Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty Episode 6 Recap
> Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty Recap
Wei was searching for Yinxiang, wondering where to find him, when Yinxiang appeared before her. He expressed his joy, confirming their meeting was real and not a dream. Wei shared that she made a wish to the stars and the moon because she missed him. Yinxiang declared his intention to marry her, and Wei presented him with a pendant from a rotating lantern, which Yinxiang proclaimed their "token of love."
Their moment was interrupted by Yintang and Yin'e, who teased Yinxiang for "dallying with a girl." Yinxiang quickly sent Wei away for her safety. Yintang and Yin'e pressed to see the showgirl, noting that she was wearing the "showgirl's outfit," which suggested Yinxiang was becoming increasingly audacious. Yinzhen intervened to diffuse the tension, stating that his brothers were merely jesting. Yinxiang, still exhilarated, tried to confide in Yinzhen, expressing his immense happiness.
Yinzhen, however, found Yinxiang's behavior strange and, concerned he might act imprudently, departed to attend to other matters. Later, on her way back to the Palace of Accumulated Elegance, Wei encountered Xiaoyu, who was visibly distressed. Xiaoyu tearfully revealed that she had entered the selection as a substitute. Her father, the Jiangnan Administrative Commissioner, had been imprisoned after uncovering corruption related to disaster relief funds during severe floods in Jiangnan.
This scandal implicated not only Crown Prince Yinreng but also other princes. With no other recourse, Xiaoyu implored Wei for advice on how to present the evidence to the Emperor to save her father and brother, lamenting the difficulty of even leaving the Palace of Accumulated Elegance, let alone meeting the Emperor. Wei, unsure how to help, initially felt powerless but then encouraged Xiaoyu for her courage in coming to the palace alone.
Soon after, Zheng Chunhua joined them, bringing warm ginger soup for Xiaoyu, and the three women shared a moment of camaraderie, their conversation observed by Rongyue. Later, Xiaoyu secretly gave Wei a sachet she had personally sewn, asking her to keep it carefully. Wei, in turn, told Xiaoyu about her plan to seek assistance from an influential individual in the palace who frequently met the Emperor, hoping he could help Xiaoyu.
Xiaoyu, filled with gratitude, vowed to trust anyone Wei trusted. That night, Rongyue, accompanied by her guards, forcibly seized both Wei and Xiaoyu, dragging them to the North Garden. Rongyue intended to teach them a lesson, ordering her attendants to lock Wei in a room. As Rongyue was explaining her intentions, a mysterious figure in a cloak appeared from behind her, startling Rongyue before disappearing with Xiaoyu.
Back in the Palace of Accumulated Elegance, Wei confided in Zheng Chunhua about Xiaoyu's disappearance from North Garden. Wei dismissed Zheng Chunhua's superstitious fears, convinced that Rongyue was behind it, but Zheng Chunhua warned her that trespassing in North Garden was a serious offense and could lead to trouble for both Wei and Xiaoyu. Remembering her earlier plan, Wei decided to seek out the high-ranking individual she knew in the palace.
Zheng Chunhua suggested that the upcoming Star-Watching Banquet, with its fireworks and crowds, would be the perfect opportunity to find him. Meanwhile, Yinxiang presented Yinzhen with a telescope for the banquet and then asked him to speak to Consort De to arrange for him to marry a specific showgirl.
When Yinzhen inquired if it was the woman he often dreamed of, Yinxiang evasively stated it was not, but maintained his unwavering desire to marry her, promising to reveal more details after Yinzhen's assistance. Yinzhen, not surprised by Yinxiang's fervor, agreed to help. With plans set, Yinxiang left the banquet preparations, eager to find Wei. As Wei and Yinxiang approached each other, a dazzling meteor shower illuminated the sky.
However, this celestial event caused a strange phenomenon: a voiceover explained the unstable nature of quantum teleportation, suggesting that those who had undergone such a transmission might gradually lose their memories of the experience. In that moment, both Yinxiang and Wei experienced a profound memory loss, forgetting why they were there and even who they were searching for, their past memories of the transmigration seemingly erased. Wei then stumbled upon Xiaoyu's corpse floating in the river.
Yinxiang arrived to investigate the scene. Wei, realizing who he was, internally identified him as "Iron Hat Yinxiang." Yinxiang noticed a sachet on Xiaoyu's body, recalling Xiaoyu's plea to Wei to keep it safe. Yinxiang then questioned Wei about why she had sneaked out of the Palace of Accumulated Elegance to the Imperial Garden and how she coincidentally discovered her friend's body.
Wei introduced herself as Yalaerta Mingwei, explained Xiaoyu was her good sister, and asked him to keep her unauthorized outing a secret from the palace matrons. Yinxiang, suspicious due to her connection to the deceased and her presence at the scene, pressed her for information. Though Wei initially claimed ignorance, her use of the term "killed" rather than "drowned accidentally or committed suicide" caught Yinxiang's attention.
Wei then challenged Yinxiang about his earlier promise to marry her, which he feigned no recollection of. He dismissed his words as a joke, casually suggesting she could be his "concubine," which infuriated Wei as she reminded him he had promised marriage. Calling him "casual," Wei then cleverly retaliated by feigning terror and fleeing, drawing Yinxiang to follow her back to the Palace of Accumulated Elegance. There, Wei directly confronted Rongyue, accusing her of Xiaoyu's murder.
Rongyue vehemently denied the accusation, claiming a "shadow man in a cloak" had dragged Xiaoyu away, attributing the incident to a "wronged ghost of North Garden." Wei, disbelieving the supernatural explanation, instead blamed Rongyue for taking Xiaoyu to the North Garden in the first place, leading to her death. Yinxiang intervened to calm the escalating argument, dispersing the crowd. Afterward, he enlisted Wei's help in investigating the case, assuring her that he did not see her as a "weak woman."
That night, Wei remembered the sachet Xiaoyu had given her. Upon opening it, she found clues leading to further evidence hidden on the bed beam. This evidence revealed that Xiaoyu's death was connected to both Crown Prince Yinreng and Yintang, implicating them in the embezzlement of disaster relief funds. Determined to uncover the full truth for her friend, Wei went to spy near Crown Prince Yinreng's mansion the next morning. There, she overheard servants discussing the Crown Prince's recent illness.
Yinxiang suddenly appeared, confronting Wei about her covert actions. Wei confessed her suspicions about Crown Prince Yinreng's involvement in Xiaoyu's death. Despite Yinxiang's warnings about the dangers of investigating a prince, Wei insisted on pursuing justice, highlighting Xiaoyu's palpable fear of Yinreng. Yinxiang then decided to take Wei directly to confront Crown Prince Yinreng. At the mansion, Yinxiang first inquired about Yinreng's health before broaching the subject of Xiaoyu's death.
Yinreng feigned ignorance, but Yinxiang revealed that an alleged "killer" had implicated him in ordering Xiaoyu's murder, causing Yinreng to panic. At this moment, Wei, disguised in a cloak, dramatically appeared, further startling the Crown Prince. Yinreng attempted to attack the cloaked figure, but Yinxiang intervened.
Under pressure and facing the threat of involvement from the Ministry of Justice, Yinreng admitted that he had sent someone to "tie up" Xiaoyu, not to kill her, but merely to retrieve the incriminating evidence of his embezzlement. He recounted promising Xiaoyu protection for her family "in the name of Crown Prince" if she cooperated, and expressed regret upon learning of her demise.
Yinxiang believed Yinreng's explanation and agreed not to report the matter to Emperor Kangxi, urging the Crown Prince to keep the incident quiet to protect his position. Wei, however, was angered, accusing Yinxiang of blindly trusting Crown Prince Yinreng due to brotherhood. Yinxiang felt wronged, asserting that he had risked "tricking" the Crown Prince for her sake and asking why he couldn't earn her trust in return, though he sensed she inwardly believed him.
He also accused her of hiding something from him. Their heated discussion was interrupted by Yinti, who observed Yinxiang "molesting a showgirl." When Wei paid her respects, Yinti insisted on seeing her face, then noted she was "the one" Yinxiang desired. Wei tried to dismiss this as a mere joke. Yinxiang warned Yinti not to touch Wei, firmly stating, "She is the woman I want."
Meanwhile, Yinsi and other members of the Eighth Prince Party were discussing the ramifications of the corruption case and Xiaoyu's murder. Yintang callously suggested killing Wei if necessary, but Yinsi cautioned him against such "reckless" actions, reminding him that Wei was "Yinxiang's person" and Yinxiang was too "alert and smart" to be easily outmaneuvered.
Shortly after, Yinti confronted Yintang directly, grabbing him and condemning his "dirty way" of killing Xiaoyu to retrieve evidence, calling it a "shame to the Aisin Gioro family." Yinti refused to clean up Yintang's mess, demonstrating his refusal to condone such acts. Yinsi acknowledged Yinti's "resourceful" nature and his strong "bottom line," lamenting his unwillingness to participate in their more nefarious schemes. That night, Wei was ambushed by assassins, but Yinxiang and Yinti arrived swiftly to rescue her.
Still shaken, Wei wondered who sought to kill her, initially suspecting Crown Prince Yinreng. Yinxiang immediately challenged Yinti, accusing him of appearing opportunistically to deflect suspicion onto the Crown Prince or even being involved with the attackers. Yinti, however, claimed he came out of concern for Wei and then revealed that Yintang was responsible for Xiaoyu's murder, as Xiaoyu possessed incriminating evidence against him. Yinxiang retorted, suggesting Yinti's "frankness" was a ruse hiding ulterior motives.
Yinti countered that Yinxiang "deliberately help[ed] Crown Prince to hide the truth," while he simply sought "peace of mind" and acted transparently. He then left it to Wei to decide whom she would believe. Wei, choosing not to trust either of them, simply thanked them for saving her.
Yinxiang and Yinti continued to spar, each accusing the other of manipulative tactics to win Wei's trust and gain control of the crucial evidence she now held against Crown Prince Yinreng and Yintang. Their new rivalry centered on who Wei would ultimately believe and how she would decide to use the evidence.
