Recaps

As the Prince of Jin and Tang Zhuyun faced Zhou Yanhui’s unspoken feelings and the mystery of his birth, Tang Zhuyun revealed her otherworldly origins to him. The arc ended with Tang Zhuyun treating Niuniu and Sister Yuan through a snowy night while the Prince of Jin stayed by her side.

• Tang Zhuyun sent Song Jingyang toward Qingzhou after asking him to protect Xiu'er, and Xiu'er chose to remain with Tang Zhuyun despite her worry for him.
• Zhou Yanhui arrived at the Prince of Jin’s residence, where Tang Zhuyun recognized that she was a woman disguised as a man and kept her secret to preserve the alliance.
• Nanxing returned with Pei Shen, and Tang Zhuyun supported their future together while discussing the family’s possible departure from the capital.
• The Prince of Jin learned from Nanny Rong that Xiao Wu might have driven his birth mother, Bai Lu, away, and he began seeking answers about his origins.
• After rejecting Zhou Yanhui’s affection and naming Tang Zhuyun as the only woman he loved, the Prince of Jin heard Tang Zhuyun explain that she came from another world.
• Madam Yan brought the gravely ill Niuniu to Tang Zhuyun, who suspected meningitis and began treatment despite warning that the child’s chances were poor.
• Tang Zhuyun treated Niuniu and examined Sister Yuan, while Madam Yan and Yan Ling confronted the consequences of his past conduct.
• The Prince of Jin carried Tang Zhuyun through the snow after she nearly slipped, then joined her in bed and decided to stay with her for the day.

Tang Zhuyun discovered she was pregnant while helping the Prince of Jin uncover Xiao Pang’s secrets and managing new threats and entanglements around their household. The arc ended with Lady Deng accepting Xue Lie’s wish to pursue Hua Cha and asking Tang Zhuyun to help him build a future in Liaodong.

• Yan Ling cared for his feverish daughter Niuniu as Tang Zhuyun and Madam Yan watched over her, and Yanran’s visit was interrupted by a tiger entering the courtyard.
• The Prince of Jin recovered from an accident caused by Huaishang, who had eaten poisonous mushrooms, while Pei Shen asked Nanxing to marry him after secretly registering their marriage.
• The Prince of Jin asked Tang Zhuyun to help test Xiao Pang, and Xiao Pang revealed that Fourth Master Xiao had rescued Bai Lu and planned to leave to find her.
• The Prince of Jin realized Tang Zhuyun was pregnant, and she confirmed they were expecting a child before encouraging him to seek answers from Xiao Pang.
• Tang Zhuyun confronted Zhou Yanhui about her disguise and Zong Heng’s plan to harm the Prince of Jin, then rejected Zhou Yanhui’s offer of friendship as assassins tried to frame them.
• The Prince of Jin and Tang Zhuyun agreed to support Xue Lie’s request to go to Liaodong, while Qu Nian followed the prince in Shar-Pei form and Lady Ren took him away.
• Tang Zhuyun learned that Xue Lie loved Hua Cha, a concubine in the Prince of Min’s Residence, and Lady Deng agreed to accept their match if Xue Lie remained devoted and worked toward a future.

Tang Zhuyun reunited with Ren Yingying, then became entangled in the emperor’s collapse and a palace coup that ended with the crown prince and Noble Consort Jia dead. The Prince of Jin prepared to leave the capital with Tang Zhuyun, but the consequences of the palace deaths remained unresolved as she began to feel unwell.

• Tang Zhuyun reunited with Ren Yingying at Great Xiangguo Temple, and they shared news of their lives, families, and unusual companions.
• Tang Zhuyun gave Ren Yingying medicine for Niuniu, and the Prince of Jin investigated Ren Yingying while trying to reassure himself that Tang Zhuyun would stay with him.
• When the emperor fell ill, Tang Zhuyun treated him with nitroglycerin despite the crown prince’s accusations, and the emperor recovered after the Prince of Jin cleared the room.
• Tang Zhuyun warned the Prince of Jin about the crown prince and Noble Consort Jia, while Linlin persuaded Zhou Yanhui to depart for Xia Kingdom and Nanxing received her noble title.
• Ren Yingying gave Tang Zhuyun a tiger tally that could command two hundred thousand troops, and Tang Zhuyun told the Prince of Jin before they went to the New Year’s Eve banquet.
• At the banquet, Zong Xueci passed Tang Zhuyun a warning, and the Crown Princess later tried to frame her before the emperor fined them both.
• As attackers set fire to the Cui Family’s Heavenly Unity Pavilion and targeted the Prince of Jin’s Residence, the Prince of Jin seized control of the imperial guards and had the crown prince arrested.
• The crown prince and crown princess died by suicide, and the Prince of Jin revealed that Tang Mingfan had helped arrange the political outcome before insisting he and Tang Zhuyun would still leave the capital.
• Tang Zhuyun went to the palace and announced that Noble Consort Jia had killed herself, then returned to the residence and began to feel unwell.

Tang Zhuyun and the Prince of Jin settled the capital’s upheavals and set out for the northwest with their family and allies. Along the way, they faced a poisoning threat and learned from Jinghua that Qu Nian was in serious condition.

• Tang Zhuyun admitted to the emperor that she had killed Noble Consort Jia, then returned to the Prince of Jin and warned him about her remaining followers.
• Yanran learned she was not the Prince of Jin and Tang Zhuyun’s biological daughter, and Tang Zhuyun explained her origins and revealed that Xiao Pang was still alive.
• Nanxing ended her relationship with Pei Shen before agreeing to consider reconciliation, while Tang Zhuyun and her family prepared to leave the capital.
• The Prince of Jin and Tang Mingfan exchanged promises of loyalty and protection, and Tang Zhuyun’s party departed with Ren Yingying and others seeing them off.
• The Prince of Jin considered the Wen Family’s generous offer, while Mianmian told Tang Zhuyun she hoped to marry Huaishang and help protect her family.
• Tang Zhuyun and Xiu'er visited the Temple of Lady Shen, where they found the Prince of Jin praying for Tang Zhuyun and their child.
• After the party continued its journey, Tang Zhuyun detected poison in a restaurant’s water, and the Prince of Jin ordered the premises sealed while they searched for the culprit.
• Jinghua revealed that she was Qu Nian’s younger sister, demonstrated her voice imitation, and asked Tang Zhuyun to help her brother, who was in bad condition.