Oh My Lord Episode 4 Recap
> Oh My Lord Recap
Chen Youyou accompanied Bai Li to a gathering hosted by the City Lord. Whispers quickly spread among the noble ladies, remarking on Chen Youyou's presence. They approached her, feigning compliments on her appearance, then quickly shifted to taunt her for being merely a "nominal couple" with a eunuch.
Unfazed, Chen Youyou cleverly retorted, highlighting the superficiality of their own "extended and luxurious families" where wives might have to queue for dinner with their husbands, unlike her "small family" where she could share meals freely. The ladies, calling her a "poor hoyden" who had "married up," accused Bai Li of using his position as the Castellan's Eunuch Mastering the Seal for personal gain, specifically for Chen Youyou's custom-made pink dress, claiming he was not performing his duties.
Chen Youyou fiercely defended Bai Li's diligence and integrity. Seeing the tension, Bai Li appeared, and Chen Youyou playfully acted clingy, asking him to recommend her dressmaker to the other ladies. Bai Li subtly pulled her away, instructing her to stay put. Later, during the banquet, the City Lord requested Bai Li to perform a sword dance. Some guests mocked the sight of a eunuch dancing, suggesting he was trying to prove his "manliness."
During his performance, Bai Li's neck scarf accidentally slipped, revealing his Adam's Apple. The crowd instantly erupted in shocked whispers, remembering a previous unfinished examination of Bai Li and now demanding a re-examination, questioning how a eunuch could possess such a feature. Chen Youyou quickly stepped forward, bravely declaring that it was not an Adam's Apple but a "laryngeal disease" caused by Bai Li's years of "serving the City Lord year-round" and "excessive exhaustion."
She asserted it was a "sign of his loyal assistance" and that he remained "reticent" to avoid bothering the City Lord with trifles. Qi Shengwen voiced his disbelief, but an Imperial physician confirmed the existence of such a disease, prompting the City Lord to put an end to the questioning. Chen Youyou silently acknowledged that her past experiences "journeyed north and south" with Chen Pingzhi had broadened her knowledge of various rare illnesses, allowing her to assist Bai Li.
That night, Madam Zhao, intent on reconciling Bai Li and Chen Youyou, prepared a special sweet soup for Chen Youyou and burned ambergris in the room, believing "it's easy for a girl to pursue a man." Chen Youyou initially resisted, grumbling about Bai Li's "short fuse," but eventually drank the soup. Soon after, she started feeling unusually hot.
Unbeknownst to Madam Zhao, Gu Tianhe, misinterpreting Bai Li's instructions (perhaps from an earlier conversation about getting Chen Youyou to leave due to their argument), entered and informed Chen Youyou that he was ordered to "send her away." He then knocked her unconscious and placed her in a carriage to take her out of the city. However, due to the bumpy road, Chen Youyou accidentally fell out of the moving carriage into a haystack, unnoticed by Gu Tianhe.
When Bai Li returned and found Chen Youyou's room empty, Madam Zhao admitted to giving Chen Youyou a "drug" to facilitate their reconciliation, but was under the impression Chen Youyou was still in the room. Bai Li realized Gu Tianhe had misunderstood and acted upon his earlier, unrevoked order. Furious, Bai Li raced after Gu Tianhe's carriage but found it empty.
He threatened Gu Tianhe, ordering him to find Chen Youyou or never return to the mansion, before setting out alone on horseback to search for her. Gu Tianhe, distraught, wondered if he had "misread him again." Meanwhile, Chen Youyou regained consciousness in the haystack and was found by Qi Shengwen, who brought her back to his Bamboo House.
Still disoriented from the soup and the fall, Chen Youyou recounted being "kicked out" and feeling "pissed off" despite risking herself to help Bai Li earlier. Qi Shengwen noticed her flushed face and asked if she was "allergic" to the "sweet soup." Feeling increasingly agitated, Chen Youyou tried to leave, but Bai Li arrived. She confronted him, accusing him of driving her away, while Qi Shengwen intervened, asserting Chen Youyou did not want to leave with Bai Li.
Bai Li firmly declared, "She is my wife," and warned Qi Shengwen to "behave yourself." He then forcefully carried Chen Youyou away. As she struggled, Chen Youyou angrily accused him of ordering Gu Tianhe to "hit my head" and causing her to fall from the carriage, almost dying. Overwhelmed by the drug's effects, she became increasingly affectionate, touching Bai Li and noting his wildly beating heart, confessing her own heart was racing too.
They shared a brief, intimate "finger kiss" before a passing guard, witnessing the scene, quickly hurried away, pretending to have "not seen anything." As Bai Li carried Chen Youyou back to the mansion, Jiang Bihan and her maid observed their intimate moment, with Jiang Bihan expressing confusion as to why they were "so intimate now" after Chen Youyou had seemingly "riled Lord Bai" earlier.
Back at Bai's Mansion, Gu Tianhe reported that the Imperial physician confirmed Chen Youyou was physically "okay." Bai Li, hoping Chen Youyou might have spoken of him, was disappointed when Gu Tianhe said she hadn't. Later, in her room, Chen Youyou, still wary of Madam Zhao, expressed reluctance to leave, fearing another dose of "sweet soup."
Bai Li reassured her that the "drug's effect" had worn off and, seeing her feign illness to avoid him, gently convinced her to stay, offering a quilt and noting the coldness of the woodshed. Chen Youyou, seizing the opportunity, set three conditions for staying: no more threats, no more expelling, and no more tantrums. Bai Li agreed to all. To her surprise, when she boldly demanded to sleep on the bed while he slept elsewhere, he also agreed.
She then muttered to herself, "Don't think I will forgive you so easily." The next morning, Gu Tianhe informed Bai Li that Madam Zhao had "packed up and left Bai's Mansion in the early morning." Soon after, Qi Shengwen arrived, revealing that he had dismissed Madam Zhao for "putting Chen Youyou at risk" and warned Bai Li that "if anyone dares to bully" Chen Youyou, he "will surely teach him a lesson."
Bai Li hinted that Qi Shengwen might not know who truly invited Madam Zhao, suggesting Chen Youyou might be to blame. However, Qi Shengwen dismissed Bai Li's "housework" and reaffirmed his loyalty to Chen Youyou as a friend, vowing to protect her. Qi Shengwen then invited Chen Youyou to his Bamboo House to make new pastries, aiming to cheer her up.
Bai Li tried to stop her with flimsy excuses, like asking if the front yard had been cleaned, but Chen Youyou quickly countered them. She instructed her maid to move her belongings to the wing-room, asserting her decision to leave the main quarters. As she left with Qi Shengwen, Chen Youyou, feeling liberated, openly vented her frustrations about Bai Li, calling him "cruel as a wolf," "welshed on his promise," "retaliated with ingratitude," and one who "put on sanctified airs."
Qi Shengwen encouraged her to express her feelings freely and assured her she could always find refuge at his Bamboo House. Together, they gathered "wild ginger" in the forest, and Qi Shengwen, despite telling a bad joke, shared his knowledge of its medicinal properties and poetic significance. He praised Chen Youyou's practical wisdom, asserting that her experiences and travels were as valuable as any book. Feeling truly appreciated, Chen Youyou enthusiastically suggested incorporating the wild ginger into new snacks.
Later, Jiang Bihan visited Chen Youyou, bringing a "nutritious soup" made from "precious herbs that his Lord gave me before." Feigning concern about Chen Youyou's reputation after being left in the wilderness, Jiang Bihan subtly tried to assert her claim over Bai Li. Chen Youyou, seeing through the facade, offered Jiang Bihan green tea, advising her not to "backbite."
Jiang Bihan continued to imply her importance to Bai Li, stating she had "known his Lord for years" and "weighed with him," offering her assistance in the future. She then recounted her past, how her family fell due to villainous plots, and how Bai Li rescued her, claiming she understood his "regard" but that an "unbridgeable gap" lay between them. Chen Youyou misinterpreted this "gap" as a reference to Gu Tianhe, thinking Bai Li had feelings for him.
Jiang Bihan quickly clarified that Gu Tianhe was "nothing but a guard" and that Bai Li had even tried to arrange a blind date for him the previous year, which Gu Tianhe clumsily ruined. This revelation finally made Chen Youyou realize her previous misunderstanding about Bai Li's affections.
