Destiny of Love Episode 3 Recap
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Dawn broke on the first day of the newlyweds' life. Qiao Manman groggily woke up to find an old matron staring at her, scaring her into sitting up straight. The matron claimed she was personally sent by the Emperor to look after the Princess Consort. Outwardly, Qiao Manman nodded pleasantly, but inwardly she was dismayed—clearly, this was a spy planted by the palace! According to custom, the newlyweds should dine together.
Qiao Manman, remembering that she would have to return to her maiden home in three days, worried about being exposed when she met A Li Ya’s brother, Hu Er Sa. Fu Chengjin noticed her preoccupation and asked what was wrong. Qiao Manman, hinting vaguely, said that she had kicked off the blanket in her sleep and caught a chill, so she had no appetite.
Fu Chengjin quickly understood—Qiao Manman was trying to make the matron believe they hadn’t shared the bed. On her very first day, Qiao Manman was already this cunning. Fu Chengjin decided to counter with a soft approach, saying that if she had no appetite, then she didn’t have to eat. Qiao Manman skipped breakfast and was sent back to her room, feeling extremely frustrated.
Chuntao urged Qiao Manman to think of a plan quickly, or else their identities might be exposed in three days and they could face execution. Anxious, Qiao Manman decided to take a risky path—she would pretend to be ill. When Fu Chengjin heard Qiao Manman was sick, he specially summoned the imperial physician. Chuntao blocked the door, urging Qiao Manman to quickly think of a countermeasure.
Qiao Manman intended to fake illness, but when she saw the physician was going to take her pulse, she broke out in goosebumps. Fortunately, the physician had his own considerations. Although he could tell from her pulse that she was faking, he didn’t want to get involved in the inner affairs of the Prince’s residence. So he immediately claimed she was indeed sick and seriously so, requiring several days of acupuncture treatment.
Seeing the long silver needles in the physician’s hands, Qiao Manman reflexively pushed him away in fear. As a result, the needle accidentally stabbed Fu Chengjin in the leg. The pain was intense, but since he was pretending to be disabled, he had to endure it and asked his attendant Jiutian to push him back to his room. Late at night, Qiao Manman was still worrying about the return to her maiden home in three days.
Since her own attempt at feigning illness had failed, she came up with a plan to make Fu Chengjin fall ill instead. Hearing that Fu Chengjin was bathing, she had Chuntao distract Jiutian while she quietly carried half a bucket of cold water into the room. Qiao Manman wanted to give Fu Chengjin a cold so he wouldn’t be able to return to the palace.
As she was about to pour the water into the tub, she slipped and the bucket flew out, landing right on Fu Chengjin’s neck, fracturing it. Time passed day by day. Meanwhile, the real Princess of Xilin, A Li Ya, encountered danger during her escape and hit her head on a rock, resulting in amnesia. Coincidentally, Qiao Manman’s older brother, Ji Mo, passed by.
Seeing A Li Ya dressed as a man, he assumed he’d found a wounded fellow countryman and carried her home. With A Li Ya suffering from amnesia and Qiao Manman having snuck her way into the Prince’s residence as the Princess Consort, their uncle didn’t want complications. He tricked A Li Ya into believing this was her home, and that Ji Mo was her husband.
He told her that she had tried to drown herself due to constant quarrels, hit her head, and lost her memory. A Li Ya believed him and began treating Ji Mo as her husband.
