New Life Begins Episode 14 Recap, Plot

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The evening breeze was gentle, and the carefully prepared dishes had already gone cold. Song Wu, famished, urged everyone to start eating since no guests were likely to come anyway. Unexpectedly, just as she finished speaking, Shangguan Jing arrived with a jar of fine wine, and the sisters from the Third Prince’s household came in merrily. Everyone was overjoyed. Even Yin Qi limped in shortly after, followed by several brothers who also showed up to celebrate.

Hao Jia came late, but her sincerity was clear. After enjoying the spectacular fireworks, everyone moved indoors to enjoy the feast. They raised their glasses to the moon and congratulated Yin Zheng on his successful housewarming. But an unexpected incident occurred—Yin Qi suddenly foamed at the mouth and collapsed. The imperial physician diagnosed that Yin Qi had been poisoned. Yin Zheng couldn’t understand—everyone had eaten and drunk the same food, so why was Yin Qi the only one poisoned?

Li Wei investigated the evening’s dishes and found that the lettuce on the menu had been replaced with amaranth. Amaranth conflicts with soft-shelled turtle meat and the two should not be eaten together, or it will cause poisoning. A flash of insight struck Li Wei and she immediately went to the kitchen. To counteract this food incompatibility, Yin Qi had to drink a large amount of water spinach juice.

This method worked—after drinking a bowl, Yin Qi felt much better, and everyone was finally relieved. After the fright, Yin Zheng had a lot on his mind. Though he said he didn’t care, the incident clearly upset him. Li Wei found him and encouraged him to talk about his unhappiness. Yin Zheng was deeply moved and picked up a wine cup to pour himself a drink.

Li Wei swiftly snatched the rice wine from his hand, reminding him that he couldn’t drink due to his weak stomach. Yin Zheng protested innocently that his stomach had recovered. But Li Wei, in the tone of a managing wife, firmly refused to let him drink. Yin Zheng couldn’t help grumbling that although his alcohol tolerance wasn’t great, he wouldn’t do anything outrageous—why not let him drink? Hearing this, Li Wei retorted, asking how he could say such a thing.

She reminded him of what happened in Danchuan and sat down angrily, waiting for his explanation. As she spoke, memories of that night suddenly flashed through Yin Zheng’s mind, and he finally realized what he had done. He wanted to say something but found himself speechless. The old officials in the Household Affairs Bureau were conservative and their subordinates even more so—afraid of responsibility and quick to escalate problems. One night, a fire was started by two merchants.

The matter reached the court, and Lord Xinchuan publicly reprimanded Yin Zheng, ordering him to pacify the old officials and calm public anger. Yin Zheng was willing to accept punishment but refused to admit wrongdoing or give up the night market reform. His words angered Lord Xinchuan, and the entire Sixth Prince’s residence was placed under house arrest. In truth, Lord Xinchuan knew Yin Zheng wasn’t at fault. But reform was difficult.

To continue breaking the old marketplace system, the old officials had to be appeased. Besides, Lord Xinchuan understood Yin Zheng’s personality. If he didn’t use this time to calm him down, Yin Zheng’s unyielding nature would only create more political enemies. Li Wei, worried that Yin Zheng would be upset alone, went to his room to check on him. But seeing the composed Yin Zheng made her emotional instead.

An ordinary child would be comforted when wronged, but Yin Zheng’s grievances came from his parents. Li Wei wiped away her tears and took out the pastries freshly made by Liu Baoquan, asking Yin Zheng to enjoy them. But the next day brought new problems. Due to the housewarming preparations, the household had already spent quite a bit, and now, with the residence under lockdown, they were running a serious deficit.

Everyone tightened their belts and even started growing vegetables themselves, but life was still hard. Regarding the Fifth and Seventh Princes opening their residences, Lady Chuan was puzzled. Previously, the Sixth Prince opened his residence early because he had achieved great merit. But the Fifth and Seventh Princes had no such accomplishments—why were they allowed to open their residences? Yet Lord Xinchuan understood: among rulers and brothers, the worry was not scarcity, but inequality.

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