Resumen del episodio 4 de The Love Lasts Two Minds
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During a rain shower, A Yuan and her maid, Xiaolu, take refuge in a dilapidated house. Xiaolu finds the place spooky and fears ghosts, but A Yuan dismisses her. A Yuan blows an eagle whistle, startling Xiaolu, who believes a ghost is behind them. A Yuan investigates and finds a small, friendly eagle. She feels an inexplicable familiarity with the bird, despite Xiaolu's reminder that A Yuan normally dislikes birds.
Naming the eagle "Mischief" because it constantly steals their food, A Yuan allows it to accompany them. Meanwhile, Emperor Yong issues an imperial decree, bestowing the title of Marquis Duan upon Jing Ci, praising his character and granting him a purple goldfish pouch and a substantial enfeoffment. The eunuch reading the decree adds that the marquis needs rest due to ill health, excusing him from court duties and requesting officials not to disturb him.
This sudden elevation of a man with no prior public achievements or notable background sparks confusion and speculation among the princes and ministers. A Yuan and Xiaolu continue their travels, stopping for tea at a small shop. Their peace is interrupted by several burly men who rush in, appearing to target them. Xiaolu fears they are being arrested. A Yuan bravely defends them, using a stool to knock down attackers and engaging them in a fight.
A man seated nearby also assists. After the attackers flee, A Yuan learns from the helper, Ding Cao, a constable of Qinhe County, that the men were after his superior, Magistrate Li Fei, who had made enemies through his impartial enforcement of the law. Magistrate Li then emerges from hiding. A Yuan greets him.
When Xiaolu discovers their travel bag is missing, Magistrate Li offers them lodging and proposes A Yuan become a constable to help maintain peace in Qinhe while also searching for their stolen belongings. Finding the idea appealing, A Yuan accepts. As she states she has no given name, only her surname Yuan, Magistrate Li names her Yuan Qinhe. In his residence, Jing Ci is lost in thought, looking at a mandarin duck pouch Mianwan embroidered.
A palace messenger arrives with a letter. Jing Ci notices the man's calloused hands, realizing he possesses martial arts skills. As Jing Ci opens the letter, the messenger unexpectedly attacks him with a dagger. Jing Ci swiftly evades and retaliates. Suddenly, Fu Xiaohan, a Shadow Guardian dispatched by Lord Zuo Yanxi to protect Jing Ci, intervenes. She quickly subdues the assassin, who then commits suicide by poison. Jing Ci asks her identity, and she introduces herself as Fu Xiaohan.
Observing a red beaded bracelet on the assassin's wrist, Fu Xiaohan identifies the stones as Lotus Stone, a specialty from Qinhe County believed to ward off evil. Jing Ci, realizing Qinhe is not far from the capital, instructs Fu Xiaohan to prepare for his personal visit there in a few days. Yuan Qinhe has since become a highly effective constable in Qinhe, renowned for her ability to catch any culprit.
During one pursuit, she chases a thief into the Cixin Nunnery, accidentally damaging its wooden door. She offers to pay for the damage, but Reverend Miaozhen asks her to collect water for the nunnery for ten days as compensation. One day, as Yuan Qinhe and Xiaolu walk through the streets, Mischief the eagle flies overhead. Yuan Qinhe blows her eagle whistle, and a flash of memory causes her to call the eagle "Xiaofeng," a name she finds puzzling.
Mischief suddenly flies away, and Yuan Qinhe calls out, warning it not to harm anyone. Just then, Jing Ci is carried past in a sedan chair and is surprised to see the eagle, which he also recognizes as "Xiaofeng," circling above him. Yuan Qinhe, following the eagle, is stunned to see Jing Ci. Her heart pounds, and their eyes meet, leaving Jing Ci with a complex expression. Suddenly, concealed weapons are launched at them.
Yuan Qinhe shouts a warning and moves to intercept, but Jing Ci swiftly embraced her, deflecting the projectiles with his sword. Yuan Qinhe then asks if they have met before, but Jing Ci denies it, claiming this is his first time in Qinhe. Back at his lodging, Jing Ci reflects on his last encounter with Feng Mianwan. He remembers her shock at his bloodied feet after his attack.
He recalls Zuo Yanxi's accusation that Feng Mianwan had poisoned him, rendered him unconscious, severed his hamstrings, and left him in the wilderness to be fed to wolves. Feng Mianwan had confessed, fueled by eighteen years of resentment and a desire for revenge. Jing Ci then decided that the Feng Mianwan consumed by hatred no longer needed to exist and made her drink a potion to erase her memories and allow her a new beginning. She subsequently lost consciousness.
Jing Ci reflects that the truth of that day would eventually come to light. He recalls that Feng Mianwan, now without her memories, had returned to the Yuan Mansion as its eldest daughter, Yuan Qinhe, and never expected to see her again in Qinhe. Fu Xiaohan reports to Jing Ci that she lost the assassin in the crowded streets but is confident she can recognize her again. Jing Ci asks about the two people who obstructed his path earlier.
Fu Xiaohan clarifies they are the new constable of Qinhe County and her maid, unrelated to the assassins. Jing Ci dismisses the constable's importance. He then instructs Fu Xiaohan to meet with Zuo Yanxi for a favor. Yuan Qinhe finds herself constantly thinking of Jing Ci since their encounter, leading Xiaolu to playfully suggest she has fallen in love at first sight. Though initially denying it, Yuan Qinhe admits Jing Ci has consumed her thoughts.
Xiaolu, confident in Yuan Qinhe's charms, advises her on how to win his affection, suggesting smiling and engaging him in walks and conversation. Xiaolu also warns against using the common pick-up line "Have we met before?" which Yuan Qinhe often used, though Yuan Qinhe insists she feels a genuine, deep familiarity with Jing Ci. Meanwhile, Fu Xiaohan informs Zuo Yanxi of Jing Ci's intention to visit the Qinhe County Government.
Worried about Jing Ci's fragile health, Zuo Yanxi reluctantly agrees to the plan, knowing Jing Ci's determined nature, and gives Fu Xiaohan a potent medicinal pill for Jing Ci to take daily. Driven by her newfound feelings, Yuan Qinhe heads to the inn where Jing Ci is staying. Standing outside his room, she recalls Xiaolu's playful advice on charming men. As she attempts a seductive gesture, the door suddenly opens, revealing Jing Ci.
Startled but quick-witted, Yuan Qinhe laughs it off, claiming to be on patrol and attributing their meeting to fate. Jing Ci, however, remains expressionless and tells her to move aside. Undeterred, Yuan Qinhe follows him, attempting to engage him by offering to buy him breakfast and then some fruit, but Jing Ci ignores her. Spotting a vendor selling sugar-coated chestnuts, Jing Ci pauses, a memory of buying them for Mianwan surfacing.
Yuan Qinhe quickly buys a bag, peels a chestnut, and offers it to him on a handkerchief. Jing Ci sternly warns her that if she continues to follow him, he will have her thrown into jail, then turns and leaves. Yuan Qinhe, taken aback, mutters to herself that she is usually the one putting people in jail. Xiaolu approaches Yuan Qinhe, reminding her it's time for her duties at the Cixin Nunnery.
Xiaolu asks if she saw "that man" again, to which Yuan Qinhe sadly replies that he doesn't seem to like her. Xiaolu suggests it's because Yuan Qinhe is dressed as a man. Yuan Qinhe expresses concern that changing into women's clothes in the small Qinhe County would expose her disguise and disrupt their new life. Having completed her ten days of water-collecting for the nunnery, Yuan Qinhe is invited by Reverend Miaozhen for a private meeting behind the mountain.
Reverend Miaozhen asks Yuan Qinhe to deliver a letter to an old acquaintance at the North Base, a request Yuan Qinhe readily accepts. As time passes, Xiaolu grows anxious about Yuan Qinhe's prolonged absence and goes to the nunnery. There, Yuan Qinhe awakens from an unexpected slumber at the tea table to a horrifying discovery: Reverend Miaozhen is dead, and Yuan Qinhe's own sword is embedded in the reverend's back. Xiaolu arrives, aghast at the scene.
Yuan Qinhe realizes she is in grave trouble and faces imprisonment. Upon receiving word from a panicked constable about the murder at Cixin Nunnery and Reverend Miaozhen's death, Magistrate Li Fei is shocked. He initially orders Yuan Qinhe to the scene with him, but the constable reveals that Yuan Qinhe was present during the incident and appears to be implicated in the reverend's death. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Magistrate Li rushes to the nunnery himself.
