Resumo do episódio 14 de Eternal Love of the Fox
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The Stomach Spirit lamenting to Huo Xiangjiu about her poor eating habits, emphasizing how her irregular meals, especially skipping breakfast and then overeating at night, caused it immense suffering and had severely damaged her health. Lord Feng quickly intervened, calming the Stomach Spirit and giving Huo Xiangjiu medicine.
He then sternly instructed her to adhere to a strict regimen for recovery, including regular meals prepared by him, going to bed by 9 PM (Hai Shi), and avoiding any emotional distress, physical exhaustion, or anything harmful to her body. Fearing her impending death, Huo Xiangjiu reluctantly agreed, stating she would sleep immediately. While resting, Huo Xiangjiu reflected on her difficult past in the Xiguan Bureau (Imperial Servants Bureau).
She recalled working tirelessly until late at night, often forced into overtime by Lady Zhao, who also withheld their wages and provided only expired or spoiled leftovers from the Imperial Kitchen. The constant hunger and the feeling that her life was not her own, even her desire to read novels for a mere half-hour, still weighed heavily on her. With her newfound influence, she resolved to help her former colleagues.
Lord Feng, sensing her distress, assured her that he would handle the matter, stating that anything concerning her was never trivial to him. He then summoned Lady Zhao, ordering her to return all withheld wages to the palace maids and forbid any further forced overtime, urging her to show compassion for her subordinates.
Lady Zhao, however, refused to comply, arguing that she was merely upholding long-standing palace rules and that Lord Feng was being misled by Huo Xiangjiu, whom she disrespectfully deemed unworthy. She even subtly threatened that his interference could have serious consequences beyond the Xiguan Bureau. Annoyed by her arrogant defiance, Lord Feng warned her once more, which Lady Zhao, after initially trying to talk her way out, reluctantly agreed to follow.
Still seething, Lady Zhao secretly instigated other bureau directors against Huo Xiangjiu, spreading rumors and exaggerating the situation to rally them. She gloated about Lord Feng being "overwhelmed" and believed that by turning other powerful figures against Huo Xiangjiu, she would ensure the girl's demise. Soon after, a commotion erupted outside Huo Xiangjiu’s residence as agitated officials and palace staff, influenced by Lady Zhao’s machinations, demanded to see Huo Xiangjiu and Lord Feng.
Huo Xiangjiu attempted to get up and confront them, but Lord Feng instantly appeared, preventing her from exerting herself. He reiterated his instructions for her health and transported her to the serene Illusory Flower Woods, a tranquil illusion realm, away from the palace's turmoil. He promised to handle the external situation himself, jokingly enduring Huo Xiangjiu’s jibe about him nagging like an old man before departing.
Immersed in the beauty of the Illusory Flower Woods, Huo Xiangjiu found herself drawn to a small flower. As she gazed at it, vivid visions of her past life flooded her mind. She saw herself as a young, unfortunate girl whose mother had died, leaving her with an abusive father. Upon reaching adulthood, her father married her off to a cruel family for a bride price, disregarding her feelings.
In this new home, her mother-in-law constantly abused her for not bearing children, locking her in a cold cellar without food and subjecting her to severe beatings. During this dire time, a kind Little White Fox was her only comfort, often sneaking her steamed buns and other food, risking its own safety to protect her. Despite her lingering hope that her husband, Landlord Li’s son, would eventually save her, she eventually fell gravely ill.
Her in-laws neglected her, refusing to summon a doctor, and she died a solitary, cold death in the cellar, even as her husband remarried and celebrated. Upon waking from the vision, Huo Xiangjiu realized that the devoted Little White Fox from her past life was none other than Feng Mochen. Returning from the illusion, Lord Feng, utterly fed up with Lady Zhao’s relentless cruelty and lack of repentance, dragged her soul into purgatory.
He revealed to her that she had been Huo Xiangjiu’s abusive mother-in-law in a previous life and, despite the passage of a thousand years, still possessed a heart utterly devoid of conscience. To make her truly understand the suffering she had inflicted, Lord Feng forced Lady Zhao to experience her own past brutality through the eyes of Huo Xiangjiu.
Trapped in the body of her past victim, Lady Zhao endured the severe beatings and torture she herself had once meted out, screaming for mercy and begging Lord Feng for forgiveness. When she finally woke up from the torment, Lady Zhao was left utterly disoriented and traumatized, cowering fearfully in a corner, continuously begging her "Mother" not to hit her, repeating that she was wrong. Separately, some palace maids gossiped about Huo Xiangjiu's condition.
One inadvertently revealed that Huo Xiangjiu was "about to die," a remark overheard by Le Ning. Later, Lord Feng returned to Huo Xiangjiu, who immediately asked if he was indeed the Little White Fox. He confirmed it, explaining that she was his "ferryman," the destined person who would help him ascend to immortality after a thousand years of cultivation. He further revealed that her ability to remember her past life meant her own life was nearing its end.
Initially, Huo Xiangjiu, realizing she held control over his ascension, playfully told him he must obey her if he ever wanted to become an immortal. However, when Lord Feng reminded her of her impending death, she asserted that he wouldn't let her die because her survival was crucial for his own ascension. She even suggested he could forsake his divine path and remain in the mortal world, echoing his past words to her about the beauty of human life.
Lord Feng countered that he had cultivated for a millennium with the goal of ascension and couldn't abandon his ambition for worldly pleasures. Huo Xiangjiu then clarified that her immediate priority was for him to save her life, promising to discuss his ascension later. Torn between his desire to stay with her and his millennia-long aspiration, Lord Feng asked what she truly wanted, and her answer was simple: she wanted him to save her.
Meanwhile, Song Lian, the Princess Consort, came to visit Huo Xiangjiu. Huo Xiangjiu expressed gratitude for Song Lian's successful intervention in diffusing the situation with the unruly bureau directors. Song Lian remarked on Lord Feng's deep concern for Huo Xiangjiu, evident from him personally fetching her medicine. Song Lian then subtly suggested that a marriage between Huo Xiangjiu and Lord Feng would be a wonderful outcome, stating that "if you could marry Lord Feng, that would be wonderful."
