King is Not Easy Episode 13 Recap
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Wu Shuang and Shao Yong both fell to the ground due to the suspended animation drug. Da Xi mistakenly believed that it was because of her that the two lost their lives, feeling extremely remorseful. She held their bodies and pleaded with Ji Man to save them, declaring that she would no longer pester Shao Yong to marry him. Seeing his goal achieved, Ji Man took out the antidote and had them swallow it.
After taking the antidote, Shao Yong and Wu Shuang awoke from their state of suspended animation, embracing and pouring out their hearts to each other. Ji Man explained that all of this was merely to test their feelings. The two happily supported each other as they departed. Da Xi then realized she had fallen into Ji Man's trap. She angrily slapped Ji Man and ran back to her bedchamber.
Ji Man chased her back to the bedchamber, persuading Da Xi to give up Shao Yong and find her true happiness. Da Xi, however, felt that with the palace full of eunuchs, where could her own happiness be? Unexpectedly, Ji Man confessed his feelings to her. Da Xi was momentarily at a loss. Ji Man did not force Da Xi to respond to his feelings, but instead gave her enough time to process his emotions.
Ji Man, in Da Xi's body, offered blessings to Shao Yong and Wu Shuang, inadvertently mentioning that he also wished to find his one true love in this life. Ji Man had said this very sentence to Wu Shuang when she was a child. Wu Shuang then formed a bold conjecture: she suspected that Ji Man and Da Xi had swapped bodies. Shao Yong heard her conjecture and laughed aloud.
He suspected Wu Shuang was too tired and experiencing delusions, so he didn't take it to heart. Consort Ni Shang, who was secretly eavesdropping from the shadows, couldn't help but take it to heart. Da Xi went to the cold palace alone and encountered Ji Man. She mistakenly thought she had seen a ghost and quickly covered her head in fear. Only after confirming it was Ji Man did she feel relieved.
Ji Man told Da Xi that this place was riddled with traps, and one careless move could be fatal. After he finished speaking, Da Xi heard a sound and asked Ji Man if he heard anything. Ji Man seized the opportunity to scare her, telling her she had stepped on a trap and that once triggered, it would be irreversible. Hearing this, Da Xi was so terrified that she quickly begged Ji Man to save her.
As they pulled and tugged, they accidentally fell to the ground together, and this scene was witnessed by Consort Ni Shang. After Da Xi returned to the palace, Consort Ni Shang went to Longde Palace to test Ji Man. Da Xi's responses were full of loopholes, which further fueled Consort Ni Shang's suspicions. Ji Man tried to help her respond from the side, but Consort Ni Shang had him imprisoned for usurping authority.
Consort Ni Shang was not willing to let it go. The next morning, she falsely issued a royal decree, claiming Ji Man was gravely ill, and invited all ministers to Longde Palace to report on state affairs. Although the ministers harbored doubts, they still dared not defy the royal command and came to Longde Palace. Fortunately, Ji Man had previously informed Da Xi of some of Longde Palace's rules, enabling Da Xi to respond calmly and avoid embarrassment.
Da Xi realized this was Consort Ni Shang's scheme and ordered Consort Ni Shang to be imprisoned for a month and receive fifty strokes with a rod. When Ji Man returned in the evening, he ate the dinner Da Xi had personally prepared, feeling very happy. He couldn't help but kiss Da Xi. Da Xi's heart pounded. She shyly ran to the side of the bed. Ji Man mistakenly thought she was angry and was about to leave.
Unexpectedly, Da Xi called out to him, and only then did he realize Da Xi was not angry. Happily, he bumped into the table. After receiving her punishment, Consort Ni Shang was not willing to give up. She went to the Empress Dowager's palace and informed the Empress Dowager that the current King was not the true King. The Empress Dowager was very shocked.
Consort Ni Shang then laid out all her suspicions, stating that the current King knew nothing about the palace, whereas Da Xi was intimately familiar with palace affairs. Although the Empress Dowager dared not believe it, she still decided to test the two.
