Good Bye, My Princess Episode 9 Recap
> Good Bye, My Princess Recap
Inside the royal tent, Khan Tömür received a desperate report that General Yi Moyan and General Heshi had both fallen in battle. Devastated, Khan Tömür knew the Danchi people faced imminent doom. Outside, the Li Empire army, led by Li Chengyin, stormed the Danchi base camp. A soldier, acting on Khan Tömür's orders, attempted to escort Xiaofeng to safety, but she resisted and was forcibly restrained.
Xiaofeng could only listen in anguish to the sounds of battle, tears streaming down her face. As the last Danchi soldiers fell, Li Chengyin, now clad in Li Empire armor, entered Khan Tömür's tent to persuade him to surrender. However, the proud Khan refused to yield, choosing death over submission. He pleaded with Li Chengyin to spare the lives of his one hundred thousand Danchi citizens in exchange for his own. Li Chengyin agreed to the terms.
Khan Tömür then walked out of the tent and knelt. Li Chengyin raised his sword, and the Khan fell. At that moment, Xiaofeng broke free from her restraints and rushed out, witnessing Li Chengyin kill her grandfather. Overwhelmed by grief and fury, she collapsed. Li Chengyin stayed by Xiaofeng's side. When she awoke, she instinctively embraced him, weeping. However, a flash of memory brought the horrific truth into focus: Li Chengyin was the one who had killed her grandfather.
Her emotions shattered, and she screamed in agony. Li Chengyin stood helpless as Xiaofeng rose, trembling, realizing with dawning horror that she had unknowingly led the wolf into the fold, dooming her people. Overcome with rage, Xiaofeng seized a sword and stabbed Li Chengyin, seeking vengeance. The non-fatal wound reflected the war between her love and hatred. Soldiers rushed in to disarm her as Li Chengyin admitted he had wronged her.
Afterward, his advisor, Sir Chai, informed him that Xiaofeng’s loyal maidservant, A'Du, had been captured. To prevent further violence, Sir Chai ordered that a muscle-relaxing powder be added to Xiaofeng’s tea and all sharp objects be removed from her tent, instructing his men to ensure her safety. The following day, Gu Jian burst into the camp and carried Xiaofeng away. Li Chengyin immediately pursued them, leading to a tense standoff.
Sir Chai intervened, addressing Gu Jian as his godson and urging him to stand down. Li Chengyin ultimately relented, instructing his soldiers to follow them from a distance to protect them but not to capture them. Gu Jian took Xiaofeng to a mountaintop where A'Du was waiting. There, he revealed the devastating truth: her beloved "Gu Xiaowu" was actually Li Chengyin, the Fifth Prince of the Li Empire and Gu Jian's own cousin.
Xiaofeng accused Gu Jian of conspiring in the deception all along. Gu Jian pleaded that his mission was separate from his genuine feelings for her and begged her not to leave him. Overwhelmed by the betrayal and the blood of her people, Xiaofeng declared their bond irrevocably broken. Meanwhile, General Li Yan, a loyal subordinate to the Second Prince Li Chengye, lay severely wounded.
Concerned for his general, Li Chengye arranged for him to be transported back to the capital for urgent medical treatment. Elsewhere, General Gao Xian received a letter from his father, Gao Yuming, urging him to help Li Chengyin secure the political marriage with the Ninth Princess. Gao Xian understood this would significantly boost Li Chengyin's chances in the struggle for the throne and decided to cooperate with his father's scheme.
Xiaofeng and A'Du managed to evade Gu Jian and arrived back at the Xi State royal palace, only to find it eerily deserted. Inside, Xiaofeng found her father, the King, slumped on his throne. Just then, Gao Xian entered with his retinue, pressing the King to finalize the marriage and send Xiaofeng to the Li capital. Xiaofeng asked where her mother was.
The King, in despair, revealed that Gao Xian and his men had forced the Queen to commit suicide within the palace to avoid humiliation, even demanding to see her body afterward. He urged Xiaofeng to flee, calling them her mother's murderers.
