King is Not Easy Episode 1 Recap
> King is Not Easy Recap
Within the capital city of Haojing in the Great Zhou Dynasty, early in the morning, a long line of customers had already formed in front of this restaurant. A bright and beautiful young woman was hiding inside the shop, lecherously eyeing the men outside. This woman was none other than Da Xi, the owner of the restaurant and the most famous female chef in Haojing. Da Xi, over nineteen years old, was still unmarried.
Her criteria for a partner was that he had to be handsome, extremely handsome. Although many men frequented her restaurant, unfortunately, the handsome ones were all taken. Da Xi went out early to buy groceries. On the street, a handsome, tall young man appeared before her eyes. Da Xi, who was prone to infatuation at the sight of a handsome man, stared lecherously at this man, practically drooling.
Da Xi was so captivated that she forgot she had come out to buy groceries, following the man all the way to the palace gate, where she was unfortunately stopped by the guards. She learned from the guards that this man was Shao Yong, a first-rank imperial guard. To enter the palace, there was only one way: to be selected as a palace maid.
For the sake of her dream lover, Da Xi went all out and decided to participate in the palace maid selection. The palace eunuch Shen Jia led guards to bring the young women of the city to the streets. However, these women either had problems with their teeth or problems with their eyes. None of them pleased him. Helpless, he had to grab a few at random to report back.
At this moment, Da Xi ran over, bribing the guards with some silver. The guards thought she didn't want to enter the palace and allowed her to go home. Unexpectedly, Da Xi told the guards that she wanted to enter the palace. The guards looked bewildered. On the way into the palace, Da Xi and her group encountered Shao Yong again. Overjoyed, Da Xi leaned against the wall, unable to contain her inner joy and sinking into fantasy.
Unfortunately, her daydream was cut short by a slap. Upon entering the inner palace, the matron told the newly arrived maids the rules of the palace: they were not allowed to wander around at will, and those who disobeyed would be severely punished. After listening, Da Xi realized that the palace was not what she had imagined. For a moment, Da Xi was trapped in a dilemma. How could she meet her Shao Yong brother?
Late at night, Da Xi, wanting to sneak out to find her dream lover, secretly came to the palace wall. However, remembering what the matron had said during the day, she dared not go through the main gate and had to crawl out through a dog hole in the city wall. However, her head went in, but her butt couldn't. No matter how hard she tried, she still couldn't get through.
Could it be that she had gained too much weight recently? Suddenly, someone slapped her butt. She quickly retracted, realizing with dismay that the matron had arrived. Not knowing what to do, she saw the earrings on the matron's ears and had a flash of inspiration, saying that she was helping the matron find her earrings. However, this excuse was obviously full of loopholes. In the end, she was punished and made to kneel in the courtyard.
While kneeling in the courtyard, Da Xi heard passing palace maids saying that the Empress Dowager was selecting wives for the guards. She had a flash of inspiration, got up, and ran to find the matron.
She told the matron that since they both disliked each other anyway, and the Empress Dowager was selecting wives for the guards, if there was anyone named Shao Yong among them and she could marry him, then she and the matron would never see each other again, and both would be free. The matron thought this was a good idea and reported it to the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager thanked Da Xi for her affection for Shao Yong and specially bestowed five bolts of brocade and three bronze wares as dowry. Da Xi, with a joyful face, suddenly saw the guard coming towards her. Her expression rotated 360 degrees, and she looked at this official with disappointment. How could this be her Shao Yong? The matron looked at Da Xi's expression and smiled inwardly.
To solve the immediate problem, Da Xi suddenly hugged the eunuch who came to deliver the brocade and cried, randomly recognizing him as her father. But then she thought, how could a eunuch have given birth to her? Could it be that she was adopted? Her fate was so bitter!
Da Xi cried and made a fuss, hugging the eunuch and then hugging the Shao Yong in front of her, asking if this big brother had also come to be a eunuch. After being disturbed by her like this, Shao Yong finally couldn't help but leave. At this time, the matron asked Da Xi with a wicked smile, "Isn't this your Shao Yong?" Da Xi was holding a broom, sitting on the steps, thinking about her dream lover.
At this time, the matron came out and asked her why she wasn't working, slacking off again. Just as she was about to punish her, the clever Da Xi pretended to be sad and told the matron that she had caused her so much trouble because she looked so much like her mother. Her mother had passed away early, and she was very naughty when she was young, always making her mother angry.
The reason she caused trouble was that she hoped to feel her mother's warmth when the matron scolded her. The matron was softened by her words and told her to rest well, arranging for other maids to help her with the work in her hands. However, this made the other maids unhappy. Why could Da Xi rest while they had to do her work? So, the other maids discussed how to punish her.
Before Da Xi went to the cafeteria to eat, the other maids took all the food, leaving none for her. Da Xi, whose stomach was rumbling with hunger, saw that there was still food in front of a maid. She thought it was left for her, but the maid said that the food was for the dog. She also said that if she was really hungry, she could wait for the dog to finish eating and eat the leftovers.
Da Xi had to endure and say that she wasn't hungry. In the evening, Da Xi returned to her bed and even burped. The other maids thought she had stolen food from the small kitchen, so they went to the matron to complain. Da Xi denied it. To prove her innocence, Da Xi led everyone to the pond, dug out lotus roots from the pond, and in a short time, roasted the lotus roots and distributed them to everyone.
Everyone ate and praised how delicious Da Xi made them. Inside the King's bedroom, the Consort was lying on the bed wrapped in a white robe, posing in various alluring positions, waiting for the King's arrival. Suddenly, she heard someone push the door open. The Consort eagerly ran to greet the King, but the King who came in was covered in blood, constantly shouting, "The rebels have invaded! Run!"
The Consort, seeing this, was startled and ran out, saying as she ran, "I'll go find reinforcements." After the Consort left, the King smiled bitterly, returned to normal, and called Shen Jia in. He lamented to Shen Jia, "Those women who said they would share life and death with Us, at the critical moment, didn't they abandon Us and run away?"
Da Xi was ordered to help the Empress Dowager deliver clothes, wanting to take this opportunity to find Shao Yong. Unfortunately, she broke into the forbidden area of the palace and was caught by the eunuch. The matron was furious and ordered the maids to beat her thirty times with a rod as a warning to others. In the evening, the matron came to Da Xi's side, comforted the beaten Da Xi, and gave her a map of the palace.
Da Xi was overjoyed looking at the map, feeling that the thirty lashes were worth it. Da Xi took the map and came to the palace wall, wanting to climb out with a rope. However, just as she climbed halfway, she was caught by the King. The King thought there were really rebels, grabbed the rope, and pulled it hard. Da Xi fell from the wall, landing right on top of the King.
