A Journey to Love Episode 9 Recap
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In Anguo, Guide Commander Jialing, the current right commander of the Zhuyi Guard, was reprimanded by the newly arrived Commander Deng for being accused of only flattering the officials. She was given seven days to investigate the situation of the expedition. Deng's father died at the hands of the White Sparrow, so he harbored hatred for all female Zhuyi Guard. Based on various reports and evidence from her subordinates, Jialing concluded that the deaths of Yuesanniang and Yulang were related to the White Sparrow Ruyi from the Wudufen division. She did not believe that Ruyi was the former left commander Ren Xin and had personally examined Ren Xin's remains in the fire years ago.
Jialing considered Ruyi a rogue from Chuguo and dispatched trusted subordinates to investigate rogues and Yuesanniang. She also sent another team to investigate the details of the Wuguo expeditionary force. The Crown Prince of Anguo noticed the Empress's interest in Li Tongguang and sent subordinates to investigate their interactions.
In Lingzhou Inn, to celebrate the victory in the great battle, a bonfire party was held. Under mutual exchange, Yu Shisan agreed to publicly dance and invited Ruyi to dance together. Ruyi, in a spontaneous mood, danced with Yu Shisan, earning continuous cheers from the crowd, leaving Ning Yuanzhou, sitting alone, feeling a pang of bitterness. Yuanluo woke up to join the bonfire party, and his brothers, concerned about his health, forbade him from drinking. Only Ruyi, understanding that Yuanluo might not want to be treated as a patient, actively shielded him from others, allowing him to drink. Yuanluo noticed that Ruyi hadn't given up on Ning Yuanzhou, specifically telling her that Yuanzhou was tough on the outside but soft-hearted and couldn't resist when someone silently treated him well. So, going along with Yuanzhou's preferences in their interactions would be more effective.
Ruyi, Yang Ying, and Ning Yuanzhou danced together. Qian Zhao unexpectedly noticed the subtleties of Ruyi's dance moves, arousing suspicions. Ruyi intentionally baked pastries for Ning Yuanzhou, leaving him puzzled about Ruyi's intentions. Secretly, he instructed Yu Shisan to keep a close eye on Ruyi. Yang Ying wanted to learn horseback riding, and Ruyi, Yuanluo, and others patiently taught her.
Emperor An wanted to bestow Princess Chu Yue, the niece of Empress Chu, in marriage to Li Tongguang, much to the dismay of Empress Chu. Knowing that this marriage would not only please Emperor An but also strengthen ties with the Shaxi region, Empress Chu believed Li Tongguang would agree to the marriage.
When the expedition reached Jiangcheng, Yang Ying saw many refugee children begging in the city and hoped that Ning Yuanzhou could help them. However, with too many people in need, Ning Yuanzhou and others were unable to provide assistance. Though he outwardly refused to help the refugees, Ning Yuanzhou instructed his subordinates to use his jade token to seek help from the local magistrate for the refugees.
Seeing Ning Yuanzhou leave the inn, Yang Ying pleaded with Ruyi to accompany her to give alms to the beggar children. Ruyi, in the street, noticed a secret signal left by the Zhuyi Guard and deliberately left a mark. On the way to fetch medicine for Yuanluo, Ruyi encountered Ning Yuanzhou. She gave him a small knife made of celestial meteorite, expressing her desire to please him. Ruyi inquired about Ning Yuanzhou's plan to investigate the case of Empress Zhaojie after arriving in Anguo. He planned to go to the long-sealed archive room in Anguo to find relevant documents and identify key figures involved in Empress Zhaojie's death. By targeting these individuals, he believed he could find the true culprit.
On the way back to the inn, Ruyi and Ning Yuanzhou discussed their pasts. Surprisingly, despite their high positions in the Zhuyi Guard and the Six Paths Hall, they had never met before. Both the Six Paths Hall and the Zhuyi Guard had strict punishment and survival-of-the-fittest systems, but Ning Yuanzhou believed that a good undercover organization should not only select talented individuals; ordinary people working together could also achieve surprising victories. This way, he met Yu Shisan and Yuanluo. Ruyi talked about her experiences when she was brought to the Zhuyi Guard, expressing pessimism that most women in the Zhuyi Guard didn't live past thirty. Ning Yuanzhou comforted Ruyi, reminding her that she had left the Zhuyi Guard.
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