My Decoy Bride Recap, Plot, Synopsis

My Decoy Bride Synopsis

The disgraced eldest son of the Duke Hou family, Li Shubai, who had a notorious reputation, ran away from his wedding and encountered an accident.

After returning home, he discovered that his bride, Jiang Yuxiao, had hidden intentions to harm him. Therefore, he pretended to have amnesia and dealt with her.

He accidentally discovered that his bride had a mysterious identity, so the two of them, with their dual identities, secretly "fight" with each other while also being attracted to each other. In the end, they both fell in love with each other.

My Decoy Bride Recap

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In Yue Xing Lou, the owner Tian Gan posted a task for which someone offered a thousand taels of gold to kill Li Shubai, the son of the Pingnan Marquis. This person had forced the daughter-in-law of the Wei family to death in order to seize their property. The owner stated that whoever offered the lowest price would get the job, and so the people present started to bid against each other.

Ju Zi said that regardless of how much others offered, she would ask fifty taels less. Xuan Xiao said that if he didn't want any money, would Ju Zi have to pay him instead? The owner said that this mission was jointly owned by Xuan Xiao and Ju Zi and must be completed within a month.

Li Shubai was going to get married, but he didn't want to, so he ran away secretly. As a result, he encountered a masked person on the way, who shot a dart at him. Li Shubai dodged it but fell off his horse and passed out. The maidservant informed the Pingnan Marquis that the son was missing, and he ordered people to find him quickly.

The maidservant Hongyu told Jiang Yuxiao that Li Shubai had run away, saying that he found her too ugly. In fact, Jiang Yuxiao was not the real Miss Jiang, who had fallen in love with Mr. Wang. Jiang Yuxiao had taken her place as a substitute bride, allowing Miss Jiang and Wang to elope.

Jiang Yuxiao had originally planned to kill Li Shubai tonight to complete the task, but she didn't expect him to run away. She wanted to go out, but the maidservants had already brought Li Shubai back. The Marquis said that as long as Li Shubai was still breathing, they must consummate the marriage. Li Shubai woke up and realized that the woman was the girl he saved three years ago, and was definitely not Jiang Yuxiao.

Li Shubai was not sure about the current situation and decided to act crazy and hug Jiang Yuxiao, calling her mother and asking her not to leave him. Jiang Yuxiao was startled by Li Shubai's behavior and knocked him out. She took out her knife and intended to kill Li Shubai, but when she saw the pattern embroidered on his shoes, she remembered something from the past.

Three years ago, a girl was tied to a carriage with a man behind her. The woman said she wouldn't spare him even if she died. Jiang Yuxiao, with a veil covering her face, stopped their carriage and said the man was named Zhang Jinghui, who committed many crimes, colluded with Japanese pirates, and framed loyal officials, leading to the tragic death of County Magistrate Zhang Jiuling's family.

Zhang Jinghui claimed to be a court official, and if he were killed, his entire family would be punished. He got off the carriage with the woman and kidnapped her, claiming she was Zhang Jiuling's daughter. He threatened to kill Jiang Yuxiao if she tried anything.

Jiang Yuxiao rescued the woman, but the woman suddenly released a smokescreen. Jiang Yuxiao realized she had been tricked and that this was not Zhang Jiuling's daughter. The woman revealed that it was Mi Hun San from Wan Hua Lou, which made the poisoning more effective as the body circulated it. Jiang Yuxiao managed to hold on and scratched the woman's face, making her very angry.

Before Jiang Yuxiao lost consciousness, she noticed a man who saved her, but she didn't know if it was Li Shubai. Li Shubai wasn't sure either if she was the one he saved.

Three years ago, Li Shubai went out for a leisure trip and coincidentally encountered Jiang Yuxiao. He saved her and killed the woman who was with her. Li Shubai found the drug Mi Hun San too strong and couldn't leave Jiang Yuxiao alone, so he took her away.

The next day, Li Shubai woke up holding onto Jiang Yuxiao's leg and calling her "mother". Jiang Yuxiao threatened to kill him if he called her that again. The people in the mansion knew that Li Shubai had lost his memory due to a head injury. Li Shubai even chased after the Duke, thinking that the old man couldn't be his father. The Duke ordered his servants to arrest this rebellious son.

Jiang Yuxiao stopped Li Shubai and told the Duke that she was Jiang Yuxiao. The Duke found it strange, as he had heard that Jiang Yuxiao was very fat, but she looked beautiful. The eldest son, Li Shufan, was also there and told Li Shubai to calm down, thinking that he had spoiled Li Shubai too much. Li Shubai kept clinging to Jiang Yuxiao, calling her "mother", which made her very speechless.

The Duke called a doctor to examine Li Shubai's head injury. The doctor said that there was nothing wrong with the injury and that it would heal in a few days. He thought that Li Shubai was just very energetic and suggested that Jiang Yuxiao should accompany him more and help him.

Li Shubai asked everyone to leave and said that he would cure Jiang Yuxiao's illness. The maids quickly took the Duke away, thinking that they shouldn't eavesdrop. Jiang Yuxiao grabbed Li Shubai and asked him if he was the person from three years ago.

Li Shubai quickly confirmed that it was indeed him, and asked Jiang Yuxiao to let him go. Jiang Yuxiao asked if the person from three years ago was really him, and Li Shubai asked her which three years ago, saying that he only gave Xiang Er's younger sister Jiang Yuxiao's hairpin yesterday.

Jiang Yuxiao asked about the pattern on Li Shubai's shoes, and he explained that all the men in his household wore shoes like that. Jiang Yuxiao was shocked and went outside to confirm that even the servants were wearing the same shoes. She thought that the person from three years ago must be someone in the Duke's household, but she didn't know who.

Li Shubai entered a secret room, and his subordinates told him that Jiang Yuxiao was an impostor. Li Shubai said he already knew, and before the wedding he had met the real Jiang Yuxiao. The school reported that this person's background was mysterious, and even her maidservants were skilled in martial arts. Li Shubai suspected that she was an assassin.

The person who had attacked Li Shubai before was actually arranged by Li Shubai himself, as part of a scheme. Li Shubai said that Jiang Yuxiao had tried to kill him several times, but he had always managed to resolve it. Now, he wanted to play a game with her before doing anything else.

Hong Yu asked Jiang Yuxiao why she didn't just kill Li Shubai directly. Jiang Yuxiao explained that someone had saved her three years ago and she wanted to find him before completing her mission. Li Shubai came to find Jiang Yuxiao and said he wanted to consummate their marriage.

Jiang Yuxiao asked Li Shubai if he knew how to consummate their marriage. Li Shubai said he knew and they only needed to sleep together. He asked which side Jiang Yuxiao wanted to sleep on. Jiang Yuxiao felt speechless and put away the knife. Hong Yu told Jiang Yuxiao that tomorrow was the day to return to her natal home. Jiang Yuxiao felt upset because she had forgotten about it.

Jiang Yuxiao wore a mask to meet Grand Secretary Jiang and held a knife to him, scaring him. Jiang Yuxiao took off the mask and said she was his daughter.

Jiang Yuxiao returned to the Duke's mansion and found a man in black, whom she fought with. Jiang Yuxiao asked who he was, and he said he was Xuanxi. Jiang Yuxiao exposed him, saying that if he wanted to impersonate someone, he should use a better name. The man realized that she knew Xuanxi and was indeed Juzi.

The next day, someone informed Li Shubai about what had happened and asked if they should arrest Jiang Yuxiao, as it might be related to the Crown Prince's investigation of Grand Secretary Jiang. Li Shubai said to wait and see. When Li Shubai went to Jiang's residence, he found that there were no servants there. Grand Secretary Jiang saw Jiang Yuxiao but didn't say anything.

It turned out that yesterday Jiang Yuxiao told Grand Secretary Jiang that his daughter eloped with someone else and she had taken her place to marry Li Shubai. This marriage was granted by the Emperor himself, and if Grand Secretary Jiang dared to speak out, it would be a betrayal of the Emperor. He was ordered to replace all the servants who had seen Jiang Yuxiao.

Li Shubai left first, and Jiang Yuxiao asked Grand Secretary Jiang what was going on. Grand Secretary Jiang said that everyone in the mansion knew Jiang Yuxiao, so he had to dismiss them all. Jiang Yuxiao worried that if she was exposed, she might not even be able to keep her life. Grand Secretary Jiang suggested that they should not meet again in the future, and Jiang Yuxiao felt that she might not even have the chance to see him again.

Li Shubai's four maids went to Grand Secretary Jiang's study to look for clues. Hong Yu suggested playing hide and seek with Li Shubai, and Li Shubai agreed to hide while she looked for him. Li Shubai also went to the study, but after careful inspection, they didn't find anything suspicious. Li Shubai felt that Grand Secretary Jiang's study couldn't be so clean and he couldn't pretend to be clueless anymore. He needed to find a chance to act normally.

Jiang Yuxiao noticed that something was off with Li Shubai and found her way to the study. She heard some commotion and saw the four maids surrounding Li Shubai, claiming that he had fallen into a well and couldn't wake up. Jiang Yuxiao found it strange that Li Shubai would fall into a well for no reason. Hong Yu explained that she was playing hide and seek with Li Shubai, and he might have hidden in a place where no one could find him.

Duke interrogated Li Shufan, asking if he was the one who spread the news that Li Shubai had become foolish, and if he wanted to inherit the title. Li Shufan denied having any intention of competing with Li Shubai and said that he would even refuse the emperor's decree.

Li Shubai was carried back, and the Duke asked Li Shufan to quickly go and invite the imperial physician. Jiang Yuxiao noticed that Li Shufan also had the same fragrance on his body and thought that the person from three years ago might be him.

The Duke was very angry and asked what was going on. Jiang Yuxiao said that she and Li Shubai were playing in the garden when she almost fell down the well. Li Shubai saved her from falling. Jiang Yuxiao felt it was her fault, and the Duke quickly asked if she was okay.

Li Shubai woke up and behaved very normally. He even asked Jiang Yuxiao if she was his wife. The Duke realized that Li Shubai was no longer foolish and was very happy. The Duke said that the marriage was the Emperor's decree and asked them to get along well and have a grandson soon. The Duke said that he would leave Li Shubai to Jiang Yuxiao and handed over the family rules to her.

Jiang Yuxiao punched Li Shubai, and his eyes turned black. Li Shubai asked if his subordinates had found out who had paid for his life. The subordinate said no, but recently, many people in Qingliu have been cursing the Donglin King's faction, saying that they framed loyal officials. Jiang Yuxiao saw Li Shufan practicing swordsmanship and wondered if he was the person from three years ago.

Jiang Yuxiao came to find Li Shufan in the middle of the night wearing a mask and asked him where he was on the day of the Beginning of Summer three years ago. Li Shufan said that they were all invited to the palace that day to enjoy the lotus, but Li Shubai didn't go because he was drunk.

Li Shubai was wearing a mask when he heard it outside. Jiang Yuxiao chased after him and found out that she couldn't hurt him at all. She realized that the person in front of her was Xuan Xiao, who had already developed tough skin and strong bones. Li Shubai revealed that Ju Zi had slept with the caravan leader to complete the mission, and he was fortunate to have her. They fought and Li Shubai discovered that Jiang Yuxiao's swordsmanship was so powerful that she could draw blood from him. Li Shubai left, and Jiang Yuxiao cautiously continued forward. Suddenly, Li Shubai appeared and subdued her. He told her that his success as the leader of the Star Moon assassins was not just due to his strong defense. Jiang Yuxiao was surprised by his inner strength and noticed that he also had a certain fragrance.

Li Shubai warned her that if she couldn't complete the task, he would take action. Jiang Yuxiao promised that she could do it, and Li Shubai gave her three more days. Jiang Yuxiao returned to the Duke's residence and saw Li Shubai lying on the bed. She thought she would kill him today. However, she suddenly felt weak and found that she had been drugged. The Duke had locked the door and didn't believe that they wouldn't have sex. Jiang Yuxiao fell onto Li Shubai and even kissed him. Li Shufan discovered the drugs in the room and realized the door was locked. He carried Jiang Yuxiao out through the window and jumped into the lake.

Li Shubai rescued Jiang Yuxiao and prepared medicine for her, but she couldn't drink it, so he had to feed her with his own mouth. Jiang Yuxiao woke up very angry, but Li Shubai told her that he had given her everything he had, and he was also at a loss. Jiang Yuxiao wanted to hit Li Shubai, but accidentally tripped and fell on him, and they kissed. When a maid came in and saw it, she quickly ran out. Li Shubai came to the prince to say that he still hadn't figured out the identity of the owner of Xing Yue Lou. The prince showed him something, and Li Shubai believed that Wang Jue and the corrupt officials in the court were definitely involved. The prince asked Li Shubai to start with this person and investigate further. The owner of Xing Yue Lou released a task to kill Wang Jue, and Ju Zi volunteered to take the job. She asked Xuan Xiao if he was going to compete with her again, and he turned off the light. The task was given to Ju Zi, and the owner asked what she wanted. Ju Zi said she wanted the last piece of intelligence from the Yunjing War. The owner said tomorrow was the best time for her to take action since Wang Jue would appear at the Lanling Pond. Li Shubai and Wang Jue drank together and talked about the unfortunate death of Lu Qian's daughter. Wang Jue revealed that he had hidden the girl in his house and she had been searching for life and death. He offered to give her to Li Shubai, but he declined. Wang Jue then had his steward send the girl to Li Shubai.

Li Shubai was surprised to see Jiang Yuxiao come so early and realized that she still didn't want Wang Jue dead. Jiang Yuxiao intended to kill Wang Jue, but Li Shubai blocked her and got injured. Wang Jue had prepared for this and had his men surround Jiang Yuxiao and fight her. Li Shubai secretly helped Jiang Yuxiao and she managed to kill all of them.

Lu Qian's daughter, Lu Qingyue, was brought to Li Shubai's residence and his maids took care of her. They were surprised to see how badly injured she was. The maids thought that Li Shubai had again resorted to his lecherous ways to get someone and his bad reputation would only get worse, but they knew that he had saved someone's life. Jiang Yuxiao overheard their conversation and realized that Li Shubai was not what he appeared to be.

Li Shubai went back to his residence to recover from his injury, which had completely healed. He went to see Lu Qingyue and asked if she believed that Lu Qian was innocent. Lu Qingyue said that her father was always upright and honest and was only framed because he refused to associate with corrupt officials. Li Shubai asked if she had noticed anything unusual when she was at Wang Jue's residence, but Lu Qingyue said that she was so depressed at the time that she didn't pay attention.

Li Shubai asked if Lu Qian had given her anything before he died, but Lu Qingyue said that he hadn't. Li Shubai promised to help her and asked her to stay there to recover.

Jiang Yuxiao struggled for a long time before coming to deliver medicine to Li Shubai, only to find that his wound had healed. Jiang Yuxiao obtained intelligence from Yunjing that confirmed his involvement in the rebellion through a handwritten letter. She recognized her father's handwriting, but the last sentence had been added later by someone else. Hong Yu told Jiang Yuxiao that she had recently investigated and found out that Li Shubai was not the person he was rumored to be.

Xuan Xiao came wearing a mask and upon seeing the tattoo on Jiang Yuxiao's back, realized that she was also a daughter of a criminal. Xuan Xiao claimed to have come to fulfill a three-day appointment, but Jiang Yuxiao stated that Li Shubai did not do what he was accused of; someone paid off a Wei family mistress to falsely accuse Li Shubai. Xuan Xiao replied that although they were assassins, they only killed the guilty, and if Li Shubai was innocent, he could not be killed.

Li Shubai called four maids and asked them to organize the files and look for officials who were suddenly killed or dismissed within the past ten years, especially those who had family members who were left behind. After careful searching, they found Yunjing's file. Years ago, Jiang Shoufu brought Yunjing to the capital and captured him after he was exposed for rebelling. Yunjing's daughter, Yunying, has been missing ever since.

Li Shubai realized that after Yunjing's death, there was chaos in the northwest, and General Du Yusheng went to suppress the rebellion. Upon his return, he was framed by Wang Jue. Yunjing may have also been falsely accused.

Lu Qingyue came to see Jiang Yuxiao, saying that she came to pay her respects and thank Li Shubai for saving her. She hoped that Jiang Yuxiao would let her stay and she was willing to serve Li Shubai as a slave or servant. Li Shubai happened to come in and asked how Lu Qingyue ended up here. He said he had already made a plan to send her to his old house in Jiangnan to avoid disaster.

Lu Qingyue fainted immediately, and Jiang Yuxiao wanted to go see her but was pulled away by Li Shubai. Jiang Yuxiao asked why he didn't call a doctor, but Li Shubai said that Lu Qingyue fainted on purpose and wanted to stay as his concubine, which Jiang Yuxiao could clearly see. Jiang Yuxiao thought that offering oneself to a man should be exactly what Li Shubai wanted, but Li Shubai sarcastically called her a generous and magnanimous princess. Jiang Yuxiao left directly.

Lu Qingyue poured wine for Li Shubai, saying that she belonged to him in life and death. Li Shubai promised to let her stay, and Jiang Yuxiao listened outside, feeling very sad and left. In fact, Li Shubai had already discovered Lu Qingyue's identity. Her father was a man of integrity and righteousness, and his daughter could not be like this. Besides, she only had new injuries, not old ones. This person was actually the assassin Chunwei from Xing Yue Lou who came to kill Li Shubai.

Chunwei said that Ju Zi was useless and couldn't kill him, so he came himself. Li Shubai realized that Jiang Yuxiao was in danger now.

Jiang Yuxiao sat in the room, feeling depressed at the thought of Li Shubai being with Lu Qingyue. Two knives flew into the room, but luckily Jiang Yuxiao reacted quickly and dodged in time. The person who came was the assassin Chun Huo, who wanted to kill Jiang Yuxiao. Hong Yu also arrived and gave her a sword.

Hong Yu fought with Chun Huo, but he was not her match. Hong Yu told Jiang Yuxiao not to worry about her and to go after the assassin. Jiang Yuxiao chased Chun Huo into the forest, where he said that soon he would bring Li Shubai's head with him.

Jiang Yuxiao was injured by Chun Huo, but Li Shubai arrived and killed Chun Huo to save her. Jiang Yuxiao asked him to go save himself, but Li Shubai said he was fine. Jiang Yuxiao woke up and found herself in a room with a nanny who came to see her. Mo Mo said that this was the Western Suburb Villa, where the young master always wore a mask and no one knew his name.

Jiang Yuxiao remembered that Li Shubai had said he was going to stay at the Western Suburb Villa and suspected that Li Shubai and Xuan Xiao were the same person. Jiang Yuxiao asked the nanny, whose name was Meng Po, how to address her. The subordinate told Li Shubai that an unsent secret letter was found in Lu Qingyue's room, and many others had been sent before. The owner of Xing Yue Lou should already be investigating Li Shubai's identity.

Li Shubai went to see someone and talked about a vice general named Dong Qifeng who was by Yun Jing's side, but the person claimed to be Xuan Xiao.

Jiang Yuxiao woke up and asked Xuan Xiao if he was the one who saved her three years ago, and Xuan Xiao admitted it. Jiang Yuxiao said this was her first mission after joining Xing Yue Lou and she didn't expect to be ambushed. She asked Xuan Xiao why he saved her, and he said it was a coincidence. She asked if it was also a coincidence this time, and Xuan Xiao said it might be fate.

Xuan Xiao called out Jiang Yuxiao's real name, Yun Ying. Yun Ying was surprised and asked how he knew, and how much he knew. She said her mission was not over yet, and why did Xing Yue Lou send assassins to kill her. Xuan Xiao said she knew Xing Yue Lou's rules, and as long as there was any suspicious behavior from the assassins, they would send more assassins to chase them down. Yun Ying originally thought that Xing Yue Lou was an organization that punished evil and promoted justice, but she didn't expect it to be like this, always using her father's death to manipulate her.

Xuan Xiao mentioned Dong Qifeng, and Yun Ying said that Dong Qifeng was kind to her and saved her from the prison, but was chased by pursuers and fell off a cliff. She also jumped down, but fortunately she didn't die. Yun Ying said that half a year before her father's incident, she once gave Dong Qifeng a hundred lashes, but she didn't know why.

Yun Ying didn't expect it to be like this, and Xuan Xiao thought it was Dong Qifeng who tampered with the evidence, but he was not the one who reported it to the court. Xuan Xiao said he was still alive and asked if Yun Ying dared to go see him.

Li Shubai went to see Dong Qifeng and said he wanted to tell him a story. Earlier, the vice general of the prince fell in love with the prince's daughter. When the prince found out, the vice general plucked up the courage to propose, but he was scolded and publicly beaten by the prince with a hundred military sticks. Later, he held a grudge and falsely accused the prince of rebellion.

Dong Qifeng thought it was useless to talk about these things now since Yun Ying had already died. However, Yun Ying came in and said she hadn't died, which surprised Dong Qifeng greatly. Dong Qifeng mentioned that when he was recovering from his injuries, someone came to him and asked him to falsely accuse Yun Jing in exchange for Yun Ying. He foolishly agreed to it.

Li Shubai asked if Dong Qifeng knew who the owner of Xing Yue Lou was. Dong Qifeng said he didn't know, but he saw him once when he went to the Sixth Prince's mansion. Dong Qifeng revealed that Li Shubai was impersonating Xuan Xiao. Yun Ying was surprised and asked if he was Li Shubai, and she took off his mask.

Yun Ying was shocked to see that it was really Li Shubai and ran out. Li Shubai quickly chased after her. Yun Ying said she knew from the beginning that he was the one who saved her three years ago and asked why he didn't say anything earlier, wondering if he was just making fun of her. Li Shubai admitted that he recognized her from the beginning but realized that she had become an assassin, so he observed her secretly. He didn't want Yun Ying to be in danger since he knew his own surroundings were dangerous, and promised to protect her from now on.

Li Shubai brought Jiang Yuxiao to the secret room, where they matched various clues to the messy mahjong game and worked together to sort out the information they had, indicating that they were only standing for justice, and together they determined the identity of the master of Xing Yue Lou. The Crown Prince invited Li Shubai to taste tea, and from the tea, Li Shubai understood the Crown Prince's hint that he believed the Sixth Prince was behind Xing Yue Lou. The Crown Prince asked Li Shubai to destroy Xing Yue Lou, promising to assist from the sidelines. Li Shubai agreed and asked the Crown Prince to investigate the wrongful case of Lord Yun Jing after Xing Yue Lou was eliminated. The Crown Prince promised to investigate again when the time was right. The master of Xing Yue Lou sensed the approaching danger and revealed his identity, using his power and money to completely control the assassins of Xing Yue Lou.

Li Shubai returned to his mansion and told Jiang Yuxiao that it was difficult to clear Lord Yun Jing’s case. Jiang Yuxiao was slightly disappointed. Li Shubai told Jiang Yuxiao that he would go to Xingyuelou as Xuan Xiao the next day and join forces with the prince’s men to destroy Xingyuelou. Jiang Yuxiao was worried about Li Shubai’s safety and suggested going with him. The next day, Jiang Yuxiao woke up and found herself tied up. There was a letter left by Li Shubai beside her, which made her angry and moved. After breaking free, she left in disguise. Xuan Xiao went to Xingyuelou alone and found that the owner of the building was abnormal. It turned out that this owner was a killer pretending to be someone else. Xuan Xiao drew his sword and stabbed at the screen, but the fake owner escaped. Xuan Xiao found a blank scroll with scratches on it on the ground. An hour ago, Ju Zi appeared here and heard the conversation between the owner of the building and a mysterious person. She realized that Xuan Xiao was in danger and kept looking for scrolls in the bookshelf. Unexpectedly, she fell into a trap and left a clue on the blank scroll before fainting.

Li Shubai was very surprised when he saw the clues left by Yun Ying on the scroll. A mysterious person came over and took off Yun Ying’s mask. Li Shubai arrived at Jiang’s mansion, but the door was closed. A masked assassin came to kill Li Shubai. The two fought, but the assassin was no match for Li Shubai and was killed.

Grand Secretary Jiang brought Yun Ying over, and Li Shubai was very nervous. He asked them to release Yun Ying and let them dispose of him as they wished. Li Shubai was injured in an attack and Yun Ying looked very distressed. Grand Secretary Jiang said that Yun Jing had been operating in the northwest for many years and that the people there loved him very much. But if he had no intention of usurping the throne, he should voluntarily give up his military power. Grand Secretary Jiang said that it was not he who had harmed Yun Jing but that he had just gone with the flow.

Grand Secretary Jiang said that he knew what Li Shubai was thinking. He was just trying to buy time and wait for the Crown Prince to come over. But the Crown Prince would not come to save him. The eunuch told the Crown Prince that they had reason to besiege Xing Yue Lou but not Jiang’s mansion. The Crown Prince felt that Li Shubai was still too anxious and that he had tied his hands and feet for a woman. This fire might burn him, so he ordered his men to withdraw.

Grand Secretary Jiang felt that the Crown Prince was inherently wayward and selfish and could not assume the throne at all. He said that because Yun Ying had done so much for him, he would let her have a companion on Huangquan(Dying) Road.

Grand Secretary Jiang swung his sword at Li Shubai, and Yun Ying shouted Li Shubai's name, but Li Shubai managed to protect himself. Grand Secretary Jiang was surprised to find out that Li Shubai had an incredibly strong body, revealing that he was Xuan Xiao. Li Shubai and Yun Ying worked together seamlessly to take care of the assassin who threatened Yun Ying's life. Yun Ying had always wanted to kill her enemy herself, and finally had the opportunity to do so by killing Grand Secretary Jiang.

Yun Ying woke up in her room and saw Li Shubai sitting in front of her, which made her extremely excited. She called out Li Shubai's name and hugged him, expressing her gratitude for his concern. Yun Ying asked if it was worth it for Li Shubai to offend the Crown Prince for her, and he replied that she was the most precious thing to him.

Li Shubai went to find the Crown Prince and explained that he had always fought for him on the battlefield, but was disappointed to see how the Crown Prince had treated him. Li Shubai had already removed the biggest threat to the Crown Prince, Grand Secretary Jiang, and the power of the Sixth Prince had dwindled. Li Shubai cut off all ties with the Crown Prince.

Yun Ying was waiting outside for Li Shubai and he told her that he was no longer a killer or a spy for the Crown Prince. He was now only a comrade of Yun Ying. Li Shubai promised that Yun Ying was never alone and they would always face everything together. The two hugged each other deeply.

Li Shubai and Yun Ying held a wedding ceremony. Duke was very happy and helped them with the maids in the house. Li Shubai and Yun Ying got married. Li Shubai felt that Yun Ying was so beautiful today that she couldn’t help but laugh. Li Shubai felt that since he saved Yun Ying three years ago, it was the beginning of their fate. Before he was forced to do so, but now he is just Li Shubai’s husband and will always be with Yun Ying to protect her.

The next day, Li Shubai thought that Yun Ying had made him a dumpling. Li Shubai tasted it and asked if it was delicious. Li Shubai said it was good but asked her not to make it again in the future. Yun Ying was very unhappy. Li Shubai affectionately helped Yun Ying wipe off the flour on her face. Yun Ying woke up and looked at Li Shubai. Li Shubai asked if she should change her name. Yun Ying called him husband. Li Shubai felt that it was still early and they could sleep for a while.

The prince called Shi Shen over and thanked him for helping him become the master of Xingyuelou. The prince said that Xingyuelou is now a mess, but he believes that under Shi Shen’s leadership, they can gather sand into towers and they can cooperate to win everything. The prince asked someone to give something to Shi Shen, who took it and left.

The prince met someone and said that today is the best time to act and asked him to act quickly without leaving any flaws.

Li Shubai and Yun Ying were sitting together when Yun Ying suddenly started feeling unwell. Li Shubai was very worried and quickly helped her. He instructed his servant Nan Xiang to bring his protective pill and to summon a physician. Li Shubai questioned Dong Li about what Yun Ying had eaten.

The physician diagnosed that the crown princess had been poisoned, but he was inexperienced and unable to treat her condition. Li Shubai demanded that he save Yun Ying within three days. That night, Nan Xiang guarded Yun Ying's room, but Hong Yu suddenly arrived and demanded to see Yun Ying. Nan Xiang refused to let her in without Li Shubai's permission, which led to a fight between them.

The guards intervened, and Li Shufan arrived and stabbed Hong Yu. However, Yun Ying appeared and claimed that the person was not Hong Yu because she would never betray her. Li Shufan removed the person's mask, revealing that they were an imposter.

Li Shubai asked if he had offended anyone, and promised to investigate who was trying to target them and assassinate them. Li Shubai stayed to take care of Yun Ying while one of his subordinates came in injured, saying that the eldest prince had been attacked in the western suburban villa.

Upon learning the news of Li Shufan's assassination attempt, Li Shubai hurried to the western suburban villa. When he arrived at a nearby forest, he found several dead bodies of black-clothed people on the ground, but he did not see Li Shufan. Confused, he searched around for him and asked where he had gone.

Suddenly, someone attacked Li Shubai, causing him to be injured. The attacker was pleased and asked if Li Shubai's "copper skin and iron bones" had been broken. The attacker then removed their mask, revealing themselves to be Li Shufan. Li Shubai asked Li Shufan why he did what he did, and Li Shufan explained that Li Shubai's mother was unable to conceive for three years after marrying, so Li Shufan's father had to marry Li Shubai's mother at the behest of his grandfather, and Li Shufan was born. However, three years later, Li Shubai was born, and he became the center of the Duke's household. Li Shufan felt that the position of the Crown Prince should belong to him, not Li Shubai, and thus resorted to this extreme measure.

Li Shubai pointed out that Li Shufan had revealed his true self, and Li Shufan did not know where he had slipped up. Li Shubai also mentioned that Li Shufan returned home late that day, but knew that Yun Ying was poisoned, and thus must have been the mastermind behind it. To prevent themselves from being discovered, Li Shufan killed the imposter who pretended to be Hong Yu. Yun Ying and Dong Li also arrived.

In reality, Li Shubai had already found out, and had deliberately fooled Li Shufan by giving Yun Ying an antidote and pretending to be poisoned.

Li Shubai knew that Li Shufan had sided with the Crown Prince. Li Shufan denied it, but Li Shubai asked him directly if he liked “sparrow tongue tea”. Li Shufan fell silent. Yun Ying also didn’t expect that Li Shufan would resort to any means for his own selfish desires. Li Shufan put down his sword and said that it was a matter of winning or losing, and he didn’t ask Li Shubai for forgiveness. He asked him to kill him.

Li Shubai remembered playing with Li Shufan when they were young, and their relationship was still good at that time. Li Shubai put down his sword, and Li Shufan suddenly injured Li Shubai, saying that he thought he was the only one with copper skin and iron bones. These years, Li Shubai’s medicine dregs have been used by himself. Yun Ying finally knew why both of them had the smell of medicine on their bodies.

Li Shubai and Li Shufan got into a fight, and several maids were injured. Yun Ying rushed over to help Li Shubai and got stabbed by Li Shufan's sword. Even though she was injured, she couldn't come over to help. Li Shubai held Yun Ying and was very saddened by what had happened. Li Shufan said that they would both die today, so Li Shubai slowly put Yun Ying down, clenched his fists, picked up his sword, and started fighting Li Shufan.

Suddenly, Yun Ying appeared and stabbed Li Shufan, feeling that her true strength could break through even his tough skin and bones, let alone a fake like Li Shufan. Li Shufan was shocked that he had been stabbed and slowly fell to the ground.

Li Shubai said he didn't expect "Tong Pi Tie Gu" to be transferable. It turns out that he transferred it to Yun Ying's body, which allowed her to pretend to be injured and kill Li Shufan in one fell swoop. Li Shubai closed Li Shufan's eyes and felt emotional.

Yun Ying told a few maids that she and Li Shubai had decided to rebuild Xing Yue Lou. Xing Yue Lou was originally an organization that punished evil and promoted good, but it fell into the hands of villains and became a tool for power struggles. She wants to work with everyone to eradicate injustice and let people repay their debts of kindness and revenge. The maids naturally support them.

Li Shubai and Yun Ying arrived at the street, where a shop was being put up for sale, and everyone began bidding for it. Li Shubai and Yun Ying directly took out a gold ingot and bought the shop. Li Shubai stated that this would be the first stronghold of their Xing Yue Lou from now on, but Yun Ying thought they should still try to save money in the future.

Li Shubai received a letter, saying that the emperor had passed away. The Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince were too saddened and followed the emperor to the afterlife. The Third Prince inherited the throne. Li Shubai thought that the Third Prince had a great sense of righteousness and would be able to govern the country well. A prosperous era would soon come.

Yun Ying returned home and hugged Li Shubai. Li Shubai asked her what she wanted to do. Yun Ying kissed him and said she would first prioritize her family before her country. The two of them shared a sweet kiss.

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