Go East Episode 7 Recap, Plot

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Yu Deshui assigned Yuchi Hua to the West Wing, where she would work alongside Wang Kunwu to oversee duties. An Xiuyi requested that Yuchi Hua be reassigned to the East Wing, as the two had known each other since childhood. However, Yuchi Hua preferred the West Wing, where she could be on equal footing with An Xiuyi. Yuchi Hua insisted on sharing a desk with Wang Kunwu to demonstrate their equal status.

However, Wang Kunwu pointed out that Yuchi Hua would only have real authority when working on joint cases with the Jingzhao Prefecture. Wang Kunwu then assigned Yuan Mo a task in the city. Lazy as usual, Yuan Mo tried to find excuses to avoid going out, but with both Wang Kunwu and Yuchi Hua pressuring him, he reluctantly headed out.

Once in the market, he used a megaphone to announce that Wang Kunwu was coming, which scared the townspeople into staying indoors. Yuan Mo then used the deserted market as an excuse to finish his work early. The next day, Wang Kunwu scolded Yuan Mo for damaging his reputation. As An Xiuyi happened to pass by, hoping to witness the commotion, Wang Kunwu and Yuan Mo quickly changed their attitudes to avoid being looked down upon by the East Wing.

Otherwise, Wang Kunwu would have continued reprimanding Yuan Mo. Yu Deshui announced that the once-every-five-years examination for foreign scholars was about to begin. Sifang Hall was tasked with assisting the Ministry of Personnel in verifying the candidates' credentials. Many sons of the elite from Yanle would be participating, and though Wang Kunwu was reluctant, he accepted the task. A Shu was temporarily staying in the Lingxiao Room at Ruyi Tower. Lingxiao generously offered A Shu a peaceful stay.

When Lingxiao was forced to host Long Bina, the son of a Yanle chieftain, she was visibly unhappy. A Shu, noticing this, secretly added powder to the wine served to Long Bina. Before the drug took effect, Long Bina, ignoring Lingxiao's discomfort, began to mistreat her. Furious, A Shu, armed with a hidden weapon, was ready to teach him a lesson. However, Long Bina’s personal guard, Long Ge, was hiding in the room.

The moment A Shu entered, Long Ge threw a dart, injuring A Shu's back. She hurriedly hid in a corner of Ruyi Tower. Moments later, Long Bina started having severe diarrhea. After not seeing A Shu return home for several days, Yuan Mo began to realize he might have said too much and felt a bit worried. Injured, A Shu couldn’t return to Ruyi Tower and ended up collapsing in an alley.

Yuan Mo set off fireworks as a signal while searching for her. When they finally reunited, Yuan Mo carried the unconscious A Shu home. He used a magnet to remove the silver needles from her body and then cared for her as she rested. When he asked why she was so determined to make money, A Shu explained that she had relied on earning her way to reach Changle and was used to fending for herself.

Yuan Mo wanted to ask more about her injury, but A Shu had already fallen into a deep sleep. The next morning, Yuan Mo, almost late, noticed several foreign scholars whispering outside Sifang Hall. He approached them and learned that Ji Mingli and Shen Bailian had secretly accepted money to forge academic credentials. Yuan Mo, threatening to report them to Wang Kunwu, forced them to share some of the silver with him.

Just as the three were happily counting the money, they were caught red-handed by Wang Kunwu and Yuchi Hua. Thanks to Yu Deshui's plea for leniency, the three had three years of their salaries deducted. Yuan Mo returned home, dejected, where A Shu demanded her monthly wages as a maid. They sat down to do the math and concluded that A Shu owed Yuan Mo twenty guan of silver, to be gradually reduced through daily service.

A Shu, with her clever ideas, started making expensive breakfasts, setting up wake-up reminders, and arranging for a sedan chair to transport Yuan Mo, leaving him both amused and exasperated. As the examination approached, many scholars attempted to cheat. Yuchi Hua stationed herself at a popular inn where the scholars liked to gather. There, she unexpectedly ran into her cousin Bai Suqin and her fiancé Mu Yikuan.

Mu Yikuan was from Yanle but was well-versed in Dayong culture, making them a well-matched pair. The West Wing heard that An Xiuyi was preparing to interact with Long Bina, suspecting that he intended to secretly accept bribes. Wang Kunwu reminded everyone to focus on their own duties and not to gossip about others.

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