Les Belles Episode 6 Recap
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King Hengyang had just returned victorious when he was suddenly ambushed on his way back at night. The assassins came at him fiercely, aiming to take his life with deadly precision. It seemed they were determined to kill him. Fortunately, the rescue arrived in time, and after all the assassins were eliminated, King Hengyang ordered a search for their identities. However, these men had come well-prepared: they carried no identifying items, not even poison to silence them.
King Hengyang was puzzled. His only confidant about his movements was Lu Yun, so how could anyone else have known his route? He began to suspect that the leak had come from Lu Yun. Luo Lingyu had returned again, apologizing in a roundabout manner and hoping Lu Yun could overlook her earlier actions. Lu Yun was talking with the prince when he saw her approach, and immediately signaled for the prince to hide.
He stepped out and mocked Luo Lingyu, accusing her of returning with ulterior motives. At this point, Luo Lingyu, once again acting the part of the wronged woman, claimed her earlier actions were unintentional and that she regretted hurting him. Lu Yun was both angry and amused. He pointed to the red mark on his face and asked her if she had forgotten about it.
Luo Lingyu had thought that after apologizing, he would let it go, but little did she know, returning again only led to her own humiliation. As Luo Lingyu looked into the pavilion behind him, she noticed another unfamiliar face, and seeing Lu Yun trying to conceal something, she guessed that he had a secret. Wanting to make amends, she offered to help keep his secret, but it seemed that he was growing more wary of her.
Feeling disheartened, Luo Lingyu turned to leave but got her foot stuck in the mud, unable to move. Lu Yun deliberately watched without intervening. Enraged, Luo Lingyu pulled her foot out of her shoe and sulkily walked off. On her way back, she walked barefoot along the rugged path, feeling very uncomfortable. Luckily, she ran into Liu Tang, who, being simple-hearted, didn’t make fun of her and accompanied her back.
Late at night, Luo Lingyu began to think about her future path. She was eager to use a marriage alliance to regain the property that belonged to the Luo family, but it seemed that her efforts had been futile. Forcing things would not lead to good results. Luo Lingyu was not one to stubbornly push ahead, so she quickly decided to change her goal.
After discussing with King Chang Yi, Lu Yun learned that the king had failed to meet Zhou Yangling when he went to pick her up. He had sent a boat to bring her, but she seemed to have gone missing. Lu Yun was not in favor of King Chang Yi’s approach of trying to form a connection with a noble family through marriage and advised him to reconsider his plans carefully.
King Chang Yi, however, was still intent on finding Zhou Yangling. He had portraits made of her and posted them in busy public areas. As fate would have it, Zhou Yangling passed by one of these notices. Though there was some resemblance, she was disguised as a man, so no one recognized her, not even King Chang Yi. Zhou Yangling saw that Fan’s residence was recruiting teaching assistants, so she decided to apply, hoping to find a place to stay.
As luck would have it, she ran into Luo Lingyu, who was on her way to meet Lu Xian. Luo Lingyu had been helped by Zhou Yangling before, so their unexpected meeting in a foreign land made them naturally close. Luo Lingyu even volunteered to guide her. Originally, Luo Lingyu had planned to meet Lu Xian, but to her surprise, Lu Yun was there as well.
Seeing that Luo Lingyu had brought along another handsome man, Lu Yun immediately assumed that she was once again scheming to have one of her accomplices infiltrate Fan’s residence. His dislike for Luo Lingyu deepened. However, when Lu Xian heard Zhou Yangling’s name, he was delighted. He had heard that Zhou Yangling’s literary talents were exceptional, ranking among the best of young scholars. He quickly decided to offer her the position.
As Lu Xian took Zhou Yangling to familiarize her with her new duties, Luo Lingyu and Lu Yun began to bicker again. Lu Yun found Luo Lingyu to be clever, cunning, and deeply calculating, while Luo Lingyu was also no fan of Lu Yun. She thought he was arrogant and incredibly annoying. After seeing Luo Lingyu and Zhou Yangling leave, Lu Xian turned to Lu Yun and scolded him for not being ambitious.
He reminded him that a man’s proper path was to pass the imperial exams and pursue an official career. Lu Xian, who had long been frail and unable to fight on the battlefield, often worried about his younger brother and hoped he could enter the government. Lu Yun casually dismissed this advice, claiming he had no interest in the exams, brushing off his youthful vows as nothing more than a naïve promise from when he was young.
Fan Qingchen had arrived in Yuezhou, still with business to attend to, but he couldn’t stop thinking about Luo Lingyu. He had his servants look for her, and by coincidence, he encountered her while she was out shopping for cloth, along with her maid, Lingxi. They met in the street.
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