Go East Episode 18 Recap, Plot

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When Yuchi Hua was doing roll call, Yuan Mo greeted her as usual, but Yuchi Hua told him to stay a whip's distance away, leaving Yuan Mo completely confused. Wang Kunwu arranged for Lao Ji to replace the carpet. When Lao Ji and Shen Bailian saw the table being moved, they thought they were going to be dismissed and gloomily prepared to leave. Wang Kunwu stopped them and introduced Qing Er, instructing them to properly train him in the work.

Realizing it was a false alarm, they quickly went from sad to happy. Wang Kunwu gave a detailed explanation of the entanglements between Yueying and Mo Bei. Yuchi Hua was preparing to handle Yueying’s specific matters, and Yuan Mo offered to assist, but he was flatly refused. Yuan Mo invited A Shu to a meal, purposely ordering dishes with romantic names, which A Shu thought was unnecessary.

Mo Bei’s prince, Duo Mi, who was nearby, noticed the awkward exchange between the two and joined their table to give his opinion. A Shu responded that everyone has different interests and shouldn’t be expected to share the same views. Impressed by A Shu’s composure, Duo Mi suggested they find time to enjoy some food together, but A Shu declined, stating she wasn’t interested in food.

As Duo Mi was about to leave, the head chef, Lao Duan, asked him to give a favorable review of his cooking. Duo Mi replied that he would only provide an honest opinion. Yuan Mo suddenly remembered that Duo Mi’s mother was the Yueying Princess, which explained his awkward position in Mo Bei and why he had come to Dayong to become a gourmet.

The next day, Yuan Mo went to Sifang Hall to look up information about Duo Mi, but Wang Kunwu pulled him aside to discuss the alliance negotiations with Mo Bei. The Mo Bei envoys were mainly concerned with trade benefits, while An Xiuyi found the negotiations with Yuluo to be relatively smooth. After negotiating with Wang Kunwu, the Mo Bei envoy Lord Ao sought out Yan Le to probe, asking for shared access to an oasis.

Kang Yunhai, using the offer to help Lord Ao’s nephew ascend to the throne as bait, urged Mo Bei to refuse the alliance. Seeing Lord Ao’s double-dealing, Yuchi Hua gathered some Mo Bei refugees to block him, causing Lord Ao to escalate the situation before shutting himself away to recover. Yuan Mo speculated that Lord Ao was merely trying to delay the alliance.

Wang Kunwu and Yuan Mo approached Duo Mi to hinder Lord Ao, but Duo Mi had already arranged to have a meal with A Shu. Upon hearing this, Yuan Mo rushed to intervene. The four ended up sitting at the same table. Wang Kunwu explained their purpose, but Duo Mi expressed that he had no interest in getting involved and only wanted to enjoy the world’s delicacies.

Yuan Mo brought up Duo Mi’s mother, pointing out that if the new prince ascended to the throne, Duo Mi might no longer be able to wander freely and could be forced into exile. The fate of his mother would be even worse. A Shu then sang a Mo Bei folk song, which caused Duo Mi to reconsider. While Lord Ao secluded himself to recover, Duo Mi organized a celebration with some refugees right outside his door.

During the day, they held wrestling matches, and at night, they had bonfire parties, preventing Lord Ao from getting any sleep. When Lord Ao came out to say that national affairs shouldn’t be trifled with, Duo Mi retorted that delays couldn’t be tolerated. Two days later, the steward reported that the courtyard was filled with buckets of manure and that the refugees helping Duo Mi were all joining in the revelry.

Unable to stand it any longer, Lord Ao requested a negotiation the next day at Sifang Hall. Wang Kunwu believed that although Lord Ao appeared to yield on the surface, he was still very resentful and would likely propose many harsh conditions, so they needed to be well-prepared. Yuan Mo, puzzled by why Yuchi Hua was always targeting him, bought a whip and asked A Shu to give him a beating and then let him go.

Yuchi Hua didn’t bother to explain, but Steward Jiang, thinking Yuan Mo was being unreasonable, tied him up and presented him to Duke E, who gave Yuan Mo a thorough scolding. Yuan Mo limped back to Sifang Hall, leaving Wang Kunwu bewildered. A Shu, who had made money selling rouge, brought Yuan Mo some snacks. Lin Susu mentioned that Yuan Mo was pursuing Yuchi Hua, which surprised A Shu.

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