Oh! My Emperor Season 1 Episode 7 Recap
> Oh! My Emperor Season 1 Recap
As Luo Feifei defended an old Ophiuchus woman from an aggressive crowd, she lost her balance and fell toward Beitang Yi. Having just arrived, Beitang Yi deliberately stepped aside, letting her fall to the ground. Furious, Luo Feifei berated him for his lack of compassion, questioning how he could let his "savior" fall. She called him a "lecherous liar" who, instead of being grateful, blamed her for the incident.
Beitang Yi, in turn, accused her of orchestrating the situation to gain his attention and ordered his guards to arrest her for insulting the emperor. Meanwhile, Beitang Tang, representing the Earth Sign, waited in the arena for his first-round match against the Fire Sign. He confidently told his companion that as time passed with no sign of the Fire Sign team, they would win by default after the Sagittarius hour.
He believed his intimidating presence was the reason for their absence and looked forward to competing against the Water Sign next. While fleeing Beitang Yi's guards, Luo Feifei spotted Prince Chen on the street and hid behind him. As Beitang Yi approached, Luo Feifei complained that the emperor had taken advantage of her and now intended to imprison her. When Beitang Yi ordered her arrest, Prince Chen intervened, daring anyone to touch "his girl."
Delighted, Luo Feifei privately reveled in feeling like the heroine of a drama. As they were running late for the Military Power Race, Prince Chen proposed an immediate competition between their two teams on the spot, with the winner advancing and also winning Luo Feifei. Beitang Yi agreed. To avoid a physical fight between scholars, Prince Chen suggested a "brain competition."
Master Mei confidently predicted that the emperor's champion, Bai Wuchen, would win within ten moves, but he was swiftly defeated by Prince Chen's representative, Su Xunxian. Beitang Yi dismissed the loss as "pure luck," but Prince Chen, declaring the matter settled, took Luo Feifei's hand and departed, advising his nephew to try harder. Back at the competition grounds, an exhausted Beitang Tang continued to wait.
An official announcement declared that the Fire Sign had forfeited, and the Water Sign had also advanced. Beitang Tang mistakenly believed the Fire Sign's absence was due to his intimidating aura, while others speculated that the Lord of Fire Sign, a known supporter of Prince Chen, forfeited for strategic reasons. Elsewhere, Chu Shengnan, the Lord of Fire Sign, admitted to Shang Yu that she had misremembered the match day, leading to their forfeiture.
Taking responsibility as their leader, she declared that she and Shang Yu would each receive twenty spankings as punishment. With Beitang Yi, Bai Wuchen apologized for his defeat, but the emperor told him not to blame himself, stating that one loss was insignificant in his long rivalry with Prince Chen. Their conversation was interrupted by a guard reporting that all the imprisoned Ophiuchus members had been freed. Master Mei confirmed the danger, explaining these individuals could become uncontrollably violent.
Beitang Yi ordered his guards to pursue them, but Master Mei reminded him that Prince Chen held the military power, requiring the emperor to request his uncle's assistance to mobilize troops. At Prince Chen's residence, Luo Feifei was gifted a trove of jewelry. In another conversation, Su Xunxian noted to Prince Chen that the Water Sign had advanced automatically and remarked that Prince Chen's nephew, Beitang Tang, was also quite lucky to have won by forfeit.
Prince Chen coolly responded that he only cares about valuable people. Later, a servant brought Luo Feifei water to wash her feet. Unsettled by the formality and missing modern comforts like her phone and Wi-Fi, Luo Feifei asked for her bag and took out a facial mask. She explained its benefits to the curious servant, warning against traditional cosmetics containing lead and jokingly nicknaming the servant "Foggy" due to her complexion.
