes and wound medicine, then led him toward a nearby house as his fever worsened.
• Jiang Yingcheng found the house empty, but Jiang Yanchuan collapsed before they could enter properly.
• System Bro exchanged for an instant-use item, allowing Jiang Yingcheng to lift Jiang Yanchuan, when a man called out from the courtyard entrance.

Jiang Yanchuan woke after two days unconscious and learned that Jiang Yingcheng had cared for him while he recovered. After sharing a meal with Chi Jingyang, Jiang Yanchuan failed to learn who he was and went outside at night to confront someone hiding nearby.

• Jiang Yanchuan woke and found that Chi Jingyang and Jiang Yingcheng had treated his wounds.
• Jiang Yingcheng told Jiang Yanchuan she had cared for him, and he praised her before they went out to eat.
• Jiang Yingcheng took the rice from the pot and shared her pastries with Jiang Yanchuan and Chi Jingyang.
• Jiang Yanchuan spent the meal trying to learn Chi Jingyang's identity but got no answers.
• After Jiang Yingcheng fell asleep, Jiang Yanchuan went into the courtyard and ordered someone hiding behind a tree to come out.

Chi Jingyang discovered that Gu Chuan was actually Emperor Mingze, Jiang Yanchuan, and was caught trying to leave. The next morning, Jiang Yingcheng happily made breakfast for her father, while Jiang Yanchuan decided to let her happiness continue a little longer before sending her into the woods with Chi Jingyang.

• Chi Jingyang learned that Gu Chuan was Emperor Mingze and that the hidden men had contacted their camp about following the Little Highness.
• Chi Jingyang packed to flee, but Jiang Yanchuan told him he had been waiting for him.
• Jiang Yingcheng woke early, checked that Jiang Yanchuan was alive, and chased Chi Jingyang out of the kitchen when he offered to cook.
• Jiang Yingcheng made breakfast for Jiang Yanchuan, who agreed to let her enjoy another day of happiness.
• After a birdcall sounded from the woods, Jiang Yanchuan asked Jiang Yingcheng to go pick wild fruit with Chi Jingyang.

Jiang Yanchuan learned that Jiang Yingcheng had escaped the palace and helped foil Prince Xin’s schemes, while she continued hiding her identity from him. After she discovered his wound had healed, he ordered the group to set out for Peach Spring that afternoon.

• Liaochen told Jiang Yanchuan that Prince Xin, Prince Jing, and Fang Yiwan had exposed Consort Wan’s baby swap, and that Prince Jing had abducted the two little highnesses before they were rescued.
• Gao Siyuan reported that Jiang Yingcheng’s letter had exposed Prince Xin’s spy and warned the army about Beiming’s plague trap, allowing General Kan to stop the soldiers from advancing into Crooked Creek Town.
• Jiang Yanchuan delayed the reports while Jiang Yingcheng listened nearby and worried that Gao Siyuan would reveal her identity.
• Chi Jingyang caught up with Jiang Yingcheng, who returned to the courtyard and scolded Jiang Yanchuan for working before his injury had healed.
• Jiang Yingcheng tugged open Jiang Yanchuan’s bandage and discovered that his wound had already healed, so Jiang Yanchuan ordered everyone to rest before setting out for Peach Spring that afternoon.