Nancheng Banquet Episode 8 Recap
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Fu Xiao left the palace, expecting Yan Zhangyun to stop her. But now, she found herself without a place to go after leaving in anger. Qing Yun saw Fu Xiao and hurriedly introduced himself, taking her to a secluded forest. He informed her that he was a senior disciple of the Wanshi Pavilion. To gain Fu Xiao's trust, Qing Yun revealed his arm's poison condition and gave her a bottle of antidote.
Upon learning her identity, Fu Xiao expressed her intention to return to the Wanshi Pavilion. However, Qing Yun revealed that Senior Sister had previously attempted to assassinate her and slandered her reputation by falsely accusing her of being intimate with Yan Zhangyun. Now she was considered a traitor to the sect. To prove her innocence, Fu Xiao agreed to return and kill Yan Zhangyun.
Yan Zhangyun accidentally found Xiao Qiang Zi's farewell letter on his desk but still needed the secrets on him and couldn't let him leave. Xiao Qiang Zi walked on the street, recalling Qing Yun's words, mistakenly thinking she was a master. When she raised her hand, a passerby fell, mistakenly believing she possessed extraordinary martial arts, unaware that the passerby slipped on a banana peel. Xiao Qiang Zi met Yan Zhangyun at the palace gate, lied about seeking a marriage charm for the Empress, and presented a precious book to her.
After Xiao Qiang Zi pleaded repeatedly, the Emperor finally agreed to visit the Empress that night. The Emperor nervously sat on the bed, and the Empress, with narrowed eyes, finally succeeded in seducing him. The next day, Xiao Qiang Zi kept apologizing to the Emperor, explaining that she acted for the country's sake.
The Emperor expressed his thoughts, saying he couldn't have a child with Empress Xiao, fearing her family's influence might destabilize the country. Xiao Qiang Zi sympathized with the Empress, stating she came to the palace alone for her family's sake and was lonely, regretting her family's background. The Emperor suddenly realized he had neglected the Empress's feelings and agreed to Xiao Qiang Zi's advice.
In the middle of the night, Xiao Qiang Zi's poison recurred, and she reluctantly took the antidote Qing Yun gave her. Yan Zhangyun came to see Xiao Qiang Zi at midnight, knocked on the door for a long time with no response. He then entered the room and found Xiao Qiang Zi lying unconscious on the bed, realizing she was a woman. Embarrassed, he hurriedly covered her with clothes to conceal her identity.
The Imperial Physician later examined Xiao Qiang Zi and found that the poison had been relieved but not eradicated. Yan Zhangyun ordered him to research the antidote. Xiao Qiang Zi woke up and found herself alive and the poison on her arm gone. She believed Qing Yun's words that she had a family but also realized she had come to kill Yan Zhangyun. She was torn whether to warn Yan Zhangyun that someone wanted to kill him.
Wei Tianjiao and A Cheng followed Fang You to the embroidery workshop, finding his behavior suspicious. To see if Fang You betrayed the Qianyu Guard, Wei Tianjiao wanted to enter but was refused by the shopkeeper, so he thought of Xiao Qiang Zi and asked her to help disguise as a woman to enter the workshop.
He also promised to help Xiao Qiang Zi return to the Qianyu Guard. Xiao Qiang Zi sneaked into the backyard while the shopkeeper wasn't paying attention. At the same time, Fang You begged for help as his identity had been exposed. Xiao Qiang Zi hid in the attic, while Yan Zhangyun arrived with his men upon hearing that Xiao Qiang Zi had infiltrated the workshop.
Worried for her safety, he ordered a search and inadvertently touched Xiao Qiang Zi, mistaking her for a suspect and taking her away. When the Qianyu Guard left, Xiao Qiang Zi came out of hiding. Later, Xiao Qiang Zi felt resentful towards Yan Zhangyun for not appreciating her and even instructed his subordinates not to get too close to her.
After finding out about the Qianyu Guard's intrusion into the embroidery workshop and learning that his son was there, Minister Xiao's steward made a slip of the tongue and fled. That night, Minister Xiao heard about the issue with Zhu Yin powder and suspected his son's involvement in the Guanyou Incident fifteen years ago.
He ordered his son to immediately stop dealing with Zhu Yin powder. To retaliate against being wrongly accused by Yan Zhangyun during the day, Xiao Qiang Zi falsely accused him of indecent behavior under the pretext of learning martial arts. As they argued, news of Chuyue's accident reached Yan Zhangyun's ears.
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