Resumo do episódio 12 de The First Jasmine
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Ye Li explains to Mo Xiuyao the complicated truth behind her past with Mo Jingli to clear any misunderstandings. She reveals that during his childhood, Mo Jingli was sent to Lishan Academy to recover from an illness. When a sudden and suspicious fire broke out at the Eastern Palace, Master Zhu and twenty Lishan disciples escorted the young prince down the mountain. However, before they could reach the capital, the late emperor passed away.
Rumors quickly spread that the Lishan disciples intended to kidnap the prince and install him as the new emperor, though Mo Xiuyao notes that a mere handful of people could never successfully crown a monarch. Ye Li continues, explaining that because the Eastern Palace fire was so suspicious, her senior brothers knew Mo Jingli would face extreme danger upon returning to the capital. With the prince's consent, they decided to escort him to Duke Hua's military camp for temporary safety.
However, Marquis Muyang (Zhou Jing) intercepted them along the way, distorting the facts to falsely accuse the Lishan disciples of abducting the royal grandson and plotting a rebellion. Although many court officials, led by Duke Hua, voiced their doubts and forced Marquis Muyang to hold the disciples in Dali Temple rather than convicting them immediately, Mo Jingli ultimately betrayed his saviors.
Under the intense coercion of Marquis Muyang, the fourteen-year-old prince pointed the finger at the very brothers who had protected him, resulting in the tragic deaths of all of Ye Li's senior brothers. While she understands his youthful fear, Ye Li emphasizes that she can never forgive him. She shares this past to assure Mo Xiuyao that she has no affection for Mo Jingli and would never have married him even if he had not broken off their engagement.
Moved by Ye Li's deep honesty, Mo Xiuyao is deeply touched. Seizing the moment of connection, Ye Li gently proposes treating his long-standing leg injury once more. She reminds him of their first meeting in the vast desert, recalling his immense bravery and strength, and expresses how painful it is to see him confined to a wheelchair now, helpless against malicious enemies.
Although Mo Xiuyao remains deeply pessimistic about his chances of recovery, Ye Li's earnest pleas, combined with her sweet insistence, eventually break down his defenses, forcing him to relent and allow her to try. Meanwhile, a heartbroken Ye Ying seeks solace in alcohol, drowning her sorrows before wandering out into a torrential downpour. Desperate to protect her mistress, her maid rushes to find Mo Jingli, who eventually arrives at her side.
In her heavily drunken state, Ye Ying tearfully confronts her husband, calling him heartless and lamenting how cherished she once was by her family, only to be completely neglected after marriage. She bitterly demands to know why he married her if he held no affection for her, leaving Mo Jingli to quietly reflect on his own tortured existence. Mo Jingli's thoughts drift back to his childhood and his deep-seated regrets.
He recalls Ye Li's lingering hatred and how she swore she would have killed him on their wedding day had he not broken off their engagement. He remembers how isolated he felt at Lishan Academy, where others treated him with distant politeness due to his royal blood, while Ye Li was the only warm, radiant light in his life. The two had been inseparable, sharing their studies, music, and games until their grandfather decreed their betrothal.
However, their peaceful world shattered when the late emperor died and the Eastern Palace burned, leaving Mo Jingli imprisoned in Jingsi Palace for years while Guo Jin consolidated her power and placed Mo Yanqi on the throne. Upon his release, Mo Jingli survived by playing the part of a harmless, submissive puppet to project the Empress Dowager's benevolence.
Though his trusted advisor urged him to sever ties with Ye Li and Lishan Academy to protect both his ambitions and Ye Li's life, Mo Jingli was devastated when Guo Jin unexpectedly betrothed his beloved Ye Li to Mo Xiuyao.
Determined to seize control of his destiny and avenge his family, Mo Jingli embarked on a ruthless path, orchestrating the murder of the loyal official Yuan Fang—who had been investigating Marquis Muyang's corrupt weapon trafficking in Huaixi—to sow discord between Guo Jin and the Marquis. Unaware of these political machinations, Ye Li dedicates herself entirely to planning Mo Xiuyao's recovery.
She carefully devises a treatment plan using specialized long needles to target critical acupoints like Chengshan, Weizhong, and Shenshu to clear the deep-seated stagnant blood and restore vital energy to his atrophied legs. When she brings the medicinal paste to Mo Xiuyao's study—where he has been reviewing cases brought home from the Jingzhao Prefecture—she explains that because his injury has been neglected for eight years, the most critical and agonizing step will involve breaking and resetting his leg bones.
Despite the terrifying prospect of such pain, Mo Xiuyao's absolute trust in Ye Li shines through, and he bravely agrees to the procedure. At the imperial court, Marquis Muyang is outraged by the Jingzhao Prefecture's lazy investigation into the recent murders of high-ranking officials, which they casually blamed on fleeing bandits. He takes his grievances directly to the Empress Dowager, only to find himself cornered.
Suspicious of his involvement in Yuan Fang's death in Huaixi, Guo Jin questions how bandits could have easily abducted her trusted advisor from a stronghold controlled by the Zhou family. Insulted and panicked, Marquis Muyang loses his temper, loudly declaring that he was the one who cleared her path to power, only to be cast aside like a useless tool.
His insolence earns him a sharp slap from Dowager Consort Qin (Qin Zheng), and the Empress Dowager punishes his outburst by forcing him to adopt a strict vegetarian diet to calm his temper. Seeking assistance for the upcoming procedure, Ye Li visits Xiangqi Pavilion under the guise of meeting Yusheng, the lover of Li Feibai.
At first, Yusheng feels a touch of jealousy, questioning how Ye Li knows Feibai, but Feibai quickly returns and introduces Ye Li as Princess Ding, his junior sister. Once they are left alone, Ye Li asks Feibai if he has located their missing tutor, Master Zhu. Feibai admits that his search of the city's taverns and inns has yielded nothing, though he promises to keep looking.
Ye Li then enlists Feibai's help, asking him to disguise himself as the renowned physician Yunqi to perform the painful bone-breaking procedure on Mo Xiuyao. In private, Dowager Consort Qin (Qin Zheng) visits Marquis Muyang to offer counsel. She explains that her physical reprimand in front of the Empress Dowager was a necessary measure to save his life.
She warns him that their survival hinges entirely on maintaining Guo Jin's favor and advises him to stop fighting with the memory of the loyal Yuan Fang. Instead, she urges him to find the real culprit behind the murder to clear his name and secure his position. Soon after, Feibai arrives at Prince Ding's mansion in his disguise as Master Yunqi.
He explains the precise nature of the Tai Su Palm technique, which breaks the bone cleanly without injuring surrounding tissues, but warns of the excruciating pain involved. Despite the tension and the fading strength of the anesthetic, they proceed with the agonizing operation. Standing outside the room, Ye Li listens to Mo Xiuyao's muffled cries of pain, her heart breaking for him.
Later that night, as Mo Xiuyao struggles with severe post-surgical pain, Ye Li rushes to his bedside, gently placing a Wuhui pain relief pill under his tongue to soothe his suffering.
