Love in the Desert Episode 10 Recap
> Love in the Desert Recap
Lian Huan couldn’t find embroidery threads, and Huang Beishuang suspected it was Zhenqu Youjia’s doing. Just as they were feeling anxious about the lack of threads, Huang Beishuang recalled from a book that the roots of the jiemashu tree could be used to make threads. She instructed Lian Huan and Ye Pei to work with her overnight, dividing the tasks to peel the bark and pull out the fibers from the tree roots by hand.
Ye Pei complained that the process was too difficult, and it would take forever to grind the fibers into fine threads. From a distance, Huo Qingyun quietly watched them. After Huang Beishuang fell asleep, he, relying on his memory, peeled and processed all the roots into threads, placing them in front of her window. When Huang Beishuang woke up and saw the threads, she knew that Huo Qingyun had been there.
She picked up a candle and walked outside, while Huo Qingyun intentionally ran into the room to hide from her. Huang Beishuang knew he was behind her and pretended to fall so Huo Qingyun would catch her. They playfully teased each other, with Huo Qingyun suggesting she missed him. Huang Beishuang denied it but asked him why he had come. Huo Qingyun only mentioned it was because of old memories.
When Ye Pei heard voices from the room, Huang Beishuang covered for Huo Qingyun, claiming she had already fallen asleep. The next day, under the cover of night, Huo Qingyun visited Yunfang Pavilion again. Huang Beishuang held him by the waist, making him feel touched. Seeing that her hands were injured, Huo Qingyun felt distressed and stayed with her to help finish the embroidery.
Master Zhu highly praised Zhenqu Youjia’s embroidery, and Na Zhan also thought it had value as a collectible. However, when he saw that Huang Beishuang’s embroidery was merely wrist guards, he complained that she had made it carelessly. Huang Beishuang, anticipating this reaction, requested to explain the embroidery in person. She asked General Wu to slash the wrist guard with his knife. Na Zhan was surprised to see that the wrist guard remained undamaged and asked about its construction.
Huang Beishuang explained that after reading the herbology section, she discovered that the roots of the jiemashu tree could resist blades, which inspired her to make the wrist guards. Satisfied with the wrist guards, Na Zhan nevertheless felt it was difficult to determine the winner. Master Zhu suggested that the two wives present a culinary dish in ten days for further evaluation, and Na Zhan agreed. Zhenqu Youjia was displeased and blamed Xiaolian for the bad idea.
Although they had taken Huang Beishuang’s embroidery threads, she still found a loophole by using the tree roots. Zhenqu Youjia was determined not to underestimate the next culinary competition. Ruo Wen waited at the entrance of the military supply depot for Qin Duo, while Man Hu remained doubtful of the news. A brother brought information from the Mangliu gang, revealing that Ge Xinwei was in a brothel. Upon learning this, Ruo Wen prepared to kill two birds with one stone.
The brothel madam had no way to deal with Ge Xinwei, who had a bad temper and refused to entertain guests or eat. Ruo Wen and his men barged into the brothel, pretending to seek pleasure. The madam decided to have Ge Xinwei serve them. When Ge Xinwei saw that it was Ruo Wen, she angrily accused him of arriving too late and tearfully complained about being forced to receive guests.
Ruo Wen gave her the opportunity to vent her anger, speaking suggestively about how she could repay him. Man Hu threatened the madam, demanding to use the brothel as their base, and ordered her and her staff to cooperate. Sha Qu, with a portrait of Ge Xinwei, visited the Enaci tribe and learned that she was actually Na Xiu.
Upon hearing this, Huo Qingyun realized that Huang Beishuang and Ge Xinwei had switched identities for a marriage alliance, and he recalled how Lady Masui had once pleaded for help outside the gates. Feeling guilty, he blamed himself for Lady Masui’s death. Sha Qu believed that the hatred over the death of one's mother was irreconcilable and that Huo Qingyun and Huang Beishuang’s marriage bond could not continue.
Huang Beishuang pondered over the principle of the twin fruit trees and speculated that the second part of the Desert Scroll might be about climate. She became so absorbed in her reading that it was already late into the night when she stepped outside to look across the courtyard, but Huo Qingyun was nowhere to be seen.
Qin Duo went to Zuixiang Pavilion for entertainment, where Ruo Wen, disguised as a servant, greeted him and deliberately arranged for Ge Xinwei to entertain him. Ge Xinwei planned to steal his key but was caught. Qin Duo then tried to assault Ge Xinwei, but Ruo Wen couldn’t hold back and burst into the room, beating Qin Duo severely. Afterward, Ruo Wen scolded Ge Xinwei for acting recklessly, and she was still shaken by the encounter.
Huo Qingyun visited Huang Beishuang again while she slept, but she had been pretending to be asleep, waiting for him. She asked if something was troubling him. Knowing he couldn’t face Huang Beishuang, Huo Qingyun made an excuse to leave. Huang Beishuang gave him a belt made from the jiemashu roots, and though Huo Qingyun hesitated before accepting it, Huang Beishuang found his behavior odd.
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