Blossom Episode 10 Recap
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Song Mo questioned Dou Zhao, and she offered a surface-level explanation. However, Song Mo was not easily fooled. He could sense the turmoil in her heart and detect unspoken words that seemed related to him. Yet, he couldn’t understand why Dou Zhao refused to confide in him. Dou Zhao leaned in and told Song Mo that if they could survive and leave safely, she would explain everything. Song Mo chose to trust her.
Meanwhile, Ji Yong arrived at the prison with an imperial token, demanding to see Miao Ansu and Dou Zhao. Ji Yong had been ordered to take over the case involving Dou Zhao and Miao Ansu. Upon arrival, he immediately recognized that Song Mo was no fool and likely realized Dou Zhao had been wronged.
Knowing Ding Wei was secretly spying from outside, Ji Yong deliberately staged a conflict with Song Mo, even pretending to be injured and bleeding from Song Mo's "attack. " This ruse excited Ding Wei, who wanted to see both sides suffer before stepping in. Leaving guards to monitor the situation, Ding Wei departed, allowing Ji Yong to check Dou Zhao's injuries. Noticing she had already been treated, Ji Yong glanced knowingly at Song Mo.
Despite this, Ji Yong personally reapplied medicine to Dou Zhao’s hand and acted overly familiar, claiming they had grown up together—a relationship Song Mo could never compare to. Song Mo felt a tinge of displeasure at this display. Outside, Lu Zheng and Lu Ming watched the scene unfold. They began to regret allowing Ji Yong inside.
Lu Ming had long suspected that Song Mo harbored feelings for Dou Zhao; otherwise, he wouldn’t have rushed to her side as soon as he heard she was in trouble. They feared Ji Yong might clash with Song Mo over Dou Zhao. Inside the cell, Song Mo, Dou Zhao, and Ji Yong discussed the current situation. Song Mo wanted to board the ship to uncover the truth and clear the Duke of Dingguo's name.
Dou Zhao also insisted on going to seek justice for the Miao family. Seeing their resolve, Ji Yong reluctantly agreed to feign loyalty to Ding Wei to obtain the necessary token for Song Mo and Dou Zhao to access the ship. However, he warned Song Mo not to drag them down. When Song Mo and Dou Zhao reached the dock with the token, the guards, following Ding Wei's earlier orders, refused to let them board.
As Song Mo prepared to use force, Dou Zhao feigned tears, claiming her newly purchased jewelry was aboard the ship. Song Mo seized the opportunity to offer silver, and the guards, tempted by the bribe, secretly allowed them to board with an escort. To the guards, Song Mo appeared to be a lust-driven man who would do anything for a woman. Once aboard, Song Mo kept Dou Zhao close, justifying it as necessary for maintaining their cover.
However, his overly intimate gestures made Dou Zhao blush, and even the escort felt embarrassed to look at them directly. Upon reaching the lower deck, Song Mo knocked out the escort, and he and Dou Zhao began searching for clues. While investigating through the wooden planks, they accidentally glimpsed each other, suddenly recalling their masked encounters in the past. In that moment, their mutual affection deepened.
The ship's steward, hearing that Song Mo had brought a woman aboard, ordered a search and issued a kill-on-sight command for any intruders. However, Song Mo eliminated the steward. In the ensuing chaos, the steward fired an arrow at Dou Zhao. This reminded her of a past life where Song Mo died protecting her from an arrow. Once again, Song Mo shielded her, leaping into the water with Dou Zhao in his arms.
When Ding Wei learned that Dou Zhao and Song Mo had boarded the ship, he dared not follow and instead ordered his subordinates to flee by carriage. Emerging from the water, Dou Zhao and Song Mo lit a fire to dry their clothes. Dou Zhao noticed Song Mo’s injury and bandaged it for him. Song Mo, unable to resist, asked Dou Zhao if she had ever seen a certain performance.
Dou Zhao thought of the performance and her past life, recalling Song Mo's sacrifice for her. She denied having seen it, unwilling to admit the truth. While escaping, Song Mo was intercepted by Lu Ming and Lu Zheng. At the same time, Su Xin, under orders, broke into the prison to rescue Miao Ansu. The guards attempted to stop her, but Ji Yong and Dou Zhao arrived with evidence of Ding Wei’s crimes.
Just as they were about to leave, the steward appeared and captured Dou Zhao, using her as leverage. Meanwhile, Song Mo captured Ding Wei and demanded to know who was behind him. Ding Wei, however, warned Song Mo not to ruin his own future. Ignoring the warning, Song Mo stabbed Ding Wei, who claimed he was acting out of personal revenge. Song Mo, convinced that Ding Wei was working for someone else, pressed him further.
Frightened, Ding Wei bit off his own tongue to avoid revealing the truth. Later that night, the steward brought Dou Zhao to exchange her for Ding Wei. Song Mo, however, dismissed Dou Zhao as a pawn and coldly remarked that if she died, he would burn incense in her memory. Firing an arrow, Song Mo appeared to miss Dou Zhao, but the arrow struck the steward behind her, killing him instantly. Releasing Dou Zhao, Song Mo blamed himself for involving her.
Seeing her trembling hands, he wanted to comfort her, but Dou Zhao assured him she was fine. Song Mo, impressed by her resilience, mused that someone who had survived being shot twice in two days was no ordinary person. Dou Zhao cryptically remarked that she had been shot in her dreams before, leaving Song Mo with more questions. However, they were interrupted by the sound of fighting outside. Emerging from the cabin, they found the ship engulfed in flames.
Wrapping themselves in a blanket, Song Mo vowed to learn the truth if they survived. Outside, Song Mo’s men captured the individuals sent to rescue Ding Wei and attempted to interrogate them. Just as someone was about to reveal the mastermind, Eunuch Wang arrived. Song Mo demanded answers, but Eunuch Wang declared the emperor's decree, blaming all crimes on Ding Wei. To Song Mo’s dismay, Eunuch Wang executed all the captives, leaving no survivors.
Confronting Eunuch Wang, Song Mo held a blade to his throat, questioning the emperor's motives. Eunuch Wang explained that loyalty required sacrifice, urging Song Mo to abandon the investigation to protect those around him. Witnessing this, Dou Zhao’s heart ached for Song Mo. Later, Song Mo stared at a pair of matching daggers, recalling how the emperor had once gifted them to Jiang Meisun in recognition of his service.
Jiang, however, had passed the daggers to Song Mo, signifying his succession. Distraught, Song Mo discarded the daggers, vowing to no longer serve the emperor. Handing Dou Zhao a token to retrieve a ship, he bid her farewell, hoping never to meet again. As Dou Zhao walked away, she remembered Song Mo’s sacrifice in her past life and the words he had spoken, burdened by infamy and unwilling to implicate her. She turned back, gazing at his departing figure.
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